Lake Adventures

 With COVID life, our main adventures have been outside.  The summer heat has put a damper on some of that and honestly our first few outings after Miles was born we tried a little too much too soon, so we had put the brakes on many outings.  But we've been talking about checking out a park at Lake Lavon for a few weeks, so we decided to try that out this past Saturday.

We went to Ticky Creek Park and it was a great location for the morning.  It has free day entry and lots of trees so we could set up our chairs and stuff in the shade.  Then we headed down to the water.

Cooper was all ready to swim!

He and Daddy headed out into the water.  Cooper is loving swimming with his lifejacket on this summer, so he swam around while David stood with him.  He spent lots of time splashing and playing.

And I hung out with this guy.  A piece broke off our carrier right as I put Miles in it when we got there-- David was able to tie it up so it held him but it still made me pretty cautious to do too much with him!

Cooper also loved looking for rocks to throw into the water.

Miles and I spent some time resting in the shade while David and Cooper swam.

Then Cooper led us on an exploring hike around the lake and through the fields at the park.

After our hike the boys went back down to the water for a bit to splash

and to build a sand castle.

And I hung out with this guy and fed him.

They finished the morning off with a game of football.

We headed out there right when we got up and stayed until lunch time and we could have stayed a lot longer.  Cooper had a blast and we will definitely be back to the lake soon!

Months of Miles: 3 Months

 

Weight: 17.5 lbs

Diaper Size: 3

Clothes Size: Mostly 3-6 or 6 months

Things you Love: Being Held, Eating, Mommy, being outside, being talked to face to face, the hanging toys on your bassinet and playmat

Things you Don’t Love: Being hungry, your car seat, loud noises, tummy time

Milestones: You still eat like a champ! And you also sleep like a champ at night. Several times in the last 3 months you've gone days in a row of sleeping 10 hours at night and then you go back to waking earlier, but you still sleep a long stretch every night. You smile and giggle at us when we talk to you or sing to you, you get a huge smile that lights up your whole face. You've started showing a little more interest in your brother this month, but still mostly have eyes for Mommy. You hate tummy time and rarely last 10 seconds before you start crying, so we're doing lots of little bursts and working on your head control while we hold you. You started showing more interest in toys this month and will bat at the toys in your bassinet and your playmat.

My sweet baby boy you are such a joy. I love days when I can just hold you for long periods of time and revel in your smiles and your snuggles. I feel very unproductive a lot of days, but I know these moments with you are fleeting, so I'm soaking them up. Your brother still thinks you are the coolest thing ever and he loves to match with you and know where you are at all times. We all are just so glad you are part of our family! My little Miles-a-Moo, I sure love you!