5 Months Old!

Beach Week 2010 (Street Family Reunion)

Last week was the Street Family reunion in Myrtle Beach (Scott's mom's family). There were 84 members present housed in various rentals along the coast. This was Ramsey's second red-eye flight across the country. So far, he's a great traveler (knock on wood). He just needs to learn to stop pooping right as the pilot says, "Fasten your seat belts for landing."
The week was filled with dinner parties, fishing, golfing, bw3's, rock band, and hanging at the beach. Ramsey got to meet his second great-grandmother and was reunited with all of his Hoffmann Aunts and Uncles and Grandparents. He was also introduced to his Great Aunts and Uncles Lisa, Tim, Steve, Colleen and Mike and his second cousins Alex M., Aiden, Noah, Tom, Katie, Alex S. and Sam. Then there were the great great Aunts and Uncles H.A., Gaynell, Russell, Connie, Nick, and Fay and their families, too. I think Ramsey was exhausted from meeting all these people and slept through the night almost every night!
The biggest milestone of the week was the beginnings of Ramsey trying to crawl. Now, when he's on his belly he will tuck up his legs and push them back out. He's not going very far just yet, but I don't think it will be very long before he figures it out.

Visit from Uncle Ben and Aunt Lacey

Ramsey got to meet his Uncle Ben and Aunt Lacey last week. We all went up to the Beaver Mountain music festival, camped, and went to Bear Lake the next day. Uncle Ben helped put in a ceiling fan in Ramsey's room just in time for the 90 degree days. And Aunt Lacey worked on the blanket she is knitting for her newest nephew. Uncle Ben got to change his first poopy diaper and give his first bottle!

4 Months Old!

Ramsey's 4 month doctor appointment resulted in a perfect bill of health! He weighed in at 14 lbs 4 ounces and 25 inches long. He's become very aware of his surroundings lately and notices someone from across the room. He rolls from front to back and back to front very frequently. His latest game is putting his toes into his mouth. This picture is after we tried him on his first cereal. He ate quite a bit more than I expected him to. But, after a while he just started playing with it and spitting it out.

Visit with Great Grandmother & Family in NY

Ramsey's first flight was a red-eye from Salt Lake to JFK. I was so nervous to take him on a plane that my neck was in knots. Fortunately, there was no reason to worry. We got an extra seat for him and were able to keep him in the car seat the whole time.

Ramsey got to meet his first great-grandmother. He did a great job showing off his rolling and talking to her. He also got to see his grandparents again, Aunt Abby, Aunt Sammy, Uncle Justin, Great Aunt Janice, Great Uncle Hap, Great Uncle Greg, 2nd Cousins Jason, Tara, Chris, and Jon and his friend Cal, who was born 36 hours before he was. He traveled around Long Island visiting with family and eating some great food.

Ramsey was also introduced to his father's old stuffed animal monkey. His Aunt Samantha was nice enough to hold onto it while we were in the Peace Corps. Now, if I could only figure out how to wash that "dirty monkey".

This was also Ramsey's first trip to the ocean. We went to Jones Beach, where *someone* decided to dip him into an ice cold wave. Needless to say, he didn't enjoy that as much as the hot springs. We'll have another chance to introduce him to some warmer ocean water in August.

Fourth of July Milestones

The Fourth of July was a big day for Ramsey. The day started out with Ramsey waking up on his belly. I had seen him trying to roll over the day before, so it didn't take him long to figure it out. Once he got the hang of it, that's all he wanted to do. The second you put him on his back, he rolls right over like a spring board.

Later in the day we decided to take Ramsey on his first swim. We went to the Maple Grove hot springs in Southern Idaho. The have a fairly large pool the temperature of bath water. Ramsey was all smiles as he kicked and floated around the pool. He had his first dunk under water as well. Still only smiles on this boy's face.

Visit from Grandma and Grandpa

Ramsey had a nice 10 day visit with his grandma and grandpa. They got to experience his first laugh, and I don't think he ever stopped laughing! Believe it or not he has also started teething already! Not sure where the first ones will be, there's just a lot of drooling and biting so far.
Grandma and grandpa got to see the beginnings of Ramsey learning how to sit up and stand as well. They took Ramsey on his first trip to the zoo and to the Golden Spike National Monument. They even babysat so we could go out to the bar. Ramsey was so sweet to save the number 2 we'd been waiting for all week just for his grandma!