Ode to Grandpa Gary: A Poetic Tribute

There once was a man called my dad
A son his dear daughter had
She blogged of her baby
He asked, pics with me, maybe?
So, pictures with dad, she did add

And here's one with my cute brother. :)

Notice Baby James' gear. The Travis Pastrana motocross outfit was given to him by my dad and brother as it is their sport of choice. I would also like to mention his mittens (or hand socks as you may like to call them) that can been seen in various pictures. These pictures were taken before his nails were cut for the first time, thus the hand socks were needed for protection. We couldn't be taking Baby James to the hospital for flesh wounds now could we?

For Tiffany

Thank you to Tiffany for remembering the one-month anniversary of our last post. In honor of this special occasion, we shall blog. Here is a picture of James at 4 weeks sporting the adorable outfit his Aunt Tiffany bought for him.


The following pictures document James doing what he does best: being cute. :)




You may have noticed that James is wearing a bib in all three of the above shots. This came as a result of Jordan's brilliant mind. During the first week or two of James' life, I noticed a pattern:

Feed the baby James. Move burp cloth from under baby James' head to put on shoulder. Spit up lands on Mommy and/or baby James' clean clothes. Burp cloth remains dry on Mommy's shoulder. Mommy moves baby to shoulder for burping. Baby James burps and spits up. Mommy moves baby James from shoulder to look in awe at the adorableness of baby James. Baby James spits up. Spit up lands on Mommy and/or baby James. Burp cloth did not quite make it, yet again. Mommy must change baby James' outfit again due to spit up explosion.

As I was talking to Jordan one day about my findings, Jordan had a thought...a very simple yet awe-inspiring thought...the baby James could wear a bib during feeding time. This proved to be the answer. Mommy and baby James now very rarely get spit up on their clothes. The burp cloth and bib make a great team. Thank you Jordan!

Tagged

Our little family has been tagged by Scott Tessem. Here is what we are required to do:

a)Pick up the nearest book.
b)Turn to page 123.
c)Find the 5th sentence.
d)Post sentence.
e)Tag 5 people.

Jordan's book:

See William Julius Wilson, The Truly Disadvantaged (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1987).
(From: "Understanding Public Policy")

Natasha's book:

Evaluate your progress periodically in developing each attribute.
(From: "Preach My Gospel")

James' book:

boj med enakima nasprotnikoma.......an equal fight.
(From: Slovene: A Comprehensive Grammar...James' first textbook.)

Now for the tagging. We choose Darren, Tiffany, Nicholas, Madison, and Emily Walker.

Mr. Fashion 2008

Now for a few pictures displaying James' new found fashion sense.

These first two photos portray James as a "burrito."

Open-eyed Burrito James


Close-Eyed Burrito James


On Friday, Natasha took James on his first post-hospital excursion...back to the hospital! And boy was he stylin' in his sweet cardigan.


As you can see, the beanie adds an additional flare that has a melting effect on the heart.


Just chillin'.

James' First Bed

James really enjoyed his plastic tub at the hospital.

He really liked the walls...



And preferred the bottom half to the top half.

Full Body Shots

If the head shots didn't convince you of his supreme cuteness, then these full body shots surely will.

Head Shots

You must admit, he is pretty much the cutest baby you've ever seen.



Check out those man hands! He'll be palming an official size basketball by week 4!