Adam at three months

At three months old, Adam is the best baby and so sweet. He is settling into a bit of a schedule. He nurses and then goes to bed around 9 p.m., then wakes up to eat sometime between 3-5a.m. and usually goes back to sleep easily. He wakes up for the day between 7-8 a.m. and eats. He is awake for a while and gets a ride in the stroller while the rest of us do our morning mile. He goes down for a nap between 9-10 and sleeps for a little less than an hour. After he wakes up and eats we head out for that days activity: swimming, library, errands, etc). Then he will alternate the rest of the day with sleep, eat, awake, for variable amounts of time. He likes to take a bath in the kitchen sink. He sleeps best swaddled with his arms wrapped up and the fan on to muffle the noise of the family, but he has a tendency to wiggle out of the blanket. He loves to see faces and be talked to, and he smiles a lot and makes noises back a lot when we talk to him. It is nice to have a baby in the house.

Stylish hair for bath time

He loves to suck on Daddy's (and Lily's) fingers.

His favorite toy, Aiya. He made that sound while holding it, so the toy now has a name. 

Canada Day and the Fourth of July

This year we were excited to have a chance to celebrate our Canadian heritage. Lily made a really good friend in her class at school, and we were excited when we discovered that her parents  were from Canada. They are a great family, and we have enjoyed getting to know them. They invited the us and some neighborhood friends over for a morning mile run and a pancake breakfast. They had festive decorations, and shared their balloons and tattoos with us.

July 4th was hot and humid. Our ward and 5th ward hosted a pancake breakfast at the new pavilion that was just completed at our meetinghouse. It was a fun event: children's bike parade, face painting, pie-eating contest, stick-pulling, and breakfast. We had a nice time.

 

In the afternoon we got a really big rainstorm. We had hamburgers for dinner and watched a family movie that evening, then ate a red, white, and blue cake (angel food with cream and strawberries and blueberries).

As it got darker the kids did pop-its and a few sparklers. It was a little windy and prepping for more of a storm, but it ended up passing us by. Jared set off some fireworks for us. There were quite a few going off in our neighborhood, so Jared took the kids for a walk to see some of them. Zach was pretty afraid of the loud fireworks, but they all survived. It was a nice holiday for us.

Happy Father's Day 2015

We are thankful to celebrate the wonderful father's in our family! We have a wonderful Dad and two great grandpas!

The children and I made a little handprint tree as a gift. It was a bit of a challenge to get 2-month-old Adam's handprint (it took me and Anwyn and Lily working together).

Jared ended up making a lot of the meals today, since I was often busy feeding Adam. He made DAD biscuits and sausage for breakfast, and we worked together making Chicken Roll-ups for dinner. For dessert I made a tasty apple crisp.

This year, instead of our traditional Father's Day Interview, I opted for a printable version where the kids could write in their own answers.  The children know their dad pretty well. Lily and Zach both answered "He likes to go to...work", while Anwyn said "Utah".

Anwyn: I love my dad because..."he loves me."

Lily: I love my dad because..."he is funny."

 Zach: I love my dad because..."he makes food for me."

Sweet baby Adam is just lovable.

 We are sure grateful for this great guy in our lives!

Adam at two months

Adam is 2 months old.  He weighs 14 pounds 5 oz. and is 24.02 inches long (both weight and length are about 87th %ile). He used to be around 98th %ile for both so he's like our other kids and starting large with slower growth over time. He's a pleasant baby. He likes to take a nap in the mornings when Anwyn holds him and sings to him while Kristi showers. He still sleeps pretty well at night. Adam is becoming more vocal.

Bath time in the kitchen sink.

Catching the yawn