Keeping up

Boy, does time fly! Raymond and I fly, too... HA HA! Ray & I flew to MI for 7 days in Sept and later for 6 days in Oct. It was great seeing everyone again and I think he loved hanging out with his family! We had a Halloween party Oct. 13th at my parents' in MI -- everyone dressed in their best costumes. Raymond debuted his "Little Turtle" costume, but became a little too hot to keep it on. He spent most of the night with Ragedy Ann & Andy...

We've been SO busy here! Mostly Raymond & I are socializing and trying to keep the calendar under control. Daddy's back from being away for what seems like forever and it's SOOOO nice to have him here to tickle Ray and make him giggle while mommy takes a break and runs around the house finishing half-completed tasks! Daddy likes to help Ray with his baths, too. He's the official dryer, diaperer and PJer before bedtime.

Speaking of bedtime, here's raymond typical bedtime routine:

6-6:30pm Milk, bath, pj's, rocking & a little more milk
7:00pm Down for the night
7-7:30am Ray wakes up

He's a great sleeper... We're getting naps under control lately, too. He's a happier baby when I listen to his cues about the sleep he needs. (Even though I love to have him awake and playing!)

Ray's Gramma W. came to visit last weekend! Boy, did we have fun! We went to Ftn. Hills, played at home, splashed a ton in the plastic bath... We love when we have visitors!

I weighed Ray a week ago... Ready for this? Okay... 19lbs. Yep, 4 mo old and 19lb! He is a big boy! He's looking a little chubby at times, but there's nothing I can really do since he is still 100% breastfed. I plan to delay feeding him solids until 6 mo. That was his doc's recommendation since he's growing fine -- and I agree. I love nursing him... It has been such a good experience. :)