Larry and Chrissy, Plus 2!

Lots of pictures

2011-07-23T18:54:00.001-07:00

Okay, everybody. Here are our best pics from the first 4 weeks of Jonathan's life. Sorry, they're not in chronological order - Mommy is a little frustrated with this blogsite right now. I did my best to label them, though!

7/14/2011

Grandma and Grandpa Folsom were here for a while after J was born. This is the day they left. Always a scary time for the new mommy and daddy. Luckily, Grandma Soderlund came just a few days later.

7/13/2011 Jonathan's favorite sleep position.

7/11/2011 Mommy, David and Jonathan at home.

7/19/2011 Grandma Soderlund with our little chunker.

7/9/2011 Sleeping like a froggy!

7/6/2011 Playing with Grandma Folsom.

7/6/2011 The Soderlund boys.

Grandma and Grandpa Folsom with Jonathan.

7/11/2011 Already a happy, chunky boy!

7/4/2011 Uncle Brent with Jonathan.

7/4/2011 Welcome home, Baby Brother!

7/3/2011 Finally ready to leave the hospital.

7/3/2011 David's special present for his new brother.

7/4/2011 Aunt Rhonda with Jonathan.

6/30/2011 Just one day old.

6/30/2011 Mommy and her baby.

6/30/2011 Snuggling.

6/29/2011 With Grandma S on his birth date.

6/30/2011 Our handsome little guy.

7/2/2011 Mommy and Jonathan.

6/29/2011 David's first encounter with his baby brother.

6/29/2011 Welcome, Jonathan Blair!

6/29/2011 Daddy's fancy suit, all ready to assist in surgery.

6/29/2011 With Grandpa and Grandma Folsom on his birth date.

Glow Worm

2011-06-30T10:22:00.000-07:00

Jonathan is battling jaundice. Last night his bilirubin count (high levels can result in jaudice within ones system) was at 3 then it climbed to 7 by this morning. For those of you who know, this is nothing to get too concerned about. Jonathan just has to stay in his blue lite bed unless he eats. Mom is doing well, today around 1:30 she is getting her leg pressure cuffs, IV, etc. removed and can begin to walk around. Thanks to Wendy (Chrissy's older sister) we have a first family photo. Love the Soderlunds

Jonathan Blair Soderlund is Here!

2011-06-29T21:56:00.000-07:00

Jonathan was born June 29th 2011 at 2:31pm. He weighs 8 lbs 12 ounces. He is 21 1/2 inches in length and his Scandinavian head measures in at a whopping 14 1/4 inches. Mom (Chrissy) is moving beyond ice chips to fruit juices. She is still strapped to the bed with a labyrinth of wires. She is doing well and expected to stay here at Los Robles for 4 days. David is a proud big brother. As for Jonathan, he is quiet. He rarely lets out a cry and he has already produced the biggest dump that I have witnessed in a while and that is with a 2 1/2 year old at home. We are so proud. We can't wait to introduce him to you real soon. Love The Soderlunds

Recent Videos

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The first two videos show David hanging out with his cool cousins.

Here's David dancing and singing, while watching himself in the mirror. Isn't the top step of the stairwell the safest place in the house for this?

Until this day (below), I had no idea how much David was learning! Since when did he know songs?!?!

Fun in the Sun

2010-07-24T15:48:00.000-07:00

David is starting to appreciate water in all its glorious states. Here he is with his friend Aidan last week.

Grandma Soderlund came to visit!

Somebody got a new toy!

Safety Day

2010-06-09T14:20:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago, our community celebrated "Safety Day." We got to tour fire trucks, helicopters and police cars!

Bundles of fun with Mommy on the train:

Even More

2010-04-16T08:18:00.001-07:00

Oops! I found these pictures in a separate folder. Meant to post them with the Spring pictures post.

Here's the whole family on Easter Sunday:

Our big climber. I think this was taken several months ago. Back when climbing on things like this was a new phenomenon. I love that face!

In March, David's Grandparents (Gma Soderlund, Gpa Folsom, Gma Folsom) came to town for his dedication. The next day, I caught David "helping" Grandpa on the computer. Too cute:

More Spring Pictures

2010-04-14T14:31:00.001-07:00

David found the Easter bunny outside the grocery store (what kind of town do we live in?) on the day before Easter and was so proud of himself for sitting on the Easter bunny's lap.

These next 3 pics are from the city's "Eggstravaganza," including an Easter egg hunt and petting zoo.

In March, David had his first experience at Chuck E. Cheese's, for his cousin's birthday party.

Playing at the park with Aunt Rhonda: (Who's having more fun?)

Waiting for his turn on the cool bumpy slide.

Spring Happenings

2010-04-06T21:37:00.000-07:00

We have a bunch of photos to post soon, but here are David's latest videos. Enjoy!

The tippy-toes are a new trick. If you have 2 minutes, this one is worth watching through the end to see David's impromptu dance party.

Another new trick: Peekaboo!

On Saturday David partook in his first Easter egg hunt.

Here he is showing off his Easter outfit. (Recognize that one, Uncle Matt F?)

Tiny dancer

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As you can see, David's music of choice is ABBA. Can you blame him?

This boy is just so cute!

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Birthday Party!

2009-12-03T09:44:00.001-08:00

Here are some of my favorite pictures from David's birthday bash. Thanks to the McMahans for taking them! For more pics of the day, click on the "McMahan Family" link on the left of the screen. The fantastic cake was made by Chrissy's former student, Kelsey. She's training to be a professional baker and would love your business. Contact us if you'd like her info!

As always, some of the pics have been resized so that when you click on them they're not too huge. If you want the full size pics, they're at the McMahan site.

The Birthday Boy:

David's own cake:

With Grandma Soderlund and Great Grandma Bishop:
With his Sponsor Brother (below). In total, we raised $275 for the community of Rwimiyaga, Rwanda. The money will go toward basic supplies for unsponsored children in the community. Would you like to sponsor a child in Rwimiyaga? Go to http://www.fh.org/give/sponsor for more info or contact me.

Grandpa Folsom, Aunt Wendy and Cousin Lydia. Having a good time?

With Grandma Folsom

The Cake!

Playing with cousins Angelina and Lydia, wild with excitement and full of cake.

David's 1st Birthday!!

2009-11-24T15:17:00.000-08:00

Here's the first phase of pictures from David's 1st Birthday! We don't have any pics or videos from Saturday's party yet. Stay tuned for those.

Here's David opening his first gift from Mommy and Daddy.

Here he's opening his gift from Mike and Lydia!

Grandma S. and Great Grandma B. came all the way from Sacramento to celebrate!

Showing off his new fashion from Uncle Ted and Aunt Beth and his new pounding bench from Grandma and Grandpa F.:

Saying "thank you" to Uncle Ted and Aunt Beth after opening his gift:

Opening that first gift from Mommy and Daddy:

October Pics

2009-11-03T10:14:00.000-08:00

We had lots of fun this October. Be sure to scroll to the bottom to see David's Halloween costume!

David and Uncle Matt in their matching outfits. That's right, outfits!

Here we are at the pumpkin patch.

Aunt Wendy doesn't look too Ba-a-a-a-d.

Cousin Angelina is a little Ba-a-a-ashful.

Can you find cousin Lydia?

Happy Halloween!

The post you've been waiting for!

2009-10-15T19:08:00.000-07:00

This video was taken last night (October 14th). He's taken some steps since then, but nothing like this!

First Step

2009-10-05T22:02:00.001-07:00

Guess who took his first step today! It was unassisted, he wasn't holding on to anything. It was definitely a step and only Mommy got to see it. Hopefully Daddy will see the next one and maybe we can catch it on camera for you all!

Standing

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This was taken on September 30.

Crawling and Pulling Himself Up

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This one was taken on Thursday, Sept 3. Already so long ago!

First Steps (Crawling)

2009-08-30T20:56:00.001-07:00

Look who's finally crawling! He gets faster every day. Yesterday we put the safety latches on our cabinet doors. (Ugh, how annoying.) There's much more baby proofing to be done, but we're okay with that because he's just so darn cute when he moves!

Seattle, Meeting Miss Darcy

2009-07-20T17:13:00.000-07:00

David took his first plane ride over the 4th of July weekend! We traveled to Seattle to meet David's newest cousin, Darcy Ann Cook. For more pictures from the visit, click on the "Cook Family" link on the left side of this screen. Also, check out this video: http://www.vimeo.com/5498050. We all survived the plane ride, which was good practice for our plane ride to Poland later this week.

Mommy's favorite pic for this post:

Uncle Brent and Aunt Rhonda were there too! On picnic day, Brent and David were hat buddies.

Here's Aunt Beth and Darcy with Mommy and David.

Uncle Brent and Aunt Rhonda with Cousin Darcy.

Aunt Beth with Cousin Darcy.

Chrissy, Beth and Darcy.

Uncle Ted, Aunt Beth and Cousin Darcy.

Chrissy with her newest niece.

David Talks...For Real

2009-07-12T21:54:00.000-07:00

Prepare to be amazed!

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Aunt Anna's Wedding and Small Milestones

2009-05-20T15:53:00.000-07:00

David's Aunt Anna got married on Saturday. It was a great wedding, but it was H-O-T (over 100 degrees). We felt just as hot as we look in the picture above, taken with Grandma Soderlund (the Mother of the Beautiful Bride).

David turned 6 months old on Monday. He now weighs 19lbs, 5oz and is 26.5 inches tall/long. He's more than doubled his birthweight! (Thankfully he hasn't doubled his birthlength. In that case, he'd be nearly 4 feet tall. The giant 6 month old!)

When you can hold the kick toys on your bouncy seat, perhaps that means you've outgrown it?

David rolled over once at 5 months, and hasn't rolled over since. He's doing more and more of this, though:

New Toys

2009-05-01T21:33:00.000-07:00

Hi Everybody. If you want the full size files for these pics, just ask!

Look who's sitting up! (Sort of.) This is Mommy's favorite pic for this post.

Here's David's new highchair. The tags are now off and that bib will never be that clean again!

Someone's got a new car!

Darcy Ann

2009-04-21T21:20:00.000-07:00

David has a new cousin!!

Darcy Ann Cook was born on April 18th. She weighed 8lbs, 8oz and is so precious. The picture below was lifted from the Cook family's website (see the link on the left side of your screen). Both she and Mommy (Chrissy's sister Beth) are doing great.

Professional Photos

2009-04-17T15:19:00.000-07:00

David's Uncle Tim gave us a photo shoot last weekend. The pictures are fantastic (as you'll see for yourself)! Tim is a professional graphic designer, so if you like what you see, check out http://www.mcmahan.info/.

Also, these files are smaller than the originals. If you want the bigger file, just send me an email. For more photos from this shoot, click on the "McMahan Family" link at the top of the page.

Mommy's favorite for this post:

Teeth!

2009-03-25T15:30:00.000-07:00

Guess who finally got to meet David? Grandpa Soderlund paid us a visit last night. Now we are complete: David has met all his grandparents.

Ah, the old "napkin on the head" routine!

For those of you who didn't believe me when I told you that David has teeth, behold the teeth!

Teeth!

Teeth!

Grandma Soderlund came to visit a couple weeks ago. We had fun gardening in the patio when she wasn't busy doing this:

Great Grandma came too!

David's new toy. This is mommy's favorite pic for today's post. He makes that face every time we put him in the jumper. Notice the socks. Does anyone have a favorite brand of infant socks that really do stay on?

The whole family.

Photo shoot and Angelina's party

2009-03-18T14:57:00.000-07:00

David is 4 months old today! At his doctor's appointment this month, he weighed a whopping 16lbs, 12oz, putting him in the 90th percentile for weight. He's 25.25 inches tall/long, which is the 75th percentile (down from the 80th for height last month). The pictures below are from some "photo shoots" a couple weeks ago and from Cousin Angelina's 6th birthday party. She turned 6 already! (Good thing David will never get that big...)

Mommy's favorite:

Did somebody say "cake?"

2009-02-19T17:19:00.000-08:00

Thaddaeus discovered David's stroller this week. They make strollers for animals. They also make strollers that seat more than one child. Why hasn't anyone created a stroller that seats both an infant and an animal? Finally, then, the whole family could go for a walk!

David turned 3 months old on Wednesday. (How can he be 3 months old already when he still feels so brand new?) At the doctor's office, he weighed 15 lbs, 13 oz, putting him in the 91st percentile for weight. That's down from the 95th percentile last month. He's wasting away! He also measured 24.75 inches in height/length. Last night he slept for 8.5 hours. He's such a good baby; we just love him!

David and Daddy

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David Talks II

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David Talks

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Progress and Visitors

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The McMahans came over for the Superbowl. Actually, only Tim was here for the Superbowl. The rest of the family came to hang out with Baby David. He managed to get sour milk on BOTH Tim and Wendy before the day was through. Somehow Angelina and Lydia left unscathed. Wendy's special sour milk gift came shortly after these pictures were taken: Can you tell David is thinking about it?

Oh, and for those of you who opted out of placing your "guesses" at duedatederby.com, you missed your chance! Wendy and Tim were the BIG WINNERS. Here (below), Wendy accepts the award money from Larry. If you're pregnant and interested in duedatederby.com for yourself, send me an email and I'll put you in contact with the creator.

Look who's sleeping on his back now! Is it just a fluke or a new norm? We're still not sure! He's been taking at least one nap per day on his back lately, which is real progress for this little guy. His mommy and daddy are very aware of the NICHD Back to Sleep Campaign and are relieved that he's finally complying... at least a little.

Tracking the Mobile

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More family pics

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Aunt Beth and Uncle Ted came to meet their nephew on January 8. Oh, the fun we had before we all (except David) got sick!

We threw a baby shower for Beth over the weekend. That meant lots of holding time for David. Here he is (below) with Aunt Rhonda, Great Aunt Linda and "Aunt" Edell.

Mommy & Daddy are so pleased!

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Guess who slept through the night last night?!

Discovering the taste of his hands. Yuck.

Larry's Family Comes Over for a Visit

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Four Generations!

David with Aunty Anna and soon to be Uncle Matt

Family picture with Great-Grandmother Bishop

David with Great-Grandma Bishop

Happy David with Grandma Soderlund

David's first Christmas

2008-12-28T17:11:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures from David's first Christmas. We'll post more in the coming days, so please check back. By the way, David now weighs 12.5 lbs. He's in the 91st percentile for weight. A big boy!

Uncle Brent and Aunt Rhonda came to visit last weekend. David was quick to snuggle up to both of them!

Here he is hanging out in bed with Thaddaeus.

The family portrait before David's Christmas dinner...

... and after Christmas dinner.

David and Grandpa Folsom

David with Aunt Wendy and Cousin Lydia.

David and Aunt Anna. They finally got to meet each other on December 27!

Baby Model

2008-12-21T13:11:00.000-08:00

Here are just a few shots of Baby David that will go into his modeling portfolio. We are especially proud of his layout on the shag. Very tasteful.

Recent photos

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The Folkerts family brought us dinner last week and the boys got to meet David for the first time. Here's (left to right) Nathan, Lydia, David, Grant and Chrissy.

A sleepy David with a very tired Daddy.

David loves his pacifier.

But he can't keep it in for long!

David's favorite sleep position. Are human legs supposed to bend like that?

The whole family.

Bath Time

2008-12-04T20:20:00.000-08:00

Husky Boy

2008-12-02T18:16:00.000-08:00

Well it's official as of today's doctor visit, we have a husky boy on our hands. David is now weighing in at 10 lbs. even which puts him in the 85th% for babies his age. As for length he grew half an inch in the last week putting him in the 75th% for babies his age. He now measures 21 1/4 inches in length. Wow what a kid.

On our own

2008-12-01T20:18:00.001-08:00

On Sunday, David's Grandma and Grandpa Folsom went home. Now that our safety net has been removed, we're a little aprehensive about taking care of this little guy all on our own. But we're looking forward to visits from his Grandma Soderlund, Grandpa Soderlund, and all his aunts and uncles in the coming weeks!

Speaking of uncles, here's David with his Uncle Matt on Thanksgiving:

And here he is with Matt, Michelle and her mom Lois:

Also, to update you all on his weight, when he saw his pediatrician last Monday, he weighed 9lbs (9 ounces more than when we left the hospital)! Based on that weight gain, we were able to stop supplementing with formula. Tomorrow he'll see his doctor again and we're hoping for more weight gain. He'll be a real chub-chub before we know it!

Thanksgiving

2008-11-29T13:18:00.000-08:00

Thad-The Guardian

Hey, where's my turkey?

The Thanksgiving Party!

We had a low key high calorie Thanksgiving for obvious reason. Those in attendance were Mom and Dad Folsom, Matt (Chrissy's younger brother), his girlfriend Michelle and Michelle's mother, Lois.

Surprise!

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David's Surprise for Dad!

Heading Home Video

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Face Time with David

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Here is a short video of David and a sleepy Dad. Enjoy!

Losing Weight Here!

2008-11-21T16:09:00.000-08:00

Our Friend Lydia Comes to the Rescue!

Well at least one of us is losing weight. Today our nurse informed us that David lost 1 pound, and that while weight loss is not abnormal for newborns, David lost one more ounce than he should have. So we are now introducing one ounce of formula at every feeding in order to bulk him back up again. I am trying to model this behavior for David by bulking up on fast food and heavy desserts. I do it for my son. Chrissy is doing better today, her staples were removed and she is a bit more mobile than yesterday. Right now we are looking at leaving for home sometime tomorrow.

A Grateful Family!

2008-11-20T11:12:00.000-08:00

Aunt Wendy and Cousin Angelina
Grandma Soderlund

Grandma &Grandpa Folsom

Picture by Wendy and Tim

Thanks to all who have been reading our blog. We really appreciate your supportive messages and loving comments. We also want to give a special thanks to the grandparents and Angelina and Wendy for coming out to the hospital on our special day. We are only on day three and we already feel the love. Thanks.

That Dreaded Day for all boys!

2008-11-19T16:55:00.000-08:00

Well today was the circumcision day. Poor David. After a morning filled with long feedings and short naps, David’s 12:30 appointment arrived. In my ignorant state of mind I requested that I be present at this procedure. Well right off the bat I regretted showing up. They had the poor guy strapped into a car seat like contraption while the nursery nurse was drowning his sorrows with a sugar water pacifier. As the doctor began to wield medieval like contraptions, I began to think, “What have I done?” Well in the end David and I survived. OK, enough adventures for one day.

(This picture was from the night before, but I find it most fitting for this segment.)

Surviving the 1st Night

2008-11-19T07:09:00.000-08:00

David likes to eat. He spent a lot of time pleading his case for food last night. Nursery time tapped out at a total of 3 1/2 hours (one hour session and another for two and a half) During that time we enjoyed our sleep. We are both running on adrenalin but still so excited to have this little chunk of a guy in our lives.

He's Here!

2008-11-18T19:24:00.000-08:00

Well its official! David Lawrence Soderlund was born on November 18th at 3:01 pm. He came in at a weight of 9 lbs 5 ounces and measures at 20.25 inches in length. Baby and Mom are doing fine adjusting to the new life. We are all a bit exhausted but elated that this day has finally come.

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Our best picture of Baby Soderlund so far.

Our big boy and the plan to get him out.

2008-11-13T17:08:00.000-08:00

We had an ultrasound on Tuesday (11/11/08), at which our baby weighed in at over 10 pounds. That's huge for a baby at only 38 weeks! We know that these measurements can be off sometimes, but our doctor doesn't think it's off by more than 10% (ie, one pound in this case). As the ultrasound technician left the office, Chrissy's mom heard him say "There's one for the record books." Hmm.

Women give birth to big babies all the time. In fact, Chrissy weighed almost 10 pounds when she was born, but she was 2 weeks late, she was her mom's 3rd child (birthing big babies is supposed to be easier for "experienced" moms), and still her mom suffered complications. Since letting the baby come "naturally" poses some real dangers to him and to Chrissy, our doctor recommended a C-section. SO... we've scheduled Baby Soderlund's C-section for Tuesday 11/18/08 at 12:30pm.

We're sort of puzzled by our baby's huge size. But we are also confident in his maker: "You knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made... My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place." (Psalm 139:13-15) He has a plan in all this.

Boy, are we going to feel silly if he weighs anywhere less than 9 pounds on his birthdate!