My favorite things

Lennox would like to let you know about some of his favorite things, both old and new.

New faves:
Smiling
Ooohing, ahhing and gooing
The Detroit Tigers (check out his Old English onesie)
The birds on his mobile ... those birds are fascinating!
The zebra on his bouncy chair
Chewing on his hands ... or his rattles

Classic faves:
Waving his hands and legs in the air
Lookin' at you out of the side of his eyes
Binkies!
The Illini
Baths
Mohawks

Even Lennox is amazed

At 8 weeks, Lennox has broken the 14 lb barrier. Let's just say he is not starving. He is even surprised when the digital display hit 14.

Another day, another b-ball game

Lennox hit his second Illini men's basketball game last night at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor. It was his 4th college game overall and his third Big Ten stadium ... all at less than 2 months of age. The Illini played horribly and came away with a loss, so for Lennox, the big excitement was the fact that his love interest was there!

That's right, Elianna sat right in front of him, sporting her finest Illini gear. Lennox may have impressed her with his improved behavior, although he was still a bit fussy (angry about the bad seats, we think). Lennox was decked out in full Illini regalia, right down to his orange Illini onesie under his Chief sweatshirt.

Lennox is pictured with one of his favorite Illini friends, Leann Cerven, and of course with Elianna; her mom, Rahwa; and Jason.

Christmas highlights

Lennox enjoyed a dreamy Christmas vacation in central Illinois, where he was on the receiving end of lots of love. He met many of his fans for the first time and especially enjoyed all the time with his four grandparents. He also met Santa, checked out some reindeer and caught a couple of basketball games. These photos show some of the highlights. From top left: With Santa; with cousin Evyn; resting with great-Granny Sickler; showing bad attitiude with Andy and Jacob Werner; getting a slug's-eye view of the Christmas tree; at the reindeer ranch; with Todd and Renee Weitekamp; grandpa gives a bath; little Santa Lennox with Jason and Julie.

Spoiled Illini fan

Lennox has recently returned from 2+ weeks in central Illinois that were full of adventure. One highlight that he is still raving about was his very first Illini game (vs. Idaho State on Dec. 21). Thanks to Jason's Uncle Dan and Aunt Pat, he was living the high life, sitting in the FRONT ROW on the floor! He loved nearly every minute of it ... the lights and noises were fascinating! Chester Frazier was so close! Shaun Pruitt was so big! And Lennox himself was a star, getting his picture on the Jumbotron for all 16,000+ fans to see. After the first half, he was so overwhelmed from the excitement that he conked out for most of the rest of the game, even when things got really loud.

How will Lennox react when we take him to the Illinois vs. Michigan game in Ann Arbor tonight, where he will once again be sitting in the rafters? That's a tough life after starting out on the floor!

Like grandpa like grandson

A picture says a thousand words.

Cousin Question Mark

Friday night, Lennox made his longest trip yet - Detroit to Loda, IL, to attend Aunt Kathy and Uncle Brent's baby shower. Cousin Question Mark is due in mid-January (it's a boy). At the shower, he was well behaved, but once the clock striked noon, it was time to eat. Baby Lennox turned into hungry beast. Kim Schneider was back in town and took a few seconds to give Lennox some love.

1 month weigh in

Saturday, Lennox had his one month checkup and weighed in at a staggaring 12 pounds 5.5 ounces - 99th percentile for 1 month babies. All other vitals looked great and he also received his 2nd dose of Hep B vaccination (blue band-aid). At the doctor's office, he bumped into Elianna (1st dinner date) again - fresh from receiving 4 immunization shots, but she was holding up well. Friday night, Lennox went over to Elianna's house for movie night, but needed to leave after all 4 parents were dozing off half way through the film.

First college basketball game

On Sunday, Lennox traveled to East Lansing to catch the Michigan State vs. Bradley basketball game. He was well behaved minus a few outbursts in the second half. You would have cried, too, if you were a Bradley fan. The final score was 82-53 MSU, one of the worst games we have ever watched in person. At least Lennox looked hot sporting his Bradley onesie.

First date

Lennox was in rare form last night when his date, lil suga, came over for dinner. This photo was taken during a moment of good behavior right after a feeding. lil suga is an older woman, at nearly 2 months old, and she displayed her maturity by being on good behavior all night ... hardly a peep. Lennox, meanwhile, was going for the "bad boy" approach. I guess he heard that's what the ladies like. Can he get a second date????