Rhett-14 weeks and Jackson

This week Rhett rolled over for the first time! He can roll from his back to his tummy. Yeah! He loves to "stand" up and gets really excited and proud of himself. He also still doing a great job at pulling up when he is on his tummy. He gets the biggest, gummiest smile on his face when he pulls up and looks at me. What a sweetie!

He is laughing more and more. He used to just give a chuckle when we tickled him, but now he laughs when I make a funny face at him. He continues to generally be a pretty easy going guy. But man, when he gets mad, watch out! Luckily he is easy to please when he gets upset-I just nurse him and he is all smiles afterwards. :)

His cradle cap is almost completely gone thanks to a friend's suggestion of California Baby Calendula cream. It cleared up so quickly and it has been amazing!! Thanks Meredith!
I have been noticing the 4 month sleep monster creeping in...that is, his sleeping stretches are getting shorter and he is waking more often wanting to nurse or just be held and rocked. These days I am getting one 3 1/2 hour stretch and then I am up every 2 hours or so (and sometimes less). I do hope that gets better. I do have to say that I feel like I handle sleep deprivation better this time around than last time. I guess your body just kind of gets used to it! I really would love for Rhett to give me some good 6 hour stretches of sleep again.

I've noticed that he wants to be part of the action more lately. We usually put him in his bouncy seat beside us when we eat dinner, but lately he will protest and wants to be held and be part of the dinner table. He is perfectly content to be held and look around at everything.

I think he is on his way to being a thumb sucker. He recently found his thumb and it will keep him occupied/happy for a few minutes before I can get to him sometimes. I am not crazy about it, but it is kinda nice that he can soothe himself that way for a few minutes. Also, it looks really cute!

Justin had him all day last week while I had a meeting out of town, and he was a rock star. He took bottles (of breastmilk) from Justin all day and was great. That was a relief for me! I was worried he would refuse the bottle and scream all day.

As for Jackson, we couldn't be prouder of him. He is potty trained and doing a fantastic job of it. We have been accident free for a while now. He is going to sleep on his own at night and sleeping through the night...we couldn't be happier! He is so sweet when he goes potty-He loves to read "Car and Driver" magazine with Justin and he has learned/memorized all of the cars. He will say "Mommy look at THIS-It's a Bugatti and it is the fastest car EVER!", or he will say "Whoa Daddy look at these wheels, they are AWESOME!" His vocabulary continues to amaze me. He talks all of the time, and I just love to listen to him. He is so smart! I can't wait until he and Rhett can really interact with each other. One more cute thing. At night, Jackson will tell Rhett goodnight and will say "Night night pine cone Rhett. I love you!. Not sure where pine cone Rhett came from. He also calls him "Bon appetite Rhett", "pokenface Rhett", and "beega bugga Rhett". Ahh my silly boys Here are some pictures of Rhett at 14 weeks and Jackson just one month shy of 3 years old: