2 months!

Graeme (or Gray-me as the nursed pronounced it, LOL!) is two months old! Our little man is growing with a Skyrocket trajectory per the doctor. Here's where he stands:

Height: 24'' (90th %tile)
Weight: 12.25 lbs. (75th %tile)
Head: 15.5 (25-50th %tile)



He's a long and lean eating machine and the doctor was pleased with his development and growth. He continues to eat and sleep well, 9 hours straight last night!! Probably not a new normal, but a step in the right direction. His napping is sporadic and he only gets really cranky about not napping a couple evenings a week. We're starting to implement a daily/bedtime routine (ha!) in hopes that when Graeme starts at daycare in a week and a half, the transition won't be too painful. Speaking of painful, Graeme had 4 shots today and took them like a champ! The camo bandaides looked really cute on his little legs.



What else has Graeme been up to? He found the hand on his right arm this week and spends a lot of time staring at it (see above). He is talking up a storm, lots of coos and gurgles and...smiles! Oh yes, the smiles, we've yet to catch a full one on camera, but he is doing it more and more everyday it shouldn't be too much longer.

For my next trick...

Graeme is seven weeks old today and is growing and changing everyday! He is starting to smile and 'talk' after much animated talking and gesturing on our part and continues to not enjoy tummy time as much as we would like, but we practice a little bit everyday anyways. Based on how hard he sleeps when chest to chest with someone, we figure he'll come around eventually. He has learned a new trick, rolling from front to back! See the epic video below.

In other news, we purchased a new bouncy seat today! This new hands-free chair will allow us to hopefully get some other things done (like channel-surfing and drinking caffeinated beverages) while keeping Graeme occupied. Look, he likes it!

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