Big Boy

Little Michael or MJ as most of his family calls him is growing like a weed. We went to the doctors office and he is 26 inches tall which puts him in the 85th percentile for height. The doctor said to keep it up with the solid foods because at the rate he is growing he needs the extra food. He talks like crazy now, rolls over, laughs, blows raspberry's, jumps and practically sits up by himself. It seems like he learns a new trick everyday. He is also starting to like toys which is a lot of fun. Although no matter how many toys we buy him his two favorites are still his giraffes. Being the little genius that he is he has already figured out what buttons to push to make his toys make noise.

He is also getting quite the personality. Daycare says he is a flirt with all the girls and is really social with the other kids. Hearing him laugh always makes my day. He will usually laugh for you if you talk with a funny voice or tickle him right under his rib cage.

Taking a bath is still his favorite thing to do. He has learned how to splash and loves to kick his feet.

We have a new addition to the family as his aunt Julie had a baby boy, Riley Lawrence Cope. That makes 3 little boys all within 18 months of each other. We can not wait to see how they all interact as they get a little older. I am thinking the will be the three amigos!

Happy 4 month birthday

Little Michael celebrated his 4 month birthday with trying rice cereal for the first time. Mike and I are pretty sure he didn't swallow any of it but it was a blast trying to feed him. Little Michael enjoyed spitting it out and making spit bubbles with it. He also liked putting his hands in it and then getting it all over his head. He may not have realised he was supposed to eat the cereal but he did pick up his candle and try to eat it. Mike and I are looking forward to feeding him lots of fun new things, hopefully we get a little more efficient at it.

Baptism

Little Michael's baptism went beautifully. Tons of family and friends helped celebrate the occasion and even sat all the way through mass, thank you. Deacon Kevin who is a family friend performed the baptism, it was only his second baptism and he did great. Although he splashed the water in Little Michael's eyes which made him arch his back and scream like crazy. Julie and Nathan did a great job as God parents. We especially appreciated Julie who as you can tell from the picture was due any day. Afterwards we invited everyone over to our house for a BBQ. Where Mike whipped up some fantastic BBQ pulled pork. Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make it such a special day.