Sweet Love

Roark and I spent some quality time with Nana, Aunt Mary, and his cousins Mei Li and Lu Li. It was a wonderful time and this little man did great! He slept through the night both nights and ate A TON!!!  I ended up having to go out for more formula.

Here is a picture that captures the love Roark's cousins have for him. Just look at how Mei Li is holding Lu Li's hand...heart warming. This picture warms my heart.

Can life get any better?

The weather in Chicago has been amazing. It is March 21, 2012 and we had to turn our air conditioning on...Roark's room was 86 degrees! Crazy.

Roark continues to make my heart dance. We had a big weekend this past week...we went to a friends house on Friday...stayed out rather late (I don't think Roark cried once). Saturday was St. Patrick's Day, and Sunday, Roark went swimming for the first time - he did AWESOME.

Sunday also marked date night. I had the great fortune of going out on a date with the best partner a woman could have. Erik and I went to a fabulous restaurant called MK and Roark got to stay home with his first babysitter...Sarah. Again, Roark did great!

Life gets hectic. It really does. There are so many things to be thankful for and happy about...it just sucks when the little curve balls that are thrown in front of us knock us off our path.

Life can't get any better than hearing Roark giggle, seeing him smile, watching him roll over (which he has been doing for like two weeks now), feeling him nuzzle my neck, holding my finger, and watching him entertain himself. 

Life can't get any better than the feeling I have when Erik touches my back, holds my hand, laughs at my silliness, or kisses my forehead. 

Life can't get any better than waking up next to your best friend.

This is what life is about - the small moments of sun bursting on your soul.

Sickness

Poor little Roark has been sick for the past week or so...breaks my heart. However, one would never know that he is ill because he is still all smiles!

As a matter of fact, last week at his follow-up doctors visit I was told he had an ear infection. As a result he is on medicine that keeps him up...poor thing.

Anywho...this little love of mine now rolls over. He first rolled over last Friday (March 9th). At first I thought it was just a fluke, but then on Saturday at my parent's house there he was, rolling over. As a result of this development I no longer can swaddle him...which I thought was why he couldn't sleep but then I found out it was because of his medicine.

I love this picture...it captures his beautiful personality. It has been really hard knowing that he is sick, but then when he smiles or tries to talk to me...holy cow. I've never experience this kind of love and admiration before and I just want to soak it all up.

I love this little guy...

Growth Update

So we had Roark's 4-month check up this week. His growth continues to be in the upper 90 percentile.

He is 26 3/4 inches long (charting at 95%)
He is 17 lbs 9 oz (90-95%)
and a head circumference of 45.1 cm.

The doctor said that he is about the size of a 9-month-old and has the motor skill development of a 6-month-old, with the exception of rolling over...which he can do any day now.

Here is an updated "Growth" photo, along with the previous "Growth" photos...

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