Felix Stands

If you've followed our blog since Beckett was a baby you know that he was really good at baby tricks. Especially standing. In this post you can see Beckett's first documented balancing baby trick.

I'm not certain that Felix will love the balancing baby trick as much as Beckett did, but he can do it. Three months seems to be the age when our boys start to master hand standing.

Train Ride

Beckett's love of trains, which began about a year and a half ago, has not diminished at all. It has only grown, so we've become members of the B&O Railroad Museum.

A bunch of really old trains are displayed in the historic roundhouse.

  Below Beckett is in one of the first passenger cars. It was actually pulled along the rails by a horse.

 The museum also has some really large, more modern engines.

 The kids can explore all the levers and machinery in the engine.

A couple of Saturdays ago we went to the B&O Railroad Museum again. This time we wanted to ride the train.

This bright engine pulled our train.

The train has a conductor that calls "All Aboard" and then comes around to punch everyone's tickets. Beckett loved his train ticket.

Felix hung out on the seat.

Then we were off. Would you like to come on the train ride with us?

We passed some barbed wire and boarded up garages,

ruins,

 

and lots of rundown, graffited train cars.

And the ride ends at the junkyard (no joke).

Now just imagine seeing all this scenery as you rumble by at a brisk 2 miles per hour. Yep. That's one train ride I never need to take again, but, seeing as I live with a train enthusiast I'll probably get to do the ride over and over. Aw well, at least Beckett gets to see his beloved--albeit rundown, rusty, and graffited--hopper car (currently a favorite) out the window.

Felix is So Smiley

Felix is such a smiley baby. 

I don't know how Nate thinks up these games. One day he says to me, "Watch this. Felix loves this game."

Beckett Photographs

Beckett is suddenly really into the camera. He likes to carry it around describing what he sees on the screen in the back. "Stair, stair, Mom, Baby Fegitx, chair, peanut butter crackers..."

Here are some of the shots I found on the camera after I wrestled it away from him.

Hmm. Whose shadow might that be? Caught in the act.

Mother's Day

This Mother's Day I'm enjoying time with all my boys.

Third Annual

Nose Wound

This Year:

Last Year:

Two Years Ago:

Every year around this time Beckett scrapes up his nose. The nose wound does seem to be getting smaller with each subsequent year. Maybe next year it won't happen at all.

Beckett with Felix

Here are some pictures of the boys together.

Nate took this picture of Beckett and Felix. The first time I saw it was when I downloaded it onto the computer, and it made me laugh so hard. Beckett looks completely nonplussed about holding Felix, like he couldn't care less about the lump in his lap. Usually Beckett is all about "Baby Fegitx." And while Beckett is totally checked out, Felix is engaged.

Felix enjoys hanging out in Beckett's room while Beckett plays trains.

Beckett and Felix sit together in the reading chair.

Felix really likes sitting up so I occasionally let him sit in the bumbo with the couch and a blanket adding some extra support for his head. At 9 weeks he's still working on his neck strength.

I asked Beckett to sit down next to Felix, and this is what he did. He is sitting.

Sweater Vests