Family comes to visit!

Karen's mom and sister Mary Kate came to visit!!  We had such a good time.  We spent several days together.  We sometimes stayed in our night clothes until early afternoon--watching Reed breathe, shusshing him when he cried, snapping pics, and just generally loving every inch of him. 

Bliss!!

You can't see it, but Mary Kate bought a mobile for Reed, and he loves it.  It makes him dance.  And smile--a lot.

 Mary Kate also purchased these shades for Reed.  It looks like he hates them.  We hope to have another sunny day in Seattle to see just how he feels about them.  No matter what, it probably is a good idea to protect his little corneas.  Thanks MK!

 We had a most magnificent dinner picnic at Gas Works Park while Nan and MK were here.  Seattle was shining in all her glory for us.  It was a perfect Solstice Eve picnic!

This is a shussing pic, not a pic of MK saying anything mean.  :)

We had the greatest time with you guys!  I love having other people love my boy!  Not only was I able to make meals with two hands, Reed is getting to know his family!  We love you!!!  And for the rest of you all, come out to visit!  Reed is dying to meet you!!

Thanks again, Nan and Mary Kate!

Eight weeks

How exactly is it that Reed is two months old?   Yep--that is his little (right) foot, at two months of age. 

Karen's bestie, Bessie, gave us Reed this super sweet quilt.  It is a tree and has a place for a hand or foot print for each of his first 12 months.  We kind of forgot about the first month, so we just did two for his second month.  He kind of hated it. I love it!

Shower time!

I just cannot get enough of these two in the shower together.  Our little Reed so, so loves his shower time with Karen.  He is all smiles!!  I hope it is not bad to bathe an infant 17 times per day, because this is what we do sometimes.  just kidding

Road Trip!!

We are in love.  Simply in love.  Reed is doing great.  Well, he is doing the few things that he does do, greatly.  He looks out the window, he drinks from a bottle, he pees and poos, and he sleeps.  Sometimes.  He makes eye contact really really well now.  We are anxiously awaiting the smiles, the coos, and a general sense that he has any idea at all that we are his moms and that we love him.  People keep telling me to enjoy every single minute because "they grow up so quickly"....   I am enjoying lots of the minutes I spend with him.  But am holding my breath for the firs coo or smile.  Now that will be something to blog about!!

The picture below is of Reed wearing the first outfit that he has now officially grown out of.  Aha!!  Proof that he is growing!!  It was pretty tight, maybe obscenely so....  But I thought it showed off his cute little body nicely!  

 This is my good friend Jen--meeting Reed for the first time.  She was so sweet with him.  She was pretty sweet with me too, as she brought mimosas for her 8 am visit!  Awesome!

 Oh, Barley, we so love you too. 

 A different set of work friends threw me another shower.  Oh, the love!  Once again, Reed was passed around a group of doting nurses....and I am pretty sure he loved every second of the attention.

We were invited to a beach house in Manzanita, OR by our friends, Carl and Victoria.  They have a three month old named Vita.  We had a great time.  We hung out, we drank yummy wine, we talked about diapers and feeding patterns and cradle cap, and we took "the kids" (a term that cracks me up every time i hear it, because it still seems strange that i have one of those) for a HIKE!!!

Victoria, Vita, Karen, and Reed sharing an early morning moment

 OK, this pic is where I commit my first Very Bad Mother crime.  We were having a really nice time out on the beautiful deck at our beach house, sipping delicious New Zealand wine, feeding the babes (formula, not wine).  And Reed gets a third degree sunburn on his left cheek.  See the beginning of the burn?  Peak Tanning rays, disappearing ozone layer in the atmosphere, the sun bouncing off the white sand, and no sun block.  OMG I felt terrible.  I was sure it would blister and scar and cause a teenage case of melanoma.  But thankfully, he was better by the morning.  I learned my lesson.  I am kind of weary of putting sun block on him because it is full of so many chemicals.  Instead, I think Reed will be the kid made to wear long sleeve/long pant sun-protective clothing while at the beach or pool.

The beginnings of a smile?  Maybe?!

Reed was melting down one afternoon.  We were not able to help him.  Carl lent a hand and all was better.  Guys need to look after one another!

Oysters!!  Crab!!  Oh my!  

 This is Vita.  She is three months old and does all the good baby things---smiles, laughs, coos.  She has the softest skin, and the best thighs.  Ever.  I hope Reed will grow up to be this big and this interactive.  Someday!!

 Reed's first hike!  Karen had him in the carrier the whole time, and he did so well!  We were on the trail for over three hours.  I think we've got a real outdoorsman on our hands.

Carl, Victoria, Karen, and Reed

At the top of the little mountain we climbed.

Yep--that is the cheek.  Ouch!!

 This Reed all settled in his car seat, post hike.  Kind of hard to read his expression, but I think it was something like, "hey!  thanks for taking me out to see all that nature, but where can a guy get a warm bottle of formula around here?"

 Thanks for bearing with me (or not)--I know this is way too long of a post.  But this pic cracks me up.  Karen and I were trying on sale clothes in these bins.  Where else do you put the sleeping baby when you need both of your hands?

Vita and Reed, new BFF's

I will end with the two best pics.  Reed LOVES showers with Karen.  I thought he was a total water hater, as he screams his little head off with each bath I give him.  But no--he loves his showers with Karen!  She loves them too.....

How CUTE are they?