Sundstrom Robinson Family

October 2011

2011-10-26T18:53:00.000-07:00

Hello from our family of five. Kate is writing this blog with Abram in the Moby (sling). Things have been delightfully busy this month. Let's see, what's new... Kate's sister Jackie moved in with us and has been a huge help with the babies and Judah. Judah loves having his Aunt Jackie around for crafts and walks and all sorts of fun.
Abram and Vera are both doing well. I don't have any current weights to share because I stopped stressing out about their growth a few weeks ago. At last check Abram was about 2 pounds heavier than Vera and I can tell you without concrete numerical data that trend has continued. He is in a larger size of clothes and diapers than she is. I call him my tank. Vera is holding her own though. She's my little ladybird. After a rough first few weeks of getting tired during nursing and needing bottles she joined the power nurser club.
They are 8 weeks old today and we've had a few glimpses of smiles here and there for the past couple of days. They can both easily hold their heads up for long periods of time. Ah, the sleep question... everyone wants to know "Are you getting any sleep?" The answer is YES!!! We are sleeping much more than we were with Judah at this age. It comes in little intervals, but its there.
Judah is doing amazingly well. I am absolutely pleasantly surprised by his transition to big brother of two babies. He is caring and empathetic. Whenever one is crying he runs for a pacifier. He sings ABCs to them as well. He is also totally into doing is own thing. He likes bike rides, playing trains, and is starting to pretend. This is a totally adorable stage. I didn't think I would like anything past 2 as much as 2. I LOVE 2! But 3 is delightful. Watching his imagination at work is awesome. He can type his name on the computer.
Kate returns to work the week of Thanksgiving. Shelby is still working a couple of shifts a week at New Seasons. Jackie has a part-time job at a bakery.
Hope you are well out there!!
The following pictures are not in any real order, we aren't expert bloggers.

Abram and Aunt Jackie - 7weeks

Vera 7 weeks

We love this picure - sweet chaos of our recent additions.

Pumpkin carving

Vera 5 weeks

Abram and Vera -1 week or so

Vera and Abram 1 week or so

Our newest family members...

2011-09-04T13:23:00.000-07:00

On August 31st, 2011 at 8:44pm and 8:55pm our new babies were born.
Kate delivered both of them beautifully, it was quite impressive.
Abram Roman was first at 6lbs 7oz and 19", followed by Vera Katherine at 5lbs 12oz and 18".
We came home from the hospital on Friday night and have been recovering, getting used to every 3 hour feedings, and celebrating Judah's 3rd birthday.
Here are a few pictures...

I'm three!

Abram and Vera with mom.

Abram and Vera.

Abram sleeping adorably.

It's your birthday!

The twins at 28 weeks

2011-07-23T14:20:00.000-07:00

Baby Boy

Baby Boy profile

Baby B

Judah's July - A photo essay.

2011-07-23T14:01:00.000-07:00

The best part about making whipped cream.

Happy Birthday America!

It's dark, were tired, and this is going to be loud.

4 GENERATIONS!

Laid Back...

Great Grandpa George and Judah playing frisbee.

"I want to listen to babies' hearts."

International Rose Garden - July 22nd!?

"I found this slide!"

I see you!

"Dad give me the camera. Sit right here. Put feet here."

" I can do adorable"

"Dad, say 'cheese!"

He insisted on a profile shot.

Good thing he was well fed.

June

2011-06-15T07:00:00.000-07:00

Our camera was lost so we have a gap in pictures. We go a new one today. Hope you enjoy.

On the trampoline.

Judah on his "New, new, new big bike!"

25 weeks and 3 days.

These photos are from June 3rd. Kate had an ultrasound in the morning. That afternoon Shelby was a groomsmen in Stacy and Chris' wedding. Judah was not having his little suit, but once he got to the reception he just wanted to dance all night.

Top two photos of the girl. Bottom photo is the boy.

Top two photos the boy. Bottom photo is the girl.

Kate is amazing. She has been managing call shifts that have been all nighters (lots of recouping the next day). We are starting to think about where we want the babies' furniture and how we want to set things up.

20 weeks and growing

2011-05-08T19:51:00.001-07:00

Hello all. We had our 20 week ultrasound this past Friday and got a look at some super cute baby humans! Everyone appears perfectly healthy and happy in there. They move a lot. I'll be having an ultrasound every 4 weeks or so. I'll update as cute pictures arrive. Thanks for all the support!

Baby B

Baby A holding its little hand up to its forehead.

Baby A in a ball.

17 week ultrasound

2011-04-18T19:53:00.001-07:00

These are the two best head shots. Baby A sits lower and Baby B is higher.

More to come in May!

Spring is Here 2011

2011-03-21T18:08:00.000-07:00

Hello all! So sorry we haven't updated the blog in, well, almost a year. Yikes! Instead of recapping the past 9 months I'll just hit the high points.
We moved!! We have been living it up as Oregon City residents for one whole month now. We now live just 2 blocks from Kate's work which is pretty much amazing. She walks to work everday and is able to come home for lunches occasionally. The house is twice as big as our old place. Judah loves it. He keeps saying, "new house - happy" which is pretty darned cute.
Come to that, Judah is just freakin cute. We love this stage. Even the tantrums are tolerable because of how awesome he is the remainder of the time. He says hilarious things; for instance when we put a napkin in his shirt so he could eat soup sans spillage on shirt he instantly said, "a front cape!" Judah is now 2.5 years old. He loves to ride his bike and be outside in general. He also loves having his nails painted and glittering. He's well rounded :)
We found Ronald, our dog, a nice new home that is a way better fit for him.
As for other news.... Kate is pregnant. Expecting in September 2011, just like Judah. We are thrilled, of course.
Here are some pics of the new house and our gorgeous boy. Take care all!!!
Love,
Shelby, Kate, and Judah

Our one day of snow this year!

Tunnel time

This happened spontaneously, I promise

New house living room

Judah in his room with his trains

Kitchen, clearly

The outside of the house on the snow day

Sundstrom visit, San Diego, and more!

2010-06-16T19:01:00.000-07:00

Growing big! As far as milestones go Judah is talking a bit. Mommy and Daddy can understand him at least. Favorite words: KITTY (this is his most used word as well), more kitties, uh-oh kitties, milk, "and more," I fell, bubbles, bike, "I pooped". He runs with ease, stacks blocks, jumps, kicks a ball, and loves to splash around in the pool.
In April Shelby's mom, dad, AND grandpa all came out for a visit. Judah had a blast. He got is very first haircut during that visit. He did awesome! A little nervous, but sailed through it.
In May we all went to San Diego for a women's health conference. We hit the Museum of Man, San Diego Zoo, and Sea World all together. Shelby and Judah did the children's museum and Wild Animal Park while Kate was in the conference. There were lots of visits to the beach as well. Poor Judah had diarrhea the whole time but it didn't seem to phase him. We all got plenty of rest because mommy and daddy had to go to bed at 8pm just like Judah because we were all in one room.
June here in Oregon has been less than optimal in the weather department. We've only had one day suitable for naked backyard pool time and I didn't get any pictures of it. Next blog post is sure to include some of those. I will label the pictures below - they are not in chronological order.
Peace friends and family! - Kate

Loves that ice cream

Park on the shore in Del Mar

Judah and mom watching the waves in La Jolla

Judah feeding the giraffe at the San Diego Zoo!

He loved the whales - maybe even on par with kitties? Also, check out his bed head that day :)

Splash!

Judah's a fish fan

Smiles and clapping for Shamu

I love the arm-around-dad pose... adorable

First day on the beach in San Diego

No caption required

Cutest buns in town

First haircut - the lady was super nice

FOUR generations of Sundstroms! Shelby, Sid, Judah, and Steve

A kiss on mother's day

Welcome Spring!

2010-03-27T18:23:00.000-07:00

Judah is basically awesome. He's 18, almost 19 months old and is a total blast to be around.
So far, still not a ton of talking but he does have a few words down including: Mama, Dad, dog, ball, uh-oh, buhbye, baby and the ever-present, WOA!! He says woa right before or during jumping off of something.
Shelby and Judah try to make it to the pool about once per week. Judah loves it. Whenever we are at a children's museum type of place he head straight for the water play. As you can see below and in past posts - Judah is big into bathtime. In short; Judah + water = happiness.
Another obsession of Judah's - CATS. Oh my goodness this kid and his cats. Whenever he sees or just plan wishes he was looking at cat (90 times a day) he tries to say cat and does this sweet motion that means whiskers. He thinks the only purpose of our computer is to google image search cat pictures.
He's tall and not chubby. He eats, mostly on the go. Favorite foods: chicken, sauteed spinach, black beans, pears, and tangerines.
Please enjoy the pictures below. We have thought about cutting his hair, but we aren't ready yet :) We get that question a lot. Usually its right after "she's so pretty." Love to all you!! - Kate

Daddy and Judah after a bath

no caption neccessary here!

What jam?!?

Mama's sunnies

Helping around the house

Getting ready for bed

On a walk with Mom and Aunt Jackie at the Rose Garden

Growing big and strong 12-16 months

2010-01-02T19:06:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year! Judah is almost 16 months old and growing nice and big (and strong). He can run, kick a ball, climb on everything, eat with a fork with suprising accuracy, throw everything, and is working on putting his socks on. Still no real words yet although he does have "uh-oh" pretty much mastered.
Below are some photos of Christmas and Grandma Ellen's visit that took place in early December. Other random cute pics are thrown in. We will work on being more consistent with the blog this year.

Excited!

Taking a really important call (notice the cell phone in hand)

Playing around with Grandpa Tom

I am a bus driver! Take that!

Reading night night books with Grandma Ellen

After a basket ride down to get the laundry

If you bathe Judah - prepare to be soaked.

1 year and beyond

2009-09-16T16:56:00.001-07:00

horses at the fair

fair!

Now that we're over the year mark Judah's been eating a larger variety of food including cheese and mac and cheese. He seems to like spicy and heavily spiced foods which might have been why baby food was such a struggle. He's walking and loves to hang out at the playground. He says mama although it seems to be somewhat random. Occasionally you can tell its purposeful. Oh my, he dances too which is basically the cutest thing. We'll have to get a video up soon :)

1 YEAR!

2009-09-16T15:00:00.000-07:00

Thanks for the cake Aunt Jackie!

Presents!

Foot meets frosting

Above are some shots of Judah's birthday party. It was super fun and special thanks to Kari and Cale who let us use their house due to rain. Thanks to all who helped us celebrate an amazing year. Judah started walking full-time at his party. Gave everyone quite the show. He had taken a couple of steps here and there, but decided his party was the place to really show his new abilities!

11 months

2009-08-11T08:14:00.000-07:00

Wow we are quickly approaching the 1 year mark. Was it fast or slow...hmmm....BOTH!

We are having a party on Sept 5th to celebrate Judah's first year! It is at Sellwood Park in Portland at 3pm. Just bring a side dish and let Kate or Shelby know you are coming.

Judah keeps on developing. His newest focus has been "figuring stuff out". He figured out how to pull shirts and bibs off his head, and gets upset when he can't put them back on. Toys that used to ilicit random hand slamming to make noises are now careful movement of individual parts for desired effect. He is turning pages in books more often than just trying to chew on them. He is still super mobile and very fast. No steps yet, but he reaches across further and further gaps every day while standing.

Judah is getting two more teeth on top for a total of 6. He has really taken to eating, which is good since he constantly burns calories crawling all over everything. Currently his favorite food "whatever is on mom's plate" and not whatever we carefullt made him.

Yesterday Judah met his Great Uncle Brian and Great Aunt Judy. We had a very nice visit and Judah loved meeting their dog who actually let Judah pet him and licked his face instead of running away. (I'll post pictures as soon as I get them).

2009-07-06T14:25:00.000-07:00

Judah is 10 months old! He is suddenly discovering the joy in life! Several new activities have started in the last month including:
Crawling - on hands and knees (about 90% of the time now)
Standing on his own for a few seconds
He said "Bye"
He sort of says, "Ma-Ma" (When he thinks she is around and he is upset....aka nap time)
He can open the back screen door, and go right outside.
He can crawl up stairs.
He plays catch...well, a rolling version anyway.
He puts things in other things, and takes them out.
Recognizing different types of animals.

Food has gotten much better. Judah has begun to enjoy eating. If pea soup is available, you have to cut him off. Currently Avacados are out and pears are in!

Judah also met Great Grandpa George! That's 4 of 6 Great Grandparents! WOW!

Also Uncle Ed and Aunt Sarah came to visit. Shelby and Ed climbed Mt St Helens.

Kate starts a 9 day vacation tomorrow. Were going to take Judah and Ron to the coast, our first family vacation.

9 months oh my!

2009-06-10T15:43:00.000-07:00

Judah turned nine months old on the 4th! He had his Dr appt today. He is 28.75" tall and 19 lbs 12oz. He is so busy moving instead of eating solids that he only grew up and put on no weight. Lately he has started to take a new interest in food as he works on picking up items to put in his mouth. One time he even made it! As long as he puts on 4 oz in the next 3 months, we can turn the car seat around.

Also here is a video that is sure to embarass him later in life.

Judah on the move

2009-06-02T20:38:00.000-07:00

Since our last post Judah went to Seattle for mom's Certified Nurse Midwife Conference. He had a blast. There were about 1000 midwives to pay attention to him. His favorite were all the hotel mirrors, especially the ones in the elevator. He handled the drives pretty well.

Judah has really focused on being vertical lately. He can pull himself up onto things (couch, changing table, his co-sleeper bed, and the open dishwasher). The dishwasher has proven to be quite compelling, lately the sound of the dishwasher opening causes Judah to stop everything and crawl over as fast as he can to getup on the door and play with the racks.

Last night we gave Judah a walker (thank you Julia) and he took to it right away. He is already starting to steer and will stop it and use it to get to what he wants (like the dishwasher). Once he figures out reverse he will be able to go just about anywhere in an "Austin Powers in a cart" sort of way.

Below are a few shots and a video.

P.S. He gets that look from Kate, I can't even make my eyebrows do that.

Idaho

2009-05-17T16:24:00.000-07:00

Wow Judah is moving fast, literally! He has been army crawling for sometime now, but has really picked up speed recently. He can one side of the house to the other in about 5 seconds and loves crawling down the sky bridge at moms work.
He has begun walking with us holding his hands and has decided it is his new favorite activity (for the next week or so).
Teeth continue to come in. He now has 2 on top and 2 on bottom.
Today we got back from a short trip to Idaho. The trip was for Kate's Grandma Amanda's funeral, but Judah did get to meet his Great Grandpa Ernie (The first of four). As usual there were dozens of randoms in the airport who felt the need to tell how cute he is, comment on his eyes, think we said "Judith", etc. As it turns out, people like a little happy baby's noises throughout a funeral. We also ate about ten different kinds of pie.
Thank you to Lillianne and Stan for letting us stay with them and Tony and Alissa for taking care of Ron Ron Dogpants.

Next weekend, Seattle!

Judah with Great Grandpa Ernie

Having fun in Church

View at the wildlife refuge in Bonner's Ferry

View from Grandpa Ernie's front deck

2009-04-26T17:46:00.000-07:00

We are bad bloggers, it has been more than a month and oh what a month it has been.
Development wise Judah has 2 full teeth and 4 more coming in. Judah has been standing with things to hold onto for sometime. His first assisted steps have also been made. Feeding time is a hit and miss, we are a bit confused on how he is part of our family and doesn't enjoy food very

much.

At seven months Judah weighed almost 20 lbs and was over 2 feet long.
For Easter we ventured to La Crosse Wisconsin to visit with Grandparents, Uncle Ed, Aunt Sarah, and cousin Abbie. The plane ride went very smooth on the way there, and had a little frustration on the way back. All in all he did very well. It was great to see the family and have everyone meet Judah. (pictures below)

When we came home everything was green and we had some really great weather. (pictures below)

2009-03-23T09:40:00.000-07:00

Judah is cruising! He is crazy mobile! Nothing is off limits.
He is not crawling, but can wiggle, roll, spin, and scoot his way to just about anywhere he wants to go. Sitting up is still a struggle, he is good at it until he sees something out of reach then he lunges for it to start is journey (he is fearless and needs constant supervision). Anything under 12 inches is now within his range. Books and CD's an the botom shelves are fair game, bottom drawers get opened, and thank goodness I early on child proofed the wall outlets.
Ronald is becoming more and more interesting to him everyday and he loves to get out of the house.
Food wise, there is nothing as yummy as oatmeal and prune juice. Peas and carrots were ok, but definetely not a yummy meal for him.
In about three weeks, Judah will take his first plane ride to see the family in Minnesota and Wisconsin. He will see Grandma and Grandpa together and meet his Uncle, Aunt, and Cousin for the first time. Should be an exciting Easter!

Hope you enjoy the photos. Much Love!

2009-03-09T17:21:00.000-07:00

More pictures.......

Judah likes Avacado!

Food and Teeth

2009-03-08T13:36:00.000-07:00

Judah turned 6 months old last Wednesday!

He has been eating solids for awhile, but on Wednesday we started with more flavorful food SWEET POTATOES! Which by the way he does not like. Tonight we will try avacodo and later in the week banana. All in all he doing all right with the food.

Teething has been happening jor about a week. It is clearly causing some distress in his life, but all in all we can't complain.

Sitting up seems to have become less of a priority as he continues to discover new ways of mobility. Mainly flip flopping and spinning all of the floor till he gets where he wants to be. He can be quite quick in fact.

Here are a few pictures hope you enjoy.

At Melody's for Josh's Birthday party.

If you click the photo to blow it up, you can see the begining of two teeth.

Another healthy checkup

2009-02-18T17:11:00.000-08:00

Judah had a check up om Friday the 13th. He weighed 18 lbs 6 oz and was 26 inches long. That put him in the 90th percentile for both. Said that rolling over from back to front usually takes around 6 mos and was glad to here that Judah was doing both. Judah promptly showed off his rolling and wiggling skills seconds later during his ear exam, and proceeded to shred the exam table paper.
The first bites of solid food have been taken. He is eating a small amount of whole grain organic brown rice cereal every day.
Judah is trying very hard every day to sit up. He is also enjoying small amounts of time in the johnny jump up...allowing mom and dad to eat dinner together.
Judah also took his first trip to OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) for the DaVinci exibhit. I'm sure it will not be his last time there.

First bites!

Judah as the Mona Lisa.

When Judah goes to bed...Ron goes straight for the lap.

Cute as can be....

Fun time!

"I learned it from watching you mom..." Getting him started young.

2009-02-03T14:57:00.000-08:00

And I now have to vacum everyday.....

2009-02-01T10:04:00.000-08:00

Happy February! Judah is almost 5 months old!

He is rolling over now, front to back and back to front! He also brought back his singing which was on hold while he learned to grab things.

He has begun grabbing and tasting things, every toy goes in the mouth.

Still loving new faces, he does very well at Kate's office for lunch and is very happy people watching in restaurants.

Bath time is still his favorite. He also enjoys looking out windows, which will hopefully turn into being outside as it warms up around here.

Kate's corner (a message from Kate): NO, he is not sleeping through the night, NO he won't be next week either.. "have you tried..." NO!!! Please don't ask again. I'll let you know :) Thanks for your concern, but that's not the mark of a good baby.... so just don't. LOVE YOU!

I seriously don't know how Kate is functioning at this point. Bless her heart, she is great.

I'm so cute!

Nakey time!

2009

2009-01-17T12:52:00.000-08:00

The New Year started off with Kate going back to work full time. She is missed very much, even though Judah and Shelby are able to visit most days for lunch.

Here are some new photos.

Judah's first christmas

2009-01-04T14:41:00.000-08:00

Happy Holiday's to all.

We are a little behind on the blog, Kate's sister took all the Christmas photos and we have to get a copy on disc so they will be up soon. We managed to have safe travels although it was a 9 hour car ride to Grandma Jill's house because of the deep ice ruts on the freeway (usually a 50 min drive).

Below is a video of Judah playing with one of his car seat toys.

Cabin Fever

2008-12-23T09:23:00.000-08:00

Just when we thought it would let up...

Cold December

2008-12-21T13:17:00.000-08:00

It is cold here in Oregon. For the past week we have had off and on snow. Yesterday and today it will not get above freezing. Its not that bad compared to the Minnesota storms Shelby grew up with, but it is bad when it is uneconomical to prepare for the one snow storm every 5 years that lasts more than 4 hours. Translation for all of you in the midwest....NO SALT ON THE ROADS. We are lucky to get gravel on the bus snow routes.

Thankfully we should have a couple days with highs close to 40 degrees, so we should be able to finish the Christmas shopping.

Judah is changing everyday. He has a wide array of vocal noises now and uses them differently in different situations. He is grasping at toys and will pass them back and forth between his hands. We estimate him at 16 lbs now.

Enjoy the photos!

These are the steps to my basement (and laundry room). They are under our covered porch, but were drifted in with snow.

2008-12-09T10:51:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays!
Judah is just over three months old and he's doing great! Thanksgiving went well, he met so many new family and had so much fun that he actually slept through the night that night. The Friday after Thanksgiving Grandma Ellen came to visit. This was also Shelby's first retail-free Black Friday since leaving Best Buy forever :) The following Monday Kate returned to work. Judah and Daddy come to visit Kate on her lunch breaks and its been going well. Judah is laughing more now, able to lift his head for longer periods during tummy time, and is chatting (cooing) up a storm. We are looking forward to Christmas and more time with family.

Grandma Ellen and Judah

Kate's Uncle Ken (AKA Baby Whisperer)

Grandpa Tom always gets a smile

Typical Judah, very concerned

Judah laughing at Grandma Ellen

2008-11-17T12:52:00.000-08:00

It has been too long since we updated the blog. A lot has happened..... Judah celebrated 2 months of life by watching Obama win the Presidential election.

His Dr's appointment at 9 weeks revealed that Judah weighed 14 lbs 5 oz and was 24.25 inches long. That put him in the 97th percentile.

Judah is smiling more and sometimes wants to have a conversation, but is a pretty serious baby. He really enjoys people watching. He is sleeping 7 to 8 hour stretches at night.

Shelby has one week of work left and Kate starts again in two weeks. Grandma Ellen will also be visiting after Thanksgiving.

I am adding an additional post of just photos.

2008-11-17T12:40:00.000-08:00

8 weeks

2008-11-01T21:27:00.001-07:00

Judah is smiling now and giving out coo's. He slept through the night last night.....but made enough noise in his sleep to wake us up anyway. 0-3 mos clothes are all to small for him and he fits into 6 mos clothes ok. Next week we will get a weight update, we are guessing 15 lbs give or take a little. In 3 days Judah will be 2 months old and we will stop using weeks for age.

I still like baths, but not smiling for cameras.

I'm thinking of smiling, but there's that camera.....

This would be so much more fun without a camera around.

I can't hide from that camera.

Stupid camera.

6+ weeks!

2008-10-21T20:02:00.000-07:00

So, Judah is over 6 weeks old!! Let's see... what's new? Well, at Kate's check-up we had her hold judah on the scale and then weigh just her, and it turns out our little guy weighs over 13 pounds! And that was a week ago, so who knows where he's at now :) Judah loves the bath. Its a sure fire way to get a smile out of him. He hasn't really smiled AT people yet, he smiles at mom's voice and at other times, so it won't be long.
Judah slept for 6.75 hours!!! That was the most sleep Kate has gotten since she was pregnant. It only happened once, but it s good sign... maybe he'll do that a bit more.
We went to Tacoma to visit friends. Judah met Katie, Meghan, Melissa, Keja, and Jessica. It was good to leave town and have a little overnighter. Kate especially enjoyed playing MarioKart on the Wii. Shelby mostly kicked her butt though.
Shelby informed his employer of his plans to be a stay-at-home dad... take that holidays in retail!!!

Daddy and Judah

Yeah! Bathtime!

kicking around in the bath

Ron came to assess the situation

Big boy stretch on the changing table

Week 5 update

2008-10-11T09:31:00.000-07:00

First of all the pro photos are up. Follow the link below and use the password "robinson"

http://photosbykellie.morephotos.com/mp_client/login.asp?eventid=105417&eventstatus=0&categories=no&keywords2=no&groupid=%200&bw=false&sep=false&ckw=true

They will be up until October 31st and prints can be ordered directly off the website.

The last week has been good. Shelby did his first canning on his own and made tomatoe sauce (we don't know how it turned out yet).

Kate has been doing a wonderful job, she is a great mom!

Judah keeps eating and growing.

Judah went to Grandpa Tom's for dinner and met Great Grandma Freida and Aunt Julie.

First bottle.

Judah says, "I'm gonna need a bigger bed in a couple years."

Grandpa Tom and Great Grandma Freida

Aunt Julie

4 weeks!

2008-10-03T10:17:00.000-07:00

We had one last week of heat and now fall is here. Shelby got a chance to climb Mt Saint Helens, then headed back to work.

Judah has been spending the days with Kate.

Enjoy the photos!

This shirt is a hand me down from Kate!

I love my play mat!

Sleepy...

Shelby, Tony, and Alyssa at the Mt Saint Helens Summit. My Rainier in the distance.

I'm 3 weeks old!

2008-09-25T21:00:00.000-07:00

3 weeks went by? There is still no real routine. Other than laundry being an every day chore instead of a once a week chore yikes.
Grandpa Steve will be glad to know that Judah projectile pooped on his dad while being changed (we may have to limit visits if this behavior is encouraged whenever he sees him).

Judah is quickly outgrowing his newborn clothes and starting to wear 3 mos clothes most of the time. Feet are another story, 3 mos socks are to small.

As always...enjoy the photos.

Our photographer put a sneak preview up on her blog too. Check it out!
http://photosbykellie.blogspot.com/

Judah after a bath in his Pooh robe/sack.

Growing makes me sleepy.

It's my third outfit of the day!

I'm growing up so FAST!

2008-09-22T17:33:00.000-07:00

We took Judah to the Dr last Friday. He was 15 days old and weighed in at 9lbs 14oz a gain of 1lb 10oz. He also grew an inch and half to 21.75 inches.
I'm sure he is already over 10 lbs. It seems like every few days the car seat needs to be adjusted a little.

We are almost completely in cloth diapers now, so our new washer is getting a lot of use. I still like to use disposable for the really late at night ones when I am half a sleep. Oh well.

Here is a photo from Grandpa Steve's visit.

2 Weeks Old

2008-09-18T19:28:00.000-07:00

2 weeks old! Wow!

Judah's days (and nights) consist of eating, sleeping, diaper changes, and some awake time.
He seems to be very interested when new people come to the house. This week he met Grandpa Steve (who visited from Wisconsin), Dan, Laura and Steve, and the Jacobson-Dunlops.

Tomorrow is the 2 week Dr appt, stay tuned for weight and updates.

Judah also made it to a photographer's house. He peed on basically every prop they had. We will pass on the link when they become available. If you are interested in seeing Kate's maternity photos from her here is the link

http://photosbykellie.morephotos.com/mp_client/pictures.asp

Click on "Kate" the password is "robinson"

Enjoy the photos below:

Hey Ed, Sarah, and Abbie, Thanks for my jungle mat. I like to look at myself in the mirror!

Sleepy Baby

One of his smirks.

Meera, Judah, and Emma (the Jacobson-Dunlop twins)

2008-09-13T14:21:00.000-07:00

This week in Judah's world!

Judah has been having some deep thoughts.

Judah is introduced to his Moby Sling, likely to be a main mode of transport for sometime.

Judah meets Grandpa Tom (his middle namesake). Grandpa Tom had caught a cold on Judah's birthday and had finally recovered enough to come visit.

He is also gaining weight and filling out, unfortunately this has been at the expense of Kate and I's sleep (mostly Kate's).

In the next week Judah will meet Grandpa Steve, have a photo shoot, and be cuddled a lot....stay tuned for pics.

2008-09-08T10:39:00.001-07:00

A few pictures of Judah from the last few days!

We have a son named Judah!

2008-09-07T18:33:00.000-07:00

Judah Thomas Sundstrom

Born September 4th, 2008 at 9:52am

8lbs 2oz

20.25 inches

Kate went into labor on Thursday waking her up at about 3:30am. After a couple of hot showers we decided it was time to make somephone calls. We made it to the hospital at 6:30am (with a few pit stops for contractions in the parking lot and lobby), she was at 8cm.

After a long time pushing and Judah finally turning around the right way, she delivered our little guy (who remaned nameless for the first few hours).

Kate is deservingly proud of the fact that the delivery was unmedicated (especially since Judah has my huge head at 14.5" he is over an inch above average, ouch.)

A few thanks to our midwife Patti, Ami (labor nurse), Stephenie for her amazing support during the delivery, Jill, and Jackie.

We cut out of the hospital about 24 hours later and brought Judah home. Ronald (our dog) is still excited 2 days later.

Tomorrow is our first pediatrician appointment.

Hope you enjoy the pictures. I'm sure there will be many more to come.

39 Weeks

2008-08-22T19:34:00.000-07:00

We made it this far, who knows how long we will go?
Kate is still working and doing yoga. Everything is going just fine according to our midwife, Patti, who we saw on Wednesday. This week everyone thinks we are having a boy. Ronald is getting extra cozy. The baby's office is already to go and we have our attempt at cloth diapers all planned out. We are yet to figure out what bottle "system" we want to use, and are going to try a few to see what we/baby like.
We got photos from one of the photo shoots Kate had. Here are a few.

Our First Post

2008-08-08T12:43:00.001-07:00

This is officially our first post. Everyone can thank Ed for bugging me to start a blog for when the baby gets here.

Here is the low down. Today Kate is at 37 weeks. WOW!

I am nowhere close to having the house where I want it before the baby gets here. It has been a cool summer, I can't get the tomatoes to ripen at all :( Yet everyday it has been over 90 degrees, has been my day off (normally this would be wonderful for me, except when you are trying to paint your house).

Kate is in that uncomforatble stage where she doesn't sleep much, but she is trooper and continues to work full time.

We had some maternity photos taken, stay tuned for a link in a couple weeks.