Roary and Roo - 4 months

I wish you could see these plump cheeks flash the smile that just melts my heart. In person, I mean. Because pictures simply do not do it justice. Little Roo/Roo Bear/Sweet Cheeks/Love Bug (our most common nicknames for this precious angel these days) is such a happy little guy, and if you saw his face light up the room with his smile, all of your problems would just disappear. It's that good, I'm telling you.

We've had a busy month of firsts. (But isn't every month like that for the first year?) =)

First time to roll over. It was from back to tummy, and so far, it's only been over his left shoulder. I hope we'll have a little video of it soon, but for now, here's the "after" picture of the first time it happened.

First time to sit in the bumbo. Still a bit wobbly, but Roo's getting the hang of it. He's also mastering his stability skills in the exersaucer. We've only put him in it for a few minutes at a time, a couple of times, but he did pretty well. And Alex certainly loves helping Roo play with the gadgets and noise makers. Still need to work on pics of that, too.

First giggles. Oh. My. Goodness. People! These are even better than the smiles. The giggles are just starting to surface, so I know this will only get better in the weeks ahead.

First trip to the pumpkin patch. More to come on this later.

And, the first cold. Boo! Both of the Little Men have had stuffy/runny noses. Not fun.

As for sleeping, well, it seems we've regressed. We're back to getting up twice a night. And the naps are inconsistent and short, at best. Oh, how I hope this phase is short-lived. Momma bear is worn out!

On that note, time for some shut-eye. I'll sign off with one last pic. Yea for four months!