Apple Cup 2007!

Today is Cole's first Apple Cup! Since he is only 3 weeks old today and not yet ready to decide if he should be a Cougar fan (mom says YES!) or a Husky fan, we are making him a baby divided. He is wearing a onesie supporting the Huskies and a hat and socks supporting the Cougs!

The game just started and the Huskies already scored...let's hope it is not a sign of things to come...

Happy Thanksgiving!

I can't believe it's already Thanksgiving! The month of November is flying by. Hard to believe Cole will be 3 weeks old on Saturday. He is changing so fast and looks so different from the baby we brought home from the hospital -- he just keeps getting cuter!

We are having a quiet Thanksgiving at the Blubaum house. We put my mom on an airplane this morning after a 2 week visit. It was wonderful having her here and I know she loved spending time with Cole. We have our first 2 nights alone as a family tonight and tomorrow...then the Blubaum's arrive on Saturday morning and they visit until Tuesday. This will be their first time meeting Cole. We'll celebrate Thanksgiving with them and cook up the big meal on Saturday. Today...Shawn is making Beef Wellington for our feast. I am a little nervous as it's 11am and he's already cracked a beer (to celebrate the day of football, of course!). I really wonder by 6pm if he will be fit to take on something as complex as Beef Wellington? If all else fails there is left over pizza in the fridge. This could be a Thanksgiving to go down in history!

Here is a picture of Cole that we took this morning. He has his festive Thanksgiving onesie on and some cute pumpkin socks. He is ready for the holiday!

Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving...we certainly have a lot to be thankful for this year!

They ARE related!

I was going to title this posting "Safety 1st" until I found a photo that I thought should be posted along with a new picture of Cole. Each morning I go into his room to get him up for his morning feeding and this is how I find him. The sleep positioner is supposed to keep him sleeping on his back, however as you can see...Cole shimmies his way down so that it ends up being a head blocker in instead! This is not achieving the goal of the sleep positioner.

What is just as funny is the photo below. This is Cole's cousin Lukas, at the exact same age, doing the exact same thing! I guess they really ARE related!

Below is a picture of Cole after his morning feeding (with a little milk on his face!)...we call this the Boobie Coma! He ate 45 minutes ago and is still in it right now in the family room with Dad!

We are calling today Independence Day for Kelli. After 2 weeks of no driving (due to c-section) I am a free woman. My treat...off to Starbucks to enjoy a seasonal Gingerbread Latte. Ahhh!

The first days of Cole!

Cole is 1 week old today! We've had a great week with our little man. We are adjusting to our new schedule of no sleep, lots of poopy pants and warm snuggles with our baby boy.

We had our first pediatrian appointment this week. We discovered our baby is the Incredible Shrinking Cole! At birth they measured his length at 22"...then when they measured him at the doctor he'd shrunk to 20 1/2". Hmmm...

Each day we get to enjoy more and more awake time with Cole and we've discovered he loves his bouncy seat.

Grandma Grentzer arrived today...she will be visiting for the next 2 weeks! Lucky for her both of her grandsons are in town right now so she is getting time with Lukas and with Cole.

Speaking of Lukas...I love to share pictures of my cutie nephew. The one below is him eating breakfast with the worlds worst bedhead!

I hope everyone enjoys the new pictures of Cole. We'll add more as we take them!

Cole William Blubaum has arrived!

Well...we thought the day might never come...BUT Baby Blu, now legally known as Cole William Blubaum entered the world on Saturday, November 3rd. I endured 40 hours of induced labor and eventually had him via c-section at 1:13am. You will recall he was 9 days overdue and he came out big enough to prove it. He was 8lb 13.5oz and 22 inches long. Big boy...he even beat his cousin Lukas!

We just got home from the hospital this evening. After being there since Thursday we were definitely ready to get home and to introduce our little man to his new home. We are all 3 doing great. Thank you to everyone for your calls, thoughts and prayers. We look forward to introducing you to Cole soon!