I’ve been tracking down Andy’s and my ancestry so that we can figure out Jude’s ancestry. My ancestry is: 1/4 Luxembourg (my Grandma Forbes was 100%) 1/4 Swedish (my Grandma Proper is 100%) 1/8 Scottish 1/8 Irish 1/8 Norwegian 1/32 German 1/32 Dutch 1/32 French Canadian 1/32 Bulgarian Andy’s ancestry is: 1/2 Norwegian 3/8 German …
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We added more pictures of Jude to our online photo album. Check out family album #4.
Weekend in Litchfield
We went to my parents’ house this weekend. Phil, Katie and my nephew Ivan were there too. My parents saw both of their grandchildren together for the first time. I think they enjoyed it. We broke out the slip-n-slide. It wasn’t nearly as fun as it was when we were kids. I also went barefoot …
Jude’s Latest Tricks
I find Jude incredibly entertaining. I never want to be apart from him. His latest tricks include the following: Grabbing Andy’s pointer finger, shoving it in his mouth (nail against roof of his mouth) and chomping on it. Laughing when he saw our friend’s 6 week old girl face-to-face. Sleeping for longer stretches, mostly in …
Weekend in Moorhead
After Katie had her baby Tuesday morning, I was looking forward to the weekend maybe more than I had ever looked forward to a weekend in my life. I just couldn’t hardly wait to see Katie and my new nephew. The trip to Moorhead was a lot longer than normal. It normally takes us 3.5 …
Ivan John Reindl
Pictures of my darling nephew are available at the following link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/reindl. I can’t wait to see him in person on Saturday.
I’m an Aunt!
I answered the cell phone under my pillow at 6:15 a.m. to learn that my sister had finally had her baby. Katie was induced yesterday at about 1 p.m. She was not progressing so they finally did a C-section this morning. Ivan John Reindl was born at 5:11 a.m. He weighed in at 8 pounds …
2 Months Old
Jude is already 2 months old. He had his 2-month well baby check-up today. He weighed in at 12 pounds 4 and 3/4 ounces. He measured 23 inches long. In the weight category, he is at the 50th percentile for boys his age. He is in the 75th percentile for length and 75th percentile for …
Prince Jude
I have several nicknames for Jude. One of them is “Prince Jude.” I treat little Jude like royalty and bow to his every wish and command. My mom actually asked me, “You know he’s not a real prince, right?” Little Jude gets his way these days. When he gets older, that will change. Andy and …
My Mom
We had a real scare with my mom recently. It turns out that she knew for a long time that she was having problems with her heart (shortness of breath and chest pains), but didn’t tell the family or her doctor until it was nearly too late. When she finally fessed up to her doctor, …