2 months old

playing dress up with his bear outfit

canine brother Canyon

cousin Ben

Aunt Anne Marie (Ame) and Uncle Alden

cousins Sydney and Avery

Bishop is 8 weeks and 5 days old today! His personality is showing more and more everyday and he is so strong. Ever since he was born he could hold his head up and move it from side to side to everyone's amazement. I'm certain that he will be crawling and walking well before he is expected to. I was walking by 8 months so he just might follow in my footsteps. He has so much determination already. I joked with mom when I was pregnant that I wanted to have him in time to be a libra because libras are suppose to be laid back and calm but he had plans of his own and ended up being a scorpio which are said to be high maintenance and strong willed. So when he gets mad I say that its the scorpio in him coming out. It really doesn't matter to me I will love him no matter how he behaves. He is great when we go out in public. He is a regular at Starbucks and has been to the movies and church several times and always acts like an angel. We have discovered the bouncy seat and he likes it so much better than the swing so I can actually take showers when I want to now and I don't have to wait for Jeremy to get home to hold him. The Baby Einstein videos are starting to capture his attention also. But he still mainly just wants to be held and he loves being in the baby bjorn too. Mom just ordered me a carrier similar to it but better from babyhawk and I can't wait until it gets in. It's a little more stylish and comfortable. I never could get the hang of the slings even though Kathleen swears by them. He would just sink into it and I would worry that I was going to smother him. I think he prefers to be able to move his arms and legs too. He is really filling out and starting to get a little belly. He now weighs 13 pounds! We got a video camera for Christmas from my parents (thanks mom and dad) so we can capture everything now...not that we haven't been already with our cameras. Jeremy makes me send pictures to him during the day so he doesn't feel like he's missing out. I'm starting back work next month and even though I'm looking forward to it I am going to miss Bishop so much. It's only 2 days a week and an occasional 3rd day so its not as bad as it could be and I'm going to feel better knowing that our parents will be watching him and not a stranger. We are so lucky to have such a wonderful family who loves Bishop so much. It's so cute to see Jeremy's little brother and sister, who are only 8, and my nieces and nephew with him. He loves his Aunt Ame who can put him right to sleep and Avery, his 3 year old cousin, tries to nurse him. She'll pull down her shirt and rest her chest on his head. It's hilarious! I'm sure that she'll love that story when she gets older and Bishop and Ben who just turned a year old will be, as Leslie Kathleen's father-in-law said, "thick as thieves" when they get a little older. It will be so much fun seeing them all grow up together.