Snowed In

I remember when Minnesota and Wisconsin used to get snow. Over a period of about 30 hours, we got over 2 feet of snow here in Littleton. Here are some pictures to prove it.

First, a series entitled "Diving Off of a Picnic Table"

Bellyflop

Front Flip

Austin's "Flying Wombat" Move

Before

After

Our Family

Our Car

Yep. Lots o' snow. We were pretty much stuck in our apartment for a few days, other than a daring rescue attempt of our neighbor's pregnant wife from her job at Target.

P.S. We hope to see many of you very soon! We head back this Saturday.

Another Milestone!

Silas rolled over today for the first time! He was just enjoying some tummy time and as he was kicking his leg, he rolled himself onto his back. He did this three times in a row! One of his new favorite things to do is to look at pictures of babies. He stares at himself in the mirror for about 10-15 minutes just smiling. He also loves to look at a picture of Suzannah that we have on our refrigerator. It will be exciting for him to meet everyone over Christmas.

Here are some new pictures from the past week or so:

Silas is getting so good at batting at his toys that he can do it without looking and with one hand behind his head!

Here is Silas just chillin'... he is wearing his 3-6 Month clothes now!
Here he is with Daddy, Silas is looking more like Paul every day!
Mommy, come join me in the bath!
Here is Silas with the Christmas presents (mainly for him) also wearing his new winter shirt from Great Grandma Siegmann! Chewing on his ball (Paul's favorite toy too!) He also really likes to suck on the bear from Phil and Jenna, especially his ear!

Picture Update

Announcement: Silas laughed today for the first time!

Here are some unrelated pictures:

3 Months

Well, it's that time of year again-- the time when babies turn 3 months old. The following are things that apparently happen when you are 3 months old.

1. You get a pretty bad cold and a fever and your parents have to take you to the E.R. because it's the Saturday after Thanksgiving. (Silas is doing fine now. He is still pretty stuffed up though.)

2. You have about 3 "blowouts" per day.

3. You flash big gummy grins pretty often.

4. You find out at the E.R. that you weigh 11 lbs. 11 oz. (He is also 22 inches long.)

5. You finally have reversed your male pattern baldness. Now there is hair in the front, but it is rubbing off in the back.

6. You can suck either thumb if you work at it long enough.

7. Being naked is now a favorite pasttime.

8. You become a drool factory.

And now, on to the pictures/videos...

Silas as "The Sasquatch" going for a walk/ride

No, he's not getting spanked, he's just playing.

Naked and loving it.

Here is Silas batting at his toys!

Silas with Grandma Sara

Silas sitting in his bumbo seat (thanks Grandma!)

He found his thumb!

A beautiful sunset from a couple nights ago
Paul enjoyed the view from the roof

2 1/2 Months Old!

Wow! Silas is 2 1/2 months old already. He is growing really fast. Silas loves to bat around at his toys now, he is getting pretty good at it. A few days ago Grandma Sara came to visit. It seemed like Silas exploded (developmentally) that weekend. He finally found his thumb, he was very pleased about this... and we are happy too that he is starting to be able to soothe himself and get himself back to sleep. Also that weekend he started smiling even more. Grandma got a smile within the first 2 minutes and he just kept flashing those gummy grins. Also, Paul and I went on a date and left Silas home with Grandma Sara. Durring that time he took a bottle, his 4th one ever, and it sounds like he did a little better with it this time. Then, the big news! Silas slept 9 hours and he has done it several times since then!

Now what you have all been waiting for:

Silas loves to take a bath now and will usually end up splashing around in the water.

Story Time! (Silas fell asleep)

(More pictures to come, it wouldn't allow me to add any more)

Pictures A-Plenty

So today was the big day! After turning two months old! on Saturday the 28th, Silas got his shots this morning. Three of them. He did well with the first one, calming himself down until the second and third followed right behind. He was crying hard at that point.

However, Silas was also measured and weighed! Here are the stats:

Height: 1 foot 9 1/2 inches (translation: 21.5 inches)

[length gained since birth: 2.25 inches]

[10th percentile]

Weight: 10 pounds, 2.5 oz.

[weight gained since birth: 3 pounds, 11.5 oz (I think)]

[20th percentile]

Head circumference: 15.25 inches

[Circumference gained since birth: We have no idea]

[25th percentile - Bratsch head]

As you can see, Silas is growing but is still pretty small for his age. But considering that he was born three and a half weeks early, he is younger than everyone his age, too.

Here are a bunch of pictures of Silas at about 2 months old:

Silas with his buddy Isaiah. They are playing "Deer in Headlights".Silas relaxing on a blanket
Silas and his best buddy, his horse
Silas and Daddy
Silas napping
A Family Picture!
Silas getting his diaper changed

We're Back: Silas is 7 Weeks Old!

We have a new computer now... it is a Dell laptop and we love it! Silas has grown so much since our last post. He coos and loves to watch the animals on his mobile go around and around. He has also gotten on a night schedule where he goes to sleep around 9:00 andsleeps from 4-6 hours. Then he will do this about 1 or 2 more times. So we are starting to catch up on sleep, if nothing else it is nice to have a predictabe schedule.



A couple days ago Silas got to meet one of his great-grandmas. My Grandma Siegmann flew out to see him for a couple days. It was so nice to have her here and she really enjoyed meeting Silas.

Here are some pictures from some of Silas' first tub baths. As you can see he HATED it... but we soon learned a trick to keep a diaper on him for the first part. He is slowly starting to learn to like them. Also... on his first bath Silas hated it so much he kicked the plug out and drained most of the water out of the tub before Paul and I realized what he had done!

R.I.P. E-Machine (2003-2006)

Just a quick note: our computer died. Our new one will come at the end of the month. So we're sorry, but there will likely be no updates until then.

One Month!

Happy One Month Birthday Silas!
Yesterday Silas was one month old. He had kind of a rough (gassy) day, but today has been great. He has been very content and alert. He really enjoyed playing on his mat and his tummy time this morning!

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Two Silases?

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Four Weeks Old

Silas is four weeks old today. I can hardly believe that it has already been that long. He is doing really well and starting to stay awake more during the day! And if he is still gaining weight at the same rate he was the first two weeks he is over 7 lbs now!

Silas fell asleep while enjoying his swing

Tummy Time!

Silas is lifting his head during some tummy time. He is so strong!