This is what I do...

Mitchell is already 3 months old! Time is going by crazy fast. We are enjoying every minute. He is a little over 14lbs and 24.5" long. That means he is in the 75% for both height and weight. For a while now, Mitch has been obsessed with sucking on his hands. Most of the time, he cannot keep a pacifier in by himself. Of course the woman who has a degree in speech therapy and is anti-thumb-sucking is blessed with the kid that can't keep a pacifier in on his own. Let's be honest, breaking the pacifier habit is a lot easier than breaking the sucking hands/thumb habit. He just thinks the pacifier is an obstacle to the good stuff. What's a girl to do? C'est la vie I suppose. I'll try to raise a child who doesn't suck his thumb for so long that it interferes with his proper socialization. In the meantime, here are some pictures capturing this oh so precious skill of our child.



And some more pics just for fun...

Todd's solution to prevent Mitch from watching the television.

Mitch was so tuckered out from not taking a nap at church that when I set him down to go change my clothes, he was asleep by the time I came back! Oh, and he sleeps with his eyes partly open sometimes. I think he has repressed memories of the forceps yanking him out of my body. He's on the lookout!
Look at that face! Notice the slobber-sleeves...hmm, wonder what that's from.

Happy Halloween!

This week has been a lot of fun. I attended two showers- a baby shower and a bridal shower. On Friday night we were invited to a Murder Mystery Party. It was so FUN! It was made up of a few couples from our ward. We just sat around a table, dressed in togas (the theme was "Roman Ruins"), and conversed about who-dunnit. I played the wife of the murder victim. I wasn't very upset since I was having a steamy affair with the hunk neighbor who was Captain of the Guard (Todd). In the end, everyone had a reason why they wanted the murder victim dead. However, it was the shipmaker...for insurance purposes. Nothing ever changes...it's always the insurance. From Roman times to Dateline times, it's always the insurance.

On Halloween we attended our Ward Halloween Party. We had such a good time. We actually dressed up this year. It's been years and years since I dressed up for Halloween. Mitchell was a pumpkin and Todd and I were pumpkin carving knives. We cannot take credit for our costumes. A neighbor gave us the idea, we merely executed. We just bought Mitch a pumpkin costume from Savers and couldn't think of costumes for ourselves until our neighbor helped us along.

We entered Mitch into the Carved Pumpkin contest. He won "Most Artistic Pumpkin" and as a family, we won "Most Creative Costume". Todd won the donut eating contest. He did not eat the most donuts, he just ate them in the fastest time without using his hands. It was pretty intense since it came down to a three-way tie.

Enjoy the pics!

A few more pictures just for fun...

Mitchell and Mom at his first documented, but actually second, campfire.

Does his cradle look too hazardous? We only have blankets wrapped on the sides, his pajamas hanging, his sleep sack hanging, and a burp cloth hanging. If he turns his head any more, he'll probably suffocate on his hood.

Todd thinks it's fun to try to get Mitch to sit up on his own.

If you look closely, you can see Mitch's tongue trying to lick whatever it can reach.

Love the sleeping pics.