Spittin'

Elicia and I learned a long time ago that blowing in babies faces makes them hold thier breath. Until this week I always that that was just a fun way to teach them to swim, without thinking about the complications. Matthew is finally big enough to comfortably face forward in his Moby, so we put him in facing out, and headed out for a walk. All was fine until we rounded the corner into the wind. Poor kid is spitting and sputtering as he's trying to breathe while his reflexes are trying to make him hold his breath. We turned around and headed home.

Yep, he's spittin' a lot. Most of the time it's cute, sometimes it gets messy though. Poor kid has to wear a bib around all the time now.




We're pretty sure the drooling and spitting is a result of teeth. He'll chew on just about anything in site. Jamie got him Sofie the Giraffe to chew on and he loves it.


For those awaiting the bunny pictures, we couldn't find a cute bunny suit on short notice, so Jamie glued a tail to his diaper. I give you Baby Bunny.

(note the drool, it has a shadow!)

Matthew sleeps a lot of his naps in the ergo baby. For those unfamiliar, when sitting in this the baby faces you and wraps thier legs around your waist. The other day he took a really long nap on me. He was stuck like this for a while.



The other night, I got a unique treat, and Matthew crashed out on me and kept sleeping without the ergo and constant rhythmic bouncing. He hasn't done this in a few weeks. Isn't he sweet?



Jamie had me get out and set up the Jungle Jumper. He loves it. He's figuring out how to swing and play with the toys.





Gimme the camera!


Tummy time!


Summer is coming! Getting ready for the beach!

Sick Baby

Well, Matthew has gotten his first illness on Friday. Just a minor case of conjunctivitis, but he was NOT a comfy baby there for a while. Back to his happy self now though.

I mention it mostly because he got weighed and measured again. 15lbs 8oz, 26inches long. Growing like a weed. We're now on to the 9m clothes, he was 3 months old on Thursday.


Last Friday, Matthew made his first trip the the Seattle Aquarium with Drew, Kate and Ben. Not sure he got a lot out of it, but he did stare at the tropical fish when he wasn't sleeping.


On Saturday we went to the Grandparents to visit Tina, James and Isaac who had come up for a visit. Matthew had a good time.


He especially enjoyed his new sock monkey. Thanks Tina!


Look what they did to poor poppy.


This last Thursday, Jamie took Matthew to the zoo with Elicia, Erica, Ned and Felix.


Jamie decided if he was going to see the Giraffes, he should be dressed like one.




The bubbles are one of his favorite things to do now.


Can you see the look of "Where's my chips?"



A few additional pictures for the fan club.

Noises

Matthew is adding to his list of verbalizations. Besides the random "Ahhhhh", and "Gggggg" he has managed to put together the two to get "Ahhh Gggggg" and a few other assorted noises. He has also started making the occasional noise that sounds very close to a laugh, but isn't quite there.

The increase in drool production lately has been rather impressive. Note the drool on the shirt.


He's also finally big enough to fit in the Ergo Baby carrier! The Moby is nice, but this is easier to use,


Video montage:

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day everybody. Matthew decided it would be a good day to show some pride in his Irish heritage.


Last Friday Matthew had his two month check-up. Monday he had his specialty snarfy checkup and was declared healthy.

The Stats -
Weight - 14lbs 4oz
Length - 25inches
Number of shots - 3
Volume of crying (1-10) - 9.5

He survived it well and we learned he likes the flavor if infant Tylenol.
At the end of the day he got to nap on Mom, which is the important thing.


Matthew is continuing to learn to play with toys, and to try and figure out how to coordinate his appendages. He's also learning how to vocalize, which is exciting. Soon he'll learn to talk as much as the rest of my relatives though, then we'll just be wishing he'd be quiet.


Needs sound-


Every once in a while Matthew decides he's had enough of the Papparazzi again.


Matthew was taking up a little too much room in our bed, so he got to graduate to the "side car" bed. As with most Virnig projects, it's overbuilt. 3/4" plywood to hold the 15lb kid. He likes it and seems to sleep better in it.




I have been practicing my ventriloquism techniques.


At the end of the day, sometimes he's just had enough.


And it's always a good day to cuddle with Craig.

Overalls are Great!

Matthew had his first experience with overalls last week.

Comfortable enough to sleep in -


Not bad for playin' -


I can prop him up with them -


And they're really good as a baby handle -


We're still working on playing with toys and learning to sleep in the crib.


Jamie has been spending some time working on getting him to keep his head up and track.


I've been working on toughening him up, here's a little learning to fly.


Jamie finally broke out the bearsuit that actually fits (6month size) and he's much happier than when we tried to cram him in the newborn one.
Old one -

New one -


Sometimes it's just good to spend time chillin with Mom.

Sick

Well, I've been sick, luckily Jamie and Matthew have managed to avoid it so far. Unfortunately for me, this means that I'm banned from Matthew contact. I can still take pictures though.

Matthew continues to be a very happy baby.







He's learning to play with toys.




More standing, his favorite activity.


Matthew continues to enjoy tub time, check out that milk belly!


Tiny hands!


Before I got sick, Matthew spent some time working on the computer with me.


Sometimes it's good to just chill on the couch for a bit.


Jake