Grandpa's Little Helper

Kyle's Got Skills!

At our two month check up last week, the doctor mentioned that a major two month skill for babies is gripping, so of course that's pretty much all our little perfectionist has wanted to work on every since ;) Before he was born, his grandmas got him some matching hand grips and jingly booties, so while Kyle works on squeezing/gripping/hanging on for dear life, he also gets to amuse those around him by performing a little Irish jig. MAGIC FEET (In Forest Gump Fashion).

Daddy's Boy

Kyle loves weekends, because it means he gets more time to hang out with Daddy, one of his best buddies in the whole wide world (besides of course Mommy, Jerry the Giraffe, Big Jerry the Giraffe, Elmo, Sock Monkey #1, Sock Money #2, Froggy, Kermy, Ducky, and pretty much anything that jingles or fits yummingly in his mouth). When the boys have time to hang out they like to read exciting books, watch fun movies, and lounge around, living a life of leisure ;) Aren't they cute?!

Such a Brave Boy!

Today was Kyle's 2 month check-up with his pediatrician. The appointment started off really well. Kyle was all smiles, gazing at all the glorious frames of all the cute baby girl and cute baby boy pictures. He loves this. He also loves getting weighed and getting measured (unlike his Mommy). Kyle is now 12 pounds 10.5 ounces. This places him somewhere in the 50th to 75th percentile for weight. Pretty average. In terms of height, Kyle measured in at 23.5 inches. This places him somewhere in the 75th to 80th percentile, so he is actually a little above average in this category (unlike his Daddy). We'll take it! His belly button is also healing nicely and the right/flatter side of his head is looking better ... more tummy time and we're good to go ;) After hearing all this great news about Kyle's progress, and looking down at my smiley baby boy, I felt horrible when the nurses came in and asked me to hold his arms down so that they could each give him a shot simultaneously in each leg. As soon as I saw both needles pierce his fair skin, WATERWORKS! Kyle was howling. Just howling. I don't blame him. If someone did that to me, I would most definitely have the exact same reaction. If he were a little older, or swallowing solid foods, this is when I would take my little boy out for ice cream, but he eventually put on a brave face for the nurses and we left the office with a slight grin on his face and froggie blanket in hand.

Tuckered out. Napping on Mommy :)

K-Y-L-E

Our latest addition to Kyle's nursery. He'll be spelling his name in no time! ;)

2 Months Old!

Born to Vacation!

We just got back from our first official family vacation to Hilton Head, South Carolina! All in all it was a very successful trip. Chris and I alternated driving. We each took on about 4 hours each day, for a total of 16 hours each way, getting us there and back in no time. Although the weather forecast predicted some serious t-storms daily, we really couldn't have asked for better weather: 80s and sunshine is right up my ally! Sprinkles of rain came here and there, which actually helped fight off that August heat South Carolina is known for. During our stay, we did a little golfing, ice cream eating, swimming, sight seeing, bike riding, and relaxing. Check it out!