Kai Griffin

Thursday, March 2, 2017

Of Being Five Months

At six months on Saturday, little 15 pound Kai is getting stronger and sweeter everyday!

He is proving to be a true Campbell- his rolling adventures have already unexpectedly lodged him under a rocking chair; a pursuit after a plastic car landed him in Cora's closet full of hard shoes with a suprise Princess Else dress entaglement, and he discovered (to his delight!) his Daddy's stinky ski gear after scooting and rolling many feet across the living room into a ski bag.

He is grabbing and holding onto anything he can before trying to eat it, so the war on little toys is full on!

Kai is communicating through bubble blowing, ear piercing squeals, giggles and grunts. He really doesn't cry too much, which I am so thankful for!

Besides rolling, he is sitting and standing with assistance, and I have a feeling he will be an early walker like Cora. His favorite game is peekaboo, and for some reason he loves it the most when he's holding onto a couch (probably because he is distracted by the game, loses his balance and falls which he thinks is hilarious).

In conjunction with being a breast feeding monster, Kai is also eating solids now a couple times a day. He loves sweet potatoes and carrots - I'm hoping he doesn't turn orange like his daddy did from eating too many carrots when he was a baby!

Month five of Kai's beautiful life has been incredible. He is just a dream and it keeps getting better. Such a lucky momma!

Morning snuggles.

Contemplating eating.

Happy boy.

Nana!

My sleeping narwhal angel.

Practicing his ball skills.

Those cheeks!!

Those baby blues!

Running with mom. Someday I'll lose that baby tummy, but for now it's worth it!

A special birthday at home with my babies.

He wants to do everything Cora does already!

Sweet potatoes!!

Love from Thialand!

Silly selfies.

Happy Birthday daddy!

Adventures to the playground.

A hike and a snack.

Playing with Daddy at the brewery.

Cutie little swinger.

Hanging out in Aspen while the family skis.

I love my boys!!

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Kai's First Christmas

Sweet, little Kai is growing like a weed and changes daily! At his four month appointment he weighed 12lbs 6oz and was 25 inches long. He's still pretty skinny but he's long for his age and, like Cora, he is growing perfectly on his little growth chart and is healthy and strong.

Kai's new tricks include rolling (he prefers rolling from back to front), grabbing everything he can, squawking, blowing bubbles, hanging out in his jungle, laughing and almost always smiling. He is still up at least once a night (and is still sleeping next to us) but he usually goes to bed quickly after he eats, thank goodness. He's been acting like he wants to eat when we do so we started giving him his first solid food of rice cereal/breast milk goop, which he likes quite a bit. We will start introducing avocado and sweet potatoes in the next couple of weeks. Let the messy, chaotic baby eating stage commence!

Kai went on his first twelve hour road trip to Idaho for Christmas and he did awesome in the car. I think he knew that Idaho is an incredible place and he was on his best behavior! Christmas in Idaho at Pooh Bah and Buddy's was a winter wonderland - we sledded, played in the snow, skied, snowshoed, ate delicious meals and had a wonderful time with family and friends. Best of all, Nana and Papa and Aunt Marisa and Uncle Mike were able to make the journey and join us as well! We couldn't have asked for a better first Christmas for Kai!

Here are a few photos from this past month. Enjoy!