New Tricks, a Best Friend and Bear Lake

Lots has been going these past couple weeks. Lauren is now about two and a half months old and getting big so fast. Some days it seems as though she gets bigger between the time Ryan leaves for work and the time he gets home. She has even been learning some new tricks, my personal favorite is sleeping from 10pm to 5am every night. :) She has started grabbing and hanging on to things better; she is a big fan of her rattle and any other toys that make noise. Lauren is also getting better at holding her head up and every now and then she'll roll over. Even though these tricks kind of make her sound like a dog, she has definitely got a personality of her own. Speaking of pets, Lauren has new little best friend. His name is George, George the Giraffe. As Ryan puts it he is a cross between a giraffe and a flying squirrel. Lauren loves to cuddle up with him during naps and chew on his face. This is the closest she will be getting to a pet for quite a while.

Last week we got to go to Bear Lake with my family. Which was Lauren's first experience with camping. She did quite well. The forecast said that it was pretty much supposed to rain the whole time but the weather stayed good until the morning that we left. We were able to rent a canoe and a paddle boat and make a pretty sweet sand castle. Jacqui got quite a kick out of just about everything. It was a lot of fun.

Summer term for me is finally over. It was only 7 weeks but it seemed like so much longer because we were all trying to adjust to so many things. I think Lauren handled me being in school quite well, I was only gone for two hours a night though and in the fall it will be a lot crazier. We have two weeks until fall semester starts, but until then Lauren is enjoying the extra attention and not having to eat every meal at the computer or having a book propped up behind her (I must say though, I am getting a lot better at typing one handed).