Lake Tahoe

For Jonah first official vacation, he took a bit of a road trip to meet up with some of the Herway clan in Lake Tahoe. I had never been before and holy cow, it is gorgeous up there! We had a great time with Seth's parents, his sister Nicole and her husband Jed, Seth's other sister, Natalie, as well as his brother Jake and his wife Melanie and their youngest, Lily (who is to die for cute). We missed having many of the other Herway's there, but we had a great time.

We just stayed a few days, but Seth's parents were wonderful and rented a house for us all to stay in. I tried my best to stay up late playing games, but with a two month old, I also desperately wanted to sleep. I have a serious case of FOMO (fear of missing out) but sleep won most of the nights. I think I only stayed up one night.

We spent a great day on the lake and rented a pontoon to take out. Toward the end, Luke and Seth's mom got practically a bucketful of lake water tossed on them when he went head on to a wave. Seth had a great morning mountain biking with Jake and Jed. We took a late afternoon family walk/hike, but I wished I'd been able to spend more time exploring. It was too short of a trip.

Our Circus

Yes, that is a five year old driving a boat with his feet. 

Pretty sure they didn't leave Jed alone the entire time.

Uncle Jake is a fun dude. 

We love the mountains!

View from the deck of the house we stayed in.

Jonah at 1, 2, and 3 Months

I wish I would have documented each month on their own, but man! Time is flying! I can't believe Jonah is already almost 4 months old. Jonah's first month was spent sleeping a lot, a trip to the lactation people  (you'd think nursing would be a cinch by your 3rd....), and hosting family who came to meet the sweet boy. From the beginning Jonah was a good sleeper and could go 3-4 hours stretches at night. I was very appreciative! 

Month Two we discovered Jonah was sensitive to dairy and could be very fussy and uncomfortable. He continued to sleep at least 4-5 hour stretches at night. He started smiling! And he more than doubled his birth weight.

Adoring big brothers

Month Three took a trip to Utah and Jonah decided he know hates the car! Perfect timing! However, he decided to start sleeping through the night! He loves to smile at Mom, is talkative, especially first thing in the morning. He's on a good eat, wake, sleep cycle, usually only liking to be awake for 1 1/2 at a time. Occasionally he wants to be out for the night starting around 5 pm, but it makes for a really early morning. Like Taft and Luke, he detests tummy time. He really likes to be paid attention to when he's awake. He doesn't really appreciate being put in a bouncer or under a mobile during his awake time. He likes to be talked to and held. When it's time for him to sleep he seems to still like the swaddle and to be rocked until he's just about out. I try not to get him all the way asleep so he is pretty good about getting himself to sleep. He loves getting his diaper changed and being stark naked for a few minutes. Tonight I let him be naked a little too long and he peed on Seth. Oops. 

Jonah is just so squishable! I really have to hold back from squeezing him too tight. I could eat him!

Swoon. Another blue-eyed dreamboat to add to the family!