Growing Boy!!

Today Kallen discovered a new way to move! He is just dying to be able to get up and go...he will lay on the floor and get so frustrated that he can't follow us around, so he will cry until one of us picks him up and moves him. I guess he finally decided to take matters into his own hands...you can't really see it very well in this video, but he takes his legs and scoots himself around in a circle. Hopefully that will keep him satisfied for now until he can find a new way to get around.

Kallen's laughter may be the best sound I have ever heard!! He is laughing a lot easier these days but you have to catch him in just the right mood. I am not sure why but his laughter usually ends in crying...maybe because his parents get too carried away with trying to make him laugh that we go a little overboard in the end.

I can't believe how fast our little boy is growing! I feel like it was just yesterday that we brought our tiny little baby home from the hospital, and now he is a chubby little boy that is developing quite the personality! Being a parent is soo much fun and I can't wait to see what the next few months will bring!!

Check out Kallen's pictures!

So we just got Kallen's pictures taken and I LOVE them!! The link to see them is timelessimagesart.com - click on portraits, then click on slideshows, and they are under Kallen's name. The lady did an awesome job! She had done my sisters senior pictures and they turned out great so I figured we may as well use her too. I really don't plan on spending this much money on pictures all the time, but I decided that for his first baby pictures we could go all out! If anyone is looking for a photographer I HIGHLY recommend her....her name is Donna Rayne and her studio is called Timeless Images Art in Adel.

DeBoef Campout

I am a little late in posting this, but a couple of weekends ago we loaded up our car and headed over to Lake Red Rock to attend the DeBoef Family Camp out. Shawn's dad is from a large family and every year they come from all across the United States to spend time together and camp! Grandpa and Grandma DeBoef have created such a neat heritage and it has been such a blessing to become a part of this family. There are 12 children, 60+ grandchildren, and 60+ great- grandchildren -all of this from a woman who said she did not want to have kids and a man who said he did not want to get married. :)

We were a little apprehensive this year, not knowing how Kallen would do with staying in a tent but he did great! The weather was awesome and Kallen actually slept the best that he has in a while!!

Kallen with his Great Grandpa and Grandma DeBoef

A little bonding time with Daddy

Playing with Grandma Deb and his cousin Alydia

This is the strangest bug I have ever seen(it looks like it's straight out of a cartoon)....does anyone know what this is??

Kallen spent most of his time laying on a blanket under a tree playing with his toys. Here he is meeting his second-cousin Cayla.

Sassy Seat

Last week we decided to try out Kallen's "sassy seat" that he got from his Grandma Deb. It says it is for babies 4 months and older, but we like to think that our baby is advanced. (haha) He loved it!! He didn't really understand the concept of bouncing, but he loved being able to "stand" and would twirl himself around in circles. And of course, as you can see in the top picture, his favorite thing was chewing on the side. Kallen is at a stage where he chews and gnaws on EVERYTHING!! This usually leads to large amounts of drool and very soaked clothing. I am not sure if this means teething or not...it seems a little early to me...maybe he is just getting ready.

3 months!

Here is Kallen's 3 month picture compared to his 2 month. Our little boy is growing up so fast and developing such a fun personality! He is still a layed back, happy boy and every day he seems to find a new sound to make! :P We didn't have a doctor's appointment this month so I'm not really sure what he weighs, but he now wears 3 month clothes. He is not rolling over yet, but he's definately trying...and just last week he started giggling!! It's probably the best sound I have ever heard. We are so blessed to have such a fun little boy and I can't wait to see what all he will be doing next month!