winter action

winter is officially here... it's super-cold in iowa. roman does not like wearing his hat/mittens, especially since he likes to have his fingers in his mouth. sorry roman, we'd rather you have warm fingers inside the mittens than frostbitten fingers to suck on... :}

roman has been working for about two weeks on this... he rolled this week from his back to his belly! it's not effortless, to say the least. it seems like he doesn't quite know what to do once he gets to his belly - a new view, which is interesting for a little bit, but then he's ready to be back on his back. (much less strenuous!) fun times!!

meet the elves...

roman, jake, raefe, and ross!
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Dedication Day

Roman was dedicated at our church this past Sunday. There were six other little ones being dedicated or baptized. For each one, our pastor talked a little bit about the meaning of their name and then shared a verse. For Roman, he talked about strength and shared Nehemiah 4:6 -- So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.

Roman did a great job during the service. Jake and I, however, learned a lesson... so that Roman wouldn't be hungry/cranky when Pastor Mike was dedicating him, we decided to feed him a little bit early (like an hour and a half early). Roman happily wolfed down the 6-ounce bottle that we gave him during church, burped like usual, so we thought we were good to go. At the beginning of the service, Pastor Mike had all seven families standing on the platform and had started dedicating the babies at the far end of the line. Jake was holding Roman and we were waiting our turn. I heard a funny noise and turned around in time to see Roman making a gagging noise/face and approximately 3 ounces of milk/spit-up cover Jake's left shoulder. (Jake was wearing a dark brown shirt, so the milk seemed to glow and look like a whole lot more than what I think it actually was.) So Jake quickly exited, took off the spit-up shirt, and came back up to join Roman and me wearing his Waco Football T-shirt. (waco pride, baby). We decided then that we were the most under-dressed family on the platform... but it reminded us of the importance of the day and that it wasn't just a nice family photo opp. :) We did end up taking a family pic at the end of the service -- Jake put his brown shirt on backwards so the spit would wouldn't show up.

All of Roman's grandparents were able to spend the day with us, so Roman got lots of (extra!) hugs and love. :)

seeing double?

cousins raefe and roman are good buddies. :)

(don't know if they really like the tigger suits... but at least they humored us for a bit!)

trick or treat!

Jake and I went trick-or-treating and left Roman at home to hand out candy...
...just kidding. :) We all stayed home -- the boys sat outside on our front step and handed out candy. Roman was dressed as Tigger and Jake was dressed as... a physical therapist. (how original!?!)

post-bathtime...

have you ever felt like you didn't know where to look?

Growing boy... and a new trick!

roman had his 2-month check this past week. he's up to 12 pounds 9 ounces and still at 23 3/4 inches long... making some good progress! jake seems to be happy that his boy is starting to fill out. :)

roman likes being outside - here's a pic of him chillin' in his bouncy seat in our backyard. (looks like we need to put these pants away and pull out some longer ones to cover up his little legs!)


roman also learned a new trick - sticking out his tongue! It started with him copying us - jake and i thought it was so cute... but now he seems to think he should do it all the time! it's one of the first things that he does when he wakes up in the morning... sticks that tongue right out, followed by a big smile. :)

i caught him on camera this afternoon... this is my first time uploading a video - hope it works!

have a great weekend!!