Week 11 Video...Poconos (Poke-A-Nose)

We have a new game we play with Griffin and we call it 'Poconos'. It started out, as you may have guessed, with poking his nose. Now we poke everything to get a smile or giggle. I know I sound ridiculous on this video but I'll do anything to make him smile.



And after a few not so consistent nights earlier in the week we have decided to begin the process of helping Griffin learn to sleep a little better. We are easing into Baby Boot Camp and making some good progress. Hopefully in a couple months he will be a great little sleeper.

Week 10

This week is the very first week that we started to see some consistency with Griffin's sleeping. Most nights (5 out of 7) he slept for about 6 hours. After almost 3 months of little sleep 6 hours was a dream. It still started very late but we'll take it when we can get it. We'll see if this trend continues or if Griffin is just teasing us. Other than that, the smiles continue and although we don't quite have a real laugh yet he squeals with delight when we play with him.

Just hanging on the couch with mom


Tummy time pictures are some of Mom's favorites


He's got a way to go to fit into Dad's shoes.


Although he found his hands awhile ago he just realized he can fit his entire fist in his mouth. We now know why babies don't have teeth...he would gnaw his little fingers right off.

Thursday Afternoon Smiles Video

First Penn State Game

We had an exciting adventure this week when Griffin went to his first Penn State game. The Shiels came back to Chicago for the weekend and although we missed Ronnie it was great to have them here for the weekend. Griffin was a champ and slept through most of the game. It was pretty chilly so we were all bundled up, especially Griffin. He loved being nice and warm and cozy with Mom in the Bjorn for a few hours. Another win for Penn State!

Happy Halloween