I’m trying to keep this list updated for a point of refrence about the boys at this age and also for other friends with kids. Here are more books we love currently:
Elliott turns 6 weeks tomorrow. The time is flying by!
This weekend I got my first smiles. He’s been smiling and laughing randomly but this weekend I got him to do it a couple times for me. It’s fun. I can’t wait to hear his real laugh. He does this chuckle in his sleep sometimes and he smiles while he’s nursing but getting him to smile AT me is much better.
He’s also flipped over a number of times from his belly to his back. I’m not sure yet if this is luck or skill. I know Jonah did it early too and his doctor told me it was just a fluke that it would stop. We’ll see…
I just brought the boys in for their checkups this week so I thought I’d update their stats here.
Jonah just turned 3 and didn’t need any shots. He’s now 39″ tall and weighs 35 lbs.
Elliott at 1 month is 21.25″ long and weighs 9 lbs, 9 oz. That’s a pretty good weight gain since his lowest at 7 lbs. 2 oz at 3 days old, I think. Makes sense since the kid seems to be eating non-stop!
Chris took this video a week or two ago. Nothing much happens but I thought I’d post anyway. His hair is crazier now, sticks up in the middle section. Hopefully we’ll have some smiles to post soon. They happen now but are unpredictable.
Yes, Jonah and I went downtown to witness history. The Tribune said there was a crowd of about two million down there to see the Stanley Cup, and we were included in the number. It was really humid and over 90 degrees, so it was a little sticky, but I’m glad we went, even though we basically saw nothing.
We actually got there reasonably early, like at 9:30am. They were not due to be by where we were standing (at the corner of Michigan and South Water) untill about 11 or 11:30am, but I knew it was going to be tough to stand in one place for over two hours with a three-year-old. Also, the crowd was not, shall we say, family friendly. Lots of drinking and smoking going on, plus of course people insist on moving around, so people were constantly pushing into us. Did I mention it was hot? After awhile, I knew our position was untenable, so I backed us out to where we had some breathing room (literally). I knew it would decrease our chances of seeing anything, but for safety’s sake, it was the smart move. Had I been by myself, I would have gladly pushed ahead, personal safety be damned, but these are the sacrifices you make as a father.
Here’s a short video I shot about an hour before the Hawks came through:
At about 11:15am, the crowd really started to get loud. By this point we had been pushed back to entrance of the Hard Rock Hotel, so we were pretty far from the edge of the street where we would have had a view of the parade. I was able to see a couple of the Hawks on the doubledecker buses, but with people putting kids and their girlfriends on their shoulders, plus the general clamor, I’m surprised I even saw that. Didn’t get even a glimpse of the Cup.
Below is a video of the Hawks coming by. Just so you know, the video is terrible. You can barely see anything, plus I think the strap to the camera got in front of the lens. But I had Jonah on my shoulders, who was simultaneously choking me and trying to get down, so in a way, I’m lucky I even got the crappy footage you see here. What’s important is that we were there!
We held Jonah’s 3rd birthday party on June 6th at Chris’s parents house in the suburbs. It was nice because we got to use their back yard and their next door neighbor’s yard while she was out of town. The weather didn’t cooperate with us 100% but I think everyone had a good time. Jonah was a bit over whelmed at some point and we found him playing alone in the living room behind the table. I think he needed some down time. That happens on days where he doesn’t nap or when there is too much going on.
Here’s a video of our celebration at home on his actual birthday. I’ll attach photos of the party soon.
