Do you see that....he's growing! Stop it already! There has to be a way to keep this sweet baby little forever! Usually by this point I'm exhausted and ready to hand them over to whoever is willing! But little Joey continues to be my dream baby. Seriously this kid is down right perfect. Sure he still gets up at night but I don't mind the opportunity to cuddle and stare at him even more than I already do. In fact...if I put him in his own bed he would probably sleep longer. But see...he misses me too much and insists on sleeping within 2 inches of me all night long. Matt doesn't even say a word about it anymore. He just pulls down the covers, lays Joey's blankets in the middle, then goes to sleep facing the wall. He understands there's a new man in my life.
I don't really like to share him much either. Yes..I am FULLY aware that I am creating a monster. And in a year from now when I'm at my wits end because this kid ONLY wants mommy you can say " I told you so". But I don't care. I want to spend every possible moment soaking in that baby sweetness because it just doesn't last long. I would have 5 more babies if they were all like him! But just a quick trip down memory lane quickly reminds me that I only have a 1 in 4 chance of having another just like him...and those are odds I'm not willing to risk. Well that and I hate being pregnant and I would have to find another husband because Matt would leave me.
Do you see that smile? This is the smile that I got this morning when I realized he's cutting a tooth! Yep...at 3 1/2 months he's already getting a tooth. Of course...wouldn't you know it that the one baby I choose to nurse past 6 weeks is the one that gets teeth early. The others were all close to a year! I calmly explained to him that he needs to be nice and not bite or I'll take his boobies away. He really likes boobies so hopefully he continues to be nice to me. But seriously...look at that picture! What baby is full of smiles when they're cutting teeth? See why he's the perfect baby?
I promise I dote on the other 3 all the time too! Hannah continues to amaze me with her self-driven motivation in absolutely everything she does! Brooke does something to make me laugh every.single.day! And Drew is really doing well with leaving me for preschool and is so excited for kindergarten. For some reason he doesn't like to be away from me much. For some reason he seems to be a bit of a momma's boy...in which I have absolutely nothing to do with. ;)
