Bode Philip is 4 months old!

Little Bode has become quite the 'talker' this month.  He loves to lay on the floor and yell and squeal and make lots of noise!  He is so close to rolling over from back to tummy.  I thought for sure he would do it by Christmas, but not quite.  He gets all the way over on his side, but just can't quite figure out how to get over his arm (several times, Lola will come up and roll him over!  I don't think she quite gets it why I just don't roll him over if that is what I want him to do!)  :) 

He loves to suck on his hands and tries to see how much of his fist he can get in his mouth.  He also is starting to play with little hand-held toys that he can hang on to and bring up to his mouth.  On Christmas day, noticed him hanging onto his paci and putting it in and out of his mouth! 

We brought up the exersaucer and have started putting him in that.  If he's in a good mood, he'll stay in it for a little while and make the toys make noise. 

I'm not sure if I'm 100% calling this one yet.  My mom was able to get him to giggle by tickling him on Christmas morning.  She tried it while I was standing there, but he didn't do it again.  You can definitely tell that he is ticklish though.  His little tummy will tighten up and he’ll pull his legs up and make a grunting sound with a smile when you tickle him.  Since then, I’ve gotten close to a laugh, but not 100%.  I was playing peek-a-book with him the other night and and he did this gurgly smile thing.  

His doctor's appointment is Friday, so I'll update after I get his stats!   

Bode's 3 Month Pictures

Here are a few of Bode's 3 month pictures.  I remember my friend, On-e telling me that 3 months is just such a blob phase.  They are not quite that cuddly newborn anymore, but they haven't started doing anything real fun yet.  Despite the blob phase, I was very pleased with these too! 

Lola's 2-Year Pictures

Lola turned 2 at the end of October, and we got her pictures taken then, but our photographer was closing on her new house the next day.  I had to be very patient over the last month while waiting to get them back.  Lola was in such a great mood the day we had them done and was so anxious to get them back.  We got them back last week and they didn't disappoint!  :) 

And poor Bode got thrown on the cold ground for a few pictures (he was about 2 months old at the time these were taken). 

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....

Such a fun time of the year, especially with two little sweet kiddos around!  Both of them love all the lights... Bode likes to stare at the Christmas tree and Lola gets super excited and points out anytime she sees lights on houses.  Every time we get home, she runs over the Christmas tree to turn on the lights (it's just a button you press... not actually plugging them in!). 

They both have sat on Santa's lap two times and that was uneventful.  Neither cried, but Lola goes from being super-talkative to silent when she gets up to see him.  And then as soon as we walk away she says "Bye Santa!"  "Bring presents!" 

Picking out our Christmas tree

Decorating the outside of our house

Brian and Lola decorating the tree

This picture was supposed to be showing our 4 stocking... instead I got Justin Bieber!

Lola and our decorated tree

Santa visit