Christmas Morning

C. woke his parents before dawn on Christmas morning asking to open presents, so they retaliated by dressing him up before going downstairs to open - and chew on - lots of presents, whether they were meant to be chewed on or not...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Baby, it's cold outside...

We had an especially cold week recently with a considerable amount of snow. C. enjoyed staying warm and cozy when venturing outdoors...

 

 

Bliss

C. had a visitor today. They played, they laughed, they had such fun together. This particular friend set him up with everything he could ever need while hanging on his playmat: toys, blankets, even a pillow. He was so spoiled.

He just loved it...

He loved it so much, in fact, that the coziness set in, and he couldn't resist a little nap:

 

(still hanging on to his Santa bucket...)

Bad habits start early

C. loves himself some TV. He'll go to great lengths to make sure it's within his eyesight:

During a diaper change at G & G's...

... or at home while chillin' on his tummy...

There are worse things to be obsessed with when you're four months old.

All things new

C. got a little bored of hanging in his hood, so he took off to visit family for Thanksgiving. He was looking for an adventure and seemed to find it in all the new things, people and places he came across in his travels.

He tried out his new "pod"...

... and seemed to like his new caterpillar outfit (thank you, Aunt Laura!) and fun toy (thank you, Grandma!)...

He even enjoyed chillin' on Grandma's new quilt in his new sweater...

But his favorite part was meeting and hanging with new people...

 

 

 

... especially family!

 

 

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Busy, busy, busy

C. has been extremely preoccupied lately with all sorts of chores and outings and errands and big responsibilities. Here's a little taste of what he's been up to...

An especially large project he's been working on these last few weeks has been helping his mom, dad and friends paint the new house before moving in - he wasn't especially excited about it, as you can perhaps tell, but he got the job done:

Once moved in (that was a long story short... house pics yet to come), he had to sort through the mail...

... and keep warm until he could figure out how to work the thermostat (doubling up on socks helped):

He took some time off this week end to catch up on some r&r, which included a warm bath...

... and some quality time watching TV:

But what he finds truly exhausting is what he spends the better part of his day doing:

 

 

It's hard work, but again.... he gets it done.

The wardrobe tells all

We knew fall was upon us because C.'s wardrobe seemed to tell us so...

 

And we weren't likely to miss Halloween this year, thanks to the little man and his brightness...