MORE fun pictures!

I love taking pictures of my little guy...I think he is the cutest thing ever!

Eider smiling with a little drool hangin' out
He is beginning to smile more and more lately...it is so much fun to see them smile!


Eider's dumbfounded face "Mom! why ya makin faces at me?"

Eider in his stroller...ya, he is still a little too small for it, but he loves going for rides around the house. This kid is gonna keep me slim! Sometimes that all I can do to keep him from fussin! We drive around and around and back and forth - he loves it! Whatever works right? And if he doesn't want to be in the stroller, he wants to be walked around! Dang! This kid wears me out!

Some fun pictures

Eider's big smile - I love it!

His little hand in mine

Danni Girl is finally getting used to having Eider around - although she still gets a little jealous when I'm holding or feeding him



Eider played so hard he wore himself out

Cascade Springs

We're really trying to introduce the outdoors to Eider while he is young, in hopes he will become comfortable and enjoy the outdoors as much as his parents do.

Today we took him to Cascade springs up above Sundance...It was a beautiful autumn day with brilliant colors...a thunderstorm moving in made the lighting perfect for picture taking.









This is my favorite time of the year - the colors changing - the cooler weather...I love it!

Eider's first doo-rag

We took Eider fishing again and we forgot his hat; so I stuck my doo-rag on him to protect his little head...

Thats my little doo-rag boy! He's so dang cute!

Jess and I took turns carrying him while fishing - its always an adventure!

Two Q-balls

Eider with his uncle Kenneth (my younger brother)

Eider looks just like Kenneth did when he was a baby...they're my twin q-balls!

1 Month old!

I can't believe it's been a month already! He has grown up so fast! I already miss how little he once was...my cute little boy is really growing up! (wow! I sound so much like a mom!?)


He loves to bop the toys with his hands - his eye hand coordination is really coming along...He is so strong already. Hopefully this means he'll be an athlete ;)

Whats in a name?

I have had many people ask me how to pronounce Eider's name and why we named him that...

Well, we pronounce his name "eye-der" and we actually named him after a rock climbing clothing company (for those who know us, it's fitting - ha ha - no pun intended) that we love! One day Jess and I were rock climbing and I had my Eider jacket on, and Jess looks at me, looks at the name and says "that would be a cool name for one of our kids!!" So there you have the story of how we came to name Eider--Eider!

Just an FYI: The name Eider is of Scandinavian origin - There is also a duck called the King Eider....and there is an Eider River in Germany, too.


I really didn't think his name would be such a big deal; almost everyone we run into gives us a funny face when we tell them what we named him. Both Jess and I thought it was a pretty cool name. I just hope that one day our choice of names won't come back to bite us!

Gone Fishin'

We decided it was time to take Eider on his first fishing trip. We took him up Hobble creek for a couple hours and he did brilliantly! I walked with him the whole time in his little baby wrap while he slept, waking occasionally to look around and see what was going on. He was so mellow and happy the whole trip; I think he likes the outdoors!

Mama fishing with little Eider strapped to the front of her

Eider and Dad after a good day fishin'

The many faces of Eider

This kid is a character! He is always making funny faces

Yeah! I'm three weeks old today!

I can't believe he is three weeks old already! Wow how time flies!


He has grown so much in the past three weeks...his little personality is really starting to show! He makes me laugh on a regular basis; he is always pulling a funny face or doing something silly...he is a Reed through and through! (although he is a spittin' image of the Murrays)

It's funny (and a little frightening) to see your good and bad traits past on to your children...he constantly needs to be doing something when he is awake - like his mother... (I don't know if thats good or bad?)
He also inhales his bottle! (literally! he chokes himself most of the time) He eats like it's his last meal he will every enjoy - that he defiantly gets from his father!

It is so much fun to see him grow and learn every day!

My child is an Alien!

He looks like E.T. or something...? Hee hee hee

Aint he cute?!

I just can't get enough of this guy!