Adventures in Babysitting

Mommy and Daddy left me for the first time last week. Finally! They saw Oklahoma! at the Union Colony dinner theater, and had a really fun time, although Mommy said she missed me like mad. Grandma, Grandpa and I had so much fun that I took a little nap to get my second wind, and by the end of it I was still totally wiped out.

I loved talking to them about this and that...




Grandpa taught me a solstice trick:


Uh-oh... starting to get sleepy...



I love playing with the pretty girl in the mirror!



Goodnight.

Three months old!

I'm three months old? You don't say!

Here are a few recent likes and dislikes:

Likes:
Bubbles of any kind (see below.)
Bath time
Being held all day/snuggling/having the undivided attention of everyone in the room
Eating/snacking
Funny songs Mommy and Daddy make up
Talking about "the big issues" (particularly Ohhh, Ahhh and Yeahhh)
Projectile pooping- Mommy should just give in and buy a bullseye rug for the nursery floor
Grabbing anything handy (incl. but certainly not limited to Mommy's hair) and putting it in my mouth

Dislikes:
Waiting two or more seconds to eat
Being in my car seat (until the car moves, then I'm happy and/or asleep)
The end of bath time- brrr, please put me back in! Put me back in!
Naps- Oh, please. Those are for babies.
Bulb syringe- Haven't those been outlawed yet?
Nail trims- I DARE you to try this while I'm awake.
Being startled- The person holding me is especially not allowed to sneeze.
Tummy time- Hey, if I'm on my tummy, that means I'm not being held, and THAT is a PROBLEM. Have you not been paying attention?

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day! Rob returned from a 20 mile backpacking/camping men's retreat just in time to celebrate his first Father's Day with Kathryn. We had the Calms up as well and K showed off her extensive "vocabulary". A good time was had by all!




Most of her talking is a little hard to decipher, but she got one point across:


"Thank you for being such a good Daddy. I love you!"

At least they don't play "It's a Small World"

You might need to tilt your head on this one:



Kate loves her little bouncer!

Here are some older pictures, just for fun.

San Diego!

What do you MEAN I'm going on a plane? What's a plane!?!

Turbulence is so relaxing.


Daddy playing with a kaleidoscope

Mommy making me wear a big hat, then me showing her just what I think of that



Super-Kathryn! (Running out of steam from playing for so long- usually I make my whole body as stiff as a board!)

Some pictures with Mommy and Daddy


My very first trip to the ocean!


Party time and meeting the family





My first music lesson. More gusto, dad. More gusto!

Fun with Granny


Hello, crazy lampshade-head man. You look a lot like Daddy.


Okay, so I really liked San Diego and getting to meet everyone, but can I just please take a little nap before we go on any more trips?

Sitting Pretty