22 Weeks

Scott has been a great sleeper lately. He eats himself to sleep usually between 9-11 and stays in bed until around 8 in the morning.

We've been taking advantage of the kid-free time at night with things like puzzles. And napping. John fell asleep and I put the puzzle away, but he stayed out cold.

I was packing for our visit to the east coast and gave Scott John's magazine while I switched laundry. 

He made short work of it and ended up with inky hands and a little mustache. 

Then he held his own bottle while I folded the clothes.

And helped me pack the suitcase. 

Scott was an angel on the flight out and went to bed once we made it to my grandparents' house.

The next morning he met my grandpa. 

and snuggled with my grandma.

He really liked their house, especially this magical yellow tub Wendy had for him.

He also liked the airport tags on his carseat.

We went to Chick-fil-a for lunch and he practiced sitting in a high chair.

Julie had this "Little Squirt" outfit waiting for him at their house.

The rest of his week was spent on vacation, which warrants separate posts, i.e. there are too many pictures for this one.

21 Weeks

Scott is a fun kid.

 He keeps us entertained. (Elf ear courtesy of John)

 He likes being in water and started bathing in the sink.

 He's still working on sitting up, which becomes more difficult when he dives face-first to get a lick of water.

 My mom's coworker gave Scott this crab outfit and it fits him just in time for his trip to Maryland.

 I think he looks great in gray

 and stripes.

 Scott enduring a smother

 and getting payback. 

 I was listening to a Zelda symphony video on YouTube and Scott was obsessed. 

 We went out for sushi with Amanda, Tay and this little Thing.

 Waking up playful.

 This 9-month jumper is snug on its first wear. Oops.

 He keeps turning himself around in his bed. 

 He slobbered all over this when I tried it on him in the store. Luckily it was a Christmas clearance because it had to come home with us when he was done with it. Also luckily he looks adorable in bow ties. 

 And naked with hats.

 He really gets into his chewing. Poor Sophie.

 He's also been going to bed earlier! Usually between 9 and 11.

 We don't encourage him to go to bed too early or he wakes up at the crack of dawn, but sometimes he is just tuckered out.

 We went to Brother Egli's gravesite memorial.

 It was a very nice service in a beautiful location.

 It was fun seeing Bethany and other family members that came out for the funeral.

 After the service everyone went to a luncheon their ward provided. 

Scott did his best to share his cheerfulness.

Here is a taste of it.

Colorful Toy

Scott really loves this colorful ball toy. 

 It fascinates kids and adults alike.

 He gets super smiley when he first wakes up.

 This is the face he uses to get people's attention.

 When he sucks on his bottom lip you get a good view of the chub cheeks.

 Practicing his new bubble-blowing skill.

 Another charmer.

 This is his flirt face. He smiles, then turns his head away.

 After his photo shoot, he rolled over and started chowing down on his blanket.

All in a morning's work.

Toes

Scott has discovered his feet.

His favorite right now is eating them.

He can pull his socks off and sucks on them, so we stick to footie jams.

I just pulled out his 6-9 month clothes, and these pajamas aren't even big on him.

This was when he was first discovering his toes and was a little uncoordinated.

Hands and feet.

He loves getting his diaper changed because then there's nothing restricting his movement.

But even with his diaper on, he's still pretty flexible.

It's nice to have something he can entertain himself with that can't be dropped or lost.

 After a few days on non-stop practice, he's a pro.

 He can get both at once, which helps while I'm changing his diaper.

 The downside is he really dislikes having to let go, so buckling into the carseat is very annoying for him.

 It's also difficult for him to decide between toes and toys. 

Lately, toes have been winning.