Four Months Old

Hello all! I am four months old! Boy time flies when you are having fun. I went to the doctor again. I had to get three more shots. Mommy said I was a trooper. I cried for just a little bit and then stopped. I weigh 14.3 pounds (60th percentile) and am 26.75 inches long (97th percentile). I am long! The doctor put me on a liquid vitamin of Vitamin D, flouride and iron since I don't get those things in Mommy's milk. It does not taste good. Mommy even said it smells bad. They gave it to me, and I made an awful face.

Daddy is finally back from his trips - yeah! I missed him while he was gone. Mommy and I were out of the house a lot because we are selling our house and people are coming to look at it. Mommy and Daddy decided to buy a new house that we can live in for a long time so we are building one and it will be finished later this year.

A few things I like to do with myself these days are to suck on my bottom lip and tongue. I also like to pull Mommy's hair. She said she has a hard head and has been preparing herself for this most of her life. I also like to grab at my feet which Daddy does with me sometimes.
Happy 4th of July!
Love,
Carlisle Drew

Fifteenth Week

Hi! Its hot here. Mommy keeps telling me that living in the South is great but this heat is too much! We have been taking long walks in the jogging stroller in the evening when it is cooler but we still come home sweaty and with a heat rash. I have found my feet and enjoying showing off how I can reach them. I laugh at Mommy when she is trying to put on my diaper and I won't let her because I am grabbing my feet. She says she asks me nicely to put down my legs but all I hear is "Gaa, goo, ahh". I also discovered this week that I can make sounds, and I like to hear them come out of my mouth. Daddy and Mommy try to encourage me and make sounds with me, but I think they are weird. Mommy and Daddy often find me in the same position lately: left thumb in mouth, right hand behind head. They call it the "cool girl position" or "just chillin". Lastly, Daddy and I are going to start a tradition of a Daddy/Daughter night where we order pizza, make a pallet on the floor and watch movies until we fall alseep...just the two of us. So we tried it the other day for a little bit, and I like it. We watched "Patch Adams", one of Daddy's favorite movies. I look forward to this when I get older and can actually eat the pizza! Well, have a great week!

Love, Carlisle Drew

Dress Up!

My Memie gave Mommy a bunch of her baby clothes for me to wear. So the other morning Mommy and I played dress up! We had so much fun, and I enjoyed my first modeling experience!

Love,
Carlisle Drew

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to my Daddy, Papa Nick, and Grandpa! I know they all had good days celebrating them! My Daddy is the best in the whole world! He is already my hero. Mommy tells me often how special he is and how lucky we are to have a Daddy who cares so much and wants to be involved in everything in our lives. He provides for us so that Mommy can take care of me, and so I can have fun things to play with. I love that he sings to me and has from the beginning—I think he has a great singing voice. My favorite thing is just sitting and hanging out with him. I also love the time we share when he gets me ready for bed and when he prays with me before bedtime. He is so smart and I can’t wait for him to teach me so many new things. God blessed me with a great Daddy. Thank you for being my Daddy!

I Love You,
Carlisle Drew

Fourteen Weeks Old

It is definitely summer here, and boy, am I enjoying it! Since I last wrote, daddy left for a work trip to Camp Barnabas, which I hope I can go to some day, and mommy had scheduled us something to do everyday while he was away. Last weekend we went to a crawfish boil where big people eat these funny looking things and suck their heads. Gross! Mommy showed me how its done and said when I get older I can eat one too. We also met some friends at a concert in the park and watched the Drifters and the Coasters sing "oldies" songs from my grandparents younger years. We twisted and danced and watched the big kids jump around. Some of the big kids caught a lightening bug and showed me what one was by putting it on my face. They all laughed but I didn't think it was so funny. This week was filled with lots of playdates with my friends and their mommies. We also watched a couple World Cup Soccer Games and supported the USA team! I went swimming at the end of the week with some friends in a big pool. It was my first time being in a big pool so Mommy held on to me real tight. I seemed to like the pool and the splashing by the big kids.

Three months is a big milestone month, so they tell me, and I have been proving that right! I have been "talking" a lot more as Mommy would say. But my biggest new thing is that I rolled onto my side on Friday. I was on my play mat which plays music when I play with it and it got real quiet so Mommy came in to check on me, and I was on my side. Yeah for me! Well I am off to sleep. Have a great week!

Love,
Carlisle Drew

Thirteen Weeks Old

Hey everybody! Boy, am I having fun these days! So many people have been telling Mommy and Daddy how strong my legs are and how I needed a jumper that they went out and bought me one. I am getting used to it. My head is still a little wobbly, but I think I will like the jumper as I get stronger.

Mommy and Daddy took me to have professional photos made of me for turning three months old. I was very curious about the photographer and all the noises he made at me to get me to smile. I think I did a good job posing for the camera.

This was a nother week of firsts for me. I went to the church nursery for the first time on Wednesday and Sunday! All my little friends were in there! On Wednesday, Mommy got paged and had to locate my pacifier for the nursery workers and then I was fine. The ladies said I really liked it. Yeah! This was also, the first time Daddy was away for a work trip. We were sad to see him go, but Mommy is taking pictures every day of what we are doing so he can see when he gets back. On Thursday, we went to our first playgroup that is organized through Mommy's Sunday School class. It was a swim party. There was a really big water slide and then a baby pool that sprinkled which Mommy stuck my feet in for a few minutes. I really had no opinion about the baby pool; it sort felt like a cold bath. I at least got to show off my cute bathing suit for a little while, and I loved watching the big kids run and play! Finally, I have made friends with the cow that hangs from my bouncy seat (see blog entry "Two Months Old "). I have even pulled on it to hear it sing "Old McDonald". Have a great week!

Love,
Carlisle Drew

Three Months Old

Hello all! I have been so busy with discovering my hands that I have barely had time to write! I turned three months old on June 3rd. I have been doing so many new things that mommy and daddy can barely keep up. I have found my thumb and soothe myself with it at night. Mommy took a picture of it so everyone could see. I wrap my fingers around small rattles and I can grasp things. I also have super strong legs and have started lifting and pushing myself with the super legs! Ocassionally I turn myself around or sideways in the bed. I can't wait to see what I can do in the coming weeks!

This past weekend my Aunt Cindy and Uncle Scott hosted a Sip and See to celebrate my arrival. I got to meet lots of new people. My granparents friends came to see me after hearing so much about me. I got to be held lot and loved on. I was exhausted by the end of the party! Thanks Aunt Cindy and Uncle Scott for a great time!

I hope everyone is enjoying the summer so far and had a good Memorial Day holiday and thanked a soldier for serving for our country!

Love,
Carlisle Drew