Happy Birthday Daddy!

Friday October 26th was daddy's 30th birthday and he took the day off so we had a 3-day birthday weekend together. On Friday we mostly just relaxed - we went out to breakfast at Elmers, came home and daddy finished the book he's been reading, and then later that night went to Outback for dinner (I think mommy enjoyed the day even more than daddy - no cooking!).

On Saturday we had a birthday party with daddy's friends. I slept through part of it, but woke up for awhile to play with Caden, Hadley, and Garrison. There was a cool fountain of chocolate that people were dipping fruits and snacks in and daddy had a chocolate birthday cake. I got to help him blow out the candles.

On Sunday we went hiking in Beacon Rock State Park in Washington. We planned to hike Beacon Rock, but it was closed because of a rock slide. It worked out for the best because we found the Mt. Hamilton trail in the park and I saw my first waterfall. It was amazing, I loved the sound of the water and the soft mist hitting my face. I stayed awake for 2.5 hours during the hike (my longest stretch ever) and I was good the whole time. Here's my debrief on the trip (I was a little tired and hungry by this point):



And some pictures from the weekend:

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Happy Birthday Daddy! I LOVE YOU!!!

Two Hands Are Better Than One

I've learned a new method to soothe myself to sleep. Mommy and daddy think it's a little strange, but I find it very comforting. Who needs a pacifier?!

3 Months and Sooo Big

I turned 3 months old on October 6 and mommy says I'm getting so big. I've been working on my baby rolls and I'm up to 13.5 pounds. Mommy had to pack up some of my clothes this week, she was really sad for some reason. I think it's cool that I'm getting so big. I'm getting strong and I can hold my head all by myself, kick my legs really hard, and sit up and stand with some help.

I've been taking my medicine for a month now and my reflux is much better. Now I only choke when I put my fingers too far in my mouth. My hands are my favorite toy - I love to stare at them and put them in my mouth. I never spit up, but we still use lots of burp rags around the house because I always have slobber all over my face and hands. I started waking up more during the night, about every 4 hours. I'm a growing girl and I need my food!

We didn't do much this month. I don't like to sleep when we leave the house because there's too much to see. I decided that I only like to take naps in my swing, so I get a little cranky if we go out for too long. Our major outing of the month was daddy's softball tournament. I was really good and slept most of the time. I took a few breaks to cheer and for daddy to take me on a slide for the first time.

Here's pictures from this month:



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Laughing Again

I started laughing again and today mommy caught it on film. Daddy's song was soooo funny.

Laughing All the Way...

I laughed for the first time on Sept. 18th (at 10 weeks). Mommy and daddy were giving me a bath and they forgot to take my socks off. I was totally naked except my socks and it looked pretty funny. Mommy and daddy were laughing, so I decided to join in. I think my laugh surprised them because they looked at me like I was crazy, I'm not sure if I'll do that again.