SPRING BREAK . . . Minot, ND

We contemplated taking Phoebe to Fort Lauderdale for Spring Break to teach her about the finer qualities of being American . . . but instead we opted to visit the part of the country that has more snow on the ground than anywhere else (seriously, this was a meteorologist's comment; not just my observation).

Phoebe had a great time with grandma and grandpa, and so did we. Hopefully the 5 of us will be together again before we move to Washington D.C. in June!
~Andy

No Bottle, Dad!

Well, she rejected me officially. Our daughter has officially expressed her first opinion. Last week Alisa went to book group and I was home alone with a little lady who wasn't about to eat from a bottle. We're trying to find ways to get her to do so, but she may simply win this one.

On a positive note, she's chatty, cute as all get out (as you can see!), and sleeping through the night! I won't go in to details on that one, but you can ask us about it some time . . . if you even care.
~Andy

It was wonderful to have Alisa and Phoebe return from Maine last week. My fears that Phoebe wouldn't remember me were put to rest, although she did inform us this week that she will not be feeding from a bottle any more. But she's full of smiles, laughs, and is quite chatty these days! She's already taking after her dad.

Greetings from Maine

Phoebe and I arrived in Maine on Friday. So far, she has enjoyed my birthday candles, and a walk to the park to watch her cousin Abrahm learn to ice skate. She was a great traveler, but we're happy to have two more full days at Oma and Grandpa's house before we fly again. We'll both be happy to see Daddy on Friday.

Alisa and Phoebe

Finally, some fresh air!

For the first time, we loaded Phoebe up and went for a walk. Alisa is practicing carrying her as she will need to in the airport next Friday when the two of them travel to Maine for a week. She loved the bright sun and the motion seemed to calm her as we enjoyed our January (31st) thaw--the only day above freezing this month!

8 Weeks--our camera is back.

The digital camera simply needed some new batteries. I made the leap to rechargables . . . how did I miss that investment before? Anyway, her eyes are big and blue! She's sleeping well at night, for the most part and we're slowly developing some routines around here.

Phoebe?

For those of you who check our blog regularly (you are probably just a few anymore) have probably noticed that it's been two weeks since our last update. Well, our camera broke (or something) Monday when I was taking pics of kids doing a service project on MLK Day.

So today I thought I would google "Phoebe" to see what I could find. Of course there is the bird. I was hoping the phoebe bird wasn't hideous. As you can see, it's not as cute as our daughter, but I guess it's a cute bird too.

The other one that popped up was actress Phoebe Cates. Well, most of her photos were in bikinis (as she spent most of "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" in one), so instead I pulled a picture of her classmate Spicoli and her teacher Mr Hand from the same film.

Hopefully I can fix our camera so as not to be so pathetic. More soon (I hope).

5 Weeks Old

Grandpa and Oma arrived from Maine Thursday, the day Phoebe turned 5 weeks old. She's made some dramatic changes as well: she's sleeping longer at night and shorter during the day, smiling a lot more, and (our least favorite calamity) fussing a ton more when she should be going down to sleep. Despite the fussiness, she's still the cutest baby to me!

Happy New Year!

Clearly, she doesn't get her hair from either of us. I thought it was sticking up due to her sleeping/thrashing, but this is straight out of the bath. It's very vertical and very soft.

Grandma and Grandpa Martinson spent the week with us and it was a wonderful visit. They had a rough train ride (delays) with all the storms in the Pacific NW, but they made it nevertheless.
~Andy