Such a Big Boy!

On Sunday Sara and Trevor got to spend some time at Jeff and Dawn's house. It was great spending time with the four (soon to be five) of them. We tried out Brooke's old bumbo chair and Trevor loved it. He was so proud sitting there like a big boy!


We love this pic of Brooke - totally shows her fun personality!!! And check out her high heel Cinderella shoes!

A week of Pictures

Trevor was a happy baby this week as you'll see in the pictures. New this week including almost rolling over from tummy to back (he's SO close), playing with Mommy's hair (or just getting his fingers stuck in it), saying new words (one almost sounds like hi), and intensly watching Randle wander from room to room. He's busy wearing up all of his 0-3 month clothes before he outgrows them. Our goal is to wear everything at least once but he luckily has been able to wear some things more than once!

Monday: We agree with our good friends Barb and Don that gave him this shirt. He really is our best gift ever!


Tuesday: Of course Mommy loves baby Trevor!


Wednesday: Go Vikings!


and Trevor loves Daddy!


Thursday: Styling in one of his hat outfits




Friday: All dressed up for date night with Mommy and Daddy. We enjoyed our shrimp dishes at Macaroni Grill and baby Trevor didn't fuss once. He stayed in his infant carrier and played with some toys the whole time!

Another highlight for the week was "Mommy and Trevor" time at an ECFE event (Early Childhood Family Education). Trevor got to see other babies, read some books, and play some games while Daddy was at a work event. It was good to get out of the house and be around other people!

First Walk

Today the sun was shining and the temperature was a balmy 31 degrees so we hit the road for our first outdoor walk. Trevor must have enjoyed it because one block in he was sleeping. That or he passed out from the heat since Mommy bundled him in his snow suit and his bundle me. Yes, he's in there :)

Randle had a fun time too. Since he was all muddy he got a bath right when we got home. A walk and a bath in the same afternoon - he must have been in heaven!

Mommy's Boy

It is very clear that Trevor is a Mommy's boy. When she leaves the room, his eyes follow her even if someone else is holding him. He smiles so big when she even just looks at him. He actually will pout and cry if someone else looks at him or tries to pick him up when Mommy is holding him. While Mommy loves every minute of it, we do hope he grows up to be a little more independent!

Dinner downtown at Murray's steakhouse was great! Food was yummy as always and Trevor was a good little boy! This is his second time at the restaurant and the staff just loves him. For such a big city it sure felt pretty small when we ran into three different people we knew - our friend Trent from grad school, Jeff and Dawn's friends Phil and Gail, and Shannon, one of Annie's friends. We checked out a cool bar at the W hotel, but didn't stay too long since Trevor's stroller was a little out of place. He sure looked like a cutie though!





Tummy time continues to go well! Just have to catch him at the right time to do it. We didn't know when we bought this outfit, but #22 was Sara's Dad's football number.





Our little valentine (aka little heartbreaker) enjoyed chatting with Grandma and Grandpa Hillins twice on Valentine's Day! We're thankful to be able to do this so that they can see how he changes every week.




Grandma and Grandpa Roslansky were here on Valentine's Day and they brought with them some special valentines for Trevor. Since we think he's in the early stages of teething he now has Sophie the giraffe and the Raz pacifier. He seemed to like both but the pacifier was a bit big for his small mouth.



Randle is such a good doggie with Trevor. Last night Daddy and Trevor were playing on the blanket that Dawn's Mom Rose made and Randle just plopped down next to Trevor. Like right next to him. Of course, Trevor had happy feet and was kicking Randle and Randle could have cared less, as you can see in this picture!

Brian's Big News!

Brian got word that he is moving to a new department within Target! He will now be a Buyer within the Garden and Patio section! We are very proud of him! Trevor and Mommy even made him a big cookie to celebrate - too bad Mommy has devoured most of it!! With this new role he'll be traveling in March to Arizona to get an early read at a "warm weather" store and then to China in April!



Trevor is such a joy to be around. His smile makes your whole day even better! He is fascinated by all of his surroundings. He loves being sung to and really enjoys looking outside at the massive snow piles. He likes more primary colors rather than white and black and touches everything. He even pets Randle! Although Uncle Jim calls him "Bob" because of his bobbing head, we call him "Drool Boy" since he has started drooling more often. Is he already teething?

We're lucky to have such great family and friends borrow Trevor clothes. It's fun to pull things out of the closet and say let's wear Charlie's pajamas or socks today or Sam's outfit. Soon he'll fit into some of Myles's clothes. Here is "Drool Boy" in one of Sam's cute outfits:





Tummy time is hit or miss right now. Sometimes he holds his head up so proud and looks at you. Other times he face plants into the blanket and just lays there with his hands in his mouth.


Favorite things right now are Randle and his Lil Giraffe Luxe blanket from Grandma and Grandpa Roslansky. He loves that thing and it settles him right down. He squeezes areas of it in his hands and it is a must when it is nap time. Mommy loves the blanket too - it reminds her of her blankie when she was little. Wonder if they make even larger sizes of that blanket?!?





Speaking of Randle, yes he's still around and no, he still hates his kennel. Here is a pic of him sunning himself. We swear he's in heaven when he can find a spot of sunshine!



Last night Trevor slept 8 hours! Mommy didn't know what to do - she kept waking up wondering if he would get up to eat and he never did. She finally got him up at 6:30 am! Good job Trevor! Can you do it again tonight Drool Boy?

Tonight we are headed downtown for dinner to celebrate Brian's new position and all of the hard work he's put in this week. Tomorrow we are having massages and Sunday we'll go to a movie! Finally we'll get to see Blindside (if it's still in theaters)!

2 Month Check-up

Trevor had his 2 month check-up on Saturday and boy was he a trooper with his shots! He only cried for a minute and then was just fine. Mommy and Daddy did well too, no tears from us! We learned he is doing very well - 94th percentile for height, 68th percentile for weight, and 53rd percentile for his head measurement. We think he's just perfect!

The rest of the day he mainly slept either in his swing, on Mommy or Auntie Erin who came over to visit!


Trevor really loves mirrors. This is a shot of him looking at himself in his papasan mirror.




He also continues to be an excellent passenger when Mommy is running errands. We thought this shirt fit him well:




Other exciting news is that Trevor's blocked tear duct has opened up! It must have been all that talk about it last week! You're right Wendy - one day it was all "greenie" so much so that we started eye drops again and the next day it was gone. Yipppeeee!

Newborn Pics Round 2!

Since Trevor decided he wasn't sleepy at his first newborn session when he was 12 days old, we tried again when he was 5 weeks old. At first he wasn't too keen on sleeping but enough heat and a full belly caused some drowsiness! Here are some of our favorites!

Outings!

We've had a few outings in the past few weeks, including dinner at Applebees after doing some shopping at the mall. Trevor loved looking at all of the TV screens and was a very good baby during our late dinner. He sure looked like he wanted to take down Daddy's beer!

Another day we tried out the baby bjorn in the mall rather than haul him around in the infant carrier since the stroller was in the other car - whoops! He liked cuddling up to Daddy!

Happy Hands and Feet

When Trevor is on his back he will move his hands and feet around and we call that "happy feet." He has the proudest look on his face when he does it and definitely waits for your reaction before smiling!






Trevor continues to love bath time. Mommy usually does them when Daddy is at work and he is such a good baby. He sits in the bath and watches Mommy's every moment. He loves getting water poured on him, even if it goes in his eyes. The best part for him is probably when he's wrapped back up in his personalized monkey towel from Larry and Alissa. We don't blame him, it is super soft and warm!

Last week he seemed to discover that his hands were touching Mommy's hands. He looked at Mommy, looked at her hands then looked at his hands holding Mommy's and just smiled. Then he started stroking Mommy's hands like he was saying "good Mommy!"

One day when Trevor was napping in his swing and Sara was in the kitchen, she looked over and caught him sucking his thumb. Too cute!

A first for Trevor last week was going through 3 outfits in a mere 6 hours. We hear that antibiotics can do that and boy are we glad he's off of those. On Friday he went back to the doctor because his one eye that has the blocked tear duct was crusted over with greenies (as we now call them) and because he just had an ear infection they wanted to make sure his ear canals were still clean. Good news was that his ears were great but he needs to continue with another round of eye drops. Keep praying that his tear duct opens up soon!

Big news for Mommy was that her pre-pregnancy jeans fit again. Well, 'fit' is a relative term...we got them on, zipped up, buttoned and wore them a full day...but they definitely fit different then before. Oh well, he's worth every bulge and pound!

Family Time

On Saturday we got to see both sides of our family, which always makes for a great weekend! Saturday morning Brian was asked to attend Brooke's swimming lesson in Jeff's absence. Although Brooke was a bit hesitant at first, she quickly took to Uncle B being there and did very well at her lesson. Pic is a bit blurry but was taken right after the instructor poured water on our little swimmer!

We learned too that Trevor will have another girl cousin in June! Jeff, Dawn, Lauren, and Brooke shared that soon there will be 4 girls at their house!

On Saturday night we had dinner at Cowboy Jack's Saloon with Jim, Annie, and Sam. Jim and Annie had purchased our little guy an adorable little Adidas outfit before he was born and also got Sam one so they could be twins. Luckily, Trevor fit into his before Sam outgrew his.