A little catching up...

Weekend before last, we headed with Mimi and Chubbs to T-town so Aunt Cait could move into her new apartment.

I promise it was 750,000 degrees outside. After the two pack mules hauled load one into the new apartment, Mimi, Cait, and I began the task of unpacking. I'm not quite sure how Caitlin had that much stuff in one bedroom of an apartment... but we did have some fun sorting through it.

After all of that and a quick ride on Doris the elephant, Si did this...

Trust me, it didn't last long, but he was a trooper!!

It just so happens that the new apartment is located on a golf course. Great news for Chubbs and Daddy. The men sloughed off for a round. Before they could head out, we had to correct Chubbs's golf attire. His shirt was tucked in so tightly, not only did he look 108 years old, but we weren't sure he could breathe. When we tried to help him fix it, he pulled his pants up to his neck. HILARIOUS! I didn't quite catch it in time, but at least his shirt is slightly bloused now.

All in all it was an exhausting, yet wonderful weekend. Once we got home Sunday, all of us slept the afternoon away.

In other news, on Thursday, August 5, Si finally decided that he could roll over! He hadn't done it since, until yesterday. When I went to get him after his nap, he was like this.

Gotta love that little chubby thing! Chubbs and Mimi hadn't seen Si in a couple of weeks, so they headed over last night to play and stay with him after bedtime so Richard and I could make a big trip to Walmart. (and by big, I mean that we had 2 cart-fulls and spent a mortgage payment. LOL)

Ok, I think that catches everyone up!

Serious McGee

Silas is 4 months old today! I can't believe how fast he has grown. Of course, as soon as I pulled out the camera, my smiling son disappeared and out came Serious McGee. He spent the whole time studying the camera or practicing his straight face. I promise Si really does know how to smile and does so rather frequently.

When he got bored with my photo shoot, Silas decided to grab and eat the camera strap (while I was taking a picture) and watch a little television.

Who could forget John Brown on such a momentous day?

Check out his sitting skills!!!

Funfetti and Cheese Puffs

After not seeing Si for about a week and a half, Richard's side of our family was fiending for a visit. So we loaded up and headed over to Tisdale Manor in Rehobeth. Of course, when we arrived, Silas was the center of attention.

Thirty minutes later, everyone realized Richard and I had come too. The men went to watch as a repair man mended Grandmother and Granddaddy's air conditioner while the rest of us were entertained by Si. He, without a doubt, loved being a ham.

Grandmother is going to keep Si beginning Wednesday so I can grievously return to work. I really do enjoy my job, but I am completely depressed about leaving Silas all day. I do realize that God timed his birth perfectly so I could have 4 entire months home with him. I also realize how blessed I am that family is able to keep him rather than a daycare. That does not make leaving him any easier. The longest I have been away from him has been 4 hours for VBS and one loooonnnnggg day from 9-4 for a workshop...and his daddy was with him texting me picture updates the entire time. Prayers for this week will be greatly appreciated.

On a happier note, Funfetti cake!!!

Following homemade sub sandwiches with a super-sized bag of cheese puffs, we were able to dine on a piece yummy Funfetti goodness. Nothing says summer like Funfetti and cheese puffs.

Before we left, Silas got in a little more play time.

With a scowl and a tear, Si begrudgingly sat in his carseat for the journey home.

Nannan comes to town!

Yesterday, Nannan came to town! She hasn't seen Si since he was born, and, boy, was she in for a big surprise!!

After hanging out for a few minutes, they decided to watch Toddlers and Tiaras with me. As you can see, both disapprove.

This morning Nannan was a willing participant in Silas's bath; he drenched us all. Then she got in some loving before she had to return to Mobile. We will miss her for sure!!

Check out that size 3 diaper!!! He looks like a baby Steve Urkel. LOL!! Good news! A Sneak Peek of Silas's 3 month pictures has been posted!! Check them out here or look here for information about booking your own session!

Big Gulp

Gotta love this chubby face!!

Well, the nursery workers at church affectionately call Si "Big Gulp." The name is very fitting since he drinks 8 oz bottles every 4 hours. Today, however, we tried something new.

He did cry some of the time during eating because he was too hungry to begin with, but, all in all, he liked it. Silas ate one whole serving of cereal...1 tbsp of cereal to 4 tbsps of formula (with a scoop of baby apples in it.) Then, he drank 7 oz of formula!! Way to go Big Gulp!!

Thanks Aunt Cait for the bib! (This was also Si's first time to ever wear a bib.)

Frightening Message

Last night, Richard turned on my camera to take pictures of Si in the bathtub, and I received one of the scariest messages I have ever gotten : MEMORY STICK FULL. Are you kidding me?! I mean I know that every picture I have taken with my camera since I got it at Christmas is still saved on the memory stick, but come on!!! Didn't my camera understand that this was Si's 16 week old bath, and he is so wiggly that I need more than three shots to get a non-blurry one?!?!

I guess not... but, you see, I am terrified of deleting all of my pictures from my card because what if my computer crashes? Then I lose every picture of Si from his birth until 16 weeks. I don't think so! Looks like I am going to purchase a new memory card today.

Better news: Silas turned 16 weeks yesterday. He is a wiggling, moving, shaking machine. I took about 60 pictures yesterday. In approximately 40 of them, he is a blur. Supposedly my very expensive camera has an "I don't take blurry pictures because I have this function" function. Apparently, I don't know how to work it correctly. I mean doesn't the "auto" setting mean that it handles all of that stuff for me? Oh well. Here are some of the better attempts! (Blanton, any crooked pictures are because of me standing beside his changing table or crib...not on purpose because I think they are cool or make me a good photographer...LOL!)

Silas decided to eat John Brown this week. When he couldn't, it caused a mini-meltdown. Ha!