Technology Baby

Ever since Mason began to crawl and grab at things, he has been drawn to technology.  We've often called him the "technology baby". Calculators, phones, remotes, the Wii remotes (or Wii-mote as he calls it), the computer, the Leapster, and the Mobi Go...if it is a technological device he's after it. My iPhone is no different.  I have to be very careful where I set it, because if its in his reach, he gets it.  I am amazed that my barely two year old knows how to unlock it, swipe to the app he wants, and then run the app.  He favorites are Angry Birds, Netflix, and watching the videos I've taken of him. On this particular day he had gotten the phone and turned on "Dinosaur Train" on Netflix. I was busy feeding Porter, and came out of my room to find the boys helping themselves to some extra TV time via my phone. 

I love these two little trouble makers!  I guess they are starting to look more alike because I've been asked quite a few times lately if they are twins. To me its obvious they aren't because Mason is quite a bit smaller, but I always figured it was a question I would get asked since they are so close in age.

The Opskamatrists

A few weeks ago Jeff took me to an Opskamatrists concert.

Unless you grew up in Firth, Idaho or went to school at BYU-Idaho, I doubt you've heard of them.  I went to high school with the lead singer, Bruce, (the one with glasses, red shirt, and trumpet) and Bruce and Jeff were in the same major in college.  We hadn't really talked with Bruce or anyone from the band since a backyard barbecue we all went to in 2007.  Well, a few weeks ago Bruce wrote on Jeff's Facebook wall and said that the Opskamatrists were playing a few concerts in Utah and asked us to come.
We had a great time catching up with old friends and listening to their band.  Part way through the concert, a girl that was sitting by us said to me, "You guys look familiar.  Did you go to BYU-Idaho?"  We found out that she and her husband had lived at The Village the same time we had. For the life of me, I can't remember either of their names! By the end of the night I was feeling a little homesick for our BYU-I days when life seemed a lot less complex and we only had one little rugrat to chase around! Sometimes its easy to get caught up in our "Utah life" and  forget about the life we left in Idaho. This was a nice little reminder of home!

Snuggles

Sweet Boy,

How thankful I am for our snuggle time...as I rock you to sleep while your brothers are playing, or in the dead of night when everyone else is asleep.  Its such a precious time to hold you and smell your new baby scent and hear your little grunts.  I love to look into your beautiful eyes and enjoy these wonderful moments with you.  I love that you are starting to coo, and I'm pretty sure you've given me real smiles a time or two.  I love how you snuggle into me and fight to keep your eyes open until I finally turn on white noise.  You can't resist the sound of ocean waves and it puts you to sleep every time.  I love that you are in our family...a perfectly perfect addition to our craziness.

Chunky Monkey

He's already a month old and growing like crazy.  I snapped some pictures of him last Friday on the 3rd when he was officially one month old.  I laid him out on his freshly bound quilt. Crystal was sweet enough to quilt it for me before Christmas, but due to the craziness that's ensued since then, I didn't get it bound until recently.

 He's chunking up fast, just like Mason did. It kind of makes me sad that he doesn't look like a newborn anymore.  We had his one one month check-up on Monday and here are his stats:
Weight: 11 pounds 7.5 ounces-90th percentile
Height: 22 3/4 inches-95th percentile
Head: 15.4 inches-80th percentile

Like Carson and Jonas, Porter has reflux.  The doctor prescribed medicine for it and I'm hoping he starts feeling better soon.  I love this little guy so much and am so happy we have another sweet baby in our home!