Our Little Turkey turns 5 months!!

We hope that everyone had a Wonderful Thanksgiving!! We surely have LOTS to be thankful for this year and really enjoyed celebrating our Little Turkey's first Holiday. He is SO much fun these days. Very sweet, loving, and FULL of energy. You always have to be on the lookout because your glasses, hair, or anything in your hands or within reach are fair game. Toys are a major priority and the door jumper (aka johnny jump up), jumperoo, exersaucer, and super coup are great outlets for energy. He is VERY close to being on the roll-as in rolling over. He makes it about 3/4 of the way and then can't quite figure out how to finish off the task. I think it should be any day now. He sits up so much better and can even enjoy playing in his big bumbo seat. All of his toys and play places have to have straps or restraints these days though or he could tumble.
It is also a really fun time of year to go for walks in the stroller or in a baby carrier and our little man is very interested in all the people, activity, and especially any holiday Lights :) He "talks" constantly and has outgrown his squealing and started "blowing bubbles" and doing much more babbling. It is super cute. He is quite the little ham with strangers, as long as Mommy is still holding him. We are enjoying each day and are always amazed at how he grows and changes in "the blink of an eye".

Busy Little Beaver

Hi Friends,
All is well here at the Clarke home :) W is a busy little beaver these days-grabbing for his toys like a mad-man, jumping in his door jumper and jumperoo, spinning around to all his toys in the entertainer, and trying with all his might to sit up and out of his high chair and car seat!! He is movin' and shakin'. His growth, development, and coordination over just the last few weeks is astounding. His improved head control being the most notable, and the strength of his abdominal muscles to try and sit up on his own from any laying or reclined position. Luckily, despite his overall business...he has calmed down a bit at nap/bedtime and is much easier to put to sleep. Maybe he is wearing himself out with all this playing?? He falls asleep fairly easily in the rocking chair, his car seat, and the stroller these days. This is a MAJOR improvement from Screaming each and every time we put him in the car the slightest bit sleepy :) He really loves stroller rides-especially in the nice fall weather we have been having. His weekends have also been packed with cheering for his favorite teams. Let's face it though...he is definitely going to be a Nittany Lion some day (Sorry Daddy)!!

Momma and I survived her first day of work...

Just a quick note to thank everyone for thinking of us today...as many of you know it was my first day back to work. It sure was a hard day and many tears were shed. Yesterday and this morning I looked like a drug addict with my blood shot eyes and pounding headache-but we all survived. I am sure it was so much harder on me than it was on W or Grammy. We can't thank Grammy enough for all the love and support she shows our little family. One thing for sure, I would not be working if it were not for her watching our son. But, as I hold my sleeping prince right now, I realize how blessed and lucky I am to have been home with him for the first 4+ months! Looking on the bright side.... I am sure leaving in the morning will get easier and easier (at least that is what people tell me), but keep up the thoughts and prayers-because I am sure it will still be a big adjustment for the next few weeks. While you are at it...send some good vibes for Grammy's sake...that W will start to take a bottle. Today he decided to hold out on eating until Momma got home :)