little man - 4.5 months

we've had a BUSY couple of weeks. whew! little man is growing like a weed. i swear every day i go in he looks like a different kiddo.

normally i like to exercise outside some days, but lately with the wintery weather, i've been a daily gym rat. the girls in the childcare area are becoming fast friends with our favorite four month old...he even has a nickname, "slim." cracks me up. they talk constantly about how long and skinny he is (yet they all comment on how much he loves to eat!!), and one day i came in and they had decided his first nickname: "soldier slim." CRACKS me up. now when i walk in to drop him off they all yell, "SLIM! yay, slim is here!" and he beams that smile and gets a lot of attention. he is already a flirt. kills me.

today we had our first trip to little gym. wow, that place is fun. bubbles from the ceiling, parachutes, ramps made of foam...and then link did his first (assisted) chin-up. i swear, i can't believe five months ago i was wondering when he would be here, and now we are doing play-times at little gym and he has a nickname.

jay also did the VERY early morning trip to wait in the freezing rain monday morning to get our little guy into mother's day out (sorry, "early childhood learning center" - why do they try to be so fancy these days???). it was kind of jay's first big daddy-responsibility and he was so proud and wanted to be the first one in line. he is really loving all this and link LOVES his dad. it's all smiles and giggles when these two get together. so sweet. i cannot fathom the first t-ball or soccer game. tears!!!!!

i am treasuring. every. moment. i just want to write it all down so we never forget any of this magical time. i wish i could just put us all in a time capsule for a while, and yes, i am serious. love my little buddy!

* as you may have noticed, link's favorite toy is the golden retriever puppy our friend, chrisann gave him. jay loves that b/c it looks like owen. so sweet. :) he LOVES that pup!