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.

Busy Week 2

Monday Graeme turned one week old, and was not happy about it.

Grandma Janice came up for the week to help take care of Graeme and help Amber around the house, while also managing to sneak in some quality snuggle time with Graeme and Sims.

Mr. Sims also took some time this week to get to know baby brother a little better. He likes to check Graeme's swing a few times a day to see if he is in there, or to make sure that he is a happy baby.

Graeme had his two week check up during the week and we were told to supplement his feedings with some formula since he is hungry hungry hippo. Obviously he did not object.

Baby boy is also very interest in his hands, which sometimes leads to some interesting hand jestures.

Thanks again to Jance for all of her help this week, it was great having you around. We'll try to post more often during the next week when we can.

Who are all of these people and what is all of this yelling about?

We had a big weekend with all kinds of family introductions.

Thursday we brought Graeme home from the hospital, which included our first "official" family photo,

and a photo with Grandma and Grandpa Woode.

Kim and Toni came up for the weekend to meet their new grandson as well. The Tredinnick family met at Buffalo Wild Wings on Sunday to cheer on the Packers along with Graeme's cousins Adie and Brynn.

Graeme also had his first full weekend of football, cheering on the Gophers in a losing effort,

and the Packers in a great victory.

As you can see, all the cheering made for a sleepy little boy after the Packer game on Sunday, afterall, he had a busy first week.

Home to meet big brother

Today was another big day for baby Graeme. We got the okay to finally leave our apartment (the hospital room that we have been cooped up in since Monday) and head home.

Graeme had another big day of firsts, including his first car ride (which he slept through)

His first time meeting big brother Sims (Sims was pretty indifferent about meeting baby brother at first)

His first naps in his bassinet (Sims was more interested in little brother at this point)

His first time getting to wear non-official hospital apparel.

Grandpa Ken and Grandma Janice headed home today as well after being up to take care of Sims and visiting us in the hospital, thanks for all of your help this week!

Tomorrow will be another exciting day with our first visit to the pediatrician and first visit from Grandpa Kim and Grandma Toni.

It's a boy!

Graeme Leigh Tredinnick was born on Monday, September 13, at 11:48 in the morning. Graeme weighed in at a whopping 8 lbs. 7 oz., and is 21 inches long.

Graeme had a rough first day in his new world, but has been pretty sleepy ever since.

Graeme and Mommy are doing good. We get to head home tomorrow which will provide all sorts of new adventures and introductions to new creatures/Big Brother Sims.

Stay tuned for more as we will try to post more frequently now that our little bundle of joy has arrived!

MAGS

Week 33 - Flip and Family Reunion

This week your baby weighs a little over 4 pounds (heft a pineapple) and has passed the 17-inch mark. He's rapidly losing that wrinkled, alien look and his skeleton is hardening. The bones in his skull aren't fused together, which allows them to move and slightly overlap, thus making it easier for him to fit through the birth canal. These bones don't entirely fuse until early adulthood, so they can grow as his brain and other tissue expands during infancy and childhood.


Up until this week baby was in the breech position. The doctor warned us that if things didn't 'turn around' by week 36 we would be looking at some alternate birthing options (read: c-section). Thankfully by the end of the week baby was head down and has continued to stay that way for the time being. I continue to attend my 2X week appointments and baby continues to exceed expectations by scoring a 10/10 every time. We got an amazing 4-d image of baby's face with his/her mouth open this week. I have yet to post it to the slideshow at the right, but will. 


Friday night we headed to Tomah, WI for the Graf Family Reunion. The Graf's are Matt's Mom, Toni's side of the family. We got in late but got up early Saturday for golfing and lounging and sweating it out in the water park. We stuck around for dinner on Saturday which was a Prime Rib dinner at the Ground Round. They had a great turn out and we are looking forward to showing off our little one at the next one.