check-up

it was another visit to the doctor for our little man.  although, he's not quite so little anymore!  i always love to go with diana for ledger's check-ups, and i know diana wants me to be there too.  not just for the support, but mostly because she doesnt want to be in the room when ledger gets his shots!  i take one for the team and hold him till he's done crying, which is only about 30 seconds later...  at least he gets these fun band-aids!

cool kid

i know i was never cool, but it looks like my son may have the chance i never got!

wedding away

one of the girls that diana worked with got married and invited us to attend. diana's mom was gracious enough to come down for the day and babysit so that we could go. it was a great time- one of our first chances to go out, just the two of us, since ledger was born. we made sure to live it up, which isnt hard considering how kooky those girls are...

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hi, chair

with ledger getting big enough, we figured it was about time to take out the high chair!  while diana was visiting my family, they put him in mema's high chair and he loved it, so we took ours out as well.  it had been sitting in the shed for the past couple of months waiting to be used.  a friend of my sister had been ready to get rid of theirs, so jill offered to take it and pass it along to us.  always nice to have someone looking out for you, huh?  so we got a perfectly wonderful high chair for free- hurray!  well, ledger was certainly up for the new place to play- he took to it immediately and has been enjoying it ever since!

short trip

i finally got there around 2:00 am and immediately fell asleep!  we got up bright and early so we could join mema and papa at their church.  soon after we got home, tim, jill, and the kids stopped by for a backyard grill out!  we got to spend the rest of the afternoon playing around with the kids and having fun with ledger.  before i knew it, it was already time to leave!  i think i was only in grand rapids for about 14 hours...
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early visit to memas

with me working every saturday, that leaves diana with a lot of time alone with ledger.  seeing this as an opportunity instead of a drawback, diana has been taking advantage!  this weekend she left a little bit early, met up with barbara on thursday, and headed up to see my family in grand rapids!  my mom gets to missing our little ledger pretty quickly, so this was a great way for her to see him for more than just one day- and a chance for diana to have a little extra fun too.  all friday and saturday while i was working i got cute pictures on my phone to help distract me from missing the two of them!  fortunately i was able to join them after i was done saturday!
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mirror, mirror

back a couple months before ledger was born we received, as a shower gift, a mirror.  it had been misplaced for the past few months, but we found it again and decided to give it a try.  its designed to put on the handle of his car seat and is a way to see what he's up to when in the car facing the opposite way.  its pretty handy for us so that we can see what he might be fussing about, but he sure gets a kick out of it too- now he can see his mom and dad while going for a ride!

lookin' good!

we had an important day out where we all wanted to look our best.  ledger, understanding the importance of being a well dressed man, took this opportunity to show off his dapper good looks and sharp dressed style.  well played, future j crew model, well played...

watching traffic

every afternoon, and sometimes a couple times a day, we try to take our little man outside.  i dont naturally have an interest in the outside world, preffering instead to spend my days in the cave that his my living room, but i know that it would be a good idea to try and give ledger a different option than that.  so, out we go!  sitting on the front porch of the house counting blue cars..

reading time

ledger is getting bigger and bigger, he's recently taken up reading.  ok, maybe not reading exactly, but at least looking at the pictures in books!  i wasnt sure if he would be interested in them, but diana and i took out a few books for him to look  at and he took to them immediately.  it seems that anything that has eyes draws his attention and he loves it.  his favorite is definitely pictures of babies.  i wonder why?  he and i made it through about two books and then he was done, ready for something a bit more active, but at least the interest is there!