Mommy's Working

Just thought you'd like to see what Skylar thinks about Kristin working from home. All three of these pictures are actual footage of Skylar while Kristin was working in our home office. We have a pack-n-play in the office, but we seemed to have found another method to keep Skylar that she is really enjoying.

Do they have adult Boppy Pillows? I'd love to have one for work.

Been Awhile

Hello everyone! Sorry we haven't updated lately, but some big developments in our house the last few weeks. Kristin has officially returned to work, albeit she has the luxury of working from home on her own schedule. THANK YOU TECHNOLOGY! We spent the last week getting her home office set-up and running; so far so good. Last weekend we were truly blessed (sarcasm) to have our hot water heater die late Friday night. We found it leaking water, and the leak was so bad that we had to have it replaced at 11pm that night. As a side bonus, water leaked under our pergo flooring and caused some of the boards to bow in our downstairs bathroom. I had the joy of pulling out some of the flooring last Saturday and we currently have a hole in our bathroom floor that I hope to get to soon. Here are some pictures that have lightened our mood around here lately.


You can see that Skylar is really starting to brighten up and show some personality. These pictures show the good personality developing. On the dark side, she is also showing signs of developing a bit of an attitude. She throws small, but fiersome tantrums when we interrupt feeding to burp. I'll try and get a video of that on the site soon.

Here you have Skylar enjoying her baby tub. She's really getting bigger and longer so we had to abandon the little sponge bathing apparatus and start using this. The picture is cropped because mommy's etiquette lessons haven't quite sunk in yet and she won't cross her legs like a lady. This is a disturbing trend that I'm hoping to put an end to shortly.

Finally, here's a picture of Skylar with "uncle Brett." He's a college teammate of mine and the first of my college buddies to visit. Skylar had a nice time watching the Blackhawks with the boys and falling asleep on Brett.

Happy Easter

A lot has been going on lately. Skylar is getting more expressive and a lot more verbal. My cute little crier has been dialing up the decibel levels lately which is truly enjoyed. Here are a few photos from Skylar's first Easter. We spent the weekend in Milwaukee with Kristin's parents and had a nice relaxing weekend. On Friday night, Skylar slept from about 11pm to after 6am and totally freaked us out. In fact we both woke up and went into the other room to make sure everything was okay because we didn't know how to handle the extended sleep.Skylar's first visit with Great Grandma Morris (Kristin's maternal grandma).Hard to tell, but the picture is Skylar wearing her first hooded sweatshirt. If you've been around me enough, you know the hoodie is a staple of my wardrobe, so I was pumped to have Skylar experience this first.Grandma and Grandpa surprised us with an Easter basket for Skylar. You can't tell but Skylar is also wearing her first dress in this picture complete with tights. Not the most Eastery dress, but it was the only one that fit well (25% for weight remember). Also, notice the legs crossed. Our daughter is a natural lady.
A close-up of her new best friend from her Easter Basket. Finally, here's Grandma and Grandpa Welborn with Skylar. They loved their time with her, of course they both admitted that they never heard her wake up at night, so that helps a lot.

Skylar Up Close and Personal

In case you wondered what it was like to stare directly into Sklar's face from about 2 feet, the wait is over! Isn't she expressive and well spoken. She does have the hiccups (frequent occurrence); just FYI.

Skylar's One Month Old!

As you can see, Skylar is starting to show a little more personality. She is more animated each day and starting to be more vocal as well. Here's one of her many smiles. We've been told at this age it's just gas, but I believe it's because she loves spending time with mommy or daddy thinks it's because she thinks he's so funny. Only Skylar knows what's going on in that little pretty head of hers.

Skylar is starting to hold up her head all by herself! She just had a doctor appointment yesterday and we believe she is definitely taking on the McKendrick genetics. She's 25% for weight and 75% for height. Tall and skinny, daddy was pleased as she's keeping his NBA hopes alive. She got another Hepatitis B shot and "took it like a champ" as daddy would say. Overall, she's happy and healthy. The best part is she slept for two 5-hour segments last night. It was FANTASTIC!