4 months

Branton turned 4 months old on December 29. The time has flown by. At his doctor's appointment, he was 24.5 inches long and 13 lbs 9 oz. He is an incredibly happy little boy who likes to play on the rainforest mat, swing, sit in the bouncy seat, sit in the bumbo, sit in his highchair (to eat rice cereal before bed and to join us for dinner), and sit in the jumperoo (just recently). He loves being tickled and played with by Daddy, Mommy, Brennan, and anyone else who will play; he is quick to smile and laugh. We love our baby boy!

Branton's first time in Bible class

On Wednesday, December 9, Branton went to Bible class for the first time at Northside. He sat at the table (propped up with a pillow and blanket) to be with the other kids. Rachel was excited to get to sit by him. He will continue going to class on Wednesday nights but will not yet go to class on Sundays in Emporia.

Eating Rice Cereal

Branton ate rice cereal for the first time on Friday, December 4. He was not interested in eating at all. He just wanted to smile at Mommy and Daddy and enjoy being the center of attention. :) Since then, he has gotten much better at actually eating it.

First Thanksgiving

We celebrated Branton's first Thanksgiving in Shawnee. He had a great time and gave out lots of smiles.

Oakley Family Pictures

Here are a few of the pictures that we had taken on Saturday with the whole Oakley family. We had pictures taken at Portrait Innovations and then Aunt Krista took more pictures of us at GGma and GGpa's house. We had Douglas family pictures taken on Friday and will post those when we get them back.

Does this look comfortable?

Big Boy Sitting in the Bumbo