More cuteness

John Dickson has started cooing and giving responsive smiles. He spends half his time in his Baby Einstein gym, working out to get his swimsuit bod. He still loves his swing, and he got a book called "Incredible Me" that he just thinks is hilarious. And bathtime has recently become a new favorite for him, which is a nice change. Jessica Ashmore gave him a bear bath towel last week, and he looks just like a little teddy bear when he gets out of his bath. Pictures below.
Last weekend Bobbie, Dick, and Randy stopped by on their way back from Jackson's graduation, and Randy got to meet the little guy. It was such a great surprise to see all of them!
John Dickson spent this past week in Asheville where the staff at the Doubletree thought he was so cute they bought him a present! And mom and dad got extra cookies. All in all it was a pretty good week. He's been bonding with his dad all week while mom is back at work.

John Dickson the World Traveler

John Dickson had a pretty busy last two weeks partying through 5 states. He started out in Columbia to meet some of Big Linda/Granny Pants/Granny Banany/The Riddler's friends - Party #1, went to his first med school graduation party - party #2 (he's super proud of his Dr Aunt Erin and Dr Uncle Jason) and was baptized at Redeemer Lutheran. He was actually in a state of happy awakeness during the service, with only a few tears as Pastor Gary tricked him into thinking it may be bathtime. Anyhow, he celebrated with a cake shaped like a baby bootie - party #3.

Adam took John Dickson down to Hartsville to spend some quality time with his Great Grand Bobbie and Great Grand Dick, and John Dickson received a very special gift - a cup Dick was given when he was a baby that says "J D Kelly". Now he really cant wait to have some control over his hands so he can use it! And also so he can finally quit punching himself in the face. We'll post the pictures with the Grands as soon as we get them.

We took John Dickson through North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia to Maryland where he met Dr. Fananapazir, who said that although nothing is for sure until he is 4-5 yrs old, that his heart sounds perfectly normal! John Dickson celebrated by 11 hours in the car with mom and dad - party #4.

That wasn't enough, so John Dickson made his way down to Hilton Head where he had a blast with his Kelley Grandparents and his Aunt Erin & Uncle Jason. He spent hours flying around the condo and dancing on the table - 2 of his favorites. He got all decked out in his bathing suit, hat, and yes, his Teva's to go stick his feet in the Atlantic Ocean for the very first time. And no, "he never did do that before!" Video below.

The other pictures are just random cuteness, because its hard to put that camera down!

Finally a Video!

The first picture is John Dickson and his Aunt Erin and Grandma Linda on his first day of life, the second is him showing how old and rebellious he is now by flashing a gang sign. West coast, baby.

Pediatric Update

Just a quick jot to let everybody know John Dickson got a clean bill of health today and also turned one month old! In incredible news, he went from 8 lbs and 19.5 inches at birth to 10, 11 ounces and 22 inches at 1 month. That's right, almost three lbs and three inches in one month. I am, needless to say, a very proud papa and expect him to have a full beard by this time next month.

We've Already Messed Up The Weekly Thing

Well, obviously it has been more than a week since our last post. In that time, we've already had to retire an outfit of John Dickson's. Farewell little green stripedy thing with a dinosaur on it, we hardly knew ye. Not a whole lot else has changed. He's going to turn one month old tomorrow and is growing like a weed. He has also developed quite the fondness for ripping his dad's chest hair out by the fistful. We're all a little tired (with the exception of the baby, he seems to be getting all his rest in) but still loving every minute of it. I don't remember what all the pictures are posted below but some are of tummy time, Junior in his new swing, and then just various cute things we happened to pick up with the camera. Until next time...