Sorin has started 'talking.' I've heard him do this maybe four times in the last three days. When he is fed changed and alert he will be looking around and then catch my eye and make noises with his voice, not just baby noises. The problem with this is that I am the only one who has witnessed this and his father is skeptical so here is my attempt to catch him talking on film:

As you can see I was unable to get him to talk, you would think repeating "can you talk?" and "please?" over and over would elicit some response...
I noticed, however, that I did manage to catch him wink, a very advanced gesture for a 5 week old. And the sneezing was pretty cute too. You never know what you'll catch on film...

My First Farmer's Market

Back in late winter when we knew we were pregnant, Katie and I were thinking about the fun things we'd get to do for the first time with Sorin. One of the that came to mind for me was the Farmer's Market on the Capital Square. Last week we had the first trip planned, but heavy rains kept us away.

This morning we geared up with two packs - one for our grocery purchases and one for Sorin, a wonderful carrier called a Snugli.

As expected, Sorin slept through the entire thing. It was an absolute joy for me to put that Snugli on and have Katie put Sorin in. I'd been waiting to use this carrier for quite some time. We stopped at Barriques for coffee on the walk up to the square. First thing in line, two women commented on our "little pumpkin."

Our walk was very pleasant at 7:45am - no congestion on the Square. We got yellow beans, squash, baby potatoes, bison, and for a special treat -- Hook's two-year old cheddar cheese. At the end of the market we always stop at Stella's bakery for a pastry: Katie tried the cranberry scone which wasn't that great, and I had a chocolate chip scone which (as always) was huge and wonderful.








It was a whole new experience at the Farmer's Market having Sorin with us. I think he's going to enjoy the outdoors.

Grandpa Dave to the Rescue!!!

Last night we got a call from Grandpa Dave letting us know that he was in the area and stopping by with a gift for Sorin. We all looked at each other wondering to ourselves - 'what ever could it be??'  And when he arrived, much to our surprise he came bearing 0-3 size Packer shirts for Sorin!!! And socks!  I thought Sorin was going to jump off the couch with joy - I could tell in his eyes that he was most relieved to never have to wear that weird Packer hat again!  Next Sunday is going to be great!

Sorin's First Packer Game

Sorin experienced his first packer game on Sunday  - he slept through most of it, Aaron Rodgers just didn't hold his interest (the Monday night game was too late for him so he missed it).  Unfortunately we were not able to find him a tiny packer shirt so we had to be content with just this hat:
Here was his reaction when Aaron Rodgers fumbled the ball, one play after he danced down the sideline to gain a first down:

and here he is at the end of the game, looking at Hans in disbelief at the packers scoring 25 points in the last five minutes.  We are sad he missed the Favre era, but all in all I think he had a good experience watching his first Packers game.

Morning Exercises

Sorin loves the mornings - or at least it seems like it - he hasn't actually told me that he loves the mornings. He is always wide awake for about 45 minutes in the morning just looking around - being cute.

Here is a clip of him doing his morning exercises with Hans ; )

Destined For Badger Red

My only regret is that I didn't have a onesie that fits Sorin on Game Day. I was happy to tell my brother last week that "Sorin is around for the first Badger game of the year." But I had to settle for a "Rookie" athletic outfit that seemed appropriate for the first football Saturday of the 2008 season. It was fun to listen to Matt Lepay on the radio with Sorin in my arms. He slept for most of the game, but let's not be quick to judge.








But Saturday wasn't Sorin's first experience with Bucky. On our way out of the hospital, Bucky was in the lobby taking pictures. As I pulled the car around, Katie was able to get a picture of Sorin with Buckingham U. Badger.