Alden’s First Month
Now that you’ve read a bit about Alden, here are some additional photos to enjoy.

Alden (5 days old)

Alden (5 days old)

Alden rocks (5 days old)

Baby Alden liked to open one eye at a time (5 days old)

Alden (5 days old)
Alden loves to have his hands up by his face. He sure slept a lot in that first week. But we did take him outside to show him around.

Jessica, Alden, & Seth by the plum tree in the yard

Alden in the poppies
He sure likes snuggling with Jessica (and she likes it too)!

Jessica and Alden (1 week old)

Jessica & Alden (1 week old)
Alden makes time to watch the World Cup and root for the local NWSL soccer team.

Alden watches the World Cup (7 days old)

Jessica and Alden (8 days old) cheer on the Thorns

Alden begins his World Cup training
All that activity can be tiring.

Seth and Alden (8 days old)

Uncle Geoffrey and Alden (9 days old)
We end up taking a lot of photos while Alden sleeps.

Alden snoozes (2 weeks old)
… or is it that Alden sleeps while we try to take photos.

Alden loves to prop his head when he rests
Either way, newborns sleep a lot!

Alden loves to avocuddle
Alden enjoyed a good long visit with his grandparents visiting from New York (and his parents liked the extra help too).

Alden (17 days old) with his parents and grandparents

Alden (18 days old)
Time to start opening those eyes, Alden!

Alden (21 days old)

Alden (22 days old)

Alden’s toes (23 days old)

Pacified Alden (23 days old)
We still get out of the house sometimes. We took Alden for a walk to explore an island on the Willamette River.

Alden’s first outdoor adventure (24 days old)

Alden (26 days old)
Alden can’t keep his eyes open all the time. He still sleeps a lot.

Alden (27 days old)
… and Jessica is happy to join him.

Jessica takes a nap with Alden (4 weeks old)

Alden (4 weeks old)
Alden really likes napping on his whale pillow.

Alden (4 weeks old)
Alden even got to go in a hammock!

Aunt Caitlin & Uncle Chris with Alden (4 weeks old)
When it’s hot, he likes to show off his belly.

Alden (29 days old)
… or just rock some serious booties.

Alden (1 month old)
Alden is definitely starting to take it all in.

Alden reads Katy and the Big Snow (1 month old)

Alden (1 month old)
That’s all for Alden’s first month. Thanks for checking out the photos and for caring about Alden.
– Jessica and Seth
What a delight it was to return from vacation and find Alden’s birth announcement in our collection of mail! A more adorable baby I’ve never seen…and we are pleased to see that he is already a sports fan! (My favorite photo of our Lindsey at 2 months was of her lying on Jeff’s chest, both stretched out on the sofa with heads turned toward the Michigan game on the TV.) Hugs to all!
So fun to see him in that onesie!! xoxoxox