Happy Father's Day!

This was Mike's first Father's Day! Anderson and I made his dad a breakfast of blueberry pancakes, bacon and eggs. For Father's Day, Mike got a gift certificate to go hunting at this place in Houston--I know very little about it, but know he liked it. Mike has been such a great dad and helps out so much. He has clearly exceeded any expectations. Anderson is so lucky to have such a hands on papa.

Anderson's 3rd Month

Anderson will turn 3 months old tomorrow! We continue to be amazed at how great parenthood has been and how much we adore this little 15 pound bundle of joy. Anderson seems to surprise us with something new and exciting just about every day. Here is a summary of the highlights of his 3rd month!

• Anderson's First Dinner Date: On May 18th, we had our friends, the Koenigs, over for dinner. Lauren and Rick had a baby girl, Elise, in November. She and Anderson got to know each other and had a car seat date while everyone else chowed on burgers. Who knows, this could be the beginning of a very special relationship.

• Memorial Day: Memorial Day is always a special day for us, given the extent of the participation of the Fitzgerald family in the armed forces (almost all men have served in some capacity in their life--Mike served 4 years active in the First CalvaryDivision, and 4 years inactive in the National Guard). We did not do anything overly exciting to celebrate Memorial Day but spent the day as a family. This included a trip to the new outlet center in Fairfield. Anderson appears to be taking after his daddy and is not a huge shopping junkie...maybe the next Fitzgerald will be my shopping buddy! Here is a picture of Anderson in his patriotic outfit playing with his dad's dog tags.

• First Flight and Trip to San Jose: Anderson, Honey and I went to San Jose last week to visit Katt, Brett and Oakley. Brett was going out of town for a work trip, so the girls and babies had a long weekend together in Cali. This was Anderson's first flying experience, and this kid travels like a rock star. He did great! Before each flight, I think Honey and I each were a bit nervous. For whatever reason, Anderson did not enjoy the waiting area at the airports, but once he was on the plane he was great! He slept for the majority the flights. If he keeps this up, we will be taking him places all the time!
  
Here he is on the plane, just chillin' with his Honey.

Here are Oakley and Anderson kissing--yes, Kissing Counsins--so Texas. It's just like looking at small versions of Brett and Mike kissing.




Here is a picture of Oakley helping Anderson with his binkie...Oakley is going to be a great big brother...some day.





• Gymboree! Last week, Anderson had his first Gymboree class. This is a class for babies under 6 months old, and basically is a singing and tummy time class. Moms go with the babies to the class, and we had a great time! Anderson was a little frustrated with the amount of tummy time, but we have been practicing and are going to impress Miss Joan (the teacher) on Thursday!

Here he is ready to go tumble his little heart out!

• Giggling Anderson: Anderson has started to laugh up a storm lately, and we just can not get enough. Usually, the laugh is encouraged by Mike or me, but we'll take it anyway we can get it. It is the cutest thing in the world.

Here is his clip of the week, just a gigglin' away!







The other thing Anderson loves, which always gets a big smile and some laughs, is the game where you raise Anderson up and down. So far, he has not puked on me, but I may be pushing my luck--I do this with him all the time. He is so cute!









• Rock n' Roll Anderson: Anderson is on the verge of his first full roll...right now he gets half way and gets stuck. I think in the next month, he is going to have the full roll down.
  

Those are the highlights, but here are some other random pictures (and videos) of our little guy from the past month.

Anderson in his Chicco--who knows where we are taking him now! He is such a trooper. We have taken him everywhere, and he never seems to complain.

Anderson still loves his bath time at Spa Fitzgerald! We are up to 2 baths a day--morning and night. This is one clean baby!

Here is Anderson in his most favorite place in the world--his swing! He loves to snooze here for his daytime naps, but only sleeps in his crib for the night.