Another Photoshare

Hello all, AJ here! It's been a busy week so we've got lots of pictures to share with the blogging world!

We'll start off with a couple that slipped through the cracks when my mom was updating last time:

This is me with my Grandma and Grandpa Homburg way back over 4th of July weekend. I look pretty small in these pictures.

Back then I was only 9lbs 12.5oz. I'm much bigger now! The nurse weighed me yesterday and I'm 11lbs 2oz. That means I've gained almost 2lbs since the day I was born. Not bad for 6 weeks old!
Now that we've caught up with those older pictures, let me show you what I've been up to lately.
On Wednesday night my dad came home from his first business trip since I've been around. Mom and I had a good time while he was gone, but we were both very happy to have him back!

On Thursday, Mom and I had a very busy day. Mom had her post baby doctors appointment, so we brought cupcakes to all of the nurses who have been so nice to us. Everyone was very excited to meet me because I'm so cute.
After the appointment we headed to the Copperleaf hotel to meet the Andersons! We went to dinner at Fratellos and then came home to get some rest since everyone was very tired!
On Friday, we went to my first drive in movie! Here I am with mom and Grandpa Anderson before it got dark enough for the movie to start.

I know I don't look very excited, but I had a really good time! I was really nice and let my mom and dad enjoy the movies. I only cried once and spent most of the time just sleeping in Mom's arms.

On Saturday, Aunt Barb met us bright and early to go to the farmers market. We were very excited to see her since she's been gone for a while!
When we got home, Mom found a package for me in the mail with this awesome bib in it! It came from Mom's friend Sharyn who is Finnish and also understands that Sisu is mom's favorite word she learned in the U.P.
On Sunday, Mom and Dad had some friends over and made lots of food. I'm too young to enjoy it, but I wasn't left out of the cook out fun...
Here I am sleeping the afternoon away in my swing that Dad put under the tarp outside. It's important for babies like me to stay out of the sun, but I still got to enjoy the warm weather!

We decided to take some family pictures before the Andersons left on Sunday afternoon. Little did the grownups know...I had a surprise for Grandpa Anderson!

I decided to make a nice big diaper for him while Mom was taking pictures. I guess he wasn't too excited about my gift. Dad wasn't excited either when Mom informed him it was his turn to change the diaper!
New diaper and one last picture to wrap up the weekend. We had a lot of fun this week, but now I think it's time to rest. I've got a lot of growing to do before my big two month doctors appointment in a couple of weeks!

Catching up on Photos

Good News...AJ has decided maybe it's not too terrible to nap in the crib this morning. That gives me an hour or so to catch up on my to do list. And near the top of that list was to post some more pictures of the little guy over the past few weeks.

So in no particular order, I present the past 3 weeks of life with AJ:

Walker and AJ chilling after a long day of driving their mama crazy. Please note AJ is sporting nothing but a diaper. That boy LOVES to be nekkid.
Sleeping through Luke's first birthday party. Believe it or not he wasn't the youngest guest. There was a baby 5 days younger there too!
Wishing everyone a happy 4th of July.
First date with his long distance girlfriend Miri. As you can see, AJ came on a little strong and Miri had to tell him to "talk to the hand"
With his future mother in law? :)
Mama and baby courtesy of Auntie Em.

Chilling out on his cool playmat from the WBIR folks. Please note the cool onesie from Auntie Em. Proof that my son does in fact own clothing that doesn't have monkeys on it.

A look I expect to see a lot more of in the coming months. "Mom why is that camera in my face AGAIN?"

Checking himself out in the mirror. It's so cool to watch him discover things.

I think he looks like his Uncle Stephen in this one.

Thanks for the reminder buddy. :)

One month old birthday celebration at Dairy Queen. Blizzards for everyone...except AJ.

"My momma is so mean. She made me wear a hat AND socks to the farmers market just because it was a little chilly outside!"

The farmers market is boring when Aunt Barb isn't with us!

And on that note, Mama is off to hop in the shower while AJ is still sleeping. More pictures to come soon! Happy Wednesday!

What a difference a day makes...

Yesterday we had smiles...today a different emotion:

Furious. Hysterical. An emotion we not so fondly refer to around here as "snorting mad." Now what on earth could put our sweet little baby into such a terrible mood?

The evil torture device known as the crib. Apparently the only acceptable place for naptime today is laying on Mama. Nowhere else will do.

A Picture Worth One Thousand Words

There's no mistaking it. The little monkey man is officially smiling! And today I finally caught him with the camera!

AJ at 2 weeks

Okay, so this is a little late, since AJ will be 3 weeks old tomorrow, but we can't miss this milestone!

Here are the stats from the big 2 week dr appt.

• Weight: 9lbs 1oz (2 oz shy of birth weight) 60th percentile
• Height: 21inches (.5 inches taller than birth height) 62nd percentile
• Head Circumference: 37.5 cm 60th percentile

Dr. R says AJ is perfectly proportional and growing well! He's still wearing newborn diapers and newborn or 0-3 month clothes.

We're also happy to report the little guy also lost his umbillical cord stump this week.