My first *real* bath


















Baby Love!
















Me and Great Grandma Matzke






4 Generations

(Please note that we could NOT get a picture with everyone looking, so please ignore my mom! We'll try again another time.)








Ahhh, finally a REAL bath. I got my first tub bath this week. I have to say that I throughly enjoyed it. It was a welcome relief instead of the dog and pony show that was my mom trying to give me a bath on the counter while juggling a washcloth, a bottle of baby soap and trying to adjust the towel to keep me from shivering.

My Great Grandma Matzke is home from Nevada and I got to meet her this weekend. She thinks I'm pretty special. I even stayed awake for the whole visit! I also got to meet my Great Aunt Linda and my Great Aunt Judy sent me a special present all the way from Nevada. It feels so great to be so loved.

Memorial Day was spent going over to Grandma Jan's house. I decided that I had enough partying for one weekend and I slept through most of it but rumor has it that they grilled hamburgers and Aidan played outside with sidewalk chalk. I can't WAIT until I'm big enough to join him!

This is the life!

Well, 2 weeks have gone by since I made my entrance into the world and I have to say that I'm liking this life. I seem to have everyone wrapped around my little finger and they have become pretty good at figuring out what I am crying about.

I like to give my mom some rest now and then, so I'm still a pretty good sleeper, but I've also discovered that the world doesn't stop turning while I'm asleep, so sometimes I like to stay up for long periods of time to see what goes on around here. I heard my mom tell my dad that I'm being a pain because the time I like to pick to stay awake is from 5pm-11pm and I guess my mom has a lot to do at that time. Oh, well!

My big brother Aidan sure does love me. He is always kissing me and he likes to hold me a lot. I hope he still thinks I'm this cute when I'm getting into all his stuff. :)

My daddy finally changed my diaper for the first time the other day. I made it nice and full for him. It went pretty good since Mommy stood by and supervised.

I can't complain about the life I have here. I eat, sleep, and poop whenever I want and people rush to take care of it all. This is the life!

Week in review

I'm one week old today and boy, has the first week just flown right by.

Most of my days are spent sleeping. I like to sleep a lot, especially during the day. My days are pretty much spent eating, getting a diaper change and going back to sleep. Mommy is grateful for this, but I still get my moments in, usually when my mommy is trying to go to sleep.

I've had some visitors in the past couple days. One of my mom's best friends, Michelle, stopped by to see me. Thankfully I was wide awake for her visit. I spent a lot of time just staring at her and my mom. It's funny to watch them talk to each other.

Then we went over to my Grandma Jan's house for Mother's Day. My uncle, Eric and cousins, Fallon and Logan were there but I decided to sleep through the entire day with the exception of the few minutes before we left so I missed out on the photo op.

My mommy says I'm a really good baby. I try not to cry too much or cause too much of a problem. I definitely have a personality and when I went to visit the doctor yesterday, she got to see a taste of it. She said I'm definitely going to be a go-getter because when she put me on my tummy, I decided to push off with my feet and flip over. I guess about gave both her and my mom a heart attack, but I just didn't feel like laying on my tummy for her right then. I was cold and hungry! Other than that, the doctor says I am a beautiful girl and doing everything I should be doing. I'm glad to hear that I'm right on track.

Well, it's time for me to do my second favorite activity, EATING! So until next time...

My going home outfit and my first day at home

Home Sweet Home

Mommy and Daddy got to bring me home on Thursday morning. I really like being home and not being poked and prodded by those nurses anymore.

My first day home was great. Mommy and Daddy showed me my crib and I liked it so much I decided to take a nice long nap in it. I've decided my favorite things are my crib, my Mommy bear that makes sounds like when I was in the womb and my swing.

My big brother Aidan came home while I was sleeping. He gave me lots of hugs and kisses and asked for me to watch him play his Star Wars Legos game. I was still pretty sleepy, but I pretended to watch.

I think I'm going to like it here.

My first day in the hospital