First Out of State Trip

This past weekend we went to Michigan to celebrate your cousin Caroline's third birthday.  You did great in the car.  We stopped once to feed you on the way there, and on the way home you didn't even wake up to eat!  You tolerated Joka breathing his horrible breath on you much better than I did.  I was constantly turning around trying to get him to move over or lay down, but you didn't seem to notice him.

It was fun to give you some longer periods of time with your cousins.  Jack seemed especially taken with you, and would smile every time he saw you.  You got to spend a little more time with your Uncle Scott, but it was a busy weekend, so he only got to hold you once.  He will get to see you more this summer at Sandy Pines, and show you all the fun stuff we can do there like boating and swimming, and one day you may get into the sporting tournaments there!  We had a lot of fun showing you off to everyone, and lots of people were pretty excited to finally see you. 

You had a rough time falling asleep both nights that we were there, but I think that is mostly my fault for drinking caffeine both afternoons.  Once you got to sleep you did great and let us rest for a few hours at a time.  We are excited to get you back to Michigan once the weather is nicer and we can take you out and do lots of fun things with your cousins!

Visits to Nana and Papa's house

Your dad has gone on two business trips in the past two weeks.  Your Nana and Papa were happy about this because it meant that we would come and stay at their house while he was gone.  They were very helpful to me while we were there, and loved getting to spend a long stretch of quality time with you.  They helped me to get through your first really fussy day.  You seemed to have an upset stomach and were refusing to sleep and just kept crying.  This is totally uncharacteristic of you so we all knew something was wrong.  They knew about this stuff called Gripe Water which Papa went out to buy.  We gave you some and it seemed to help a lot.  You ended up sleeping well and feeling much better the next day.  I was glad not to be at home alone while this was happening! 
You got to meet a lot of new people while we were there.  The visitor that came the farthest to see you was your dad's Aunt Sharon.  She came from Wisconsin just to meet you, and you had a great time snuggling with her while she was here.  You slept in a crib for the first time at their house, and did great.  You are quite the wiggle worm though, and would end up facing a different direction than the one you started in by morning.
Here are some pictures from our visits:

Some pictures of you at 3 weeks old

Your cousin Sydney and Aunt Cheryl

 Grandma

 Cousins Sophia and Raquel

Hanging out with Nana

First Cold

You got your first cold at 2 weeks old.  Man, it was a brutal one.  You got it from your Dad who was kind enough to share it with both of us.  You handled yourself like a champ.  You continued to sleep great, eat normally, and did not get fussy at all.  You prove yourself to be very laid back and flexible.  It was horrible to listen to you cough and sneeze, but I am glad that we got through your first illness and saw that you can handle yourself against some of the germs on the outside. 

3 Week Pictures