Dane is 11 weeks old and had his 2 month check-up today (although he is 2 months and 17 days). The doctor said he looks really good and while he is small, his rate of growth is right on track. Here are his stats:
height: 22 1/2 inches (13th percentile)
weight: 10 lbs (5th percentile)
head: 14.85 inches (3rd percentile) we think the nurse got a weird angle on the head measurement.
And of course he got some immunizations which didn't make him very happy at all - poor little guy. We lent our camera out so there are no pictures with this post, but we'll put some up as soon as we can.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Family Fun for the Fourth
How's the for alliteration?
Emily's family had a reunion in Wisconsin over the 4th of July weekend. It was tons-o-fun and so good to see everyone. It's a miracle that so many were able to make it.
We started off the trip with Dane's first airplane ride to Milwaukee, WI via Las Vegas. He did amazingly well during the flights.
When we got to Milwaukee we picked up the rental car and started on the 4 hour drive to Pembine where the "cabin" is located. We were exhuasted when we got there, but it was worth the fun that awaited.
Plenty of chill time to catch up with each other.
Games of all sorts - one of the most popular was pass-the-baby.
A bunch of the gang went on a hike to the river.
Dane discovered the joy of reading on our trip (isn't this adorable?).
He's even being patriotic and sporting the red, white & blue.
Emily's family had a reunion in Wisconsin over the 4th of July weekend. It was tons-o-fun and so good to see everyone. It's a miracle that so many were able to make it.
We started off the trip with Dane's first airplane ride to Milwaukee, WI via Las Vegas. He did amazingly well during the flights.
When we got to Milwaukee we picked up the rental car and started on the 4 hour drive to Pembine where the "cabin" is located. We were exhuasted when we got there, but it was worth the fun that awaited.There was four-wheeling.
Plenty of chill time to catch up with each other.
Games of all sorts - one of the most popular was pass-the-baby.
A bunch of the gang went on a hike to the river.
Dane discovered the joy of reading on our trip (isn't this adorable?).
He's even being patriotic and sporting the red, white & blue.On the last day of our trip Dane turned 2 months old.
It was a wonderful trip - we can't wait until the next reunion.
See you all in 2012!
It was a wonderful trip - we can't wait until the next reunion.
See you all in 2012!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Summer Grilling
I love grillng in the summer because a) we don't have AC so it doesn't warm up the apartment like the oven does; and b) Daniel can help with dinner while I tend to the baby.
We first tried out this marinade last summer and revisted it again a couple weeks ago and fell in love with it all over again. The original recipe is to make chicken kabobs but we recently used it on a pork tenderloin with great success.
Rosemary Ranch Marinade
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup ranch dressing
3 TBS worcestershire sauce
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp vinegar (whatever kind you have)
1 TBS minced fresh rosemary (0r 1 tsp dried)
2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1 TBS white sugar, or to taste (optional)
Mix all ingredients well and let sit for a few minutes. Then pour over selected meat and/or veggies, cover and refrigerate for 30 mins. Then grill and enjoy!
We've enjoyed some really good kabobs with cubed chicken, peppers, onion and mushrooms (all marinated in the sauce); and as I mentioned above a delicious grilled tenderloin as well.
We first tried out this marinade last summer and revisted it again a couple weeks ago and fell in love with it all over again. The original recipe is to make chicken kabobs but we recently used it on a pork tenderloin with great success.
Rosemary Ranch Marinade
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup ranch dressing
3 TBS worcestershire sauce
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp vinegar (whatever kind you have)
1 TBS minced fresh rosemary (0r 1 tsp dried)
2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1 TBS white sugar, or to taste (optional)
Mix all ingredients well and let sit for a few minutes. Then pour over selected meat and/or veggies, cover and refrigerate for 30 mins. Then grill and enjoy!
We've enjoyed some really good kabobs with cubed chicken, peppers, onion and mushrooms (all marinated in the sauce); and as I mentioned above a delicious grilled tenderloin as well.
Friday, June 18, 2010
Smiles
Dane is now 6 weeks old - I can't believe it! But it's so much fun to watch him grow and develop and become more alert. And the best thing is that he smiles and plays with mommy some instead of just staring off into space all the time.
Oh Happy Day
I finally made it back to the gym this morning for the first time in over 2 months! And it was awesome. It felt so good to excerise my body since all I do is sit on the couch all day with the baby - not that spending time with Dane is not awesome too, it's just makes me feel lazy. It's also so nice to have my body back and fully functional - if not a little weaker than it used to be. The last time I was at the gym my body hurt too much to really do anything or enjoy it. Yeah for babies being outside the womb!
Friday, June 11, 2010
Lately
I can't count the number of times I've sat down to try and write a post only to have Dane start crying and taking me away from my intended task. If fact, he sounds like he is about to wake up now... so I'll try to make this quick.
The last 5 weeks have been a blur - a sleepless, stressful blur. But wonderful too. Breastfeeding continues to be a work in progress, but Dane is gaining good weight which is the most important thing. At 4 1/2 weeks he weighed in at 7 lbs 6 oz. Here's a full body shot. The beautiful quilt he is laying on is a present from his favorite Aunt Elizabeth (Note: in this case, favorite describes Aunt Elizabeth and not aunt :) He has lots of favorite aunts).
The last 5 weeks have been a blur - a sleepless, stressful blur. But wonderful too. Breastfeeding continues to be a work in progress, but Dane is gaining good weight which is the most important thing. At 4 1/2 weeks he weighed in at 7 lbs 6 oz. Here's a full body shot. The beautiful quilt he is laying on is a present from his favorite Aunt Elizabeth (Note: in this case, favorite describes Aunt Elizabeth and not aunt :) He has lots of favorite aunts).
Here is a short video of face shots from the last couple of weeks. Enjoy!
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Blessing
Dane's blessing was on Sunday. Daniel gave a beautiful blessing and we had a lovely time visiting with family afterwards. When we tried to take some pictures, Dane wasn't being very cooperative (he was sleeping) so we didn't get a really good one.
Later that day we took Dane over to meet his great-grandpa Gerow and we took this wonderful four generation photo.
Dane's two-week check up was last Friday. The pediatrician referred us to a lactation consultant because Dane's weight wasn't nearly where it should have been (birth weight was 6 lb 8 oz, but he was only at 6 lb 2 oz on day 15). She kindly informed me that I wasn't producing enough milk and was basically starving our poor child. So she sent us home with a pump and a list of instructions and it's apparently been working because he gained almost 1/2 lb in three days!
Later that day we took Dane over to meet his great-grandpa Gerow and we took this wonderful four generation photo.
Dane's two-week check up was last Friday. The pediatrician referred us to a lactation consultant because Dane's weight wasn't nearly where it should have been (birth weight was 6 lb 8 oz, but he was only at 6 lb 2 oz on day 15). She kindly informed me that I wasn't producing enough milk and was basically starving our poor child. So she sent us home with a pump and a list of instructions and it's apparently been working because he gained almost 1/2 lb in three days!
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