AC has an exciting week

On Friday night March 20, we met up with Holly and Linda and Erdvilas at Cafe Zola in downtown Ann Arbor for dinner. It was nice for us to get out and have dinner and drinks with friends and it was nice that AC was able to join us. He was great the whole time -- he was interactive, never cried, and was really just part of the group. He seemed to be having fun, but he lost steam and fell asleep by the time the bill came. I got the date wrong in the title to the video, so ignore it. It really was March 20.

On Saturday the 21st, we went for a walk in Gallup Park. We thought it would be nice for AC to get out, get some air, and see something besides the four walls of the house. Hmm, he slept the entire time, but we had fun. See a couple of pics by clicking on the "Arthur week 10" link.



We then went to Tekonsha on Sunday the 22nd (again, I got the date wrong in the title to the video -- it's a good thing I don't build bridges given my attention to detail). AC had another great day despite his growing cold and stomach crud from his first week of daycare. He's holding his head up very well and we're convinced that he's starting to make "talking" sounds. Listen closely and you'll hear a couple during his tummy time.

Major milestone - AC plays with his toys!

AC had a major milestone this weekend (in the opinions of his parents anyway) in that he played with the toys on his Baby Einstein. He also held one of his rattles and shook it. This is the first time that he has played with his toys on his own and we found it very exciting. He had a successful trip to the doctor the other day and everything seems to be developing properly. Bonnie has left us and we don't quite know how we'll get along with her. We can't possibly thank her enough for being here with us, and John enough for all of his back and forth between Michigan and Florida and for doing without Bonnie for 6 weeks. AC will miss Bonnie too as he always seemed to calm down when Gramma Bonnie held him. Thanks again Bonnie & John!
Karen came to visit on Sunday. You'll find some photos posted to Flickr by following the "Arthur week 08" link (once it's there to click on).

G&G C&C come to visit AC

Gramma Carolyn and Grampa Clayton came to visit Arthur on Saturday the 7th of March. Gramma Bonnie was here too, of course, not to sell her short. We had a trifecta of grandparents but not a full quorum. AC is becoming much more interactive and has begun smiling....and we think he's smiling at us and not just passing gas. Perhaps that's wishful thinking. Some pics of the day have been added to the "Arthur week 07" photo set on Flickr.

We've got some new photos....too many perhaps?

On Sunday we went for breakfast at our usual haunt and AC wore his Spartan hat in honor of the big bball game with Illinois. MSU wont the game and clinched a share of the Big 10 title! Sweet. Then on Tuesday AC got another bath and this time his dad used the still camera rather than the video camera to record the action. We no longer are in possession of the scale we had borrowed but the boy must be over 10 pounds by now and he may, MAY, be getting a little more restful at night (knock on wood). And if you look closely enough, you'll see a little pimple on the guy's chin.

Follow the "Arthur week 07" link in the upper right corner for more pics. And remember that our web address is toddsherwood.blogspot.com.