Silly Munkey Belle

Today we went hiking and it was super windy. There was actually a dust storm here and you couldn't even see the mountains. We survived though. Munkey had her Winnie jacket with a hood and she was soon asleep on the trail with her head tucked down under the hood, nice and cozy.

I've been really trying to pork her skinny little self up a bit. She was only in the 30th percentile for her weight but she was in the 70th percentile for her head circumference and her length. I'm hoping by her four month check up she will have gained more.

I fed her before, during, and after the hike to try to squeeze more feedings in. I would hate to think that my hiking and the travel time to get there is depriving her of feedings she needs. It's kind of strange to feed a baby outdoors but at the same time it feels natural. It's just the mental hang up you have to get over exposing yourself outside of the privacy of your home. Eventually someday it is inevitable I will be spotted by someone because I'm kind of careless. It's hard to keep a cover over her and she doesn't like it very much anyway.

In other news, I love how much she smiles and interacts with us now. We don't have to work as hard for laughs either. A cat meowing noise usually gets a laugh every time. She likes to hear new noises that surprise her and she laughs the hardest at those.

We are taking her to Capitol Reef National Park this weekend and it could be her first camping trip if we are brave enough and if the weather cooperates. I hope we have a good adventure. Thanks to G-Kepi for sending us info from her recent trip there. We are super excited as neither Munkey Daddy nor I have spent much time there but it seems like a neat place (and of course I'm excited because it's a Geology lovers paradise). Also thanks to Munkey Daddy for taking us to S. Utah, my favorite place.