Champions

We had the pleasure of watching sports history on Thursday (10.27.11). It was even more thrilling because it was the baseball team I cheer for - the St. Louis Cardinals! The Cardinals forced a Game 7 of the 2011 World Series in a dramatic 11th inning 10-9 victory over the Texas Rangers. The Cardinals were twice within 1 strike away from letting the Rangers have the title. They refused to give up in the 9th and 10th innings which led to David Freese's 11th inning walk-off home run to win the game. Freese had already hit a 2 run triple in the 9th to tie the game up at 7 and then Lance Berkman in the 10th tied it up at 9. It was the first time in World Series history a team rallied twice from 2 runs down in the 9th inning or later. They had to overcome 5 deficits in the game! Talk about determination and perseverance.

It was truly incredible to watch it all unravel. It was a roller coaster ride just to watch from the couch so I can't imagine what the players were feeling! Oh yes...I should mention they went onto win their 11th World Series Championship the following evening!! This team continues to demonstrate true success with class.

I certainly don't claim to be the biggest or most loyal Cardinals fan and quite frankly some regular season games are better off watching highlights rather than a 3 hour game on TV. But I do know the excitement that a season like the Cardinals just had can evoke emotions in any sports fan. It makes me wonder if Teagan will grow up to enjoy watching sports like I did with my dad. One of my favorite memories as a child was waking up to look at the chalkboard in my room to see the score of whatever game went past my bedtime. My dad would write the final score and a quick recap of what happened. We will let Teagan make her own decisions as to which sports team she may or may not cheer for. But until then....I could not resist....

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Did you know the human head weighs 8 lbs?

Remember this kid?

The little cutie who played Ray Boyd in Jerry Maguire turned 21 this week. He was 6 when he played the role. Really?! I was obsessed with this movie when it first came out. I thought Jerry had the best job in the world and would watch it over an over. I was 15 and thought the love story behind it all was endearing. I recited "you had me at hello" and "show me the money" over and over. But wow...when Rick told me Jonathan Lipnicki was 21 I will admit I felt just a wee old. But old in a good way :)

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Teagan - 6 weeks

The number one bit of unsolicited parenting advice I have received thus far is "enjoy these early days because they go by so fast." This is ringing more and more true as the hours, days and weeks go by. I had to triple check the calendar when it came time for Teagan's 1 month appointment. Everything checked out beautifully with our first visit. She weighed in at 10lbs and a lengthy 23.5 inches which puts her in the 99th percentile!





What Teagan is doing these days:

Just this week she started smiling while awake

She is fascinated by the ceiling fan. She will stare at it as if it is a UFO about to take flight.

We are starting to see a pattern in her days...naps and feeds around the same times.

Lifts her head to look around during tummy time

Searches for something to kick her feet off of and squirms up and down, left and right

Loves to be worn on mom or dad in the Baby K'Tan sling

Snoozes on car rides and stroller rides - loves fresh air!

Is recognizing faces more and more...ours as well as stuffed animals, her mobile and her little doll Lucy

Teagan has had lots of visitors the past few weeks. Uncle Erik and Aunt Lehala came the first week of October. They both enjoyed snuggling with Teagan and while intimidated at first they were naturals within the first hour of being around her. We hung around the house and watched football, went to Todd and Christy's for dinner and shuffleboard, walked around downtown Naperville, ate some Chicago style grub and just "chillaxed" with Teagan. It was so much fun and we are thankful they were able to make the trip!




She also had the pleasure of experiencing Pelican Lake at just 1 month old! We were able to sneak away for a long trip (Oct 5-10) and boy was it worth it. We had a true Indian Summer with the most gorgeous weather...sunshine and 80 each day and perfect fall color. The boys even got to barefoot several times...in the north woods...in October. Dan, Cara, Ryker, Jen, James, Sandy, Rick, Grandma and Grandpa T, Great Grandma and Grandpa S and Tracy and Doug were all up for the weekend. We ate well, got lots of fresh air and showed Teagan what Pelican lake is all about. We dipped her toes in the lake and she let out just a small peep. It will be fun next summer when the kiddos are moving around, exploring nature and can get more than a toe or two in the water!







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