peas...

He either loves them or hates them...I just cannot decide! 

4...

This has been a SUPER fun month! Lincoln has learned all sorts of new things and we were able to celebrate Christmas and just had a blast with all these new experiences! Here are some things Lincoln is doing at 4 months
*He rolls onto his back all the time when he is on his tummy and does NOT get scared anymore!!!
* He loves to wake up and just talk to himself for about 40 minutes before getting outta bed
* He spits out his binki and goes straight to his thumb...thumb sucker just like mommy
* He grasps and holds things (still working on moving his hand so he can shake the rattle)
* He still spits up a ton...one day you will actually see his outfit and not just a bib
* He wants to always sit up so his supersaver play seat is his new favorite toy
* He loves to smile and laugh
* Everything goes inside his mouth
* He is starting to turn into a mommy's boy (could be because I have been home for 3 weeks now)
* He is starting to get stranger anxiety...especially with other women
* He still wears 0-3 month clothes...so all his Christmas stuff is swimming on him
* He is starting to teeth and does NOT like it one bit
* He loves following people around the room and laughing at his cousins playing around him
    Lincoln is still an all around GREAT baby! I am not too sure what I did to deserve such a great kid but he is totally it! He is really chill and does not cry a whole bunch unless he is in pain....otherwise he just sits and chills! His little belly is starting to get big and he loves when we tickle it...spending time in mommy and daddys bed before he goes to sleep at night is all of our favorite time of the day and we get to spoil him with tickles, loves, and laughs! I love him more each day!!!

12.8 pounds~ 5th percentile

23.5 inches long~ below 5th percentile

Christmas

I cannot believe Christmas has already come and gone. It is one of those holidays where you can't wait for it to get here, but then it is over in the blink of an eye...and you cannot wait to take down all the decorations and get the house back to normal...at least that is how it is for me! :) We had a VERY low key Christmas this year. This was my first year EVER not being around my family...in 24 years I have always been with them but this year I didn't want the fakeness (if that is even a word) or the drama or anything of that. I just simply wanted to enjoy it and make the most of it with MY little family and let me tell you, I would NOT change it for the world! We spent Christmas eve at home baking, went out and visited my dad and left some beautiful Christmas flowers and being around each other then we opened up Christmas jammies and read the night before christmas before putting Lincoln to bed and Santa coming. Christmas morning we woke up when Lincoln did and had him open his stocking and see everything from Santa. While Shaun fed him breakfast I cooked us breakfast and we just enjoyed it with each other. We were not rushed around we didnt have to hurry and get dressed...just had to be at home with each other! We made a rule where we were not going to buy anything for each other so Lincoln had all the gifts...and bought one for each of us...what a sweet lil guy already! :) We FINALLY got dressed around 3pm that day, drove by a couple houses that we are looking at to move into and then we went to my sisters for Christmas dinner. Shauns family came to our house the next day and we hosted Christmas dinner for them. 10 people in our 600sq ft apartment...it was a tight squeeze! Besides Shaun turning the oven off on accident everything went smoothly and we had a great time with them and opening gifts again! I loved the simplicity of the holiday and I know it will only get more crazy the older Lincoln gets but I really hope we can try to keep it how calm and simple this year was! I hope you all had a great holiday! :)

3...

Time sure does seem to be flying these days! I cannot believe that in just 3 weeks it is going to be Christmas! It seems like it was JUST Halloween! Our house is not even decorated yet...we are going to get on that this week because I have the next 3 days off from work! I cannot decide between a real tree or a fake one...we did fake last year because my sister had an extra one and it was small...perfect for our apartment. I really want Lincoln to experience cutting down a real tree, that was one of my favorite things growing up...but I think we might start that next year! ;) ANYWAY...the real reason for this post...Lincoln is 3 MONTHS!! HOLY CRAP!!! Wasn't I JUST in the hospital because my water broke?!? CRAZY! He is getting his own little personality and I LOVE it! Here are some interesting things about Lincoln at 3 months
*He LOVES baby Einstein (still...baby Mozart is his favorite)
* He LOVES to stare at mommy and daddy and make funny faces
* He spits up a ton...even with his medicine
* He thinks he is the funniest thing when watching himself in a mirror
* His eyes change between brown and green depending on what he is wearing
* He still LOVES his swaddle me
* He does NOT take naps during the day...MAYBE a total of 30 min the ENTIRE day
* He sleeps through the night
* He snores! (gets that from daddy)
* He does not like when you talk to him in a high pitch "baby" voice
* People say he looks like an elf
* He is pre-teething...LOTS of drool these days
* He LOVES to suck on his left hand
* We JUST started to give him 6 ounces...so he eats every 5 1/2 hours now
* He is a total ladies man...whenever a girl talks to him, he INSTANTLY smiles and shows his dimple
**We love being able to watch him grow and learn and are sooo excited to celebrate Christmas with mr lincoln this year! :)

11lbs 9 oz...5th percentile

23 inches long...5th percentile

hospital...

Yesterday we spent the day in the hospital...all day...7 hours and we left with NO answers! I hate hospitals with a passion...never really was a HUGE fan of them, but then with the nasty issues with my dad and everything I have come to REALLY hate them. So waiting in a waiting room with my 11 week old son who is not feeling good and clearly something is not right with, was a huge task for me to get through. I kept counting to 10 in my head and taking really deep breaths. They did an ultrasound on him and it came back clear. I really think they should invest in pediatric hospitals EVERYWHERE...because a regular doctor really doesnt know much about babies. Anyway, Lincoln has been projectile vomiting EVERYTHING from 1 bottle to the next, with no breaks longer than 30 minutes inbetween there. His regular doctor is already worried about how small he is and then when he got weighed he hasn't gained ANYTHING not even 1 ounce in 3 weeks...which is not normal. When his doctor touches his left abdomen, and even on the ultrasound, he closes his eyes really tight and cries...clearly something is NOT right, yet they sent us home saying, "well maybe you are feeding him too much...try 2 ounces". Yeah right, he is BARELY taking 4oz and his doctor wants him around 5-6 ounces! UGH this part of mommyhood sucks...the part where we are supposed to figure out whats wrong and fix everything but yet, we don't know what it is. So for now, I just hold onto my little guy, hug him a little longer, kiss him a few more times than normal, and say a silent prayer that everything will be okay. 

**His little leg tag things...ps dont mind the Halloween sleeper...he had been sleeping when his doctor wanted him to go see her then we were sent to the hospital so he was in this all day...**

2 months...

I cannot believe my little Lincoln is already 2 months old! He is still sooo tiny that it is really hard to believe. People are still asking how many DAYS old he is and they are always shocked when I say 9 weeks! Lincoln went to the dr on Tuesday and his 2 month shots and we got his stats! Here they are:
Weight: 10lbs 12 oz which is in the 7th percentile
Height: 22 inches which is in the 5th percentile
Head: 15 inches which is also in the 5th percentile
Some interesting things about Lincoln at this stage:
*He sleeps through the night (YAY!!!)
* He is a total night owl...after his last bottle he likes to hang out and stay up till we ALL go to bed
* He is spit up king
* He LOVES tummy time
* He likes to copy facial expressions
* He will stare at you for days trying to figure things out
* He found his toes and likes to bend all the way over and touch them
* He STILL wears newborn clothes
* He LOVES to smile at everyone and everything
* His little voice is coming out more and more
* He still only drinks 3oz at a time bc he gets full and spits up
* He is a TOTAL daddys boy
* He is the BEST car baby...LOVES his carseat
**I love my little boy so much and everyday he learns something new is just a miracle to me!!!**

Lincolns First Holiday

I am sooo excited that Halloween was Lincoln's first holiday. Any reason for him to dress up in something out of the ordinary is a good day! :) He is too small to fit in any kind of costume so we were lucky enough to get a monster beanie and onesie from my sister when he was born. We celebrated the holiday with Zia Beth and Zio Todd and their kids along with my sister Amanda and her boys and some friends. It was a fun night and Shaun even decked out Lincoln's stroller when we went trick or treating...even though Lincoln is too small for candy!