3 Months Old

My baby is officially not a Newborn anymore. HOW did that happen!?!?

He looks so serious in this photo but Knox usually has a heart-melting smile :) He is such a happy baby! He loves to talk and play and he is recognizing faces. He discovered his fists this month and tries to cram them into his mouth. He is definitely another Mama's Boy :) I can't help it if all the boys love me!!! :) He loves to be held, sang to or played with. He is swatting at toys and babbling a lot. He has started sleeping as much as 6 hours at night, except when he's going through a frequent growth spurt. We think he weighs approximately 12 pounds. He loves to snuggle, more specifically he loves to nuzzle his face into your neck, arm, chest or a blanket. He is still sleeping in his bassinet in our room at night and napping in his crib during the day. He usually takes three good naps a day anywhere from an hour to an hour and a half each. He has started enjoying bath-time much more and likes his lotion massage afterwards. He loves his carseat and sleeps like a champ in it. If all else fails I know I can always put him in his carseat and he'll sleep. He is still only pooping about every 5 days which means he usually gets a bellyache around Day 4 :( We're hoping he'll grow out of that soon if his growth (height-wise) ever slows down a little bit. The Dr. says right now he is using every calorie to grow and not wasting much at all. This sweet boy has stolen all our hearts. I'm still begging him to STOP growing up though!

Knox' Initiation Hike

Today we set out to take Knox for his first real family hike. Ledger had his map so he was our navigator. Sadly, his map fell out of his pants somewhere near the beginning of the hike and was lost :( It was a tragedy.

Marq and I were both loaded up, front and back.

Ledger thought the tree crossing was "Awesome" but it made me nervous.

We found an awesome partially-shaded spot by the river and laid out a blanket for lunch. Knox was awake and loved looking around and stretching.

I don't know when kids hit that age when you have to force them to hike but for now Ledger can out-hike both of us! I think it's time he starts packing his own water and snacks.

Ledger found an "Octopus" tree.

After about 3 hours of hiking we were all pretty tired. Welcome to the family Knoxy! Here's to many, many more family hikes :)

Zoo Day

First Bottle

Tonight we gave Knox his first bottle.Ledger has been dying to feed the baby so he was really excited to help. Knox got the hang of it pretty quick and ate a few ounces. I LOVE these pics!

Bath Time

I think somebody has nearly outgrown the sink.

Hagg Lake

We are in the middle of an Oregon Heat Wave so we decided to head to the lake.

After a nice picnic in the shade we had fun playing in the water.

The water was cold but Ledger loved throwing rocks and getting wet.

Knox slept most of the time but woke up to check things out and eat.