head rubbing makes Drew smile

It's been getting warmer in Lansing lately, which means Drew doesn't always need to covered with those pesky clothes. In these photos Drew enjoyed lounging in the living room in just his diaper and Pooh shirt.

Drew fell asleep on my chest on Saturday afternoon. We are continuing to enjoy how snuggly Drew is. He loves to be held and we adore having him fall asleep while we're holding him. Sometimes it's hard to put him in his crib for the night (but we need sleep too!).Saturday night another event in Drew's life passed without pictures (I'm proud of my restraint again). Jana and I had a great time at a dinner party with friends from my program and work. There were about ten of us at the party and Drew came along too. We had such a good time that we forgot to take out the camera! At the dinner party Ritu, one our friends, started rubbing Drew's head, which caused him to flirt and coo like crazy. She discovered a new trick for Drew!

On Sunday we had lunch with the Gezons. We went to our church in Lansing, then made it to Grand Rapids just in time for lunch. After lunch, Grandpa John rubbed Drew's head to elicit some big smiles and cooing. Look how happy Drew was!I didn't get many pictures of them, but here you can see Aunt Christina holding Drew while he's wearing his shoes! We got the shoes from Kristen, who I work with, and they fit him perfectly. No, he's not about to start walking in them any time soon :(
Here Drew amused Aunt Christina and Grandma Lynn with his chatting.
Grandma Lynn took a turn listening to Drew talk and smile with her.
Is there anything better than a sunny Sunday afternoon with Drew asleep in one arm and the Sunday comics in the other? Aunt Christina is enjoying the moment!
On Sunday night we saw Meg, Nate, and Dan. Drew is getting much better at grasping things, especially on the gymini, and here he grabbed Nate's beer when it was close to him.

Meg is holding Drew in the "flying baby" pose. Nate came over to get in on the pictures too. And finally we added Dan to the pictures as well. An Aupperlee family picture! We've had very few of these, so getting a picture of the three of us is a special treat. Drew even cooperated and looked at the camera. Go Drew!
On Monday Jana and I made a car switch (I had our car and Jana needed it), so we brought Drew into the lab for another visit. I got pictures of Drew with some people not previously seen on the blog. Gabby and Alexis were busy working, so they didn't get new pictures with Drew, but Kristen took a moment to say hello to Drew. Kristen is one of our research assistants and she had her baby, Karley, a few days after Drew was born.
Marianne is an undergraduate at MSU and she's been working in our lab for several years. She's finishing her degree next fall, so we'll be sad to see her leave.
A few weeks ago, Marianne had one of our worst Drew holding experiences because he suffered a "blow out" diaper while she was holding him (a lot of #2!). He hasn't done that very often, but he made a mess of his onesie and his outfit. It was all the way up to his shoulder blades on his back! Ew, gross, Drew!
Kristen is another undergraduate who has working in our lab for a couple of years. She just graduated and is finishing up her last week in the lab. Drew made her think that maybe having a baby someday sounds pretty good.