Mommy and me

I have not had many pictures taken of Walt and I since he was born. I tend to be the person behind the camera. So tonight I had Bob take our picture. It turned out very cute.

Sorry that we have not blogged more this week, but this was the first week of all of us at work and Walt at his babysitter. Walt goes to an in-home daycare in Webster Groves- it is about 5 minutes from my school. His sitter is named Peggy and so far so good. Everytime that I pick him up he is happy, fed, and clean. The routine is that Bob takes him in the morning and then I pick him up. I think that the excitement of Peggy's house tires him out. He has been sleeping through the night for the past 4 nights. So that means that Bob and I have been sleeping through the night as well. We are so happy! And well rested.

Saturday with the Wichards

Today we had the Wichards up to our house. Bob's grandma lives in Fenton (suburb) and Bob's aunt and uncle were in town from Portland. So we had everyone over for a BBQ. It was great to see everyone. Walt was an amazing guy. He has been drooling and smiling a lot!

Tonight we are going to try to root Mizzou to Victory over Kansas! Bob is officially on the bandwagon.

1st Thanksgiving

Well, Walt made it through his first Thanksgiving. Although like the rest of us he did get a little bit of a tummy ache (thanks mommy!) We traveled down to Cape Girardeau to celebrate the holiday with the Wichards. He got to meet his Great Grandpa Allen and Great Grandma Dortha. We had wonderful food and great conversation. Nanny as always was snapping pictures and got some great ones. Friday we headed back home, Bob had a Blues game last night. They won 3-1, although Walt and I were not able to watch it because it was not on TV.

New Trick

Well, it's been pretty good for young Walt this week at home with his dad. He's been pretty good at staying on his schedule, and for the most part he's been pretty easy to handle. Yesterday we pretty much just stayed around the house, but we did take a long walk through the neighborhood. Today, however we went to see mommy at school. While we were there, we laid Walt on his tummy, and he wasn't happy with that, so he rolled over. Take a look at the video (sorry for the Blair Witch camerawork):



That's about it for now. We're looking forward to seeing a lot of family this weekend for Thanksgiving, and I'm sure that we'll have some pictures from that.

Bathtime....again!

Hello! Happy Saturday. We had a busy day today. We went to Costco and Babies r us. At Costco it seemed that a lot of people were already Christmas Shopping! We were just getting some basics. After our busy day Walt was pretty tired. Before we put him to bed tonight we gave him a bath. He is just so cute, I couldn't resist some more pictures. Walt is smiling so much. He is happy all the time (well unless he is dirty, gassy, hungry, or tired :)

He is also talking a lot, so we have long conversations. Daddy thinks that Walt is talking Hockey, Mommy thinks that he is singing songs. Either way, it has been fun. If we can figure out how to upload a video we will try to do that soon.

after bath routine

We (walt) gets a bath 2 to 3 times a week and we have started a little play party after each bath. He still likes the bath, but when he hears the water running, he closes his eyes and seems to brace himself.

So after the bath, we go on the floor of his room in front of the space heater, to warm up a little. He smiles so big and just loves it. We read books, have tummy time, and of course sing.

Here are some pics from our after bath fun today.

2 month update

Well we just got back from the Drs office and "OUCH!" Walt had four shots, 2 in each thigh. He was really brave, but by that 4th one he had had enough! He is resting comfortably in his bed after eating and taking some tylenol. But here are his new stats!

weight- 10lbs 12oz (25th percentile)

height- 23 1/2" (75th percentile)

So he is a tall and skinny guy. The Dr is still impressed with how strong he is, especially his head.

More pics to come later on this week.

Weekend in Des Moines

Well, Walt and I made our first trip to grandma and grandpa's house by ourselves. We left Daddy at home. (Although Daddy missed us he had a lot of fun guy time with his friends, which made us happy)

The drive both ways to Des Moines was pretty uneventful, Walt was really good in the car. On the way home we only had to stop once, which was so awesome.

Our time in Des Moines was wonderful, we wanted to visit my parents and my friend Amanda had a shower in Des Moines this weekend so it was a perfect reason to go. The shower was great. Amanda is having a girl and all of the girly baby stuff is just too cute.

My parents had not seen Walt since he was just over 1 month old, so they were just enamored with him and how much he had grown. They threw a little open house for their friends and our family to come and meet him. He was a great sport. The open house was also to introduce my brother's daughter. She will be 1 at the end of the month, but she is new to our family as well. Her name is Victoria and just a precious girl.

All and all it was a great trip! Walt can't wait to go back for Christmas.

Happy Birthday Nanny!

family of shoes

I couldn't resist taking this picture. All of our tennis shoes were downstairs and Walt's are just so tiny. My mom found the air jordans at a garage sale. When we were at Nordstorms today, a shoe salesman commented that he had the same ones when he was a little boy! WOW! Walt is vintage!

Go Vikings!

So Walt finally fits into some of his Vikings gear! And guess what he wore the clothes and the Vikings smoked the Chargers! Yea! Some of you may not know that Sara is a huge Vikings fan. Her dad grew up in Minnesota and passed the love for them to her. The family also cheers on the St Louis Rams but considering they are 0-8, it has been a rough year to be a fan.

It was a big week in sports for our guy, we took him to his first Blues game (at 7 weeks- I know I am little embarrassed to admit it). He slept through the first two periods and then ate and cheered through the 3rd. To all of our dismay the blues lost to the Coyotes 3-2.

This weekend Nanny and Poppie came to visit. I don't have pictures of their visit yet, but I will post some soon. Walt loved playing with them. He loves being spoiled.