April 2007 Archives

Yesterday Lindsey, Avery, and I drove up to Everett to attend a baby shower, and then we took Avery to a restaurant for the first time. We're starting to feel more comfortable taking him on trips in the car. He pretty much sleeps the entire time we're driving. Changing diapers and feeding Avery in the van is pretty easy too.

The baby shower was for Renee, my college roommates wife. She's expecting a little boy later in May. She definitely has the pregnancy glow going on.

Here is Mommy + Avery outside of The Flying Pig Brewing Company.

Today was take your kid to work day. Avery still has a few years before he's ready to start programming web applications with me, but he still managed to sit in my office chair long enough to pose for a picture.

Aside from a couple doctor visits and trips to the grocery store, we haven't really taken Avery more than about fifteen minutes from home. Today as Avery turned one month old we made our first big trip in the car to attend a 1st birthday party for Bjorn. The trip was a success and we had a great time visiting with friends and watching Bjorn and his parents celebrate. We even managed to stop by Mallard Ice Cream Shop before heading home this evening.

Here's Bjorn enjoying his cake.

On Saturday we had Joe, Jake, and Joe's girlfriend, Ashlee, come up to visit from Vancouver. Joe and Jake are high school buddies of mine, and they're also Avery's "Drunkles," which basically means they're good friends who like to drink beer with Avery's Dad.

Jake, Jono, Joe, and Avery.

Avery and Daddy.

Avery and Daddy both enjoy a bottle.

The weeks continue to slip by and now Avery is four weeks old. Parenthood is going well for both Lindsey and I. We've been getting three to four our stretches of sleep in between diapers and feeding Avery. Based on the stories we've heard from some of our friends "we've got a pretty good baby."

Lately I've been having fun taking fisheye pictures of Avery.

I love the mischievous look on his face. Just out of the bath.

Spending time on Mommies shoulder.

We found out yesterday that the dog food we've been feeding Commodus for the last month has been recalled. The food is a venison and brown rice blend, which the pet store told us "was a higher quality food" compared to what Commodus was eating prior to a month ago. I think this is the first dry dog food that's been a problem amongst the recent fury of pet food recalls.

So far we don't think Commodus has been severely impacted by the food, but I took him to the vet this morning just to make sure he's in good shape. At the vet they collected both a blood and urine sample. We should have the results back in a few days.

[4/20/07 Update] The vet called to let us know that Commodus' blood and urine were both normal.

Here's a shot of Commodus sticking his tongue out at Natural Balance Pet Food.

Avery is three weeks old today. Lately he's been a little less of a sleepy-head and has been more interested in some of his toys. Here are a few shots from this last week.

Fisheye of Avery under his mobile.

Are you looking at me?

Getting burped.

Playing on the floor with Mommy in the background.

Avery was two weeks old on Thursday. We're starting to get more of a routine going with him, which has earned us four hour stretches of sleep. He's also starting to have more awake time throughout the day. He continues to be adorable and Lindsey and I are having lots of fun learning all about him.

Lindsey is looking great. It's hard to tell she had a baby two weeks ago. The doctor gave her the okay to start taking walks again, so last night we had our first trip around the "big block" with Avery. It took us a minute to figure out how the car seat hooked into the stroller, and then we ran into a bunch of neighbors who wanted to meet him. Eventually we made it around the block, and then it was time to eat again.

Kind of puts things in perspective.

First walk with Avery.

Bubble bath in the kitchen sink.

Little feet + bigger feet.

A moment with Mommy.

On Monday I turned 27. I still don't feel very old, but 30 is starting to seem within reach. At any rate it was a cause for a celebration, and a grand one at that.

Avery smiling at Mommy and Daddy.

Cheers.

For dinner we had beef tenderloin served with a cognac pan sauce. The flaming cognac was briefly entertaining.

The steak was perfect.

Happy Birthday Daddy!

We tried to get Avery to help with the candles.

Here are a few pictures during our first week with Avery.

Sleeping.

Mommy and Avery.

Tiny feet.

Checking out the baby.

Mommy and Avery.

Daddy and Avery.

Tiny hands.

Getting kissed.

Mom's reaction.

Enjoying the moment.

Trying out a toy.