Hebers by the Bay

Merry Christmas

2010-12-24T10:18:00.000-08:00

More pictures....

2010-08-27T19:10:00.001-07:00

On a quick note, Grandma and Grandpa H gave us their Burley which has been super nice! We got him a helmet and he loves it. Thank you!

Crawling on top of the world...

2010-08-27T18:51:00.000-07:00

Wow...we are amazed at his endurance. He really keeps us on our toes. Elliot's favorite things lately are playing with Edy's food,walking over to the dishwasher hoping to play with dirty silverware, trying to crawl in the dryer (he tries it every time I am doing laundry), swimming, wagon rides, swinging at the park and playing with Edy's toys. He still loves books;especially ones with other babies in them. We are so happy that Elliot is a happy, relentless little baby. He really is such a joy, just very energetic and a lot of work!

It has been another roller coaster ride as far as jobs go. We are delighted to find out that Patrick will be working in South Lyon East as Band Director (and choir and part time middle school) ! Yay! We just have to figure out all of the moving stuff still. So, we will definitely update everyone and continue to put up new pictures of Elliot!

Crawling and Giggling!

2010-07-09T09:58:00.000-07:00

9 months & all over the place!

2010-07-09T09:26:00.000-07:00

Well as of a couple of weeks ago, Elliot finally cracked the crawling code. And now, turn around for a second and he'll be long gone! He is loving his new found skill - of course he wants to use it to get into dog bowls and power cords, but I guess that all comes with the territory. We'll post a video of him crawling here...

Full immersion...

2010-06-01T14:27:00.000-07:00

Hello! It has been quite a while since we posted our last blog. A lot has been going on! Elliot was baptized last Saturday. It was a wonderful day! Thanks to my parents and Patrick's parents for helping out so much. A funny story: The church we go to believes in full immersion, so we had to undress Elliot in the pew before the priest brought us up to the fountain. As I was holding Elliot, he peed on me! I had to stand up in front of the whole church with pee on my dress. I don't think it was enough to get people snickering, but still....If we ever have a second one, we will be bringing a swimmie. Thanks to everyone who came! It was such a nice day!
Elliot has been doing wonderfully. He had croup last week however, but is doing much better. He has a little cough still and a runny nose. He also has his first tooth! Lower left. It will be adorable when it comes in completely.
We have a couple of weddings this month and can't wait. It should be so much fun. We are looking forward to Greenbush next month.
Hope everyone is doing well! We will try and post more!

Almost 7 months

2010-04-26T18:18:00.000-07:00

Elliot has been having some new foods, just basic fruits and veggies. He seems to like squash the best. It's fun to see his initial reaction to them. Just today, near the end of eating, he took a little snooze in his high chair! Perhaps soon he will start to do a little crawling... he's getting pretty good at sitting up with little support. More to come!

Easter

2010-04-07T19:19:00.000-07:00

What a couple of weeks it has been. Elliot's been making more sounds and is trying to get some solids down...literally. His first Easter was a hit. He enjoyed looking and drooling at his cousins Claire and Charlie. I continue to take him swimming once a week and to his music class. He loves looking at the other babies during class and giggles when they sing his name. Claire is also in his class and keeps Bev busy! We really enjoy our Friday mornings together. Here are some pictures of our Easter and just home life. Oh, and a big welcome home to the Hebers who have spent the past couple months in Arizona!

Now Entering Chuckie Cheese...

2010-03-22T08:57:00.000-07:00

This weekend it was Charlie's fourth birthday party. Its fascinating to me that he's old enough to have a Chuckie party and honestly enjoy it. It was a great time.
Here are some pictures of our little guy. He's a ham, that's for sure. We stopped solids for a bit because of some problems but plan on introducing them again on Friday. He loves Edy. Especially her panting tongue. Everything else is going well. Will post more later!

Gonna get yo' belly!

2010-02-24T18:13:00.000-08:00

He loves when I do this... though as you'll see he really just likes the anticipation!

Video

2010-02-24T14:52:00.000-08:00

Here's another one... Elliot enjoying his musical bug as well as wanting to eat it...

Video

2010-02-24T13:26:00.000-08:00

Trying a video... again... Elliot laughing.

Finding his voice

2010-02-21T12:12:00.000-08:00

Elliot is being much more vocal, in both happy and distressed tones. He's making different, louder noises nearly everyday. We love trying to get him to laugh, and have found a few good ticklish spots! He's almost 5 months, and we plan to start him on solid foods shortly. Hopefully you can view the video... some recent laughing...

Happy 90th Birthday Grandma K!

2010-02-09T18:17:00.000-08:00

It was so nice seeing everyone at my Grandma's 90th birthday party. She is looking very good these days. It was also Elliots first time meeting his Great Grandma. There was a lot of catching up to do with so many people there.

Elliot is doing great. I have been taking him swimming at least once a week. He doesn't seem to hate the water but he just stares at it. I can't tell yet if he likes it or not. I guess we'll have to get in a couple more swims to find out. Its nice that as he is getting older, we're both more comfortable taking him out. It doesn't help that the weather has been so cold lately but he has been to Babies R Us quite a bit :).

Penney's Pics

2010-02-08T15:02:00.000-08:00

Here are a few shots from a recent sitting at Penney's.

Growing..and Drooling!

2010-02-02T06:30:00.000-08:00

Wow...what a difference a couple months makes! Elliot has been putting on the pounds and drooling tons. He is starting to teeth (no teeth appear yet) and really make some noise. We read to him and sing to him a lot too. It was Claires first birthday this past weekend. The theme was cupcakes and the cupcakes were delicious!! Claire was so cute with her cake-she tried putting her foot in it!
The first picture was taken last. Patrick pointed out to me that it looks like he can hold his head up. I'm having trouble downloading other pictures right now, so I'll work on the blog later!

Sooo.... big

2010-01-15T14:31:00.000-08:00

Elliot's kind of like the Energizer Bunny, except he keeps growing and growing and growing. He's pretty much in 6-9 month clothes already. He certainly isn't being shorted in the feeding department, that's for sure. Anyway, we're having a great time with him and his routine is becoming more and more predictable. Here are a couple of recent favorites, including one with his hair down - took work - the one in the snowsuit is his imitation of Randy from A Christmas Story. "I can't put my arms down!" ... Enjoy.

Holiday Fun

2009-12-29T16:04:00.000-08:00

It's been great seeing everyone over the past couple of weeks. There's been a lot of good times, good food, and here are some good shots of the little guy among others. He is 3 months old now and really starting to grow, as well as blowing out lots of diapers... maybe that's what he's smiling about!

Silent Nights?...

2009-12-12T16:02:00.000-08:00

More pics...write more next blog:)

Two Month Check UP

2009-12-04T09:42:00.001-08:00

Hello! Quick written update (more pictures later, promise). Elliot had his two month check up today. The first snowy day of the year too! The doc said he's perfectly healthy. 75th percentile in weight. I think he'll be a big boy. He was great in the office too. I think it was a little misleading because even at home he's not that well behaved. :) Hope everyone had a great week!! More pics to come....

Our Turkey Turns Two Months...

2009-11-30T11:31:00.000-08:00

Hopefully everyone had a great Thanksgiving!! Elliot enjoyed his usual diet of milk of course, but also got to see a lot of family.He turned two months on Saturday. We are all looking forward to seeing more family over Christmas! Here are some pictures of his new cousin Joshua, just six weeks older and his three year old cousin Maddie. Patrick helped put up some Christmas lights at my parents house and got to see some old friends.
Elliot has been doing very well. He is definitely more predictable at two months. Although, he still has many crying spells and loves to be held. Edy loved all the attention over the holiday and has found a new napping spot on Patricks slippers.
It was Chris' birthday too! The picture is great. It takes skill to hold two kids(especially Claire right now) and blow out birthday candles.

Smiles

2009-11-23T14:45:00.000-08:00

Some recent shots; tried to get some more smiles... sleeping is good too :)

Growing

2009-11-15T08:49:00.000-08:00

Elliot will be 7 weeks old tomorrow. He is starting to like having time to himself on his musical blanket, and he is also eating more and sleeping longer... though, nowhere near through the night yet!

It's On (Cont.)

2009-11-07T14:07:00.000-08:00

More pictures

It's On

2009-11-07T13:52:00.000-08:00

Stealing the Southwest slogan, It's On! We are in full baby mode here, esp. with both of us rotating 8 hour work shifts and solo baby duty shifts. I think we've finally truly realized we're not watching someone else's kid for awhile. This is it. We're it. It's sounds silly but I'm sure parents can relate. Anyway, included here are some shots from Halloween and some portraits taken at Penney's when he was two weeks old. Enjoy -Patrick & Maureen

4 weeks old

2009-10-26T11:09:00.000-07:00

Yep, time is flying, Elliot will be a month old on Wednesday. Here's a few recent "action" shots.

Camera

2009-10-22T10:46:00.001-07:00

Just posting a picture using a different camera... our movie cam seems to produce blurry pictures quite a bit.

What day is it?

2009-10-22T08:55:00.000-07:00

Whew...what day is it?? Its funny how you lose track of time right away. Elliot has been pretty good. He slept for three hours straight yesterday! (a new record)..He definitely tells us what he likes and doesn't like with his funny "grunts." I like to say he's definitely on the man track with grunts farts and poops! Sleep has been difficult but we are trying to get him into a routine. We got his 2 week pictures taken and we can't wait to pick them up. We also picked out his Halloween costume-but its a surprise! I tried to find something scary for Halloween-but everything was already picked over. Edy has been good around Elliot just a bit jealous but nothing serious. She'll just drop a toy on your lap if she's feeling slighted. Here are some more recent pictures! My sister is wearing a mask because she had a cold and wanted to visit-thanks for wearing that! (it was her idea!) I will post more pictures later but hear him grunting...not a good sign..

Family Time

2009-10-12T05:32:00.000-07:00

Okay....update. Elliot is doing great. He loves to sleep during the day and be awake at night..We're trying to get him on a schedule. Other than that-he's a wonderful baby. Edy is adjusting and is a little jealous, but we are working on it. Its wonderful that Patrick has until November to stay home and get to know him. I start my job November 1st and just don't know how I'll handle being away from him him for 7 hours or so. He is two weeks today at 7:49p.m. I can't believe it. I want him to stay little forever. I also want to sign him up for some swimming classes during the winter. Its important to me that we get out and aren't cooped up in the house. Thanks to family for helping out these past two weeks. It has been wonderful. We still have food in the fridge-it is a blessing.
We plan on going to my parents October 30th for some Halloween festivities. If anyone hasn't seen Tilson street during Halloween, your missing out!! Hope all is well with our families.

Baby Heber

2009-10-03T08:52:00.000-07:00

Here he is..don't have much time to write now but we will later!! Elliot Mitchell Heber born September 28th at 7:49 p.m. Weighing 6lbs 8 oz!!

What a Weekend!

2009-09-22T10:12:00.001-07:00

Here are a couple of pictures from the weekend. We decided to post one of Edy as well. Her favorite pastime now is baseball in the backyard.

We had an amazing weekend of baptisms,spending it with family. We are so honored to be Joshua's godparents and Patrick is tickled pink to be Claire's godfather. It was so nice to see everyone. Thanks to Kree for lending Patrick an oil-free shirt!
We are really looking forward to the arrival of baby Heber. I have a feeling that the baby's arrival will be past the due date. Went for a check up today and they said everything is normal and no signs of labor yet which I guess is good but at the same time I want the pregnancy to be over with! Many thanks to my sister for the "Machine"....I hope it works! I will have to try it out on Patrick today:) He will appreciate that.

Shower Time!

2009-08-28T18:16:00.000-07:00

This past Sunday, August 23rd, we had our baby shower. It was held at the Braab House in Romeo and it could not have been nicer. We received lots of wonderful gifts for our baby-to-be. Many thanks to you, Bev and Mom Kasler for putting everything together; and it was great to see everyone else as well. Patrick had a decent time for being the only male there, of course, there was good food & drink, so that could be why! Take care all, and more to come soon! ...

Off and running!

2009-07-30T16:22:00.000-07:00

Greetings! This site will act as our running diary as we prepare for and welcome our first bundle of joy, due in early October. Many adventures lie ahead, most hilarious I'm sure, but we'll tackle them all with love and ever-growing patience! So stay tuned and we'll keep you posted!
-Patrick & Maureen ... (and Edy)