Water Baby

Graham had his first pool experience today! It was waaaay to windy to go to the big pool up in Evergreen, so we went in my parents hot tub. Before everyone freaks out about me putting a baby in a hot tub, you should know that their hot tub is broken and is not heated. So until they get it fixed, it's basically a tiny pool. Perfect for Graham and Mommy to spend the afternoon in together!


G in his awesome swim gear:


All smiles, he loved the water:


The dog days of summer are here:

Breakfast King

We spent our holiday morning going out for breakfast as a family. Although Graham had his breakfast before we left, he enjoyed himself at the restaurant. It was his first time sitting in a "big boy" (translation: no neck and head support) high chair! While we brought toys for him to play with, he was most taken with the a round, laminated menu insert. As always, our little man was wonderfully behaved and gave out lots of smiles to the staff and other patrons of the restaurant.

Look Ma, New Tricks!

Graham is doing pretty well sitting independently! He is also rolling like crazy and trying to figure out how to crawl. These pictures are from earlier tonight when he was sitting up very well, but rebelling against his bedtime. I say rebelling jokingly, because I know what many other parents go through with getting their child to sleep and sleep through the night. Graham has always been an excellent sleeper; he was sleeping 5 hour stretches through the night from birth and has pretty much gone up from there. He now sleeps 10+ hours a night and takes two solid naps (he has inherited my love of sleep!). So when I say he was rebelling, I mean going to bed at 8 instead of 7 is rebelling for him.

Video Time

In honor of Graham turning 6 months and Mother's Day, I decided to put together a little video. This is my first time using Movie Maker, in the past I have used Picasa - hopefully it looks okay!

Untitled from Jenny Pretekin on Vimeo.

6 Months Already?

Graham is 6 months old! I can't believe how quickly half a year has gone by. G had his 6 month checkup and his stats were as follows: 17 lbs 5.5 oz. He has moved from the 40th to the 50th percentile for weight. He was 27 inches long, moving him from the 50th to the 75th percentile! I knew our little guy was long as I recently moved him from his 3-6 month clothes to 6-9 month. It wasn't that the onesies were getting too tight on him, but it was the fact that I could barely button them at the bottom anymore! Graham got a great report from his peditrician and handled his shots like a champ. Happy 6 months!

Hare & Hairs

The Easter Bunny and a haircut, that is. Graham celebrated both of these things just a little over a week ago!

Before - a long, wild mop of hair that has short patches (from where he lost some of his baby hair):

During - not quite an independent sitter, so we had the help of a bin to make sure we cut it evenly:

After - look at my handsome little boy cut(and thanks to Mikel, our daycare lady, who used to be a hairdresser)!:

Happy Easter from the Pretekin Family!

G's 1st Passover!

Graham celebrated his first Passover last night. Yes it was early, but the couple that always puts together our big Passover celebration was getting ready to travel, so they had to have it early this year. Graham had a great time, although he had to be taken out during the service. His happy screams and laughter were just a little too loud!