For Uncle Dick & David...

Go Eagles...

I didn't have to share Kevin this weekend

Nate was in Las Vegas this weekend for our friend Ryan's bachelor party. That meant, I didn't have to share Kevin this weekend, I had him all to myself! It was like old times, just me & Kevin :) Friday night we went for a walk and to a few shops in our neighborhood. On Saturday morning we met my friend Lisa & her baby Blythe at the farmer's market. The weather is perfect here, so after the farmer's market we took the babies to the park for some fun in the swings.

The highlight of our weekend was a slumber party at Shari's house. Kevin & I went to Shari's for dinner last night & Meghan was there too. Lucky for me, Kevin was is bed by 7PM and I could enjoy some time with friends & a few glasses of wine :)


Kevin was testing out our new backpack/stroller. It will be perfect for his first Iowa tailgate in October!

Feeling better

It was a rough week; we made it through Kevin's first illness. He had a case of croup, his main symptom was that he coughed and "barked" like a seal. A dose of super steriods from the Pediatrician really helped. By Friday, he was doing so much better & no longer contagious so we went to visit some of our friends at the weekly Mom's group.



So excited for fall, our little 'punkin

Go Broncos

Kev's first Bronco's game on Sunday

We survived!

We survived! It was Kevin's first week at school & my first few days back to work. It was so much harder than I could ever imagine, but, the best part is running off the train to get Kevin! We are both adjusting, I think next week will be much better.

We are relishing the weekend together. I guess now I have an understanding of how Nate felt once he went back to work after Kevin was born. Nate said I have to work on my sharing skills, I am holding Kevin all the time!!!

Today is an Iowa game day, so we have Kevin in his Hawkeye gear. We are thinking future lineman...

5 months old!

Kevin is 5 months old today! Aside from his 5 month birthday, this was a very big day for both of us; today was Kevin's first day of "school". Don't you think "school" is a much happier word than daycare? His teachers said he did very well for his first day, it will be harder for me to adjust than for Kevin. I picked him up early today and I could hardly wait to get there to give him a hug!! As soon as I picked him up, he feel asleep in my arms and has been sleeping ever since we got home. Part of me wants to wake him up so we can play, but I know that's not a good idea.

Do you like his shirt for his first day of school?

Looking back over the past 5 months, I can't believe we made it this far! We were so clueless when we brought him home from the hospital! We did not feed him enough, we did not sleep enough - some how it all worked out - now we are really having fun! Now, at 5 months, Kevin is starting to eat more rice cereal, his bedtime routine has gotten much easier and he is so much fun to play with. I think he wears himself out during the day now that he is more active. He still loves to lay on his back & kick, kick, kick his feet. Sometimes we call him "Happy Feet" instead of Kevin. Nate thinks this will confuse him. By far, my favorite part of Kevin's personality is that he smiles with his entire body. He has such a big grin and when he flashes you a big smile, you can't help but smile back immediately.

Kevin's new buddy

Today we went to visit baby Benjamin. Our good friends Jen & Kirk just had baby Ben a few weeks ago and we were so happy to finally meet the new baby. Kevin is giant next to baby Ben! It's been nearly 5 months for us, but we seem to have forgotten all the newborn baby stuff (funny, how that lack of sleep allows you to forget the rough stuff?). Ben was such a good baby, he slept for most of the afternoon.