Another Apple Adventure

Fall is one of our favorite seasons at the Dexfield household, and we are glad to know that our new addition is already a fan. He has a few different pumpkin outfits that he has been wearing with pride including this one above, one from his favorite Aunt Lauren, and the one with the Pumpkin-On-The-Butt (see previous post). Luckily for us, pumpkin patches and apple orchards can be found just a short drive from our house. So we took our guy for his first hayride at a genuine apple orchard.

I love these handmade signs! When i become old and crotchety, i hope i can make handmade signs for a living.

Lisa in the breeze. I think she looks like she's sowing seeds, planning out our homestead.

We were lucky enough to run into superstar Joe the Plumber's Father and his grandniece Gertrude.

Just kidding. I have no idea who this guy is.

As you can tell, adventures run amok in the land of the swing voters. It feels slightly stressful to have so much going on: school, 3 jobs for Lisa, running a house, passing Soren back and forth... It's funny to me that when we are older, we will see these pictures and think, "Oh gosh, that was a good time. Look how much fun we had."

Memory is so weird!

Presidential Debates

We have been surprisingly into the Presidential debates (maybe i won't say publicly, but you can probably guess which candidate i am backing and which one i think will do anything to get elected) and decided to dress up for the VP debate (which was MUCH more entertaining than the first debate).

My pal Stephen from TJ's bought this shirt for Soren when he was on a 3 week existential road trip. I promise it's not conditioning-- we just think it's cute (he'll probably end up a Libertarian).

Lisa had the idea to dress up as the candidates, so we did! It was a smashing success.


And also, he has been growing surprisingly fast. (This is tediously obvious, i know. But somehow, it's surprising to us). He is already fitting into this great onesie that my good friend Val bought for him in Hawaii at Matsumoto Shave Ice. We were pretty jealous, actually, and wanted one for ourselves.

And Soren and i have been going on more adventures as part of the Tag-Team Daycare plan. For the most part we are having fun. I have earned the nickname "Mr. Mom" from a few older guys who have lived on this street for decades. One of them laughs at me everytime. It's kind of cute, in a way. Soren doesn't mind being the center of attention, as long as it's not for too long. He loves to be looked at for about 2 minutes. Then he wants people to leave him alone, so he'll start whining. What a funny kid. He's great.

Last Hurrah, -or- Picture Overload

We start our "last" year of school in just a handful of days, so we wanted to take a vacation while we had the chance. Sure, we'd rather go to South America or Northern Europe for a few weeks, but circumstances made east Ohio a little easier.

I probably went a bit overboard taking hundreds of pictures, but after living in Cincinnati, eastern Ohio looks positively gorgeous. It was so good just to do nothing but be with our family. I think we have a lot of fun, for the most part. I do feel a little guilty at the idiosyncratic world that Soren is unwillingly being born into... but we think it still works out in his favor. Having an eccentric parent or two is pretty harmless, compared to some things in this life.

You can probably tell that our kiddo is becoming a bit more more work, but also a large bit more fun. He is showing off his new smile a lot. He also gets bored pretty easily, and long car rides are not his thing. Just wait until he is old enough to have to listen to my music for four hours in the car! Or my jokes! Heh heh. It's just the beginning, kid. : )

School starts on Wednesday!
Darn.

happy 4 month birthday, silly monkey!

He celebrated by continuing to smile even after I got the camera out.

we don't mean to brag....

but we are pretty sure we ended up with the best baby of the lot.


Soren gets cuter and more grown up by the day. He's such a happy kid, with the biggest smiles and brightest eyes. He is vocalizing a lot more recently, and we're especially amazed that his first language seems to be some sort of ancient Hebrew dialect. His new big achievements are putting his hands to his mouth and effortlessly raising one eyebrow. I assume you can put your hands in your mouth, but what about the eyebrow trick? It's beyond my abilities, at least.


He's even developed his first crushes on two married women (yikes), and is quite pleased with himself when his persistent staring and little coos attract their attention. Watch out, Jason and Alex...


Soren is a great sleeper, taking a few long naps during the day and sleeping 10-11 hours at night, with only a few sleepy, midnight snack breaks. We feel almost guilty for the amount of sleep we're able to get. And maybe I shouldn't go overboard with pride, but he doesn't cry much anymore unless something needs fixing. But, can you blame him? I suppose if I was carried in a comfy hammock all day in my pj's and fed tasty milkshakes whenever I began to think I might be hungry, I'd be content too.


I keep trying to capture his smiles on camera. Yet, he's fascinated by cameras... the sounds? or the red-eye-reducing light? Who knows. But, bringing out a camera is a sure-fire way to distract him from crying (yay!) or from smiling (oh well). These are the results of the most recent attempt to get a smiley picture:

His 4 month check-up (4 months!) is Monday. Anyone up to bet a few bucks on his weight? I'll put a dollar on 13 pounds 10 oz...

Photo Shy

One night Soren was being particularly grumpy and we were getting a little sick of trying to make him stop crying. I thought that I would document the event in case he grew up thinking that he never cried. AS SOON as i turned the camera on, he looked at me and suddenly looked REALLY cute. Of course, i was pretty won over, even though he totally trumped my efforts.