Super Baby!

Stian has been getting in his tummy time - and he has to work so hard to lift his enormous head. It requires he counterbalance by also lifting up his legs. He's super baby!

I give up!

This was how Stian was napping before dinner tonight. We figured he was either surrendering or pretending he was a moose.

Grandma to the rescue!

My mom has been here for the last week, and it has been so great to have her here! She's been keeping me sane and helping with cooking and cleaning - and of course she's been helping with cuddling Stian! She leaves in the morning though (well, it's morning now as Stian isn't really sleeping at the moment so I'm posting one handed as he stares around wide-eyed) and then we'll be on our own for awhile, at least until she comes back in a little over a week with my dad for Christmas.

Two Three Four

Christian II, Kristian III, Kristian IV

Farfar and Bestemor

Kris's parents just left this morning. They were here for a very quick trip - got here on Monday evening and left again today. They just wanted to pop down and meet their little grandson and help us out while my mom was too sick to come. It was great to have them here. They seemed to like their little grandson quite a bit too. Bestemor didn't want to put him down at all - so he got lots of extra cuddles.




My mom gets here this evening, so I'm sure the little guy will continue to get extra cuddles this week with his other grandma!

Polka dots

All is going well here. So far Stian is a pretty content little baby - at least during the day. He's a little more needy at night. But even then he's not too bad. He just wants to be held. So Kris and I have to take turns with him so the other can sleep. And Stian will sleep for short stretches on his own in the bassinet, just not for long stretches.

Here he is in the adorable polka dot outfit he got from Karin and Brad and the hat my mom made.

visitors

We've been busy with the little one, as I'm sure you can imagine. But I thought I ought to post at least one picture. We have Kris's parents here with us today and tomorrow and then my mom arrives on Wednesday for a week. My poor mom was supposed to come on Sunday but has been suffering from a terrible cold and is finally getting over it. So Stian is getting to meet some of his family.

While we were in the hospital he got to meet two of our friends who dropped by for an hour one evening. We don't have a picture of Kevin, but here is Dawn holding Stian.



More pics and updates to come as we find time.