Moore Gossip: 4 Months and a trip to the BWCA

We have had another fun-filled month. Jay is developing and growing almost every day. Today we had his 4 month doctor's appointment and he is a whopping 16 pounds 6 ounces! His length is in the 92%. I know what you are thinking...where does THAT come from? At my own 4 month appointment, I was in the 98%. I apparently stopped growing shortly after that since I am only 5 foot 2 inches now.

He is reaching for and playing with toys, putting everything in his mouth, babbling constantly and even rolling over! We are so proud of every achievement and still just sit for hours watching him... for fun.

We have continued to travel at every opportunity. Our big trip replaced our annual canoe trip to the Quetico. We rented a cabin and motor boat in the Boundary Waters in northern MN. We stopped at Sam's house in Duluth for a night.

Sean holding Sam's puppy Brooks and Sam holding our puppy

Sam even made me a delicious cake. He used every candle in the house for me to blow out...

(I'm 5-2-backward 6 years old now)

Sam dog-sat Lucy so that we didn't have to worry about her and we headed north. Betsy and Willie at Vosburgh's Cabins treated us VERY well. They accidentally double-booked the cabin we tried to rent, so they gave us an upgrade for free.

This was the view from our cabin.

I have been trying to breastfeed in all different places with the best views. This screen porch was a great addition to my list.

This trip was pretty different from our normal wilderness expeditions. We had a blast in the motor boat every day. We would load up all of our gear and drive down the road to the dock and load up our rented boat that a handsome young boat-hand gassed up for us. I was about to say that I can't believe I'm already the creepy older woman ogling the young camp hands... but actually, I was always the young lady doing just that, I'm just older now :) We didn't hold back at all. We brought a cooler full of snacks and beer, a full gallon of water to drink, a bouncy chair for Jay to play in, my knitting, books and fishing supplies. While we were driving, Jay wore his life jacket, but when we stopped we would let him hang out in a little boat fort.

We saw some amazing wildlife, including this loon who came within 10 feet of us and fished for a long time.

Another wildlife sighting was much closer to home. Sean was starting a fire in our cast iron stove and he quickly and quietly shut the glass door. A few minutes later he said to me, "I have to tell you something but I don't want you to freak out. There is something in the fireplace, but it's under control." "Whaaaaa?" I replied...freaking out. Apparently, two poor bats died a hot, hot death prior to our arrival.