3 MONTHS

Only a month after your well baby checkup and you have already gained another pound, you weigh 15.3lbs and are 24.5 inches tall. You have completely grown out of 3-6 months clothes and fit nicely into your 6-9 month outfits. You eat 4-5 ounces during the day and 6-7 ounces to go to bed. You eat best when you are watching a show, otherwise you get pretty distracted and end up make a mess.

Did you know when you were born you had frog legs? Legs that would stay tucked so close to your body that it was nearly impossible to straighten them to change you. These days its the opposite. No matter how cranky you get, the one thing that will make you happy is to hold onto our fingers, stretch those chubby legs out and stand. You have been known to stand during an entire full length movie without flinching. You're my buff baby.

At three months you talk a lot, and laugh out loud. You blow bubbles and make Gage roll on the floor he thinks its so funny. Your Auntie thinks you always look concerned when you are talking, like you have something really serious to say. With the amount you smile, I don't that's so true. I think you are living up wo the meaning of your name, Happiness.

You hate the car, but don't mind your car seat. Weird, I know. The moment we open the door to get out you stop crying, and you will contently sit, strapped into your car seat until we get back in the car, then it starts all over. Trips to St. George are tough when you cry the whole time.

You sleep 8 hours regularly, and just once when I fed you while you were sleeping you made it 10 hours, it was heavenly! You take three naps a day like clockwork, but you are almost always woken up my your brother, and you a re not a happy camper when that happens. To resolve this issue, and let you get your beauty sleep, I started moving your bassinet into my closet. Its worked. Your afternoon naps are now about 4 hours. You like it best when daddy puts you to sleep. He tucks one of your arms tightly under his, puts a blanket over your eyes, and you doze off nearly immediately. You love him lots.

You LOVE to get your diaper changed. You kick really frantically, laugh, arch your back and try to roll over. You have never peed on me while changing your diaper, which is a miracle, but you have peed  on me twice now hiking. I think you get a little too comfortable in your Bjorn.

You can still rock a faux hawk better than any other baby, but you are losing a lot of your hair in the back the more you roll around. The lighter and lighter it gets the redder and redder it looks. However, I have a feeling you will turn out to be a blondie like your brother.

If you had it your way, you spend all day every day in the bath with your brother. He likes to have a buddy to show all his toys too, and mom loves that neither of her boys will cry while bathing. So, we take a lot of baths!

This month you ventured to St. George with the cousins for some pool time. You had such a blast swimming that fell asleep in the water. You also hiked Mt. Timp, pet some animals at a farm, took a ride on a ski lift at Oktoberfest, and spent a great deal at various parks. You are pretty incredible at falling asleep just about everywhere.

BLESSING DAY

At two months and three days you were given the most wonderful blessing by your sweet daddy. He had Great Grandpa Wright, Great Grandpa Gil, Papa, Grandpa Craig, Uncle Jason, Uncle David, and Cousin Ashton in the circle joining him on your big day. Uncle Jason tells me that during your blessing you couldn't keep your pacifier in, he says it was because you were smiling. I like to think that it was because you were happy to be in daddy's arms.Your daddy blessed you that you would have a keen sense of the spirit, that you would be a leader, and a good missionary. I feel fortunate that you have such a good example to look up to. I am so thankful that your daddy honors his preisthood, and I would like nothing more than you to be like him when you grow up.

2 MONTHS

At two months we are experiencing a lot of spit up, nearly 3-4 outfit changes a day, and a countless amount of burp cloths and bibs. You are sleeping seven hours through the night, and as happy as I should be, I still wish it were more! Regardless of how much you had to eat and sleep, you have what we like to call "cranky hour." Its one hour, every evening, normally around dinner time, that you decide to be inconsolable. Once your hour is up, you end your performance with a smile. It can make cooking nearly impossible. You crying makes Gage cry, and next thing I know I and rocking Gage on my hip, bouncing you with my foot, and stirring with the only free limb I have left. You love to have your back patted, and you laugh when I try to sing to you. We think Gage is your favorite person, he can always make you smile. You are a big boy, and are wearing 6 month clothing.The thing momma loves about having a squishy, irresistibly cute baby that is two months, is the fact she can pack you up and haul you anywhere and everywhere. At two months we ventured to the zoo, various waterparks, a family fun center, St. George, and we even squeezed in a trip to Bear Lake. Again, you slept through most of it. But on the off occasion you were not sleeping, you started smiling, laughing, and talking. You have lots to say when you are awake. Most of it consists of "whoooo, whooooo." And to be truthful, I am not entirely sure whom the "whoooo" is you are talking about. Loving this age. You are my favorite cuddler. 

KISSABLE

TOUGH GUY

Momma thinks you will be our tough one. You will have to be, with a brother like Gage knocking you around. I suppose its a good thing you are packing on so much weight. You seem to handle the occasional kick as he walks by without looking, the shove off his lap when he is done playing, or the sitting on your belly with such grace. I think its because you know how much he loves you, like when he tells you all about Nemo, or reads you his books. Thank you for loving him too.

BORN HUNGRY

I think you were born hungry. You downed an ounce within minutes of being born, and have eaten nearly every three hours ever since. You have been consistently eating 4-5 ounces for weeks now. When we stopped by to visit Dr. Shcmidt for your 2 week appointment, everyone but momma seemed surprised that you were a whopping 10 lbs 7 oz. Now that we are coming up on your 2 month birthday you are nearly 12 lbs. You are our heavy weight.

Believe it or not, momma thinks you are going through a growing spurt. The last few days you can barely make it an hour and half before chewing on your hand in agony, wanting so badly to eat. When we finally get you a bottle you ferociously attack it shaking your head back and forth until the bottle is secure in your mouth. You even pant between gulps as if you are working to get as much as possible with each swallow. The result can be pretty precious. Milk drunk. The point where you are so satisfied you smile in your sleep. 

ONE MONTH

A month ago today we brought you home from the hospital. As we packed up our belongings and hurried to the elevator the anxiousness passed and the reality began to set in. It was really happening. We were no longer a three, we were a four. There is a strange mixture of fear and joy that comes with driving off from the hospital with your newborn in the vehicle. There's a powerful sense of transition and new beginning, and yet fear as well. It's a fear closely attached to the question, "Do I even remember how to do this anymore?" It's a healthy fear born out of an awareness of the fragility of new life. 

Daddy secured you nice and tight in your car seat, adjusted you three times to ensure optimal comfort, and then checked on you once more before taking off. Your daddy will do this kind of thing most of your life, he is a sucker for his boys. Momma will have to get a picture of your extra plush bed he made up for you, he worries that as a newborn you wont be comfortable unless its extra comfy. Once you are a daddy and your newborn falls asleep in the most ridiculous positions, you will realize how silly your daddy is.

At only two days old we ventured to the park to feed the ducks. Unfortunately you missed out on most of the excitement as you caught up on your beauty rest. The weather was perfect, and Gage was in need of some exercise to get out the jitters that came from having a new baby in his life. It may seem crazy that you we would you haul you around so young, but you make it easy to pick up an go. In fact, the remainder of this month has been spent at the park, the library, a bbq, a parade, a carnival and we have even caught some rays at the water park a few times. 

As sad as it is that a whole month has already passed, I feel as though we enjoyed every second of it!