Growing and Changing

Judah changes daily. I know Micah did too, but I don't want to pass over these same excitements with Judah just because he is the "second child."
Judah weighs almost 16 pounds now! It's great because most of it is in his thighs and they are so perfect for squeezing!
Judah is rocking on his knees a lot. I think he is going to officially start crawling soon. Micah never rocked, he just went right into the army crawl...they are so different!
Judah has become a pro at holding is own bottle. We bond in other ways, but I like the freedom this creates for him and for us during these times.
He is getting better at eating "real" food.
He rolls. He smiles with his mouth and his eyes. He laughs the best little belly laugh there is. He is so ticklish.
He loves Micah and Micah loves him (maybe because Micah thinks Judah is a "doggie").
They are both growing up so much and it is so fun to experience the stages with them. I'm excited for the to start "playing" more together. More than Micah "playing" with Judah and Judah dealing with Micah. Oh the joy!

The bottle

My son is hilarious. And Matt being his dad makes him even more hilarious. Matt has really enjoyed helping Micah learn how to hold a bottle on his own, and Micah has really gotten into it.
I recently came home from working out to find this.

Isn't he just absolutely adorable?! It is undeniable! It's kind of cute too that he is not really getting that much out of the bottle-which has some natural apple juice made by his momma!-but instead is more enjoying the challenge and independence of the process.
Let me give you a better idea of what was actually going on:


Yes, this is the middle of our kitchen floor. This is what Micah was doing while daddy was making dinner and mommy was working out. Totally cute and funny! He wasn't moving. He didn't have a care in the world. I think he was a little curious why we were trying to get pictures of this. He didn't think anything was funny. Or worthy of a photo.
But we did. Oh, the cuteness!!!