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Chillin' in the couch butt divet.

Mommy makes an excellent lounge chair

"I WILL get that Tigger!"

"What do you want now?  I'm busy."

"I love my Sockmonkey."

"Ok, I can get my fingers in there, why can't I get a good bite?"

Who looks more uncomfortable?

"Look at me, I'm sitting up!"

Matthews first boating trip.

"Uh, guys, do you think this thing fits me right?"

Watching for icebergs.

This boating stuff is tiring.

Matthews second boat trip.

Much more relaxed.

"You buy me a highchair, put me in it, and NO FOOD?"

Movies!

Matthew has mastered the fine art of the Jungle Jumper.

His impersonations need a little work.  So far all he's got is this popping sound.

He can't have solids yet, but he's getting the process worked out.

Jake

4 Months Old!

Wow, so much since I last posted! Matthew had his Baptism, and is now sleeping in his crib, no more sidecar baby. Matthew sleeps great in the crib, I'm not sure how well Jamie slept the first few nights without him in the room, but she's adapting.

Last weekend the weather was nice, so we took a walk around Cottage Lake park by the house. Matthew doesn't like the bright sun much, so we put on a hat and some sunglasses.

Learning to spit from the bridge. Not much of a challenge since all you have to do is tip him over and the drool is a given.


He's generally a really happy baby, but every once in a while the teething thing we think gets to him, and you get this face. So sad.



Matthew had a lot of family in attendance for the baptism. It went pretty well, Matthew smiled big at the priest as the water was poured over his head, and later went to sleep.

Grandma and Janice hanging out with him.


Tina and Matthew hanging out.


Jamie and Matthew with the Baptism Banner that Tina made.


Hanging out with Ben and Sandy after the ceremony.


The family after the Baptism.


Aunt Ann with Matthew at the after party.



Last weekend Ryan, Elicia, and Ned came over and we made beer. Jamie brought Matthew out to hang out for a while.


I went to the park with Matthew in his stroller last Sunday while Jamie was vacuuming. A woman with a little girl in a stroller stopped me to comment on his feet. They're not THAT big are they?


Jamie got us Super shirts when Matthew was born, now he finally fits in his, so we both wore them.

Super Baby!


Super Smile!


Super Laugh! (and super drool)


Super Sneeze!


Super Booger!


Matthews getting bigger, he had his most recent checkup on Friday, 27inches, 17 lbs 14 oz. He's loving getting roughed up and hanging upside down.




His grip is getting much better and more coordinated. He was chewing on his Sofie the Giraffe a lot today. I think his teeth are bugging him.


It's been a while since we took a Craig the bear picture. This was January 11th, he was 3 days old.


This is today, wow.


We took a trip to Kelsey Creek park to look at the animals. It's been a long time since I'd been there, but it hasn't changed much. Some of the toys we used to play on have been removed, I'm sure they were too dangerous. I would have pictures, but I left the camera on the counter. I'm sure Jamie will have some eventually as Matthew actually enjoyed looking at the animals.

Just a random baby in an animal suit picture for Anne.



Happy Mothers day to all the Mothers and Grandmothers.

Jake

Laughing

I got home a little late tonight, so no long post, but Jamie caught this today and it was too funny and had to go up. He loves his jungle jumper. Thanks Tull Family!

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.