Boo!

Blue 42

Chris and Meg treated us to 4th row seats at the Vikings/Dallas game. Even though we weren't cheering for either team, you can't be mad about this view!


Kristen, Tom and Maddie kept Graeme company and the kids got along famously.

2 pumpkins and a funeral home

They say if you can find it on the Internet, it's probably true. So, when we found a rave review of a pumpkin patch/apple orchard not too far from our house we jumped at the chance to start a new fall family tradition with Graeme.


Sponsels (formerly Mn Harvest) promised a childhood fantasyland of pumpkins and apples and hay rides and a petting zoo and caramel apples and hot cider too! What we got was much less. Turns out the farm had been sold a few years back and this was to be the final year of operation so it was pretty slim pickins. We made the most of it by checking out the processing room and taking a hayride out to the orchard and just enjoyed the weather. Graeme was bored and slept through the whole thing.



In an effort to salvage the day, we stopped at a roadside pumpkin stand we'd passed on the way to our original destination. It just happened to sit in the parking lot of a funeral home. Nothing says Happy Halloween better!



They had a decent selection of pumpkins and with Graeme at his fresh air limit we grabbed a couple and headed for home. Moral of this story is, don't believe everything you read on the internet!

Road Trip!

Graeme has become quite the seasoned travel. We packed up the family and headed to Madison for the weekend as we had tickets to the Border Battle at Camp Randall on Saturday. Thinking it would be prime fall colors time we took the scenic route down Hwy. 61 towards LaCrosse and were pleasantly...dissapointed. We think we were a week too early. Still a lot of green along the way. Not a bad drive though. Waking up only long enough to eat, Graeme was a trooper throughout the weekend. He was met at my parents house by several of the neighbors who had heard tell of his arrival. I'm kicking myself now for not documenting this. We'll be sure to make up for it next week when we are home for a meet and greet shower.

Friday night Matt and I celebrated our belated 6-year wedding anniversary (eek!) at the Melting Pot in Madison. Matt, ever the gentleman, surprised me with roses at the table. Dinner was delicious. It was a French-inspired 3 course fondue dinner and we ate ourselves silly. I think we agreed that the white chocolate crème brulée dessert was the highlight. Graeme gave Grandma and Grandpa Tredinnick a run for their money but seemed to have settled down by the time we got home.

Saturday was game day! Graeme and Sims stayed behind once again while we ventured downtown for some pre-game libations. We met up with a couple of matt's former coworkers and also ran into Matt's uncle and cousin on our approach to the stadium. The game was a disaster for the Gophers, but was expected so you're welcome, Wisconsin. In the afternoon Graeme got meet his cousins Kaylin and Brayden for the first time. We grilled out, watched more football and all slept really good after a really busy day!

Sunday was more socializing. Aunt Pam and Uncle Dean from Iowa came up to meet Graeme. I think saying he was a hit is an understatement! I think Pam would have taken him home if we'd let her : )

Make New Friends

We have been keeping ourselves busy with several play dates the last couple of weeks. It's nice having other moms and babies around to talk shop, pass the time and enjoy the amazing weather we've been having. It must have been a boring winter  as Graeme has several little friends that were born within just a couple of months, weeks and days of him.

Graeme and Maddie


Graeme, Declan and Jens

      

The whole crew

Eat. Poop. Sleep. Repeat.

Whew! The last four and a half weeks have gone by so quickly! I never thought I'd say it, but my husband and I are in love with the same man. We are having so much fun getting to know him and his quirks. We have settled into somewhat of a routine. Graeme wakes up in a good mood most days and takes a good nap in the morning, is awake/fussy off and on in the afternoon and evening then sleeps for a couple of good stretches at night. He is getting bigger and stronger and more alert every day. He is starting to acknowledge voices and movement in his sightline and has started a couple minutes of tummy time a day when he's in the mood. We try to get out and run errands or go for a walk or go on a playdate everyday. Graeme loves being in his carseat and riding in the car and is a good sport on longer car and shopping trips. We hope this continues as he gets older.

Graeme celebrated his one month day on the 13th. We'll be capturing him sitting in the chair in his room each month to document his growth.

Baby bloggin' ain't easy...

This was another busy week for Graeme. It went well considering it was his first week home with just Mom. No Dad and no Grandma to help. Monday we ventured out to the doctor for checkup and Graeme got to catch up with Dr. Nadeau, who delivered him. The doctor declared him cute so it was a successful trip. Then Mom paraded Graeme at work for a while. Naturally he was a hit. It's crazy to think that in seven short weeks I'll be back to work *sigh*.

Wednesday Graeme had his first play date. Kristen and Maddie came down for lunch and a visit. Graeme and Maddie got along famously as is evident in the following video. We're not sure what they were talking about, but they seemed to be in agreement about it.

Saturday we began the process of grooming Graeme for his collegiate career and introducing him to mediocre college football by taking him to his first Gopher football game. Although the game ended in a loss, Graeme seemed to enjoy the atmosphere and fresh air by taking a nap the entire time we were there! Several folks commented on the fact that he could have easily won the award for youngest fan at the stadium.