Today Dominic turned weeks and I know I’m a broken record but it’s so hard to believe it’s almost been a month!

This weekend was filled with many outings for us and while it was somewhat busy for a newborn it felt so good to get out of the house and do some normal activities.

Friday night we drove to the country of IKEA walked around and had dinner.  On the way back we had a quick layover in Fry’s territory and returned home for the evening.  He slept 8 hours that night!

Saturday morning Lori went to get her hair done which meant it was time for my inaugural Daddy Day Care session.  He did well and I was able to get over my fear of not being able to soothe him without Lori’s (fantastic motherly) help.  Lori returned, picked up Dominic and headed out to my sister’s baby shower in Downey while I headed over to the new Wallace ranch to help/get in the way/hang out.  We stayed in for the evening and watched a movie. He slept 9 hours that night!

Today after waking up, feeding and bathing we got him ready for his first outing to church.  It was SUPER nice to be back at church after the month of Sundays and people we have missed.  Oh, before I forget (and if I didn’t see/tell you today) we would like to give a BIG THANK YOU to the Revolution Supper Club for the constant stream and variety of tasty meals.  You all blew us away with generosity and I know you’ve inspired Lori to join this ministry!

Back to the service, Dominic did super well and slept right though the loud/thumping worship.  He only started to wake a bit during the sermon but as soon as worship resumed he fell right to sleep.

After church a few of us headed over to (Mother)Fudd Ruckers for lunch and you guessed it he slept right through lunch (newborns are great.)   After his afternoon lunch and nap we fed him, loaded him into the car seat and drove down the street to Heartwell Park and walked a big lap.  I rigged the stroller with my ipod speakers so we had a good soundtrack to walk along with.  I so have been looking forward to finally doing this walk and plan on continuing to visit some of the other local parks during the remainder of the waning summer days.

After the walk we headed down the street to the new Wallace ranch and hung out for the remainder of the evening.  It was good for us to have a place outside our house to go to and hang at with good friends.  Thanks to Ray and Judy for the awesome BLTs and tasty brocolli salad.

Now Dominic is winding down and eating his evening meal while we finish watching The Shawshank Redemption and we’re off to bed.

It feels like the last year and a half of our lives have been a busy, distracting blur with us getting baby ready and then the pregnancy.  I can’t say this enought but I’m so glad he’s finally here.  As each week goes by it feels more normal to have a baby and I’m finding it harder to remember exactly what life was like before the *thought* of baby entered our life.  I highly recommend parenthood if you’re on the fence…  children are pretty awesome and they can make some funny faces and noises! :)

Lori’s been knee deep with thank you cards and report cards since our last two showers so I will forgive her and do the update.

On Friday (May 30) Lori had her work shower and she scored a bunch of nice gifts from her co-workers. I know she’s going to miss no working with them next year but she’s also excited to team (teach) next year along with Gina at an awesome school.

Friday I went to pick up tables, chairs and spare easy-ups and spent the rest of the evening cleaning up the house to prepare for the big shower the next day.

Saturday morning I woke up with intense pain in my left shoulder and neck. I took some aleve and hit the road to Donovan’s house to pick up our shower cake. Donovan really went above and beyond and created such an awesome and thoughtful cake (three flavors) we are spoiled by his friendship! I brought the three cakes into the back and put it together. I think I did a decent job, but I’ll be sure not to quit my day job!

The shower began around 12:00. I ended up hanging outside for a while to make sure Lori wasn’t over-doing things and to help out wherever I could. The pain in my neck and shoulder SUCKED bad! So I alternated between sitting on the couch and visiting (and taking video) outside. When the shower ended I loaded up my truck and dropped off the tables, chairs and easy-ups back over to Downey (thanks Paul!)

We got a bunch of great stuff from all the showers we had and after looking at the filled up baby room I realize we are truly blessed to have such generous friends and family who care so much about our little Dominic!

Sunday I woke up with the pain still, though the spasms were nearly gone. I head over to church and began to setup the audio along with help (thanks Tim!) I had a great time mixing and it’s SO much more enjoyable with the new Aviom system.

After the second service I helped tear down, we hit some lunch and then headed off to Disneyland with a few friends. Disneyland was fun and we rode the Buzz and then sat and ate corn dogs (Lori got the winner!) at the Tomorrowland Terrace, er Club Buzz while watching the band on stage.

Here’s a (short) video of Drew, Jackson, Ellie and Bella dancing to some Elvis. Drew was getting down and was stealing the dance floor. Hopefully next week (when my Vimeo quota resets) I’ll upload a longer version because I captured some improvisational break dancing and other fun.

If you don’t see the video above, or want to see a higher quality version, Click Here.

This update felt long and Jason Parks-like but I still think he holds the records for longest blog posts!