Jonathan & Lindsey's Family Blog

Avery was six weeks old on Thursday. The last couple weeks have been fun, and also challenging at times. The fun part is Avery is really starting to smile at Lindsey and I. He also is very interested in his surroundings.
One of his favorite things to look at is the blinds. The blinds are white and with light shinning through them they’re very contrasty — exactly what babies can see best. The difficult part is that sometimes while Avery is eating he gets distracted by the blinds, or other things in the room. He also has a tendency to get fussy in the evenings, which is common in babies this age.
Avery is definitely growing fast. He’s almost grown out of his first size of clothes (and diapers). Yesterday we dressed him up in a couple special outfits.
This first outfit was knitted by “Old Nana” in New Zealand. I think Old Nana intended for it to be worn with pants, but Lindsey forgot to put those on.

Next up was an outfit that I wore as a baby.

After a few minutes Avery got tired of playing dress up…

..and then he let us know that he meant business.

But once Mommy picked him up and let him look at the blinds again he settled down.

Yesterday Lindsey, Avery, and I drove up to Everett to attend a baby shower, and then we took Avery to a restaurant for the first time. We’re starting to feel more comfortable taking him on trips in the car. He pretty much sleeps the entire time we’re driving. Changing diapers and feeding Avery in the van is pretty easy too.
The baby shower was for Renee, my college roommates wife. She’s expecting a little boy later in May. She definitely has the pregnancy glow going on.

Here is Mommy + Avery outside of The Flying Pig Brewing Company.

Today was take your kid to work day. Avery still has a few years before he’s ready to start programming web applications with me, but he still managed to sit in my office chair long enough to pose for a picture.

Aside from a couple doctor visits and trips to the grocery store, we haven’t really taken Avery more than about fifteen minutes from home. Today as Avery turned one month old we made our first big trip in the car to attend a 1st birthday party for Bjorn. The trip was a success and we had a great time visiting with friends and watching Bjorn and his parents celebrate. We even managed to stop by Mallard Ice Cream Shop before heading home this evening.
Here’s Bjorn enjoying his cake.

On Saturday we had Joe, Jake, and Joe’s girlfriend, Ashlee, come up to visit from Vancouver. Joe and Jake are high school buddies of mine, and they’re also Avery’s “Drunkles,” which basically means they’re good friends who like to drink beer with Avery’s Dad.
Jake, Jono, Joe, and Avery.

Avery and Daddy.

Avery and Daddy both enjoy a bottle.