Hey, what about me?

Yes, Scotty is still around and is adjusting to the new arrival fairly well. He was especially happy to discover that babies and cats tend to like the same lounge areas. Ahhh, fleece freshly warmed by a small child, what could be better? Scotty has dealt with the new sounds and smells like a champ and if all he asks is an hour or two in the Bundle Me, so be it.

Yup, the two of them have become regular pals. It makes sense really, they share similar lifestyles. A typical day for a cat and a baby appear to this guy as pretty much the same. They both wake up their "tenders" with some sort of crying or screech. We get up early, cuddle, diaper (or clean the box) and feed them. After that, they spend the rest of the daylight hours napping, eating and exploring. After a tough day of wandering about and seeing what the world (or living room) has to offer, they kick back and settle in for dinner.

Ah, the good life.

Greetings from the Nursery...

It's hard to believe Elsa will be 6 months old in a few short days. We thought it might be time to share a few pictures of her in the nursery. She is at such a fun age right now...rolling over, laughing a lot, and sitting up on her own (mostly)! The rice cereal is going much better now and soon she will start other foods as well. We are enjoying it all and I am making sure to capture every moment on camera.

"Reading" Goodnight Moon!

"Hey, this chair moves!"

"How many more pictures Mommy?"

Say hello to my little friends...

Awwww, cute!

"Why do I have to sit by the Diaper Champ!?" (Brown Bear)

"Welcome to my crib... "

Thank you!

Thank you for all the nice Valentine's loot. I enjoy all of it almost as much as putting my feet in my mouth! Hope you all had a Happy Valentine's Day! Here is a picture of me in my Valentine's outfit.

Love, Elsa

It's about time.

Well, it finally happened, the Spokane Bertelsens have gone global. Kennet, Betsy, Elsa and Scotty (can't leave out the cat, after all he's typing) welcome you to The Bertelsen Bunch. That's right, now you can read all about our wacky adventures whether ye be in Minneapolis, Montana or wherever the winds make take you.

We'll start this blog off with another first. Yesterday Elsa got the opportunity to sample rice cereal for the first time. She appeared to be more interested in the spoon than the food, but all went well. It was an event marked with confusion and surprise, but both baby and mom came through unscathed and on good terms. Today the event was repeated with much better results. Elsa figured out that the spoon contained something edible (what a concept) and some of the "ick faces" went away.

Hopefully the laziness on my part (Kennet) and Betsy's fear of technology will be overcome to keep this blog updated and exciting. I can't promise, but I'll promise to try.