Bedtime

I'm not much on narrative. I feel like pictures say it all. Especially pictures of this sweet face. These were taken after dinner one night last week as we were getting him ready for bed.

I think Carson was teaching him some of his killer dance moves.

And he's out.

Three Months

Holden turned 3 months yesterday. Can't believe it. It is flying by! We have been taking pictures of him with his sock monkey that Jack, Sara, and Maggie gave him the day he was born for comparison.

2 Weeks

1 Month

2 Months

3 Months

Four

Four Generations of handsome Royal men.

We went to Augusta last weekend so that Holden could meet his great-grandfather, Granddaddy Royal. Holden is so blessed to have four great-grandparents around to love on him.

He loved Granddaddy and his colorful hat:)

While we were there, Ellen dressed him up in some of Carson's old baby clothes. This was a sweet little gown that she made for Carson years ago.

Then she brought out Carson's Superman outfit that she found in the attic.

This is Carson when he was a babe in the same outfit.

Holden loved dreaming of flying and rescuing people from danger just like his daddy did when he was a baby.

We tried teaching him some Soulja Boy dance moves. He still needs a little practice, but we're almost there.

Action Shots

I am attempting to get better at photography. One of my bffs, THE Ashleigh Peak of Ashleigh Peak Photography (www.ashleighpeak.com), has given me some pointers and answers lots of my questions. She says it is best to practice a lot.

So I do what she says. I take lots of pictures of Holdypops. I also have noticed some techniques she uses. When she came into town for Holden's One Week photo shoot, she put him on a big mound of pillows and covered them with a blanket. Here's a behind-the-scenes clip...

And here's the finished product...

He is almost 12 weeks old and the other day I decided that I would try and copy her. Here are some of my shots...

He wasn't really in the mood to smile, but he was content and sweet. At the end, I decided that I would try and put him on his tummy. I made sure that it was safe and that he wouldn't roll too far or hard if he just so happened to roll. Well, he did.

Is it bad that when he started to roll, I snapped pictures instead of trying to catch him?

FYI, he smiled and cooed at the end and asked me if he could do it again.

Grins

He's been smiling and giggling lots more these days. He rocks the half-smile a whole lot and it melts my heart.

He loves his pink pig too. It is actually supposed to clip on to his play mat, but everytime Carson plays with him it ends up around his wrist.