Six Months

Johnny turned six months on November 17th! Here are some things about Johnny at 6 months:

Johnny is a Momma's boy. 

But he does love to hang out with Daddy!

He is a pro at sitting up. He loves sit and pull his toys out of their basket.

It is so nice that he can sit in shopping carts and high chairs! It makes shopping so much easier.

He already has such a personality. He is so sweet, loveable, and funny. He cracks me up all the time.

He is the happiest baby. The above picture was taken right after we had been driving for 11 hours!

He LOVES the water! He would stay in his bath forever if I would let him.

He is so cute- I can hardly stand it!

Some other things about Johnny:
- he weighs 16 pounds 6 ounces (35th percentile)
- he's 25.5 inches tall (10th percentile)
- his head circumference is 42 centimeters (25th percentile)
-he can roll both ways
- he doesn't crawl yet. When a toy is just out of his reach, he'll lift his arms and legs off the floor and move them really fast. If he was in a pool, he would swim really far. On the floor, however, he just looks really cute but doesn't go anywhere.
- his laugh is my favorite sound
- he has started eating solid foods. He likes them okay- it's still a bit of a struggle to get him to eat solids. Bananas, applesauce, and sweet potatoes are his favorites.

- he has 4 teeth coming in. 2 have already cut through and the other 2 are really close.

Marcus and I feel so blessed to be his parents!

Jesus wants me for a sunBEAM!

Marcus and I have been called to be the sunbeam teachers in our ward. The kids are super cute and so funny. Sometimes they say the funniest things so I've decided to record some of them on my blog. (I'll just use the first initial of the kids' name).

Marcus: Does anyone know any stories of Jesus?
L: I know the story of the Misty Island Rail.
Marcus: Can you tell us that story?
L: Well Thomas the Train gets stuck...
Marcus: I don't think that's a story about Jesus.
C: I want to hear the story of the misty island rail.

Most of the time, they just say cute little things to us. And they have a domino effect on each other. One kid says they're hungry and then everyone is hungry. Or one kid needs to go to the bathroom and then all of them need to go. We also usually get to hear about their siblings. Those little 3-4 year olds sure adore their siblings- it's very cute. Needless to say, we sure are enjoying teaching those little kids!

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

Well Johnny certainly is the cutest of them all!

Halloween

It's already been a week since Halloween! I can't believe how fast time goes. Marcus only has 3 more weeks of classes and then finals and then he's done with his first semester of Law School. Crazy! Next thing you know, John will be leaving on a mission. But thank goodness we still have 19 years before that happens- I still have a hard time leaving him for more than 4 hours...

But back to Halloween! Johnny was a monkey- and a dang cute one!

 Our ward had a trunk or treat on Halloween. It was fun to pass out candy and see all the little kids dressed up. Johnny's too little to go trick-or-treating but he enjoyed watching the kids and got lots of comments about how cute he is from people in the ward! :)

Stay tuned for a post about the adorable little sunbeams Marcus and I now teach!

Clothes are way more fun than toys!

Folks,

we have a roller:

And here are some pictures that I just have to share because they're so cute!

 Johnny loves watching Monk!

 He also loves Sophie.

 And his toes.

 And BYU football.

 And his mom.

And Dad eating donuts.

 And going on walks.

And having his picture taken.

I mean seriously... how did I have such a cute baby?

4 Months!

John Albert is 4 months old! I can hardly believe it. The last 4 months of pregnancy felt like an eternity- but John's first 4 months of life have FLOWN by. It's funny how time works.

 John's 4 month stats:

14 lbs 2.5 oz (45th percentile)

24 inches (25th percentile)

Head circumference 40.8 centimeters (25th percentile)

He may look just like his Daddy but he is much smaller of a baby than his Daddy was.

 John has started squealing SUPER high pitched- not one of Mom and Dad's favorite things

He has also started laughing- this is a favorite thing! (See video below)

 John has also discovered his toes- so cute!

And the doctor said we can start giving him some rice cereal. I think we'll try that tonight and see how it goes :)

 Grandma and Grandpa Smith were in town and we loved having them here! Johnny certainly enjoyed having them around as well!

Happy 4 Months, Johnny!