Liam One Month Update

Hi everybody!  I'm Liam.  My big sister Cate is letting me be a "guest" writer for her blog.  I turned one month old today.  Can you believe it?  Mommy says the days are sometimes long, but the time goes by so fast!

One month old 5/20/15

Stats:
Weight: 10 lbs 12 oz (75th percentile)
Clothes size: 0-3 mos
Diaper size: 1
Hair color: dark brown
Eye color: dark blue

Likes:
Eating (every 2-3 hours, even at night!)
Staring at ceiling fans and black and white toys
My binky/pacifier
Being swaddled
Snuggling
Watching my big sis

What's new:
I can lift my head and turn it on my tummy.
I can coo a little bit.
I sleep for one 3-3.5 hour stretch at night and wake up twice to eat, around 12-1 and 3-4, but then I don't like to go back to sleep in my crib after my second feeding.
I'm very mellow, except when I'm hungry!
I can make lots of funny faces.

Video of the month:
Check out this video of my big sis playing with me.  She's such a good big sis!

Little Man's First Week at Home

My little brother, Liam, has been home with us for 1 whole week now!  He's so cute, and so far I'm still super in love with him.  I did ask Mommy when he was going to go back into her tummy once, but mostly because I was curious and not because I wanted him to!

Little guy likes his bouncy seat

Liam likes to sleep a lot, which Mommy & Daddy say is normal for a brand new baby.  He doesn't sleep very long at night yet, though, so Mommy & Daddy are very tired!  He usually doesn't bother me at night, though, luckily!  Mommy says he's a pretty chill baby otherwise.  He's usually happy and will play on his tummy or on his back on the couch without getting fussy for quite a while.  He really likes his wubbanub, which is a kind of binky, and I love to help hold it for him.  

Sleeping in his cradle that Daideo made for Daddy a looong time ago

I love to give him kisses!

Family time on the couch

Mommy calls this his stinker face

Playing with a toy GiGi bought for me when I was a little baby 

I love his dinosaur jammies! 

Smiling in his sleep 

Holding him all by myself 

Sharing Mommy's lap

Liam's first time outside watching me play

Brother/sister tummy time

At home we like to call him Little Man, Little Guy, or Little Liam a lot.  My favorite is to call him Little Guy.  Check out this video of me talking to him:

I'm a Big Sister!!!

My baby brother Liam is finally here!  

Isn't he so cute?!

For the last few weeks (ever since my baby cousin James was born), I kept asking my mommy every time we went to the doctor if she was going to help get baby Liam out now.  Mommy just kept saying "Not yet, but soon."  I was starting to think it was never going to happen, but then last Monday, it did!  I went to bed on Sunday night at home with Mommy and Daddy, but when I woke up on Monday morning, they were gone and Papa was here.  I was so excited to see Papa that I didn't even ask him where Mommy and Daddy were.  I guess they had to go to the hospital while I was sleeping because Liam was ready to come out.  Papa took me to school, and while I was there, Baby Liam was born!  Nana picked me up and told me he was here, and we were going to the hospital to meet him.  I was so excited!  I got a special big sister sticker when we checked in, and then we went in to Mommy and Liam's room to meet him.  I got to hold him all by myself, and he was heavier than I thought!  He weighed 8 lbs 8 oz (which is half a pound more than me when I was born!), and was 20 inches long.

Checking Baby Liam out with Daddy for the first time

Holding him all by myself

He was heavy, so I decided I'd rather have some help from Nana.

Mommy holding Liam right after he came out.
Guess what?  He pooped on her!

First picture of Mommy & Daddy with Liam

Daddy's turn to hold him

First picture of the whole family

All of the rest of Mommy's family came to the hospital to meet him, too.  Mommy & Liam had to stay there for a couple of days, and Daddy stayed with them, so I stayed at Nana & Papa's house.  I got to go back to visit every day, though, and now we're all back at home together!  

Aunt Hilary with Baby James and Liam.
Everybody says these 2 are going to be trouble!

Nana meets Liam 

Nana takes her turn holding both her grandsons

Aunt Merf's turn to hold him 

Uncle Chris still needs some practice, but he's getting better!

I just love his little face!

I especially love when he smiles in his sleep

I love being a big sister!

Now that we're all home, I've gotten more practice holding him and playing with him, and I can hold him all by myself now with Mommy & Daddy close by.  I love to read him books and give him his binky.  I can't wait until he and my cousin James get bigger, and I can teach them all kinds of fun stuff!

My Big Girl Room

A couple months ago, I moved into a new room at my house!  My baby brother is coming really soon and will need a crib to sleep in, so it was time for me to start sleeping in a big girl bed.  So, Daddy made one for me, and I LOVE it!!!  I call it my princess bed because it has 4 big posts that make it really tall and pretty, just like a princess bed.

Showing off my new beautiful princess bed

Daddy and Papa painted my room yellow, and it is decorated with owls, just like my baby room!  I like to keep lots and lots of my "friends" on my bed, too.  That's what I like to call my stuffed animals.  I've been sleeping in my big girl bed for about 3 months now, and I'm doing great!  I stay in my bed all night.  I used to wake up and cry if I couldn't find my lovey in my bed (he's my favorite snuggly friend for sleeping), but I'm getting better and don't do that very much anymore.  I have new special curtains that make my room really dark when it's bright outside, so I'm a little bit better at nap time now, too.  I take a nap about half the time when I'm at home, but even if I don't nap, I will stay in my bed in my room and play by myself for an hour or 2.  Mommy and Daddy are so proud of how well I've done!

My new BIG dresser (it's almost full already!) 

My princess bed again after we put all the decorations up

My new curtains and valance Mommy made

I love this tree and owl sticker above my dresser!

My great grandpa made this bookshelf for Mommy when she was little.

Mommy and Daddy did some redecorating in the baby room for Baby Liam, too.  Here's a sneak peak:

My old crib is Baby Liam's crib now!

Mommy made a valance and got darkening curtains for his room, too.

GiGi got this awesome whale hat rack for his room.
The decorations are all whales and nautical (that means stuff from the sea).

Baby Liam will be here any day now to check out his new room!  I can't wait to meet him!

Introducing my Cousin, Baby James!

On February 11th, my very first cousin was born!  Aunt Hilary had a baby in her tummy just like Mommy, and it was time for the baby to come out.  Mommy and Daddy told me the day before that Aunt Hilary was going to the hospital and the doctor was going to help her take the baby out.  I was pretty sure it was a baby girl for the last few months before, but at the last minute I changed my mind and decided maybe it was a baby boy, and guess what?  It was!!!

Introducing James Turner Schmidt!

Mommy picked me up from school and we went to the hospital right after he was born, and we found out it was a boy and his name was James Turner Schmidt.  I even got to go in his room to see him for a minute, even though little kids weren't supposed to go in!  Aunt Hilary's nurse was really nice and let me sneak back for a minute anyway!

Baby James with his mommy and daddy

Everyone took turns meeting him and holding him in the hospital.
Nana & Papa went first.

Then it was Mommy's turn.

Aunt Meredith & Uncle Chris got a turn, too.

He stayed at the hospital with Aunt Hilary and Uncle Jake for a few days, and then he went home with them.  We went to visit the day after they came home, and then I really got to see him up close and even helped Mommy hold him.  I love him so much!

Mommy went to visit again and got some more snuggles.

His Mommy & Daddy really love him!

Isn't he so cute?!

Meeting him again up close after they went home.

After a few minutes, I decided I really like him!

My favorite is to give him hugs... 

...and kisses!

Being a cousin is so much fun!  I hope being a big sister is this much fun, too!  I've been telling Mommy all the things I'm going to teach them, like how to spin, jump, dance, and run really fast!  I can't wait until my baby brother gets here, too!