tres mes.

okay, my babe is 12 weeks old!
3 months
i can't believe it. he is the sweetest and most cute baby ever! we are so in love with him.

i don't really have too much to update.

he is holding up his head very well on his own now. still a little wobbly, you gotta watch him because sometimes he will just throw his head backwards without forewarning and he expects you to catch him. he likes to keep us on our toes.

he has lots of fun outfits that fit him now. so mom just gets to play dress up with him all day. (yes, boys can play dress up too!) i can never decide what to put on him because there are just too many cute options! as pictured above in these adorable denim overalls with a baby blue car onesie. i must say i absolutely hate overalls, but on Leo they are oh so cute.

we are still working on his schedule and the bassinet to crib transition. progress.

that's all for now. time to snuggle with my leo.

so close

happy baby

how can you not fall in love with this smile? i do, everyday.

dos mes.

Little Leo is 10 1/2 weeks (i missed the 2 month mark... oops). the pictures above are courtesy of Victoria Harris from Fotofly Studio. thanks again Victoria. he was about 6 weeks in those shots. he is much chunkier now.

he had his 2 month check up two weeks ago. doctor says he is doing great. at the appointment he weighed 10 lbs. 15 oz. and was 23 inches long. i think he is heavier now. the not so fun part of the appointment was the shots leo had to get. i have never heard him scream so loud. poor little guy. but we did get to snuggle the rest of the day because of it. that part was wonderful.

he is smiling a lot now and every once in a while a giggle will pop out. the other day braden and i had glass coke bottles and when we clanked them together for a toast, leo started laughing. we kept doing it and he thought it was too funny. it was such a precious moment. who would have thought two bottles clinking together could be so funny.

our new goal is to get him on a schedule. we are trying to stay consistent and it seems to be helping him sleep through the night! of course not when i am home though. of course when mommy is working graveyards on the weekends he is sleeping through the night for dad but he wont do it for mom during the week. what is up with that? that's okay. we will get there.

he is still sleeping in the bassinett in our bedroom. the first night i started our nightly routine, i also tried putting him in his crib. yah... that back fired. he was never able to sleep for a decent amount of time so we were basically up all night long. when i say we i mean me and leo. so i learned to take it one transition at a time. once we get this schedule thing down, we will move onto the crib.

he is awake for most of the day now and he is so much fun! it's really challenging to get anything done around the house now because all we do is play with leo. he is such a happy baby and he loves to talk now.

the other day he found his hand in order to soothe himself. it was the cutest thing ever. he would begin to cry and then remember, "oh yah i can suck on that thing thats attached to me." he couldn't really figure out how to suck on his thumb or fingers and he hasn't done it again since but it was adorable.

he is super wiggly. he loves kick and wave his arms all around. yesterday i came home from work in the morning to find leo sleeping on his tummy! we always put him to sleep on his back. he must have turned over in his sleep! i was so shocked. now we have to get him to do it while he's awake. leo is officially on his way to being mobile... i should start to baby proof the house but i probably wont because i am denial.

that's all the updates for now. leo is perfect. and we are perfectly happy with him in our life.

much love.

thanks again to all those who came! much love.

an all american blessing

"hi"

mommy & baby
daddy & baby
all of the Leo Harker's
grandpa leo & baby leo
our family

braden blessed our beautiful baby boy on the fourth of july. it was absolutely perfect. why? because we are a-mir-e-kan. we would like to thank all of our wonderful family who traveled near and far to support our family on this occasion. and also all those who were supporting us in your hearts from a distance.

if you noticed, leo is wrapped up in a blanket on the group shots. that is because right before braden blessed him, he exploded all over his adorable blessing outfit.... of course. this was only the second time he had ever leaked outside of diaper and OF COURSE it had to be this day and all over his white blessing outfit. bummer. and mom was not prepared with a back up outfit in the diaper bag. so he was a naked little baby wrapped up in a tiny blanket. haha. oh well, things like this make life memorable.

because he pooped all over his blessing outfit on the day of, we got out all the stains (when i say "we" i mean my mom- thanks mom!) and had a little photo shoot a couple of days later. gotta love that patriotic back drop. he is so cute.

leo really is such a great baby. he is going through his crying phase right now but it's really not that bad. his routine is eat, burp, diaper change, smiling happy time, crying, and sleep. last night was his first night in his crib. leo did great but mommy... well i didn't like it. i think he will be back in the bassinet tonight. i missed him too much. he was all alone in that big room. he needs to be with us for a little longer, he's not even 2 months yet. so anyways there is my justification.
he is getting big way too fast. he is smiling so much now and sometimes he will let out a little giggle. for whatever reason he is always so happy in his bedroom, specifically his changing table. we place him on the changing table and an automatic smile pops on his face- so cute.

leo is a perfect completion to our happy family. i love love love my leo.

un mes.

leo has reached the age of one month. WOW time flies. i cannot believe we have been a family of three for one month already! leo is such a good baby boy. we got really lucky. he is so adorable and lovable. i am pretty sure that brady and i have transitioned to leo's schedule now. but he is constantly changing so he is hard to keep up with. these are somethings we have learned about this new boy in our life so far:

leo's likes:
- snuggling with mommy & daddy
- being swaddled really tight
- his soothie
- falling asleep while eating
- falling asleep listening to the heart beat on mommy or daddy's chest
- mommy's singing
- making silly faces
- his tongue
- peeing on mommy, daddy, and himself
- car rides
- mommy and daddy's kisses
- his swing
- his vibrating baby bouncer



leo's dislikes:
- when his soothie falls out of his mouth
- getting his diaper changed
- when mommy wakes him up from his cat nap to continue eating
- being burped
- taking baths
- when mommy plays with his cute feet


he is growing so fast. we are cherishing every moment.

i love this boy more and more everyday. how did i get so lucky to have such a beautiful happy family? i have been so blessed.