We just got back from Jordan's first vacation - a four-day getaway to Wisconsin Dells with Matt's family. Jordan did suprisingly well, enjoying new experiences such as swimming and playing party games like Apples to Apples. He really enjoyed the quality time with his grandparents, parents, aunts, and uncles.
Jordan (with a great deal of help from Mom) made Dad's first Father's Day a very memorable one! You can see in the picture above that there was a banner waiting for Dad downstairs that said "Happy Father's Day" with a picture of Jordan holding each letter. Then all three of us went to Major's Sports Cafe for lunch, where we were pleasantly surprised to find out that on Father's Day all dads get a free Colossal Burger - a one-pound cheeseburger!!! (The picture below will give you an idea of how big the burger was). Needless to say, Dad was only able to eat about half of it. Finally, we went to Como Zoo, where Jordan got his first exposure to wild animals (other than Bailey, who is known to get a bit wild at times).
Tonight was Jordan's first step towards manhood: a Twins baseball game! He was very excited (or at least Dad was) to wear his sweet new Twins gear. He seemed in awe as we walked into the Metrodome, trying to take in the sights, sounds, and smells of live baseball (and he may have been just slightly over-stimulated by it all). He was disappointed that Santana didn't have a better outing, but was even more frustrated by the lack of run support from the Twins offense (you can see below that our lackluster hitting put him to sleep by the seventh inning, causing him to sleep through his first 7th Inning Stretch - Oh well...). He screamed the whole ride home and (while Mom may tell you otherwise) it was undoubtedly because his first night of baseball came to an end far too quickly! 
At almost three-and-a-half months, we have seen many little milestones in Jordan's life over the past few weeks. He has discovered his hands to the point that he sucks on them almost constantly. He also likes to hold various toys, as you can see in the picture above. He smiles all the time, and while we still haven't gotten a true laugh out of him yet, we definitely get some joyful squeals! Unfortunately, he also just came down with his first ear infection over the past few days. We went to the doctor this morning, and found that his right ear is infected, and his left has some fluid. (We also found that he now weighs 13lb., 7oz. and is 25.5 inches long!) He has been very smiley even in the midst of his ear infection, but has struggled to eat and sleep during the day. Thankfully, the doctor prescribed an antiobiotic, so hopefully he will recover soon enough to experience another milestone - his first Twins game this upcoming Saturday!
His first basketball (with a Tarheels onesie on the left and Garnett jersey on the right)
