Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'

Little man finally rolled over yesterday afternoon! Sorry about my hideously obnoxious laugh at the end of the video...I was super excited. He's been working up to this moment for weeks now. I never thought I would be that mom who thinks everything her kid does is evidence of his genius, but I mean, that's the most sophisticated roll-over you have ever seen, is it not? ;)

Happy Mother's Day to all of the sweet mamas in my life: Mom, Terri, Grandma Carol, Grandma Kris, Alisha, and Kristy. I'm lucky to have such great examples to look towards as I learn how to be a mommy myself. If I can do half as good a job as they did, and are doing, I think Jace will be just fine. Love you all!

Ooh La La

"Poor young grandson, there's nothing I can say
You'll have to learn, just like me
And that's the hardest way
Ooh la la"

-The Faces

I took some pictures of JJ today, and right as I brought out the camera, he rolled halfway over all by himself! I thought I was going to capture his first time rolling on film, and in my eager anticipation, I snapped those first two pictures. But he just got stuck halfway through and gave up, haha. That is, however, the closest he's come to the real deal, so hopefully it will happen soon. 

In the meantime, he's more than happy to bat at/play with his toys better and more regularly then ever, throw his head back when I hold him in the grocery store so he can look at everything on the shelves, untie the decorative strings on his diaper basket while we change him, blow spit-bubbles, gargle, and experiment with how loud his voice can go. 

Additionally, he has about three chins now. So there's that.

13 Weeks

"Stop taking pictures of me, Ma!"

JJ's favorite toy. Bonus: It doesn't make any noise ;)

I can't believe it's been almost three and a half months since we brought JJ home. It feels like the time has gone so fast, but also like he's been around all along. At 13 weeks, Jace...

Smacks his lips together, pulling in his bottom lip and everything. Adorable.

Sucks the pointer finger on his right hand. When he falls asleep or is really relaxed, his finger droops and hangs halfway out of his mouth. It looks like he's fish-hooked himself with his own hand.

Has a favorite toy! He loves to play with a little wooden giraffe, given to him by Great-Grandma Carol. When you push down on the giraffe's tail, the head and neck go up. JJ has always liked to watch Colt and I do it, but now he pushes the tail down by himself so he can watch the head and neck extend. He totally understands that when he pushes down on the tail, the head will go up. Such a smartie. He's generally not that interested in toys, but he loves this little giraffe.

Has started to purposefully bat at and grab objects hanging above him. Including my hair.

Is, so it seems, a little shy. Every morning, when I go into his room to get him out of his crib for the day, I carry JJ over to the big mirrors and let him take a peek at himself. He looks in the mirror, smiles this great big gummy smile at himself, then turns away and buries his head in my shoulder. He does this over and over. It's like he looks at himself, loves what he sees, then gets shy and turns away, just to do it all over again. It's my favorite thing-I love seeing his little personality starting to peek through!

Seemed like he was starting to roll over, then sort of lost interest and doesn't try anymore unless we make him. Ha!

Is still close to laughing, but not quite there yet. I can't wait for the big day!
Loves when daddy makes him fly like an airplane.

Finds it hilarious when people stick their tongue out at him, and when I eat dessert. He also loves the end of "Patty Cake," when we toss it in the oven for Jace and Mommy. He gets all excited after we mark the cake with a J, because he knows what's coming next. 

He's been such great company these days. He's my little buddy :)

Sunshine On A Cloudy Day

Jace smiles all the time, but it's hard to capture those moments on our nice camera, because he gets so distracted by the clicks when we take a picture. I had to pull out all the stops to catch a few of his sunny smiles today. They definitely make my day a little brighter! 

It's really hard not to post them all (this is only a small fraction of the pictures I took, believe it or not!). It's hard to pick and choose photos of your own kid; he has so many different smiles and expressions, and I want to remember them all. 

3 Months Old

And no longer considered a "newborn!" He's an infant now, boys and girls. Happy 3 Months to JJ, and to Colt and I, as well. We're doing it!

11 Weeks

Almost 3 months old! Jace...

Smiles with his tongue out all the time. Colt calls it his "Free Willy" tongue. If you grew up in the 90's, you know what I mean.

Hates getting dressed and undressed. He shrieks when we have to pull his arms in or out of his sleeves. I'm sure our neighbor loves it.

Sings along when I serenade him on the guitar.

Loves his "workouts" with dad. Colt takes him by the hands and pulls him to a seated position, then lays him back down so JJ can practice holding his head upright and steady. He's not a bobble-head anymore! Now he wants Colt to pull him straight from laying down to a standing position, because he's a show-off. He's getting so strong! He kicks his chubby little legs and waves those fat little arms all the time-I can't even handle it.

Lifts his legs and arms up completely during tummy time, like Superman. He's definitely considering trying to roll over; he tilts his body to the side, then gets stuck. We've started to practice, but he still makes me do most of the work.

Loves to suck on the thumb and pointer finger of his right hand, just like his Auntie Chelsey did as a little one.

Is super fun to talk to, and is so close to giggling. He's done it a few times but I don't think it was intentional. I can't wait to hear him laugh on purpose.

Imitates simple words we say to him: "Hi," "Hello," and "Yeah." He's practicing all those vowel shapes, and the SLP in me is so proud.

Love him so.

Sun's Out, Thugs Out