Carl Joseph Lewandowski

Here's his web-baby document, courtesy of Jewish Hospital. When he wears his little baby hat he looks like a teamster. :-) [Note: the picture may have been removed now -- 29 August 2001]

He's named Carl after my father, and Joseph is a grandfather on both sides of our family.

29 April 1999

Carl goes back to the hospital to get a tan.

5 May 1999

Family picture.

8 May 1999

Margaret and Carl preparing to make thank-you notes.

23 May 1999

Margaret and Carl; she looks a bit more pleased about our anniversary than he does.

23 May 1999

It was our first anniversary, that's paper, so I got Marge a camera (photographic paper, get it?). It takes really good close-ups of things like Carl's foot.

23 May 1999

He's so cute when he's sleeping...

25 May 1999

My sister Cindy latches on to our boy when we're in Minnesota for my Gramma's funeral.

26 May 1999

Back home in Cincinnati.

30 May 1999

Grandpa and Grampa Martin come to visit. Here's Grandpa holding Carl.

30 May 1999

And here's Grandma holding Carl. Notice he's copping an attitude with her.

10 June 1999

He's still cute while he's sleeping.

18 June 1999

Carl before teeth but happy to be alive and in the sunlight.

26 June 1999

All dressed up for Tina and Dean's wedding in Green Bay, WI.

1 July 1999

"Doleful," says Marge. But he's wearing the new clothes that Gramma Lewandowski gave him... (in Minnesota)

2 July 1999

"Is it okay if he gets the dining room wet?"

3 July 1999

Carl trying to fill the chair of his namesake.

23 July 1999

Carl is intently studying his own face in a mirror.

26 Jul 1999

Carl reads the Raggedy Andy book he received from Aunt Monica Martin for Baptism.

21 August 1999

Although he can't eat ice-cream yet, Carl loved the ice-cream parlor in Madison, IN.

25 August 1999

Dad and Carl are both exhausted after only three days of school.

1 September 1999

Carl loves to swing.

12 September 1999

Carl's first Packer game. They won on Brett Favre's last minute heroics.

8 October 1999

Carl's first trip to the Zoo has him pondering the Rhinocerous.

11 October 1999

Carl starts on solids by eating his spoon. Soon he'll advance to solid foods.

19 October 1999

Carl loves Mom's hair, especially after being away from her while she teaches class.

27 October 1999

A piece of toast in the afternoon sun.

30 October 1999

We're going to the pool!! (at Julie and Craig's wedding in Green Bay)

31 October 1999

Where's Carl?

17 November 1999

Carl likes to play now, though he doesn't like staying on his stomach for long.

18 November 1999

Carl with Gary at the Pi Mu Epsilon Reception. The name tag was especially tasty.

20 November 1999

First Xavier Basketball game!

25 November 1999

First After-Thanksgiving Dinner Nap With Dad.

3 December 1999

Carl loves standing and playing!

4 December 1999

Let's Go X!

5 December 1999

Let's Go Pack (and let me out of this crib!).

7 December 1999

A mid-day nap -- without losing his cup!

24 December 1999

Merry Christmas!

24 December 1999

Carl opens his first-ever Christmas present.

24 December 1999

Carl is in awe of the Christmas tree.

24 December 1999

Mine, Mine, they're all Mine!

25 December 1999

"Driving in my car..."

27 December 1999

Help!

29 December 1999

Cheerios is a great breakfast...

29 December 1999

... and then off to play with all those toys!

9 Januray 2000

Please take me to church with you!

9 January 2000

Yay!

12 January 2000

Carl loves those ginger cookies, even way after Christmas.

14 January 2000

Mom's hat looks great on Carl.

18 January 2000

Carl supervises the computer science club's egg drop contest.

19 January 2000

Mom got a shredder for Christmas. Carl got shredded paper.

20 January 2000

Carl wasn't born with a silver creamer-lid in his mouth, but it made it there eventually.

1 February 2000

Carl sneaks a banana under the table.

17 February 2000

Carl's First Steps! (Also our first discovery of how hard it is to get a picture when Carl is running towards the camera.)

1 March 2000

Carl has a happy holiday at Aunt Mary and Uncle Dave's house.

4 March 2000

Mom and Carl on our trip to Chicago.

12 March 2000

Remember the Alamo! (Carl and Mom visited the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas while Dad worked at the SIGCSE conference.)

13 March 2000

Ride'em Cowboy...

19 March 2000

Carl brings Mom a Peace Lily

30 March 2000

Storytime with Grandpa Martin.

31 March 2000

"Well you can tell by the way that I use my walk, I'm a woman's man, no time to talk."

10 April 2000

Toilet training.

22 April 2000

We had Carl's first birthday party a little early since his godparents Vickie and Mike were here. Here's Carl checking out his present from mom.

22 April 2000

Hey, this package unwraps..."

22 April 2000

Thanks for the cake, Mom, can I have some more? (Notice how clean his face is...)

23 April 2000

Carl's first Easter morning. Is this my basket?

23 April 2000

Check out the cool Easter clothes.

24 April 2000

Happy Birthday :-) We went the Cincinnati Children's Museum to celebrate. Carl likes the various noisemakers...

26 April 2000

Carl on the holodeck.

22 May 2000

Aquababy!

23 May 2000

Another household task mastered, just in time for our anniversary.

1 June 2000

Potato art.

2 June 2000

Playing on the back porch.

3 June 2000

Look, Mom, Kentucky!

3 June 2000

Bubbler? Water Fountain?

7 June 2000

Carl's new best friend Jen.

30 June 2000

Breakfast at Aunt Mary's

13 July 2000

The best part of the dresser is...

14 July 2000

Wearing Daddy's shirt.

20 July 2000

Carl and Dad get new running shoes.

26 July 2000

Enjoying pot in Oshkosh with Uncle Mark and Aunt Marie

27 July 2000

Post ice cream smiles in Milwaukee.

28 July 2000

Corn on the cob at the Washington County fair. (This picture was honorable mention in the fair photo contest.)

31 July 2000

Water color artist...

7 August 2000

Forget the instructions, Dad, I'll do it.

13 August 2000

Riding the carousel at the Grand Rapids Museum.

14 August 2000

Wet clothes don't bother Carl when he's playing in Lake Michigan.

20 August 2000

Cousin Jessica teaches Carl to play piano.

26 August 2000

Land Ho!

9 September 2000

Aunt Marie, how do you deal with the paparazzi?

9 September 2000

Top Gun

16 September 2000

At Kat and Mikey's wedding.

18 September 2000

I'll just sit here and read my book.

25 September 2000

The apple doesn't sleep far from the tree...

6 October 2000

More fun with pot.

7 October 2000

5:1

7 October 2000

In Search Of... The Great Pumpkin.

24 October 2000

Rake the leaves again!

28 October 2000

The first step to carving a pumpkin is gettng the gunk out...

28 October 2000

The wonderful thing about tiggers is that they love to read...

28 October 2000

... and the wonderful thing about Aunt Mo is that she loves to read to tiggers!

3 November 2000

Carl's first snowsuit.

6 November 2000

Let's go hang out on the porch, Dad.

11 November 2000

Happy to see Uncle Rob after driving 8 hours for Nate's surprise party.

11 November 2000

Aunt Vickie is pretty fun too. :-)

22 November 2000

Trying to be happy, even with the flu

24 November 2000

I'll take those Thanksgiving rolls.

24 November 2000

The best part of Thanksgiving dinner.

26 November 2000

Higher, higher! (crash)

27 November 2000

The official start of the Christmas season.

15 December 2000

Eat this, Uncle Michael.

23 December 2000

Glitter!

24 December 2000

Decorating Christmas cookies.

24 December 2000

Indoor sandbox.

25 December 2000

Merry Christmas!

26 December 2000

Little people, making lots of plans.

30 December 2000

No, red popsicle!

30 December 2000

Playing with Christmas toys.

31 December 2000

Happy New Year! (Grand Rapids Children Museum had a party just for kids.)

20 January 2001

Summer, Fall, and now Winter -- Carl's favorite park is Moran Park (Holland MI).

3 March 2001

First Haircut

3 March 2001

Come on, the snow is great! (Muskegon State Park)

3 March 2001

Clearing the ice pond. (Muskegon State Park)

8 March 2001

Enraptured by TV at Aunt Mary and Uncle Dave's house.

9 March 2001

Down the slide with Mom.

19 March 2001

Lakeshore explorers.

19 March 2001

So tall!

20 March 2001

The best way to eat ice-cream.

20 March 2001

I think I shall never see anything as big as this tree.

20 March 2001

Our favorite lighthouse.

13 April 2001

Thomas everywhere! (Grand Rapids Children Museum)

14 April 2001

Building a sand castle with Dad.

14 April 2001

Early birthday celebration.

14 April 2001

Look at my excellent birthday presents!

15 April 2001

Peeps!

15 April 2001

I love my train set.

6 July 2001

These shoes fit just right!

15 July 2001

Carl loves his sandbox so much that he sometimes forgets to put clothes on before playing in it.. :-)

1 August 2001

Mom, I'm pushing your belly.

14 August 2001

Cuddling with Aunt Mo and Aunt Marie.

25 August 2001

Reading to Sammy, Marcia and Rory.

29 August 2001

"I love Hope!"

30 August 2001

Brother and Sister

1 September 2001

Carl shows Hope the rose he picked for her.

10 September 2001

Yum! Stuffed Peppers!

15 September 2001

Riding the baby Mastodon at Sharon Woods.

23 September 2001

Plotting bocce strategy at the Math/CS picnic.

26 September 2001

Carl and Hope with their baptism quilts.

29 September 2001

Sidewalk chalk with Monica!

30 September 2001

With Gramma Lewandowski

30 September 2001

Chalk pictures with Grandma Martin.

30 September 2001

In the kitchen with Grandpa Martin.

1 October 2001

Digging for dinosaur bones at Sharon Woods.

1 October 2001

Relaxing with Hope after the park.

6 October 2001

Maybe shouting will wake her up.