Albric is Two Months Old

My baby boy is already two months old.  I love him so much.  How did we survive without him?  He is a chunky monkey and turns heads with his cheeks alone.  Strangers always tell me how cute he is, and I'm convinced that his cheeks are the culprit behind all the praise.  He has started to smile at me when I talk to him, and I absolutely love it.  It is my favorite thing to do with him.  I took him for a check up yesterday and he weighed in at 14 lbs.  That is 85th percentile for his age.  He was also slightly taller than average at 23 1/2 inches.  His baby hair fell out from the top of his head, but his hair is growing back.  He has two hair whorls going opposite directions and it looks like he may end up with a natural mohawk.  His hair is lighter than Calvin's was, but still has a hint of red in it.  His eyes are still blue and we are wondering if we'll have another blue-eyed kid.  He loves his brother and turns his head to hear what he is doing. 

Huckleberry Camping 2016

Every year, the Lindsay clan goes huckleberry picking in Strawberry Canyon in Idaho.  One of our first dates was huckleberry picking.  I remember hiking up the mountain with the cutest boy I've ever interacted with and drinking Gossner's milk with him.  I love reminiscing about that day every year when huckleberry season comes around in August.  This year was a little different because I had a newborn and I felt like I should be home with him.  I sent Mark and Calvin for some Daddy/Son bonding time.  They camped overnight and I stayed home with Albric.  It was a good thing I stayed home this year because I got a migraine and it would have been no fun camping with a migraine.  I was able to go up the next morning though, so I didn't completely miss out on camping this year.  However, I did miss out on huckleberry picking because there weren't any huckleberries.  We still have a few in our freezer from last year to tide us over til next year.  Calvin had a good time playing with his extended family.  Albric enjoyed sleeping in my arms and nowhere else.  Mark had a good time camping.

Calvin and his cousin Damon putting on 'shows' while standing on tree stumps.

Calvin only wore the helmet long enough for me to take a picture.  He was sad we wouldn't let him ride, but he refused to wear the helmet.  Maybe next year he will get to go for a ride. 

Calvin's Summer Adventures 2016

Calvin got a new baby brother

His grandma gave him a dollar and he started learning about money.

He ate smoked ribs that Popie made and loved them.

He took this toy apart with Mom's help.

He went to Dad's company party at the park.

He rubbed zucchini slices all over the kitchen floor.

He got his toes painted like Mom.

He got to water color for the first time. 

Mommy made moon sand and he spread it all over the kitchen.

He played music with Mom.

He helped wash Grandma's car.

Some Hiking Adventures

We live so close to the mountains.  Sometimes while Mark is in class, I will drive up Logan canyon just to be in the mountains, even if I don't get out of the car.  It is so beautiful, and it usually calms Calvin down when he can't go to class with Daddy.  A few weeks ago, Mark wanted to check out one of the quarry sites used for the Logan Temple.  We drove to Green Canyon and proceeded to have an adventure.  We hiked up to Scout's Cave.  Calvin loved throwing rocks around and got really dirty.  We had a difficult time with him when we decided it was time to move on.  When we got to the trail for the quarry, he soon found more rocks and refused to put them down.  He fell down on some rocks and found different ones.  Mark got a little ways ahead of the kids and me.  I was carrying Albric and helping Calvin navigate through the tricky parts.  As I walked past one tree, I heard a rattlesnake.  Calvin and I were wearing shorts, so I was nervous about it, but we were in a place where the trail was very wide so we were able to avoid the snake on the way back.  Mark and Calvin climbed up a steep hill, and were exclaiming that something was cool, so I followed them.  They had found a huge pink hammock that someone had put up.  They had gotten into it and they were very cute pretending to be spiders.

The next week, we went on the Logan River Trail.  We parked at Second Dam in Logan Canyon.  We walked all the way around the dam and then up the trail for a while.  We found a wooden pipe on the mountain that Mark and Calvin followed for a bit.  These two little excursions have me hungering for more.

Albric's Blessing Outfit

I almost feel like I could start my own blog just about the things I sew/tat/crochet with all the projects I've been doing this year.  I told myself that I wouldn't sew anything until Albric was a few months old.  Then I decided I wanted to make him an outfit for his blessing.  It seems like it took longer than usual, but that is because my boys needed my attention.  I made a vest, a pair of pants and a tie.  The vest was made of linen with lining, the pants were just linen, and the tie was satin.  I felt like the vest fit him well, but I had to take the pants in 5 inches.  I don't understand why there was such a difference in size between the vest and pants, but I was able to work around it.  This pattern could potentially fit Calvin, so I think I am planning on making at least two more so the boys will have matching suits.  Mark has some ideas that he would like me to try.  If I do end up taking on that project, I'll be sure to document it and do a post.  For now, here is my sweet baby in his outfit.