Pictures!

Sorry we haven't posted in a while - the first few weeks with Phoebe were ... an adjustment to say the least :)  We had to call in some emergency reinforcements, Grandma Joyce has been here for the last week.  She leaves tomorrow to head back to Michigan but we all wish she could stay longer ... maybe until Phoebe starts Kindergarten.

We have lots of stories about our first few weeks home with Phoebe and I'll eventually get around to posting all of those, but since I only have a few minutes before she is likely to demand her next meal, I'll stick to posting what everyone really wants - PICTURES!

 

Here is a fairly early picture of Phoebe just hanging out.  She has already changed so much in just three weeks!  It is amazing to watch her grow and change.  She already seems so much more aware of what is going on around her. 

 

Since we brought Phoebe home, Danger has been very concerned about her.  I think he is unsure of our fitness to properly parent the baby.  Here he is critiquing Jeremy's cuddling technique.  

 

In this picture, Danger continues his vigilance, this time making sure the feeding is done to his satisfaction.

These two shots show Phoebe and Daddy in their Bears gear for the playoff game.  Jeremy wore his Walter Payton jersey and Phoebe has a tiny bears outfit that says "Daddy's Rookie of the Year".  The two of them looked super-cute together hanging out on the couch watching the game.  

Here Phoebe is signaling one of the Bears touchdowns.  There were so many, she wore herself out. 

 

Speaking of worn out babies, here is a full, sleepy Phoebe all cuddled up to Daddy.  

  

It isn't all sleeping and cuddling around here.  In this picture Phoebe and Daddy enjoy some floor time.  I think here they are learning about their hands.

 

Phoebe also really enjoys the tummy time mat that Uncle Adam and Aunt Laura sent her.  I'm not sure if she can actually see anything in the mirror yet, but she does like staring at it!

Phoebe spends most of her time looking like a hobo baby because Jeremy and I just grab whatever combination of onesie, sleeper, socks and hat we can from her dresser and usually we're too sleep deprived to really care if things match.  Today was our first day of baby playgroup though, so we went all out and dressed in a matching outfit.  We decided to capture the event on film (or digital memory card actually) to preserve the moment.  Thank you to Jeremy's family friends the Klems who sent the cute hat - it was the perfect "topper" for the outfit!

Baby playgroup was a great outing for both Phoebe and myself!  I was a little skeptical, especially when I got there and the topic was "when our babies talk to us" and we had to refer to our babies "talking" rather than SCREAMING or CRYING (which are both much more descriptive of Phoebe's favored modes of communication).  It was great to get to talk to other moms going through the same sorts of things I am and it was fun to see all of the other babies too.  Phoebe is the youngest member of playgroup, but she can totally hang with the five week olds :)

 We will try to update more regularly, and at some point we'll fill in everything that happened over the last few weeks - it was pretty crazy.  Let's just say that at multiple points, Jeremy threatened to smear Phoebe with peanut butter and leave her in the woods.  With Grandma's help things have been getting a little less nuts - it has been almost 24 hours since Dad has referred to Phoebe as "Dingo Bait" so things must be looking up.