Little Rock Climber

We took Jacob rock climbing for the first time with Scott and Crystal at the climbing gym in Driggs. I think I would say it was a success! He loved it and loved falling off the wall onto the pads. :) We are excited to start this new hobby with him.

 So cute in Dad's hat :)

Now we need to get him his own harness!

Lower Palisades Lake

We took Ida for her first hike to Lower Palisades Lake. We went with Jordan, Sean and one of Jordan's friends from work named Alicia. It was a lot of fun and we didn't even get rained on!

Jacob is kind of getting to the point that he wants to hike with you instead of being the pack. So sometimes it's a little tricky to convince him he would rather ride. Once he's in and we are going he does good for the most part.

Ida did great on the Hike. I was a little worried because she isn't the biggest fan of "cuddling" and I worried being in the moby wrap having her body completely up against mine would make her angry. But she only fought it a couple times then would settle right in. She actually slept the majority of the hike.

Stopped for lunch in the meadow before continuing onto the lake.

While Jordan, Sean and Alicia hiked ahead, we stayed behind to throw rocks in the water and such so Jacob could play around more and not have to be in the pack.

I apparently didn't get the memo to wear pink with the rest of the ladies...

Thanks Sean and Jordan for inviting us on the hike! It was a lot of fun!

4 Months

Can't get over this cuteness!

Happy 4th of July!!

Found those toes...

At Ida's 4 month doctor appointment she was 11 lbs 12 oz and 24 inches tall (25th percentile). She weighs less then she did last month, but I'm pretty sure that's because I took it on my home scale which I'm pretty sure isn't that accurate. She also received her shots which she didn't handle very well. Well, I should say she didn't handle the aftermath of the shots very well. Not the shots themselves. She cried when they were given but as soon as I picked her up she stopped crying. Unfortunately we had to deal with a fever for the next couple days which was not very fun. Ida is currently wearing 3 month clothes except in her socks. She has big feet and it's been hard to find socks that fit her. She is pretty much wearing size 6-12 month socks.

It is fun to see Ida's personality come out more. She is definitely a very content, calm baby. She is completely fine sitting in your lap watching whatever is going on around her. Not a wiggler at all. She has decided that she likes being held but definitely not cuddled! She is in no way a cuddler. And if I am holding her, the only way I can get her to go to sleep while holding her is to let her sit in my lap facing out with her pacifier and eventually she just falls asleep. Then after she is asleep I can trasfer her into a more cuddly position. She is also a very smiley baby! She will smile at anyone and I will still often find her smiling while sitting alone playing with her toys. I love that! I also think it's cute because anytime I go to pick her up she arches her back like she's trying to get closer to me so I can pick her up faster.

Ida does not like being buckled in her car seat. She is completely fine after she is bucked in but while bucking her in she hates it. It think it's because she really doesn't like her arms being man handled. She also doesn't seem especially fond of baths. Although... I don't know if that's because I always choose bad times to give her a bath (like when she is hungry or tired) or if she really doesn't like them. I'm still figuring that out.

Ida has started to grasp onto objects and bring them to her mouth. One of her favorite toys right now is the tag toy. I think she prefers soft objects to hard toys so she likes little stuffed animals and the tag toy because it's made out of fabric. She also really likes to grab onto her shirt or skirt and bring that up to her mouth to suck on. Also about 2 weeks ago Aunt Katrina got Ida to laugh. Music to my ears. I don't know what it is about a laughing baby but it makes my heart melt every time.

Since then a number of other people have gotten her to laugh including Scott and Grandma Bergendorf but she will not laugh for me no matter what I do. Either way I still love to hear it!

Ida also very recently has discovered her toes and will grab onto them and play with them every once in awhile.

So far nursing is going well. I've kind of felt like my milk supply has been a little low so I'm trying to nurse more often. I love when I nurse that Ida will sit and play with my shirt or "scratch" my chest or back over and over. I think it's the cutest! She will also "scratch" her wubs head when she gets tired. Which I also find adorable!

Ida is a pretty good sleeper when she has a "bed" to sleep in. She is currently going to bed between 8 and 9, waking up twice to eat on 4 hour intervals and then waking up in the morning around 7 and 8. She is taking really good naps and will usually sleep for an hour at a time with one long nap during the day. I have found she doesn't nap super well in the car seat and is pretty sensitive to movement.

So trying to get good naps in while I'm out and about doesn't normally happen. But if I'm somewhere I can swaddle her and lay her down she sleeps great anywhere. I also think she needs quite a bit of sleep. If I'm not paying attention to her 90 minute cycle she tends to get very angry and it's hard to get her to go to sleep. At that point I usually just swaddle her and put her in the swing. But if I'm paying attention and get her naps in then she usually sleeps great!

I just love this little girl!

Sawtooth Lake Camping Trip

The weekend after we went to portland we went camping up by Sawtooth Lake near Stanly, ID with the Higginson's. We left Thursday night after Scott got off work and found a campsite.

The Higginson's arrived the next day and we all spent the rest of the day playing in the lake! It was soooo hot! So it felt so nice to play in the lake... Although it was too cold for me to get all the way in, everyone else jumped in to cool off. The lake is so pretty and clear. Such a pretty location.

Back at camp was pretty hot. But we found a way to put a tarp that offered us some shade then it wasn't too bad.

There was a river that pasted closed to camp that we took a walk to.

 Boys being boys and throwing rocks in the water.

 Fire building time!

 On Saturday we went on a small hike in the morning while it was cooler and then back to the lake in the afternoon. Before we left we stopped by the fish hatchery so the boys could see all the fish.

Thank you Higginson's for the fun weekend!  About 15 minutes from home the kids decided to feed off of each other and have a crying war.

3 Months

 3 months old! Ida is weighing in at 11 pounds 13 ounces and is 23 inches long putting her in the 35ish percentile.

Ida is such an easy baby. She doesn't much like being held so our whole day pretty much consists of her waking up, feeding her, putting her under her play mat, then when she gets tired I swaddle her, lay her down and we start the whole thing over again. Yup... Easy. I do have to remind myself to go over and give her attention because I could probably go the whole day without really giving her quality time attention and she would be fine. She's just a happy, content baby.

 Ida is just thinking about learning how to grasp onto object. About three weeks ago she started reaching for the toys on her play mat and will hit at them (with a super adorable concentrated face). Then about a week ago she discovered she has hands and stares at them all day. I think it's pretty cute. :) She gets frustrated when she tries to grab something and her fingers wont work. It will come. She has also just started licking. I think it's so funny. If you stick something up to her mouth or she puts her hands by her mouth she will start licking them. Also, like Jacob, she really likes sucking on her hands. And if I put the pacifier in her mouth she will bring her hands really close to her chest like Jacob did.


Ida has rediscovered her voice and I think it's the cutest. I feel like it has such variation. So many different sounds and tones. She first started talking at the end of 1 month, but then she kind of stopped and has restarted talking a couple weeks ago. I love it! She especially likes to talk when she is getting tired or wants something.

And although it doesn't happen as often she still gets really upset really quickly. She can be fine and if I do something that's not what she wanted she goes from 0-60 in about 2 seconds. Thankfully, she usually settles down pretty quickly as well unless she is having what Scott and I call an "episode". Which is when she gets really really upset and screams and screams and the only thing i can do to settle her down is put her in her swing with her pacifier. But, the "episodes" don't happen very often.

Ida LOVES her wub (lion pacifier). When I hold it up to her you see her eyes get really excited then she starts concentrating really hard so she can try to grab it to put it in her month. It is pretty funny.

Ida is a great eater and a great sleeper. She is currently eating every 2-3 hours and is a very patient eater. I do think it's cute though because she is started to

get excited about eating and when I lay her on my lap to get ready to nurse her she immediately opens her mouth wide open and starts searching. But also when she's done eating she's done. And if I try to get her to eat more she gets really upset. She is also only waking up once a night to eat. Somewhere between 3-5 which is really nice! So she goes to bed between 8 and 9, wakes up to eat once then wakes up for the day between 7-8. Her napping has been really awesome as well and she takes a few half hour naps a day and one long one every hour in a half.

All in all I can't really complain. I think she is the cutest and super easy.