4 wheeling in the Snow!!

While we were in New Jersey for Christmas it snowed quite a bit. Devin wanted to take Austin out riding the dirtbikes with the boys, but it was too cold! So Austin stayed inside with the girls while all the boys were out in the snow. It continued to snow and snow and one day it was warm enough and Devin got to take his little boy for his first ride in the snow. Austin had a great time and loved riding the 4 wheeler with Daddy.

First Rice Cereal

While we were in New Jersey Austin turned 4 months old... where did the time go? The Dr. said he was good to go with rice cereal a little in the morning and then some at night so here are a few pictures of the first time eating rice cereal at night. He actually did really well at swallowing... Mommy decided to practice with just the spoon a few times before and still thinks that was why he did so well. He loves his rice cereal we just have to make sure that he gets it before he is too hungry or then no one can feed him fast enough! He gets excited when he sees it and usually will try to get to the spoon before you are getting it close to his mouth! He is a funny little guy and it pretty fun watching him learn how to eat...now to see if it ever becomes a cleaner task...As I feed him I try showing him how to do it just picture me as I say Aah (with mouth wide open) Yum and sometimes Austin follows my moves but most of the time just thinks I'm funny thus laughing and rice cereal going all over me!

Christmas Morning video

Best Present

Austin had a good Christmas Morning. Santa was good to him and he seemed to understand the excitement, he didn't want to go to sleep on Christmas Eve, he wanted to play. We were just as excited as he was for his first Christmas! He got some new shoes... for when he actually starts wearing them. Lots of clothes from Santa and both sets of grandparents and some new toys and books too! Mommy and Daddy loved having a sweet lil baby to share Christmas with. It is much more fun this way!

The perfect shirt for Austin he was our favorite thing about Christmas!

First pic on Christmas Morning (we both look a little tired still)

Yay! special Burt's bee's baby bath kit

Auntie Val got Austin all of his Red Sox gear.

And board shorts so he can go swimming when we get home!

Christmas Eve

We had a very good dinner and we got all dressed up and then read the Christmas story after and had fun with all the cousins! Breitton loves her new cousin Austin and loves to give him kisses! Austin seemed to understand and sense that it was a Special time and he was excited for Santa to come that he couldn't sleep very well, but then he crashed!

Christmas Activities

Christmas Sunday in his new suit... Thanks Grandma Coates!


At Storybook Land on the Carousel with Mommy. I loved it, can you tell by my smile?



We went to New York for the day and saw the Rocketts Christmas Spectacular and then went to Rockefeller Center and saw the Christmas Tree! It was cold but a fun day!

4 monthsold and learning lots of new things!

Austin had his 4 month check up. He is still very healthy and is growing and developing very well. He is 13lb. 12 oz which is in the 45% and his length was 24" which is 25% so he still seems to be on the shorter side :) He is really starting to giggle and laugh a lot and it is really fun to hear him laugh we will have to get a video of that. He has also found his voice and has learned that when he's in New Jersey he has to talk really loud to be heard over all the rest of the people here! He has mastered rolling over from stomach to back and is starting to roll from his back to his side... not quite to his stomach yet, but any day he will do that. He is a coordinated little guy too - getting good at reaching for and holding onto things! He seems to like dancing he laughed all day watching his Mommy and Auntie's play dance dance revolution either that or he was just laughing at us!!! he went to his first movie yesterday (Yogi Bear) and he got his wish from Santa and is now eating rice cereal!

And he had his first Christmas . . . see the next post for more about that!