The O Bros

My little baby is 4 months old!! How did this happen? Every time I look at him he's bigger and I just want him to stay tiny.

4 month stats:

Height: 25 inches- 60th
Weight: 14 pounds 5 ounces-40th

Any body that knows Eli knows he is the happiest, calmest, loveliest baby  that there ever was. This cute boy smiles at me and snuggles me all day, I don't think I could be happier. Eli, here's what we know about you so far:

• You love to smile and laugh
• You are starting to coo and baby babble (cutest sounds ever)
• You are really patient with your brothers, who bug you constantly, but I can tell you love them because your eyes light up with they talk to you
• You like to sleep or sit with your hands clasped together
• You are probably the most chilled out person I've ever met
• You have a birth mark on the back of your head that we thought was a heat rash!
• You are the only person I know that has two totally different ears

 Ear 1 (cute and small)

 Ear 2 (big and sticks out!)

I feel like I'm always talking about Eli, so here's a quick update on the big boys.

JJ

Poor JJ is definitely having some middle child syndrome going on, mixed with being a 2-year old, mixed with his fiesty personality, he can't seem to catch a break at the moment. However, when he's not being Mr. 2-year old and throwing a tantrum, he is a very lovely person. JJ is definitely the playboy of the family. I can tell he's going to be sporty, fun, confident and cause lots of trouble with the ladies. JJ is always game for pretty much anything, when Oli hangs back, JJ goes for it, we love that about him. And another thing, JJ is gorgeous....when he's not doing the crying face (which he likes to do a lot).  Some days I am just in despair because I don't know what to do about his behaviour, but it doesn't mean I love him any less, I just hope he grows out of it soon! JJ has a lot of love for his brothers. He smothers Eli with hugs and kisses and loves to wrestle and hang out by Oli. JJ also loves to sing, and knows a lot of action songs which he prefers to sing in the car and at bedtime. He is now in his big boy bed and we hope to be potty training soon!

The lovely boy

And the rest of the time!

Oli

Oliver talks ALL THE TIME. He is constantly asking me questions about every possible subject, I don't know how his mind has time and space to come up with all this stuff, but he does! Oli is smart, he loves to learn. He is going to be a marine biologist or a bug-guy. He loves all animals and is fascinated by them, especially sharks, bugs and dinosaurs. He can be shy. He does not like to try new foods or go to unfamiliar places. Oliver can be very winy, and it drives me insane! He still loves his crab (yes, the big stuffed ugly yellow creature we bought when he was 6 months old). Oli is a bit of a geek, and is way into all the marvel comic superheros right now, that's his favourite, the old school superhero cartoons on netflix. Oli loves his younger brothers and really nurtures and takes care of them. He helps JJ out by telling me when JJ needs something and when he holds Eli he bounces him and says "its OK, Oli's here" it seriously brings tears to my eyes.

Goofball

I look at pictures of my three boys and I have a lot of different emotions. I still can't believe they're all mine. I'm so grateful for them, I feel really lucky. I'm excited for them to grow up to see the kind of men they will be, but terrified for the process. I can picture how I want them to be but I want them to choose their own way. I will love them no matter what. I can't believe how different they all are. I didn't know I had the capacity to love anyone this much, let alone three times over.

I guess I need to remember all of this on the days where I'm going crazy!