BABY!!!

Elliot is now 4 months old. He's a great baby. I'm so glad we're over that colicky newborn stuff. However, it makes it even harder for me to leave him when I go back to school on Monday.
AND, he's not very good birth control for my friends. :)
At his 4 month checkup he was weighed and measured, and once again he's off the charts. I think they need a new chart for giant babies.
He's 19 pounds, 5 ounces and 27 inches long. Which means we have to get a new carseat. Yay child-rearing expenses!!!

Oh well. You can't expect to get moments like these for free:

From 4 months!

From 4 months!

Rolling over and spitting up do not make a very good combination. It is, however, quite hilarious. Especially with that innocent look on his face!

From 4 months!

From 4 months!

Mama's little monster.

From 4 months!

From 4 months!

First Camping Trip

Elliot had his first camping trip this past weekend. We went for one night. It went pretty well. We went with our friends Nikky and Jason, and they thought that Elliot was pretty well behaved-awesome!!

We went to the Klickitat river and even though the site was COMPLETELY packed (despite it being past Labor day and despite the fact that we'd never seen this place packed) we still got a nice spot right on the river.

Right now, Elliot is a joy to be around. He smiles and babbles (we call it quacking) all day long. He's still a super wiggly baby, and we think he might be an early walker. When we were camping I was trying to shoo flies out of out tent. I grabbed a shirt and was whacking the flies on the ceiling. For some reason Elliot thought that was hilarious and burst out laughing. He laughed harder the more I did it-so of course I did it for like 10 minutes straight. It was so funny. We were both laughing so hard. He laughs when you tickle him, but this was the first time he laughed at something in his environment.

I keep telling people that his laughs and smiles are like heroin. Once you experience it you spend all day long trying to get more. (Not that I know what heroin is like, but you get the picture).

From Camping

From Camping

From Camping

He is SUCH a pretty baby!!! I can't help but tell him how cute he is all day long. He is TOTALLY ADORABLE!! I can't stand it sometimes!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH YOU'RE SO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!

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BIG LOVE!!

From Camping

Big Shoes

Elliot, today is your daddy's birthday. I've got to tell you: you've got some awfully cute shoes to fill.

From Ben

From Ben

From Ben

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From Ben

It's picture time!

We are back from our vist to Minnesota. We didn't get to much time in Minneapolis, and pretty much went straight up north to the cabin. Elliot got to meet his grandma Rebecca, Ed, Great Aunt Cindy and Great Uncle Mike, Great Granny Lois, and a bunch of Ben's friends. He was AWESOME on the plane. Barely a peep. People gave us stink eye when they found they'd be traveling next to a baby, but by the time the flight was over they completely forgot about him because he was so quiet.

It was a short trip, but it was nice. Not too hot, not too buggy (but...you know how I am. Any bug is too much bug. :P )

Here are the latest pictures. These ones are from August right before we left.

Here's a sacked out hot little baby during some of the hot weather we've had this summer.

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Bathtime cuteness!!

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From 3 months and Minnesota

From 3 months and Minnesota

Pouty face

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From 3 months and Minnesota

Look at those cheeeeeeeeks!

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He's ready for bed and all tucked in, snacking on his hands.

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From 3 months and Minnesota

The exersaucer he loves so much!!

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From 3 months and Minnesota

From 3 months and Minnesota

From 3 months and Minnesota

Meeting Grandma Rebecca for the first time.

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From 3 months and Minnesota

From 3 months and Minnesota

Morning happiness in the cabin at the island in Minnesota.

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From 3 months and Minnesota

From 3 months and Minnesota

From 3 months and Minnesota

Elliot's first boat ride. Thanks to Ed for buying him his first life jacket!

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From 3 months and Minnesota

From 3 months and Minnesota

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Uncle Bob.

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Elliot's Great Granny Lois. Isn't she cute?

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From 3 months and Minnesota

From 3 months and Minnesota

At the airport going back to Portland.

From 3 months and Minnesota