A Visit to Grandma Rita

Today we made a surprise visit to see Durkin's Grandma Rita. We missed our Christmas this year with Aaron's family because of the darn snow. Our Christmas was scheduled on Saturday the 20th, which was pretty much the worst day to be out on the roads.

So, we were way overdue to visit Rita. It was such a treat and Durkin got to see his Grandma as a nice New Year's Eve surprise. Because it wasn't a planned visit I didn't have my camera... no photos to share, but we had a wonderful time.

Glad you were home, Rita!!

Little Tank

Yesterday we had our 2-month check up and all is well. Durkin has become a little tank with all his healthy eating. At his one-month check up he was in the 25-50% for weight. Now he's in the 75%!

Durkin weighs in at 13 lb. 7 oz. He's such a cutie and has finally stopped taking more food. I'm guessing this plateau will stick around for a while.

Here are some photos from our recent 'play date' with buddy Ethan. Chiko and Shawn invited us over to their lovely home - what a view of the lake! - and we thoroughly enjoyed hanging out with them. It's great having Ethan and Durkin just 5 days apart.

Ethan has a great smile!


Durkin is far more interested in his fist than in smiling at any camera:


Two very proud dads and their super cute boys:


I love how little Durkin looks next to his daddy. Aaron didn't know I was taking his photo, or I'm sure he would have smiled, or at least, ya know, looked toward the camera.

Walk Like a Man

I'm attempting to organize photos on my MAC, as I seem to need more space on my hard drive with all the photos of little Durkin I've been taking.

I might post a few random photos as I go through this process. Here is a photo of my mom and Gabriel that I just adore. G's face is too cute!


It was the weekend a bunch of us went to see the awesome musical Jersey Boys and Joc and I brought home a 'Walk Like a Man' t-shirt for little G. Wear it proud, G, wear it proud.

Snow - Day 7

It's another beautifully white day at our house. I was up between 3-4 AM and that's when it started snowing again. It's noon and it still hasn't let up. It's completely gorgeous and lovely, but it'll be nice to venture out of the house soon. :)

Here is a view from our bedroom:


Yes, folks, this is the 7th day I've been in the house. We get out for walks, so that's fun, but considering it's Christmas Eve I normally would have been doing tons of errands around town. Although I'm excited to leave the house, I'm also thankful for the downtime. It makes me focus on the people in my life way more than any gift we might be giving each other.

Many people haven't had their garbage picked up in over a week. Our bins have been sitting on the curb since last Wednesday night. I'm not too worried about it, I know they'll get to us eventually.

And here they sit...


Woodpecker:


Here is a shot from a couple of days ago. Our eucalyptus tree in the foreground:


And because I know it's way more fun to look at photos of people, here are my two favorite men as they were hanging out this morning:

Roll Over, Beethoven

Today, we rolled over for the first time!

We were doing our tummy time, and hanging in there a lot longer than we normally do (he's getting so strong), when he leaned a bit by favoring one arm over the other and over he went. I think he was as surprised as I was to find himself suddenly on his back. I stared at him in amazement. He stared at the lights on the ceiling. He loves lights.

Cool milestone.

2 Months Old

Today I am 2 months old. A lot has changed since I first saw the light at the end of...[edited for content]

Here is what I look like today:


I have tons to smile about these days:


Mom tried propping me up on my belly on this pillow thingy and I tell ya I wasn't all that thrilled with it, but I played along as best I could. I mean, the woman feeds me and all...


These are my cute 2-month-old feet:


OK, mom, stop taking my photo now. Let's go for a walk in the snow!


Ooh, pretty:


Today was really bright outside, so I hitched a ride inside my daddy's coat:

Snow Walk

Today was simply gorgeous. Not in a let's-take-a-drive kind of way, but in a let's walk around our quiet and peaceful neighborhood way.

The snow is beautiful and our little one got his first snow walk today.