Monday, July 28, 2008

Adventures of Nate

Big Yawn
Chillin' in the Bumbo







I'm starting to sport the tired look.... but look how CUTE he is!




Happy Sounds

Monday, July 21, 2008

1 month update

Wow, little Nate weighed in at 11lbs 11oz today (90th percentile) and measured 23.5" (97%) this morning at his 1 month appointment!!! He's definitely growing and thriving!

He is sleeping pretty well at night. He gives me one 5 hour stretch of sleep at night and only wakes up two times total usually. I think consistency from night to night and Dave's awesome swaddling do wonders! During the day he's awake mostly. I can already tell he's going to be a very active little one. He's very alert and even VERY fussy at times (Dr. told me to try cutting out dairy to see if this is the cause :-/ ).

As for me, I am feeling much better every day. My scar is healing well and hardly hurts at all anymore (although I am afraid to do a sit-up). I am able to start doing some jogging and walking again. I created a pocket of free time without Nate in the mornings before Dave leaves for work so I can go to the gym. It really makes a huge difference to get away from the house and have some time to myself for an hour. I think this is why I never really had the "baby blues". Thanks also to everyone that has stopped by over the last month... it's helped during this transition to know we have such great friends and family for support.
It's been quite a crazy month! I can't believe life will never be the same..... but I don't think we would want it to be!

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

He's getting better at holding up his head.

Lots of new sounds coming from Nate and as always, hiccups.

(sorry, couldn't get video rotated)

How big is Nathan?

Same size as the Sunday paper and
same size as our fruit bowl


Friday, July 11, 2008

3 Week Milestones

Nathan's learning to make "cooing" sounds and he's learning to smile. He's able to hold his head up by himself for a few seconds and he's learned to grasp onto my hair!

3 Weeks Old




Wow, look at that tummy!