Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Update on boys and Thanksgiving...


Need to update on my Little Mr. Gurggle, Liam. He had a Doctor's appointment on November 5th. He turned 4 months on November 6th! It is just flying...but I'm loving every minute of it. The little guys stats as of that day is:
Weight: 13 1/2 lbs.
Height: 26 inches long
Healthy, Happy, Strong
This little one is quite the mover. Quite the Chatter-box. I remember Declan being pretty chatty, blabby...but Liam is much-much more it seems. For instance. Me and my family on Thanksgiving Day, went and watched Harry Potter 7. He slept through some of it, but at the end. A whole hour. He was 'talking' making noises the whole time. I loved it, thought it was funny. Not sure if the other viewer's thought so, but :)
He can roll over from stomach to back quite easily. Has rolled over a few times from back to stomach. First time he did the back to stomach just happened to be in the tub while I was reaching for a towel. So needless to say he got water to the face. Was not a happy camper.
He is also constantly wanting to sit up if he's awake. He already can pull himself up if he's laying on my chest flat and will pull himself up to sit up.
He is so 'chill' as some of my family members would describe him as. He's a giggle machine, which I LOVE!!! Last night I was watching TV. He was looking at me and I guess I might have made a funny face, and he just started laughing...it was funny.
He also has a case of Baby Acne. It's slowly getting better here and there, but he gets quite the 'break-out'. He's still cute though. :)

I love my little Liam!!!
I have not mentioned this about Declan before, but he has been potty trained since the beginning of September!! It seriously happened OVER NIGHT. AMAZING!! He pretty much did it on his own. I remember the night before he had an accident. I was not too happy and Kris was there too. Kris talked to him and told him that he needs to start being a big boy. He can go on the potty. He knows how. Big boys do not need diapers and mom's help changing him. Declan looked at me and started crying, and said, "Sorry Mom." It broke my heart. I think he really needed to hear from his dad just how easy it is and that he is a big boy and does not need his mom to change his diapers anymore. The next day I did not even ask him to go. He did it on his own. It was great! I could not belive it. Sure he has had accidents here and there. But that's to be expected. It is hard not to get mad about it, but I realized the calmer you are about it, the better it is for them. I'm very proud of him. I knew he could do it...and I'm so glad I do not have to buy Pull-ups for him anymore!! Just one baby in Diaper's now.
We went to Manila for Thanksgiving Day. Kris finally came home from Colorado the day before!! It is so nice having him back! He's dead tired, but I do not blame him. He worked 3 weeks straight this last time. No break. Declan sure missed him to. Declan was getting to the point of where whenever he would get in trouble he would tell me, "I miss dad." haha...stinker! Anyways, my mom's food was delicious as usual. Dez, Geoff, and Phoebee were there. It was nice, too short of a visit, but nice. Wish Chase and his family could have been there, but we'll see them in January!!
Then the next day we had "Thanksgiving" at Kris's parents house. All the siblings, spouses, kids were there. Full house. Yummy food. Good times. We happened to take some family pictures, thanks to Becky and Becky's Tri-pod :) Pretty much all of the Mullins boys HATE taking pictures. So most of them weren't too peachy when they heard the words "Lets quickly take family pictures." Mostly Kris, but... Here's some of them. Don't mind Kris. I think he really does like his family...ahhaa.

Our family of 4 :)
This was Bonnie's, Kris's mom's, favorite. Every one's smiling (except Kris), because Malloree is pulling Larry's hair :)
Then all the Mullins Grandkiddo's!!
I hope you all had a good Thanksgiving. We did. Grateful for Family, Friends, Health, Shelter, Food, Transportation, JOBS...very blessed life.

3 comments:

Christian, Kerri, & The Boys said...

Thanks for the update. You little due is getting big and is so cute and kuddos to Declan for potting training so good!

Dezaree said...

too cute. Love my nephews!!!!!!!! Wish we could have spent more time with you. Miss you.

Brooke Carroll said...

You look GORGEOUS my friend! Such cute pictures...and I love reading your blog...every time I leave with a smile :D I am glad you had a good Thanksgiving...I feel very blessed too :) It's so humbling to know that Heavenly Father loves us so much and blesses us continually! And I love your little boys, they are SO SO SO cute. They are so adorable...I just can't help it :) I hope you are doing amazingly and that things are going well for you and your family!