Chubby Smile Videos

Nate's newest trick is blowing air through his sealed lips to make a vibrating noise. Usually there is plentiful drool available and he can blow some nice bubbles at the same time. How efficient.

Here are a couple of cute smile videos for you to enjoy:

Chubbs

This week we've had a great time hanging out with Lesley's sister Karen and her new husband Andy who are in town for a week. Pictures of our adventures to follow. I feel pretty behind on posting Nate pictures, so I just grabbed a random handful here.

Chubbs is growing up a storm and continues to rank high in his weight percentiles. At his 3 month doctor's appointment on Tuesday, he weighed 14 lbs 12.5 oz, placing him in the 80th percentile for weight. His length is now 22.8 inches, placing him in just the 44th percentile for length. Short and fat. There's a reason we sometimes call him "Thunder Thighs."

The first few pictures here are of a 1.4 mile swim race that Matt competed in at Waimea Bay. He didn't train for it at all and still managed to do really well. What a natural athlete! However, we all enjoyed the fact that our friend Alex (short for Alexandra - a GIRL) beat Matt by two minutes. Turns out Alex was swimming varsity in 7th grade, though, which made Matt feel a little better. :o)

Matt hanging out with Chubbs in the cool Waimea morning air before the start of the race.

Making faces Matt looking ripped before the start of the race. He is so fit right now. But YES, that is Alex the speedy fish on the left! Todd is on the right (who also did super well).When we got home, both Nate and Daddy crashed out in the living room. Nate loves napping in his swing, and Daddy loves napping on the floor. Believe it or not, we do own a bed!

Chubbs sitting by himself on the rocker.

This was the first (and only) time that Emma showed Nate any affection.

Watching Daddy run an 8K race around the Lanikai loop.

This Newfoundland looked like a bear, but was the most gentle dog you could imagine.

Saddest face ever.

Nate Talking To His Mobile

Nate has been talking a lot recently. His two favorite things to talk to are his mobile and his grandma. Grandma Stevens talks to Nate and he just blabs and blabs back to her all about what it's like to be two and a half months old. He cracks us up.

Big milestone last night: Nate slept seven and a half hours straight! He might have even gone longer, but I woke him up to feed him because I was worried at how long he was sleeping. The trick was to move his crib out of our bedroom into the living room. When he was right next to our bed, he would half wake in the middle of the night and suck on his hand. I would wake up from the noise and go feed him. Now, I'm sure he still sucks, but I don't hear it, and he just drifts back into full sleep without complaint. I should have moved him earlier! I read that after two months, babies don't really need nighttime feedings anymore, they just wake up out of habit. Seems to be true for this little guy. Hopefully this will keep up and I'll be able to allow him to sleep even longer through the night. Yay!

Fun in the Water!

We had a really wet Fourth of July weekend. It didn't rain a single drop, so we spent a lot of time in the water. Matt's mom hosted her annual Fourth of July barbeque (which had been on hiatus for a few years) which was a lot of fun - probably the best Kailua fireworks display I've ever seen. Our water adventures included:

• Chillin' out with Nate in the backyard kiddie pool
• Watching massive south swell at Point Panic
• Scuba diving at Three Tables on the North Shore
• Kayaking out to the Mokes on a really flat day and paddling right into the cove in the back and free diving
• Trying out Sara's stand up paddleboard in Lanikai

The last three activities were all courtesy of babysitting a la Matt's mom. Mahalo nui loa!

Lesley and Nate in the kiddie pool. Matt was such a natural and picked up stand-up paddle boarding immediately. It is so much harder than it looks! I never got in more than three strokes of the paddle before falling in the water. The back cove of the Mokes - so beautiful. Some of the massive south swell that rolled in last week. Random bodysurfer on a perfect wave. We were able to borrow all our scuba diving equipment so we just had to rent tanks. The coolest thing was the rock formations about 30 to 40 feet deep. I really liked swimming through the caves! Lesley doing a silly pose.
Matt doing some deep water exploration.