Edward Updates

Edward's Latest Info

2011-09-11T14:41:00.000-07:00

We're just going to pretend it hasn't been 6 months since an update and go right to what Edward is up to at this point. :)

Edward is both a full fledged toddler and early started on his terrible 2's. He's definitely keeping us all hopping. :)

Edward absolutely loves going outside. He doesn't care if it's out back, out front, a walk to the car, a stroller ride or going out to check the mail. If it involves a door and him on the other side of it, it's a definite hit.

He's not yet ready to give up his pacifier or his "blankie". Thankfully for us, his blankie is a cloth diaper, and we have about 20 of them. He uses both to sleep for naps and at night, and if he wakes up without one or the other, he's ticked.

Unfortunately for us, he sleeps the way he moves while he's awake - all over the place. So he wakes up without his pacifier a lot.

He has passed walking and is now into full on running. His head still gets ahead of his feet at times, and we've had a few head bumps as a result. These, however, do not upset him nearly as much as the word "no". If you want a sure-fire way to set off a tantrum at our house, I recommend that word. It's volatile around here.

He has started talking, though he prefers gestures and other body language still. His favorite thing to do, as Emalee learned this weekend, is to take your hand, get you going, then walk away and expect you to follow him to his destination. He will, however, look back to make sure you are still there.

As Grandpa will tell you, Edward is a mover. He is constantly on the move, and fascinated by and interested in EVERYTHING. Nothing that is visible is safe from his curious gaze. He is particularly fascinated by electronics. He also loves anything that his brother is doing, and wants to be involved.

As for words, Edward has a lot of them. We were worried for a bit, because he just wasn't talking, but he is making up for it now. He's just insatiable when it comes to words. He wants to know what every picture is, wants to touch each letter and have us confirm what they are. And if you get it wrong, he will keep pointing until you say what he expects you to have said. There is no slacking on labels at our house. :) His favorites are currently "go", "no", "bye", "daddy", "daisy", "boots", "duck" (referring to Donald). Mom doesn't get her own label, but he's still a mommy's boy by and large, so that's ok.

Adding more pictures for those who have not been getting their Edward fix - enjoy!

Should I get off or stand up on the footstool. Yeah, Stand up!

Playing at Chick-Fil-A

Climbing in the tubes at Chick-Fil-A

Chair surfing with Daddy. This is fun!

February . . . er March Update

2011-03-03T20:38:00.000-07:00

So I think we all know I could never make a career out of blogging. I'm just not frequent enough. Unfortunately for all of you, that means you have to wait to get updates on our adorable little Edward. Kim actually threatened to call Grandma to get her to ask for an update. She plays dirty. :)

So anyway . . . now on to the parts you all want to see.

Our little crawler is no more - he's now a WALKER!! Over the last weekend, he went nuts on the walking, and he is just amazing at it now. He only crawls when he falls down and is on tile with his socks (can't get the foot purchase to get back up), or when the front door opens up and he wants to get there fast!!

He's also in his explore everything phase, and it's so much fun to watch - as well as a bit scary at times. It's fun to watch his attention span though. He has the attention span of . . . well a 14 month old. :)

Ooohhhh . . . look at my book!

Oh wait . . . is that a container of wipes?

What's over there?

Oh look, there's mom!

Woah mom, what's that?

All of these took place within a matter of minutes. I'm only guessing at the thought process, but I'll bet I'm close, wouldn't you?

Thankfully, my little one is very addicted to books. Of course, being our son, he's also addicted to electronics!

I know I can get this to balance

Oh well, it looks nice on the floor too.

Hmmm . . anyone have an idea how to get it open?

Did you know that fans can blow over toddlers? Then again, it might just be him getting so excited that he falls down. He's so cute when he's excited!

Since I'll have to publish another March one (I don't think Kim will let me call this the March post) I'm going to end this here. Everyone enjoy their Edward fix!

First Steps!!

2011-01-22T19:54:00.000-07:00

Edward has been working on standing (ok, so we've been working on standing with him) for the last few weeks. He is getting pretty good at balancing for a few seconds at a time. Kasey even managed a picture this week.

He is even doing a good job at this point of balancing himself when he starts to fall, so he stays up a little bit longer each time. He's to the point now where he'll stand up and then let go, where a few days ago we had to let go of him.

It's actually really cute because every time we let go of him, or get ready to, he gets all giggly and has trouble because he's too excited. Edward is definitely an adrenaline junkie, but that's a story for another time. :)

So today when we were helping him stand, Kasey had ahold of him and he was facing me. Kasey let go, and Edward took 3 distinct flat-footed steps before he toppled toward me. Now this is different from what he's done up till now, where he falls and his feet help break his fall. These were purposeful steps.

I turned him around, let go, and he fell forward and Kasey caught him. He may have taken a step, but it was that "break my fall" type of step. Kasey turned him around again, and he took three more flat-footed steps toward me. We both decided this counts as first step! Of course, both times he got lots of praise and hugs, which he absolutely adores!!

Obviously, no pictures, since we were both involved in keeping him upright. :) We'll work on pictures for a later date, but I just had to share today's major milestone!!

In other fun news, Edward had his first taste of chicken nugget today, and he thought it was pretty good.

Edward and giggles

2011-01-15T19:44:00.000-07:00

So I keep meaning to post an update for Edward's monthly "growth" but I so haven't gotten around to it. Ironically enough, this is also not that post. :)

However, you can all thank Kasey for being quick with the video camera. Edward and I got into an impromptu game of peek-a-boo (basically Edward was crawling around the footstool and I showed up on the other side and sent him into a fit of giggles). Since this went on for a bit, Kasey grabbed the camera and caught it on video. Because of that, I have video to share! So as I said, thank Kasey. :)

I have this amazing video camera and software that allows still shots to come from video, so I picked a few frames out for pictures to include. Kasey says it's too bad Edward doesn't like me at all. :)

The face-off - mostly Edward catching his breath


Mom, this is so much fun! Can we keep doing this forever?

This is the moment Kasey thought we were done, because Edward had seen the camera.

And, without further ado, the video!!

Edward Christmas

2011-01-03T18:59:00.005-07:00

You would not BELIEVE the grief I have gotten for not posting Christmas pictures yet. Then again, if you're reading this blog you may be the one giving me grief. :) Regardless, I have pictures of Edward, and as always, they are adorable!!!

Edward thought the Christmas tree was marvelous this year. We had to put it up on a table to keep him away, and we still had to tell him no about a dozen times a day.

By the time the Christmas season was over, Edward was shaking his head whenever we told him no. He knows what it means, but it doesn't mean he listens very often. :)

I made the whole family Christmas hats, and Edward looked adorable in his. Of course, he didn't keep it on any longer than absolutely necessary, but I managed to get a few pictues.

We all went to Andrew's classroom to help make Gingerbreak houses. Andrew wasn't so happy to have us there, but Edward sure had fun.

Kasey got this picture of Edward - almost in his hat (or almost out of his hat).

Edward got a late birthday present shortly before Christmas, and he loved it! I think it was his favorite gift of the entire holiday season. It came from Grandpa Dave, but anyone who sees it should know that. I mean, if you're Grandpa Dave, what else can you send Edward but . . . his own police car!!

I call this his cop face.

Christmas morning was a very sleepy Edward, but he still did good - especially when Daddy was holding him.

Hanging out with the family made the vacation time sooooo much fun!!

Do you know how cool it is to be little? I can go wherever I want to, and people just let me!!

That helps to make Christmas morning a great time for me!!

Edward also got some quality time with his . . . ok Grandma, help me out on this one. It's his cousin's daughter, so that's his first cousin once removed, right?

And, of course, because it's Arizona, no Christmas is complete without a trip or two to the park. Parks are getting to be more fun now that I can go down the slides, play on the swings, and sit in the grass with mom. I think we should come to this place more often - OK?

Edward's First Birthday!

2010-12-18T18:58:00.000-07:00

I can hardly believe that Edward's one year old already. In some ways it seems like we've had him forever, and in others it's just been the blink of an eye.

He's become such a little toddler! :) It's been a fun year of learning new things, like how to deal with a social one year old. He so loves people, and can be such a ham!!

But on to the pictures, which I know is what everyone really wants. :)

Standing up is one of his new favorite activities. Would you believe that the TV stand is the best place in the house for this? We tend to disagree, but Edward assures us it's perfect!

Here's our typical chair picture. He's getting so huge, and you can really see that in this picture.

Because of that, I decided we need to add a new picture to the list, so we took this next one.

Look at how tall we are!! It's just so amazing to me how quickly he slimmed down and sprouted up. He looks like a completely different kid than he did even a month ago!

And as you can see, he's oh so proud of himself!

Andrew was a huge helper when it came to Edward's birthday.

He helped blow out the candle, and he even helped open the presents. Of course, when all was said and done, he wanted to help play with the presents too, but luckily Edward didn't mind that much. :)

We opted for cupcakes this year, so Edward could have his own, and the rest of us didn't have to eat after little fingers got into everything. They worked out well, and this one held a candle just perfectly!!!

Aunt Karen was great to come over and help us celebrate Edward's birthday, and to hlep him learn how to play with his new toys!

One thing we've discovered about Edward - he doesn't lack for toys. He manages to litter the floor with them on a very regular basis. He's typically very proud of himself afterwards too!

We went to the park last weekend - yes, in Phoenix we can go to the park and not wear jackets on Sunday afternoons! We all had a marvelous time, and Edward got to ride in a swing and down a slide for the first time. He had a blast, and we are heading back just as soon as we can . . . tomorrow maybe?

The last two pictures are of Edward in the santa hat that I made. He takes it off just as soon as he thinks about it, but at least I get a few pictures first. :)

Videos!!

2010-11-14T14:40:00.000-07:00

This second post is a birthday present for my grandmother - Happy Birthday Grandma!! Here's Edward (and Andrew) in motion. Hope you enjoy it.

As an aside, we love our little video camera. It's called a Flip Video, and it's so very convenient and small. I can upload the videos directly to the computer. It only holds an hour of video, so it wouldn't be good for a musical or anything, but for around the house, it's perfect!

The first is Edward's infamous crawl. My flip share software let me put music over the video, so you don't have to listen to us talking in the background. This is pretty typical of how Edward crawls, but he's a lot faster now then he was when we took this video.

The second video is from last night, and is Andrew and Edward playing "tag" for lack of a better word. Mostly Andrew ran circles around Edward, but he didn't mind at all. I thought the music oddly appropriate - both because it feels like a chase and because in Phoenix this weekend was the Nascar race. It was a lot of fun to watch.

11 months old

2010-11-14T13:55:00.000-07:00

Can you all believe Edward is already 11 months old? The time just seems to fly by, and I can't believe we're already talking about what to do for his first birthday party. This has truly been a month of milestones for Edward.

He is now, officially, mobile on his own! While not strictly crawling, Edward has his own way of maneuvering around the house. It's this combination crawl, walk, scoot thing. He uses both hands, one knee, and one foot. It's tremendously hard to describe, but looks adorable and hard all at once. When I described it at work, one of my coworkers said her daughter used to do something similar when she was trying to crawl while wearing a dress, so if you've ever seen that, it's close, but in shorts. :)

This means, of course, that he's into everything, and all sorts of trouble. But it's just so cute to see him navigating the floor! (Kasey really still wishes he had held off until after Christmas, but that was never terribly likely.)

This is one of those "trouble" pictures, where he was just a few feet from cords, so I was holding my breath while taking the picture. He's just fascinated with my chair. It has lots of moving parts, and he loves anything he can make move.

These next few pictures have Edward in an outfit courtesy of Aunt Kim. We love this little outfit on him. He just looks so sweet, and like he is a little future farmer. :)

I had some fun cropping the one on the right and blurring everything but Edward. He was intent on his books that day. He loves books, and we love that.

He has a spinning top that he absolutely adores. I'm pretty sure the top came from Aunt Kim as well. He can't make it spin in the traditional manner, but he loves to hold it, swing it, and he really adores us making it spin for him.

Isn't he just a cutie?? I have lots of pictures for today, so you'll get way more pictures than words. And hey, who really wants to read my words when they can look at the adorable boy anyway, right?

As far as Edward is concerned, the coolest place in the entire house is Andrew's room. It's a forbidden room full of treasures galore! If Andrew leaves his bedroom door open, he considers it fair game. One of the times he got in, he came out with one of Andrew's fire engines. It makes noise!!

Does he not look like he knows he has something that doesn't belong to him? He is one happy kid with this toy.

Edward was Tigger for Halloween, but his little head was too big for the hood, so he didn't wear it. This made him look more like a tiger, but he didn't mind. He got more candy than he can eat (especially since he doesn't eat candy), and he enjoyed chewing on the box of Dots that the first place insisted on giving him.

We got him a Mickey Mouse halloween hat, and he looks just adorable in it.

He preferred playing with it to wearing it, but I got a few pictures, so I was happy.

This is just another picture of Edward enjoying being mobile. He really is all over the place.

And the one on the right is my two little guys in their pajamas, just before bedtime. I love this picture!

The highlight of this month actually occurred last night. We took both boys outside to the back yard to play, with Edward in his walker and wearing shoes (this boy almost never wears shoes, and he didn't like it at all until he realized he was going "out"). Mobile has a whole new meaning outside, and he had a total blast.

But as fun as it is being outside, it's much more fun when your brother comes out to play. From watching Andrew on the trampoline

to chasing him around the patio, Andrew is by far the best entertainment that Edward can have.

Of course Andrew thought it was hilarious he could run from his brother, and Edward only caught him a few times. (Really wish we had a picture of that event, but we were too busy playing referee when that happened.)

And now for the official Edward chair picture. He's getting bigger and bigger compared to this chair. And he loves being in the chair - so he can try and climb out of it.

Just look at the face of that boy. There is some serious mischief on his face. I'm totally blaming that look on Kasey, because we all know I'm sweet and innocent, right? :)

I did, however, manage to get two pictures of him sitting as opposed to climbing out of the chair. Well worth the wait.

Hope everyone enjoyed the Edward update. I'm working on how to get video on my blog, so when I pull that off, you can see him moving!!

Dada, Mama, Baba, pbst!!!!!

2010-10-10T13:16:00.000-07:00

Well as you can tell from the title, Edward is discovering words! He definitely means mom when he says mama. As for the rest of the words, the jury is still out on their meaning. I tease Kasey that Edward tells on him every night, but dada seems to mean whatever he's interested in at the moment.

He is still refusing to crawl, but boy is he trying hard to walk. He'll stretch all the way forward to his hands and knees, but if he still can't reach something, he rolls over, or sits back and finds something else to play with.

Don't let that fool you into thinking he's sitting still though. He is all sorts of mobile! From his walker, which he loves tremendously, to his ability to scoot around on his bottom, Edward gets around just fine.

Kasey is still hoping he'll hold off being mobile until after Christmas, but I think he's dreaming. Edward absolutely LOVES to pull up on people or things. He walks very well if you hold onto his fingers and let him move. He's still not willing to move himself along objects yet, but it's coming very very soon.

Does this look like the face of a little boy who wants to sit still? I don't think so either!! hehe

The boys still love each other, sometimes to distraction. Edward thinks Andrew's room is the coolest place in the house. If Andrew is within viewing or hearing range, he has Edward's undivided attention, which is impressive, since Edward's attention is mostly divided these days. Andrew likes to play with Edward, and to torment him. They are very typical brothers, and it's fun to watch.

We had the Autism Zoo Walk in October, and Edward thought that was a perfectly fun walk. Of course, he didn't do much walking, as you can see here. :)

We had a very hard time getting our monthly picture this month. The first thing Edward wanted to do when I put him on Grandpa's chair was to climb right off, as you can see here.

I tried this a few times, and did manage to get him sitting more than climbing out, but just barely. :)

Right after the last picture, I had to lunge and catch the little guy, who was going to the floor with or without my help.

We managed to escape without any bumps or bruises, which we're all grateful for.

Playhouse Disney is a staple around our house right now, and while Edward doesn't focus on it a whole lot, he likes having the noise in the background.

He's a music fanatic, and has definite preferences in music. I love that his favorite music is what I sing, and Kasey has gotten him firmly ingrained in country music. He only sleeps to Craig Morgan.

And he just keeps getting older - 9 months

2010-09-12T15:41:00.001-07:00

I've had numerous comments that it's been too long since there's been an Edward update. We've just been too busy enjoying him to stop and post about it. :)

So I have lots of pictures as a peace offering, plus a bit of an update on how he's doing. :)

Edward just hit 9 months old on Friday. He utterly refuses to even attempt to crawl, largely because he won't stay on his stomach long enough to get his legs up under him. When you put Edward on his belly he flips over to his back and starts to kick. And BOY, can this kid kick!

He loves his walker, and can navigate pretty much anywhere that thing will fit. Thankfully it's too wide to make it into the bathroom and too low to use on the rugs of the bedrooms. That keeps him pretty manageable.

He really wants to walk, aside from in his walker. He loves to take steps while you hold onto his hands, and if he's sitting and you get within range, he'll pull himself up while holding onto us. At this point he's way too easily distracted to actually stay standing, and if he's holding onto something or someone and sees something interesting, he lets go, turns, and plops. He'll get there though.

Edward is absolutely fascinated with "real food". He wants anything on our plates, and if you leave food within reach, he'll take it and put it in his mouth. Then again, if you leave anything non-food in his reach, that goes in his mouth also.

He's babbling like a champ. Lots of sounds, his favorite of which is "dada". So when I get home at the end of the day, I get a full report from Edward about "dada". It's adorable.

Edward has had a wonderful month in the pool. We got a new float a few weeks ago, and Andrew shared it with his brother long enough for a picture. Kasey joked that he didn't know how I would crop myself out of this one, and he was right. I can't find a way, so I'm stuck in the picture. :)

Books are starting to be more fascinating too. Turning pages is fun, and this book he's looking at now has "mirrors" on all the pages, which is just great. Looking at pictures of yourself on every page of a book is a great way for the book to be exciting!

Professional Pictures

2010-08-18T20:58:00.001-07:00

You would not believe the number of people who get on my case when I don't post pictures for a little bit! Wait a minute, most of you who are reading this are the ones giving me a hard time, so I guess you would. :)

My favorite of the boys

Anyway, I thought I'd post the professional pictures we took of the guys for everyone to look at. If you follow me on facebook you may have already seen these, but just in case, and to be able to say I posted (hehe), I'll add them here.


Edward and his Daddy

Come on, just let me play with the camera a little!!

We didn't order any of this one, but I love his expression.

We got these taken at a place called Portrait Innovations. We've done pictures there before, and I highly recommend them. Lots of pictures to choose from, and reasonable cost. They took 85 pictures that we got to choose from, and then I got a disk of all the pictures to share online. Very good deal for us!

Yes, he really is that charming. :)

Just about everyone's favorite picture.

More real updates to come soon, I promise. But for now, everyone can have their Edward fix. :)

7 months old and our first tooth!!

2010-07-13T18:02:00.000-07:00

Can you believe it's been 7 months already? The time sure has flown by. Edward is a happy, growing boy who is still big for his age, though he seems to have slowed down a bit for us in the weight department. He's still not sleeping well at night, which is keeping us way more awake than we'd like, but he's just so darn cute!!

He's having a very good time checking out all his surroundings too, so nothing is safe at our house.

He and his brother still love one another tremendously, and it makes for some very fun experiences. They are just absolutely fascinated with each other.

In other news, today Edward's first tooth broke through. It's his bottom right front tooth, but his left front tooth isn't far behind. I actually predicted the left one would make it through first, but apparently I was wrong. Right now it's just two dots on his gum line, but it's there. If you ask Edward, I'm sure he'd tell you he's ready for steak now. :)

I tried to get him to show off that new little tooth for us, but he didn't want to share, so all we got were funny faces. They're pretty cute though, and we'll take what we can get.

First trip to the Mall Play Area

2010-06-27T19:48:00.000-07:00

It's time for another Edward update. He's doing an amazing job sitting now, and really likes to stand up, though he can't support himself at all in standing. He leans well though. :)

In addition, he's totally got rolling over. Of course, that's mostly because he hates his stomach, so when you put him on his stomach, he flips to his back. Hey, we'll take what we can get.

Today we took the boys to the mall way before it opened and let them play at the Play Area. They both had a blast! Here are some pictures of Edward and sometimes Andrew. :)

Here he is with mom at the top of the slide. You can tell he has no idea what's coming. :)

Now he's at the bottom watching his brother follow him down. Looking at this picture, I can almost see him saying "Hey, I'm not out of the way yet!". :)

Look at all of us up on the bridge. Edward was way too fascinated by everything else to look at the camera.

Wow, something to help prop me up!! This one is just the right height.

Andrew liked this one too, and they had fun playing together, can't you tell?

This was probably the most fun picture we took. Another mom at the play area helped get Edward's attention, and if you look closely, you can see me hiding behind Edward propping him up.

As you can tell, the boys had a very good time in the play area. Looks like we'll have to make more early morning trips for them.

Guess who's 6 months old!!

2010-06-11T20:21:00.000-07:00

Hard to believe, isn't it? Our little one (or as Emalee calls him, Small Stuff), is 6 months old as of yesterday. The occasion had to be marked with lots of pictures. :) Here are just some shots of Edward, all of which have been taken in the last week (and lots were taken today). Edward is getting more used to the camera, so it interrupts his play much less often. Good news for me, because I get more action shots that way. :)

Honest, he doesn't have a mohawk. It just looks like it because he doesn't have very much hair.

Eventually though, the toys become a little less interesting than mom, and we get some good face shots. :)

Don't we have marvelous eyes? :)

I love this picture - his face is just so fun and amusing!!

He's really enjoying reaching for things now!

And look at how big he's getting! He's sitting up all by himself. OK, so only for a few seconds, but we'll take what we can get. :)

Here's the official 6 month shot - the comparison against Grandpa Ed's chair. :)

And . . . the pictures everyone in Missouri has been waiting for. Here's Edward in the Cardinals gear!! Isn't he just adorable wearing Cardinal red? :)

Silly Kasey says that now he needs to buy Dodger Blue for him . . . why on earth would we want him in anything like that? He looks so natural as a St. Louis Cardinal, don't you think?

Milestone Day!!

2010-06-01T20:30:00.000-07:00

Today was a milestone day! I thought I would start out with Edward's two great accomplishments, both of which happened this evening. The first was, Edward rolled from his back to his tummy! He actually did this multiple times, once on the bed, once on the bedroom floor, and once on the living room floor. I'd say we've mastered this trick. :)

The other one is a fun one. Edward found his feet - with his mouth. :)

This is just such a fun picture. He had a really great time sucking on his toes, and just looked so cute doing so, don't you think?

This is part of a growing trend on Edward's part of recognizing objects and wanting to put them in his mouth. If it's brightly colored, backlit (the cell phones and ipod are no longer safe), different than its background (Kasey and Emalee's glasses were especially fun to grab for), or noticeable in any way, Edward wants to grab and put into his mouth. He's getting better and better at reaching accurately for items and once he has a grip, in they go!

In other news, Grandma Thelma came to visit, and she and Edward got to know one another.

Edward has stranger issues, and as much as Grandma loves him, he just wasn't too sure about this new person in his life.

It's rough when everyone loves you and wants to pick you up!! Oh the trials and tribulations of being adorable. :)

On the other hand, he was totally comfortable with Emalee. Don't they just look cute sitting together watching TV?

He is still cute - mom's just busy

2010-05-14T20:14:00.000-07:00

So I've gotten more than one person telling me that I should post an update - looks like I need to make time for this. I have been taking pictures still! (In fact, Andrew took the camera away from me a few days ago.)

Here are some update pictures of our adorable little 5 month old. Can you believe he's that big already??

He has a few new wonderful tricks to share with everyone. Edward is sitting up more and more, and can support himself for short periods of time.

He's also found his feet, and finds them just fascinating!!

In addition to that, he's hit the 20 pound mark (according to Wii Fit, which has a surprisingly good system to store his weight and the changes in it)

He is learning how to reach for specific things, which includes mouths, ears, and he can get a great grip on Andrew's hair. Andrew doesn't seem to mind though - in fact, he purposely turns his head to see if Edward will repeat that little trick. Edward and Andrew are still buddies. In fact, as Edward is more and more aware, he finds his older brother just absolutely fascinating. It's fun to watch the two of them.

Edward has a new favorite way to fall asleep now. He likes to be stomach to stomach with either Kasey or myself, with his head on our shoulder. It works really well for me, but is a bit more challenging for Kasey. He has a longer torso, so he has to work harder to support Edward that way than I do.

All in all, our cute little guy is growing and happy! He's finding his sense of humor, and everything that we say is funny to him right now. His laugh is almost as adorable as his smile.

I WILL roll over . . . sometime

2010-04-21T09:14:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of Edward trying to roll over. He doesn't quite have it down yet, but he's working on it.

He's figured out how to roll from his back to his side, but the rest of the way is pretty tough.

Kasey says it would be easier for him if he didn't insist on having his hand in his mouth. I agree it might make it hard to roll over with your arm and elbow in the way. :)

Besides, when it comes right down to it, Edward doesn't really like being on his stomach. I've decided we need to work on rolling from tummy to back, because there's motivation in that one - assuming he doesn't get too upset.

We obviously need more practice. :)

What Edward's up to

2010-04-08T19:31:00.000-07:00

So today at work a coworker told me "I haven't been to your blog in a while, so how's Edward doing?"

And it made me realize that while I have posted pictures and moments, I haven't done a status update. So with Edward about to be 4 months old, this is a good time for a status update, don't you think?

Edward's trying very hard to roll over from his back to his tummy. He can kick his feet and get over onto his side, but he can't make it the rest of the way yet. Of course, he hates being on his stomach, so when he pulls it off, it's likely to make him very mad. :) Oh yes, and he's sitting up much better. Of course, he still needs to lean against something, and he falls over pretty easily, but he can stay upright by himself for a bit on a couch or chair.

He is teething, which means chewing on everything he can get into his mouth and drooling like mad. Generally he takes it pretty well, but sometimes the pain gets to him and he really appreciates the Tylenol that takes the edge off. Interestingly enough, he loves the taste of Tylenol. It's Cherry flavored, so apparently Cherry is going to be popular with him.

He's sleeping sooooo much better. Mostly it's up once a night, and his really bad nights are few and far between. He falls asleep around 8:30 and gets up sometime between 1 and 3:30. (before 2 is Kasey's time and after 2 is mine, so we each encourage him to wake up on our off time. :) Then around 6 is morning time, though sometimes as early as 5. He doesn't have a great nap schedule yet - he's more of a 'been up for 2 hours, so it's time to sleep again', though he does generally take a nap around 3 and a short sleep around 6 at night.

Edward's still a momma's boy, and loves it when mom holds him and spoils him. He also likes to be sung to, which I am happy to do for him often. We have music and practice rolling over time every evening. He likes the songs with hand motions best, but he also has a healthy appreciation of country music and some good classical songs (Missouri Waltz is one of his favorites).

He's "talking" to us a lot. His noises are very fun, and he loves to babble back at us and hold his own version of a conversation. You can tell he's really happy when he's talking a lot. He's still growing like a weed, mostly around the tummy. He's just over 18 pounds now. He also loves soft things against his face. He's a big fan of the puppets Aunt Kim made, and his burp cloths.

I know I don't have everything, but that's at least an update. I'll try to do one of these a month with the big things that are happening in his life at that time. I'll shoot for right around the 10th of the month so it stays good and consistent. :)

And, in addition to the pictures of just Edward, we have to share our newest family picture. This is Edward's cousin Mary, who cam and visited with us this weekend. She and Edward had fun together!!

Happy Easter!!

2010-04-06T21:00:00.000-07:00

Well Edward's first Easter was a blast! Andrew helped us make cookies, and that included Edward's name (though we didn't get Edward's cookies frosted, he didn't seem to mind. Probably because he can't eat them anyway.)

He was mildly interested in watching Kasey help him open up his Easter basket. Andrew helped us pick out the big blue Bunny, and Kasey picked out the chocolate. I went with the duck. :)

But when left to examine his Easter presents on his own, he showed us all what he really cared about . . .

The rattle that he's currently using as a teething toy. :)

Mortimer Mouse!!

2010-03-25T19:05:00.000-07:00

A few days ago, we got some great presents from Aunt Kim. She made, at my request, some puppets for Edward. She sent over two - Mortimer Mouse and Mickey Monkey. Let me tell you, it takes a lot of work for me not to call him Mickey Mouse. :)

Anyway, here are a few pictures to share.

Now that he has him, Edward doesn't know what to do with him. :)

Oh but it's sure fun to watch that mouse move!!

He's soooo soft to the touch. Edward really likes to feel Mortimer against his face.

What more do I need to say? I think this grin says it all, don't you?

As you can tell, Mortimer was a hit! He liked Mickey Monkey too, but I can't work two puppets and take pictures. :)

Thanks again Aunt Kim for a marvelous gift!!

Edward in Grandpa's Chair

2010-03-14T16:19:00.000-07:00

This is going to be a picture that Edward will have to put up with me wanting to take regularly. This is Edward in his great-grandpa Ed's chair. This was grandpa's chair and now it's mine. It's tremendously comfortable and officially reclines, but the base isn't so stable right now when it reclines.

He doesn't quite fill it out yet, but given time he will.

And yes, he's in shorts. It's in the 70's here. :)

All these pictures just really wear a body out though. So sleepy that he just has to sleep, even when he's being moved around. He's such a sweety when he's sleeping. :)

Look at that dimple on his elbow. He's almost 17 pounds now. We're going to have to buy a bigger car seat soon. :)

Family photos

2010-03-07T14:29:00.000-07:00

Kasey's nephew is having a baby (well his wife is, but you get the idea). We had a baby shower for Kim on Saturday, and I got some great photos of people holding Edward. After all, what's more fun at a baby shower than an actual baby??

This is Grandma Koon, Kasey's mom. She hasn't had a chance to hold him in a while, and she couldn't believe how big he's gotten!!

Here's Grandpa Koon (Kasey's Dad). Not sure what the two of them are looking at on the floor, but it must be interesting. :)

Here we have the mom to be from the shower. This would be Edward's cousin - Kim. Next up is her husband Josh, who is Kasey's nephew. We all find it amusing that Edward's cousin is about to have a child who will be only a few months younger than he is.

As my grandma taught me (I was listening to those geneology lessons!), Edward and Rosalyn (Which I'm sure I misspelled) will be first cousins once removed.

I love this picture of Aunt Karen and Edward. Can you tell they like one another? :)

Here's Aunt Shelley and Edward. They had a great time looking out at the world together.

And last but not least is a great picture that Aunt Karen took of Edward and I. I am very happy to have these, since I'm usually the one behind the camera!

Edward's new blanket - coming soon!

2010-03-06T21:24:00.000-07:00

Kasey's sister Kim is a major craft person, and she has made us more than one marvelous item for Edward. This is the latest in great presents that she's made, and this one is personalized just for Edward!!

E is for Edward Ribbon Blanket

Based on a product by "Taggies", which makes blankets that look very similar to what Kim made (but of course Kim's is better!!), this will be a great item for Edward to play with. He loves blankets, and he loves to grab onto stuff (well he's just starting, but he grabs everything his hands can snag already, so we're sure he loves it), so this will be much used and enjoyed at our house.

Thanks Kim!!

New toy . . . have to play!

2010-03-03T21:37:00.000-07:00

OK, I finally have time to post the results of my Valentine's Day toy. We got a "Flip Video". It's a little camcorder that takes an hour of video. It's meant to store on the computer, but it will play on a TV without any problem. The funnest part is that it comes with software that will let me do all sorts of things, including taking "pictures" of my video! These are some Edward pictures from some Edward video that we took.

I will figure out how to post video to the blog sometime soon and then you'll have something to watch move!! :)

First day with the teething rings - he can hold onto them, but can't pick them up by himself. He's currently much more successful getting his fist into his mouth while holding the rings than getting the rings themselves into his mouth.

He does look adorable playing with them!

My goal was to get that first moment when he rolled over. We didn't succeed in that, but we did get some fun footage of him trying!

New pictures

2010-03-01T19:15:00.000-07:00

At great-grandma's request, updated pictures!

He's sitting up well now, provided he had back support. It takes a few minutes to tip over now, as opposed to a few seconds. :)

Aren't we a sweetheart? :)

Andrew sure thinks so!

And as always, he's a happy boy!!

What fun comparing!

2010-02-20T19:35:00.000-07:00

I took a picture yesterday, and realized today that it mirrors a picture I took a number of weeks ago. I did some cropping so they are essentially the same picture, and it's so much fun to compare the look and size of Edward as time goes by. Just had to share with all of you! :)

The first picture was taken January 6 - right at 4 weeks. The second was yesterday - at 10 weeks. Some points to note are:
-- how far up in the seat his head sits
-- how the "bananas" as Kasey calls the, cradle his head
-- how wide his knees are compared to the edge of the seat
-- the width of his forearms

I'm taking comparison pictures of him sleeping too, which are also fun to look at, and see how much he's changed in just 10 weeks. It's hard to believe it's only been 10 weeks since he was born - except when he's not sleeping well, in which case it feels like an eternity. :)

We've upped our percentage now! (2 month checkup)

2010-02-10T13:01:00.000-07:00

Today was Edward's 2 month checkup. This is the first one where he gets shots, so I stayed home to provide moral support to Kasey. :) (yes, I said Kasey. Edward handled the shots pretty well actually, and Kasey has needle issues.)

Everything checked out, and they asked us far more questions than we asked them. Does he have a carseat, is it used rear facing, does he sleep on his back, does he interact with us, does he move his head, do we read to him, does he cry other than when he needs something, how is he sleeping, how many wet and soiled diapers . . . I'm sure I missed a few of them. Our doctor had a medical student, who asked most of the questions. Oh, and as for the shots, he got 3 of them, and gets another 3 in 2 months.

(As an aside, for any Missouri readers, the med student came from KCOM. I asked him if he was getting his DO or MD, and when he said DO, I mentioned I was from Kirksville, and he told us that's where he went to school. It was a fun side discussion, and really seemed to relax the student. For any of you not from Missouri, Kirksville is where I grew up, and KCOM is Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine.)

His percentages went up though! He weighed in at 14 pounds 12 ounces, which we are told is the 90 percentile. Length is 24 inches, and at 75 percent. He's totally healthy, and he doesn't have to see the doctor again until he hits 4 months.

No surprise to anyone that he has outgrown a lot of his newborn and 0-3 month clothing. He's becoming a little chunk! (ok, so he's already one, but so cute). These pictures are from SuperBowl Sunday, and he seemed to really enjoy the football on TV.

Sling

2010-02-05T18:41:00.000-07:00

Kim made us a marvelous sling. I was a little nervous about using the ring sling, and thought it would be difficult to use properly.

But I found a website (ok, so Kasey found it) that gave some instructions and samples. It wasn't too hard at all to make it work. Kasey hasn't mastered it yet, but we'll get there. :)

As an aside, look at how well Edward is holding his head up! He is really good at it. :)

Thanks Kim, it's great!!

And he Sleeps!!

2010-01-31T11:13:00.000-07:00

Good morning everyone! Last night was without question one of Edward's best nights. We've really been struggling with his night times, and on the advice of my doctor, we picked up a book to help us out. The book is really a combination of feeding scheduling and the flexibility of making sure he's never hungry. It involves just a little bit of "cry it out", in that we need to make sure we let him attempt to soothe himself rather than just jumping to the rescue the instant he makes a noise. It also makes a huge point that I should not, under any circumstances, let Edward fall asleep nursing.

We semi followed the directions, and added a bit of our own thoughts and ideas into it. The end result was a good day with an Edward who was largely content, and a marvelous night where he woke up only once, ate and went back to sleep. He also slept in his room for the first night since he came home, as opposed to the living room. I got to sleep in the same bed with Kasey rather than he and I just passing in the night. It was a success for all involved.

Now I know not all nights are good ones and one good night doesn't mean they will all be from here on out, but it sure was nice to have a good one. :)

He's smiling

2010-01-28T20:48:00.000-07:00

Kasey gave me a hard time tonight because it's been a week since I posted an update. I told him I needed an update to post, and now I have one.

I got some great pictures tonight of Edward's newest trick. He's started smiling. Not just the random smiles of gas relief, but smiling in reaction to something. Granted, it's mostly in reaction to having his chin tickled, but I'll take it. :)

Isn't that a fun smile? Just makes me happy to see it. He makes sweet cooing noises when you tickle his chin, which makes it even more fun.

And in this one, we get a smile and we get a good shot of his eyes open. He loves to be held, so being on my lap and having his chin tickled is about as good as it gets . . . ok, unless you count eating, which is his favorite pastime.

When it rains . . .

2010-01-21T17:50:00.000-07:00

So today was my first day back to work. That also means it was Kasey's first day of getting Andrew to and from school with Edward. And, as luck would have it, today was a massive rain storm, and tomorrow is supposed to be just as bad.

Waiting for the bus in the rain was an adventure, or so I'm told (I was in my office, blissfully unaware of the issues). Luckily they can do most of the waiting in the garage, and without the car in there, Kasey could even push the stroller enough to lull Edward to sleep. However, the bus drove by since there was no one outside. This stressed Andrew out, so he went out to the sidewalk (and the rain) to wait for the bus to come back (which it did, because Kasey has the bus barn phone number programmed into his cell. Do I have a brilliant hubby or what?).

The walk home wasn't something Kasey was even willing to attempt to navigate, so uncle Randy was called to provide a much needed ride from the school. Grandpa is on schedule for tomorrow, since uncle Randy will be in class.

I'm told Edward missed mommy today, and he's sleeping well enough in my arms tonight that I think I believe it. I think Kasey missed me too. :) Winning the lottery is sounding better and better. :)

Andrew likes Edward

2010-01-14T13:53:00.000-07:00

This had to be one of our biggest concerns with having another child. With Andrew and his Autism, we just didn't know how he was going to handle an infant, the crying an infant does, or anything else related to having a new baby brother in the house.

Since we came home, Andrew has seemed to do a pretty good job. He doesn't get too upset when Edward cries. In fact, it often makes him start to laugh. He makes frequent trips to look at Edward and leans his head down close to him as though to give him a hug on frequent occasions. He includes Edward in discussion when we talk about going places. He even wants to hold Edward - ironically enough when Edward is fussing or starting to cry. He only rarely asks us to put Edward down, and when he does, we try to comply with that request. But yesterday was the best indication of how Andrew feels about Edward.

Andrew has been sick, and Wednesday was his first day back to school this week. It was also a short day of school, so Kasey decided to let Andrew have a break and go pick him up without Edward. This was apparently a VERY bad idea. Andrew took one look at Kasey without the stroller and got very upset. It took some time to figure out why he was so upset, but when we finally got it out of him, he was upset because Kasey didn't bring Edward to the school so they could walk home together.

So today, the rest of the week, and according to Andrew, for the foreseeable future, Kasey, Andrew, and Edward will all be coming home from school together. :)

Edward is 50%

2010-01-13T11:44:00.000-07:00

We had Edward's one month checkup today. The did all the measurements and checked him out from head to toe. Thankfully no shots today, which Kasey was grateful for. :) According to the Doctor, Edward is officially average - in the 50% range in all categories:

11 pounds, 12 ounces
22 inches in length
44 cm head circumference

And, of course, I had to take pictures to commemorate the occasion of being 1 month old. :)

Aren't we adorable? :)

and tired . . very tired. Going to the doctor is wearing business!

I'm a trendsetter!!

2010-01-12T15:24:00.000-07:00

I'm part of a family that has some interesting age situations. I'm 11 years younger than my husband, who is the youngest boy in his family. Because of that, he has nephews who are younger than me, but not by a whole lot. One of his nephews (Josh) is recently married and expecting their first child. We discuss how ironic it is that my son (who is not yet 5 weeks old) is the cousin to someone who is expecting their first child just a few months from now.

In a family as into homemade items as this one, there are lots of great ideas floating around. Since I'm having the first little baby in a while, I get the benefit of a lot of them . . . . the handcrafted burp cloths, the wonderful nursing cover (which I just got today, thanks Kim!!), the handmade and customized diaper bag . . . the list seems to go on and on. :)

Josh was over at our house today helping us do some rearranging and playing on the Wii. I shared with him some of the wonderful items that his Aunt Kim made for us, and he kept commenting he wants one. He finally said he wants everything he's seen today that his aunt made for us. :) I don't blame him, they are really cool items!! In case you're reading and curious Kim, "everything" means a nursing cover, bassinet sheets, burp cloths and the adjustable sling we described to him that you haven't actually made yet! :)

I'll post a picture of Edward, the nursing blanket and I as soon as Kasey gets back and I can make him take a picture. :)

And the house gets crazier

2010-01-11T10:55:00.000-07:00

We had planned for this week to be a relaxing, catch up on cleaning and rest type of week, with a little bit of getting Edward used to his own bedroom thrown in. We didn't expect to find ourselves with an Andrew who is under the weather. Poor Andrew was tired all day yesterday and most of Saturday. He went to bed at about 6 last night and passed out.

Today his breathing sounded ragged, so off to the Urgent Care we went. He has some ear issues that the doctor says is likely the result of an upper respiratory infection that traveled to his ears, and she said his throat looks to be mostly post nasal drip. So we came home with an antibiotic and instructions to use Claritin for his nasal issues. Nothing like having to make a schedule for Andrew's medicine. :) But the rest and the meds seem to be helping him, so we're happy about that. The re-arranging of the house and rest will just have to wait for another day. :)

On another note, check out the wonderful Nursing Cover that Kim made for me. It's Mickey Mouse!!

Nursing Cover from Kim

Two nights in a row!!!

2010-01-08T12:39:00.000-07:00

Horray! We've had two good sleeping nights in a row. Now don't get me wrong, Edward isn't sleeping through the night or anything, but he's sleeping AT night, and not screaming during the night. He's also sleeping for decent time-frames at night. We're both much more coherent than we've been in the last few weeks. :)

In other news, Andrew still likes his little brother, though he thinks when mom goes back to work Edward is all done. :) Kasey took Edward to the school on Wednesday and they all three walked home together. Edward enjoys the stroller, and Andrew got to show off his little brother. They are all going to walk home today again.

Last night, Andrew did the funniest thing during his bedtime routine. I was trying to get Edward to burp, and Andrew burped and then laid his head on Kasey's shoulder to "sleep" like Edward does after he burps. It was totally sweet. :)

Another country fan in the making

2010-01-06T09:45:00.000-07:00

So our efforts to help Edward sleep with noise have succeeded . . . way too well. :) We know our house isn't quiet at the right times, so we decided to focus on having Edward out near the action so he could get used to sleeping with the noise. Now he can't sleep in the silence. . . LOL.

Last night we left one of the music stations on in the living room to help him sleep, and he didn't seem to like it much at all. If anything, he slept worse . . . we're blaming that on the music and not the fact that I had Pasta Fagoli and the beans kept him up. :)

So this morning he's asleep in our room with a country music station on, and he's sleeping like a champ! Another country fan has been created. :)

Oh, and another picture update. Kasey's sister Shawna holding Edward. They bonded. :)

Added a section - what we'd like

2010-01-05T17:07:00.000-07:00

At the request of my sister-in-law, I've added a section on the side of things we'd like related to Edward. Most things on the list are things that can be sewn or made, because Kim sews (she's amazing at it!) and if she wants ideas on stuff to make for us, I'm going to do what I can to give them to her. :)

Speaking of Kim, I want to share a few pictures of things she's made so far. She was in town this week, and brought me "sheets" for the bassinet, along with matching burp cloths. The burp cloths match, she tells me, because it was a nice amount of fabric left over after she made the sheets, and her daughter Mary pointed out that I was using plain white cloths for burp rags and we should have something more fun. Thanks Mary!!

Kim has an etsy site, where she sells some items she makes. She'd love for you to take a look, and hey, if I can't use my blog to shamelessly promote my family's businesses, what good is it, right? :) CraftsbyKimberlie

This is one sheet and one burp cloth. The sheet is so simple, it is more like a pillowcase, but it has a velcro closure. Not only does it fit well, but on the thin bassinet mattress it doesn't bunch up, and it's so easy to get on and off.

Here are two of the burp cloths folded over like they would be on the shoulder. Aren't they cute??

And of course, one of the coolest things Kim has made for us - the wolf diaper bag. She made this using a t-shirt of Kasey's that had holes in it, so he couldn't wear it anymore. So not only is it gorgeous, but it's made from recycled materials! :)

A really good night!

2010-01-03T10:31:00.000-07:00

We had a great night at our house!! Edward only woke up 3 times, and each time he ate and went right back to sleep. So I was up at 12 and 2:30, and Kasey was up with him at 4. He slept well, and had very little fussy time during the night! We're all much more awake here this morning, including Edward. :)

Just had to share our success. Oh, and here's another picture. :)

It's Colic!

2010-01-01T18:42:00.000-07:00

So I have read in a few places that colic is defined as crying that lasts 3 or more hours a day, 3 or more days a week. I shared that with Kasey, and his comment was "Well, it's definitely colic then." This will be the first time I've had to deal with colic much, and it's definitely trying. Mostly it's just sad, because Edward looks so miserable as he cries and fusses.

We're trying a couple of things to help with it, and having some success. The one with the most success is called Gripe Water, and it really seems to help settle his stomach and help him to sleep. And, unfortunately for Edward, sometimes we just have to let him cry a little bit. :(

Everything I read says most colic settles down around 3 months. I hope for the little guy's sake that it does.

Our new Bassinet

2009-12-29T20:15:00.002-07:00

Well we got the bassinet we wanted! So far, it seems to be more effective than the crib, which is good. Edward slept in it this afternoon for just over an hour. He's laying there now as well, and looks like he's sleeping. He likes to fake us out though, so we don't know for sure. :)

One advantage of a rocking bassinet is that when he starts to squirm, it rocks a little, which helps to settle him back down. Nice added benefit. :)

For 15 dollars, I'm pretty proud of this CraigsList purchase. :) It needed a good wash, but once it had that, we were good to go.

And here's Edward asleep inside his new bed.

We have a plan!

2009-12-28T20:47:00.000-07:00

So we are purchasing a second hand bassinet. We're hoping that Edward will sleep in it better than he sleeps in the crib. Kasey's mom suggested it as something that isn't so big and open, and it sounds like a great idea to me. Thankfully we live in a city big enough to be able to have options on things like that second hand. Hooray for CraigsList!!

He is, thankfully, getting a better handle on days and nights. More awake time during the morning and afternoon, and more work at sleeping during the night. I actually got 5 consecutive hours of sleep last night! (Of course, that's due to Kasey taking a nighttime feeding, so he is going about 2.5 hours between feedings, but I'll take my 5 hours however I can get them.) Go Kasey!!!

Pictures of Edward awake!

2009-12-27T19:53:00.000-07:00

Updated pictures of our little one. He's having more and more awake time now, which is fun! He's also managed to outgrow his first outfit . . . ironically the one in the picture from his first day home. At least he got to wear it before he outgrew it.

And we have a belly button

2009-12-26T07:42:00.000-07:00

Edward lost his belly button on Christmas day . . . well, Christmas night. We went for his change into pajamas (so around 8 pm), and found we had a belly button, and a missing cord stump. It was hanging out inside the onesie that he was wearing.

Kasey is very relieved it's fallen off. It made him really nervous and made it hard for his big hands to put on those little diapers. I'm happy because his diapers seem to leak less now that we don't have to avoid the belly button stump. Edward is happy because . . . well, because he's clean, dry and fed of course. :)

Christmas Day

2009-12-25T20:09:00.000-07:00

Edward's first Christmas day was an eventful one, for everyone but him. We laughed at how silly it felt to buy presents for someone who was 15 days old. We did get some great pictures though. Unfortunately the really cute "Christmas Outfit" was only on him for about 10 minutes before he got it wet enough we had to change it. Ah well, best laid plans, right? :)

The really cute outfit we only wore for a few minutes. :)

Edward's gift that was as big as him. Then again, the ears add a lot of size to this sweet elephant, don't you think?

Kasey's sister took this picture of us during the family get together. I think it turned out pretty well actually. :)

Holding a TINY baby

2009-12-24T17:00:00.019-07:00

Here are some fun pictures of Edward being held by some of the younger members of the family. They are just such fun pictures I had to share. :)

Andrew and Edward both have their eyes closed in this one, which is just so much fun.

Emalee is doing a pretty good job, but she was much happier holding Edward once we put the pillow under her arms. Apparently he's heavy! :)

Danielle couldn't get over how tiny his hands and feet were! It was fun to hear her comment on it again and again.

Sleeping Challenges

2009-12-15T20:37:00.001-07:00

So our newest addition has decided he doesn't like to sleep flat. He will sleep on his side, and he'll sleep in the "boppy" pillow I made, but try and lay him on his back to sleep in his crib and he gets all annoyed. Between that and having his days and nights mixed up (he likes to be awake from 1-3 in the morning), it makes nighttime interesting. :)

Other than that, he's doing wonderfully. He's eating well, having plenty of wet and dirty diapers, and moving around like a champ! He has amazing neck strength, and we have to keep an eye on how much he moves his head around. He loves to be held, and curls up on our chests so he looks like a little peanut. Such a cutie!!

This is Edward's preferred sleeping position.

Protective Big Brother

2009-12-13T18:00:00.000-07:00

One of the things we were most worried about was how Andrew and Edward would handle one another. Mostly this was due to Andrew's autism and the fact that he absolutely hates crying. Since one of the primary things a baby does is cry, we were worried. They, however, seem to be doing pretty well together.

Andrew comments when Edward cries, but he doesn't seem to be too worried about it. We did, however, have a few strange moments. Andrew kept taking Edward's hands and moving them away from his face. He seemed extremely persistent about this. We told him Edward was ok, but it didn't make him happy.

One of us finally asked what was wrong, and Andrew told us "Don't bite your fingers!" Apparently he was just being protective and didn't want Edward to take a bite out of his fingers. :)

Here's a picture of Andrew making sure Edward doesn't bit his fingers. :)

We're Home!

2009-12-12T19:08:00.001-07:00

Today Edward and I came home from the hospital. He has some jaundice, so we have to go to the doctor on Monday and have that checked out, but otherwise we both have a clean bill of health.

He's had some issues in the hospital with his days and nights, so we're a little worried about how he will sleep, and we have some serious concerns about how Edward and Andrew will get along with each other, but all of it will get worked out.

Picture of our little one his first day home. He really doesn't like sleeping in his crib, but if he's really worn out, we can sometimes pull it off successfully. :)

Intro

2009-12-10T18:30:00.000-07:00

This blog may or may not appeal to a large audience, but that's ok because I'm not writing it for a large one. I've created this blog because we had a baby! Unfortunately, much of our family lives out of town or out of state, so they can't be here for all the milestones that they would like. Add to that the fact that I love computers, and a blog seemed like a great way to keep our family and close friends updated on what's happening with Edward, as well as the rest of our family. So if you want to know more about us, this may be a blog you'll be interested in.

There will be milestones and pictures, so I hope you enjoy!!