Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Working the Core



Keiran rolled over for the first time on his three month birthday, Oct. 6th! :) He took a couple nights off but is back at. Go, buddy, Go!

Monday, October 4, 2010

Tub



Rub a dub dub, Keiran loves the tub!

Monday, September 27, 2010

belvidere pioneer fest


Keiran & dad go to 1800's style festival where axes and cheese and yarn as well as endless 19th century style ephemera & tools are made. it was a blast Keiran had mixed feelings and wasn't sure whether to be wide-eyed or passed out. :-D

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Summer Conclusion, Part 1



Just got home from an awesome weekend at Lake Red. It's the final weeks of summer, so we're trying to savor them. Keiran went for his second boat ride ever and did great. He had his bouncy chair to chill in and Grandpa was quite doting. We seemed to have lost his little safari hat from Grandma Julie, so I had to improvise...the result is the cutest pirate ever. Keiran loves it at Lake Red but there is still no place like home. He fell asleep right away tonight. :) Tomorrow he's 8 weeks!!

Friday, August 20, 2010

I love monkeys



Keiran has discovered the monkeys that hang from his bouncer. Every morning this week he gets a good giggle out of them.

Fav Bib



This one's for his Gramdpas. HI!!

Full belly


Thursday, August 12, 2010

Sky gazer



Keiran loves to look out the window. It calms him and so here he is lounging on his bassinet watching his first sunset. :)

Sunday, August 1, 2010

A smile



I don't know about you, but this video makes me laugh out loud. :-)

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Ah, the life



Keiran: sigh. Just another day in the newborn life. Should I fall asleep or do something cool for all my spectators?

Ah, the life



Keiran: sigh. Just another day in the newborn life. Should I fall asleep or do something cool for all my spectators?

Friday, July 30, 2010

Fav Blanky



Keiran hanging out on the deck...day 24. It's cool and cloudy out. Good day to snuggle up in his favorite blanket.

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Friend Owl



It's upside down somehow but it's funny. My Mom and Auntie are silly ladies. This is what they sent to let me know he was OK while I was out running errands. :-)

Angry Face



Hee-hee. Am I a mean mom if I get a kick out of this?

Morning


Tuesday, July 27, 2010

3 weeks and counting!



Keiran sleeps through another "first". I took him out with Gma Susan and Jules to the Wisconsin Dells to celebrate his 3 week birthday. We cruised the strip and ate lunch at The Sandbar (where locals get marooned!). A creepy old mini putt-putt employee thought he was a doll. Umm...OK? Then we ran some errands. I bought some clothes to accommodate my breastfeeding boobs and post-partum booty before heading back to the lake and Keiran barely woke up for any of it. He's one easy baby boy. :-)

Other milestones to note....his umbilical cord fell off late last night and he seems to be much more alert. I feel like his vision has made an improvement (early mornings he seems to just look around with wide-eyed amazement like he's seeing things for the first time). Yay!

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Lake Red - day 19



Chillin on the deck with the guys. Mama Spate is going swimming! :)

Photos - 7/25/10



And one more....

Photos - 7/25/10


More from the lake.

Photos - 7/25/10



I don't think I can post more than 1 picture at once from my phone...so here is a string of them.

Day 18



Today was a big day for the kiddo. We went on a 2.5 mile walk (my longest walk since the delivery) and a boat ride! We may have pushed it a little long with the boat ride. He did great the whole time until we we were almost back to the dock. I realized once we were back that we were gone for 3 hours. Tip for other new parents...don't wait until you're already out to apply the sunblock. Newbies' skin are so sensitive and as Keiran didn't get sunburned, last night I thought he did. Turns out I think he was just over heated....which lead to a rough bedtime. All in all, it was a good day.

Keiran is definitely living life early on. :) We want him to be one well-adjusted and flexible little Guy. Cool Guy. CG, as his grandpa was calling him yesterday.

Saturday, July 17, 2010

For Gene



Some baby faces...Day 11. Today landmarked the day he moved his head left to right while laying on his tummy! Didn't get it on film though...

Food Coma



Day 12...can't help myself.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Miscellaneous photos


Took a bunch of pics on my phone the last couple of days...nothing really new to report. Keiran is still sleeping a lot, feeding is going really well and the nights are very smooth. Couldn't ask for a better baby! -Mama Spate

Miscellaneous photos



Took a bunch of pics on my phone the last couple of days...nothing really new to report. Keiran is still sleeping a lot, feeding is going really well and the nights are very smooth. Couldn't ask for a better baby! -Mama Spate

Chillin with Daddio



One of several miscellaneous....

Summer breeze



Change of environment does wonders. This little porch monkey is 8 days old!