New Camera Pics

So, the new camera works. Here's proof:


Yeah, I love my exersaucere!


Is my foot solid foods? Let's eat.


All dressed up for a trip to Har Mar mall.


New favorite toy? Old enevelope. Crinkle crinkle.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone!

We drove up to Grandma Olesen's house to bring in the New Year. We had to drive through a blizzard to get there, but we made it. Alice slept through her first New Year's Eve, but I think that's for the best.

However, she has been getting up in the middle of the night the last few nights. That, combined with irritated cheeks and a slight fever make us think that Alice is TEETHING. No teeth yet, but the writing's on the wall. We've also started feeding Alice rice cereal (ie: solid food). She doesn't quite have the hang of it yet, but I think she'll get it soon. She's sort of a messy eater, but so am I, so I can't fault her for that.

Yesterday I BROKE OUR CAMERA. I was taking a picture of Alice in the kitchen and the camera fell about 5 feet to the floor. The lens is completely fubar, so Jaime, Alice and I went to Best Buy today and spent some of that Christmas money on a new one. So, if you gave us cash for Christmas, thanks for the new camera!!


Solid foods....YAY!


Puttin' on some nice warm boots for the trip to Grandma's house.


Looking sort of naughty in her exersaucer.


Alice and Auntie Jenessa: Matching Outfits.


Mommy and Alice catching some extra ZZs on New Year's Morning.


The scenery on the way home from Elk River.


The pic I took right before the camera fell and went "smash."

A Few Christmas Pics

Alice in her fun new toy

Baking with Grandma

Mmmmmm....delicious monkey

"Opening" presents on Christmas Day

Happy Girl

Alice is super excited to see her Grandma and Grandpa who will be here tomorrow night from Las Vegas!

Play time

Sitting in the Pack n' Play watching the monkey on her rainforest toy

Yummy!


Alice is getting to be such a big girl...I can't believe how quickly she has grown! She is trying really hard to roll over (from her back to tummy), and really likes to practice when we put her in her crib at night. She gets a little frustrated because she gets so close, but can't quite roll herself over.

She is also getting better at sitting up while propped up with something (like the Boppy), and actually sat up unassisted today for a couple of seconds.


Watching the Vikings game with Daddy


Hiya!

Is it December already?

No-Coast craft fair was a hit. I guess by day's end, there had been 8,000 folks through the doors of the Midtown Global Market. Alice did good, for being there all day. (8 a.m.-8 p.m.)!!!! Sales were good for both Jaime and I. It was a good time.

Oh, and if you're wondering, Alice want's a Nintendo Wii for Christmas! ;)


I LOVE TRASH! Don't you Alice?


Strike a pose.

Busy week

Sorry for the lack of updates, but mommy and daddy have been very busy getting ready for the No Coast Craft-o-Rama on Friday and Saturday. Daddy is pretty well ready...mommy on the other hand is a bit of a procrastinator. That, on top of doing some work from home and taking care of Miss Alice has made this week a little stressful.

Alice had her 4 month appt. on Monday. She weighs 13 lbs 5 oz (50th percentile) and is 25 1/2 inches long (90th percentile) which makes her tall for her weight. We are both pretty confused about this. Maybe she will be the tall one in the family?

She had her second round of shots...no fun. She also has to go see a dermatologist for her eczema, which is now all over her body. Poor baby. It seems like we are always slathering her in lotions and creams, and none of it works. The only thing that does work is the prescription ointment, but it is harsh, so her doctor suggested only using it for a few days at a time and then taking a break for a few days.



Diaper changes have become a lot more difficult. As soon as she is on the changing table the legs go into air (and almost into the mouth...she's getting close)

Alice's new trick: She turns herself around 180 degrees in bed and we usually wake up to her a. hitting the spinning crab on her aquarium toy or b. crying because she has pulled her blanket over her head while turning herself around

Hanging out the in the swing with her Velcro kitty toy


Sitting in Grandma's lap on Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!

Alice Mae in: "Jive Talkin'"

Mr. Mom vs Mall of America

Today was my day with Alice. I'm currently taking two Wednesdays a month off (unpaid) from work, so I can spend more time with my kiddo. I decided it might be fun to go to the Mall of America, so we did. Alice saw the rollercoasters and Lego Land and Santa Claus. (She didn't FORMALLY meet Santa, I figured Mommy would kill me if she missed that).

Saw some super-awesome onsies at Hot Topic. Might have to go back and get one of those.

Alice went to the doctor last week because of super bad eczema. Her face was like an open sore, oozing fluid. It was gross and scary. Jaime took her in, and four days later, her skin is like new. Her cheeks are nice and smooth, and rosy today.

While there, she was weighed as well. Up to 13 lbs, 7 oz...more than twice her birth-weight. She's growin'!

Alice has also been EXTREMELY vocal and chatty lately. No words yet, but lots of reoccurring sounds. She's also laughing and starting to squeal. Her favorite joke is when Daddy says, "La." It gets her every time.

I'm compiling some video of her chatting and laughing, and should have that online sometime soon. I also brought the video camera with to the mall today, so that's coming as well.

And now...the photos!


Auntie Liz made the hoodie. So cute!


Lookin' cute, and ready to go to the mall.


Fussin'


She sure looks smart in her daddy's glasses!


Alice with her new favorite toy.

Quick Pics

Ok, I know that we have posted a lot of photos in the Vikings outfit...but she is just so darn cute in this picture, that I had to put it up


Drooling and smiling on the changing table

Hanging out in her swing

Getting ready to go to the store

Quick Update

My computer is on the fritz and keeps crashing with no warning...so I'm going to try to throw some pictures up while it's working.

Alice is doing pretty good. Very smiley and chatty. Her cradle cap/eczema is getting pretty bad. I bought some cradle cap treatment to use before her bath tomorrow night. Hope it works because she is looking a little crusty. Poor girl!

She has had a little trouble getting to sleep the past four or so nights, probably because her bedtime routine has changed each of those nights for one reason or another. Hopefully we'll get her back on track tomorrow.

And now the pictures...

Why babies shouldn't wear turtlenecks...or is she trying to hide her face in shame because the Vikes are doing so bad?


Happy Halloween! Alice modeling her scary witch hat from Auntie Jenessa

Halloween "costume" #2 - Alice shows off her kitty hat from Auntie Carrie and kicks off her kitty booties (which she later tried to eat)

Alice hanging out on mommy and daddy's bed


Taken by Mr. Mom after waking up from a nap on the couch

Cranky Sunday

The upside to a day full of fussin' is that Alice went RIGHT to bed. Yes. Here's some pics:


Jaime and Alice, self-portrait in the Bjorn.


Alice using her new found "grab everything and shove in mouth" kung-fu technique on her bunny and "whoozit".


"I shall call her, 'Mini Me.'"

Goodbye Velcro

Velcro went to sleep tonight for the last time.

In the last month, Velcro had been fighting ailing kidneys. In the period of about a week and a half, she lost about 2 pounds because she refused to eat, and what she did eat, she threw up. She spent the last week with the vet, and they did a battery of things to her to make her better, but in the end...she didn't pull through.

We got to see her a few days ago, and she was looking okay. But since she wouldn't eat, she had an IV hooked up. We got to spend a nice amount of time petting her, and telling her that we loved her. At that point, the doctors had told us that if she doesn't start eating, it's the end of the road for her.

Jaime got "the call" today, and she was put to sleep somewhere around 6 p.m.

She'll be greatly missed in our house. We're both very sad that Alice won't know her growing up.

Velcro is survived by Nipsy and Icky, two of her offspring that live with us.

I was telling Jaime that I hope that some night I'm woken up by a cat stepping on my chest, or some night I'm woken up by hearing a cat scratch WAY TOO LONG in the litter box, or some night I trip over an obstinate cat that just won't get out of my way in the hallway...and I hope that's Velcro, paying us a visit from wherever she is right now.

We love you Velcro, and we miss you.