Week 15: The latest and greatest

You are now 15 weeks old. You have discovered your voice and you "talk" all day long. Now I have two chatterboxes in my life! You are an early riser (your mama is NOT), but it makes me smile when I hear you wake up and "talk" instead of cry. I sleep in the guest bed in your bedroom for now because I still want to keep a constant eye on you. You can flip from your tummy to your back (although you cry when you do this because it startles you). I have only witnessed this live once in the middle of the night when I was trying to console you. But it was dark and I was half asleep, so please do it again in front of mommy so I can see, ok? You laugh and giggle. You cry when I walk away. You can hold your own bottle at times. You are very interested in your toys. Today was a very very fussy day, but we had a talk before going to bed and you "promised" tomorrow would be easier. Motherhood is the most amazing thing. It's also the most true testament to unconditional love and patience I have ever experienced.
Here are some picture of life at 15 weeks!

Three states in three months

 Never travel light again! This doesn't include the travel crib which we had shipped to Seattle

 First airplane ride! You were sooooo good!

 Meeting Uncle Kris for the first time

 Such great smiles with Grandma Kiss

 Such a strong head! This is the farthest I've seen you lift it!

 Meeting Aunt Kimi for the first time

 Mama's boy

 Being adored by your loving grandparents

First mohawk! My little cupie doll

You went to three states in three months. First stop was Seattle for Grandma Kiss's 60th b-day. You met Aunt Kimi and Uncle Kris and all your cousins and great grandparents up in Camano island. You were so good on the airplane. You slept the entire time and I even got to watch a movie on my ipad! After Seattle, we went to Austin TX for Alex's cousins wedding. You were the hit of the reunion. I didn't want to take away from the bride's special day, but you sure stole the show! It was so HOT in Texas. Too hot for my little heater monkey. During our 2 week vacation you grew and changed so much. You literally woke up June 30th totally different then the day before. You were a little chatterbox on the airplane the ride home. You talk and giggle and smile at everyone. You react to yourself when you see yourself in the mirror. You are so into your toys now and can grab and take a rattle out of my hand now. You are hours away from rolling over on your own. And you are just so so cute Alistair!! I have lots of pictures to post. So stay tuned!

Week 11 Fashion Show

So before I leave for a trip, I like to try on all my outfits to make sure everything fits and matches. I guess I'm just girly girl like that. And because we have a trip planned in the near future, I wanted to see what outfits fit you and what you might wear to our cousins wedding. You, unlike your mother, do not have fun trying on different outfits. I managed to get three on before you had a major meltdown, as if to say "Mama!! I'm not a DOLL! STOP IT!" But you have to admit, you look pretty darn cute!

 Sailor Chic

 Gingham Style

 Nautical Dolphin couture

 Plaid makes me feel bad

I tried to cheer you up by putting you in your comfy pj's and showing you your reflection in the mirror. You were so pleased, you smiled at yourself.

Week 10

First dip in the ocean at 10 weeks!

Tonight we took you down to Beach 69 and you had your very first dip in the ocean! You are exactly 10 weeks old today too. I'm sorry it took 10 whole weeks to dip your little toes in the ocean, but life has been very busy! It was so much fun. One of my favorite memories. You seemed to love the ocean. It was your first time sporting your super cool sunglasses too. It was going to be a test whether or not you disliked the ocean or wearing glasses, but you seemed to tolerate both tonight. We had a picnic dinner of teri burgers. There will be a million more visits down to the ocean. It's pretty much the only thing to do here in Hawaii so we may as well take advantage huh?!

2 months old and week 9!

 I can't wait till you take your first ride in Daddy's red "rooster" VW truck!

 Formal lunch. Cousin Vanessa finds you the cutest things thrift shopping!

 Where did 2 months go??

 Who says men can't multitask? Daddy made me dinner while also feeding you yours. He placed the tea pot in between you guys to keep the fried chicken from splattering on you, turned your face AWAY from the stove, AND put a hat on your head. He was thinking!

 You ARE a hunk!

Your first smile caught on camera at 8 weeks and 1 day.

We took you to your first public concert this week. AND you slept through the night one night this week. You are much more engaging and alert. You now like to read books, can sit upright in your bumbo seat, have fun on your activity mats, and still LOVE the crib mobile. You giggle and smile and coo and practice other sounds. You have moments where you love to cuddle and moments where you like to look at your toys by yourself. I am soooo in love you Monkey!!

Weeks 7 and 8

 You are so gorgeous!!

 Took you to your first public concert to watch the Prince Dance company. You did great! You only cried once when the audience clapped. Mama bolted out the doors to calm you, and you promptly fell back to sleep. You woke up towards the end and loved watching the last 2 acts!

 Ready to ride diggers with daddy. I figured with all our shop days, you will need to protect your little ear drums!

 I took this photo the Saturday you turned 7 weeks. You weren't happy about it. But you sure looked cute!

 Your first smile caught on camera at 8 weeks and 1 day. You smile so brightly when you see your crib mobile, but I've got a few great smiles from you when you recognize your mama!

Cousin Nessa finds you the cutest stuff when she thrift shops!