Slackin'

Sunday came and went and I forgot to post photos from week 8. Whoops. It's been an eventful week and a half. Dylan is growing and changing so much each day its amazing. All for the better! He is so much more fun as he is smiling and babbling more frequently. His favorite activities are taking baths and staring at the fans. We have all of the fans in our house going all day so whatever room he is in he has something to stare at. Cheap entertainment. A few photos from the week:

Hanging out in his boppy (we love the overalls Rebecca)...

... and in his bathrobe...

...visiting Great Grandma Nancy...

... watching the Iowa v Iowa State game with Daddy (Go Hawks)...

... and finally meeting his new friend Mason. Congrats Kristi!!!

A Confused Little Fan

This week we introduced Dylan to one of his daddy's favorite pasttimes - college football! At only 7 weeks he is already a fan though we are uncertain who he will root for. Yesterday we took him to Iowa City for his first Hawkeye game. He was perfect and slept most of the day. So far no sunburn or swine flu so hopefully it was a success. The Hawkeyes pulled off a win but it was ugly. Anyone who believes Iowa deserves a top 25 ranking is seriously on drugs. We'll see what happens against Iowa State next week. Anyway, we had fun cheering on our Hawks!

Grandma Kathy and Dylan. Exhausted at the tailgate after a near defeat!

Watching the Wisconsin vs Northern Illinois game after we got home from Iowa City. Go Badgers!

Finally, a little Bevo! Go Longhorns? Don't ask but he seems to like burnt orange.

Happy Baby (Sometimes)

It has been a fun week for us as Dylan started smiling! Not suprisingly he most often smiles after eating and while staring at the fan or the windows. He really likes to know what's going on in the world around him. Don't be fooled though, there are still plenty of crying spells in between :) We are also settling into a little more of a 'schedule'. And by 'schedule' I mean that Dylan regularly eats every 2-3 hours and cannot go longer than 3 hours at night without waking up. Also he has routinely kept mom and dad awake between 1-4 am a couple of times a week. Thankfully I can appreciate reality TV shows such as Kendra, Parental Control, Cheaters, and E News so at least I am making the most of the late nights.....
Friday night we left the little guy at home with Chad's parents and dressed up for a Caveman Two Ball at DCC. Chad and I wore homemade outfits circa 1980 courtesy of Aunt Joan. We were stylin'!

Our team photo below. We won first place for best dressed team. Yay!

That's about all the news from here. We have a big Labor Day weekend coming up. Saturday is the Iowa Hawkeye football season opener. Go Hawks!

Dylan is 1 month!

Dylan is one month old today. I can't decide if it feels like its gone fast or not. Unfortunately Dylan developed colic last week so we have had a few long days and nights. Other than the crying spells we are having fun watching him grow. Its amazing how much he has changed in just one month. He is definitely more alert and curious about his surroundings. Now if only he could sleep more than 2 hours at a time at night...

We are having a fun filled week of family bonding. Here is a picture of Dylan meeting his Uncle Ben in town from Colorado:

Also visiting us from Texas are Dylan's great grandparents Pete & Don (aka GG and DD).

We love all of the company and visitors!

3 Weeks

We can't believe Dylan is already 3 weeks old today! Time flies when you are having fun. His 'I am the boss' shirt really sums up what Chad and I have learned over the past few weeks!!!

We were able to take the little guy out for a few beers and dinner last night for almost 4 hours successfully. What a treat! The only bad news we have to report is that Chad has to go back to work tomorrow :( We are very sad that he will be leaving us in the morning. The two boys have really bonded as you can see from the photo below. We'll miss you daddy!

Out and About

Chad was starting to get a little stir crazy around the house so we decided to go for our first outing yesterday! The three of us ventured off to Best Buy in search of a new washer and dryer and to Target for more diapers and baby wipes. Traci and Jenny would be so proud that I saved $7 off my Target bill with coupons. Anyway, Dylan slept the whole time so it was a success!!!

After our afternoon outing we figured we could muster up the strength to take Dylan to Davenport Country Club. We dressed him appropriately in a DCC logo polo shirt onesie for his debut. Wednesday night is men's poker night so we had to take Dylan up to pass out It's a boy cigars and to participate in gambling. A few weeks ago Chad organized a baby pool for Dylan's due date. No one guessed that he would come 2 weeks early so we had to do a random draw instead. Congratulations to our brother in law Eric Losen for winning the $66 pot!

Bath Time

Dylan is one week old today! We can't believe how much our lives have changed in just 7 days, but all in a good way of course. We celebrated by taking our first bath with the help of Grandma Kathy. He loved it!

We have spent the last few days at home like any other family with a newborn. Dylan loves to nurse, sleep (but mostly during the day), and create lots of laundry for mommy and dirty diapers for daddy! Life is good.