Gwen update

Ann went to the doctor with Gwen the other day (Monday) - and sure enough our little chunker seems to be eating very well. She is up to 8 lbs 10 ozs now. She is still on the low edge of the "normal" range for size/growth for babies her age (again, not too fair of a comparison since she was born early), but I think she is catching up with each passing week.

Update of the little one (Gwen)

Here are some recent pics of Gwen. Clearly she is doing her part for the environment - thanks to Amy for the outfit there. And yes, as creepy as it may be, we do like to watch her while she sleeps. Not to worry, when she is sleeping on her stomach, we make sure to be watching her. When she is in the crib at night, she is on her back (and usually not as happy). We have another dr appointment next monday (7/21), so I will have an updated weight then, but our last weigh-in was over 10 days ago and she was 7lbs 2ozs. We'll be pretty happy with a weight closing in on 8 lbs.

My parents were up here this past weekend - the first time that they were able to meet Gwen. I think that's the longest they've gone before first being introduced to their grandchild (just shy of 8 weeks). Of course it doesn't help that we're in Minnesota and they're in Chicago, or that Gwen spent the first 4 weeks out in Walnut Creek, CA, but all in all I think Nana and Pops were pretty happy with the weekend.

Before that, Amy (Ann's sister) was here for 10 days right after we got home from California. It was great to have her here to help while we were getting adjusted to life with a new baby. Even those times when she was just sitting on her computer watching Gwen helped us get our house in order.

We also managed to make a trip up to SugarCamp, WI to visit the Reynolds clan. Gwen was so happy to meet her friends Owen (Jack and Michelle Reynolds) and Sydney (Scott and Suz Hollingsworth), even if we only were up there for 2 nights. She survived a minor dock collapse and lots of flashes from cameras, as well as the 4 hour drive. But after her travel home from California, the 4 hours over the SugarCamp was nothing.

First time blogger

This is the first time that I have blogged, but I figured that this may be an easier way to update our family and friends on what is happening up in the frozen North (Minneapolis) - where it is near 90 and extremely humid today.

We (Ann and I) hope to share as many updates with our family and friends about our going-ons with our fairly new family (Gwen is now over 8 weeks old). We hope that you will provide comments and updates of your own so that we can all stay connected.

This internet box of ours - amazing stuff.