Ian "Talking"

The last two days Ian has been "talking." He looks around & babbles. It's really cute. You can see the "wheels turning" in his head. I wish I knew what he was thinking & talking about! I video'd him here so you can enjoy. I tried not to talk, but I did try & get him to giggle because it's really cute when he does.
Sad day for Team Sorenson, Kentucky lost in the NCAA tournament. Ian & Poppa wore their shirts, but it didn't help. Very disappointing. Maybe next year.

Scarves Up! (it's a Sounders thing)

Last night went great!

I dropped off Ian at the babysitters at 5 & went to the Sounders game. It poured all through the game. I am SO glad we didn't bring him; all 3 of us would have been miserable. Dirk & I were fine. We bought Sounders scarves to stay warm & show our team spirit! And our seats were AMAZING!! We were 8 rows from the field! Dirk had won them from work (his work also owns the Sounders). What a great game! And they WON! 2-0!! YEAH SOUNDERS!! Here are all our photos from last night.

http://gallery.me.com/meredithsorenson#100111

Ian & Logan did not have as much fun. Apparently Ian cried 2 of the 4 hours, and would not take any of his bottles. Logan faired well though & she said she would do it again. SO glad!

Go Sounders! & Wildcats!

Tonight is the first Sounders Football Club (Soccer) game of the season & Dirk got GREAT seats from work! YEAH! Ian is going to go to a new babysitter; DOUBLE YEAH! We thought about bringing him, but it's supposed to be raining (it is pouring right now), so he is off to the Crabtree's house. I work with Lisa, and she has a 16 year old daughter, Logan, who is going to babysit Ian. When Logan first said she could babysit for us, I told her right out, "I completely trust leaving Ian with you," and I do! But now that the day is here, I'm just a little bit apprehensive. It's dumb though to feel this way. I started babysitting at 10. I DO completely trust her, that not it. It's not his first time with someone other than me or DIrk. He stayed with our neighbor Bev once, but she's a nurse & mom of 2. And we've left him with my dad & Dani. They let him watch tv... I know Ian will be very well cared for & loved. I'm really not worried.
On a completely different note, I figured out a good way to clean Ian's neck without having to "fight" him or cause him to cry. I put him on his changing table on his tummy. He lifts his head like he does at tummy time & I wipe it clean! Win-win!!
Also, March Madness (basketball) is currently in full swing. Dirk called me last week & asked me to order a Univ. of Kentucky onesie for Ian, so I did. But of course I didn't just get him the onesie, I got a set of 3 & a hat for Ian, and a matching tee for poppa Dirk. If UK is going to go all the way, Ian can't be expected to wear the same onesie all the time! Go Wildcats!!

It's AMAZING what you can accomplish in an hour with a napping baby!! I was able to:
-clean the kitchen
-clean the bathroom
-reorganize the kitchen cupboards
-start laundry
-fold laundry
And I just sat down to write this post! Tomorrow if I'm so lucky I might tackle organizing under the kitchen sink! Or maybe the "junk" drawer! Today is going to be a productive day!! It's supposed to be sunny & 70! so we are planning a walk/run later. Off to the shower! Must take advantage of this "free" time!! = )

1st BIG Milestone!

Saturday morning Ian woke from his morning nap & was entertaining himself in his crib. We could hear him happily cooing. After a few minutes he started to cry, kind of a soft whimper. Dirk went in to check on him & found he had rolled over onto his tummy!! Dirk started cheering & called me into the room. Our excitement made Ian cry more. = ) We are excited for him, but realize our lives just got more complicated!

1st St. Paddy's Day

We didn't do anything exciting. I dressed Ian in green & he had some shamrock socks that I think were a hand-me-down. I made Irish Stew & bought Irish Soda bread. Here he is looking so coy!

First Day of Daycare

March 15 was Ian's first day of daycare. I dropped him off, and was so glad that
1) I didn't cry (really thought I would); and
2) He was fine. He was asleep in the car when we got there, so I put him directly in his crib.
His teacher, Miss Keila (pronounced Kayla) is shown here holding the "other" Ian. Apparently our Ian had a hard time taking the bottle the first two feedings, but by afternoon must have figured out "this is it, I'd better eat or starve!" He napped really well (I want to know what they do to get him down!) Dirk said when he picked him up, Ian had a BIG smile for him! I'm so glad!! Both that he was happy, and happy to see his poppa!