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kiss for mama

cope has always had a thing for his daddy. after two weeks away, the day devin came home from china cope smiled for the first time. for a little while after, he would only smile when dev did this specific silly gesture and sound, no matter how ridiculously often i tried mimicking the goofy sound. devin gives cope a bath more frequently than i do, and gets smiles endlessly. not the case with my baths.

i'm excited to see their father son bond really bloom.

in the first few months i was sure cope was gonna be a daddy's boy. he probably really is, but the other day he giggled for me and still does giggle for me. thank you son for letting mama know you love her too.

i guess i'm just interpreting something small like a first giggle, as that special mama's boy connection i so hope for. one thing is for sure, i'm glad to have another little protector around, another someone who will treat me royally like his daddy does. i can't wait to do things like scout banquets, throwing baseballs in the backyard, and shopping for mission suits (i don't like thinking about those long 2 years yet just the suit shopping). i have zero experience with merit badges, sports rules, or serving a mission-but i want to become well versed in whatever it takes to raise a righteous son.

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made out like a bandit

in honor of our belgian love, we went french last night. 

French Bandits.

mostly, i wanted this costume because i think any infant costume is one million times better if it has something to go over their eyes. so cute.

we forgot his money bag below

those pictures were a rarity. most of the time cope had his mask on he looked more like this. too bad i thought it was so adorable.

we had a great party at the glaziers.

we made chocolate bowls and orange dream machine ice cream for dessert.

we were able to skype with mommer and papa. 

we always let the kids trick or treat the different rooms in the house. 

mommer and papa did long distance trick or treating via the computer:)

cope posed in his first cousin couch picture.

 holidays are so much better with kiddos.

catch up

one week in one post:

cope's first visit to temple square. the happiness of that place rubbed off on him.

 sittin up for the first time alone in the bumbo. no big deal mom.

 

tangled up asleep. 

 and lastly, a halloween preview.

we missed this holiday last year. but we sure have made up for it this year. i like halloween.

 hope yours is spooky.

3 months is my favorite age yet.

cope smiles on a regular basis now. is slowly lengthening his sleep patterns. clasps his hands and chews on his fingers. finally passed 12 pounds after a month of plateau-ing. fits into newborn clothes still. blows out his diaper almost every morning. still dislikes tummy time. is a more efficient eater. can sit in his bumbo. snorts a lot. does his very best to hold up his large noggin. loves outside. usually is caught with expressive eyebrows going on. has less gas and spit up problems. follows our faces around the room. coos repeatedly right before he falls asleep in the car seat. loves his mobile. can almost hold a binki in on his own for longer than 30 seconds. loves being bounced around and nuzzled. started displaying the most endearing legitimate frown. grows nails like weeds.

i love everything about this age. he is still so small yet getting so big.

family pictures

my practically adopted sister jenna stayed with us a few weeks ago. she is getting her masters in photography in NY. it was gunk weather the entire time she was here. on a whim we decided that we would brave the storm clouds and threw on some clothes for a shoot. lucky we matched, and even luckier that jenna could manage to get a decent shot of us.

thank you girlfriend. your a whiz and i love you.

i also love my little family.

hobblecreek canyon

our sweet neighbors tipped us off to one of their secrets: hobblecreek canyon.  it's just as close as provo and much less saturated. we went at dusk and froze to death. the leaves were brilliant and we decided we must do better to expose this little guy to the great outdoors. there is nothing like it. maybe a camping trip soon if we're daring.

day of firsts

cope giggled for the first time last saturday. he also watched his first football game. big day.