Wiegand Writes

Today was my first day back to work. While it was nice to see my students and colleagues, it was unbelievably hard to leave Meg and Avery. Meg promised to take pictures while I was gone and I promised to call her/text her every time I got a free minute. Without further ado, here are today's pictures (some are blurry, but I think you'll enjoy them!): Avery was looking pretty in pink...until she spit up and had to change! Avery and Meg spent some time on the floor. Avery loved the sunshine! She was happy to practice lifting her head... But had to take a lot of breaks to rest... Avery was really surprised to hear that she was balding... But she didn't let the news interrupt her time with mommy... Love them!!!

Today was the first time Meg and I took Avery out to eat. My allergies limit where we can go, so there really was only one choice...Jules Organic Pizza! In honor of our lunch date, here are the pictures of the day...

It's hard to believe that it has been 15 days since I last blogged...It's even harder to believe that Avery will be one month old this Sunday! Over the past 15 days, Avery has: lost her umbilical cord, put on weight, moved into (some) 0-3 month clothing (she's very long!), changed formulas (we're now using Enfamil's Gentlease), slept in her crib (just naps so far), taken road trips, gone shopping, had her first real bath (woo hoo pink tub!), increased her time on her tummy (we're up to at least 10 minutes without fussing now!), AND had her first date! (we're in the process of arranging her marriage...but I'll save that for another day!) All jokes aside, there never seems to be enough time left in the day to blog, so...I've decided I'm just going to start posting pictures. Today's picture of the day was taken at my parents' house. Avery had just finished her bottle and was sitting on her Gran's lap. All of the sudden, she made th...

Guess who just received a signed letter from President Obama? This girl... Seriously...how cool is this?! She also received her Social Security card...big day for Avery!

Meg and I had a relaxing Mother's Day planned. She was going to garden and I was going to watch a horror movie by myself. While we were both able to partake in these activities, they weren't as enjoyable as we had expected. I don't know if there was a subliminal message in my movie or if Avery just thought acting like a lycan (werewolf) would be cool. Either way, something turned her into a Grumpy Guss!  She cried off and on all day. The only time she was happy was when we were sitting outside (can't say I blame her on that one...the weather was beautiful). We changed her diaper, burped her, fed her, changed the scenery...you name it...we tried it. Nothing worked... We're convinced that the honeymoon period has ended and Avery is now exhibiting her Diva like behavior...I can't say I'm surprised...I mean, this is the kid that was content to hang out inside Meg indefinitely! All I have to say is that she's lucky she's cute!! H...

Yesterday was our first family outing (not counting the pediatrician visit). We ventured out to the garden center in search of some Mother's Day flowers and plants (it was all outdoors...don't worry!). Avery enjoyed her first ride in her stroller, but eventually started to cry. Thankfully my mom was there to help. She pushed the cart to the checkout counter while I took Meg (and Avery) back to the car. It was an eventful day...one that left Avery feeling all tuckered out...(don't you love how she sleeps with her arms up in the air??) P.S. I nicknamed Avery "Scooter" or "Scoot" because she uses her legs and arms to scoot across the pack n play! We put her down in the middle and by morning she's on the side!

Avery had her first doctor's appointment today. She did well. She didn't gain any weight, but she didn't lose any either (still 6lbs 10 oz). The doctor told us that she looked great. He said that her "Angel's kiss" (pink mark above her eye) will continue to fade. He also pointed out her "Stork bite" (it's a red mark...kind of looks like a rash...on the back of her neck) and said that too will fade with time. We weren't worried...we didn't even know it existed (it's covered by her hair!) I think Meg and I were more phased by the appointment than her. She had a wet diaper and they suggested we change her on the community changing table. They had the paper roll to cover the table, but all we could think of was GERMS! Then, there was a little girl who walked way too close and coughed (yuck!) Needless to say, when we got home we took off all of our clothes (and Avery's) and washed all of our hands. Aside from the germs, the worst...