The Cluff Family

I tell you, this boy is growing up so fast! I am already feeling like I should be ready go have another baby... craziness? yes of course it is. I still want to enjoy my little baby William as long as I can. I definitely spoil him. I treat him like he is my last one because frankly he might be... no one ever really knows these things.

I rock him to sleep... I hold him all the time... I breast feed him on demand... I mean spoiled.

He refuses formula or a bottle now... which makes babysitting so hard! I have a feeling I might be breastfeeding this one a long time at least until he can drink out of a cup.

Will loves to observe the world around him. He reaches for objects, my hair, anything he can grab his hands on.  He loves watching his older sister, Chloe, and just thinks she is hilarious.

He has the cutest little giggle. His smile will light up the whole room and melt your heart..guaranteed.

He has started discovering his hands and feet more and will happily stare them. He loves to suck on his hands and put anything in his mouth. He has tried rice cereal and applesauce and is a very clean eater for a 5 month old!

He makes new sounds every day but recently has loved rolling his lips and blowing bubbles.

He wears 6-9 month clothing and size 1 diapers.

William is such a sweet tempered baby and I feel like the one who is spoiled. I am grateful to my Heavenly Father for sending him to me. Happy five months, little one.

Christmas is my favorite time of year.  I think one of the things I love most about this season are the many traditions there are. The beauty of starting a new family is that you can still do traditions that you remember doing as a kid and start new ones. I decided that making cookies is going to be a tradition for our family.  We made these sugar cookies specifically for her nursery leaders to thank them for all of their hard work this year. Chloe was in heaven the whole time. She loved that I gave her total control in decorating the cookies (even if that meant way too many sprinkles). I couldn't help but snap a few pictures of her. 

We spent Thanksgiving in Arizona this year. It was nice and hot! The temperature was around 85 degrees when we were actually eating turkey... outside. The Cluffs had everyone home for Thanksgiving (except Chris who is serving his mission in Portugal). It was a packed and busy household. They set up tables in their backyard. Nana had bought all the kids the cutest Turkey's that had crayons in them and place cards with their names on them. The kids kept busy by coloring on the kids table while the adults were busy making food for 30+ people. The rest of the weekend was filled with football games, Hunger Games, family reunions, card games, and visiting. I was able to take pictures of both my cousin's family and my brother in law's family over the break. I love any excuse to play around on my camera. Chloe lived outside in Nana and Papa's backyard. Everyone loved meeting William. It is always so fun to see family and to change up our everyday routine. And.... no one was terribly sick which was a blessing! 

This year I am grateful for my family and that I have two beautiful, healthy children. 

Time needs to slow down. 

period. 

How is it even possible that this smiley, sweet, well-tempered baby is already 4 months old?

crazy. 

Where do I even start?

He smiles ALL the time. 

and I love it. 

He even takes breaks from nursing to look up at me and smile... 

I melt.

He is starting to really giggle when I tickle him or when Chloe plays peek-a-boo with him. 

It is a cute raspy manly laugh. 

He loves to suck on his hands, blankets, anything really... 

except the pacifier ironically.  

He still hates formula

but who can blame him? 

His sleep patterns are inconsistent but there will always be a 5-6 hour stretch in there somewhere.

Sleeping in someone's arms is his absolute favorite.

He loves watching his sister and loves being in on the party. 

He can touch his toes and continues to stare at his hands in fascination. 

Big News... ready for it...

he has rolled over from his tummy to his back! 

Tummy time was never really an issue with him. He didn't seem to mind it. 

And then one day I look over and he had rolled to his back! He beat his sister on that one by a long shot! 

It is fun seeing more of his personality shine through now that he is getting a little older. He is definitely a curious one (which makes breastfeeding hard at times). Like I said earlier, we are all hypnotized by his smiles and coo's and our family can't imagine life without his joyful spirit. Happy 4 months baby William!

 

It's snowing!! It was our first snow fall and Chloe got so excited to go out and play in it! She only lasted about 15 minutes but enough time for me to snap some pictures. She loved tasting the snow and staring at the sky. There is something magical about snow falling for the first time... it means the holidays are coming!

 Halloween is so much fun as a mom. I just love getting my children dressed up and starting new traditions. Chloe actually caught on to the whole dress up and trick-or-treat thing. She loved that she was dressed up as Minnie Mouse and proudly announced who she was whenever anyone asked. And William... I mean come on... I don't think he could get any cuter. He was a lobster this year and Tanner was a chef so they were a perfect pair. I just put on a witch's hat and called myself a witch

Chloe loved watching mommy and daddy carve pumpkins. Tanner did the scary face and I did the happy one. Maybe next year she will want to help a little more. 

The Halloween carnival that our ward put on was so much fun.