3 Months

Today Levi is three months old. Three months with a baby inside the womb seems to go so slowly, three months after birth goes so fast! Levi is a chubby, smiley guy. He's a very easy baby who goes with the flow with little or no complaints (unless he's hungry!). He is also very good at finding his fingers and sucking on his hands. We love him so much! Here's a recent picture of the little guy.

Bus Fun

This morning I took the kids to visit their Grandma Coates who is the principal at an elementary school nearby. While there, the kids got to get on a school bus. Both Chloe and Luke have gone through a bus stage. Since Chloe turned two she's been excited about when the time will come for her to ride the bus to school. Currently, Luke points out every bus he sees every time we're driving. Needless to say, they were excited for this adventure today.

Chloe's Dancing, Part II

If you don't remember part one, click here.

The boys

Trouble in the making...

Aunt Rachel's Pictures

My sister-in-law Rachel is an AMAZING photographer. While we were in Michigan together this summer she did a photoshoot of Levi and our family. He was three weeks old when these were taken. Here are a few of my favorites that Rachel took.

Some Random Pictures

We're back :)

Sunday, September 14, hurricane force winds came through the Cincinnati area. Close to us, the strongest winds registered at 76 mph. They were up to 82 mph in Cincinnati. Power was knocked out to over 700,000 customers. Our power was not turned back on until this morning. Thanks to some good friends nearby and Nathan's parents whose power came back on after one day, we were able to keep on with life as normal as possible for the week. So, now I'm back in action and will begin posting again :)


I was actually attempting to post on this blog when the power went out. And here's what I had to say. At Levi's two month check-up we found out he is 11 pounds 9 ounces (50%) and 21 3/4 inches (15%). He is reaching all his milestones right on target. Some include the social smile, eye contact, lifting his head, and clasping his hands together. When Luke was about this age, we got a few pictures of him that we thought were really cute. One is just a fun baseball picture. The other two were of him in clothes that had been Nathan's as a baby. So now we've recreated these with Levi as the model. Below you can see the comparisons. Levi is on the left and Luke is on the right.