He's a quarter of a year old!

Hello everyone! So we're overdue to update everyone on how little Lincoln (and our family) is doing. Can you believe that he is over 3 months old already? He had his checkup and is over 12 lbs now. That means he's already doubled his weight! The doctor did confirm that he has a VERY slight innocent heart murmur but said that it was really nothing to worry about. He did say that they would continue to monitor it until he is a year old and if its still audible, then we would see a cardiologist. Otherwise, there is absolutely nothing to worry about. Again, absolutely nothing to worry about. We aren't worrying, so neither should you!

Ok so over Labor Day Weekend, Grandma and Grandpa Squires came to Charleston to visit. Notice that we didn't call them Oma and Opa. They decided the names didn't "fit" them. Woe is them. Haha....It was a wonderful visit and they blessed us with more formula and diapers; always welcomed gifts! They also babysat which allowed us to go out on a date; another welcomed treat. Finally they took Lincoln for his first trip to the beach. It was a very windy day which seemed to scare the bejeezus out of him. Here a few pictures:




The next weekend we completed our first road trip down to South Florida to visit the Munson clan for Nona's 69th Birthday. We can now see why the minivan market is so popular. Who would've thought that you need to travel with so much!?! Anyways, the trip went pretty well. Lincoln and Holly-Bear handled the 9 hour trip admirably. Too bad the air conditioning in the car wasn't as resilient! We survived though and it was absolutely wonderful to see all the family. This was the first chance for Uncle Todd, Aunt Jeanette, Aunties Kim, Melody, and Allison and cousins Robert, Jennifer, Amber, Gabriella, Shane, Taylor and Isebella to meet little Lincoln. As usual, everyone thought he was the cutest boy in the world. But as proud parents, we already knew that! Nona was very surprised even though her intuition told her we were visiting! She also blessed us with a night off by babysitting her Grandson for the night! It was a VERY quick trip so we apologize that we couldn't see all of our loved ones. We'll be down for Christmas so we promise to introduce Lincoln to everyone then. Here are a few pictures from the trip:





So a consensus has been made that we are completely crazy. Yes we have a couple of additions to our family. As if things aren't complicated enough, we added two kittens to our pack of animals. I guess we have a soft spot in our hearts for animals that need homes. They are very adorable and definitely add joy to our lives. Their names are Simon Snicklefitz and Olive Oil. Holly-Bear and Jilly Bean were quite skeptical by our newest family members but we're pleased to report that everyone seems very happy. Here are their photos:



The best part is that we have a new hair stylist for Lincoln. Check out this video:

So that's about all of the news that's fit to report. Oh one more thing....Lincoln told us he wanted to be like his Grandpa so we took him to get his first ink. Here's the picture to prove it:


We love and miss everyone. We can't wait for the holidays to see the Great Grandmothers, Great Aunts and Uncles, more cousins and of course our closest friends. We hope everyone is well and we send our love!

~Nick, Holly, Lincoln, Holly-Bear, Jilly Bean, Simon Snicklefitz and Olive Oil! (wow, that's a mouthful!)