First Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving was a fun filled, full day for Greta. We had intended on starting the day at Fall Feast, which would have been Greta's first Give Back event. However, we had some difficulty with Greta's schedule... she had a bit of a whacky morning.

But it did start off with Greta getting her first bottle, still breast milk, but hopefully we'll be able to get into a schedule that will allow Melanie to have a bit more freedom in terms of being away from Greta for more than 2 hours.



We also got Greta in one of her 'first onsies', this one made by Tierney ....



We then headed out for both our parents for Thanksgiving dinner... we ate at my mom's, and then went on up to Melanie's mom's. I love Thanksgiving, it's far and away my favorite holiday. It's when you get all the family together, and there is no pressure for gifts (like at Christmas and Birthdays). It's just about family...

We'll finish off with a picture of Cassie... all Greta's cousins find Greta interesting, but it's definitely Cassie who has the most interest... she likes being around her, and holding her... she really wants Greta to come over so she can dress her up in her doll clothes...

New Baby - Last One for a Little While

Scott and Stacy welcomed Gavin Miles on Saturday AM. We went up Sunday morning to see Mr. Gavin and the proud parents...



Here's a pic of the proud papa's... in case you can't tell.. Gavin's on the left in my arms.



We've scheduled a baby get together for Dec. 15th, we could have as many as 5 or 6 babies there all under 3 months old. There's also a Bengals game that night, so along with the babies, I'll probably be crying too.

Baby Bath Time

Greta loves her bath time. The first few times she mistook the bath tub for a toilet, but she's chilled on that a bit (or we've just gotten lucky, not sure yet). But she really does enjoy sitting in her bathtub and just chilling... it's a nice way to calm her down.

One-Month Pictures

So we took Greta on Monday to get her one-month pictures at JC Penny. They did a pretty good job.. it's another week or so until we get the pictures back, but I'm sure they will be good.

However, I am pretty sure the experience was Greta's most traumatic as a baby so far. Way worse than the doctor (even the visit this week where she got a shot). She was pretty content just laying there asleep getting her picture taken, then the photographer decided we should 'wake her up'... it was murder after that. She just wailed... all in all the pictures were still pretty cute though, which is a testament to just how beautiful she is! We'll have pictures to show soon...

Getting Bigger

The last few days Greta has started staying awake quite a bit more. In fact she went 2 or 3 feedings yesterday morning without a nap in between. I think she's starting to getting to the stage that she'll be a bit more active... still going to have a couple more months before she really 'plays', but just being awake is a big step...

Here's some new photos of the new 'awake' Greta:

Baptism

So our baptism is all set... we went to our 'orientation' on Wednesday, and i wouldn't call it a complete waste of time, but pretty close... It just wasn't a lot of information for an hour and a half.

But the good news is that we're all set for Sun. Dec. 16th for Greta's baptism. The only real question left to confirm is immersion or pouring on the head. Our church gives you the option and actually prefers the immersion method where the baby is dunked into the water. Not sure what we'll do yet, as Greta hasn't mastered 'taking a bath' without going poop, so that could be trouble if we go that route...

Big Saturday

Greta had a big day yesterady... started with a trip up to my sister's house for our niece Ellie's first b-day party. It's amazing with all the excitement and running around with her four cousins, she doesn't even blink. She literally slept almost the entire time she was there.

After the part, it was off to 'Baby-palooza 2007'. Brent and Janet hosted a group of us over at their house for the first (of many) baby get togethers. I am sure as we continue to add new arrivals to the group, this will become a common occurence. It was great to see everyone, and fun for the babies to get together...

Here are some pictures of Greta, Ella and Jackson... as well as the parents: