Cute and Funny

To start off our trip to Estes Park, CO...we got some cute pictures in the hotel room. Here is Mom and Baby in red. Can you see any resemblance? Then the second picture I think is HILARIOUS. It looks like Johnathan is some super baby walking along the windowsill at just 6 and 1/2 weeks old. He looks like he's just bee-bopping along. So Funny! Don't worry, there was a window screen there that you can't see.

Johnathan and Christopher

Before Jan (Gma) came, I went down to Roxborough area and hung out with Ma & Baby Browning. : ) The two babies are pretty much the same size now! Christopher is 5 weeks older than my little guy. But they are the same lenth about and Johnathan is getting pudgier than Chris. Funny! We went on a nice stroller walk around her neighborhood with the beautiful mountains in the background.

Baby Blessing at church (& FUNNY story)

Johnathan had his dedication blessing at church this Sunday since Grandma Pennock was in town. Johnathan is now 6 weeks old. The assistant pastor Howard Waller did the prayer and it was really special. They gave us a little dedication certificate and a children's bible for him. : ) But I have a hilarious story for you all. The blessing was in the very beginning of church at 9:00am and prior to leaving for church I had changed his diaper and fed him. After church started, the pastor said, "And now I'd like to invite a very special couple up who just had a baby on July 25th..."...and right then Johnathan (in his carseat in the pew) had the biggest, most gigantic BLOW-OUT diaper that you can ever imagine! I couldn't believe my ears...but then immediately after that, I couldn't believe my eyes and sense of touch. I picked him up out of his carseat (he was wearing overalls and a white long-sleeve onesie and white socks), and walked him up to the stage in front of the large congregation. I felt his whole entire left leg and buttocks jeans material was completely soaked. Then I felt it on my arm and looked down at my left hand and had fresh poo all over my fingers. I felt my shirt getting wet even! So I was suddenly so embarrassed and I tried to block the evidence with my body. I kept him in one position so the audience couldn't see POO all over his back side and on me! So I barely paid attention to what the pastor was saying & the prayer because I was so distracted by this amazing blow-out diaper. Johnathan was making sure his Dedication was a memorable one! We will NEVER forget this day! : ) So afterwards Jan and I went to the ladies restroom and cleaned it up. Poo was covered on the inside of his overalls. His white onesie and socks were soaked and stained with yellow poo. And I washed my hands and arms well. Luckily we had an extra outfit in the diaper bag. But it was literally the biggest baby blow-out I had EVER seen! So funny that it had to be right before his baby blessing in front of so many people. I guess we've got good ammo to embarrass him with when he's 17 years old and dating. : ) Nate joked "the lesson here is: even when we are waist deep in shit, God still blesses us". : ) hee hee.

The second picture is the best one from the weekend and it is at lunch after church at a Thai restaurant. Great weekend with the NEW Grandma!

Our First Date!

(I wanted to update the blog chronologically, but I just haven't had the free arms to keep up with it. So I'll write about 2 things, and then go back and add older pictures from before.) Nate's Mom came and visited us this weekend (for 48 hours)!!! It was so nice for her to finally meet baby Johnathan. She offered to babysit him so that Nate & I could go out on a date. It was the first time his Mama left him for more than a little while, but I did okay. And we had the best date! We first went to the "Zoppe Family Circus" which was REALLY cool. It was an old Italian traditional circus. We had fun. Then we went to dinner at Macaroni Grill and had a nice worry-free dinner and a glass of wine. Thank you Grandma Pennock for letting us go on a very needed date!

Johnathan's 2 week appointment

So yesterday (8-11-09), our little baby had his two week appointment at the Pediatrician's. He got a clean bill of health and is looking great! He again SHOCKED his parents with his weight. He was 9 lbs 2 oz at his two week appt! I guess most babies regain their birth weight by this appointment (which he had done by his 4 day old appointment)...and he has far exceeded his birth weight! Wow, 9 pounds...no wonder he is feeling heavier. The other funny thing is we kept waiting for his umbilical cord "stump" to fall off, and it finally fell off while we were waiting for the doctor to come in! So yeah, all his things that needed to fall off are gone now and he can officially have a real bath now. He looks good with everything else...the only thing is he has large breast buds, but that is from my estrogen in the milk. I guess it is normal. We like our pediatrician a lot. To finish off the appt, he got his 2 week old Newborn Genetic Screen poke. He tolerated it like a champ. We have a great baby! : )

Having a new Baby

Hi everyone! I'm back typing again (this is Angie). So I can't believe I'm a new mom now!..... "I'm a Mom". Wow, that is wierd to say! So it has been 2 & 1/2 weeks since I gave birth to Johnathan and it has been quite a life change. It is so amazing though and I am so in love with my son. He is SUCH a cutie! He is constantly entertaining us and making us laugh...even as a newborn. He is very interactive and has such a strong neck already, lifting his head way high and looking around. I am recovering fairly well; some things slower than others. It is definitely harder to do ANYTHING when you have a young baby because you are constantly holding them or trying to meet their needs. So doing chores around the house is quite a task these days. My new excitement every day is when I successfully got my shower done! Yeah! hee hee. It is definitely worth the change...I just have to tell myself it is fine to be less efficient right now. Because my family is what is most important anyway. It is a lot of fun and we are adjusting to being parents pretty well I would say. And the birthing experience I had and the memories of my hospital stay was so amazing! Such a wonderful and happy time of my life. Thank you to EVERYONE that helped out...both in the hospital and since we've been home. We have such a great support system!

Johnathan James Pennock

Say Hi to Johnathan James Pennock !

Our apologies for our delay to those of you that rely solely on our blog for family updates we have been very busy for the past two weeks. First and most importantly Johnathan James Pennock was born on July 25th (his due date, now thats prompt !) . He was 7 pounds 15oz and about 20in long. Everything went great and just like her pregnancy Angie had a textbook delivery. We are almost two weeks out now and mother, baby and father are getting use to the new sleep schedule but are doing great ! Theres lots of details about the birth, details best left to phone calls and emails so if you want to hear them contact either Angie or Nathan. For those that are interested his first name is a literal combination of Grandpa (John) and Dad (Nathan). MOST IMPORTANTLY CHECK OUT OUR LINK TO THE RIGHT UNDER SLIDESHOWS AND SEE SOME OF THE BIJILLION PICTURES we have from the first two weeks. Hope you are all doing well.