Happy Easter 2009

We had a great Easter seeing all of our families. We had a quick, but successful trip to Fargo. We stayed overnight on Friday night. Christopher did well traveling, we only stopped once each way for a feeding. He slept most the time. When he wasn't sleeping, Ashly did a good job keeping him entertained. He liked looking at himself in a mirror. I didn't forget any supplies, and Christopher stayed on schedule, so I was happy about that. Thanks for hosting Easter Saturday Steve and Libby, the food was amazing! Then on Easter Sunday we spent the day with Chadd's family at the lakehouse. The kids played a fun game, it went something like this: pick an Easter egg, then hunt for your gift. They had fun as you can see in the picture. It was a beautiful day so I enjoyed a nice walk while Grandma watched Christopher. The rest of the kids spent a lot of the day inside playing school. I guess it's fun when you get to be the teacher!

Christopher started getting fussy yesterday after he woke up and I fed him shortly after getting his shots yesterday. He did this really loud scream, then whine thing that wasn't his usual cry so I knew the shots must be bothering him. So we gave him some Tylenol and in about 10 minutes he was happy again and he slept through the night (7 hours!). That Tylenol stuff really works...amazing!

2 month checkup

Christopher had his 2 month checkup today at the doctor's office. He was so happy, smiling and charming the nurse when we first got there. Then as we waited the 10 minutes for the doctor, Christopher filled his diaper, so I was trying to take care of that when the doctor came in and he said "Usually 2 month old baby diapers don't smell that bad!" Well, his do! Christopher got all his shots, he cried a little and has been sleeping ever since. Hopefully he won't react too badly, but I will give him some Tylenol if he does. He seems to be a healthy baby boy!

His stats:

Weight: 13 pounds 6.6 ounces (85 percentile)

Height: 23.2 inches (56 percentile)

head circumference 15.4 (26 percentile)

He's my BIG BOY!!! The doctor said that's ok! I said I was worried about the flat head, and he said it's ok if the head is a little flat, it's not ok if it's flat and uneven. He said Christopher's looks good. They say to have babies sleep on their backs, if he sleeps on his side it put them at a 5% increase risk of SIDS, and the next couple months is the highest risk time for babies. He also said be careful where you leave him now, he could surprise you and roll! It's fun watching him grow and I love all his smiles, especially in the morning he's happy.

Congratulations!

CONGRATULATIONS to my friends Ben and Laura for the birth of their beautiful baby girl today, Linden Marie. I can't wait to meet her!

Just put some more pictures of Christopher for those of you that like to watch him grow. Ashly has been enjoying track practices and has her first track meet next Thursday. She thinks she is going to do hurdles, 100 meter dash, shot put and running long jump. She is proud of herself for running a mile at practice without stopping! Good for her!

Band Concert

We went to Ashly's band concert last night. Ashly played the flute for the last time at a concert, so I guess that's an end to an era! Christopher did well. The drums scared him one time, but other than that I think he likes the noise of the music and the noise of a room full of voices. He likes that "white noise" stuff, so going out in public sometimes keeps him happy.

Then I took Christopher on him first outdoor stroller ride today! It was lots of fun! He did really well, and it put him to sleep. Five minutes into the walk he took his nuk and slept the rest of the time. Isn't he cute all bundled up!

Spaghetti Dinner

On Saturday evening we went to the Spaghetti Dinner and Auction at our church that Ashly was a part of for a fundraiser for her mission trip in July. It turned out to be really fun. First we ate and ended up sitting next to a neighbor we didn't really know, so that was fun to introduce ourselves better to her. Then we looked at all the baskets with goodies in them for bid in the silent auction and it got pretty intense when we were given the 5 minute warning! We won! Chadd got his carwashes, along with the was 4 free meals at Burger King and one free meal at Arbys and Ashly got the movie "Aquamarine" and some candy and popcorn. Fun. Then we stuck around for the live auction. We didn't bid, but it was entertaining. There was a real auctioneer doing the talking, fun to listen to. I have to say the wine brought a lot of money! Ashly was busy the whole time running around like a little waitress, clearing plates and refilling the food. Needless to say, we got good service!

Way to go Ashly!

Ashly got a nice certificate in the mail saying what a super job she is doing in math class. Good job Ashly, what a nice surprise! We are proud of you. She made A Honor Roll for 3rd quarter again! Yeah!

Trying to get pictures of cute baby boy smiling. He very smiley, especially in the morning. He can be very crabby in the evenings. Either way...we'll keep him!

Texting

The hat was a gift.

I bought the cheaper version of one of those carriers. We'll see if I actually use it or not, but it seemed fun to try.

So...let's talk about texting and teenagers. Ok, ok...I'm sure you all could have told me that it would come to this, but we will all three have unlimited texting on our cell phones starting on April 7th. We have to pay another $30 a month, which I'm not excited about, but in this day in age I am finally convinced that a teenager cannot survive on 1500 texts a month. And we have been paying the high fees associated with going over. So...we will be a happy texting family by next Tuesday!

Speaking of next Tuesday, Ashly has her final band concert. The concerts are always entertaining. I will be curious to listen for some improvement as there were still many clarinet squeaks going on as we listened to Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer last December. Ashly plays the flute, but is making a pretty grown up decision next year to take Spanish instead of band. She says, "you have to have a foreign language for college." Does it sound to anyone of you like Chadd's influence has wriggled it's way into her little head?

Ashly has track practice after school, then confirmation, then she is attending the Lent Church service...so I will see her at 8 tonight. And Chadd went out of town today for work, so he'll be home later. It's just me and the babe all day and all evening together. We'll have to stay warm, it's icky and snowy outside, but nothing like Fargo! The snow just barely covers the grass here.