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

Gus and Adrienne

Gus Age Timer: 7 hours, 20 minutes

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

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.

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

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

Age Timer: 5 months, 2 days

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

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?

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

Age Timer: 5 months

Well, I’m alone again.  Sans boys.  I don’t think I’ve mentioned this yet, but for the entire month of June (and maybe even the first week of July), James and Emmett will be spending every Wednesday night to Friday night in Maine.  James is working for his parents’ business, Creative Cottages, and since I have a weekly work meeting every Friday, Emmett has to go with him.

Last week was the first week they went.  It was the first night I spent away from Emmett, and while it was nice to have some time to myself (I got a LOT of work done and was able to go to a Tweetup!),  it still felt strange to be alone, and I missed both of them terribly.  To keep myself occupied, I’ve made an extensive list of things I want to get done while they’re away in June, which includes a ton of magazine-reading, plenty of baths and pedicures and some online shopping.

Emmett the Super Stander

Other than that, things are going very well.  Emmett grows more and more everyday.  And all he wants to do is stand up.  Seriously, this kid is totally dying to be mobile.  Last weekend we enjoyed another lovely visit from my parents.  We went for a stroll around BU’s campus on Saturday, and on Sunday headed over to the Charles for the Dragon Boat Festival.  James and I were also able to go on a date on Saturday night – we saw Angels and Demons (it was awesome!) and hung out with friends.

Enjoying the outdoors at the Dragon Boat Festival

Hope you enjoyed the update.  Gotta get back to my magazine reading!

Age Timer: 20 weeks, 6 days

The other day I caught Emmett sleeping in the most adorably odd position ever – I had to snap a photo …

Emmett the Butt Sleeper

What a cutie patootie!

Age Timer: 20 weeks, 3 days

We attempted to feed Emmett that yummy rice cereal/formula mixture again a couple of days ago.  He seemed a little more receptive to the idea, actually opening his mouth when the spoon came near and even swallowing some of it (or so it seemed anyway)!  Check out the two part series below (we had some technical difficulties) for an exclusive look …

Age Timer: 19 weeks, 4 days

Whenever James and I have attempted to take the Chicco travel system stroller onto the T lately, it’s been quite the ordeal.  Let’s face it — the MBTA is not exactly stroller- (or even handicap-) friendly.  It’s basically impossible for one of us to take him on the train in the stroller without the help of the other, and it really is hard work to carry it up and down the stairs in the underground stations.

So on Memorial Day, when we returned from our trip to the Public Garden, I decided to try out the Chicco umbrella stroller we were given by my friend, Allie.  I’d always assumed Emmett was still too small to fit into it, but after realizing how big he is for his age, I figured I’d give it a try.  Needless to say, James and I wish we’d decided to give it a go sooner.  Em fits into it just fine, and it’s a heck of a lot lighter for when we need to maneuver stairs and the MBTA!  I’m pretty sure Emmett enjoys how his feet are free-hanging.  We went for a test drive yesterday, and he really seems to like swinging his feet.

Emmett in his red Chicco umbrella stroller

Big Boy

Age Timer: 18 weeks, 5 days

Hope everyone enjoyed their Memorial Day yesterday and had wonderful weather like we did here in Boston!  Yesterday, James, Emmett and I met James’ brother, Shawn and his wife, Sara (and fetal Baby K) for a picnic in Boston’s Public Garden.  It was a pretty warm day, but we got a nice shady spot under a tree and ate yummy shrimp cocktail, crackers and sandwiches, played some frisbee and enjoyed the beautiful day off.

Emmett and the Klingeners

Emmett and Dad loungin' in the grass

Age Timer: 18 weeks, 4 days