4 Month Stats - Almost a month late!

Mikey had a whirlwind month. He traveled by car from Grand Junction to Salt Lake and back one weekend, from GJ to SLC again the following weekend, then by train from SLC to Grandma and Grandpa Glenn's house in CA, then by car the following weekend to SLC again. The next day, we drove from SLC to Boise, and two days later, from Boise to Provo, and finally the next day from Provo back to GJ. Did you catch all that? He was quite the trooper, with very good behavior the entire time. When we got home, he finally let us know that he had had enough of being carted around and having his routine disrupted and did not sleep well for a few nights. He was back to his angel baby self by the end of the week, though. We love our little guy and it was fun to see so many family members during our travels. If you scroll down, there are three more fairly new posts that I've done over the last day or two. Don't miss 'em!

At his four month checkup, Mikey was:

12 pounds, 14 ounces -- 13th percentile.

26 1/2 inches long -- 90th percentile.

He was below the fifth percentile for height-to-weight ratio :) We started him on some rice cereal since then and I'm proud to report he has grown his first fat roll on each thigh, but only if he's extending his legs straight down.

Mikey is such a happy, smiley baby. Everyone that gets to hold him just gushes about how quickly and easily he smiles. Another funny thing about his personality is that he's pretty gun shy. Certain things really make him flinch. Kevin was changing Mikey's diaper at church in a bathroom, and one of the toilets flushed and Mikey jumped and then started to whimper. He is also scared of loud sneezes. He's cried after a few of Kevin's. If you play peek-a-boo with him, he giggles and smiles, but he flinches every time you say "Boo!" regardless of how long you've been playing with him. It's pretty funny. He's still developing his skills of speaking pterodactyl. You would think by listening to him talk that he was raised by dinosaurs. He has gotten really good at rolling from tummy to back, but still not from back to tummy. He loves playing with toys now and grabs at everything and puts it in his mouth. He is fascinated by voices of people coming through speakerphone on my phone. He turns and looks at the phone, probably wondering where the person is that's speaking, and tries to reach for the phone and take it out of my hands.

He loves being outside too. He's been on quite a few hikes now. Check out some of the other new posts below for some of the recent hikes we've done. He is truly a joy and we feel so blessed to be his parents.

Cousin It?

I forgot that most of you, my dear readers, have still not seen my new look. I have been shedding hair like crazy since Mikey was born, and was getting fed up with the multitude of hairballs that seemed to follow me wherever I went, and cling to my clothing and everything I touched. Eww. I was like a 5'11" female version of Linus from Charlie Brown.

Anyway, here's my head of hair before the fateful day of chopping. I donated it to a good cause, and have been LOVING the new short 'do ever since.

Advantages of short hair I have already discovered:

1. When my hair falls out, it lands on the ground instead of getting stuck to my shirt, pants, pillow, or various pieces of furniture.

2. I can put on chapstick or lip gloss while in the car, roll the windows down, and my hair doesn't stick to my lips!

3. It takes me about two minutes to style my hair every day... Maybe five if I have to blowdry it.

3.5 My shampoo and conditioner consumption have drastically decreased.

4. Mikey doesn't get his fingers caught in my hair anymore (although now he'll grab at the skin on my neck and pinch like he's grabbing fabric... not sure which I like worse).

5. You get a lot of attention the first time you go back to your home ward -- everyone comes up to you and says, "I didn't recognize you! I was wondering, 'Who's that woman sitting next to Brother Lewis???' Your hair is so cute!"

6. I don't get headaches after a day of wearing my hair up due to the weight tugging at the back of my head.

7. I don't have to worry about my hair getting tangled. Ever. That might be one of the best things. You can ask Kevin, since he has encountered some pretty nasty snarls when brushing my hair for me. :)

I don't have a good picture of the back, but you get the picture. It's short. I'm free at last! Free at last!

Family Hike

This is a short hike we did up by Brighton Ski Resort with some of Kevin's family. We got this Baby Bjorn from a woman in Murray for a good deal and it fits Mikey perfectly right now. He's also sporting our favorite hat of his. He loves hikes! He just looks around at the scenery and dozes on and off.

We stopped at Lake Mary and had to turn back to get Kevin's brother Stephen from the airport. The family was all arriving in town for Kevin's grandpa's funeral. Unfortunately, I don't have many other pictures from this weekend because I put my camera somewhere and forgot to bring it out again.

Daddy and son :)

The views from up there were gorgeous. There was still some snow on the ground, but the weather was beautiful and the mountain air felt so good in our lungs!

Hiking Grandeur Peak

I think this was two days before Father's Day. We were in Utah, so we set aside some time to take our nephew (Mikey's cousin) Sam on a hike. Duncan and Liz had some time off too, so we asked them to join in the fun.

They were more than happy to oblige, and got a kick out of spending time with their favorite nephew.

It was beautiful and green up there! We made it to the almost-summit before hunger and tired legs encouraged us to turn around. Then we all ate at Apollo Burger. Something about red meat after a long hike is so satisfying. Mikey loved the hike, by the way. He took turns riding with Kevin and Uncle Duncle. Thanks, guys! We had a blast.