Fun with the Cousins

What a fun week its been! Thursday I celebrated my 29th birthday (forever holding). I got a new winter wardrobe (comfy sweatsuits, mittens, coats etc) and am also now the proud owner of not one, but TWO snuggies! A pink one from my parents and a hawkeye one from Dylan. They are wonderful. Chad took me out to dinner so that was a fun treat.

Friday night we attended a halloween party at DCC. We dressed Dylan up like a giraffe but he slept in his carseat the whole time so we'll take pictures of him in it this week.

Saturday we had some Weigle family fun. Dylan partied with his two cousins Christopher (who is one day older than Dylan) and Madeline (1 month). We all got together for a photo shoot with Aunt Sarah. The babies were so cute!!! A couple favorites:

The babies with a proud Great Grandma Nancy...

And the babies with their mommies...

After the photo shoot we dressed up in our black and gold and watched the Iowa v Michigan State game. What an amazing ending! Looks like we may be taking a trip down south for New Years!!!

Happy 3 Months Dylan

Dylan is 3 months old already! I tried to get a cute picture of him with Mickey tonight but he would not crack even the slightest smile. Oh well. We have a few updates for the week. The little guy is starting to get very interested in toys and likes to reach for them. He is also soooo close to finding his thumb. Last night he slept from 10 until 5:30 (which is extremely rare might I add). But when I went in his room at 5:15 to check on him he was sucking his thumb. It was so cute. We think Dylan is probably around 13 lbs by now and growing up too fast. Well, I must admit he gets easier each week but is still a handful! I am lucky if I get 6 or 7 hours of sleep at night which can make for some long days but we are hanging in there!!!
We have a busy busy week ahead. Unfortunately it includes my birthday :( but at least its an excuse for a date night with Chad. Friday night we are going to a halloween party and Saturday we get to meet cousin Christopher for the first time so hopefully we'll have good pics to post next week. Last but not least, how bout them Hawkeyes???

3rd Time is Not a Charm

For the first time in 12 weeks the news we have to report is not about Dylan. Mythos, our third fish together, has died. We let Dylan witness the ceremonial goodbye down the toilet but I'm not sure it had much of an impact on him. Oh well, we are done with pets until Dylan begs for one. If we're lucky it will be another fish or a caged animal. Moving on....

Not much new to report with the baby other than he moved upstairs to his big boy room last week. We think he likes his crib ok but just when we thought he was only getting up once a night it seems like two feedings is now becoming the norm. We probably made matters worse by letting him stay at his grandparents house until 12:30 on Saturday night while mommy and daddy went to the Black Out Saturday Michigan game. He retaliated by keeping us up until 3 am and then sleeping until 10 am this morning... What a rascal. Anyway, here are a few photos from the week.

Dylan playing in his new Baby Einstein activity center at Grandma Kathys...

Getting ready for bed in his comfy night nights...

Closest picture to a smile this week (he doesn't always cooperate)...

Week 12 photo!

Week 10 activities

Time to post some updated Dylan photos! He has been a busy boy. Monday we went to the doctor for a check up and his first set of shots. Weight 11 lbs 11 oz & Height 22 3/4 inches which puts him in the 50th percentile for both. That works for me! Below are some snapshots from the week.

Bonding with Grandma Kathy after his first appearance at Tuesday bowling...

Meeting cousin Madeline for the first time (we use 'cousin' loosely in our family). Congrats Ellie!

Hanging out at a massive play date Thursday afternoon. Can you find Dylan?

Skype-ing with GG & DD Friday morning (Dylan's great grandparents)...

Sporting his new halloween pajamas courtesy of Aunt Jen Jen...

Time to catch some zzzs in preparation for tomorrow's trip to Iowa City. Go Hawkeyes!

Dylan's Routine

Well it only took two months but Dylan is finally putting me on a schedule. Not yet down to a science but our days are something like this:

7-8 am - Wake up and eat breakfast
8-10 am - Play with mom or grandma
10-12 pm- Morning nap (Mom's favorite time of the day)!!!
12 -2pm - Lunch and play time with mom or grandma
2-4 pm Afternoon Nap
4-6 6 pm - Eat and stare at fans or cry while mom is thinking about getting dinner started
6-8 pm - Evening nap if we are lucky
8-10pm - Eat and watch tv with mom and dad
9-10 pm - Bed Time
1-2am - Wake up to eat
4-5am - Eat again
7-8am - Start all over!!!!

I am going back to work on Mondays and Thursdays now thanks to the help of the grandmas. That's about all to report. Bowling starts next Tuesday am (woo hoo)! and the Hawks play at Penn State saturday night so we'll be at DCC cheering them on.
Also, congrats to Ruthie and Josh on the birth of their daughter Corrine! Now we are just waiting on one more cousin to pop... Hang in there Ellie!

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.