You Rolled Over Today

We were giving you tummy time and Bailey walked in front of you.  It happened to slowly I almost didn't realize it.  You were following Bailey with your eyes and all of a sudden you were on your back!

Mushroom Picking - Or Nursing in the Wild

Today your Dad, Grandpa Bud and I took you mushroom picking out at the Winchester Trails.  Well, actually, you rode in the Moby wrap and I pointed out chanterelles for Dad and Grandpa Bud to pick.  I'm so excited to start doing these things with you.  I'm not always the most outdoorsy person but I can wait to show you the things I love.  Your Grandpa Bud and I used to pick mushrooms down the road from our house.  I spent a lot of time crawling around under salal.  When your Dad and I met, he had never gone mushroom picking.  Now he loves it - it's a lot like an Easter egg hunt for adults.  While it has taken me a bit to adjust to nursing, I do love that it makes everything so very portable.  When you got hungry, we just sat down on the side of the trail and nursed.  How's that for a wild child!

Baby Open House

I wasn't really into the idea of a baby shower.  Rachel and Mandy had offered so I asked them to hold a baby open house - meet and greet type of thing.  Originally, we were going to do it in October but since you were 11 days early and the weather would likely be nicer we decided to do it today.  And, wouldn't you know - it's raining cats and dogs.  So much for having it outside at Great-grandma and Great-grandpa's.  Instead we had to do it in the house.  It went well!  You got a lot of really wonderful gifts.  A special one is the Curious George glass window hanging Carolyn Otsen made you.  If it takes a village to raise a child you have a big village with lots of wonderful people in it.

Two Week Check-up

Can you believe it?  You are two weeks old and doing so well.  Kim called you a bruiser.  You weight is 10 lbs 5 oz and you are 21.5 inches long!  I had to hold you today while the nurse got blood out of your heel for the follow-up PKU test.  Five spots she had to fill on the blotter paper...your Dad and I almost came unglued.  She poked your heel and then squeezed, and squeezed, and squeezed...it seemed like she was squeezing forever and that was just for the first one.  Oh well at least it's over.

You Met Your Great-Grandma Shaffar Today

Your Dad and I took you to Eugene today to have lunch with Great-grandma Shaffar, Aunt Mandy and your cousin Cameron.

Photo from Mandy Pollin

You're a Government Statistic

As if you weren't just by being born but now it's official.  Can't believe how quickly they put you in the system.  Stupidly enough, I think it's the first piece of mail with your name on it too.