Grandma and Grandpa come to visit

We had another visit from Grandma and Grandpa this weekend. He gots lots of cuddles, a long walk, and went out for Mexican food and Indian food. Here are a couple of pictures of Stian hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa.





And here he is smiling at the funny noises Grandpa makes.



Yesterday was also Stian's two month birthday!

Golden Pig

We tried to do tummy time on the Boppy this morning for a change of pace. But Stian didn't last very long. He was pretty sleepy again. I guess I keep catching him at bad times for tummy time - which is odd, because he really does not sleep much during the day. But he did it for a little while.



I had to flip him over then and get a picture of his onesie. I love this onesie (thanks Katy!)! Stian is a Golden Pig in Chinese astrology. It is, apparently, very lucky to be a Golden Pig, and apparently there has been a baby boom going on in China because it's so lucky.

Trauma

Stian had his 8 week doctor's appointment today, and it was rather traumatic. First, the stats: he's 13 lbs 6 oz and 24 inches long. Both of these are in the 90th percentile. So he's a big boy, perhaps not a giant like I suggested in the past, but a big boy nonetheless. He continues to be in good health. Then they did the vaccinations. :( Stian cried, I cried, Kris had to console us both. Poor little guy. Ouch! He seems all right now though. I'm keeping an eye on him, they said it wouldn't be unusual for him to be extra fussy this evening and run a fever. But so far he seems just fine. He's had a nap, some playtime and nursed since we got home.

Here's a picture where you can see his bandages. Poor little guy!

It's a New Day

And so far it's a better day. Although he does have his doctor's appointment here in a little while.

Yeah...

He's crying again. Poor little guy.

Rough Day

Today has been a very rough day. I don't know what is going on with Stian today, but he spent most of the day either crying or nursing. I finally thought to put him in his swing this afternoon. He loves his swing. That thing has been a lifesaver. Thanks to Wayne and Kelly for loaning it to us! He sleeps in it a fair amount. It worked to calm him down this afternoon and he finally slept for a half an hour. But then he woke up crying again and we went back to nursing and crying. Oy.



Then Kris finally came home and gave me a break. It also occured to me to try a pacifier. He took the pacifier and fell asleep again for twenty minutes or so. Then of course he woke up fussing again. But now he's sitting awake with Daddy and seems to be fairly happy for the time being.



Let's hope tonight is okay and he is in a better mood tomorrow for his 8 week check-up. But of course he's getting vaccinations tomorrow, so if he starts the day happy, he may not end it happy!

Bundled Up

Check out the cute troll buttons!

Yay! Ceiling fans!

We decided we should finally watch the Netflix movie we had sitting around for the last couple of weeks. So we hooked the dvd player up to Kris's fancy new TV, which is set up in the green bedroom upstairs. Stian wasn't overly impressed with the movie (though we liked it - it was The Queen) but he loved the ceiling fan! He was sitting on my lap and he just kept smiling up at the ceiling fan. So we, of course, had to pull out the camera and take some pictures.

What's a five letter word for...

too sleepy for tummy time? S-T-I-A-N! Kris tried to get Stian to do tummy time on the table this morning, but Stian promptly fell asleep. He seemed so cozy (I'm not sure why sleeping on the breakfast nook table is cozy, but it apparently was) so we decided to let him sleep a little. As babies aren't allowed to sleep on their tummies anymore, and the fact he was up on the table, we had to keep vigil while he slept. So Kris pulled up the New York Times Sunday Crossword.



Here's a picture from yesterday as long as I'm posting. As Stian is actually starting to show interest in toys, I put the activity bar back on his bouncy seat. As he kicks with his legs and hits certain spots on the seat the bar lights up and plays music. He was pretty interested in that, although I'm quite sure he didn't get the cause and effect part just yet.



Yesterday was a big day at our house as it was the first time I was away from Stian since he was born and it was the first time Kris had him on his own. Kris has him every morning for a few hours while I sleep, but I'm always just upstairs. But yesterday Kris took him to the recycling center and then in the afternoon I went and got a facial (ah, heaven! Thanks Laura!) and then ran to Target. So Kris and Stian were alone together for 3 1/2 hours. It sounds like everything went just fine. Stian had a couple of bottles (he's on a kick of eating pretty much every hour - fun-fun) and they played and Kris played guitar for him. And I was just fine being away too. :)

More tummy time

It's a little hard to type at the moment as I have a very sleepy baby in one arm. But I thought I'd post a picture from this afternoon. He's getting stronger!

sling

Hey - look at us! I decided to give the slings another try. This is one of the slings that Kelly loaned us. Stian *hated* it at first. He screamed and cried for the first couple of minutes he was in it, then he konked out. I'm not sure I really have him in there quite right - he looks rather uncomfortable. Kris and I were just talking last night about whether babies can get kinks in their necks - I sure hope not, because Stian must have a permanent kink in his neck.

Okay, so he just woke up screaming and crying. This may not be quite as wonderful as I thought it was going to be. Either that or Stian just figured out I was sitting in front of my computer again. He seems to hate my computer as he fusses and cries pretty much whenever I have him with me in front of it. Although he has fallen back asleep again. So we shall see. I guess it's a little experiment...

Going to sleep

Stian has had some issues going to bed at night lately. He gets really fussy before bedtime and wants to nurse for hours on end. So tonight we tried having Kris give him a bottle tonight. So far that seems to be working. He's just cuddling with Daddy now.



Also, I was chatting with Laura on the phone today and she mentioned Stian didn't appear to have any hair. But he does! It's just all on the back of his head! So it hasn't shown up in any pictures yet. so I took a special picture of the back of his head just for Laura - and for the rest of you who might be interested in Stian's hair. :) It looks like pretty it's blonde to me - maybe with a hint of red in it.

Play time!

Stian has really started to show more interest in his toys lately. He loves his mobile and can sit and stare at it for quite awhile. He also loves all of our ceiling fans (thanks to Brad for helping us install them!). So today I decided to pull out the mirror Laura and John gave us at our shower. I thought Stian might be ready for it. He loved it. He kept batting at it and grabbing the little tabs. It's hard to believe that he was doing that intentionally, but it sure seemed like it!

Cuddling with Mommy

Gregg!

Our friend from Bloomington, Gregg, who now lives in Chicago, was passing through town yesterday afternoon so stopped by for a visit and got to meet Stian.

What? Was it dark?

This is what happens when Kris dresses Stian.


Notice Stian's Karate Kid move!

Swedish Overalls

Check out these super cute Swedish overalls we got as a hand-me-down from Laura and John. You can see Anna Sofia in them here. I'd just like to point out that Anna Sofia was about 4 months old in that picture and Stian is only 6 weeks. I'm beginning to think he's a giant. I've already had to pack up much of his 0-3 month clothes because they are too small!

Cute outfit

You couldn't see Stian's cute little outfit well in the last pic, so I had to take another picture of it. I was waiting for him to wake up, but he's been sleeping all afternoon - which is concerning me about how this evening is going to go! I've woken him up to eat, but he just falls right back asleep no matter what I do. I guess the trip to the OB was just exhausting!

Anyway, we got this outfit from Shayla. And it's from our friend Shannon's company Pixel Pieces (I guess their main website is down, but you can check our their organic line at Pixel Organics). I just love her stuff, so was so excited Shayla got it for us!

Post-partum appointment

I had my 6 week post-partum appointment today with Peter (my OB). Everything was good, I'm healing well and all my restrictions are lifted, so I can start lifitng things heavier than the baby (although I have been already for the last week or so - bad me!). That means I have more freedom and can actually leave the house with just Stian and I, as I can lift him in his carseat.

Here's a pic of me and Stian and Peter. I'm going to miss Peter now that I'm not seeing him all the time!

And one more...

He's not smiling in this one, but it's such a cute picture...

Smiles!

Stian has started having social smiles - as in, not just gas. He smiled at me on Friday morning, but I wasn't sure if it was a real smile or not, but then he smiled at Kris Friday evening, and has smiled at us both a few more times. We were even able to get it on camera today. So cute!





Toop says "I can smile too! See?!"



Morri says "Smiling is for babies and teacher's pets."

Stubborn Little Guy

This is the only way I could get Stian to sleep yesterday. Ah well, he slept really well in his bassinet last night, so I guess I can't complain. And he's just so darn cute...

World's Dorkiest Husband

Yes, that's a backpack vacuum cleaner.

Chunky Monkey

Kris and I have both noticed that Stian has a clicking in his knee. Karin also noticed it when she was here and she mentioned it to their mom (Bestemor). She wanted us to go get it checked out and make sure it wasn't a clicking in his hip. A clicking knee is no big deal, but a clicking hip can mean infant hip dysplasia, which is a big deal and needs to be addressed right away. So we went to the pediatrician yesterday to have him take a look. Fortunately, the pediatrician said his hips were just fine. While we were there they weighed Stian. Holy cats he's putting on weight! He was 11 pounds 3 ounces. He was just 8 pounds 3 weeks ago!

My boys

Watching the Rose Bowl with Daddy. Well, sleeping with Daddy while he watches the Rose Bowl.

Family

Karin, Brad and Klebo left this morning. They took off into some nasty weather - we had a little snow overnight, but it was cold and blowing like crazy. I'm hoping they drove out of the nasty weather before too long. It's just gotten nastier as the day has gone by. I'm glad we could stay home all cozy today and not venture out into it. Although we did make a quick trip to the grocery store this morning before it got too bad.

Here are a few more pics from their visit: