Well here's his latest stats:
- Weight: 18 lbs - 14 oz (75%)
- Height: 27 1/2 inches (75-90%)
- Head Circumference 44 1/2 (50-75%)
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Showing posts with label Child. Show all posts
Thursday, October 23, 2008
6 Month Well Baby Exam
Well we had our 6 month doctor visit and it went relatively well. He had done so great at his last two when it came to take his shots wasn't expecting anything different. The nurse kinda laughed and said yeah that happens but usually the 6th month is worse due to increase in their nervous system and other developments. Low and behold it was true. He screamed after the first shot this time and as predicted by the nurse he started crying when she rubbed his leg with the alcohol pad. Poor kid. But fortunately shortly after the last shot he was good to go again! Whoot! What a trooper!
Well here's his latest stats:
Well here's his latest stats:
Monday, October 13, 2008
6 Months Really??
It's been 6 months, half-a-year, since the little man was born. Man where does the time go?
As noted before he's got his bottom two teeth in. He's sleeping at night really well with just minor setbacks every once in awhile. After how he started what with being a super fussy baby, wouldn't sleep anywhere but in our arms sitting in the rocking chair, we feel lucky to have such a good night sleeper. His daytime naps are still a work in progress some days they go smooth and as scheduled. Other days hmmm... like today for example they go haywire. But overall based on the book I'm reading "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" he and we have done well throughout his short life so far as sleeping goes. Lucky first timers I guess to have guessed right on some things along with some advice here and there.
Another development is he loves to stand now. He's always had really strong legs since the day he came out into the world. Last week we were doing "sit-ups", with him laying down I hold his hands and we sit up together, when I noticed at the end of one he lifted his butt off the ground. So I held my hands a little higher and he pulled himself all the way up. Whoot! What a big boy he's becoming.
On the solid food front we were a little slow and late on starting the cereal. But after some slow going and setbacks, attitude mostly, we've been going well. This last weekend we had our first Veggie, Peas.
Well not much else to report but here are some pictures from today.
As noted before he's got his bottom two teeth in. He's sleeping at night really well with just minor setbacks every once in awhile. After how he started what with being a super fussy baby, wouldn't sleep anywhere but in our arms sitting in the rocking chair, we feel lucky to have such a good night sleeper. His daytime naps are still a work in progress some days they go smooth and as scheduled. Other days hmmm... like today for example they go haywire. But overall based on the book I'm reading "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" he and we have done well throughout his short life so far as sleeping goes. Lucky first timers I guess to have guessed right on some things along with some advice here and there.
Another development is he loves to stand now. He's always had really strong legs since the day he came out into the world. Last week we were doing "sit-ups", with him laying down I hold his hands and we sit up together, when I noticed at the end of one he lifted his butt off the ground. So I held my hands a little higher and he pulled himself all the way up. Whoot! What a big boy he's becoming.
On the solid food front we were a little slow and late on starting the cereal. But after some slow going and setbacks, attitude mostly, we've been going well. This last weekend we had our first Veggie, Peas.
Well not much else to report but here are some pictures from today.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
We got Teeth!
Was going to post this last week but was waiting to try and get a picture of them.
Anyway, last week the little man's bottom two front teeth broke through the gum. They're still coming through a little more each day. Now we're wondering when the upper two front teeth will come.
Whenever, we do get a picture of the pearly whites we'll get them up as soon as we can.
Anyway, last week the little man's bottom two front teeth broke through the gum. They're still coming through a little more each day. Now we're wondering when the upper two front teeth will come.
Whenever, we do get a picture of the pearly whites we'll get them up as soon as we can.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Fun Education
Well the San Ramon Rec Guide showed up and after looking through all their offerings I found quite a number of online classes that looked interesting. So I decided to take one to see how they are.
So you are no reading about a new student in the 6 week class "Introduction to the Game Industry". Week 2 just finished up and so far it's interesting. The teacher is a person who's worked for a number of companys in the industry and has written some well received books on the subject.
One of the reasons I chose to take this class first is when I do head back to the working world one of my listed options right now is working for a game company. So I'm learning more about that industry to see if it's something I want to pursue or not.
Some other classes I'm looking at from this online learning are: discover digital photography, introduction to java programming (I'm currently teaching myself this computer language) and writeriffic:creativity training for writers. There is a new one that I just noticed called "Ready Set Read!" a course by a long time teacher with a degree in Child Development. In this class you learn about how children really learn to read and write. Sounds like something a new parent should at least look into right?
Well as I take more classes I'll keep you posted. Now back to learning!
So you are no reading about a new student in the 6 week class "Introduction to the Game Industry". Week 2 just finished up and so far it's interesting. The teacher is a person who's worked for a number of companys in the industry and has written some well received books on the subject.
One of the reasons I chose to take this class first is when I do head back to the working world one of my listed options right now is working for a game company. So I'm learning more about that industry to see if it's something I want to pursue or not.
Some other classes I'm looking at from this online learning are: discover digital photography, introduction to java programming (I'm currently teaching myself this computer language) and writeriffic:creativity training for writers. There is a new one that I just noticed called "Ready Set Read!" a course by a long time teacher with a degree in Child Development. In this class you learn about how children really learn to read and write. Sounds like something a new parent should at least look into right?
Well as I take more classes I'll keep you posted. Now back to learning!
Funky Town and Music
I love listening to music and I used to listen to it as I went to sleep. It always seemed to help but over the years since I've been married I've gotten away from it since my wife and I don't necessarily agree on the same type of music to sleep to.
Where am I going with this well with our little man I've been wanting to play music in his room during naps and nighttime to help him sleep. Well I think it might help not sure really but my wife didn't like my idea of listening to Metallica for bedtime. D'oh shot down again! Anyway Funky Town and I started listening to the Metallica station on XM when we go out for our errands. So far he's not complained about the music, I know he doesn't know the difference yet but let me keep my delusions a little longer. Anyway, we went out to Best Buy to pick up the new Metallica CD when it came out. However, Best Buy had put the incorrect release date in their ad so it wasn't available yet. But I happened to glance down from the notice to the Metallica section and saw an album I hadn't seen before.
Yes I found a Metallica CD that is meant for Babies! Whoot! In looking at this company I see some other artists that I like as well so maybe we'll end up getting some more of these.
Anyway, back to the point of this post. I brought this CD home and gave it to my wife. We've played it a number of times now. We're not sure if it is helping him sleep and stay asleep or not. But we like to think so. My wife really loves the CD, she also likes many of the Metallic albums as well just not something she likes for relaxing like I find it.
So if you have kids you might want to check out this site and then look for these CDs at your store of choice.
Where am I going with this well with our little man I've been wanting to play music in his room during naps and nighttime to help him sleep. Well I think it might help not sure really but my wife didn't like my idea of listening to Metallica for bedtime. D'oh shot down again! Anyway Funky Town and I started listening to the Metallica station on XM when we go out for our errands. So far he's not complained about the music, I know he doesn't know the difference yet but let me keep my delusions a little longer. Anyway, we went out to Best Buy to pick up the new Metallica CD when it came out. However, Best Buy had put the incorrect release date in their ad so it wasn't available yet. But I happened to glance down from the notice to the Metallica section and saw an album I hadn't seen before.
Yes I found a Metallica CD that is meant for Babies! Whoot! In looking at this company I see some other artists that I like as well so maybe we'll end up getting some more of these.
Anyway, back to the point of this post. I brought this CD home and gave it to my wife. We've played it a number of times now. We're not sure if it is helping him sleep and stay asleep or not. But we like to think so. My wife really loves the CD, she also likes many of the Metallic albums as well just not something she likes for relaxing like I find it.
So if you have kids you might want to check out this site and then look for these CDs at your store of choice.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
BarCon Portland Trip Labor Day Weekend(Week)
Well for this year's BarCon the whole family took it's first plane trip since the little one arrived. Luckily for a first go it was only up to Portland. The trip up went smooth with just a minor fuss but nothing major.
We went up on Tuesday, August 26th. We dropped by my old office to show off the little man to my old co-workers and to have lunch with Nancy. Everyone loved Funky Town, thanks Uncle Bar for the nickname! After that we left to go stay with Grandma and Grandpa L down in Sheridan. We had a good visit for a couple of days.
On Thursday we had a family photo set with my Brother-in-law (BIL) and family, Grandma and Grandpa L, and Great Grandpa Cliff. It was a nice photo shoot and some good pictures were taken. (note: when we get some ordered I'll scan and add to the post) The wife took me over to BarCon and she continued on to my BIL's house.
The wife and kid stayed at her Brother's for a couple nights then swapped over to our friend Dawg's house for the rest of our visit.
BarCon as usual was a blast and a good time to catch up with folks both known old and new. This year's theme was The Good, The Bad and The BarCon. So many games came out with Western motif's along with some bales of hay for seating out in the garage gaming room. Friday morning was the Disc Golf tournament ("Flying Buffalo Chip"), which for the second year in a row I had a good start but faded quick! As one competitor let me know for the rest of the weekend. No names now but you know who you are. Then it was back for more games leading up to yet another year of Befferdy. Was this the year for me to claim back my rightful crown as undisputed Befferdy Champ? Well with the help of Wilson, along with a side of help from Unc, we eeked out the Victory in order to avenge my lone loss from last year! In your face Mr. Bar!!! Later that night the wolves came out to play.....not just any wolves but Werewolves. Werewolf is a great group game that you should check out if you've never played before. It's also a BarCon Icon! Saturday brings the biggest day of gaming with games all day. For the second straight year the Wilson kids hosted a Battleball tournament. I had a good showing for once but was knocked off by the biggest cheese of them all...Big Tim! After more gaming it was time for one of the biggest events in BarCon history the 4th Annual BarCon No Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament. This year in final heads up play it was Gene Gene the Gnome Stompin Machine (WoW reference couldn't help myself) versus Big Game James with Big Game pulling out the Victory! Sunday started off with the fun run ("Stagecoach Robery") like usual I didn't participate, what a surprise, but I did help out with doing timing and taking some, hopefully, killer video! After that it was game time until the big BBQ to wrap BarCon all up.
For me I hit a wall when my son showed up. I wasn't prepared for how much I was actually going to miss him. That on top of having to say goodbye to my long, long time friend Bar was a bit much emotionally for me. Had to get out of there. But unfortunately I didn't get to say goodbye to Kong but did make amends by calling from the airport on the way home.
After BarCon we stayed with our friend the Dawgs Sunday and Monday night. Dawg and I caught the move Dark Knight and it lived up to all the hype. One of the rare sequel better then original movies.
So Tuesday morning we flew back home. We had a slight melt down on the flight but luckily again nothing too bad compared to what we had prepared ourselves to go through. Hopefully this bodes well for our Hawaii trip.
Well until next years BarCon watch out for your Brains!
We went up on Tuesday, August 26th. We dropped by my old office to show off the little man to my old co-workers and to have lunch with Nancy. Everyone loved Funky Town, thanks Uncle Bar for the nickname! After that we left to go stay with Grandma and Grandpa L down in Sheridan. We had a good visit for a couple of days.
On Thursday we had a family photo set with my Brother-in-law (BIL) and family, Grandma and Grandpa L, and Great Grandpa Cliff. It was a nice photo shoot and some good pictures were taken. (note: when we get some ordered I'll scan and add to the post) The wife took me over to BarCon and she continued on to my BIL's house.
The wife and kid stayed at her Brother's for a couple nights then swapped over to our friend Dawg's house for the rest of our visit.
BarCon as usual was a blast and a good time to catch up with folks both known old and new. This year's theme was The Good, The Bad and The BarCon. So many games came out with Western motif's along with some bales of hay for seating out in the garage gaming room. Friday morning was the Disc Golf tournament ("Flying Buffalo Chip"), which for the second year in a row I had a good start but faded quick! As one competitor let me know for the rest of the weekend. No names now but you know who you are. Then it was back for more games leading up to yet another year of Befferdy. Was this the year for me to claim back my rightful crown as undisputed Befferdy Champ? Well with the help of Wilson, along with a side of help from Unc, we eeked out the Victory in order to avenge my lone loss from last year! In your face Mr. Bar!!! Later that night the wolves came out to play.....not just any wolves but Werewolves. Werewolf is a great group game that you should check out if you've never played before. It's also a BarCon Icon! Saturday brings the biggest day of gaming with games all day. For the second straight year the Wilson kids hosted a Battleball tournament. I had a good showing for once but was knocked off by the biggest cheese of them all...Big Tim! After more gaming it was time for one of the biggest events in BarCon history the 4th Annual BarCon No Limit Texas Hold'em Tournament. This year in final heads up play it was Gene Gene the Gnome Stompin Machine (WoW reference couldn't help myself) versus Big Game James with Big Game pulling out the Victory! Sunday started off with the fun run ("Stagecoach Robery") like usual I didn't participate, what a surprise, but I did help out with doing timing and taking some, hopefully, killer video! After that it was game time until the big BBQ to wrap BarCon all up.
For me I hit a wall when my son showed up. I wasn't prepared for how much I was actually going to miss him. That on top of having to say goodbye to my long, long time friend Bar was a bit much emotionally for me. Had to get out of there. But unfortunately I didn't get to say goodbye to Kong but did make amends by calling from the airport on the way home.
After BarCon we stayed with our friend the Dawgs Sunday and Monday night. Dawg and I caught the move Dark Knight and it lived up to all the hype. One of the rare sequel better then original movies.
So Tuesday morning we flew back home. We had a slight melt down on the flight but luckily again nothing too bad compared to what we had prepared ourselves to go through. Hopefully this bodes well for our Hawaii trip.
Well until next years BarCon watch out for your Brains!
Saturday, August 16, 2008
4 Month Check up
Well on Wednesday the little man hit 4 months and on Thursday he had his 4 month check up. His stats are now:
We had thought with the way he had been acting recently that maybe he had an ear infection or something. But other then some minor skin irritations, and the before mentioned acid reflux problem, he's doing really well.
- Weight: 16 lbs - 14 oz (87%)
- Height: 26 1/2 inches (90%)
- Head Circumference 42 3/4 inches (55%)
We had thought with the way he had been acting recently that maybe he had an ear infection or something. But other then some minor skin irritations, and the before mentioned acid reflux problem, he's doing really well.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Baby Update He Rolled Over
Well as a proud father I'm happy to announce that just the other day my son rolled over on his own for the first time. I would love to have had a video to post for you in order to share it will all my family and friends but I can't. For days before it happened I could tell he wasn't too far from rolling over as he was building up to it. Every time I'd put him down on his pad for some stomach time I'd get the video camera out and recording. Of course the one time I didn't get it down right away he rolls over. I saw it coming and ran for the camera got it turned on just as he did it. Ugh so frustrating. But hopefully he'll do it again soon and I'll get it on video that time.
Well in other news he's doing well he's almost 4 months now and is weighing in at about 16 lbs. Other then what might be some acid reflux issues, which he's taking medicine for, he's doing very well health wise.
Well I'll post more information as more developments come along.
Well in other news he's doing well he's almost 4 months now and is weighing in at about 16 lbs. Other then what might be some acid reflux issues, which he's taking medicine for, he's doing very well health wise.
Well I'll post more information as more developments come along.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
First Week Of Stay At Home Dad
Well the first "week" of being a Stay At Home Dad has come to a close. Well guess it was more like three days really versus five. Anyway, semantics aside let's get into how the week went.
The Wife returned to work for the first time in about 4 months this last Tuesday. So it was to be my first time being alone with my son for more then just a few hours. Heck it was the first time either of us has. Anyway, currently our sun is sleeping through the night most nights. He goes to bed between 8:30pm and 10:30pm and getting up around 4:30am and 7:30am most days. However, sometimes he gets up a bit earlier. He's also only napping most times between feedings for about 45 minutes to 2 hours. His daytime sleeping is still mostly in our arms as he doesn't always go down in his bassinet during the day without waking up within 10-15 minutes. He eats about every 2 to 3 hours during the day and he lets you know when it's time with that good set of lungs he got! Well that's the background on where things are with him now.
The first day for me was more an issue with it being in my head that "oh know it's my first time alone all day without any help". That made me a bit antsy and worrisome to start out with which made me a bit tired very quickly. However, my son was so good that day for the most part that it all went rather smoothly with the exception where I scared him into a blood curling scream. I figured out in the middle of the day that you tend to take on the temperament of your kid. I was changing him when he had been crying for the last 10 minutes or so when I went to "shh" him. Unfortunately due to being amped up it came out about 20x the volume I would have like to have used. D'oh! Well that scream just made me feel like such an ass for doing it that I got a wee bit depressed. Not quite as bad as the day I nipped him with the finger nail clippers but still it was a big bummer that on my first day I caused my kid to scream bloody murder. The Wife came home around 3pm which is way earlier then her normal time used to be.
The next two days went really well other then some minor crying, which was usually over being tired or hungry which is understandable, things went real smoothly. The Wife came home around 4pm each day so it was better then I thought as she used to not come home until around 7pm most days. As it was also her first "week" being away from her child I think she came home not only to make it easier on me but also she was missing him.
On Friday she decided to work from home which made the day a real breeze as there were two of us there again for the day. So for things that come up if I needed it she was there to help. I'm grateful for her taking that day off as it gave me a rather easy first "week"
We'll see how the next week goes!
The Wife returned to work for the first time in about 4 months this last Tuesday. So it was to be my first time being alone with my son for more then just a few hours. Heck it was the first time either of us has. Anyway, currently our sun is sleeping through the night most nights. He goes to bed between 8:30pm and 10:30pm and getting up around 4:30am and 7:30am most days. However, sometimes he gets up a bit earlier. He's also only napping most times between feedings for about 45 minutes to 2 hours. His daytime sleeping is still mostly in our arms as he doesn't always go down in his bassinet during the day without waking up within 10-15 minutes. He eats about every 2 to 3 hours during the day and he lets you know when it's time with that good set of lungs he got! Well that's the background on where things are with him now.
The first day for me was more an issue with it being in my head that "oh know it's my first time alone all day without any help". That made me a bit antsy and worrisome to start out with which made me a bit tired very quickly. However, my son was so good that day for the most part that it all went rather smoothly with the exception where I scared him into a blood curling scream. I figured out in the middle of the day that you tend to take on the temperament of your kid. I was changing him when he had been crying for the last 10 minutes or so when I went to "shh" him. Unfortunately due to being amped up it came out about 20x the volume I would have like to have used. D'oh! Well that scream just made me feel like such an ass for doing it that I got a wee bit depressed. Not quite as bad as the day I nipped him with the finger nail clippers but still it was a big bummer that on my first day I caused my kid to scream bloody murder. The Wife came home around 3pm which is way earlier then her normal time used to be.
The next two days went really well other then some minor crying, which was usually over being tired or hungry which is understandable, things went real smoothly. The Wife came home around 4pm each day so it was better then I thought as she used to not come home until around 7pm most days. As it was also her first "week" being away from her child I think she came home not only to make it easier on me but also she was missing him.
On Friday she decided to work from home which made the day a real breeze as there were two of us there again for the day. So for things that come up if I needed it she was there to help. I'm grateful for her taking that day off as it gave me a rather easy first "week"
We'll see how the next week goes!
Thursday, June 19, 2008
2 Months and Counting
Well it's been 2 months plus now and the kid is packing on the weight! Below is a picture taken on his two month milestone with Mom.
He is sleeping by himself a lot more now. Some nights are better then others though. One night we'll get a nice 3 or 4 hour sleep window which makes us feel real good. But the norm is usually that long sleep happens early evening instead. D'oh! Most nights we'll get a hour maybe two out of him. Which for Dad isn't that good since it takes me an hour or more to fall asleep. I've always had problems getting to sleep unless I was just completely exhausted and even then sometimes it takes a while. Mom on the other hand drops off to sleep as soon as the head hits the pillow. Damn that makes me envious! So for me it's usually a little sleep through the night until morning when Mom takes him downstairs then Dad gets a nice long sleep. Thank you Honey!
He's also started to become real fussy. If he's not eating or sleeping he's usually Mr. Grump with the exception of a few windows of time where he'll play. The last few days, he just got shots for his 2 month Well Baby which might be causing this new behavior, he screams bloody-murder when you set him down to unwrap him. We're really hoping this phase goes quickly. The doctor said usually the fussiness like this will go away after 2 and half months or so. We can only hope.
All these things make me a bit worried as the day is soon approaching of Mom heading back to work and me being home alone. It's real nice now with the exception of errands and appointments we're both around to deal with the Munchkin. Soon though it will be the Gelfling and Dad show. Hopefully we can get a good sleep schedule set by then and get him into his room at night, well I have to convince the Wife on that one. This will help both me and the Wife. Me so I'm good to go come the morning time and for the Wife so she's not dead tired at work. I can at least get in some cat naps during the day when he sleeps so not too bad if I don't get that much sleep. The good thing is he'll be 3 months by the time she goes back to work so hopefully we get things somewhat set into a pattern by then.
Well until next time enjoy the following pictures of me and my Son.
Dad and Son catching some Zs
Dad catching a uppercut to the old noggin!
He is sleeping by himself a lot more now. Some nights are better then others though. One night we'll get a nice 3 or 4 hour sleep window which makes us feel real good. But the norm is usually that long sleep happens early evening instead. D'oh! Most nights we'll get a hour maybe two out of him. Which for Dad isn't that good since it takes me an hour or more to fall asleep. I've always had problems getting to sleep unless I was just completely exhausted and even then sometimes it takes a while. Mom on the other hand drops off to sleep as soon as the head hits the pillow. Damn that makes me envious! So for me it's usually a little sleep through the night until morning when Mom takes him downstairs then Dad gets a nice long sleep. Thank you Honey!
He's also started to become real fussy. If he's not eating or sleeping he's usually Mr. Grump with the exception of a few windows of time where he'll play. The last few days, he just got shots for his 2 month Well Baby which might be causing this new behavior, he screams bloody-murder when you set him down to unwrap him. We're really hoping this phase goes quickly. The doctor said usually the fussiness like this will go away after 2 and half months or so. We can only hope.
All these things make me a bit worried as the day is soon approaching of Mom heading back to work and me being home alone. It's real nice now with the exception of errands and appointments we're both around to deal with the Munchkin. Soon though it will be the Gelfling and Dad show. Hopefully we can get a good sleep schedule set by then and get him into his room at night, well I have to convince the Wife on that one. This will help both me and the Wife. Me so I'm good to go come the morning time and for the Wife so she's not dead tired at work. I can at least get in some cat naps during the day when he sleeps so not too bad if I don't get that much sleep. The good thing is he'll be 3 months by the time she goes back to work so hopefully we get things somewhat set into a pattern by then.
Well until next time enjoy the following pictures of me and my Son.
Dad and Son catching some Zs
Dad catching a uppercut to the old noggin!
Friday, June 6, 2008
Memorial Day Weekend
Well we had a busy, fun and pocket emptying Memorial Day weekend.
To kick the weekend off early my Brother-in-law, his wife and the Nephew flew in Friday morning. It's been since the shower since we've seen them. They came down to check out their nephew. After they got here me and my BIL went out for some shopping chores. First up I needed his help with looking at TV's and Blue-ray disc players. With his help I got a good idea of what to look for for when we decide to got that way. Then it was off to Lowes to pick up a Barbecue. After doing some looking and deciding we picked one up and then had the fun task of trying to load it into the Trailblazer! Well after some trial and error we got it in. Then got it home and hooked up! Whoot now we can barbecue! As they had a long day with getting up early and traveling down here with an almost two year old they headed to the hotel to call it a night.
The next day they came over in the morning and we hung out for a bit. Then they kicked the Wife and me out for some alone time. So we headed out for Lunch at Over the Border, a Mexican restaurant we go to down here. After that we went over to Best Buy to look for movies, games and such. Well we get there and while I'm looking for a game that my friend gave me a gift card for the wife comes over with a bunch of Blu-ray movies. I'm like you're already buying Blu-ray but we don't have a player. That's when she got that smile I know oh so well. Well needless to say they didn't have the game I was looking for but we did pick up a new Samsung Blu-ray player. Got home hooked it up with the BILs help and watched our first movie in HD! Whoot! That night we christened the BBQ with a London Broil with Corn on the Cob! Hmmmmm delicious!
The next day we had to head over to Sacramento to have a Baby Shower with my family members down here in California since it didn't make sense for them to go to the one up in Portland. My two Aunts put it on. Not to worry my BIL and family had some family and friends to visit as well that day. Back to the party. My Son got to meet his last Uncle, another Grandpa, two great-grandparents, some great-aunts and great-uncles, and many cousins of some type or another! The whole cousin thing gets confusing. Like what is my Mom's Cousin to my boy or my Cousin's kid to my boy? Very confusing so we'll just stick with Cousin for all! Well it was a great get together and no shortage of people willing to hold the boy! So he had a great day. Plus we got some good stuff for him as well. Afterwards we drove home and met up with the BIL and family for some Pizza and to bid farewell as they had an early flight in the morning.
Well the shopping for the weekend wasn't quite done. I was looking in the paper and found the Best Buy ad and noticed they had one of the TVs my BIL suggested while we were there for like $620 off. Plus they were doing 3 years no interest. Well since we had jumped in and picked up the Blu-ray player figured we needed a bigger and better TV for it! Well since we had also recently gotten our tax refund we felt that we deserved the upgrade as well! So we now have a new TV stand and 52" LCD Samsung HDTV! Whoot! Man things have never looked this crisp and clean before even normal TV jumps out at you with better image quality! Putting the new TV stand together was a nice long project! But well worth it!
Well below are some pictures from the weekend. Enjoy.
Me with Son and Nephew
Brother-in-law, His wife with my Son
My Brother with my Son
Wife and Family
More Family, Son with his Grandma
To kick the weekend off early my Brother-in-law, his wife and the Nephew flew in Friday morning. It's been since the shower since we've seen them. They came down to check out their nephew. After they got here me and my BIL went out for some shopping chores. First up I needed his help with looking at TV's and Blue-ray disc players. With his help I got a good idea of what to look for for when we decide to got that way. Then it was off to Lowes to pick up a Barbecue. After doing some looking and deciding we picked one up and then had the fun task of trying to load it into the Trailblazer! Well after some trial and error we got it in. Then got it home and hooked up! Whoot now we can barbecue! As they had a long day with getting up early and traveling down here with an almost two year old they headed to the hotel to call it a night.
The next day they came over in the morning and we hung out for a bit. Then they kicked the Wife and me out for some alone time. So we headed out for Lunch at Over the Border, a Mexican restaurant we go to down here. After that we went over to Best Buy to look for movies, games and such. Well we get there and while I'm looking for a game that my friend gave me a gift card for the wife comes over with a bunch of Blu-ray movies. I'm like you're already buying Blu-ray but we don't have a player. That's when she got that smile I know oh so well. Well needless to say they didn't have the game I was looking for but we did pick up a new Samsung Blu-ray player. Got home hooked it up with the BILs help and watched our first movie in HD! Whoot! That night we christened the BBQ with a London Broil with Corn on the Cob! Hmmmmm delicious!
The next day we had to head over to Sacramento to have a Baby Shower with my family members down here in California since it didn't make sense for them to go to the one up in Portland. My two Aunts put it on. Not to worry my BIL and family had some family and friends to visit as well that day. Back to the party. My Son got to meet his last Uncle, another Grandpa, two great-grandparents, some great-aunts and great-uncles, and many cousins of some type or another! The whole cousin thing gets confusing. Like what is my Mom's Cousin to my boy or my Cousin's kid to my boy? Very confusing so we'll just stick with Cousin for all! Well it was a great get together and no shortage of people willing to hold the boy! So he had a great day. Plus we got some good stuff for him as well. Afterwards we drove home and met up with the BIL and family for some Pizza and to bid farewell as they had an early flight in the morning.
Well the shopping for the weekend wasn't quite done. I was looking in the paper and found the Best Buy ad and noticed they had one of the TVs my BIL suggested while we were there for like $620 off. Plus they were doing 3 years no interest. Well since we had jumped in and picked up the Blu-ray player figured we needed a bigger and better TV for it! Well since we had also recently gotten our tax refund we felt that we deserved the upgrade as well! So we now have a new TV stand and 52" LCD Samsung HDTV! Whoot! Man things have never looked this crisp and clean before even normal TV jumps out at you with better image quality! Putting the new TV stand together was a nice long project! But well worth it!
Well below are some pictures from the weekend. Enjoy.
Me with Son and Nephew
Brother-in-law, His wife with my Son
My Brother with my Son
Wife and Family
More Family, Son with his Grandma
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Been awhile but...
Well it's been a while again since my last post but this time it's with good reason. On April 13, 2008 at 4:23 AM the wife and I welcomed our Son into the world. The weeks leading up to this big event and after have prevented me from doing any posting. Things are settling down around here again so there should not be as many interruptions as there have been recently.
Anyway back to the exciting news! He weighed in at 8lbs even and measured a length of 20 1/2 inches. The birth process went rather smoothly I think the wife might have a different view. She started having contractions around noon or so on the due date. We ended up in the hospital around 8pm or so. Then at 4:23 am he joined us out in the real world kicking and screaming. Boy did he kick. He kicked the nurse while she was trying to do his initial checks. He also loved grabbing on. There was some tubing on the table which he reached over his head to grab and then reeled in hand over fist. Also, when they brought him over to mom he grabbed her IV which sent a few hands darting in to make sure he couldn't yank it out. After a couple of days in the hospital it was off to the house. Below is the first family picture taken on our way out.
My Mother showed up about two weeks before he was born and stayed two weeks afterwards. She was a big help before, during and after. It was all greatly appreciated. My Mother-in-law made it down a week after he was born and between her and my mom they were able to help us out immensely that second week. If it wasn't for them not sure how well we would have made it through those first two weeks.
We also got a visit from my Father-in-law and his wife the same time that my Mother-in-law showed up. So the little man got to see many of his grandparents very early on which was great.
All in all the whole birthing process was not so bad but the weeks afterwards were real tough with the lack of sleep that was going on. It's gotten better and better as time has gone on. The last few days have been good for the most part. He's taking to sleeping on his own a little better now. But he's just a bit more crankier then he's ever been in between feedings and sleep.
Anyway back to the exciting news! He weighed in at 8lbs even and measured a length of 20 1/2 inches. The birth process went rather smoothly I think the wife might have a different view. She started having contractions around noon or so on the due date. We ended up in the hospital around 8pm or so. Then at 4:23 am he joined us out in the real world kicking and screaming. Boy did he kick. He kicked the nurse while she was trying to do his initial checks. He also loved grabbing on. There was some tubing on the table which he reached over his head to grab and then reeled in hand over fist. Also, when they brought him over to mom he grabbed her IV which sent a few hands darting in to make sure he couldn't yank it out. After a couple of days in the hospital it was off to the house. Below is the first family picture taken on our way out.
My Mother showed up about two weeks before he was born and stayed two weeks afterwards. She was a big help before, during and after. It was all greatly appreciated. My Mother-in-law made it down a week after he was born and between her and my mom they were able to help us out immensely that second week. If it wasn't for them not sure how well we would have made it through those first two weeks.
We also got a visit from my Father-in-law and his wife the same time that my Mother-in-law showed up. So the little man got to see many of his grandparents very early on which was great.
All in all the whole birthing process was not so bad but the weeks afterwards were real tough with the lack of sleep that was going on. It's gotten better and better as time has gone on. The last few days have been good for the most part. He's taking to sleeping on his own a little better now. But he's just a bit more crankier then he's ever been in between feedings and sleep.
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