BLEUBIRD BLOG

SAILOR WALKS

he's still a little wobbly but this boy is officially walking all over the place. i'm so proud and so is he, as you can see. the sound of his flat chubby feet stomping across the floor is music to my ears. he claps while he walks, which i think is just about the cutest thing there is. he even tries to dance while walking when there is music playing, which usually ends up in a loss of balance and a small crash, but he always gets right back up again. attaboy! we're loving this stage. soon he'll be running and jumping and i'll be chasing him all over the place. as for now i am savoring every bit of his turtle pace. ...hey that rhymed.

SNAPSHOTS

snapshots of sailor's birthday. we opened gifts in the morning and played until nap time. each of the kids wanted to get him something special and just from them, so the day before we stopped into the toy store and i let each of them choose a little something. milla got him a little car, julian picked out a cool stacking toy and birdie got him a knitted lobster.

after dinner we sang him "happy birthday" and gave him his smash cake. he loved it. it was a low-key, family style birthday celebration and it was just perfect. welcome to one little man!

SAILOR'S CORNER

baby sailor is sharing a room with us for the time being. we chose this option for several reasons from the ease of nursing through the night to the comfort of having him nearby while he is so small. he will move in with his big sister eventually, but until that day comes we set up a small space for him by my side of the bed.

where to find / alma mini crib by bloom, sheepskin, pendleton blanket, lucky boy sunday toys, pia wallen cross blankets, blabla donkey, rainbow stacker toy, ubbi diaper pail, badger baby balm and hyland's teething tablets. (those last two are my favorite baby products of the moment.)

sailor's outfit is from mabo kids. the large dream catcher was found on a road trip, but you can find a similar one here and the little one was made by a friend while i was pregnant. the sign above our bed was a vintage find on etsy.

FOUR MONTHS OLD

sailor rhodes turned four months old yesterday. he is all hands in mouth these days with lots of drool and coos and ahhs. his two bottom teeth are close to surfacing which is causing him to be uncomfortable at times, but for the most part he is in good spirits. he smiles big with both his mouth and his eyes. my favorite thing is when he is nursing in my lap and i notice that he has stopped, or paused for a while, i look down at him and he is looking up at me with a huge smile on his face. i can't begin to describe what that does to me. i am so in love with my boy.

he loves to be held. in fact he prefers to be held most of the time, so he is in my arms much of the day or in one of our baby carriers. he is starting to grab for things, mainly the red heart tattoo on my wrist. he also likes to pull on clothes and hair and papa's beard. he loves his tummy time and can hold himself up pretty well now. he just started rolling over, but gets a little frustrated trying to get his arm out from underneath him. he sleeps through the night and is starting to nap more regularly during the day. he's a really good baby.

where to find / sailor's outfit, mini rodini. knit balthazar toy, luckyboysunday.