4 Months Old

Today Micah is four months old. I can't believe how quickly time goes by. We have already been back in Oaxaca for two months, which is how much time we spent in Washington for Micah's birth. And can we believe it's already March 2011. I feel like the new year just began. I guess when you're extremely busy, time goes by more quickly.

Micah is doing great and going in for his 4 month check up next week. He is nine and a half pounds as of now and seems long. He's is nursing full time and gaining weight just like he should be. Nursing full time is very much a miracle since he was born so early, had a feeding tube, and took mostly a bottle in the hospital. He holds his head up really well and is getting better at controlling his head movements. He has also nearly grown out of almost all his newborn clothes. Our little man has also started smiling more readily. It's not all the time, but definitely more often. He smiles at the Elmo hanging from his carseat and at Ricardo and I when we change his diaper. He also is making more noise and not just crying. He has started cooing and making little noises. It's so cute. He is also is becoming a great sleeper. He sleeps for a good chunk of time at night and takes two great naps during the day. All this great stuff happening and our little guy should really only be about 6 or 7 weeks old.

I love that we are developing a routine. So our average day looks something like this:

3am          Feeding
6am          Feeding and wake up
7am          Breakfast with the boys
7:30 am    Boys head to school
8 am         Devotions and Houseparents Prayer Time
9 am         Another Feeding and a Bath
10am        Micah takes a nap. I do chores, email or other housework, or I hang out with Jill.
12pmish   Micah wakes up and eats. We then go on a walk to the office to visit Janelle.
1:30pm     My two elementary boys get home and the afternoon madness begins
2:30pm     Lunch in the comedor and all my secondary boys get home.
3pm          Another meal for Micah and nap. Homework begins with the other boys
6pmish     Dinner in the comedor and Micah eats again.
7pm         Prayer Tuesdays or Church Thursdays in the Auditorium
9pm         Micah's bedtime routine begins with a massage, jammies and then he eats and goes to bed.
9:30pm    Boy's house is quiet and they head to bed.
10pm       Ricardo and I talk to each other and pray we get through the next day! Then we go to bed.

So our days are a bit crazy. Add to it the 90 degree weather and all the other children running around, there is definitely never a dull moment. Someone always needs clothes from the clothing room, or deodorant or school supplies. Or they want to practice driving or need to make a mask for school. So our days are full, full of challenges and lots of love.

We are so thankful for Micah and how is growing. We're thankful for each of our 11 boys and the blessings they are to us.

Micah is smiling so much more these days.