It’s all about the pictures, isn’t it?
It has been a crazy few weeks! We can hardly believe that Tristan is already 2 months old. He is growing quickly and putting on the pounds. After surviving a month of pretty serious hardcore colic that drove us to the brink of utter despair (especially Suzanne because Jared has to be away from the house for work way too much), we made some changes to his diet and now we are sailing through what could be an “average” infant temperament. Though sometimes Interspersed with fussy/colicy moments here and there, it is like he is a completely different person.
Tristan is a wonderful child. He demands his meal about every two hours like clockwork but when he is in a good mood he pleasures us with never ending smiles and rather intelligent sounding coo’s, goo’s, and N’gaah sounds. He will even sit still on occasion in his bouncer, swing, or play gym for an hour at a time, watching the action around him. (Something that number one NEVER EVER did!)
We went “overtown” for the weekend a while ago and spent some time with Grandma & Grandpa Parrette. Jacob LOVES G&G Parrette and is constantly asking if we can go over to their house for a sleepover. Whenever we go overtown, he asks if we are going to see them.
Any excuse for a beach day is a good excuse for a beach day, so that same weekend we hooked up with the Neff’s (Sue’s sister Stephanie and family) who just happened to be in the neighborhood and hit the beach. Jacob was, of course, overjoyed to get to spend some time playing with his cousin Gabe. The thing he misses most about Salt Lake City is playing with his cousins.
Jacob loves his little brother beyond belief and the two are obviously developing a special bond already. One of the first things Jacob does each morning is search out Tristan for a hug and nuzzle. His 4-year-old enthusiasm scares Mom & Dad sometimes and we are constantly having to tell him “be soft”. Jacob is always eager to help out with his brother and is quite active in making sure that spit-ups and crying are brought to Mom or Dad’s attention and dealt with rapidly.
Jacob & Dad went out to the pier to do a little fishing the other night. They arrived to find several old guys muttering about how poor the fishing was and complaining about not catching anything because the tourists were throwing too much fish food in the water, spoiling the fish. Well, we put a couple of “magic” green beans on Jacob’s hook and tossed it in the water. Within about 15 second, Jacob had a fish on the line! With Dad shouting in excitement and a crowd of onlookers gathering around, Jacob calmly reeled his line in and pulled the lucky Calico Bass up onto the deck. At about 8 inches, it wasn’t a monster, but it was just pan sized and Jacob decided then and there that we were going to have “Fish & Chips” for lunch!
And last, but not least, to finish up this post with the “cute factor,” here is a quick shot of Tristan enjoying a bath in the kitchen sink.
Absolutely precious pictures.
Loved to hear all the news
How utterly precious and so exciting to see Jakey and Tristan as brothers!
Thank you so much for taking the time to post these!!
I still think Tristan looks like he “belongs” to the Ruplinger side…I see some of my children in the look Tristan has as he is having his bath. What a handsome lad. You are all four so beautiful!
Way to go Jakey…showing up all those old fishermen!
Much love….
Love your blog - and that last photo of Tristan is fab. What a cutie. He sounds like he is going to be as smart as his older brother, too.
Love, Great-Aunt Gwen
Love your BOYS!! I can totally see them looking alike from the Tristan bath photo. He is a little nubbin!!
I loved the post. The boys are so cute. Tristan is already really handsome at two months. I’m glad you are all doing so good.
Congratulations on cute little Tristan! I hope to meet him soon! He is so sweet and I love the pictures with big brother Jacob!
Dang. Reading this and looking at the pictures makes a family want to move a little closer to you. (About 28 miles would be fantastic!)