Flicker Update

Flickr has been updated with June pictures. Enjoy!

good weekend

We have had another good week. Oscar has been practicing sitting up on his own... and is making some good progress. On Thursday we had a play date with some of the other mom's and babies from our Bradley class. They are all growing up so fast! Oscar was only mildly interested in the other kiddos... he was too busy sucking on his hands, toys, or anything he can get in his mouth and rolling over.


Oscar attended another fancy art event this weekend. Osgood Dogood, hosted by Springboard for the Arts. Matt's sister, Laura, is the executive director of this wonderful arts non-profit... so we went to show our support! Ron and Lori were in attendance as well as the rest of the Zabel clan (minus the little girls), so Oscar got all the attention. He was a party animal and stayed awake for most of the evening... and didn't make a peep the whole night! He's such a good little guy.




Oscar also had his first visit the pool at Nana and Papa's this weekend. As usual, he was very mellow and seemed to enjoy it. Irene and Laura were there also... Irene was happy to show him how it goes. We were not there very long but he was tuckered out afterward.








Next weekend is 4th of July and we will be heading to the cabin in the Northwoods. It's sure to be another weekend of firsts!

Father's Day weekend

Matt enjoyed his first Father's Day weekend with Oscar. They hung out Friday afternoon while I was working at the Textile Center. There was a gallery opening that night and they came to visit me and look at the cool art. Saturday we spent the day at home and we all had a yummy dinner that night... yes, including Oscar! He had his first rice cereal meal and it was a big hit! He seemed to catch on pretty quickly. We think he's going to be a good eater... just like his daddy.

Father's Day was pretty mellow. We spent most of the day hanging out at home... except for the mid-day Indian lunch buffet. After that the Matt and Oscar spent most of the afternoon napping and watching movies. It was a good weekend.

Happy Father's Day, Matt!

40th Anniversary

On Sunday the Zabel clan got together for a wonderful brunch at Nicollet Island Inn to celebrate Bob and Mary Kay's 40th wedding anniversary. We met a photographer before hand to take some family pictures prior to our leisurely, five-course, champagne brunch. We haven't seen the photographers pics yet but here are some that we took with our camera. (I'll post the rest on Flickr as soon as I get the chance) What a great way to start a Sunday.














I hope that Matt and I will be so lucky at our 40th anniversary, to be surrounded by all our family, the perfect way to celebrate!

let the fun begin

The video says it all...

Friday night Matt made enchiladas and Oscar was a big help! They spent the whole afternoon working on them while I was at work.

showin' off

Oscar has been busy working on rolling over. He seems to have perfected the belly to back roll... but only wants to do it while in bed, and sometimes while asleep. Last week after his doctors appointment I spent 45 minutes trying to help him fall asleep. He kept rolling over and then would be mad that he was on his back. But of course as soon as I tried to get it on video he wouldn't complete the roll. Listen to the talking. When he gets tired and is fighting sleep that's what he does these days.

This is the wind-up... (note the cute smile behind the paci, he knows he's doing something cool... and the band-aids on those thighs, so sad.)

Later that day (after the 4 hour nap - recovering from the shots) he decided to work on the back to belly roll. This one is very hard! I had to edit the video it was about 3mins long and he never got there... but also got very distracted by the butterfly. Don't you just want to help him!? He's so close!

Oscar has been making some really funny noises lately. I think he's trying to sing... but how does he know to look into the camera? I was sitting to the side but he keeps looking at the camera... already hammin' it up.

Flickr Update

Flickr has been updated with May pictures. Enjoy!

New Stats

Oscar had his 4 month appointment today. He did great. He wasn't too thrilled about the taste of the Tylenol or oral medicine, but handled the shots like a champ. He is now sleeping it off... and probably will be for the rest of the day.

Weight: 16lbs 4oz (75%)
Height: 24in (which was the same as his 2 month... so I question it's accuracy)
Head:16.25in (97%)

4 months!

Time flies when you're having fun! Oscar is now officially 4 months old. Every week there are more firsts and new tricks. I watched Oscar roll over from back to belly last Thursday evening! He worked and worked at it and finally got there and was very proud of himself. He has not done it again but I will be prepared with the camera next time. He has been practicing his verbal skills... waaaaaaaaaaaa, gaaaaaaa, gurrrr, and so on. He has grown enough to touch the floor of the excersaucer! We are going to the doctor this week and will be sure to update everyone on his current stats.
We took a trip to the Minnesota Zoo over the weekend and Oscar managed to stay awake for most of it. He was very interested in the aquarium.














I think Oscar's favorite moment this past week was his first taste of a delicious tangerine that Matt shared with him. He did his best to suck all the juice out of it, he just couldn't get enough!