four months old

mccoy is 4 months old today and we had so much fun...last month, we went to dairy queen, but this month we decided to bake a cake and mccoy helped out in the kitchen...i'm sure the makers of the "Bumbo" did not intend for it to be used on the kitchen counter, but he can see me better up there and the dogs are not all up in his face...(see below for measurements)

this is mccoy after i told him he couldn't have any cake

he sure is proud of all his hard work!

mccoy's measurements are in...
weight...15 lbs 14 ozs...75th percentile (see first picture)
height...24 1/2 inches...40th percentile (burt's waiting for him to catch up on height)
head...50th percentile

a very healthy and happy baby...priceless!

attempt at date night

burt and i tried to go out to eat last friday night with mccoy...we haven't been in over a month and a half, so we went to see what would happen...at first, mccoy was an angel, then he started to scream out of nowhere...when we were about to pack up everything and head out, he decided to pass out...he's so big in this picture...and he still has his tongue sticking out.


mccoy and i hanging out before his bedtime.

i know i am a week behind, but i'm trying to keep up...later, i'll have pictures of mccoy and my trip to tulsa to see autie b and her new house...and also today is his 4 month check up, so we will have stats from that!

our baby hedgehog

i know this is a porcupine on his shirt, but burt and i like to say it is a hedgehog...plus, it makes mccoy laugh when we say it!

tummy time?!?!

we've been struggling with tummy time again lately...so one day after i read our friend, shea and drew's blog, it gave me an idea...mccoy loves to try and watch tv...so during the razorback's game against florida, we tried it out...

it worked pretty well and without all the screaming!

sunday football

mccoy and daddy watching alittle football

pumpkin head

here's our little pumpkin head...his godmother, mandy gave him this hat, and i have to admit he looks oh so cute in it.we're working on his reaching and grabbing skills, but so far he just loves to lay there and smile at all the animals hanging from his playyard.
we decided to test out the bumbo since mccoy's holding his head up well...
he didn't think this was such a good idea!

his fuzz is starting to grow! this is also another outfit that my mom saved from we were little.

fall weekend

saturday morning, we just played around the house...we had his frog humidifier out to start using it over the weekend and this is the top to it.just some cute baby mccoy pics...
we have busted out the bibs cause this kiddo is a droolin'

i was so excited about getting to dress mccoy in layers since it is finally chilly here in the mornings!

i don't think he was, but he is still cute!

heading out for a walk in the park...normally, we go to gulley park since it is close to the house, but there was an event held there that morning...so we decided to try out the botanical gardens...that was so neat taking mccoy through each of the gardens...they also had a reading railroad station set up with all these model trains everywhere...it made me excited for mccoy when he gets bigger to get to play with them...after the gardens, we headed to wilson park and walked around it once (i forgot about those hills...and now pushing a stroller up them is worse)...burt and i were definitely feeling very 'fayetteville' that day.

hanging out with mom and dad watching the game...

and trying to call the hogs!

brutus was all worn out, so he found himself a nice little spot

random day

today, auntie b stayed at our house to hang out before heading back to tulsa...we went on a walk, ate lunch, and whenever i needed to run around like a crazy person trying to clean house, wash bottles, do laundry, etc...she held mccoy for me and loved every minute of it. after she left, burt got home and we started cooking dinner...our two pugs were barking like crazy, so mccoy and i went to see what was going on...burt asked what it was, and i said, "oh, just some deer in our yard." this is pretty odd since we live on a busy city road...this fawn looks alittle small but the doe was a good size...we're just wondering where the buck is.
afterwards, we ate dinner separately so that we could trade off holding mccoy due to his fussiness...our immediate reaction is to change his diaper, not because he is or could be dirty, but because he likes his changing pad...so we decided to bring it out to the living room...he has now been calm for 45 minutes and counting...woohoo!

mccoy's 3 months old!

we decided to take our little man for a drive and a trip up to dairy queen for his birthday celebration...as you can see, he totally enjoyed his blizzards ...too bad he didn't want to share. we'll have to see what sweet treats he wants next month!
earlier in the day...auntie b and barry dropped by for a little baby action during the hogs football game...thank goodness they stopped by so at least somebody was laughing in the room due to that awlful game.

gameday weekend

normally, burt and i have a tailgate party at our house for the first home football...we have the food catered and there's a keg and lots of people, especially on our front porch...this year was alittle different...mccoy was definitely the center of attention...it was such a great day
mccoy being entertained...
i love it when he laughs!

this shirt is one that i wore when i was little, so it is a true vintage...my mom made the plaid short-pants with a matching jacket...he looked so cute!

getting hungry with sir...
getting hungrier with auntie b...

aah...there's daddy!

he's already wanting to hold the bottle himself!

the girls

mccoy and his godmother, mandy

our little visitor, liam stinson

mccoy and burt watching the game on tv...we decided not to go and leave this little guy with a babysitter...he would probably be fine with it, but i don't think burt and i are quite yet!

the day after...i think they are alittle worn out!