Weekend at the Goodmansons

We ended our vacation with a weekend at our good friends, the Goodmanson's. Jon attended a seminar on dental implants, and Wilson and Shana hung out with Matt, Sarah, and their baby Lily. On Saturday night, lots of other friends came over for a mini-party. Erin and Gus gave Wilson a little Super Baby costumer which is so adorable. He also wore it last weekend to Brendan's birthday party.

Whidbey Island

Our second stop on the trip was to Whidbey Island where we spent one night in a cute little cabin with a wide-open view of the ocean. Jon and I cooked dinner while Wilson slept soundly. We took at walk on the beach the next day before leaving for Seattle.

Mt. Baker

On our vacation we spent 2 nights at a cabin near Mt. Baker. It was very cozy, nestled in the woods surrounding the North Cascades Mountain Range. The scenery was fantastic- Wilson's second Mt. experience (the first was a hike on Mt. Hood). He slept for 3 hours in the sling carried by his Dad while we hiked up 1000 feet. His sleep cooing would synchronize with every step Jon took. He would murmur while Jon was walking and then pause when Jon's movement ceased.

Here is the entire slideshow of Scott and Miranda's visit. Our cousin Sara and her boyfriend Greg came up to Portland to visit from Eugene also.

Grandma died Saturday the 13th of October. We were on a plane on Sunday morning and stayed until Thursday. The fun part of leaving North Dakota was that Scott and Miranda had been planning on visiting us in Portland that weekend. So we left Thursday afternoon, and Scott and Miranda arrived Thursday night into Portland.

We had a great weekend together. Since we had a baby at home it seemed OK to sit on the couch for 4 days and eat Halloween candy, while playing with Wilson of course.

Here are a few photos and the entire photo album. Great seeing you Scott and Miranda. We miss you!

A few photos from the slideshow below while we were in Grafton. Wilson made Grandma's funeral so much easier. Just great to have a new life around while we were mourning the end of another.

Hello All,

Sorry for the long hiatus. The Daby's in Portland have had a busy October. We returned to North Dakota to pay respects to Great Grandma Gorder. She was a strong, wonderful woman who left a legacy behind her. Wilson didn't get a chance to meet her, although we had a nice visit in June with her while Shana was pregnant so she knew he was on the way.

We have also been to Mount Baker, Whidbey Island, and Seattle. We are now back home and I will start posting some of the photos from our travels.

Mini-Me

We've been joking that Wilson is my mini-me. The top photo is me a few days old. We didn't have a photo with quite the same expression, but you get the idea. I love it!

Here is a video from yesterday. Wilson was one month old, he is growing and changing so fast.

Here is a series of photos of Wilson on Oct. 1. I'm testing this new slideshow. My digital photo albums tend to have A LOT of photos, not all of them perfect, but I just have such a hard time deleting them.

Grandpa and Grandma Daby

Here are a few more photos of Wilson with his Grandps and Gramma Daby. My Mom, Liz, stayed with us an extra week after my Dad went home. It really was great having her.

So sad again to see grandparents go back home. They all just love him so much! He is a real heartbreaker already.

Shana and I are back on our own. Definitely feel the difference in housework and responsibility now that our grandparents backup is gone.


Wilson had his best night ever last night. Two four hour stretches of sleep, a new record! And this after a tough night for Shana. She had warned me that night that she would feed, but being Friday night, she said I was responsible for all calming and burping necessary between feedings. I was to stay in the nursery bed as necessary with him until it was feeding time. But what do you know, he didn't wake until about 3:30 for feeding, and then 8 am. I'll take that any time. And right on his Daddy's birthday, I couldn't have asked for a better present.

We have had many visitors lately. Our friend Shane Prigge from Grafton has been working in Thailand and India with the UN for the last 3 years or so. He was passing through and stayed a few days with us in Portland. Ben had to come up to visit from Crater Lake too. Annie Cooper lives here in Portland.

Everybody wants their turn to hold Wilson Scott.

Kim, Shana, and Wilson

A few more photos with Shana's Mom. My Dad, Neil, left this morning. He has been here for a week. Sad to see him go too.

It has been so wonderful having the family visiting. We are looking forward to seeing Scott and Miranda in 3 weeks. After that, Thanksgiving will probably be the next time we'll see any family.





We had Jinan and Kevin Weinhandle, our friends from St. Paul, visiting for a couple days too. The new Moms had their first night out on the town with their old college friend. And I do literally mean old. It was Jinan's 30th birthday.

Here is a video of my Mom and Dad, Shana and I, and Wilson. My Mom will be staying with us for a few more days. She is such a sweet grandma.

Grandpa and Grandma Daby with Wilson

Things are great here. Both Shana and I can't complain about these first two weeks. Wilson sleeps 2-4 hours at a time. He really only cries while his diaper is being changed. I think he just hates being cold and naked. So we've been getting pretty good sleep. I took one week off work and am back at it now. Shana is enjoying staying home with him and doing very little each day except sitting with the little guy.

Wilson had his 2 week doctor appointment today. He is still only 7 pounds 12 ounces, one ounce less than his birth weight. We were a little concerned about that, but the doctor said it is nothing to be concerned about. He eats regularly and has plenty of poopy diapers, so I guess he's moving along at his natural pace.

He did manage to pee on the doctor twice during his appointment, which he also does to me at home on a regular basis.


Here is a video of him. We are just fascinated to sit and watch his facial expressions and noises. Enjoy.

Wilson has been all about the Soothie pacifier. It definitely pacifies. Yesterday he found his thumb for the first time. Kim says this is a great sign that he will be a calm baby able to pacify himself. All signs looking good.

A few more pictures. These are still from Sept. 11-12.

I had my first day back to work today. Shana and Kim brought Wilson up to the office. We went out to lunch with my staff so they could meet him too.

Wilson's first bath. I am in charge of diaper and washing so far.


Kim Thompson, Shana's Mom, is visiting us and is a huge help. She's getting the house in crawling baby condition, and giving Wilson lots of love.




The Daby family, Wally included.

Dunkerdoodle Nursery

The nursery is all completed. Zach Greskowiak did an amazing job on the Dunkerdoodle paintings. Note the tiny cross country skiers and really tiny mountain climbers on the Mt. Hood scene.

Day 4

Wow, I have to say Jon has done a great job managing the blog. We're doing well. Wilson was a rascal last night, waking about every hour, which makes it tough to get deep rest, but oh well! I wish I had a button to synchronize my sleep with his. Wilson is feeding very well, one less source of stress. The milk is here with a vengeance and I'm in some pain. Thank goodness for the pump my aunt Lisa sent me to use.

I'm really eager for my mom to arrive because I'm excited for her to meet her new grandchild. She is also beside herself with anticipation. For those of you who know Kim, you understand that she is the perfect person to attend to the business of acclimating a child into the world. She has so much energy and a get it done attitude, which is a welcomed force when I feel like I'm lost at sea with only three abilities: breastfeeding, feeling the pain emanating from my bottom, and reveling in the magic of our new baby. My needs go beyond my abilities at the moment, though.

One of my friends arranged to have our friends bring over meals for us during the first several days. What a convenient luxury it is to have a freshly prepared meal, either to eat immediately or to freeze. Thank you Miranda!

Wilson Movie Sept. 8

Here is a move, about 4 minutes long. I guess it's level of excitement depends upon your connection with him. Mostly him just making funny faces and Shana yelling and taunting him. I think it's extremely entertaining. But I'll admit I'm biased.

Sept. 8

Here are a few more pictures of Wilson Scott.

He was 7 pounds 13 ounces, 20.75 inches long at birth. He is doing great. He caught right on to breast feeding, and has been eating good.

We are at home, just laying around looking at his face. He slept pretty well the first night home. Waking about every 3 hours to eat. He slept almost 4 hours before morning. They say you are supposed to wake them every 2-3 hours to feed. But we've decided that is just plain stupid. If he's hungry, he'll let us know. And he certainly has so far.

Shana's grandma Cecelia and her grandpa Ross are here visiting. Shana was expecting to introduce little Cecelia to her great grandma Cecelia, but I guess Wilson had a different plan. We'll have to give it another try, but after a little break.