Baby's A Rollin'

I'm too sexy for my shirt

What a day for me. First, I got really good reports from my daycare. Super happy today and even slept in my crib for both of my naps. I've never slept in a crib before for longer than 5 minutes or so. Then Mom picked me up from daycare and we were hanging out on the rug and I rolled over 3 times in a row. It is no longer a fluke. I can do it! Dad figured out that it is my diaper that was causing delay. These pesky bulky cloth diapers are a bit too much to overcome. I was in a disposable from daycare since mom forgot to bring enough diapers and later I got naked and rolled around the place so Dad could watch my new skill. I rolled a couple of times here and there, but tonight it was clear that I am a serious, intentional roller.

June 2008

I'm getting so big. At my 4 month doctor appt. I was 24" tall and weighed 16 lbs 5 oz. That is proof that I LOVE the milkies. I continue to smile and laugh. I laugh more and more. Everything around me is so funny. I love to grab at things. I've been grabbing Dad's beard and lips for over a month now, but now I'm holding on to toys by myself. I am very interested in cups and mugs. I sit under my little baby gym and clutch onto the toys. I also am getting very good at sitting up. I like to sit on my mom or dad's leg and bounce and look around. They support me of course, but sometimes with only just one hand. Pretty soon I'll be able to do it all on my own!

May 2008

I'm a big boy sleeping in the bed at the hotel!





Three months old now. Wow- time is a flyin'. I now go to daycare one day a week, so Mom can get some work done. I've started to laugh. Mom is the funniest. Sometimes I laugh at Dad too, but I don't get his sense of humor so much yet. Probably because of all his silly puns. I'm watching items move around the room. I love to sit on people's laps on the front steps and watch cars going by. Whoosh they're fast. Mom says I'm getting to be less fussy. I still love to nurse. Could do it all day if someone would just let me!

I took my very first long car ride with Mom. She said she was relieved when I slept almost the entire way there. I went up to Minneapolis and stayed overnight in a hotel for 5 days in a row when Mom went to a training. During this week I met most of mom's crazy friends and went to the Mall of America with Mom's friend Amber and my new friend Helena. Boy that was an exciting day!

April 2008

Finally! It is nice enough for stroller rides! I'm told this was a long, cold winter. I love being outside. It is still cold, but we go wheeling around the neighborhood for short jaunts for a change of scenery. I love to ride along with Mom or Dad in the sling while they go for hikes up in the bluffs. Sometimes I look around and sometimes I sleep. I started smiling huge smiles this month. The grins I give my parents seem to melt their hearts.

Mom and Dad finally figured out a way to get some good sleep for hours in a row. I now sleep in a baby hammock instead of in their bed and get lots and lots of milk before bed. I even slept 7 hours in one shot once.

I'm getting stronger every day. I've heard people say how strong I was since I was really little (like one month old). But I'm gaining much more control over my own head.

March 2008

Dad says March was a blur. One month old and pretty much more of the same. My cheeks got fuller. I became a lot more alert. People often commented on my alertness. I basically just ate, slept, fussed, ate, slept, fussed and pooped. My Aunt and Uncle Anna and Ladd came to visit me all the way from Portland, OR.

My first cultural experience

I slept all the way through it, but here I am at my first museum visit. We visited the Marine Art Museum with Grandma and Grandpa Van Tol. The museum staff were thrilled to have a young patron such as myself there visiting.

The rest of Febuary

My parents and I spent the rest of the month getting to know each other. I had to learn how to latch onto Mom just right, so I could get enough milk to fill my tummy. That took some time. After a few weeks, we eventually got it! Right from the start, I wasn't much of a sleeper except during the day. Boy, could I take long naps as long as there was daylight. Come night though- whoo hoo! It was party at my crib! I was lucky- I got visits from Grandma and Grandpa Kienow and Uncle Bryan and Grandma and Grandpa Van Tol and Uncle Jan within a few short weeks of being born.


The first two months you could often find me all swaddled up nice and cozy with one of my hands sticking out of the blanket touching my cheek.