4 Months Old and many "firsts"

Well, here I am again apologizing for not posting any pics in the last month!  But life sure is busy with a 4 month old and our adorable little 4 month old loves our attention during the day :)  We wouldn't want it any other way though!  Richie went for his 4 month check up on March 21st.  He weighed in at 13 lbs. 6 oz. and is now almost 25 inches long.  He is meeting all of his milestones and is just such a happy baby.  He constantly smiles and is starting to laugh more and more every day.  I feel like there have been a lot of "firsts" for Richie in the last 6 weeks.  He has rolled over quite a few times from his back onto his belly, makes gurgly sounds in the back of his throat, looks all over the house to find mommy and daddy, and is starting to make all kinds of new movements with his mouth.  He attempts (and sometimes succeeds) in picking up rattles off the floor himself and he has started playing a lot in his jumparoo AKA the "command center".  We call him "nosey" because he loves to sit and watch us while we talk.   He has started eating rice cereal and actually does pretty good with it.  His highchair is all set up in the kitchen now and it is only a matter of time before he is eating fruits.  We have been able to get out of the house more and more with Richie since the weather has warmed up a little bit.  Below are some pictures over the last 6 weeks.  I am also going to attempt to upload some video of Richie soon!  

Richie somehow discovered the fishie even though it is behind him in the bath....how cute :)

Richie loves bathtime!

Richie sitting in his highchair

 Thrilled to be in the "command center"

 First time eating rice cereal...."Hmmm, not sure how I feel about this"

 "I love my rattle!  I can get the whole ball in my mouth, just you watch!"

 Happy St. Patrick's Day...thanks for the shirt Mimi!

 Proud to be Irish!

 Not too thrilled with his buddy Jimmy....

 But LOVED his girlfriend Maddie!!!  "Can I touch your hair?!"

 TT came all the way from San Diego to visit Richie...thanks for stopping in TT!!!

 I'm 4 months old today with Mr. Bear!!

 "Lemme show you how I roll over"....(love those baby blues by the way!)

Step 1:  Lift head and put arms straight up... 

Step 2:  Tilt body sideways and begin rolling....

 Step 3:  "Yippee!  I did it!"  (you can clap for me now) 

 Step 4:  "I'm so proud...I think I'll eat my blanket now"

 We celebrated my birthday back in February

 The Davolis

Look at me!...I'm 3 months!

Richie was 3 months old this past Tuesday, February 15th! I can't believe it! He continues to learn so fast and is so much fun to watch! He now holds his head up really well during tummy time, sleeps in his big boy crib only getting up once in the middle of the night, follows voices and sometimes even turns to find me when I call his name. He reaches out for a lot of objects and he is starting to snatch necklaces so if you wanna hold him, don't wear your fine jewelry ladies! I think he will start laughing really soon as we hear him do a little giggle once every day. It is also only a matter of time until he rolls from his back to his tummy....he tries so hard to do it but just can't figure out where to put his arm that's in the way just yet! Below are some pictures I took of this past week. The first picture is of him with a big teddy bear the neighbors gave him when he was born. I take pictures of him with it each month that goes by to see just how much he has grown.

Richie with teddy"Look at me hold my head up mommy!"

"YESSS!! I did it!"

Still love to suck on my fingers

"Hi Mommy" :)

Daddy making Richie laugh before heading to the mall

Excited to go shopping!

A visit with Great Grandpop Stanley

Last Friday, we went out to visit my Grandpop so he could meet Richie. This is Grandpop's 1st great grandchild and we were so glad he could meet Richie :)

Grandpop, me and RichieGranny, Great Grandpop, Richie and Aunt Andrea

Great Grandpop and Richie

After our visit, we headed back to Aunt Andrea's house for a wonderful lunch.

Aunt Andrea and Richie

Uncle Ray and Aunt Andrea with Richie

Richie's Baptism

This past Sunday, Richie was baptized at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Ambler. His godparents were Aunt Amy and Uncle Steve. Richie was the most well behaved baby. It seemed as though he was talking to the deacon when he was giving Richie a blessing and Richie simply fell asleep after the water was poured on his head. We had a party back at our house after the Baptism and Richie had so much fun the rest of the day visiting with all of his family. He loved that everyone wanted to hold and play with him. He was so tired by the end of the day that he slept 9 straight hours through the night! Below are some pics from the day....enjoy!

Our little man ready to be baptized!The yummy cake
Godfather Steve with Richie

Our family

Amy, me, Richie, Rich, and Steve

The Donahues and Davolis

Pops, me, Richie, Rich, Mimi

Uncle Steve and Aunt Heather with Richie

Godfather Steve with Richie

Steve and Rich with Richie

Me, Theresa, Richie, Pops, Rich

Me,Richie, Rich, Mimi

Daddy and Richie

Mommy with Richie

Waiting patiently to be baptized!

Listening carefully :)

About to be baptized

Parents, Godparents and Deacon

Grandparents, Godparents, Parents, and Richie

Granny, Pop, and Richie

The Donahues with Richie

The Schmidts with Richie

The Hartwichs with Richie

Aunt Amy with Richie

Amy, Me, Richie, Aunt Ella

After we took Richie out of his Baptism outfit, we did a little photo shoot as we changed him cause he was smiling and playing with us like crazy! Here are some of my favorite shots!

Mommy and Richie

In love with my baby boy!

Daddy making Richie smile!

Daddy kissing his baby!

Daddy and his preppy little boy

Mommy and Richie