6 months!

Our little man is 6 months old today...can you believe it? We can't. He is pretty excited to have met this milestone:

Graeme's ever-expanding palette has him enjoying oatmeal, peas, green beans, prunes and applesauce. He eats great, sleeps great at night and is generally a really happy baby. He is really good at sitting up on his own and rolls over his left side from back to front and back again. He has yet to figure out how to use this to his advantage (yay!). His favorite toys right now are his crinkle books and anything he can bang on that makes noise. We have a checkup scheduled for next week Thursday so will have the official measurements then.

Shop 'til you drop

To cure our case of cabin fever, Graeme suggested we meet Kristen and Maddie at the mall. Not one to deny him an opportunity to see his friends off to Southdale we headed.

We walked and talked and shopped and stopped for lunch where Graeme got to sit in a highchair for the first time! He was pretty proud.






He's sitting up really good now, both in chairs and on his own. we'll probably be switching to his forward facing stroller soon. He'll love it!
Graeme ordered for us...






And paid the bill...



then the kids played a bit before we headed out.

Like brother, like brother

Not to be outdone by his younger brother, Mr. Sims has been diagnosed with an ear infection of the yeast variety. An unfortunate side affect of damp, pre-spring days. We will be flushing and medicating 2x daily for the next 7-10.

California Love

Back in early December the Tredinnicks traveled to Palm Desert, California for a week-long vacation. The guys spent a good portion of the trip golfing and the girls, shopping, sunning and swimming. To the left is a collage of some of the highlights.

Clockwise from top left: Graeme being swallowed up by his blanket and luggage for six adults and three small children (2) Graeme slept most of the way there and back (3) Our favorite family photo to date! (4) The gang at the Living Desert (5) Graeme in his first pair of swim trunks (6) An empty pool area thanks to some cooler temps (7) Graeme in his designer shades (8) Giraffes at the Living Desert (9) A golf hole (10) Christmas in California

Back (b)log

Seems we forgot that we had a blog...we're back with a new look and some new posts. Do I sounds like a broken record? Hello? Is anyone out there?

Here is quick recap of what we have been up to:
• Both sets of Grandparents were in town to spoil Graeme over President's day weekend and they succeeded. Pictures will be included in a subsequent post.
• We had some 40˚ days...then we got more snow...then it melted...now we are bracing for more snow this week. Is it summer yet?
• Graeme battled his third double ear infection in as many months. Does he have tubes yet? No, but it's a line item at his next appointment. Which reminds me I need to schedule that...
• Graeme has mastered the arts of sitting up (aided), eating off a spoon (he even helps!) and rolling from back to front and back again. He's a busy boy!
• Matt logged 80+ hours last week. Is it April 18th yet?

Also, some things we are looking forward to this month:
• Graeme's one-half birthday
• Our trip to Rockford on the 19th for Shelley and Josie's shower
• Matt's Birthday

Maybe after DST this weekend the extra hour of day-light will motivate me to be active further into the evening instead of coming home and curling up on the couch!  Fingers crossed.

Five Months

Graeme turned five months today. He is growing so much. He had a busy 5/12ths birthday. We started out by going to church where Graeme was told that he was very well behaved, that he was really cute, and that he was able to "stand" as good as a random lady's nine month nephew.

After church, Graeme had his five month photo shoot. Here's Mr. Personality:

After his photo shoot, we had some play time where Graeme figured out that the hat on his sock monkey was detachable. He decided he needed one more photo, with his new hat:

We finished off the day with some floor time and a new accomplishment that Graeme achieved twice today, warning world - Graeme is going mobile:



Happy "birthday" Graemers!