Early Easter Presents

Since we aren't going to be able to see Grandma and Grandpa for Easter, Grandma left some goodies for Matthew!

He LOVED opening the presents!


Matthew looks excited because this is exactly what he wanted =)

Yankees Opening Game

Matthew was very excited for the first Yankee game of the year!

We brought him to daycare in his Yankees T-Shirt =)
He was definitely upset that they lost =(

First Time on a Swing!

With the absolutely beautiful weather, we decided to take Matthew to a park today. Usually we just go for a walk, but today we decided to try him on the swings.

Matthew's First Shoes!

Since Matthew is getting super acquainted with his feet, we felt it necessary to put shoes on him sometimes when we go out so he doesn't get all dirty.

Here is Matthew posing with his new navy blue converse sneakers =)

Someone is Trying to Sit up!

Matthew is really trying to sit up by himself. It works out great until he reaches for something or laughs, then he just topples over.

Here is how he starts
Then he laughs
Then this happens

Matthew Loves His Feet!

Matthew is becoming more and more intrigued by his feet. Anytime he is laying on his back he has to be touching his feet. Here are some pictures from Saturday morning of him in action.

Jumparoo Time!

Matthew has finally mastered his jumparoo! Tonight he jumped for about an hour and a half straight!
His feet just go a mile a minute in this thing and are so cute!

First REAL Food!

We started Matthew off this weekend trying some real baby food in addition to his rice cereal. We started with sweet potatoes which weren't a great hit, but let's hope that we will get used to them.

Matthew's First St. Patty's Day

Matthew got all dressed up for his first St. Patty's day (he is 1/8 Irish!).

Here is Matthew with mommy on St. Patty's day (also the day before he got sick - and got everyone in the house sick too!)

Here are some of Matthew - presickness (you can see his little red cheeks in the last one!)

Matthew and Daddy!

Matthew is definitely daddy's little boy!

Daddy even had Matthew "posing" with his first baseball glove and bat to get him ready for the baseball season!

Matthew Starts Cereal!

So, after our 4-month doctors appointment, Matthew got the green light to start solids! The plan is to have rice cereal twice a day for a few weeks then move into level one foods.

Here is Matthew taking his first bite of cereal

We definitely can't say that he loved it
But what he really loved was trying to eat his new rubber bib!

A Night with Friends

A few weekends back we had some friends over =)

Matthew had a great time playing with his friends!

Here are some of the mom's with our little ones (the Nutley wives)
And here is the matching dad's photograph

4 Month Doctors Appointment!

So yesterday we had our 4-month doctors appointment. Matthew is doing great! He is the 25th to 50th percentiles for his length (24.5 inches), weight (14lbs 3 oz) and head circumference. The doctor is pleased with his development and eating. We are going to start some cereal in the upcoming days which is going to be so exciting for him! Also, the doctor said that we are merely weeks away from Matthew getting his two bottom teeth! His gums are swollen and his teeth are all lined up and right below the gum line, so I am getting ready for some cranky nights!

Matthew was a champ for his 3 shots and one set of drops. He didn't mind the first shot, by the second one he knew what was coming and forget about it with the third one, he turned a fabulous shade of bight red and screaming, but he was very quick to calm down. He ended up sleeping away the afternoon and evening, which we were grateful for!

Tummy Time!

So, Matthew hasn't been too fond of tummy time at all! But we have been practicing and practicing and practicing and we are finally getting a little better. Here is a picture from our semi-successful tummy time tonight


We are also getting much better at sitting up.

Matthew visits Grandma Ev

Today both Matthew and daddy had off for President's Day. They had lots of fun playing in the morning (notice that daddy picked out Matthew's onsie today).

Daddy had Matthew practicing sitting up in his little Bumbo
Matthew and daddy then went over to visit Grandma Ev along with Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Bob and cousin Kaley

Here is Matthew with Grandma Ev

Here is Matthew with Grandma Phylis

And Matthew getting some kisses from cousin Kaley

Matthew LOVES Bath Time!

Well, it took a little while, but Matthew is finally liking bath time more and more, thanks to these new flashing duckies that grandma got him!

Here is Matthew getting excited for bathtime!


Here is Matthew trying to kick his duckie friends

Welcome!

OK, so maybe we should have done this sooner, but with Matthew growing more and more everyday we thought that it would be a great idea to start a little blog about it so that everyone can be in the loop (that is if you want to). So we will try on a regular basis to put some stuff up here.

We hope that you enjoy our little man as much as we do!