3 months!

Our little man is 3 months old already!

Boy, they sure grow up fast...

New things: When we were at the ocean, he discovered his hands. While at Nana's house, he loved it when she would blow raspberries at him.  Since then, he has learned to try and do them himself.  It's one of his favorite games to do them back and forth at each other. We are seeing the first glimpses of him rolling over on his own. He's stopped hating his diaper changes and now enjoys laughing on the changing table. He's stopped just slapping at toys and is now grasping them and pulling them towards his mouth.

He's recently started sleeping in his crib. Both for naps and at night. He's done really well so far! Buddy too...

We've had a bit of a heat wave this May.  It's been interesting trying to keep to our routines, but also trying to stay cool.  We tried this "air-conditioned" version of a swaddle for naptime.  It seemed to work well!

A week at Nana's

While we were at the ocean, we had our hardwoods re-finished.  The smell was still too strong when we returned (especially for babies and puppies), so we stayed a week at Nana's house. So much fun!  Too bad we didn't think to take more pictures.

While we were there, Bennett made an appearance at my work for a "sip and see"

Even the dogs had a great time at Nana's

First Family Vacation

On April 17th, we loaded up the Yukon and headed towards the coast.

Jeff drove, while Bennett and I lounged in the back seat. Bennett slept and I watched a movie on the DVD player. The dogs were hanging out in the very back of the truck, anxiously awaiting our arrival at our destination.

We rented a fantastic, dog- and kid-friendly house in Pacific Beach and stayed for 4 glorious nights. Bennett did really well sleeping away from home. The dogs LOVED their time on the beach too.

We made sure to bring our own bottles

A day on the town

Bennett and I like to maximize our time together while I'm on my maternity leave by getting out and about during the day while Jeff's at work.

He fell asleep in the car seat with his puppy pacifier.

Finishing his nap when we got home.

2 month doc visit

Bennett had his 2 month check up recently. This is the one where they get lots of vaccinations. His Dad was giving him a pep talk before the doc came in.

He really didn't like those mean ol' shots so we didn't take any more pictures that day. ;)

Play time

Some fun time with toys

I like to get pictures when he first sees a new toy. He has such a cute "mind is blown" expression on his face.

2 months!

On April 6th, little man hit the 2 month mark! I can't believe my newborn is turning into an infant! 

Things he likes: looking at faces (especially mommy and daddy), music, talking and singing from voices he knows (mommy and daddy), baby massages, bath time, his swing, his play mat, looking in the mirror, going on walks and going to new places where he can look around and drink it all in.

Things he doesn't like: diaper changes and getting burped. 

Things he's learning: he's interested in toys now and we are working on "conversations" where we take turns "talking" to each other. 

Happy 2 months little man!