Random Shots

1. Grant has found his feet
2. Another unsuccessful attempt to photograph both kids
3. Spidey and the dinosaur play together

More Vacation Pics

Vacation 2009

It's been a summer of change for everyone so we treated ourselves to a ten day vacation on the NC coast. We shared the trip with friends Carolyn, Ward, and almost two year old Alex. Doug's parents and his Aunt Betsy/Uncle Jeff couldn't resist joining us for the Labor Day weekend.

Everyone had a great time. Both kids traveled well. Grant was just along for the ride but we managed to do the following with Morgan:

1. Introduce Morgan to the joys of fresh seafood. He ate and enjoyed clams, softshell crab, and crab cakes.
2. Played in the ocean + Boogy Boarded + Skim Boarded
3. Successfully fished for crab off lines and in traps.
4. Visited the NC Aquarium in Pine Knoll Shores
5. Visited the Maritime Museum in Beaufort.

The ease of travel was definitely a light at the end of the tunnel moment for us. Doug and I use to travel a decent amount prior to kids. Our hope was that kids could easily join us in our adventures. Unfortunately with Morgan, this wasn't really the case. Now he's old enough to know that good behavior is a must when we travel and hopefully Grant will continue with the easy going personality.

Grant: Three Months

Grant is adding new skills to his list daily. He easily rolls from his back to his front. The front to back roll has happened but it's not as often as the back to front. The bumper is now in the crib because all the movement meant limbs getting stuck.

The Whole Family

It was a slow Saturday afternoon and we messed around with the camera timer.

Head Control

I finally captured Grant's head "skills" with the camera. He even managed a tummy to back roll yesterday.

Grant: 2 Months

We refer to Grant as our "solid" kid. He may look like Morgan but structurally he's very different. Morgan's height has averaged around 50% (at most) and his weight has either been off the chart or less than 10%.

Two Month Stats:
Height = 24.25 inches = 95%
Weight = 12lbs 1oz = 55%
Head = 15.5 inches = 30%

He's holding his head up, easily moving his finger and/or thumb to his mouth, smiling, cooing, repositioning himself in the crib (despite being swaddled), and basically being an awesome new baby. Much to my pleasure, what little hair he does have is appearing to be red!