Mmmm, Chocolate!

 Since Nana Jil had been gone for over a week on vacation, Nana, Aunt Brookie and Banx met us at Smokey Row so we could all get together.  Nana thought it would be a good idea to give Beau a "taste" of her chocolate shake--he ended up loving it!  I did not let him have more than a taste, but I can already tell Beau us going to have a sweet tooth like mommy :)

As Nana was feeding Beau, Banx had time-out for not listening to her mommy.  Bad, bad Bankers! :)

Our Little Hawkeye :)

Regardless of how Grandma Michelle, Uncle Josh and Nana Jil feel, Beau is a true Hawkeye fan :)  Just look how excited and proud he is to wear black and gold! :)

He's a VERY Good Eater!

We started giving Beau actual baby cereal since we can't keep him full.  It's taking a little bit to get the hang of it...but he's finally understanding what to do with his tongue :)  As you can see, he gets a little messy!

4 Months!

Beau is 4 months old now!  He had his doctor appointment yesterday, and weighed in at 16 pounds and 27 inches long!  The doctor joked that Beau is a "Pella" baby since he is so tall :)  Sorry Dr. Bruxvoort, he is a Osky Indian through and through!

After his doctor appointment and getting his 4 month shots, Beau went to his first school dance/fun night!  He was my date and helped me chaperone at the middle school.  My students loved seeing Beau and they all wanted a chance to dance with him.  Beau stayed awake through the whole event and never cried!  He loved seeing all of the action and "dancing" to the music.  Baby Beau is too much like his daddy! :)  

Early out = Play day with Mommy!

Today we had an early out at school due to the road conditions, which meant I got to go home early to Beau!  When I picked him up from Miss Mary's, he was all smiles so I knew this was going to be an eventful afternoon!  As soon as we got home, we did our usual "mommy-Beau talk session" where we talk about how our days went.  Then we started playing in his activity jumper.  He loves jumping off of his feet and pushing every button on his activity set.  It is so fun to see how he loves to interact with others and toys.  Time is going way too fast!

One Busy Baby!

As we have always said about my niece, Banx, "she is very busy!"  Well, it looks as if Beau is following in his cousin's footsteps, or trying to :)  Lately he has been very active in: trying to roll over, talking non-stop!, jumping, standing when you hold him, and now he loves his Johnny Jumper!  Joe and I have to keep him entertained with something for him to do...if we don't--he'll let us know we're not doing a good job! :)

If you can tell, this is supposed to be a "jumping" seat.  However, daddy thought it would be fun to turn it into a swing for Beau.  So as I come walking towards Beau's bedroom, I find Joe on the floor pushing Beau.  Even though I was a little frantic at first, Beau absolutely loved it!  Looks like we have our hands full!

Is It Spring Already?!

Beau loves dressing up like a dinosaur :)

With this weather being so beautiful the past few days, I was very delighted to get this picture via text from my sister while I had meetings today after school.  Apparently, Miss Mary thought it was too nice to be inside, so she bundled up the kiddos and took a nice stroll outside!  And I am so glad she did!  Beau hasn't been able to enjoy the outside very much since he has been born as it has been too cold for him.  He can finally get a feel for it now. 

As you can see, Banx (bottom of picture) is looking back to make sure her "baby" is right behind her.  It's so precious how much she loves Beau and always wants to kiss/smell him :).