Giants Game!!!

This past Friday we were able to go to a Giants game. As a Dad, I've got to say I was pretty excited to take Lincoln to his first baseball game. I realize that he probably had no idea what was going on and he won't remember it. Nevertheless, it was still a lot of fun to go to a game as a family. Lincoln always seems to love being around people, and with the Giants vs. the Dodgers on a Friday night in S.F. ...there was no shortage of people. Lincoln did great and it was definetly something we'll have to do again!

Leaving for the game...decked out in our favorite team's colors

Thanks to some connections we were able to sit behind home plate for a while"There are people everywhere" - Lincoln The "ummm....our Giants aren't doing so great tonight" look

Lincoln sleeping through some innings that the Giants wished were a dream It's over...time to go home!

9 months

Last Saturday marked 9 months that we've been "experiencing" parenthood, and as you can probably tell from recent pictures our tiny "preemie" is no more. We now have a little boy who is full of smiles, big wet kisses, and lots of energy. It seems like everyday we wake up and Lincoln is learning new things and blowing us away. People have told us, "Just wait, he will be all grown up before you know it!" While we believed everyone, I don't think we ever fully accepted the fact that our little 2lb 14ouncer would actually grow up so fast.

Lincoln (9 months) & his buddy Malachi (4 months)

On our way to a Labor Day pool party

Lincoln & Malachi - Already planning their shenanigans

Playing "roll the ball"

Ummm...Lincoln...

So...tonight when I came home from working with the Jr. High group at church April told me a funny story I thought you might get a laugh out of. Apparently Lincoln is getting a little more mobile, as well as more comfortable at attempting to play with our dog Belle. While Lincoln was playing on his own on a blanket in the living room, April went into the kitchen for something. When she came back into the living room, she saw that Lincoln had managed to move himself off the blanket and April said something she never thought she'd say, "Lincoln don't eat the rug!" Yes, you read that correctly, our soon-to-be 9 month old was laying on the ground trying to eat the corner of our living room rug. Are we not feeding him enough or something?

As I mentioned earlier, Lincoln is also starting to try and play with our 2 year old Boston Terrier. The amazing thing to us is that our dog, Belle, has been completely gentle (well except for the time yesterday when she attempted to jump over him but landed a few inches short :-). If Belle is playing with a dog toy near Lincoln, you can pretty much guarantee that Lincoln will be doing everything possible to grab onto the other end of the toy. In fact, after the whole rug eating "incident" Lincoln also attempted to chew on one of Belle's toys. Trust me, I realize it's totally gross but I don't think we're going to be able to stop the two of them from playing with eachother, especially as Lincoln gets older.

Getting older is also something that we're realizing we're not going to be able to stop him from doing. A few weeks ago we attended a reunion for all of the preemies from the NICU at John Muir Walnut Creek. It was a lot of fun to catch up with our nurses and doctors and to see other babies that were born around the same time as Lincoln...but it just reminded us of how fast he is growing. We're so thankful that God has grown our little boy from the tiny baby he was during his time in the NICU.

Since our last update we also had the chance to spend time with one of my sisters, some nieces, and a nephew who were visiting some relatives in the area. Lincoln had a great time playing with cousins Megan, Molly, and Luke, and Aunt Jodi.

We also had time to hang out in Modesto and play with Grandma and Grandpa (aka April's parents).

It's been quite a busy summer, and Lincoln is growing and changing before our eyes. We are trying to savor every moment. Before we know it we'll be running after Lincoln. "No Lincoln you can't eat that. Leave the dog alone. Wait...where's Lincoln?"