**note: no children were harmed in the creation of this blog entry. (Patty, you can hang up with Social Services now. :-)
He wasn't even crying (yet). This is his I'm-getting-tired face.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
The lip....
...that's all we have to say.
**note: no children were harmed in the creation of this blog entry. (Patty, you can hang up with Social Services now. :-)
He wasn't even crying (yet). This is his I'm-getting-tired face.
**note: no children were harmed in the creation of this blog entry. (Patty, you can hang up with Social Services now. :-)
He wasn't even crying (yet). This is his I'm-getting-tired face.
Pretty much crawling and walking
Gus is now convinced that he can crawl. But for some reason he can only crawl when placed on his dad's belly. Hmmm.
And of course after mastering crawling on his dad, he wants to stand and practice walking (every night).
This is his favorite place to hang out.
And of course after mastering crawling on his dad, he wants to stand and practice walking (every night).
This is his favorite place to hang out.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Posing for pics
Gus has begun doing the JCPenney Studio pose on his own during tummy time when he sees me coming with the camera.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Tummy time with Grandpa
Grandpa Dave helped Gus with his daily workout while they were in town last weekend. I think they both got a bit of workout.
Playing
Gus is really starting to get into his toys. Ross decided the best way to relate to Gus' excitement over his playmat was to get right in there and check it out from his point of view. Thank goodness Ross didn't get as excited as Gus does because the last thing we need is a 6'7" grown man's arms and legs flailing about.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Baptism
Gus was baptized Sunday, January 20th at Mount Olivet Church in Victoria, MN. Victoria is about 5 minutes away from our house in Chaska.
He LOVED being baptized and would do it again if he could. He was all smiles the whole time!
Thank you to everyone who was there. We are so thankful to have such wonderful family and friends who support everything we do. You folks are truly dedicated - it was 13 below and that didn't scare any of you away. Thank you.
No tears from this kid. He was hoping he could hop in after he got his hair washed (just like at home).
Grandma Vickie made his handsome tux. It fit just perfectly on Sunday but probably wouldn't fit him now. He is a growing baby.
His godparents, Uncle Chad and Aunt Stephanie. Steph just got back from a 3 week trip to India on Tuesday the 15th so we were surprised and delighted that she could be here! The last time she had seen Gus was the day he was born.
Grandma & Grandpa P
Grandma & Grandpa V
Uncle Josh & Aunt Christy
Great-Grandma Ethel
Cousin Lindsey (who was busy writing a report the whole time for a school project. She took 3 pages worth of notes on just the baptism itself!)
Cousin Laura
Grandma Debi cutting the cake.
The kid's table. One of these kids is doing his own thing.
Again - thank you to everyone who came all this way for Gus' baptism! It was a very fun weekend.
He LOVED being baptized and would do it again if he could. He was all smiles the whole time!
Thank you to everyone who was there. We are so thankful to have such wonderful family and friends who support everything we do. You folks are truly dedicated - it was 13 below and that didn't scare any of you away. Thank you.
No tears from this kid. He was hoping he could hop in after he got his hair washed (just like at home).
Grandma Vickie made his handsome tux. It fit just perfectly on Sunday but probably wouldn't fit him now. He is a growing baby.
His godparents, Uncle Chad and Aunt Stephanie. Steph just got back from a 3 week trip to India on Tuesday the 15th so we were surprised and delighted that she could be here! The last time she had seen Gus was the day he was born.
Grandma & Grandpa P
Grandma & Grandpa V
Uncle Josh & Aunt Christy
Great-Grandma Ethel
Cousin Lindsey (who was busy writing a report the whole time for a school project. She took 3 pages worth of notes on just the baptism itself!)
Cousin Laura
Grandma Debi cutting the cake.
The kid's table. One of these kids is doing his own thing.
Again - thank you to everyone who came all this way for Gus' baptism! It was a very fun weekend.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
New nap buddy, sitting up, and bath time
This is Gus' new nap buddy, Towers the giraffe.
Now that he is 8.5 weeks, he likes to sit up. This creates some massive amounts of drool for some reason.
He likes sitting up even more when it includes talking with his Dad.
This kid takes his baths seriously. We've only gotten him to smile once while in the tub. We tried again tonight but he was all business - relaxing is important.
"I will not smile."
And he even argues when it is time to get out. It's pretty cute.
Now that he is 8.5 weeks, he likes to sit up. This creates some massive amounts of drool for some reason.
He likes sitting up even more when it includes talking with his Dad.
This kid takes his baths seriously. We've only gotten him to smile once while in the tub. We tried again tonight but he was all business - relaxing is important.
"I will not smile."
And he even argues when it is time to get out. It's pretty cute.
Monday, January 14, 2008
8 weeks
Since football season is nearly over it's a good idea to savor these final Sundays and just relax.
Last week we were lucky to have Lindy (dear friend of Al's since grade school) and her adorable son Gabe stop by for a visit on their way up from Iowa to northern MN. Gabe - we just found your Cheerios, you forgot them! They are kind of stale now so we threw them away.
Lindy & Gus
Another hat photo.
Last week we were lucky to have Lindy (dear friend of Al's since grade school) and her adorable son Gabe stop by for a visit on their way up from Iowa to northern MN. Gabe - we just found your Cheerios, you forgot them! They are kind of stale now so we threw them away.
Lindy & Gus
Another hat photo.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Doctor Appointment Update
Sorry Bjorn, close though.
Weight 11 lbs 15 oz 50th percentile
Length 24.25 inches 90th percentile
Head 15.50 inches 40th percentile
Weight 11 lbs 15 oz 50th percentile
Length 24.25 inches 90th percentile
Head 15.50 inches 40th percentile
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Doctor Appointment
Gus had his doctor appointment yesterday. They did all the measurements on him again.
Trivia time! He scored in the 40th percentile on one measurement, in the 50th percentile on one measurement, and in the 90th percentile in one measurement. Which one was which?
Head size
Length
Weight
Answers to be posted tomorrow. Guesses are welcome.
p.s.
Thank you all for the nice comments on the recent posts. We're pretty proud of the little guy and you can't know how happy we are to know that people are interested in Gus enough to check out our little blog from time to time.
Trivia time! He scored in the 40th percentile on one measurement, in the 50th percentile on one measurement, and in the 90th percentile in one measurement. Which one was which?
Head size
Length
Weight
Answers to be posted tomorrow. Guesses are welcome.
p.s.
Thank you all for the nice comments on the recent posts. We're pretty proud of the little guy and you can't know how happy we are to know that people are interested in Gus enough to check out our little blog from time to time.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Monday, January 7, 2008
7 weeks and smiling is easy now
Nothing to it -he can smile on command now.
Next goal: talking. We'll post some videos of his progress on that front very soon.
Next goal: talking. We'll post some videos of his progress on that front very soon.
6.5 weeks and my new hat
His new hat is a little big but he really likes it.
He tried on the great baptism tux that Grandma Vickie made for him. He LOVED the satin pants and just kept kicking and laughing. He loves water, too, so his baptism should be a piece of cake.
He tried on the great baptism tux that Grandma Vickie made for him. He LOVED the satin pants and just kept kicking and laughing. He loves water, too, so his baptism should be a piece of cake.
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