We love the Bumbo!

He looks like such a little man when we put him in his Bumbo seat. He slings his arm over the side like he's "cruisin'" and just watches everything we do. On Saturday night we had him in it while we ate dinner and he was mesmerized by our eating. He'd lean forward and open his mouth with us when we took bites. So cute...and sad that we couldn't reward his efforts to eat.

Boys will be boys

So we had a hard week last week, but Brent assures me it is only the beginning of raising a boy...he bonked himslef in the nose with a rattle and got a bloody nose. I felt like a horrible mother and am now sticking to soft rattles until he gets more coordinated. He got several bumps on the forehead through various head flinging episodes and it seemed likehe was getting bumped or hurt at least once a day. There will be more bloody noses and bumps on the forehead, but these were the first ones and I wasn't expecting them to start already! Anyway, you can see from the pictures he's still a happy, smiley baby.

This is meant to be a family blog, but so far its all about Reed. When our life starts consisting of things other than feeding Reed, playing with Reed, feeding Reed, changing Reed's diapers, feeding Reed and getting some sleep here and there, (did I mention feeding Reed?) we'll let you know...we love it, but our lives are not very exciting at the moment (and we are two tired looking people, so we keep the camera lense focused on our cute baby)

I did get a long overdue hair cut (I'll post a pic when I'm feeling more phoyogrnic). The last few times I've gone in I barely looked like I'd had a hair cut and wished I'd been more brave and gotten bangs. So, this time I decided to take the plunge and get some side swept bangs. What was I thinking, getting a more labor intensive hair style with a 3 month old baby!? Oh well, that's what they invented headbands for, right?

Okay, so maybe not always a happy, smiley baby...

On Saturday, he just woke up and waited for us to get him out of his bassinet. No crying, just looking around and then he gave us the biggest smile when we saw that he was awake. So cute.

His cooing is getting so loud and fun. He'd just let out a really loud scream was thrilled with himself when I took this pic

I decided you can't have too many sleeping baby pictures!

Daddy's boy - he's looking more and more like Brent every day.

So big!

As proof that he IS actually getting bigger... he can sit in his Bumbo holding his head up! And sadly, I have put away a grand total of 9 outfits. Caroline is sad that it's going so fast but happy that Reed is such a healthy, happy baby.

A warm little starfish

He stays so warm and snuggly in his little outfit - I want one in my size!

Anyone out there?

So, it seems like I'm mostly just doing this blog for my mom. While, she is worth the effort, she'd be just as happy if I e-mailed her some pictures or sent a pic CD every now and then. If you're reading this let me know! Leave a comment, send an e-mail... I'm feeling like it's not worth the trouble, but if people are actually reading it I'd be happy to continue posting.

Reed's first Christmas!

This was our first real Christmas in the house (last year we spent the day painting our bedroom and everything was still in boxes). Reed slept through most of the day, but Brent and I had fun just having him there.

Sarah got him this outfit when she came to visit in August and he already fits in it. I wish I could dress him in it every day!

Reed loves his new mobile!

And we all love our new backpack (our family present - mostly we got a baby this year for Christmas!). We look forward to starting to hike again this next year.

I hope everyone else had a great Christmas too!

Oops - 10 weeks!

Time is flying. On Tuesday, Reed had his 2 month appointment and he is getting big! 12 pounds 5 ounces and 22 1/2 inches! He's healthy, but Caroline wishes he'd slow down a little.

The Sunday after Thanksgiving, while all the family was in town, we had Reed blessed.

Reed is fascinated by the Christmas tree - all those light!

He is so smiley.