Micah's First Road Trip

Labor Day weekend, 2007

Destination: Garner, Iowa

Our rental car, a Chevy HHR was fun to drive!

Micah slept in his car seat on Friday morning until we crossed the Mississippi River. We stopped and ate our lunch at a beautiful park near the River. The weather was perfect and we had the whole place to ourselves!


On Friday we stopped at a McDonald's to feed & change Micah. Karen challenged Dean to the ultimate challenge: Climb to the top of the bubble in the McDonald's playplace. After Karen promised him $1.00 if he climbed to the top for a picture, Dean decided he was up for the adventure. (Thankfully there were no other patrons there at the time.) Not only did Dean make it to the top bubble, but he finished with a surprise trip down the blue slide to the finish. Micah found this quite fascinating!



On Saturday Micah & Karen were able to meet several relatives who came for lunch. There was a delicious meal, and visiting in the afternoon. Pictured here are Dean's maternal aunts (L to R): Esther, Lucille & Margery

Micah visits with Dean's cousins, Duane & Leland (sons of Lucille)

On Sunday we visited Dean's cousin Duane and Linda on their farm.

Karen had a ride on Annie the horse! That was fun!

Micah & Dean look at the horses

Micah with his great-Aunt Lucille

A view of the town of Garner, Iowa

AUNTS ARE AWESOME!

Last week Micah was able to visit with both Aunt Jean and Aunt Laura.

FEET ARE NEAT!

Micah discovered today that he has toes and that he can reach them. It is the first time we've noticed him doing this. And he has been playing with his feet ALL day (when he isn't napping)! It must be pretty cool to figure out that you have feet! :)

Four month check-up

Micah is now 14 lbs. 5oz. and 26.5 inches

Micah's weight is right in the middle, and he is in the 95th percentile for height! The doctor said he is "tall and thin" Afterwards we stopped and bought more produce at a farm market right near our place. I stop there twice a week. Must be all the vegetables I'm eating! :)

Micah was very fussy all day yesterday and showed all the classic signs of teething. I was at wit's end and called Dean at work to tell him I would need a break. All my normal tricks and distractions weren't working. Dean (bless his heart!) took him for a walk for an hour, so I attended one of my FAA phone meetings and took a bubble bath. After that I went to sit outside on the patio. I had just settled in and was enjoying the peace, and then I heard the familiar sounds of a screaming baby. Dean came into view, pushing the stroller. He was plodding along, head down, Micah screaming to the hilt. I could hear him all the way across the lawn and the carpart from our 2nd floor apartment.

I am so glad Dean gave me that break. It helped me cope with the rest of the night. Amazingly, Micah went to bed and slept all night. It was like someone hit the reset button. Today he has been much better and he was awesome for our trip to the doctor. Yesterday he wouldn't nap very long, but today he has had a couple of nice long naps. Ahhhh the peace! :)

Summer Fun

We went swimming in the apartment at our pool. The water was a bit too chilly for Micah, but he liked being there.

Micah, 4 months old, trying his new (to us) exersaucer. He likes it!

Visiting Grandma & Grandpa V.

Posing with Grandpa & Grandma just before they left for Grandma's 40th high school reunion!

What happens at Grandmas, stays at Grandmas!

Micah visits with Aunt Sassy

Micah with his Grandpa & Mom

Dean and his Mini-Me

Micah goes for his first swim!

We sure had a heat wave this past week. My cousin Brenda invited us down to Plainwell to swim in her pool, and that sounded like a great idea! There aren't any pictures of Micah in the pool, but he went in, and didn't cry. We were probably in the water for about a half hour. He seemed to find it quite interesting and he kicked his legs a little bit. He also took a nice nap in his stroller afterwards and I was able to enjoy the water too. It sure was fun to see all the cousins!

Aunt Esther & Brenda

Playing in the pool

Julie & Micah

Grayson

Aunt Esther, Hannah, Eli & Micah

Cousins!

Micah (age 3 1/2 months) and Noah (age 22 months)

At the park

Of course, we had an appropriate bib for the occasion!

L to R: Karen & Micah, Wendy, Shiffra, Christy & Laurel

On Saturday Micah hung out with "the girls" at a nearby park. Our friend Laurel was in town from Alabama, so we met up for lunch. We had such a nice visit! The best part (for me!) was that Micah was very well behaved! (Wendy can attest that he can be very difficult in social situations.) He even took a nap in the stroller! It was nice and comfortable in the shade of the big trees at the park. That was a refreshing visit for me.