Adam James Iwanski

NEW BLOG

2010-04-19T09:04:00.002-07:00

Please continue to follow Adam's adventures on a new blog shared with his brother.

Our new blog is http://www.adamandaugust.blogspot.com and can be found HERE.

Adam is a Big Brother!

2010-04-19T09:04:00.001-07:00

We have a new addition to our family!

Adam welcomed his new baby brother AUGUST HUNTER into the world on April 14th. Gus weighs 7 lbs 5 oz and looks like his big bro but with darker hair. We couldn't be happier.

Easter fun

2010-04-06T11:40:00.001-07:00

We had a great Easter with all of Adam's Grandparents over. Adam colored some eggs, ate way too much cake and candy, found some eggs in the yard, had a sugar high and then crashed.

His Mom still has not had the baby (the doctor didn't think she'd make it this far but this baby is stubborn) so you can still see some (huge) belly shots....

Congratulations Uncle Brett and Vilma!

2010-03-27T15:45:00.000-07:00

Adam made his first international trip to Panama to see his Uncle Brett get married!

Adam now has a new Aunt Vilma. We are so lucky to have her in our family and Adam and his Dad had a great trip to their wedding.

[Mom, unfortunately, was way too pregnant to travel and in fact will probably have this baby any day (or hours from) now.]

Here are some great pictures from their trip (some are thanks to Mrs. Dehmer and Anne Dehmer)...Besides the wedding some highlights were the zoo, Monkey Island, the hotel pool and meeting lots of new Panamanian friends.

Here are some more pictures from their big trip.

On a happier note....

2010-03-16T11:24:00.000-07:00

Adam is enjoying watching Mom's belly get enormous...we are less than a month away!

Beware the Ides of March

2010-03-16T11:17:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, Adam and I took our first trip to the ER. And now he has 3 staples in the back of his head.

He was playing on his ride-on car 'Lightening McQueen' in the house and somehow managed to tip over backwards and open up about a one-inch gash on the back on his head.

He is fine though and was a trooper in the hospital considering they took a stapler to the back of his head.

Too close for comfort?

2010-03-14T13:46:00.000-07:00

These pictures are a couple weeks old but thought they were funny....after giving Adam a snack I returned to the living room to find he'd planted himself as close to 'Max and Ruby' as he could get.

In other news...Adam's baby brother/or sister should arrive in about 4 weeks! And Adam and his Dad will be traveling to Panama on Thursday for Uncle Brett's wedding!

We're actually playing outside!

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Mama's helper

2010-02-28T11:13:00.000-08:00

Adam will be a big brother in about 6 weeks...so he's been helping his Mom sort through his old baby clothes in order to get ready.

He found that actually getting into the bin with the clothes was very helpful.

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Adam found an old pacifier in one of the boxes and although he hasn't used one since he was about a week old he's willing to retrain himself in order to teach his new brother or sister.

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When Adam wants to be left alone (usually when caught being naughty) he says and waves "bye-bye" to us.

a couple more pics from the weekend....

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Adam and Amelia: reunited

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Adam's friend Amelia visited from Brooklyn this weekend and we were so happy to see her and her Momma! They went sledding together, ate a bunch of food and played with her Grandparents dog too!

Happy Valentines Day!

2010-02-14T17:01:00.000-08:00

Where's Adam??

There he is!

WARNING: Graphic/Gross picture below

2010-02-10T10:57:00.000-08:00

Well, this might be our grossest post yet. It has been a strange 24 hours around the Wolfe-Iwanski household. 1st an earthquake and now this.

Here is a picture of the GRAPE that was extracted from our son's nose today. Apparently, we need to watch Adam better while eating fruit. It's no wonder he slept horribly last night - I took him to the doctor today because I was afraid he was getting an ear infection - no, he just had a grape up his nose!!

Ready for the aftershock?

2010-02-10T06:37:00.001-08:00

Adam managed to sleep through his first EARTHQUAKE last night! (although he woke up many many times crying for reasons we now know).

But his parents definitely woke up as the house swayed for 2-3 seconds! We're fine
but it's probably a good idea to surround ourselves by pillows today
just in case...

Family fun

2010-02-06T19:42:00.001-08:00

Adam's 2nd cousins came over to play today - they had a blast....all the boys got along and loved playing the piano together (and eating lots of food)...

Evan is a month older than Adam and Justin is a year older.

Remote controller

2010-02-01T17:43:00.000-08:00

Our son doesn't really know how to use the remote control - he only pretends. Ok, maybe he can use it just a little bit but hey, his mom is very pregnant and we're watching some tv on these cold winter days...

Belly Laughs

2010-01-27T17:41:00.000-08:00

Adam decided to show off his belly so Mom's showing hers too. Mine's almost 30 weeks along - Adam's is about 21 months old...

Go Illini

2010-01-27T17:26:00.000-08:00

Adam's watching basketball with his Dad and Aunt Susie in his new hat

Yum...paint

2010-01-21T08:38:00.001-08:00

Adam sampled the paints today in art class before moving on to sample
the playdoh. Yum.

Cheeseburger cheeseburger

2010-01-13T11:19:00.000-08:00

Mom needed a burger so we're dining at the local Five Guys for
lunch...check out Adams hair sticking straight out the side. Good
hair day.

Snow storm!

2010-01-07T13:12:00.001-08:00

It snowed all night and all day - Adam and his dad had a lot of shoveling to do (and some tree-hugging as well).

Hot Mess

2010-01-07T13:09:00.000-08:00

While eating yogurt Adam put a little in his hair...I asked him to please not do that and to keep his hands off his head. Well, you can see how well he listens to his mom - he proceeded to run his hands all over his head until I finally took the yogurt away.

Music Man

2010-01-07T13:04:00.000-08:00

Good playing Adam - thank you for sitting down.

That didn't last long - standing is more fun.

Happy New Year!

2010-01-04T18:21:00.000-08:00

Again, we're late with our posting (I'm still using pregnancy as my excuse) but we wanted to say Happy New Year! Adam did not cooperate this year as posing as the New Year's Baby - maybe next year. He even helped make the sash but when it came down to posing he was not interested....here's last year's picture to compare.

(very belated) Merry Christmas!

2010-01-03T18:18:00.000-08:00

Adam is late in posting his Christmas pictures - guess he's still groggy from all the fun (or maybe his pregnant mom is the groggy one). Anyway, he opened presents first at Grandma and Grandpa Wolfe's house which was loads of fun because he saw his Uncles Adam and Brett and their girlfriends Allison and Vilma...

Then he went to his Grandma and Grandpa Iwanski's where Santa had also delivered lots of presents! He played Wii non-stop with his Aunts Susie and Beth who taught him how to play Rock Band...(video to follow)...

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! Here's a link to more Christmas fun

Pre-sick baby

2009-12-16T14:37:00.000-08:00

Our poor baby has a double ear infection and a cold...so we've been spending all of our time indoors feeling pretty crummy.

But here's a look at Adam BEFORE he got sick and was still our happy guy...

the first picture is how he plays "peek-a-boo" aka "where's adam?"...

Snow daze

2009-12-11T09:38:00.000-08:00

It's officially freezing here in the Midwest and we have some snow to play in. Adam just wants to play with his truck outside and isn't too interested in the snow yet - but once we have more than a couple inches he'll probably change his mind.

Santa time

2009-12-08T09:26:00.000-08:00

We went to a "breakfast with Santa" event in Oak Park last weekend. Adam was not excited to see Santa at all - but with a little help from a stuffed dog that he clutched he was able to sit for a picture (just not on Santa's lap)

Mr. Chatterbox

2009-12-01T15:30:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving

2009-12-01T15:24:00.000-08:00

Adam had a fun Thanksgiving at his Grandma and Grandpa Wolfe's house - he got to watch the Macy's parade on TV and he loved playing legos with his 2nd cousin Lee. Then he spent the weekend at his Grandma and Grandpa Iwanski's and had a great time there too.

The only thing missing was watching the Macy's parade in person - we all missed seeing the big balloons from Times Square!

Last warm day

2009-12-01T12:57:00.001-08:00

Adam is taking the last warmish day in sight seriously by getting as
dirty as possible. After today he might have some snow to play in!

recent fun

2009-11-16T14:21:00.000-08:00

here's a few pictures of what this 18 month old likes to do....watch tv, play peek-a-boo, talk on phones and go to the zoo! click here for more.

Adam is 18 months old today!

2009-11-11T07:11:00.001-08:00

(and his mom is 18 weeks pregnant today!)

Adam has his Mom's sweet tooth

2009-11-09T14:30:00.000-08:00

we both get very excited about chocolate.

Adam and Dad play a song just for Mom

2009-11-03T17:33:00.001-08:00

Happy Halloween!

2009-11-01T11:31:00.000-08:00

Adam, aka Bam-Bam, had a busy halloween - he went to a party in the morning, trick-or-treated in the afternoon and went to another party before bedtime. Here's a few more pictures of his day.

The Great Pumpkin

2009-10-30T07:54:00.001-07:00

We carved our pumpkin last night...Adam apparently didn't get enough to eat at dinner as he chowed down on the pumpkin lid.

Watch out Santa...

2009-10-28T14:12:00.001-07:00

Adam's starting his list already

Reading on the run

2009-10-27T15:50:00.000-07:00

Adam stops running around just long enough to read the comics....

Things that make Adam happy...

2009-10-22T15:42:00.000-07:00

leaves, big sticks and dogs - what a great day!

Check 'em out

2009-10-16T07:49:00.000-07:00

Adam recently acquired 4 new teeth - all his canine/eye teeth came in at once. We had a few nights of bad sleep but otherwise he's happy with the results and wanted to show them off...

wild hair day

2009-10-13T10:15:00.000-07:00

This afternoon's entertainment...

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dog watching!

Hey Cuz, check out my stuff

2009-10-10T13:10:00.001-07:00

Adam and his 2nd cousin Evan are hanging out with Grandpa Iwanski

Fall fun

2009-10-05T14:19:00.001-07:00

Here's some pictures from our weekend - we hung out with Grandma and Grandpa Wolfe at a "touch a truck" event and then we went apple picking - Adam's favorite part was eating a bunch of apples (Mom's favorite part was eating cider doughnuts).

Happy Birthday Mommy

2009-10-01T15:10:00.000-07:00

...Adam must be working on my card

Happy Birthday Daddy!

2009-09-30T13:56:00.001-07:00

Adam insisted on wearing his hat while watching Sesame Street this morning

2009-09-28T07:18:00.000-07:00

Adam caught up on some reading at the library this morning

2009-09-26T12:14:00.001-07:00

More Pumpkin Fest

2009-09-21T09:26:00.000-07:00

We had a great weekend in Morton, IL at the annual Pumpkin Festival with Grandma and Grandpa Iwanski - did you know Adam's Dad comes from the Pumpkin capital of the world!? that's right.

we ate tons of pumpkin desserts and rode lots of rides and saw some parades too - here's some pictures from the trip.

Adam gets to drive the fire engine!

2009-09-18T16:43:00.000-07:00

We're at the Morton Pumpkin fest this weekend!

2009-09-18T16:42:00.000-07:00

KiddieLand!

2009-09-13T16:47:00.001-07:00

We took our first and last trip to KiddieLand yesterday....this old fashioned amusement park in nearby Melrose Park is closing for good in a couple of weeks after being around since the 1920's. Grandpa Iwanski even has memories of going there as a kid.

We didn't know what Adam would think of all the rides but he had a great time - he wasn't scared at all and he even rode the race car ride all by himself! Here's some pics and if you want to see the rest click here.

Adam likes to take a morning drive

2009-09-12T07:01:00.001-07:00

Veggies?!

2009-09-11T16:33:00.000-07:00

Apparently Adam WILL eat a vegetable...but only if hand fed from his
Aunt Susie

Down on the Farm

2009-09-08T15:32:00.001-07:00

Adam's Uncle Adam and Allison were in town from New York over the weekend and we celebrated with a trip to the petting farm with Grandpa and Grandma Wolfe. The llamas and the horse were a bit hit with Adam....the pig not so much.

Here's a couple of pics and if you want more click here.

Weekend fun

2009-08-31T14:50:00.000-07:00

Here's a few more pictures from Adam's fun weekend with Grandma and Grandpa Iwanski - they spent a lot of time at the playground - Adam's current favorite hangout.

Adam shows off his lawn mowing skills

2009-08-30T13:55:00.001-07:00

Adam's showing his Grandma Iwanski around the playground

2009-08-30T13:25:00.001-07:00

Adam vs. chocolate chip cookie

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...Adam won

Adam insisted on playing on the big kids playground...

2009-08-24T06:46:00.001-07:00

..the toddler one just wasn't cutting it.

Adam's ready for the 1st day of school

2009-08-21T17:05:00.001-07:00

...guess I need to tell him he's got a few years to wait.

Rainy morning reading

2009-08-20T06:27:00.000-07:00

Future Picasso's

2009-08-15T17:20:00.001-07:00

Adam's lunching with his pal Evan

2009-08-15T11:22:00.001-07:00

Yum...nothing beats Grandpa's blueberry French toast

2009-08-09T06:11:00.000-07:00

Adam spent an odd amount of time sitting in this box

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We were greeted by a beautiful butterfly on our way out the door this
morning

Delilah doesn't mind sharing her bed

2009-08-04T15:25:00.001-07:00

It's been a long day

2009-08-02T17:38:00.001-07:00

Adam poses with his fellow Great Grandkids

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Future Cubs pitcher

2009-08-02T15:29:00.000-07:00

...he just needs to put the shovel down

Grandpa, let's share your watermelon

2009-08-02T15:16:00.001-07:00

Not loving the moon bounce

2009-08-02T15:05:00.001-07:00

We're at the Iwanski family reunion complete with moon bounce...adam's
a little afraid of it still...I don't blame him I'm scared of it too

A (rare) quiet moment in the morning

2009-07-31T06:21:00.001-07:00

Adam's 1st teeter totter ride

2009-07-30T13:09:00.000-07:00

Go Cubs go

2009-07-26T10:15:00.001-07:00

Yum, sand

2009-07-25T18:07:00.001-07:00

Justin's got the coolest stuff

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Adam found an airplane

2009-07-25T16:13:00.000-07:00

Triple threat

2009-07-25T15:31:00.001-07:00

Adam's hanging out with his 2nd cousins this afternoon

Garage sale score

2009-07-24T09:34:00.001-07:00

Adam went to pick up a slide at Grandma and Grandpa Wolfe's house
yesterday...he was a big help putting it together

Adam likes going up more than coming down

2009-07-20T15:57:00.001-07:00

Sunday morning reader

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2009-07-18T17:02:00.000-07:00

I'm trying to get Adam to use a spoon all by himself...as you can see it's not quite working out.

Fireman in training

2009-07-18T08:03:00.001-07:00

Adam hung out at the firestation this morning while we got his car
seat checked...and luckily it was installed correctly.

Adam does Ikea

2009-07-15T14:54:00.001-07:00

Adam, that's not our house

2009-07-14T15:02:00.000-07:00

Adam prefers one of the neighbors front yard to ours...guess we need
more lawn ornaments.

Singing in the rain

2009-07-13T13:31:00.001-07:00

Adam LOVES getting soaked at the neighborhood fountain.

Guess who turned 14 months old yesterday?

2009-07-12T14:00:00.000-07:00

Here's a little video of Adam in the front yard to celebrate

Patriotic boys

2009-07-05T19:51:00.000-07:00

Adam got to hang out on a rainy 4th of July with his 2nd cousin Evan - also there were his Grandma and Grandpa Iwanski, Aunt Beth, Aunt Susie and Evan's mom Molly.

Texas

2009-07-05T19:23:00.001-07:00

Adam went to the panhandle of Texas this week to celebrate the life of his Great Grandma Hamilton who sadly passed away on Sunday.

We got to spend time with my extended family in her hometown of Dimmitt, TX and we showed Adam and his dad some of the the sites of Amarillo as well.

We are so thankful Adam got to meet my Grandma before she passed away.

Here are a few pictures from 2 wonders of Amarillo, Texas - the Cadillac Ranch on Route 66 and the Big Texan steakhouse. For more pictures click here.

Block Party!

2009-06-29T18:34:00.000-07:00

Our new street - Forest Avenue - had a block party this weekend and Adam and family got to meet all the neighbors...there are 2 other little boys his age and plenty of other kids to go around. Everyone was really nice and we are even more excited to be here. Adam watched the older kids in the moon bounce for a while and decided he wanted to go in - when it was empty his dad took him in and quickly Adam changed his mind and wanted back out!

Thanks for your help folding the laundry buddy

2009-06-27T07:29:00.001-07:00

Adam's attempt at feeding himself yogurt...it's even in his eyelashes

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Adam gets very upset when Mom brings him in from playing in the dirt

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Adam happily explores his new place - minus clothes

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I'm a penguin!

2009-06-23T19:31:00.000-07:00

After a good lunch with Grandma and Grandpa, Adam went to the Shedd Aquarium to check out the new oceanarium...he even got to see a rehearsal performance of their new show 'Fantasea' which he sat through absolutely mesmerized by belugas, dolphins and penguins.

Before the show we tried on penguin costumes and splashed in the touch pool. It was a great day and a great way to spend his Grandpa's birthday with him - happy birthday Grandpa Wolfe!