Same ole happening here. My folks arrive tomorrow morning if the weather doesn't delay their flights. We plan to pick them up at 9am. Not much on the calendar for their week. Just the Stuttgart Christmas Market, a cookie class, and they are going to another Christmas Market in Rothenberg. The major event is meeting Rorek and loving on him.

Also, Rorek is getting baptised on Sunday at the church on base. We wanted to get it done while Andrew and I were both available, as well as, have one set of grandparents there. I gave the chaplain several dates and he agreed with this coming Sunday. They don't like to do baptisms any closer to Christmas. We don't attend this church on a regular basis, but we figured it would be a long time before we found a church of our own or knew where we would be living next.

Happy Thanksgiving

We celebrated the day with a large group of people from Andrew's unit. We contributed ham, lime applesauce salad, apple candybar salad, and pumpkin pie. We ate a lot of good food and socialized a bit before heading home to watch a movie.

Rorek has developed a dislike for evenings the last week or two. He is a lovely child up until about 7 pm and is a lovely child at about midnite on. He loves attention and being held. We are working on the floor, swing, bouncy seat etc without screaming and turning red in the face.

1 month, 1 week, 1 day old....

Happy Fall!!

First time sleeping in his crib.

Floor time with Daddy. Not too amused by his rattles etc.

It snowed the last few days here, BUT I actually stepped out of the house ALONE and was able to go for a run/walk and organize stuff in storage. It was blustery cold due to the wind, so it was a quick visit outside. Rorek slept for about an hour and Andrew kept an eye on him.

We have been slowly getting Rorek accustomed to sleeping in the pac n play and sitting in the bouncy seat or swing. We have also started letting him lay on the floor a bit. He is getting to the stage of being okay laying and just staring around. Allowing me to type this, while he is in his bouncy seat, without crying is great!! In the late afternoon/ early evening he tends to get a bit cranky. A small case of colic I think. Our days are pretty mellow and quiet, and evenings I think are a bit over stimulating with more lights, more noises, etc.

My folks arrive a week from today to spoil Rorek with hugs kisses and cuddling. I have started a to do list for myself :). Things I haven't been able to do for the last 5 weeks. Nothing big, just a bunch of simple things that require extra hands to hold or comfort a baby. Although, I do really enjoy sharing naptime with Rorek and simply cuddling.

More pics...

1 Month

Time has flown by...we are enjoying and learning every minute of every day :)