Four Months

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Nicolai is four months old now. He's much more interactive, smiley, and generally a joy to be around. He's down to one wakeup in the middle of the nights most nights, so his mama's getting a lot more sleep these days.

In less happy news, his doc thinks he might have pyloric stenosis so we're going in for an ultrasound tomorrow to check it out. In general we're hoping the scan is negative, as that means surgery, but in some ways a positive result would be something of a relief, as we'd have a cause and a solution for his near-constant spitting up.

We've also got one last week with home care (Grandma Sheilah's got him this week) before he goes to full time day care. *sniff* My little boy's growing up so fast!

Hawaii

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We had a good time in Hawaii last week, though it's hard to say how enjoyable Nico found it. He was really well behaved--slept a lot on the planes and in the car. He was remarkably cheerful much of the time, though we did determine he's not so much a fan of the ocean. Too cold for him, I think. He enjoyed the first part of the botanical gardens, but then got sleepy and slept through most of them. This picture is by a set of waterfalls in the botanical gardens.

One Minute of Nicolai

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One of his rare, but increasing times when he's chillin' out talking to himself. Or to me. Or to the giraffe.

Smile!

Smiles are hard to come by these days, but I got one.

Retooling the moblog...

So, I didn't end up using this as much of a moblog, so it's now being retooled as a kid blog. Yes, I've become one of the Those People with a blog about their kid. It seems the most efficient way to keep people up to date who aren't in close proximity to us.

So, to sum up, Nicolai Eric was born Nov. 14, 2008 at 36 weeks two days. He's now just shy of 10 weeks. He had some issues early on with eating and jaundice, is now a bit refluxy, but he's about 9.5 pounds or so and doing well. Then and now photos:

Then:

And now:

A's Shower

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My sister is getting married. Here are some pictures of her shower.

6/16/07

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For the record, here's what that used to look like.

*sniff*

It will never be the same again.

7/24/07

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This is what our backyard looks like now.

For more, see Backyard Buffoonery. Still very much not happy.

Hijinks

So, I was at the Twins home opener against Baltimore on Monday night. We won, it was a rather exciting game, but the big finish came when a drunk fan fell over the railing and decided, while he was on the field, he might as well make the most of it. He make it most of the way across center field, as the cops were slow to respond and looked like they were more comfortable in a donut shop than patrolling the streets. Things had slowed down in the last few innings, so this made the last inning just a bit more exciting.

October 13

October 13th y'all.

Izzy, Roomba. Roomba, Izzy

Izzy meets the Roomb

Killin' time before the game

Just to continue with the theme--yes, that's Vaughn playing tortilla frisbee before the Vikings game last weekend. The tortillas held up remarkably well, especially the one that had been grilled a bit.

The disc really liked that tree.

While out playing disc golf one day, and Eric's drive on hole 16 landed him here. I wish I could have such luck, but my discs just tend to bounce off trees and land on the ground. Usually behind them in the worst possible location.

'Nother photo from San Jose

Testing the blog feature on Flickr.

Still catching up

From the Google Dance. 'Nuff said. In fact, the less said, the better.

Vikings v. Raiders

For anyone who has asked where our season tickets are located, here's our view of the field.

Fishing in Lake of the Woods

Downrigging on the lake.
The catch of the weekend.

To be fair...

Here's both the kitties.

Awwwww!

'Cause I wouldn't be a good cat mom if I didn't post a cat picture.

First post!

This post is more of a test--I'll send something from my phone to test the moblog capabilities shortly.