Sabbath at the Touchet River

Skipping rocks.

Emmy tripped. She couldn't seem to regain her footing and her face got into the water. Abby rescued her from "drowning."

Ready... Set... Go!

Birthday Girls

Abigayle's 5th Birthday. 

Abrianna's 7th Birthday.

8 weeks.

Rolling from tummy to back and can push his upper body up for short times.

Almost 13 lbs.

Gave herself a hair cut.

I heard Caleb waking from his nap ( that I had just put him down for...) and crying. I walked towards my bedroom noticing the door was closed. "That is strange", I thought. Opening the door, I notice a swatch of hair about 2 inches long next to him. "OH NO! Not again!" There sat Emmy on the floor surrounded by handfuls of hair, proudly chopping away. "Look mommy! Now I am bald like Uncle Reggie!"
I could've cried. That beautiful hair finally having regained its length from the hair cut Abby gave her almost exactly a year ago lay  on the floor.
I took her to the kitche, placing her on a bar stool. Grabbing the hair cutting equipment, I painfully cut a good 1 1/2- 2 inches off all the way around. But hair really will regrow, right???

7 week well baby check.

Caleb's well baby check went great! He is 12 lbs, and 24 inches. Very active and strong. According to my midwife he looks and acts more like a 3 month old instead of 7 weeks.

Found his toes.

Somebody forgot to tell him 6 week olds aren't supposed to know how to kick the toy bar with their feet.

6 weeks.

At 6 weeks old he is full of smiles and coos. Such a happy contented baby.

Birth he smiled awake from the get go- just like his ultrasound.

1 week old he found his voice and began to coo.

2 weeks old he started tracking people. Lucas was the first one.

3 weeks old he started smiling with recognition. This was also the first time he went on a trip. We went to CA for a week and a half driven down by Grandma 'Tine for Great Grandpa Joe's 80th birthday celebration. Grandpa Jeff and Grandma 'Tine brought us home and stayed for a couple of days to fix the kitchen door, extend some closet shelves and replace some electrical sockets.

5 weeks old, He started putting his hands into his mouth to self-soothe.

6 weeks old, He kicks the toy bar with his feet. Carefully watching his hands.

7 weeks old. Rolls from tummy to back. 12 lbs 24 inches.

8 weeks old. Rolls from back to tummy.