I've had months 3, 4, and 5 partially drafted both in my mind and on the blog, but we have been so dang busy enjoying this little bundle of joy, having grandparents in several times, and somehow managing to stay mostly present in our full time jobs that I have neglected documenting it all. So this post will be a recap of our last 90ish days...
Our baby is growing so fast! He is still pretty tiny for his age, and we often get asked if he was a preemie, which makes this momma a tad bit sensitive. Our pediatrician assures us that he is healthy and growing so we shouldn't worry, and I am trying to heed her advice. Clark has developed some rather scrumptious fat baby thighs, which is a nice change from the scrawny chicken legs we started out with. A funny story about his size is that in March, his friend T.K., who is 6 days younger than Clark, gifted him with some outfits that T.K. had outgrown. Clark is still wearing those outfits comfortably! I am happy to say, though, that at 5 months old, he has officially outgrown his newborn clothes.
He was measuring so small, in fact, that we had to set alarms through the night to wake him up and force him to eat. Starting at about 8 weeks, Clark tried to sleep 12 hours straight - we take our sleep pretty seriously in this family, even from a young age! At his 4 month appointment, we received the green light to let him sleep through the night, and it has been nothing short of glorious!
He is not a huge fan of being in the car, especially at red lights - he has a little road rage and will tolerate the car if we're driving continuously, but he voices his displeasure at having to stop for any reason. Speaking of voicing things, Clark has found his voice and will chat away with us several times a day. He especially likes to talk to his dad (he gets all the smiles, too!) - topics of interest include St Louis sports teams and Fender guitars.
Grandma and Grandpa Higdon made it to Iowa a few months ago, and have been soaking up as much Clark time as they can get. He particularly likes showing off for them; rolling from front to back for them at month 4 and refusing to do it for anyone else ever since. They watched him while mom and dad had our first overnight away, and I received a text that he was rolling front to back all morning. 5 weeks later, he hasn't done it a single time since. Just last week, they were also witness to him rolling back to front, and even caught it on video for us! True to form, Clark hasn't rolled over for anyone else to date.
He is starting to notice our dog Mia, which has been really fun to watch. He also looooooooves watching tv. His favorite programs so far are Cardinals baseball and anything on Bravo - he's definitely our kid! Daddy makes Clark cackle with laughter when he eats his belly, and he passes the time by eating his apparently delicious toes. He drools constantly, and has for about 8 weeks, but still no teeth. We can see those pearly whites through his gums, but they are stubborn little suckers who refuse to pop through!
Clark isn't quite to the stranger danger phase yet, but we have noticed that anytime someone else holds him, he looks awfully hard for mom and dad. We all met his baby cousin Reed recently, and I think he got a little jealous - as I snuggled Reed, Clark jabbered rather angrily in my direction until I picked him up as well. I think he was making his case for being an only child!
We spent our first Mother's and Father's Days hanging out with our little guy and being so very thankful that Clark is the reason we get to celebrate those days. He is the happiest baby I have ever met, and is so easy to care for. He only cries when he is tired or hungry, and is becoming so interactive and fun to play with.
I'm going to play the 'cute baby' card and hope that by overloading you with pictures, you will forgive me for the absence on here:
Our baby is growing so fast! He is still pretty tiny for his age, and we often get asked if he was a preemie, which makes this momma a tad bit sensitive. Our pediatrician assures us that he is healthy and growing so we shouldn't worry, and I am trying to heed her advice. Clark has developed some rather scrumptious fat baby thighs, which is a nice change from the scrawny chicken legs we started out with. A funny story about his size is that in March, his friend T.K., who is 6 days younger than Clark, gifted him with some outfits that T.K. had outgrown. Clark is still wearing those outfits comfortably! I am happy to say, though, that at 5 months old, he has officially outgrown his newborn clothes.
He was measuring so small, in fact, that we had to set alarms through the night to wake him up and force him to eat. Starting at about 8 weeks, Clark tried to sleep 12 hours straight - we take our sleep pretty seriously in this family, even from a young age! At his 4 month appointment, we received the green light to let him sleep through the night, and it has been nothing short of glorious!
He is not a huge fan of being in the car, especially at red lights - he has a little road rage and will tolerate the car if we're driving continuously, but he voices his displeasure at having to stop for any reason. Speaking of voicing things, Clark has found his voice and will chat away with us several times a day. He especially likes to talk to his dad (he gets all the smiles, too!) - topics of interest include St Louis sports teams and Fender guitars.
Grandma and Grandpa Higdon made it to Iowa a few months ago, and have been soaking up as much Clark time as they can get. He particularly likes showing off for them; rolling from front to back for them at month 4 and refusing to do it for anyone else ever since. They watched him while mom and dad had our first overnight away, and I received a text that he was rolling front to back all morning. 5 weeks later, he hasn't done it a single time since. Just last week, they were also witness to him rolling back to front, and even caught it on video for us! True to form, Clark hasn't rolled over for anyone else to date.
He is starting to notice our dog Mia, which has been really fun to watch. He also looooooooves watching tv. His favorite programs so far are Cardinals baseball and anything on Bravo - he's definitely our kid! Daddy makes Clark cackle with laughter when he eats his belly, and he passes the time by eating his apparently delicious toes. He drools constantly, and has for about 8 weeks, but still no teeth. We can see those pearly whites through his gums, but they are stubborn little suckers who refuse to pop through!
Clark isn't quite to the stranger danger phase yet, but we have noticed that anytime someone else holds him, he looks awfully hard for mom and dad. We all met his baby cousin Reed recently, and I think he got a little jealous - as I snuggled Reed, Clark jabbered rather angrily in my direction until I picked him up as well. I think he was making his case for being an only child!
We spent our first Mother's and Father's Days hanging out with our little guy and being so very thankful that Clark is the reason we get to celebrate those days. He is the happiest baby I have ever met, and is so easy to care for. He only cries when he is tired or hungry, and is becoming so interactive and fun to play with.
I'm going to play the 'cute baby' card and hope that by overloading you with pictures, you will forgive me for the absence on here:
