Zoom in on Zayne- 4 Months Old

You turned 4 months 3.13.13. Cool date, huh? :)

At your 4month check up you were 15lbs and 25inches. I think that's about the 50percentile for both.

You HATE shots. I mean, I don't know many people that like them, but you do not like them At. All. You get that from me :) I totally understand baby!

You are very alert and aware. You make eye contact all the time and are very social. You smile ALLLLL the time and pretty much smile at everyone that talks to you. You really like to be out and about and take in new places and faces. Lots of people make comments about how alert you are. I think lots of 4month olds are very alert, but theres something about the way you react or interact. Maybe you're an old soul. You just seem to "get it" and really connect with people, especially your immediate family. I feel like I talk to you and you're really understanding what I'm saying! Lol. I know you're not, but you're such a great listener and you "respond" to me the whole time. I love chatting with you!!

Remember how I said you did a full roll over when you were like 2 months? False. Well I couldn't tell if you did it yourself or if you were moved by a sibling, and I'm positive that you were moved by a sibling. Lol. You've yet to roll over and I'm totally cool with that. I remember with Raya I would dangle toys in front of her and try so hard to get her to roll. By Baby #3 I swear I'm keeping him from rolling! Haha. I'm kidding. But I'm definitely not pushing it. I soooo love this age. All you can do is smile and sleep. Its the sweetest (and easiest) age! I do love watching you grow, don't get me wrong, but I know you're not going to stop growing, so I'm just trying to hold on to every moment I can. Currently life with 3 is pretty do-able and I know that as soon as you become mobile its going to get intense for awhile, so feel free to stay 4months for as long as you want ;) You easily roll from side to side and I know the only reason you haven't rolled over yet is because you don't know you can.

You like your jumper a lot more this month. You actually bounce in it and use your little legs to jump! You can turn yourself complete around in it and reach and play with the toys. While you're awake you will spend some time on the floor either looking around and watching Raya and Kallen, or looking at whatever toy thats next to you. You sit in the rocker and sometimes watch cartoons with them or play with the toys on the bar over the chair. You swing in your baby swing and you play in your floor gym. So far you like all those things and are kinda up for whatever as long as you get some variety in your life :)

You're still nursing perfectly and sleeping great. Still the happiest baby on the block. You are absolutely beautiful. Seriously, you're a stunning baby. You have such petite features and big 'ol brown eyes. Its crazy how you have such similairites with boy Raya and Kallen. I don't think Raya and Kallen look very much alike, but you are such a combo of both of them. Everyone says you looks exactly like Kallen. I think you do, but right now I think you are Raya's baby twin. You remind me so much of Raya as a baby. I don't see much of Kallen yet, but I know its there cause everyone else sees it. I wonder what kind of hair you will have!! You're not totally bald. You have the same amount of hair you were born with. And its pretty much just baby hair. Who knows what kind of hair you will have, but I'm excited to see!

 This is Kallen and Zayne (above) And the 2 below are Raya and Zayne

You are my buddy, my little baby sidekick. I so love spending my days with you. You are such a joy and make my life even better than I could have imagined. I love you so much!!
Xoxo, Mom

Zayne- 2 Months

Littlest Dude is 2months old! Ok, almost 3 :) But changing and growing every day! So I gotta do a little updating before I forget all his big firsts! Also, for Raya I do "Raya Recently" and Kallen I do "Keeping up with Kallen" so what can I do for Zayne? Help!!

Ok, whats new with Mr. Zayne. He's a smiling machine! OMGeeee. He smiles with his entire face. Also fantastic as Smizing. Tyra would be proud. Big 'ol gummy smiles just melt my heart. He has a little bit of a giggle. He hasn't let a full out laugh just yet, but he does lots of giggling. Yesterday I took all 3 of them out for a walk in the beast of a stroller that I have (yep, I got a triple stroller!) And he seriously giggled the entire first 20 minutes and then we got to the park he started all over again. I didn't realize how much he doesn't get out! And how easy it is to make his day. With Baby #1 I was out and about all the time. So Raya saw all kinds of new people daily. With Kallen I got out occasionally. I could strap him to me and hold onto Raya or push her in the stroller, but now that I'm REALLY outnumbered we hardly leave the house, so Zayne is just amazed by the world around him when we get out. I feel like I'm constantly apologizing to him. Lol! Sorry for it always being so loud when hes trying to sleep, sorry that his brother or sister are all up in his grill, sorry that he never gets to see the outside world, sorry that he doesn't get to play on his play mat peacefully. I guess he doesn't know anything else, but I'm annoyed for him. Sometimes Raya and Kallen smother him so much it makes Me crazy! But he never cries about it. Just smiles and looks around.

Ok and last night I'm about 50% sure he rolled over. Twice. He was in an entirely different place on the mat when we came back in the room. And the distance from his original spot was either caused by a complete roll over or a sibling that pulled him. Soooo, when I came back in I asked both kids if they moved the baby and they both said No, so maybe a full roll? And no I don't leave him unattended with the other 2. Well mostly I don't. They're both pretty good around him, so I can walk out and grab some things and come back in and he's totally safe :)

He's also quite the coo-er. He coos and talks to me so much! I remember both of the other ones cooing, but not like Zayne does. I'm loving it!! At his 2month check up he was 12.9pounds and 22.5inches. He's in 3month clothes. Size 2 diapers. Size 1 shoes. He's in the 75percentile for height and 50percentile for weight. That was very similar to Raya. It will be interesting to see how he grows!

He's a very mellow baby. Just takes in the world around him. Watches the craziness that is his living environment. Rarely cries. Really only makes a peep if he's hungry or uncomfortable. He's a great sleeper. Falls asleep easily and sleeps pretty hard. Hes a big time tummy sleeper, so that gives me outrageous anxiety. When he naps he's usually downstairs with us and on his tummy on the couch, so I feel somewhat ok with that. And he sleeps with us at night, but every time I wake up I'm checking to feel for him breathing. Uh! Mom-anxiety is intense. Lol. 

I'm loving every minute I get with him! I don't get to hold him 24/7 like I did with the other 2, so I find myself picking him up and just snuggling him. I'm sooooo going to miss this age. Its just so sweet. So amazing. So wonderful. I could go on and on. Its the best and I try to inhale his sweet smell and sweet breath because I know I only have a few more months of a snuggly new baby!

Zayne, I'm so in love with you. I'm so glad I didn't get to plan my life, cause if I did, you wouldn't be here and I absolutely cannot imagine my life without you in it. You are absolutely beautiful. You light up my life just like your sister and brother do. I feel like the luckiest girl, and am the luckiest Mom. You are amazing Zayne Kyle. I am so thankful for you and look forward to watching you grow (and smothering you with kisses and cuddles, deal with it ;)
Xoxo,
Mom

Ps- When I started this he was 2months old and when I finished it he was 3months. lol. I gotta do better...

Heyyyyy! I had a Baby! Again.

Long time no see :)
Poor 3rd babies...Raya's life was pretty much documented every hour, Kallen was monthly (kinda) and Zayne hasn't even had 1 post! What the heck. So here I am, diving in! And hoping to record as much as I can about this new guy :)

He's PERFECT. Need I say more? He's gorgeous, he's sweet, he's cuddly. He's healthy and happy and I just feel like the luckiest girl. He was born November 13th, 2012 at 11:58 in the morn. Weighing 7lbs, 8oz, 19in. I'll post the "Birth Story" sometime. But in a nutshell he was overdue and I was induced at about 7:30 on the 13th and had him about 4.5 hours later. It was a pretty uneventful labor and delivery. Which is always great! I had a pretty nice recovery and was home by 2pm the next day. I'm a baby making machine, its true ;)

He will be 2 months old tomorrow. He first smiled at me on my 30th birthday: Dec 26th. That was a pretty amazing birthday present! I think he probably planned that. He was 7 weeks old. Can you believe that?! He definitely kept me waiting. And it was sure worth it. Now he's a smiley baby and its THE BEST. Did I say he's gorgeous? Cause he is. And the smiling just Melts.My.Heart. He's also started Cooing alot. It just makes me smile right back. Its absolutely impossible to be in a bad mood when you have a snuggly, cooing, handsome baby to hang out with.

He's mostly pretty calm. He's a great eater. In 0-3month clothes and size 1 diapers. His big brother was a tank of a baby, so with Zayne I'm actually getting good use out of all the 0-3month clothes Kallen out grew the week he was born ;) He still sleeps a lot of the day (thankfully) He's very alert when he's awake and watches whomever is in the room. He will watch Raya or Kallen walk around the living room from toy to toy. He's VERY patient with his brother and sister. And by that I mean he's totally cool with them smothering him and always all up in his grill!

Raya and Kallen absolutely adore him. Kallen has stepped into the Big Brother role like a pro and Raya is just as good, if not better, this 2nd time around. She's actually really helpful for the most part! Shes such a sweet big sister and Kallen is such a loving big brother. They've all adjusted extremely well to each other and I can't picture my life without all 3 of them. Just like that. I have 3 kids and I can't imagine it any other way.

 

Zayne is a very sweet little boy. He loves to sleep on my chest. If he's even a slight bit tired I can put him on my chest and he falls asleep. He sleeps really well through the night, maybe wakes up 1-2times to eat, but he sleeps with me so neither of us really wake up more than a minute or so. I'm really well rested, usually getting a solid 7-8 hours of sleep a night. I even manage to get a nap in if I really need it! All my kids have been pretty good sleepers, luckily! So that's been a blessing.

I'm loving having 3 kids. I like the dynamic, I like the new sweet being that's in our home, I like watching Kallen as a big brother, I like that I have "Boys," I like that Raya's a little bit older and really gets whats going on and enjoys helping, I like seeing the differences and similarities between the 3 of them.... It was something I never imagined and would've told you I didn't want and thankfully I wasn't the one planning my life;)

Zayne Kyle,
You are amazing. Absolute perfection and I am beyond lucky that I get to be your Mom. I've only known you for 8 weeks and I'm already head over heels. You are pure sweetness. I'm so excited to watch you grow (just do it slowly ;) I will always be your biggest Fan baby boy!
I love you!!!
xoxo,
Mom