Post Christmas

Wow...where to begin? It has been a hectic 2 weeks to say the least. It has come and gone, Christmas #1 has passed and boy was it crazy. Let's see how it went, Thursday December 18, Koda tore open his paw and needed 3 stitches, let the holiday fun begin. From there things progressed to worse, we got about 10 inches of snow on 12/19 and it stuck around long enough to make it a white Christmas. On the 19th he also had his first Jump-a-roo experiences (See video). December 24 we went to Ami's mom and dad (Gigi and Babcha, polish for grandma and grandpa) and made out like bandits, or at least little man did. Mom got clothes and dad got some new snow skis while little Zachary got tons of toys, Uncle Jarrett got him some musical keys, Aunt Dee and Justin got him a Moose for his car seat and just general play, and Cousin Aiden, Aunt Autumn and Uncle Ryan got him some bath toys, an outfit and a couple of other things that I can't remember right now. It's a drain trying to remember his haul. December 25 we were at grandma and grandpa Kipf's for Christmas day. There little man made out like a bandit too. Uncle Adam got him a build-a-bear Husky (ironic I know) made out to be a Red Wing named Champ...it's cute and uncle John got him a #1 Michigan Jersey to wear to track meats and some socks, let's just hope next football season goes a lot better and he can be proud of wearing the number 1. On the 26th, we went to the Peplinski Family Christmas where little Zach finally met all his 2nd cousins and great aunts and uncles on Ami's side (The day before he did it on Matt's side). We got another toy, and a picture of his 2nd cousins, the Shusteks. We also got a recipie for home made baby wipes which we are going to try out, supposedly the prevent diaper rash! The 27th was mom and dad's 5th wedding anniversary, holy cow, 5 years already! At least 45 more to go!!! They went to see Wicked the Musical at the Detroit Opera House with "Uncle Rob and Aunt Leah Jones"...it was a great show. From there we have been recovering slowly! Yesterday Koda had his stitches pulled and is now back to his old self, which makes Meg really happy. Oh yeah...yesterday, we were dogless (they escaped for the 1st and last time) for about an hour. It was very distracting. A special thank you goes out to Amber and Sam Maxwell, some friends of ours, who came and helped look for and actually found both our dogs, unharmed. They, the dogs, decided to take themselves for the "usual walk" route and that's how they got found! Well anyway, back to cleaning for now. Enjoy picture of Santa Zach! Happy New Year to all!!!

Lunchtime at Work

So here it is Tuesday and there a lot a new "happenings" if you will. As of today, we are both still employed in the Automotive industry, yay! Now on to the more exciting news, Friday night at Grandma and Grandpa Kipf's house, Zach rolled over for the first time. It was really exciting, Grandma and Dad got to see it, mom looked away about 3 seconds before it happened, she was miffed. Oh well, he has been trying dilligently to reaccomplish the task as it was both shocking and awing for him.

Saturday he went with his cousin Aiden to see Santa Claus for the first time. He did very well, the pictures will be posted later. He seemed a little uncertain, but gripping Santa's thumb really made him feel better. Sunday was another eventful day as we traveled to Ami's cousin Julie's new Condo for a house warming party. It was a fun time, Zach spilled my beer on the floor and spit up on the table at least 2 times. It's now officially a home, cause let's face it, a home isn't a home until something or someone has been baby baptized in it! Well back to the grind...I don't want to be at work anymore until after 1/1/09...Matt

Ok so it is later now and well I have just one minor update, double ear infection cleared up, clean bill of health. He also was 26.5 inches long and 14 lbs 11 oz. at the doctor today.

Here's some pictures with Aiden and Santa for your viewing pleasure...

Latest Update and Stupidity

So just wanted to let y'all know that little man "sat up" on his own at daycare yesterday, from a 45 degree angle. They were all impressed, but not mom and dad, we were shocked! It is crazy how fast he is growing and getting abilitites. If I had to bet, within the next week or two he will be rolling and then crawling and then...look out dogs!

So grad school will be interesting in the spring, just have to fund it now...all prior funding has been yanked!

Slacking with a capital "S"

Wow,

What do I say to all the fans of the Kipffamily blog other than I am sorry. It has now been way to long since my last entry and well, this one won't be great but shouldn't be to bad. It is a Monday night, about 3 weeks before Christmas and our house is a disaster, wrapping paper everywhere...

Things here are changing rapidly, little man is now so close to rolling over from his back to his belly everytime he starts, he gets the wave circling him from mommy and daddy. It funny to watch...his smile warms a room when it's out. Before Thanksgiving, he got to meet, Dee, Jim and Josh, that was an adventure too. I have never seen Dee shocked so much in my life, I think she expected a "normal" size baby, but not our Zach. To date, he is about 15 lbs and somewhere over 26 inches long. We have had to adjust the straps in the car carrier twice now.

The little guy is benefiting from some of Ami's GM coworkers as well. He is getting car loads of hand me down toys which are still in perfect shape, it's like Christmas has come early. Day care is going OK, we take him to a place called The Learning Experience about a 3 minute car ride from the house, with a red light. He has had a cold from day 1 and is finally getting over it. On the other hand, last Tuesday we were told it was a double ear infection. The trooper that he is showed no signs of infection at all until they looked in his ears. He acts like he feels a ton better today though.

Be advised that the Christmas cards are in the works, they will contain this website link in them somehow, I haven't figured that out yet. I start my last term of grad school, hopefully, in January and so far have a 3.21 GPA, that's right people, I know have the grades to back up the intelligence and great looks...:^) Ok so I am now punch happy from lack of sleep and well, a case of the Monday's...here's some "recent" snap shots of the little man. Look out world, and all Ladys...he melts the heart. Keep on keepin' on...Matt