Mom's Group

Today I hosted the Mom's Group. There were 9 moms, plus 9 babies in our little space. It was chaos. Fun, but chaotic. It has been really great for both me & Kevin to join this group. I have enjoyed watching all the babies grow and it has been great for both me & Kevin to make new friends. Kevin shared all his toys, but was happy to roll around once everyone went home.

Roll Over!

The other exciting news from our trip; Kevin rolled over! I was so excited when he did it that I think I startled him so he won't do it if we are watching him. We have spent the last few days begging Kevin to do it again! Maybe next time I can catch a photo of it.

Kevin's first road trip

We left Friday afternoon for Kevin's first road trip. Nate's cousin was getting married on Saturday, so it was the perfect opportunity to introduce Kevin to many family & friends. Normally it's a 6 hour drive to Des Moines, but it took us longer because we took some breaks along the way to give Kevin a chance to get out of his car seat. He did very well for most of the trip, but 6 hours is a long time for anyone to ride in the car.

We stopped in Iowa City for a snack & to give Kevin a short tour of the campus:

Friday night we stayed with my friends in Des Moines. Kevin met her kids & could not believe how much fun it was to have other kids around to make noise with! Kevin with Eliana & Garrison:

Saturday was the wedding & the first time Kevin met his Great Grandparents:


We spent my birthday, and the remainder of our trip boating on Lake Panorama. We took Kevin for short, slow boat ride, but he didn't like it. Neither did I, I was too worried he was too hot. It was better when Kevin played in the house. Nate & I were able to enjoy some water skiing thanks to the help of Jim & Emily's babysitting service! (Thanks for letting us enjoy your beautiful new lake-house!)

Happy to be home:

The results are in....

Kevin will be 4 months old on Saturday. Here are the stats from his appointment today:

18.0 pounds
25.5 inches

WOW! We are happy to say he is a solid, healthy baby boy! He doesn't have giant chubby thighs or arms, so I can't imagine where he stores all his weight. The doctor told me not to worry, he is growing very strong bones & he is not too big for his age. He was not a happy camper at the doctor's office :( He is currently taking a super-long nap after all the drama from the vaccine shots.

Guess his weight game

Thursday is Kevin's 4-month doctor's appointment. Any guesses on his weight?
I will give a few hints:
-He is currently wearing 6/9 month clothes
-Our guess is that he weights 18 pounds!!!!!

I'll post the results on Thursday.

p.s. - the winner gets a big fat smile from Kevin!

By popular demand...

Here is another video clip of our favorite baby giggling as hard as he can. Enjoy!



Grandmom was here Friday & Saturday and we had so much fun with her! We took this photo just before she left yesterday. He is such a ladies man, already.

Back in the swing of things

Kev gave up his swing for a few weeks, he cried everytime we put him in it. Now, thankfully, he is a fan of it again. This allows me to atleast eat breakfast each morning while Kevin swings along.

Yeah, it's Friday and we are all so happy the weekend is here!!!