Thursday, August 2, 2007

I'm Home!

Hello! Well, I am home today. With the collapse of the 35W bridge, I just have no idea on what my commuting life will be like now. On a normal day, it takes me 1.5 hours to get to work and 1.5 hours to get home for a total of 3 hours commuting. I cringe to imagine my commute going forward...and how on earth will I make it home in time to keep up with breastfeeding my baby girl?

Well, on a lighter note, here are some new pictures of Ashley. I took her for her 4 month check up on Friday. The doc says she's long and skinny! Oh to be long and skinny. She's 2' 3" tall (98 percentile) and 13 lbs 10 oz (36 percentile).



















Ashley has found her feet! She loves to grab her toes and she seems to always have her legs high in the air. She's also started to suck on her lip. Too cute!!


























This past weekend we headed to the family cabin. It's a 2.5 hour drive and it wasn't Ashley's favorite part of the weekend. I imagined her sleeping the whole way there...THINK AGAIN! She slept for about a 1/2 hour and the other time was spent playing and screaming! At one point I jumped into the back seat and pulled a Brittany Spears. I was nervous the entire time but Matt promised he would drive extra careful so that I could feed her. Once at the cabin, Ashley enjoyed time with Grandma and Grandpa and Uncle Doug, Auntie Sonya and cousins Samantha, Dougie and Dallas. We fished, skied, wake boarded and tubed. It was a beautiful summer weekend. We couldn't have asked for better weather.





















This picture captures Ashley's feelings about swimming. She liked her feet in the water but as soon as the water hit her diaper, she made gasping noises I haven't heard before.

























Daddy with Ashley as Ashley gets her feet wet.



Another cute picture of Ashley hanging out on Daddy's lap. If you'll look closely, you'll notice Matt is sporting some of Grandpa's old swim trunks! I couldn't help but sing, If you dare wear short shorts, Nair for short shorts...or how ever that commercial song goes. I bet he will remember to pack his swim trunks the next time we head to the cabin. :o)

2 comments:

FEZ BEAR said...

Did Julie share with you my short shorts story?? Good stuff... Hey, I hear they make a breastfeeding pump that you can mount in your car so you can just hook it up and pump while you drive! Problem solved.

crystal o said...

Hey Jere, didn't the neighbor come over while you were in your short shorts? I think Julie said she was inside dying and you played it cool. Good for you!
I AM going to sing that song to Matt now tho.