Seattle Trip

We embarked on our first family trip (with Grandma DiDi and Grandpa Chuck) on Thursday. We arrived in Tukwila on Thursday after a wonderful drive. It took less than 4 hours and Andrew did amazing! What a trooper! Here's the quick overview (I WILL bore you with the details)...

Thurs: Arrive in Seattle. Dinner @ Hotel.

Friday: Tour the Waterfront and Pier. Visited Kerry Park with an amazing view of the city. Lunch at Ivars. Returned downtown in the evening for Andrew to meet Uncle Dusty and then off to the Old Spaghetti Factory with a nice evening walk at Sculpture Park.

Saturday: Hanging at the hotel and then spending time in Tukwila and IKEA! Off to the Denver Broncos vs Seattle Seahawks game at 7:30pm. Andrew gets to hang with Grandma and Grandpa. The Broncos didn't win, but Andrew did amazing!

Sunday: After a nice breakfast start driving home-a quick trip to the outlet mall and some new Nikes for Kaye!

Kaye's Top 5 Baby Must-Haves

So, as a brand-new first time mommy, I had to list my Top 5 MUST-HAVES! These are the items that have made it so much easier and helped me along this new journey and that I quite simply could not live without...

#5 Soothie Pacifiers- http://www.soothie-pacifier.com/ Yep, those "ugly" green pacifiers that I swore my child would never use! Andrew LOVES them and since we started using them they really have helped him calm down (he sort-of takes after his mom in many ways :-) We recently discovered the "Wubbanub" and we're testing it out!

#4 Baby Swing-http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?e=product&pid=31332&st=2002- Although he wasn't a fan early on, Andrew now loves his swing! In fact, it easily gives me an extra hour of time! Best part about it is that I bought it for $35.00. I love bargains!

#3 Homemade Burp Cloths-My mom has many talents, including sewing. She made all of the nursery beddings for her grandchildren. Well, she also found a simple way to make burp cloths! Buy cloth diapers, sew a little ribbon and voila, you have a homemade burp cloth!

#2 Sleep Sacks-These are amazing! They are safe for babies and make changing in the middle of the night sooo much easier! My favorite baby clothing item! https://www.halosleep.com/products/results/?product_category_id=24

(I have them from Carters and Gerber)

#1 ITZBEEN By far this is the MOST AMAZING baby item ever! Greg and I use it daily and he even used it to time my contractions when I started Labor! My sister found them at Target and purchased one for me! I could not live without it! WOW!!! I know the perfect gift for my girlfriends now!!! Bring on the baby showers...http://www.itzbeen.com/

2 Months!

Andrew just turned 2 months old! At his appointment on the 4th he weighed 12 pounds 8 ounces! He is sure growing quickly! I barely survived his first round of shots-yuck, but Greg did a great job holding Andrew. The doctor was amazed at his strength and she said he has the neck control of a 4 month old...

1 Month Old (July 3rd)

Here's from when Andrew turned 1 month old! Which is really hard for me to believe! He is a delight and very, very busy...

Andrew

On June 3rd, 2009 at 5:35am we welcomed Andrew Charles into the world. He weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces and was 19 inches long, Adorable!!! Labor was really really difficult, wow! Our hospital stay was amazing and the nursing staff absolutely incredible!