Gobble, Gobble

The Pretekin Family was almost hit with a trio a bad colds over Thanksgiving, but:  I was able to keep a cold at bay with EmergenC, Zicam, and sheer willpower.  G had a bit of a runny nose, but wasn't fazed by it and got over it VERY quickly (thanks daycare, for building that immunse system up!).  M was the first to get hit the weekend before the holiday, but pulled out of it quickly and was just left with a slight cough on Turkey Day. 
Graham enjoyed celebrating his second Thanksgiving. He was able to enjoy all of the yummy fixings this year, and enjoy he did. All in all, we had a wonderful Thanksgiving and nice long weekend.

Mr. Sandman

Party Time!

Pretekin Play Place

Our house does not have enough space to dedicate an entire room to a playroom for G and his massive amounts of toys, so I decided that I would make some room in the corner of our family room.  I'm pretty happy with how it turned out!

Graham is 1!

Happy 1st Birthday, Graham!

Stay tuned for a video montage of G's 1st birthday party and his one year stats!

UPDATE: Graham weighed in at 22 lbs. on the dot, which puts him in the 40th percentile.  He was 30.5 inches, staying in the 75th percentile.  He was in excellent health, although he definitely did not like being examined and REALLY did not like getting his shots.  Once they were finished, though, he calmed down very quickly and was his smiley, happy self again!

Happy Halloween!

Although he's too little to be out trick-or-treating, Graham still donned a dragon costume to celebrate his first Halloween! Since he hates being bundled up and wearing hats, I figured putting on the costume would result in a full on rebellion, but he didn't seem to mind.

Happy Halloween from our little dragon!

Walk the Line

Some of the first attempts at walking:



Less than a week later:

The Big Three-Oh!

Last week we celebrated Michael's 30th birthday! Happy Birthday to the best hubby and dad around!

11 is Super!

Happy Eleven Months G! I can hardly believe that next month we'll be celebrating a little guy's first birthday!

Two (Bottom) Front Teeth

The first picture in which you can clearly see G's two bottom teeth. He's working on the two on the sides of the top front teeth. One is out quite a bit, the other is just peeking through. Nothing out in the very front yet, but you can definitely see the indentations in his gums.

Uh-Oh Spaghetti-O!

We've been slowly adding more and more table food to G's diet, and he LOVES it! Spaghetti O's are new favorites!

Glenwood Triathalon '11

Here are pictures from lasy weekend's Glenwood Triathalon! Graham was the newest athletic supporter, and he was able to put his newfound clapping skills to good use!


We had a great time cheering for all of the athletes alongside the other athletic supporters. We also enjoyed the beautiful day in Glenwood Spring!






Although not the best family pic, I'm posting it because if you look closely, you can finally get a glimpse of those two bottom teeth.

Wrapped In Love

When he was first born, G LOVED to be swaddled. We probably ended up swaddling him to sleep for longer than most other babies. He still loves to be all wrapped up!



Our next step to work on losing that paci!

Double Digits!

Graham is 10 months old! This week he began to test his balance by trying to stand without holding onto anything. Yesterday, he even took a few steps! Walking soon?

G is also working on perfecting waving bye-bye and clapping.

I can't believe we are a mere two months away from the little man turning 1!