More Fun at the Pumpkin Patch

These pics are all taken at Pumpkins Etc., a place we go every year. It's a nice little Mom and Pop shop- nothing fancy but they have nice pumpkins and mums at reasonable prices, and every year they have a new litter of kittens that they give away on Halloween. The only down side was stepping in some cat poop that took multiple treatments to get off my shoe! Oh, and I think Don might have banged Tristan's head off the scarecrow cut-out sign. Note to self- trying to get a newborn and a 2 year old to pose for a picture is an exercise in futility. Jordon insisted on sticking his head through the sign instead of just looking through the opening. At least we managed to get something besides just the top of his head!

Pumpkin Patch Fun

This year we took Grandma along with us to visit pumpkin patches- we went to the Red Barn pumpkin patch in Weston and Pumpkins Etc. in Platte City. Here's a shot of Don doing double-decker Dad duty. The place in Weston had farm animals, including piglets, chickens, horses, turkeys, etc. They also have a very nice country store with some unique items- we were able to do some Christmas shopping while there. Tristan was awake the whole time and seemed to be just taking everything in. It was a beautiful October day in the 70's- great day to be enjoying the outdoors. And, for this being our first real family outing with Tristan, I think things went very well. No major meltdowns and everyone had a good time!

Tristan

"I Wanna Hold Him!"

Here are some cute pictures of Jordon being a great big brother. Notice in the picture that includes Don which one is watching Sesame Street!!

Adjusting to Home

Here we are giving Tristan his first bath at home- he was not a happy camper. Since then we have done a couple things to make the process easier, and he seems to like getting baths most of the time. One thing Tristan does that Jordon never did is pee all over any time he gets a chance and the diaper is off. He's sprayed two bedrooms, our bed, his bath tub, and my vehicle to name a few. We're also battling a wicked case of diaper rash but it's hard to get it healed since he's constantly pooping. He is an eating machine and wants to eat all the time. Other pictures here are first car ride on our way to get ice cream and Grandma reading Elmo book to Jordon.

Kirchhoff Family Comes to Visit

Here are shots of some of my family-- Uncle Tim and Lauren, Uncle Jon and Aunt Sarah, along with Grandma, who all came to visit on Saturday. Lauren is expecting Baby Karli any day now (due date 10/19) so Tristan will have a cousin his own age to play with! The girls brought us pizza for lunch, and later we went to Culver's for ice cream.

Coming Home

Of course I was ready to bust out of the hospital as soon as possible, and my OB doc had already said I could go home the day after Tristan was born if I wanted to, so we went home Friday October 1st. We weren't really prepared for how the 2 car seats would take up the whole back seat, but otherwise, things went smoothly. Look how small Tristan looks in his crib- he looks like a kidney bean! It's hard to believe Jordon was once that small...