Happy Easter!

                                                     Hangin' with Grandma and Grandpa

                         His first stuffed dog (and hopefully the only kind of dog ever in our house :-)

                                                     Not sure about these bunny ears

                                                            Hangin' with his Aunts

                                            The excitement of the day was too much for him :-)

Mateus Found His Feet!

                                                         Mateus found his feet this week!

                                         

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Although no Irish genes, Mateus still makes an adorable little leprachaun :-)  This was his outfit for green day at daycare.  This was the smile that I got early Friday morning as he pooped through 3 diapers, 2 onesies and peed on himself.  This was all before 7 am!  Happy Friday to Mom!
Mateus had his 4 month check up this past week.  He is now weighing in at 14.25 lbs and is 2 feet long.  He falls somewhere in the 20th percentile for height and weight and the 70th percentile for head size.  Just a bit disproportionate :-)
He was a trooper yet again with his shots- barely cried and gave quite the show to the nurse and doctor- showing off his nice set of vocal cords and smiles.  Quite the charmer this little guy.
The pediatrician also gave us the go ahead to introduce cereal.  Here is a picture of his first experience.....

He actually quite enjoyed the cereal (what got in his mouth anyway) but was not a fan of sitting in the bumbo seat for too long.  Needless to say we purchased a highchair today.
Mateus also had a Friday night date with his friend Lilly.  They haven't seen each other in over 2 months.  They definitely acknowledged each other more this time except Mateus may need to work on his interaction with girls...trying to eat their hands is not going to help his dating life. :-)

And just because...Here is a picture of a sleeping Mateus.  This is what I walked in on Friday morning at 6:30.  Too bad he didn't look quite so content at midnight, 2 and 4 am.

Mateus at 4 months old.......

Looks now less like a baby and more like a little boy
Has better head, neck, and trunk support that has allowed him to try new things (i.e. hello Exersaucer!)
Now rolls side to side in his crib and even turned himself 180 degrees one night
Has "accidentally rolled over on 3 occasions and looks surprised each time
No longer is content with just staying on his tummy during tummy time and will quickly share with you how frustrated he is when he can't roll over
Has finally noticed the cats!
Follows you with his eyes when you move about the room
Watched his first video "Petting Farm" and expressed his excitement when he saw the cats (maybe he will share Mom's favorite animal? :-)
Has endured his first cold and still smiles despite it
Has yet to let Mom have a good night's sleep (she's still hopeful that it will happen one day!)
Has made many new friends at daycare and looks at them when introduced in the mornings
Has learned the power of his legs and puts them on display both while sitting in his bouncer and while "dancing" when he is held up
Has learned to see if his sly smile will get him out of bedtime or feedings- we may be in trouble!
Continues to share his many faces and remains the main subject of our entire photo gallery.  See examples below :-)

                                             He wasn't quite so sure of the exersaucer at first

                    This shirt was Joe's from  when he was a baby.  He was known as "Spike" prior to birth.

                            Mateus was less than impressed by his visit to the home and garden show.

Happy Weekend!

                                                                          Pouty lips

                                                                    Exercise time!

                 There's something about putting Mateus on the changing table...we can always get a smile.

Time Is Flying By

Time is flying by!  I know that it's been a little while since my last post.  I feel like I am on the perpetual roller coaster of work, playtime, bath, feed, wash bottles and repeat.  I'm finding that most nights I barely have time to enjoy a cup of tea as I'm getting ready for the next day and doing the same thing over again.  Needless to say we are still trying to find our groove.
My immune system is also trying to adjust.  Between lack of sleep and lots of exposure to germs, I already had to take my first sick day last week as I had all symptoms pointing to the flu.
Mateus has been fortunate to spend time with both sets of grandparents over the last two weekends.  He had his first museum trip to the Heinz History Center and had his first experience with finger painting at daycare.  (It was actually "foot painting" for the Valentine's Day card he made us :-)  Here are a few pictures from the past few weeks...

                                                                     Happy Boy!

                                           He's still not sure about the whole sitting up thing.

                                                          I couldn't resist this onesie :-)

3 months old

Our little man is 3 months old!  I recently was organizing pictures of Mateus from birth until present and am amazed at how much he has changed.  He now has much more control over his head and neck and tries to sit up whenever given the opportunity.  He loves singing and always smiles when hearing the "Itsy Bitsy Spider."  Mateus seemed to easily transition to the daycare environment this past week.  He actually did better with the transition than Mom did :-)  His red hair has made him quite popular with all those who see him there :-)
We struggled some this week with sleep...Mateus and I saw the hours of 5 and 5:30 as our regular wake-up time.  Then Saturday comes and the little stinker sleeps until almost 8!  I know it will take some time to find our groove....hoping it comes sooner rather than later before I turn into a complete walking zombie!  I came home after 2 days back to work and told Joe that I felt as tired as I did during the beginning of my pregnancy.  Below is a picture of Mateus realizing by Thursday that maybe 5:30 is a little too early to rise....