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Swimming with Mom

2008-01-18T20:10:00.000-08:00

Xmas Morning

2008-01-18T20:06:00.000-08:00

Mr Serious

2008-01-18T20:04:00.001-08:00

Making Friends

2008-01-18T20:04:00.000-08:00

Tickle Tickle!

2008-01-18T20:03:00.000-08:00

At the Childrens' Museum

2008-01-18T20:02:00.000-08:00

Peek-a-boo!

2007-10-17T16:13:00.000-07:00

How Tall this Fall?

2007-10-17T16:12:00.000-07:00

About 2'8''

Alex at the Petting Zoo

2007-10-17T16:09:00.000-07:00

Pictures from Alex's 1st B-Day Party

2007-07-14T11:28:00.000-07:00

I'm gonna make a call!

2007-07-14T11:26:00.000-07:00

Alex @ 1 Year of Age

2007-07-14T11:23:00.000-07:00

The little man is already 1!

Warsaw Ghetto

2007-07-14T11:18:00.000-07:00

This is all that is left to memorialize the Warsaw Ghetto. The entire area has been rebuilt.

Warsaw Old City

2007-07-14T11:14:00.000-07:00

The Old City, reconstructed after WWII

Nothing is Allowed!

2007-07-14T11:13:00.000-07:00

In Warsaw, there is no:
-bicycles
-dogs
-radios
-people
-or rollerskates allowed!
And I thought the German's were stuffy!

Absinth

2007-07-14T11:07:00.000-07:00

I tried to get my hands on some of this while in Europe...but to no avail :-(

Austrian National Library

2007-07-14T11:05:00.000-07:00

Vienna: Sausage, Beer & Cathedrals

2007-07-14T11:04:00.000-07:00

Smiley

2007-04-01T11:40:00.000-07:00

Mr Fancy Pants

2007-04-01T11:38:00.001-07:00

Touchdown!

2007-04-01T11:38:00.000-07:00

Alex - 9 month pictures

2007-04-01T11:37:00.000-07:00

Celebrating St Patty's Day

2007-03-25T14:12:00.000-07:00

Messy!!

2007-03-25T14:07:00.001-07:00

At Grandpa Bill's B-Day Party

2007-03-25T14:07:00.000-07:00

Alex at Grandpa Bill's B-Day Party

2007-03-25T14:06:00.000-07:00

Playing Catch w/ Mom

2007-03-25T14:04:00.000-07:00

Yummy!!

2007-03-25T14:03:00.000-07:00

Fun in the Tub!

2007-03-25T14:02:00.000-07:00

Alex in the Infamous "Buffalo Ranch" T-shirt

2007-03-25T14:01:00.000-07:00

Alex at 6 months

2007-03-25T14:00:00.000-07:00

2006-12-30T10:41:00.000-08:00

Alex w/ Uncle Timmy

2006-12-30T10:39:00.000-08:00

Alex with Grandma and Grandpa

2006-12-30T10:38:00.000-08:00

Opening his first Xmas present!

2006-12-30T10:37:00.000-08:00

Alex @ 5 months

2006-12-30T10:36:00.000-08:00

Merry Xmas!!

2006-12-30T10:35:00.000-08:00

Alex out on Halloween Night

2006-11-05T15:29:00.000-08:00

Grrr!

One of my Favorites so Far...

2006-11-05T15:20:00.000-08:00

Here's Alex with Teddy (bigger than at 2 weeks!)

Alex in University Gear

2006-11-05T15:18:00.000-08:00

Here's the boy at 3 months!

Halloween Costume

2006-10-28T20:05:00.000-07:00

Alex in his Lion outfit. Roar!!

Alex with Bear

2006-10-28T20:04:00.000-07:00

A lot bigger than at 2 weeks!

Skol Vikings!!

2006-10-28T20:03:00.000-07:00

Maybe I'll be a Gopher fan next year.

How Tall this Fall?

2006-09-27T20:21:00.000-07:00

About 2'1" :-)

Pickin' Raspberries

2006-09-27T20:20:00.000-07:00

Alex & Mom in the Pumpkin Patch

2006-09-27T20:19:00.000-07:00

'Ware the Great Pumpkin my son.

Picking Apples

2006-09-27T20:17:00.001-07:00

Alex has his first opportunity to pick apples with mom and dad on a *perfect* Fall Minnesota day.

Wide Awake!

2006-09-27T20:17:00.000-07:00

Reading Time

2006-09-27T20:15:00.000-07:00

Alex does a little reading of his own...

BedTime Stories

2006-09-27T20:14:00.000-07:00

Daddy corrupts Alex with a little CS Lewis.

Yet Another Bath Time Pic

2006-08-27T13:46:00.000-07:00

He still loves his bath time, especially his white towel!

The Emperor Receives a Collect Call

2006-08-27T13:36:00.000-07:00

Usually I'm not tickled by Internet humor. But here is a classic (courtesy Cartoon Network / Robot Chicken). Enjoy.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6021365693605761325&hl=en

Singing with Mommy

2006-08-27T13:34:00.000-07:00

Tiffany does her rendition of the "Grand Old Duke of York"

Alex Meets Erik

2006-08-27T13:32:00.000-07:00

Alex meets Erik Kassube (Tom & Christine's first boy too)

Alex & Teddy (@ 2 months)

2006-08-27T13:30:00.000-07:00

Alex still loves his Teddy!

Tiff & Alex

2006-08-27T13:10:00.000-07:00

He loves his mom!

Alex & Teddy (@ 2 weeks)

2006-08-27T13:09:00.000-07:00

Here's some older pics of Alex @ 2 weeks. Our friend Char took these.

Tummy Time

2006-08-13T09:37:00.000-07:00

Alex gets in some quality "tummy time" where he love to exercise his arms and legs. He'll be crawling before we know it!

Alex's Big Adventure (Hopefully Pt 1 of 1)

2006-08-13T09:20:00.000-07:00

I came home from buying groceries on Wednesday night; Tiffany met me at the door. "We've gotta run down to the ER, get ready to go," she said. So I did what any new parent would do - panic! It turns out that Alex had a "rectal abscess" on his bottom; what a layperson like myself would call a boil :-) So I thought - no biggie, go to the ER, get it lanced, go home. Right?

Wrong! Turns out that since Alex is so young (5.5 weeks) they decided to put an IV in him with an antibiotic drip. We ended up staying the night (and a good chunk of the next day) at Burnsville Ridges hospital. (See the pic of Tiff and Alex below). The pediatric surgeon drained him on Thursday, and after checking his blood counts, temperature, etc, we were allow to go home.

On Friday, the abscess returned :-( Due to the superhuman healing powers of babies, the incision site had healed up, and was beginning to fill up again. On Saturday morning, we took Alex down to Children's Hospital (much closer to home), and had the procedure redone. As of Sunday morning, everything is looking good, and hopefully this story will have a happy postscript. Unfortunately, there is a ~40% chance that this type of abscess will be a reoccurring one (which would mean a cyst deeper under Alex's skin). If this is a re-occurring problem, it will call for full-blown surgery. Keep your fingers crossed!

He's a Trooper

2006-08-13T09:19:00.000-07:00

Mom & Alex at the hospital.

Mom, Dad & Alex

2006-08-13T09:14:00.000-07:00

Alex Meets the SP Fire Dept

2006-08-13T09:12:00.000-07:00

Alex gets to meet his first firefighter at our annual Laurel Ave block party. Alex also got to see the cook out, homerun derby, and meet many of the other kids on the block.

Alex Looking out the Window

2006-08-13T09:11:00.000-07:00

Alex with Grandma MarryAnn

2006-08-13T09:09:00.000-07:00

Alex with Grandpa Ron

2006-08-13T09:07:00.000-07:00

Alex with Mom & "Nana" Linda

2006-08-13T09:06:00.000-07:00

Alex's 1st "Full Submersion" Bath

2006-08-13T09:00:00.000-07:00

Alex gets his first bath where he's fully submersed. He loves his bath!

Mom & Alex - First Bath

2006-07-06T21:59:00.000-07:00

Tiffany commences with the cleaning!

Getting Ready for His First Bath

2006-07-06T21:56:00.000-07:00

Here's little Mr Dreher getting ready for his first bath.

The Odyssey Begins

2006-07-04T14:15:00.000-07:00

Alexander Philip Dreher was born on July 1st, 2006 at 11:02am CDT. After a trying 33 hours of labor, Tiffany delivered via c-section, and both baby and mom are healthy. We stayed in the hospital for several days while Tiffany healed up, and Jeff regained his sanity. Both parents are adjusting well to the baby. When reached for comment, Alexander had nothing to say (yet) on how well mom and dad are doing in their new roles. We returned home on the 4th of July, and are in the process of settling in.

Proud Parents

2006-07-04T14:12:00.000-07:00

He was definately worth the wait!

Alex on the Scale

2006-07-04T14:00:00.000-07:00

Darn, just 0.1 oz shy of 10lbs!

Alex's First Hat

2006-07-04T13:58:00.000-07:00

I was hoping for something with a little more style...

Scrubs

2006-07-04T01:06:00.000-07:00

Joe & Melissa's Wedding

2006-06-12T19:41:00.000-07:00

Here's a picture of the wedding party from Joe and Melissa's big day.