Little Baby Lump

First there was a pamelump. Now there’s a little baby lump.

Welcome My New Nephew, Gus! July 7, 2009

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Sleepy Gus

Sleepy Gus

It’s official – little Rus Gus has finally made his debut into the world!  The blond Russel Augusten Nutter was born this afternoon, breathing his first fresh breath of air at 2:26 p.m.  That’s right, no more swimming around for the little guy.  And I must say, he’s quite a handsome little guy at that.  Though Gus was born via an unexpected C section due to his breech position, the operation went smoothly and Adrienne, Mac and the Gusbuster are all happy and well.

Some stats:

Birthday: July 7, 2009

Weight: 7 lbs. 7 oz.  (on 7/7!)

Length: 20.6 inches

Apgar Scores: 8 and 9 (same as Emmett’s!)

I’m super excited to be an aunt, and I can tell Emmett is chomping at the bit for his new cousin to be his playmate as well.  Congrats, Mac and A!  Can’t wait to meet the little trouble maker :)

Naked Gus

Naked Gus

Gus and Adrienne

Gus and Adrienne

Gus Age Timer: 7 hours, 20 minutes

 

Gus Nutter, Come on Down! July 1, 2009

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In proper Price is Right fashion, my soon-to-be nephew, Gus is “[coming] on down!”  I’m so excited!  My sister, Adrienne had a visit with her obstetrician this afternoon, and she is 1 cm dilated and 75% effaced.  Little Gus is on his way!  She is due July 11, so it could be any day now.  Some cool possibilities for Gus’ birthday:

  • July 4 – Adrienne’s husband, Mac’s birthday, not to mention Independence Day!
  • July 9 – Adrienne and Mac’s wedding anniversary (4 years)
  • July 16 – Emmett’s half birthday; the cousins would be exactly 6 months apart!

I’m thrilled to be a first time aunt once Gus arrives.  It’s so crazy to think that if Gus is born by July 16, I’ll be a first time mom and aunt all within 6 months!  Babies, babies, babies!

Enjoy this video (taken a month ago) of Adrienne’s nephew, Patrick, engaging in some prenatal care for baby Gus …

Adrienne and Mac are heading to their friend’s wedding this Friday.  Maybe some wedding dancing will induce labor …

Age Timer: 23 weeks, 5 days

 

Daddy’s First Father’s Day June 24, 2009

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James had his first Father’s Day last Sunday, so of course I did a successful job of teasing him by wrapping his presents and displaying them on the kitchen table the Wednesday before.  I know — evil.  To be fair, there were three gifts, and I let him open one each day starting on Friday.  Father’s Day itself was fun.  We indulged James’ craving for KFC, then later went out to dinner to Charley’s with his parents who were in town to help James’ step sister move.

Emmett & James on Father's Day

James, Emmett & spoon on Father's Day

Overall, I think James enjoyed his first Father’s Day.  I bet he’ll love it even more as the years go by and Emmett actually understands what’s going on :)

Age Timer: 22 weeks, 5 days

 

Emmett Likes Oatmeal! June 18, 2009

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Gerber Oatmeal

Gerber Oatmeal

Or “oap-meal,” as my family likes to call it.  Well, oatmeal mixed with formula, that is.  He definitely prefers it over rice cereal.  It’s kind of fun that his preferences, likes and dislikes are starting to shine through.  He managed to eat most of what I prepared tonight, and then proceeded to ask for more, as shown in this video:

What a messy lil dude.  Good thing he was wearing his Terrible Towel bib to mop him up with, courtesy of Uncle Dan and Uncle Matt.

Messy Dude in Terrible Towel Bib

Messy Dude in Terrible Towel Bib

Age Timer: 5 months, 2 days

 

Emmett Test Drives His New Walker June 16, 2009

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Remember how I told you that all Em seems to want to do lately is stand up?  Well, thanks to Gran Lucy, now he can — without any help from James or me!  He has a brand new Sesame Street ABC Elmo Activity Walker, and he absolutely loves it.  Here he is taking it for a test drive:

That video was taken before we had a chance to add the toys.  He loves it even more now that they’re there.

Nibbling on Cookie Monster's cookie

Nibbling on Cookie Monster's cookie

We also tried out Emmett’s TravelSeat hook-on Chicco high chair for the first time yesterday, too.  I think he’s a fan.  Still doesn’t really seem to be a fan of rice cereal though.  I think we’ll have to try something else.

Love the hippos! Hip? Hip-hop? Hip-hop-anonymous?

Love the hippos! Hip? Hip-hop? Hip-hop-anonymous?

In other news, Emmett is 5 months old today!  Can you believe it?

Age Timer: 5 months