so, we went to the zoo.

i was so excited to take arthur. 

he was going to love it....

......

turns out he hates the zoo.

my boy who is always sweet and nice and happy....

cried the whole time until he went to sleep. 

darn. 

it was the dumb snakes that scared him. i know it.

but he sure looked cute in his little bug hat :).

we had fun anyways though :). 

we all got sunburned. 

(except for the babies, thank goodness, because they were asleep under blankets almost the whole time) 

it was 82 degrees. 

i wish i knew how to make those cool things where you put a bunch of pictures together to make a video.

(yep... i don't even know what they're called...)

i got pictures of this kid waking up and each one is a jewel.

 just imagine it's a movie...

maybe if you scroll down really fast?...

i've turned into a cheese. 

sometimes i'm embarrassed about it.

he is just so sweet! and cute! 

seriously... being a mom is so hard and so good at the same time. 

arthur has the worst farts in the whole world.

not a joke.

reesty. raunchy.

we went to costco a few days ago to get diapers (we're up to size 2 now :(...).

well, chubbs was pushing the cart and he gets a whiff of something awful. 

it was arthur.

since he has been gassy lately, i figured it was just farts... 

and when it stuck around, i figured they were just getting trapped in his blanket....

..... he had pooped.

the thing about arthur is that he has probably only had about 5-6 good poops since we've been here.

he's a little constipated, i guess....

well, he decided to poop while we were at costco. just what we love :). 

when we got out to the car, we double teamed a diaper change on the back seat. 

chubbs gagged. that's how bad it was. 

the smell was something other-worldly....

i don't know what is wrong with this kid's insides, but it does awful things to everyone's nose. 

it's rough, but we still love him.

lately, he has been letting out the worst farts while i'm nursing him...

and there's no where to run....

worst. worst. worst.

seriously, you guys! i cannot believe how bad they smell!...

i grew up in a house of boys! and chubbs! where farts run rampant!.... 

arthur is the king of farts. there is no doubt....

in other news, shiloh and i made jam last weekend.

blueberry nectarine,

peach vanilla bean,

and 

chocolate raspberry.

yes... chocolate raspberry JAM.

i have yet to eat in on anything but a spoon...

and i doubt i will eat it on anything but ice cream...

but yes... it is jam.

i don't want to forget about the other two though. 

all of them are seriously so good! 

they were all good choices. 

i love jam.

we're going to the zoo on friday, so be prepared for some good pictures. 

arthur's first zoo trip... 

very exciting :).

he loves his daddy way too much.

look at that cute little bummy in those jeans :)...

do you see that fatty?....

pictures from the ipod. 

i couldn't resist.

i don't think you're ready.

dimples...

he loves loves loves his daddy.

can you see the cowlicks?... :)

hehehehehe! so fat!!!!!

 this pooper was being so stinking sweet this morning. 

i feel like someone just gave a big, undeserving jerk a million dollars.

i am the big, undeserving jerk.

it makes me want to slap myself sometimes.

he's 3 months tomorrow :(.

where does the time go?

he's getting so big, it makes me sad. 

when people ask how old he is, and are surprised that he's only 2 or 3 months.... it makes me so sad.

stop growing, arthur.

you're too cute and sweet.

i'm afraid for him to get bigger and not love me as much as he does now.

it's never ok and it can't happen.

i know i said i was excited for him to get big and play with me, but i'm taking it back know.... 

i love him just the way he is.

those cutest lips

the squinty, smiley eyes

the tiny, squishy bum

those fattest leg rolls

the dimply knuckles

the sweetest baby breath and slobbery kisses

those little cooing, laughing, happy noises

the fat round head

the wide, wide belly

the bald spot on the back of his cute, dopey head

speaking of his dopey head, he has 2 cowlicks right on the front of his hairline :). 

poor kid is hosed.

his hair will part right down the middle and he will have absolutely no say about it  :)....

 i can't wait for that hair to come in.... i will have so much fun with it!

look how big he looks! i will cry... i swear i will.....