I am 3 weeks old!

Well, I am 3 weeks old today and mommy and I decided we should update you all on our lives!    I will start with a funny story about daddy.  Mommy picked out this outfit for me to wear to church on Sunday and had daddy dress me while she took a shower.  When mommy found me, I still had the panties attached to my dress with the plastic tag and my diaper showed!  Daddy didn't realize that he needed to detach the panties and put that over my diaper!!!  This made mommy and me laugh.  :)

Here are some of the highlights of my last week:
-I have had lots of visitors!  And I got to help Auntie Kristin celebrate her 24th birthday!!  Mommy was very nervous that I would scream in the restaurant, but I did very well and slept the whole time :)  Here is a funny picture of me with Auntie Kristin at her apartment.  She is very comfy to sleep on!

-I had my 2 week checkup and I am almost 9 lbs!  I am eating very well.

-My umbilical cord fell off so now I can take baths in my "whale of a tub" instead of sponge baths.  I really like bath time and I like to splash in the water.  Daddy likes to spray me with the squirt toys.

-During the day, mommy and I do everything together!  I have gone for many walks with Tucker and mommy, I have run lots of errands, I have helped Grandma Tommerdahl weed the garden and I have eaten lunch with Grandma Kirkwood. 

Mommy has to get used to using one hand to do things because I like to be held a lot.  Mommy sometimes will put me in the Baby Bjorn carrier and walk around with me as she cooks and does chores around the house.   She has been doing a lot more laundry and cleaning since I showed up.  My record so far is dirtying 8 onesies/sleepers in a 24 hour period. (Think you can beat that?!?!?  Here's a hint....after you spit up on 2 sleepers, take a bath, and then have quite a large spit up straight into the drawer of clean clothes as mommy opens it to get a new sleeper out!)

While I love spending time with mommy, my favorite time of day is when daddy comes home from work.  Daddy is so much fun!  He dances with me around the kitchen, and he makes funny faces and talks in funny voices and sings me silly songs.  He is really good at calming me down when I am really fussy and I can tell how much he loves me!

Mommy says I am getting better at sleeping at night.  My record so far is 5 hours at one time, but that only happened once.  I am working on it!

Thanks for reading about my life!  Hope you are having a good life too :)

Love, Summer

Visit by Gpa and Gma Tommerdahl & Great-Gma!

Two days after my parents left, they were right back down here (it's only 3 hours away, so it's hard for them to stay away from their beautiful granddaughter!).  This time, Javonte and Great Grandma Sandy also made the trip.  Although Javonte was along before, this was Summer's first chance to meet one of her great-grandparents!

In other news, Summer had her first bath at home, spent more time with Tucker, and even made her public debut at church this morning (don't try getting out of church any time soon after the service if you have a newborn - everyone wants to meet her) :)

She has also had some great awake times - and lots of smiles for Mom and Dad (not sure she really realizes what she's doing, but it's still fun!).