Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Catching up!

This will be a long one... so much to cover! We've been running around, realizing that the arrival of the Peanut is now less than a month away. We're still trying to finish up Gunnar's big boy room so that he can move out of the nursery, and needless to say, the nursery isn't at all ready for a baby. Yikes! Anyway, ready or not, Peanut's scheduled arrival is officially set for June 11th at 9:30am. I still find it kind of weird to have a date and time set, but that seems to be the best way to go. Plus, if all goes well, the general surgeon will be standing by to fix one, maybe even 2 of my hernias immediately after the C-section. 2-for-1 surgeries - what more could a woman ask for?!! Of course, all of these plans may be thrown out the window if Peanut decides to make an early entrance. Stay tuned!
So, what have we been doing?
Easter weekend was a trip to Charlottesville so that Erik could attempt to claim the Lindhjem family record in the 10-miler from me (he came close, but better luck next time!). However, he did complete the race with more smiles than I've ever been able to share during that hilly course. Gunnar had fun cheering him on but started crying when Daddy kept running past him.
We had fun at Grammy and Paw-paw's, driving the tractor and visiting the playground.
Gunnar did experience his 1st Easter egg hunts. We went to one in our neighborhood, where he gathered more eggs than he could hold and had a blast. Of course the camera died for that excursion. And then he hunted for eggs at school, but was tired and decided to sit down and just hold on to the first 3 he found.
Back at home, we've been having fun in the yard. Gunnar declared that there was no reason for leaving sled play to the snow.
And he was so excited that Mommy found such a deal on a playset on Craig's List. However, Daddy has now banned Mommy from Craig's List because he says his arms are tired.
Actually, the entire playset is now assembled in our backyard and has been well used. We've got video of the maiden voyage down the slide - will post later. Thank you to Daddy, Rooty, Mr. Mike, and Bryan for all of their hard work!! It was well worth it!
And now for the first haircut. Yes - at age 20 months, Gunnar finally had enough hair to cut! Here's the before photo - I was reluctant to give up the curls!
But Dana was a charmer, and Gunnar had fun.
And he approved of her fine work!

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Gunnar's Obsession

From Gunnar and the grill



Gunnar loves the grill. I'm not sure where this love came from, as this affair started in the cold weather, when we had not been grilling out at all. When Gunnar wakes up in the morning, he immediately starts talking about wanting to see the grill. When we go to get in the car, he runs to the grill and insists that he see it before we go anywhere. When we come home, he runs to the grill and insists that he see it. This "seeing" involves removing the cover, lifting the lid, and touching the grate. Sometimes when we're playing outside, Gunnar will run to the grill 5 or 6 times in a row and ask to see it. I'm not sure if this is normal behavior for a 20-month old, but Gunnar's friend, Eamon, has a similar obsession with stop signs (see his blog via the link at the left). My theory is that Erik was telling Gunnar about his love of girls, and Gunnar misunderstood him and thought he is supposed to love grills. In any case, both Erik and I have become quite tired of hearing about the grill and being insisted upon to go out in the cold and rain to see it. We are also tired of the tantrums that ensue when we must say "bye-bye" to the grill. Therefore, we were absolutely elated when we arrived home the other night to a surprise package from Eamon. See video below...

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Happy Valentine's Day!

Sending you lots of Gunnar love on this Valentine's Day!

The National Aquarium

Before the snow blanketed us in Baltimore, we did get a chance to get out and see my college roommate, Melissa, and finally meet her adorable daughter, Allison. We visited the National Aquarium, where Gunnar and Allison loved running around, making fish faces and watching the dolphin show.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Snowed in

To celebrate The Godfather's 40th birthday, Gunnar and I flew to Baltimore Thursday night to spend a long weekend with Anne and Dennis. Erik was supposed to meet us there Friday night, but...
We made it home today, a day late, but enjoyed having lots of fun with our wonderful friends and their funny dogs!

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

1st Shiner

Gunnar vs. a toy dump truck.
Guess who won.
From Shiner