Picture Perfect!

We just got pictures from Joshua and Gabe's school and wanted to share. These pics were taken a week before Joshua turned 2 yr and when Gabe was 3 1/2 months...

Gabe turned 4 months old today! He is a baby full of joy and he brings joy to our family each day. It is amazing how a smile and laugh from him can completely change the way I am feeling at the moment! He is precious and such a sweet baby. Gabe loves to grab toys and holds on to them with a strong grip. He enjoys tummy time and is starting to push himself forward when he is on his stomach. He has pretty good head control now, and he likes to sit up while we are holding him. He lights up when Joshua is around him, especially when Joshua is right in his face. I'm pretty sure you can tell from the picture, but he likes to eat! At his four month appointment last week, he weighed 16 lbs. 9 oz...that's in the 80-something percentile for babies his age! His height and head circumference were both in the 70-something percentile, so he's pretty much proportionate :)
























It is hard to believe that Joshua is two years old, and we are not wanting to believe that the "terrible twos" have come to our family. There are some of those trying moments for sure, but we just love the personality that he is developing. He loves his family and friends and talks about them all the time! He loves hotdogs, ice cream, fruit snacks, and raisins. Those are the foods that he asks for on a daily basis. His vocabulary is developing every day, and he surprises me with what he says. He is putting three and four words together in short sentences, so it is much easier now to figure out what he wants. Joshua's first song to sing is "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star". He actually sings one line over and over..."Up above the....so high". Tonight though he surprised us with a new line of a song..."Jesus loves me so" and then immediately followed by "Up above the...so high". I will try to get a video of that sweetness...it melted my heart when he sang "Jesus loves me so".

Aren't boys the greatest?! I never thought I would say that, because I always wanted the frills and dresses that go along with girls, but apparently God knew better for this momma!