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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

four

liam is four months!

here are his four latest 'tricks'...

 kicking like a crazy man in the bathtub

 blowing lots of bubbles (and always having a wet shirt in the process)

 reading books with mom before bedtime

and 'sitting up' (well, wishing he could, but falling over lots!)

oh, and he looks so dang adorable in his new hat!

roaring river

we took liam on his first camping trip to roaring river, MO. the weather was gorgeous, and the company (nate, mary, and emerett) was fantastic! the only thing... i thought camping was the 'get away from it all' - but we were at a campground with people RIGHT next to us on all sides! didn't really feel like 'camping'.  regardless, we still had a lot of fun.  both babies endured it well at their first sleep in a tent, and they LOVED that we were outside so much!  unfortunately, we didn't take many pics - didn't get any of our cute camp-mates, or of our sweet matching orange tents!

keeping warm by the fire 

 happy camper!

keeping mama warm

bringin' home the bacon trout for lunch!

three months

so handsome

this is his laughing/talking with daddy

i love my little man

at three months, liam...
-loves to be in this johnny jump up
-now sleeps in his own room at night and for naps
-is not a fan of the carseat, especially when it's not in motion
-still LOVES to be held at all times and sleeps best in someone's arms
-still can't figure out how to sleep at night for longer than 4 hours  :)
-smiles at everyone.  this really makes for happy strangers behind me in the check out line.
-tries to sit up when I lay him down
-'talks' a lot and says the sound /g/
-loves to be outside
-has officially grown out of all 0-3 month clothes (it seemed to happen overnight!)
-weighs 16+ lbs!
-is learning to like the bumbo...but still not a real fan
-likes the tv (ya, i know...good parenting, jaci)
-loves to spend the mornings with grandma lea ella
-still adores bath time and being naked! he smiles when i start the water and take off his diaper.
-is testing out a 'no dairy' diet to help the pooping process!  this stresses mommy out because she's having to relearn how to cook and eat with no milk, cheese, yogurt or butter (and that means no ice cream either!)  he also drinks prune or apple juice at least once a day.  again....pooping is proving to be harder than you would think! (no pun intended)
-has started really noticing his hands and goes cross eyed when he watches them move
-is a very happy and smiley boy!

getting so strong!

 wearing favorite robot jammies (thanks, angie!)

saturday morning sleep in with daddy

 jumping bean

 irresistible lips

 varsity chunk

happy fall!!

blessed

blessing day - sept 4 2011

grammy fay crocheted the white blessing blanket

it was a very spiritual day, and filled with lots of fun with family...so we were all feeling a bit exhausted!

so blessed to have this boy. i love our little family. the day was perfect.  having grammy fay and grandpa layne here just made it so complete!  miss you already. thanks for all the hugs and kisses. come back to visit soon!

2 months

 and too handsome for his pants! :)

this is liam almost laughing - he's such a happy boy. i'm in love.