Roomie reunion in Chico

Harrison, Todd and I made our way three hours north to Chico, CA to see my roommates from college for the night. Angie and Aaron just moved back to the Bay area with their twins and Erika and Peter and their two kids live in Dallas, TX. We all (Ang, E, Peter, and Aaron) went to Marquette together and Peter and Aaron went to high school together in Chico. So they were all in Chico visiting family and we went along for a big cookout yesterday. Aaron's parent have a great house and lots of land with chickens, a goat, a lamb and, of course, dogs. So it was lot of fun for all of the kids...The BBQ was crazy - there were about 11 kids under the age of 6 running around screaming! Boy have things have changed!!

Time to eat...

Maddie (angie's neice), Paige (erika's oldest), Bella (angie's other neice), Olivia and Abigail (angie's twins) - there were two others eating that did not make the pic - Ben (angie's nephew) and Hunter (erika's son).

Erika, Ang and I left the kids with the boys this morning and went to breakfast so that we could have a little time to catch up!! It was a great weekend! I feel so lucky to have such great lifelong friends from college. We can just pick up where we left off and not miss a beat. And an added bonus we are so happy to have the Rodens back in the bay area!!! Yay!

Daddy and Harrison preparing to go visit 'lucky baby' the goat while Mommy went out with the girls.

Here are a few more pics from the BBQ....


Unfortunately we did not get any pics with the animals or us girls and our kids together. Next time!!

long and thin...

Yesterday was the big four month visit to the pediatrician - although he is really 4.5 months. But whatever!

Harrison is following in his daddy's footsteps becoming a long and thin little man.

Here are the stats:
Weight - 14lbs 7 oz (just under the 50th percentile but he was sick this month, so the doctor is not concerned)
Height - 25.75in (between the 50th and 75th percentile)
Head - 16.75in (50th percentile)

Harrison is basically middle of the road with his stats except for height. But who are we kidding, he is a Schneider. He is above average in my opinion with the cute factor. The pediatrician called him charming! He is becoming a very social being and not interested in eating if there is anything else going on around him. When the doctor came in yesterday he was covered up nursing. But as soon as Harrison heard the door open and Dr. DeGoff's voice he started squirming and whining to get out of under the blanket so he could see what it going on. Then big smiles!! A few big screams during immunizations, but he got over it quickly.

We got information on starting solids and teething. We will begin solids at 6 months - the most recent research says this it is best for their digestive tract and there is less risk of obesity by waiting. Also they say it is best to wait until the baby can sit upright unassisted...which he is working on but has not mastered. Teething could happen anytime...but lets hope it's not too soon!

Lots of fun things to look forward to.

So much to report.....4 months!!

I started this post last week...and now I am finally getting to finish it.

Things have been busy...just the usual work and such and Harrison continues to grow and change. Some days I feel like a rock star and get everything done and other days it feels like I am barely keeping my head above water and I'm in a funk. Just trying to take each day as it comes...and to my friends - I promise I will call you back it's just taking me a little longer than usual.

Last weekend Todd's Dad came into town for work and stayed with us for a couple of days. It was great to have him here. He and Todd played a couple of rounds of golf, we went out for a nice lunch on Saturday and just hung out. For some reason I did not take any pics....not sure where my brain was.

The weekend before was mother's day! It was a really nice day. Todd and Harrison took me to breakfast and gave me a pretty necklace with an H pendant and Harrison's birthstone. Then we just hung out and relaxed. It was a much needed laid back day.



Harrison is becoming more and more active...he loves his exersaucer. He really concentrates on the toys...it is fun to see his brain work and develop.




Little video of H in action. He began giggling a little recently. He is not a master of the giggle yet so it only shows up here and there...by the time I got the video on he wouldn't laugh anymore but there are still some cute noises. He loves playing with Daddy.



He is now regularly rolling from front to back and reaching for toys. He loves smiling and is a big hit with all of the ladies at his daycare. He loves playing on the floor with the other babies. He and his friend Connor play with each others hands and he loves watching the older kids.

Here are the pics that took of Harrison at 4 months...these are my favorite yet.




Hopefully I can get back on the blogging wagon.

sick day!

Harrison has his first cold and fever....I guess this is just the beginning when you have your child in daycare. Or so I hear. He started getting congested and sneezing a little this weekend. I have read that infants usually do not have environmental allergies but I thought - we spent a lot of time outside this weekend and maybe that was why he was sneezing, etc. Well, yesterday afternoon I picked H up from daycare and he felt a little warm. We got home and I took his temp and it was 101.2. It figures that there was a recall on Tylenol, so we had none in the house. I called Todd and being the good daddy he brought home some walgreens brand tylenol and we were in business.

He (not Todd) woke up intermittently throughout the night a little whiny but it was not awful....today he still has a fever of 100.7 so he could not go to daycare - and I stayed home from work. It is probably better anyway, he will sleep better at home and I would rather take care of him when he is not feeling well. So here we are...I guess it gives me time (while he is sleeping) to work on my lecture for next week. Or procrastinate on my lecture and blog, do laundry, clean a little.....

In other news, Todd escaped from Alcatraz on Sunday - for those of you that don't know 'Escape from Alcatraz' is a triathlon in which the athletes jump off a boat near Alcatraz, swim in the bay to the shore about 1.5 miles, bike 18 miles, and run 8 miles (apparently the toughest, hilliest run in all triathlons according to the announcer). To participate you have to be chosen out of a lottery. Todd and our friend Jon participated! It was Todd's first triathlon and he did great finishing in about 3 hours and 23 minutes.

Here are some pics from the race and H and I cheering him on.

After the swim...looking for his running shoes to jog a 1/4 mile to the bike transition.

Taking off on the bike.

Enjoying laying the grass and feeling the breeze while waiting for the next transition.

Off the bike and onto the run.

Coming down the homestretch.

He did it!!! Woohoo!