Happy New Year!

Great news - Gunnar made it through his first Christmas on Santa’s good list! (as if anyone was worried) Gunnar even put on his Santa outfit for the big day as we celebrated with Grams and Grandpa. Though he got lots of cool things, nothing was cooler than the wrapping paper. He loved making crinkle noises with it. We’re sure that next year the big hit will be bubble wrap!

After a few days with Grams and Grandpa, we checked in with our friend Eamon, who is now crawling!!!, and then headed to Richmond to see the Rheutan side of the family. We even got a chance to visit with Anne and The Godfater… I mean, Godfather (so, the guy making the t-shirt had a little trouble spelling that day…). And on our way back home we stopped in to see girlfriends Cora and Brinn (yes, he has many!) and still made it home in time to bring in the New Year. Whew!


Over the holidays, Gunnar has been working hard on his Buddha belly. He’s officially eating solids now. Started with rice cereal – he now grabs for the spoon (and anything else within reach), and have since added in pears to help with, um, processing. The funniest part of his mealtime is actually getting him in his Bumbo seat (a baby version of a highchair). His ham hocks, I mean, legs, barely fit in the holes! Check out the pictures…



Do ya think this boy has food on his mind? For Christmas, Gunnar went to Williams Sonoma and picked out a baby food maker for me. Now I can cook, puree, and store all kinds of goodies for our little “Cheeks.” He’s apparently got high hopes that his mom will actually make it as a chef! I'll give it my best shot, but meanwhile, I’m going to teach him how to press Papa John's on speed dial, just in case.

All in all, we had a great vacation. We’re starting to see more of a personality come out in Gunnar everyday. He thinks he's pretty funny - check out the photo of him sucking on his pacifier backwards! He put it in his mouth that way and kept it in there for about 5 minutes! And just a couple of days ago as he was nursing, he took a break to look up at me, smile, and babble a sound that very closely resembled “Hi!” He then went right back to eating. This little guy still makes my heart melt!