Piggies and Babies

I love pigs. And they are alot like babies. Pigs and babies are cute. and soft and squishy. and pink and dirty. Mine even snort.

Babe the pig once said, "If I had words to make a day for you. I'd give you a morning... golden and true. I would make this day last... for all time. And fill the night...with moon shine." 

Moms will do anything for their babies, including keeping them safe and healthy. But its not fun when they get the swine flu.  Nicky is all recovered now.  No signs of any symptoms for Brandon...or me. I have Tamilfu just in case. And that's kinda like Moon Shine. And that deserves a  La La La!

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Brandon is 3 months!

Brandon turned 3 months old on Saturday! My baby is no longer considered a baby, but an infant! 3 months has many milestones for babies and Brandon seems to be on track. Click here to see what a 3 month old is up to!

Brandon is about 14 pounds now and is starting to fit into size 3-6. I am still trying to get through most of Nicky's 0-3 stuff before I pack it away for Valerie. (But Val's having girls, so i don't know why I bother! UPDATE: AMY or ALEX too! I don't care, I just want some NIECES!!!)

Brandon's hair is starting to grow and he is not losing it like Nicky did. Unfortunately there still seems to be no sign of the Abeling tail, and it makes me a little sad. I love Nickys. BUT, I do see a small widows peak, like his Uncle Frank, so maybe the Abeling's are know for peaks AND tails. :) aren't they lucky?

This past week he rolled over about 3 or 4 times, but its still a great effort and I have not been able to catch the actual event on video yet!  He is wasting no time, and has accomplished front to back and back to front. He can hold his upper body up for long periods at a time, and has even spent some time in his Bumbo chair, albeit a bit wobbly at first. You can see him working very hard to sit up. I went back and checked and at the same time (13 weeks) was when we first put Nicky in the Bumbo too. We have started some baby calestenics and working on our sit ups.

Brandon is "talking" a lot now. He will spend 10- 15 minutes chatting and singing about his day when he is hanging out in your lap. He loves to sit facing you so he can see you. He is a very smilely baby and loves to stick out his tounge. He is learning to grasp and bring things to his mouth, and I belive he has started to teethe. I can feel some sharp points in his lower gums and all the drooling is making a gorgeous rash around his lips. Nicky's first tooth was visible at week 20, but he started teething right around his Baptism between 3 -4 months.  

Brandon is a little bit easier baby because he will hang out in your arms, on the floor, in a chair, or swing and let you get some things done around the house. He also likes to be carried around in the baby carrier after he is done crying. :)

Brandon is still not sleeping through the night which has been very difficult. He goes about 4 hours and then tends to get up every 2/3 after that. He loves to be swaddled and it comforts him so i am hoping ecentually he will catch on and start sleeping or Mommy will go crazy. He is still sleeping in his Amby and in our room. Until he can sleep through the night, he will stay with us.

Here is a side by side comparison of Nicky and Brandon at 13 weeks:

          

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Brandon Baby Coos

Brandon is starting to show some personality now. Here he is at 6 weeks starting to smile and make cooing sounds. And no Abeling Baby likes to stay dressed!

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Daily Musings and some Snazzy Shoes

Brandon's announcement went out! Yay. He looks so serene and simply gorgeous. :)

This week I signed Brandon up for daycare at Children's Center of Austin until he can get into the same school as Nicky. I have mixed emotions... At this same stage in Nicky's life, we already had Deisy (or old nanny) coming to the house to watch him. I did not have to get him ready in the morning and prepare bottles, change of clothes, diapers, wipes, etc...It was all there at home.

Brandon starts next week. I was holding him in my arms as he fell asleep tonight and kept thinking how little he is and how he still needs me. Nicky was at least 10 months old when he left the house and we no longer needed a Nanny. Still so little, but he was ready. He was walking and starting to talk. We felt that more socialization would just benefit his development. It was a great deciusion. We love it and we love all of Nicky's classmates. And he has already learned so much! Every day i think to myself, "Where did you learn that??"

He knows where his eye, nose, mouth and ears are. He will go get his shoes when getting dressed, he holds his feet out for socks, he will throw away his diaper in the garbage, he knows the ipod is for music, he can turn off my computer, he picks up the phone and says "hi", he will blow kisses, pet the doggies -  I adore him. I adore both of them.

Today I took him with me to get Dan some new work shoes. We also stopped by the ladies shoe section of course.. I will do anything to entertain a 15 month old on the cusp of a tantrum. Stilettos work!

I have 2 weeks of pictures and videos to upload of my beautiful babies but it is getting late and I need to sleep while Brandon is sleeping. I will post more this week.

xoxo,

Vicci

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