Looks like Daddy

Looks like Elsie got a patch of daddy's hair. Elsie is at the stage where she drools quite a bit and makes bubbles. When Alstan sees her making bubbles, he likes to try too.

Back on the Charts!

Alstan just had his two year check up on the 25th. With a weight of 26 lbs and a height of 33.5" he has moved up to the 18th and 20th percentiles.

Elsie's Dedication

Elsie's dedication was this past Sunday. Here are a couple of photos taken that morning.
At Elsie's two month visit on the 13th she weighed 12lb 7oz and measured 22" long.

Coloring Easter Eggs

This year we tried coloring Easter Eggs with Alstan. Mom was worried about a potential mess and dad thought Alstan wouldn't get into it. Thank goodness we were both wrong. Alstan loved it and remained mess free. After dyeing a dozen and half, Alstan still wanted to do more.

All sugar

Father-Daughter Time

Smoothie

Alstan ended up enjoying mom's smoothie more than she did. The couch got a bit too.

Hu Hut

Alstan found eating with chop sticks just as much fun as using a fork. He had pretty good luck with them too.

Rock-a-bye Baby

We missed it in the video, but Alstan was trying to sing Rock-a-bye Baby.

Play Time

Although Elsie has only spent one night in her room since she has been home, mom and dad are still hopeful that Alstan and Elsie will share this room. Today we spent some time all playing together down there. Alstan was showing us all how strong he is.

Some for me; Some for you

Yes, those are the same plastic hamburgers that Alstan was feeding "Baby Mouse" a few months ago. He now has a living playmate!

Just Chillin'!

Tickle Torture

Thumb sucking?

Elsie is typically a very content baby. She soothes herself by sucking her entire hand and making a whole lot of grunting sounds.

Elsie

Trying out the Trike

Here is Alstan trying out his tricycle on the bike path. He doesn't quite have the hang of making a complete cycle with his feet yet, but he really enjoys trying. Since the wheel has a ratchet system, he can still get it to move with only pushing the pedal halfway.

Biking Again

Since we had such a beautiful day on Saturday, dad and Alstan went out biking again. This time Alstan remembered his sunglasses. Mom walked with Elsie while the boys biked.

New Tricycle

We decided to get Alstan a tricycle. Here dad and Alstan are busy putting it together. Alstan was trying it out around the house, until mom and dad decided we wanted to preserve our house.

Facial Expressions

Elsie is showing a lot more expressions in reaction to her environment now. She smiles when smiled at and lifts her eye brows or sticks out her tongue to imitate us. She also rolled to her side for the first time on Wednesday of this week.

Gaining Independence

Our Alstan is getting to be a big boy! He now sleeps on his own in his toddler bed on a regular basis. In fact, he is doing better at sleeping through the night in his bed than he did in his crib. He went poop in his potty for the first time on Tuesday of this week. Most exciting for him: he is now going on the slide all by himself at the park. (He would have been using the slide by himself a few months earlier, if it wasn't for mom.)

Alstan & Elsie

Alstan can now make towers of nine or ten blocks, and is moving on to making straight lines with his blocks. He also likes to line up his cars in a row.



With a head of hair like this, mom can't help but put barrettes and ribbons in it.

First Biking Trip with Dad

Alstan and dad went on their first biking trip for the year this past weekend. Alstan was so excited about it. He was able to watch cars, and more importantly, semi-trucks drive under the bridge that the bike path crosses. He even got a couple of the trucks to honk their horns. That has been all the talk lately!

Good morning!

Everyday Moments

Just a couple photos of those simple everyday moments.

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