Our little Famous Amos is a little over 4 months old now! He had his last checkup just last Wednesday, along with his second set of vaccines. He is 26 lbs 11 ounces, and 24 inches long now! Amos can roll over when he really really wants to from his stomach to his back, and he usually can get onto his side from his back when he wants a toy. He loves to play, and some of his favorite toys are his huge stuffed bear (which he drags around the playpen with him and stuffs ears and legs and arms into his mouth) and the Little Einstein blocks, which he likes to turn around in his hands and stuff corners into his mouth. He's working on crawling, and has the motions figured out. He just has to get up off the ground and start moving, rather than trying to swim through the carpet! His sitting on his own record is about 5 minutes, but usually averages about a minute or so, depending on various factors (how excited or tired he is, how close the dogs are, etc.)

Speaking of, Amos also has a new puppy to love him. Lennier is a 1 1/2 year old Rottweiler/Shepherd mix who we rescued through the shelter. Lenny spent much of his growing up in the shelter, but he's a good natured dog who is getting along real well in his obedience training. Lenny loves Amos, and is protective of him, getting all worried sometimes. Just like Boo, when Amos is gone for a while, Lenny checks in to make sure he came back intact and uninjured.

Other than that, life is pretty much the same. Boo training is crawling along, mostly because I work so much, but she loves having Lenny to play with. Amos really likes to watch his dogs play, and he has purposefully reached out to pet each of them. All three of the mammals, Boo, Zug, and Len, have all been subject to his drool, mouthing, kicking, and pulling of their fur (and the boy has a STRONG grip!), and all three don't care. The cat probably cares the most, but when Zug's had enough, he just leaves; in contrast, the dogs look to see what's going on and then go right back to sleep.

Having a baby and working long hours really eats up my time. Taking care of the animals and the house too eats up more. Sean and I have been having trouble finding time to connect lately, it feels like, but I think we just need to try harder at that. Amos is going off to be baby sat all day tomorrow, and while Sean and I are both a little apprehensive about that (we love our baby, and just can't help it, even though he'll be in super good hands), we're also both looking forward to the break. We can have some together time after I get off from work, and just hang out and de-stress. Then tomorrow, we can hang out as a family, hopefully already de-stressed a lot. It's just a lot of change that happens with having a baby, and we're both still adjusting to our new lives. Already though, I can't imagine life without Amos. :D