My Sweet Baby

Blaise's Exercises

Before we left the hospital we were taught some exercises to do with Blaise because he tended to always go right. The purpose of the exercises was to make sure he developed symmetrically. We still have fun doing his exercises and now, to my surprise, he is working on rolling over.

I love this little shirt, I'm afraid its days are numbered though!

He likes exercise time too!

Blaise trying to roll over


I sound like an idiot, but here is B trying to get off his tummy :)

Blaise in March Madness Fever

I thought about putting Blaise in his IU duds...but that thought was depressing. Then I thought, too bad I don't have any Butler apparal - that was yesterday. Today I was happy to get a picture of him in his super sweet pjs, especially since he's almost outgrown them :(

Abbi and Andre come to visit!

My very good friend from college, Abbi, came to visit with her husband, Andre. They got married last September and planned their Italian honeymoon during Abbi's spring break. Before they got started on their museum, gelato and pasta adventure, they stopped by in Germany to visit us. We aren't kidding ourselves though, they really came to see Blaise :) It was great having them here, even if it was only a few short days. We relaxed, toured around the city with the baby buggy - Andre quickly became an expert pusher - and caught up on the last few months. Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture of Andre...hopefully Abbi got one of him and Blaise. If my calculations are correct, Abbi is now tied with Jen Kler for number of visits to Germany (excluding my parents of course). Again, our door is always open and we have a guest room :) Hope to see you soon!

"Born in the USA" ...okay, not really

We got Blaise's passport in the mail today. It took only 2 weeks, which is pretty impressive considering the Frankfurt consulate sends passports to the US to be generated. Now we are all ready for our trip in September/October...except for flights and other minor details :)

Tschüss, Grandma Rose and Grandpa Lynn

My mom and dad left on Tuesday after staying with us since mid-December. They were a great help and a huge support, especially during Blaise's hospital stay. They took over vacuuming, laundry, window-washing, shopping and much more. They also kept me hydrated all day with water and tea. It was a blessing to have them here for so long to help out, but above all so that they could share in the beginning of Blaise's life. Thank you both for your time and effort! We love you!

Hee Hee

We had a long night with Fever Baby...Blaise apparently wasn't too affected.