Back Home

We are back in Lake Jackson, and oh so glad to be back at our house.  Brian missed his swing, rocking chair, bouncy seat, space play mat, and lots of other things (and so did we!). 

I start back to work tomorrow (wow it's going to be an early morning!) so this weeks pictures will be delayed a bit.  But here's one that I found while putting pictures on a thumb drive for work tomorrow.  This was taken later in the day after he was born - was he really that little only 10 weeks ago!

Thanks for the prayers.  We had a wonderful trip, and Cory had a good interview with the school.  Next up, Texas A&M in Temple this Thursday!

Adventure!

We're getting ready to embark on an adventure.  We're taking Brian on a plane ride!  El Paso, here we come. 

I've been trying to pack for this 4 day trip, and I can't believe how much stuff it takes to pack a 9 week old for a trip like this.  I hope I remember everything!  And I hope there's a CVS near the hotel for the things I forget.  And I hope (and pray!) that we have a good teething day tomorrow and on Sunday when we're flying.

Keep us in your prayers while we're traveling.  We'll need the support.  And pray for Cory and his interview - that he'll show them the amazing man we all know.

Thanks! :)

Week 9 pictures - welcome to December!

Week 9 found us entering Brian's first December.  We put up the Christmas tree, and added Brian's "First Christmas" ornament to our eclectic (or should I say nerdy) collection of ornaments.

Here's a collection of pictures of our growing boy!  And one video of him playing in his pack and play.  Password: busy

Busy playing from Kelly R on Vimeo.

Here's a cute picture of Brian - Check out them baby blues!  He's got his Daddy's eye color

Watching football with Papa Chuck.  Go Beavs!

Playing in front of the Christmas tree - he loves to look at the lights!  (Notice the awesome ornaments ...)

 

Watching Mythbusters with Dad and Papa Chuck

Bouncing with Grandma Amy

Playing in his "pack n play" - with his very nice quilt that Grandma Amy stitched for him.  Thanks Grandma!

Smiling at Grandma

Snugglin' with Mama - such a sweet boy!

Sleepy time with Daddy

And wide-awake time with Daddy!

Sweet, sleepin' boy

With Kimmy, the young lady I mentor at Palacios High School. 

Playing with the bear that Kimmy gave us!

Sleeping in Mama's arms

 Sitting up in his Bumbo chair.  So cool that he can sit up by himself.  He loves it, though he does get tired pretty quickly still.  Sheesh Mom, give me a break, I'm only 2 months old! :)

Two months old!

So Brian hit two months old this Saturday, but we got so busy I didn't get a family picture posted.  So here is a picture of Cory and I with Brian from this weekend.  He's such a wonderful baby and we love him so much!

There's also a new weekly picture located here: http://littlemussen.blogspot.com/p/weekly-photos-watch-me-grow.html

First Thanksgiving

For Brian's first Thanksgiving, we had quite a week.  First, his great grandmother on Cory's side (Grammy) came to visit for a whole week.  Then Brian's grandparents Brenda and Dell (Cory's parents) drove over on the day before Thanksgiving so we could have his whole immediate family here for the holiday.  We shared a meal with Brian's grandma Amy and Papa Chuck (my parents) before they left town for a Thanksgiving adventure.  On Thursday, Cory grilled chicken and steak and veggies on the grill out back, and Grandma Brenda baked an apple pie.  We enjoyed a wonderful, Rasmussen style Thanksgiving.  Of course, I didn't take any actual pictures of Thanksgiving.  I did, however, take lots of family pictures while they were all here.  The highlight was the 4 generation pictures we got.

Ah, the fascination of a fan!  It doesn't matter if it's a ceiling fan, or an oscillating fan, or apparently the vent fan in the motor home - Brian (and his Dad) are enthralled!

Here is Brian with Grandpa Dell (and our puppy Fritz)

And here is Brian with Grandma Brenda (and Grammy in the background)

 Here is Brian with Grandpa Dell and Grammy

 And some sweet pictures of Grammy with Brian

 I really like this one of him sitting up.  It was about 32 degrees out this morning, so we bundled him up in his "moose" outfit.  :)

 Grandpa Dell and Grandma Brenda, checking him out!

Brian with Daddy and Grandma Brenda

 Brian with Daddy and Grandpa Dell - in their motorhome

Week 8 - getting so big!

This week found us visiting with family and enjoying our first Thanksgiving with Brian.  I'll post those pictures separately since I have so many from this week.  Here I'll post all the just Brian or just our family of three pictures.  There are plenty of those!

First, here's a video of him kicking and stretching.  Password is kick

Kicking and stretching from Kelly R on Vimeo.

Brian is really enjoying his baths now!  He loves to play in the warm water

Grandma Brenda and Grandpa Dell brought Brian this "Bumbo" chair that lets him sit up.  It's awesome, and he really loved it! 

Chillin' in his swing - with his legs crossed and a very nonchalant look on his face!

Sleeping on Daddy's chest.  This is the "Dad's Team" outfit, but I didn't get a picture of the front.  It's still too "big" but already too short, so I doubt this one will get much air time.

A cute little grin - too bad the cell phones don't take great pictures in low light!

Sleeping on Daddy's chest - wait, this is looking familiar.  I love it when they snuggle like this!

My little Zag!  I am an Alum of Gonzaga University and I picked up this great outfit when I was up in Spokane this summer.  He looks so cute in it!  

(Check out his new weekly picture for a great picture of him in it!)

Ah, the mom recliner.  Best on the market!

We got a new crib mobile for Brian this week, and it's wonderful.  The animals are hanging from the "leaves" by two strings, and as the leaves rotate around, the animals "flip" which gives him something to watch.  I'll get a good video one of these days.

While sitting in the car with him during a recent shopping excursion, he decided to try sitting up on his own. He was pushing off of my legs and leaning up against the seat in front of me.  He made some great faces while he was doing it!

Just a picture of my boys.  Love my boys!

I love this outfit!  And he was making some great faces.