Valentine's Day 2014

This year, Valentine's Day was really great. Eric brought me flowers and I gave him a card and then we dropped off our kids at a friend's house whose teenage daughters had volunteered to watch kids and throw them a party for free! So we took our little sidekick Ian and headed out to dinner. It was in a fancy hotel in Buellton where they were putting on a special Valentine's Day dinner where you chose food from a limited menu but it was all VERY DELICIOUS and came out very quickly, which was nice with an infant. It was quiet and romantic and yummy, so much better than I was even expecting. It was the perfect night, especially because Ian did really well and the kids had a blast at their party, so much so that they did not want to leave.

Point Sal Hike to Paradise Beach

We had contemplated taking a trip for the 3 day weekend but decided to take it easy and enjoy the time off. We were getting a bit stir crazy by Monday and Eric decided we should go on a hike. It was a pretty easy hike so that the kids could handle it with beautiful views all along the way. The beach was in a cove which blocked the almost always constant wind coming off the ocean and so it was really warm and enjoyable. Lillie spent her time playing in the waves while Henry and I climbed on the rocks. Ian actually enjoyed being there this time because of the wind block, which was great. It was a fun family time, glad for the time we've had to enjoy the beaches of the central coast.

Ian is 3 Months

Our sweet and super chunky baby is now three months old.  Man, how time has flown!  And yet, at the same time, it is weird to picture our family without him.  Ian is the perfect baby.  He is so happy and so chatty.  He is always talking and his most recent love is sucking on his hands and blowing raspberries. He goes down for naps with hardly a noise, usually wakes up once a night, but has slept through the night on a handful of occasions.  He won't take a bottle or pacifier, he spits up frequently.  He spends lots of time under his play gym or in his bouncy seat and is batting at the dangling toys.  It is nice so that I can still get stuff done while he is awake.  He only tolerates tummy time and bumbo time in small amounts though.
He is wearing size 6 or 9 month clothing.  We weighed him at 2 1/2 months and he was 16 lbs 10 oz. His hair is starting to grow back in, although it is more of a dirty blonde than red this time.  Ian's skin is milky and fair and paired with his blue eyes and cherubic cheeks, he reminds me of an angel.  Did I mentioned I am in love with his blue eyes?  Seriously, that boy is going to get away with murder because of them.  He loves his brother and sister, which is my favorite thing ever.  I love this little guy!