The past month has been exciting. Matty was baptized and he saw his first Halloween.
For his baptism, Matty was a perfect angel. The priest told us before the service not to get upset or feel like we had to leave if Matty started fussing. Our little guy was quiet during the service, didn't cry when the priest held him and baptized him, and he fell straight to sleep afterwards. It's like he knew his part of the service was over, and he was like..."see 'ya at lunch!"
Matty wore my family christening gown. It belonged to my Dad's dad.
"We want food!" (great manners lesson, Dad)
As for Halloween...
Our neighbors are big comic book fans. So it wasn't a surprise when they gave us a Superman onesie before Matty was born. What's more -- it has a cool cape attached to it! If you know Matt, this was the perfect Halloween costume for Matty.
The wind picked up Superbaby's cape.
Our neighbor Chris as Ironman. He made the costumer himself.
Acworth's two superheroes on Halloween
Our little boy is not so little any more. He is looking less like a baby and more like a little boy. It caught me by surprise one day, and I've been very careful to try and treasure every moment, thanks to that advice that EVERYONE gives before a baby is born about how "quickly this time will go by." (It is true!)
Matty is getting stronger every day and is "pre-crawling." I don't know if that's a word but I feel like he is on the cusp of being mobile. He can scoot on his belly around the floor or bed and get into the right position to crawl, but then he falls all sprawled out.
Matty LOVES his jumperoo! It can entertain him for a good amount of time and gives us a break from holding this wiggly boy! Matty loves to stand so he was standing on me and Matt and jumping around so we had to get something to encourage that and help him strengthen his little leg muscles.
Matty has learned there is a world behind him. That makes for a lot of twists and turns when we're holding him. And this kid has got a one-track mind. He sees something and he has to have it...NOW! He is incredibly obsessed with paper (that makes mail time exciting) and plastic bottles (no idea why). He also loves sticking his fingers into my mouth and pretending to eat his dad's face! (No, he isn't a zombie.)
I am so excited about this next month! It will be Matty's first Christmas. (Let's be honest. With as much as Matt and I love the Christmas season, we're going to raise a little elf here!) I can't wait to see Matty meet Santa for the first time, explore the Christmas tree and his stocking, and start to learn what this season is really about. On the commercialism side, I'll have to get him started on finding the perfect present and learning to enjoy the feeling you get from giving that present. On the religious side, I can't wait until he can talk and next year we can sing Happy Birthday to baby Jesus.
Coming next time: Matty's 6 month checkup and our 2 year wedding anniversary. Our family has been blessed so much in the past two years. We have so much to be grateful for.
To tide you over until next time, some more adorable pictures of my little guy!
"Hi guys!"
