Albric is 4 Months Old

I can't believe it is already time for a monthly Albric update.  He is 4 months old now.  He is such a sweetheart and is generally patient.  He still loves his family and his swing and octopus.  He hates tummy time and being alone.  He's growing well, and last week I had to pull out the 6 month clothes for him.  He still sleeps for long stretches at night.  Sometimes when he sits in his small swing, he will scoot himself down until he falls out and his bottom half lands on the floor.  He loves to play peek-a-boo and listen to silly songs.  He is growing up so quickly.  During our 'photo shoot' he just wanted to play with his octopus. 

He got mad when I took the octopus away from him. 

Catch Up

These pictures are from September.  I was planning on doing posts about them, but I got in a car accident and have fallen behind a bit.  My back is healing, so that's good news.  Now if only I could get over this cold. 

Calvin donned his daddy's apron and helped us make some delicious corn chowder.

Matching shirts.  Mark liked that shirt so much, he picked it out twice.  I think it worked out nicely.

It must have been Ag Week on campus.  Calvin wanted his picture taken with the big tractor.

Calvin digging in the dirt.

Calvin is in this picture too.  I'm glad that Albric is a happy baby. 

He was playing peek-a-boo through the leaves.  I love this silly kid.

Our Blueberry Got Smashed

The boys and I were in a car accident yesterday.  Our blueberry is in the auto shop getting fixed.  I have a sprained spine/neck.  The boys seem to be fine, but I plan on replacing their car seats.  It was scary, though luckily it wasn't very high speed.  Our airbags did not deploy and we are for the most part fine.  After the impact, we spun 90 degrees.  When we came to a stop, Calvin looked at the truck that hit us and screamed in rage.  The scream was kind of funny to me, but I think he was really scared.  I'm glad we were all wearing seat belts and did not need emergency care.  I'm praying for my back to recover quickly, as well as a prayer of gratitude that it wasn't any worse. 

Calvin's Spider Web House

I loved making blanket forts as a kid with my younger brothers and older sisters.  It was a fun adventure to try and build them, seeing how creative we could be to make our structures last through the play.  That is something I hope to continue with my kids as they get older.  I have crocheted a lot this month, and to keep Calvin from stealing the yarn I was using, I gave him a small green ball I wasn't using anymore.  Mark and he put together this blanket fort in Calvin's room.  Calvin really liked it and wanted us all to play in it with him. 

Aggie Football

The company Mark works for donated a quarter of a million dollars to Utah State University.  As a "Thank You" for the contribution, the company was invited to welcome the football team onto the field.  We got free tickets and Mark got a free t-shirt.  It was fun to get out of the house and see the game.  I did get a little overwhelmed by the big crowd and Calvin's behavior, so we ended up leaving early.  Not to mention there wasn't a good place to feed Albric.  Next football game we go to, we will be better prepared.  It was the first game I attended as a parent. 

Albric is Three Months Old

Wow.  The time goes by so quickly.  I have been busy taking care of my boys and making lavender sachets (I'll have to do a separate post about that) this month.  Albric is already 3 months old.  He is still sleeping through the night and is super chubby.  He loves his bouncer swing and his octopus.  He especially loves his family.  He absolutely hates being on his tummy.  He has rolled over on his own exactly once, and it wasn't intentional. 

He has such a sweet spirit about him.  I think he looks a lot like Calvin did at this age, except he has lighter hair and dimples (both attributes that come from Mark).  I finally started working on switching him to bigger clothes, and he is already stretching them out.  I love to snuggle him and kiss him.  I love how big his smiles are when he sees me.  Sometimes he will get a huge smile and his dimples will be showing and he'll also stick his tongue out.  Sometimes he likes to 'talk' to me, and I love listening to his little coos.  I love my little "Bubby."

One of the rare times he was happy on his tummy.

He loves sleeping in his swing.

He also loves his octopus.

I was trying to capture his fohawk.  He was two cowlicks that swirl to meet in the middle, and then it all sticks up.

He had his swing and his octopus, and I was making faces at him.

This was on the day he turned 3 months.

Calvin had to be part of the photo shoot too.

My happy boy.  I can't get enough of him!!

Fall Semester 2016

Mark began school this week.  He is taking 7 credits and working full time as well as being a husband, father, and holding a calling in our ward.  He is super busy, but I still manage to hand the baby off to him so I can shower or cook dinner.  Last week, before school started, we were able to explore campus with him a little bit.  It was fun walking around and remembering happy times when we first started dating.  I am so proud of him.  He is taking calculus II and computer science III.  They are both difficult classes.  I'm praying that he will receive the heavenly help he needs to complete this semester.  I love him very much and I am so glad that he is working toward his goal of a Bachelor's Degree.  Here's hoping I can give him all the support he needs.  

Daddy and Calvin climbed a tree.

I have a picture like this of me somewhere.  I hope he'll follow in our footsteps some day and be an Aggie.

Bonus picture of Calvin reading a book to Albric earlier that day.