3 months!



We love Dr. King!

  
  Oops!  A month has gone by...  things get busier as this boy grows!   When we went to the doctor for his two month check up he weighed in at 12lbs 11oz (75%) and 24inches (90%)!!   He is a big strong boy with chubby chubby cheeks.   Dr.King gave us the okay for travel to Hawaii.  Yay!  
  November was a good month for us.  TJ is becoming more vocal and the smiles are awesome!   He loves checking everything out and has his favorite toys for sure.  We pretty much just stayed home (the weather got cold!), enjoyed family time and waited for Thanksgiving to come and our trip to Hawaii!
  Now we are here in Kona and loving the warm weather and being with Mom's family.   HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

BIG boy :)

2 months

1 month



Our first family hike at Horseshoe Lake in Mammoth



Auntie Shelby



Tummy time with Daddy




Keeping warm on Thanksgiving!



Snow!











with Nana, Auntie Pua and cousin Teuila <3<3<3







2 Months Old :)

 

Two months old and growing!



And last months photo for comparison.

Lots went on this past month...  we took TJ swimming for the first time (6 weeks!) at Keough's.   Keough's is a public pool down in Bishop that is heated by natural hot springs and maintains a temperature between 86-90 degrees which was perfect for the little guy.   He did great just like he does in the bathtub.  It was fun! 

 Papa finally made it out to meet his first Grandson.   We had a great time driving around sightseeing the beautiful Eastern Sierras for a day,  then made the drive down to San Diego.   TJ did great in the car and the whole trip.  He's such a great baby!  We then went back up to Orange County to see more of the family and introduce baby to more people.   Always go, go, go down there-  we finally made it home a week later and its so good to finally be back.



and Daddy!



Swimming with Mama





After swimming,  full diaper!



Family Photo in CDM



TJ and Papa!





Fall in the Eastern Sierras... Beautiful!



Trying to be good,  but  PLEASE get me out of this seat!



Tomorrow (11/3) we will be bringing TJ in for his 2 month appointment.  We are sure that he is doing great and is very healthy,  but are curious just how much weight and height he has gained!  (Keep you posted) He is so much fun,  starting to baby talk and smile with those chubby cheeks.  We love love LOVE our boy! 

















5 week old boy

We've been meaning to get a new entry in here for about a week now.   Baby TJ likes our attention :)   New things going on...   chubbier cheeks,  more diaper changes, and growing growing growing!   He's almost out of his newborn clothing,  which we didn't imagine would happen so quickly.   He's content most of the time,  but he sure does like Mom or Dad to hold him!  Did I mention how cute he is?  :)

Told you he was rolling over!   We finally caught it on camera.    Please note that although on a couch this time,   he does do it while laying on a blanket on the floor and we have witnessed both front to back and back to front.   Craziness!!!

Our neighbors gifted TJ with this very plush bear and the idea of taking pictures of the bear with baby to track his growth.   We'll now take pictures on the first of every month and watch this boy grow!

Two weeks (September 14th)

One month (October 1st )



Growing Boy!

Yesterday we took TJ for his 2 week(ish) checkup and he now weighs 7lbs 10oz and measured in at 21.5 inches!   His doctor was very impressed with his weight gain, growth and strength.   He's already trying to pick his head up and look around,  do baby 'push-ups', and he has rolled over a few times (scary,  but impressive) Atta boy TJ!   Mom and Dad are very proud.  

TJ has been sleeping like a champ at night, waking only once in the morning hours to eat-  he's already so good to his Mama!   During the day he is awake and alert for an hour here and there,   always fun watching him look around and try to figure everything out.   We are all learning more about each other every day.  This is so awesome!   But how do you get anything done when all you want do is watch your baby sleep :-)? 

TJ's World!

9 days ago our lives forever changed when the cutest boy ever came into the world  ;-)   Tanoa Ellis "TJ" put up a little bit of a resistance on his way out,  but decided to join us when the clocks turned past midnight and we were out of August and in to September,  he was waiting for a few things to happen before he made his entrance-  Nana to come and for us to move into our new place so he could come straight home from the hospital.    He's a good boy!  TJ still spends most of his days sleeping and eating,  but with a little more awake time every day.    He is already very expressive and full of character,  even when he's asleep!   So far,  we have only had a few nights of little rest.   He has been pretty good about only waking up once or twice with a good stretch of sleep in between.   We have been getting more and more efficient with feedings,  which is a relief.   Things are starting to feel more routine than new,  although we are still getting used to what we are calling 'TJ time'...  everything takes so much longer with a newborn!   But by the grace of God,  with TJ came patience we didn't know we had.   He's a sweet boy,  and not to mention really cute.   He looks so much like his daddy,  except for his light hair-  we are unsure where that came from but he's very handsome.  We are both so very much in love and filled with joy,  our boy is such an amazing gift and we are so proud.