Tuesday recap

I had taken apart the bed for cleaning, but Hank still wanted to lie on it

Bike trailer adventure #2 to playgroup get-together. Greg enjoyed the experience a lot more once I placed a folded blanket behind his back so he could sit up straighter and keep the helmet from falling in his eyes.

Easter eggs

So much to do!

"Hi, buddy!"

Contemplating his next move

"Look over there!"

"Is this a cute look?"

"Okay, how about this one?"

Bathing the dogs on the deck

"Oh man, this is an interesting experience!"

Good night

Monday recap

In an effort to catch up, I'm going to have to let the pictures tell the story of the day for the most part!

"Hank is right, the sun feels nice!"

Attack of the Gregzilla

Exploring upstairs

"How can I stand up on this without it falling over?"
(He was able to do with a little help from his mama.)

Hank is not a big fan of the unpredictable little human, but sometimes it seems like he doesn't want to be farther than two feet away from him.

Exhibit A

Exhibit B

Exhibit C

"I can see my sunflower from here!"

"Do you see it, Hank?"

Camera-shy Max

Camera-friendly Scout

Greg and I took the bike trailer out for the first time together on Monday. There was a playgroup get-together at a park that is 1.75 miles away, so it was a perfect distance to try it out. Man, you can definitely feel the trailer with 25 pounds of baby and ~5 pounds of accessories on board! Unknown if Greg enjoyed the ride since he was so focused on disliking his helmet.

Heading out on our first bike trailer ride

Happy to be at the park

Hamming it up with some friends

"I want to grab her flower bow..."

She plans her attack

We had a rare photo op with Greg and the three dogs. Therefore, I took tons of pictures and here are the best ones:

Why are the dogs all lined up? Dinnertime!

Following Andrew's every move as he puts down a food bowl

"Can we eat dinner now, please?"

Sunday recap

In an effort to catch up, I'm going to have to let the pictures tell the story of the day!

Hank in his natural habitat - in the sun

Taking a break

Traversing the video chairs with toys in hand

Climbing Daddy

"Hi Dad!"

"Nibble, nibble!"

Checking out the stairs

First haircut, bike trailer, NC storms

Our big event on Saturday was Greg's first haircut! We have trimmed around his ears several times in the past, but it was time to shorten the hair all over his cute baby noggin. We squeezed his big legs into the Bumbo and sat him on the kitchen island. I was curious what he would think of the hair clippers. Would he be afraid and cry? Would he sit still? We were pleasantly surprised with his reaction. He was happy as a clam as long as he had a toy to hold.

Ready for his haircut!

Before

We began the haircut with a ceremonious trimming of the baby curls. Everyone loved his curls and I was sad to cut them off. I was able to get a good collection of curl to save for his baby book.

Baby curls!

Cutting of the curls

Goodbye baby curls

Then we moved onto the rest of the hair. Currently the longest clipper guide that we have is the #8, which cuts a length of one inch. We buzzed his whole head with it. Goodbye long baby hair! We also ended up using the #7 (7/8 inch) on the sides and back.

"Here Mom, I'll do it!"

"Well, this is interesting."

"What do you think, Dad?"

"I'd like a little more off the back, please."

Andrew and I love Greg's new haircut! I am going to purchase a longer clipper guide - either a 1 1/4 inch or 1 1/2 inch - so that we can leave the hair on the top a little longer.

After

Ready for summer

During Greg's second nap, Andrew and I put together the bike trailer. I was able to purchase the Burley Bee on sale at REI. It is a great product and easy to put together! We hooked it up to my mountain bike and I took it for a spin up and down our street without baby. It is so light and rolls well - you don't even feel the trailer behind you! I am really looking forward to using it with Greg.

Yay! Bike trailer!

More shenanigans from the afternoon:

"I'm going to check out Hank's crib."

"Mama, you're so silly, I'm ready to get out now."

Getting used to wearing the helmet

Good ol' Max

Late Saturday afternoon, our state was hit with several intense tornadoes. We were lucky to only experience heavy rainfall and gusty winds. Other North Carolinians to our south and east were not as fortunate and our thoughts are with them.

Scout hides from the storm by staring at the wall

Flooding stream