I can't believe it's already November! Time just keeps picking up faster and faster. We are in a golden age with John- I love 4- 5 months! He is sleeping great, becoming more social every day, and he just loves exploring new tricks with his motor development. He is still cuddly and not very mobile, so I can still enjoy him as a little baby. It's just the best.
Here's our little man during a home photo shoot. He finally is big enough for a darling 6-9 month cowboy outfit from Matt's mom and these adorable boots and hat from Judy Magrath (mom of one of my best friends from college). So, we dressed him up and tried to get the lighting right at home. Here are some of the best shots:
Also fun, John is starting to take an interest in other babies. He now will study other kids and sometimes he will go crazy jumping and kicking to show his excitement. We got together with some of our best friends, Mimi and Lincoln, and John was able to "play" with his best friend David. David is two months younger than John, but he is so healthy and huge for his age! How fun to have these little boys so close in age! Here are some shots from their play date:
Oops- these play dates need careful supervision! John loves to roll over and when trying to roll over he kept swinging his arm right into David's face!
After attacking David's face, John tried to hold David's hand. So cute!
We also are loving this time of year because Matt and I start listening to Christmas music November 1st!!! Christmas music just makes me happy. It didn't take long before the spirit of the season took over and I convinced Matt we needed to put up the decorations. We will be in DC for Thanksgiving and Elko for Christmas, so we felt the best way to enjoy the decorations for a substantial amount of time is to put them up early :) I love putting up the tree. My mom's mom runs an amazing bed and breakfast inn in Williamsburg, VA, and she is a serious Christmas tree wizard. Over the years, she taught me tricks like tucking the large colorful ornaments deep against the trunk to make the tree look fuller. Both Grandma Sandi and my Aunt Carolyn gave us fun ornaments, and Matt and I collect ornaments when we travel, so arranging those ornaments always involves some great reminiscing. This year, Matt said he had an idea to use John as our angel on the top of the tree. He went to the computer and whipped up a cube of 4 different pictures of John's adorable face. I love this tree topper! We're considering expanding the idea to include other children in the future. Here's this year's tree:
We are so excited for the holidays! I wish time would slow down so we can fully enjoy these happy weeks!
