Thursday, November 13, 2008

3 month update



Our little baby Joshua is growing up so fast! He's already 3 months old. (He was 13 weeks old yesterday.) He's really becoming more of a baby-baby as opposed to a newborn baby. He smiles all the time, especially at me and Brian and he watches us as we move around the room. He puts his hands in his mouth all the time and makes some really loud sucking noises! He will also lick anything that comes in contact with his mouth, including blankets, clothes (mine and his), stuffed animals, and toys. He also puts his little hands, which are still usually in tight fists, together.
We moved him into his room a few days ago. He is a really loud sleeper and would keep me up. Plus I think our moving around woke him up sometimes too. I was really nervous at first, having him so far away (like 20 feet down the hall!), but now I'm glad to have my room back! For the past two nights he's slept for 8 hours straight! Prior to that his longest had been about 6-1/2 hours.

He's been slightly better about being in his carseat. I hooked up the mirror in the backseat so I can see him and he can see both me and himself. I think that maybe just feeling bored and alone led him to scream. I'm really glad he's screaming less because car rides were intolerable! I was dreading every drive, but especially the one to Bakersfield.

He's really good at balancing his head when he's sitting. I have to work on giving him more tummy time. He can pick his head up but cries a lot! He also likes to stand. He has really strong legs that support virtually all his weight; we just have to balance him. He's pretty good at sitting when his hips are supported although he sometimes flops over.

He's not a very good napper. We're working on that. I try to put him down in his bed for a nap, but he just cries. He'll only nap in his bouncer chair, in his swing, or if I'm wearing him, and sometimes not even then. He'll get so tired and his eyes will be so heavy but he fights the sleep! I guess he's like his daddy in that regard.

Friday, October 31, 2008

Happy Halloween!

Joshua was a chili pepper. The costume was a little tight around his tummy and it was really hot so we didn't fasten him all the way in.

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

11 weeks

Joshua is 11 weeks old today.

He's been doing much better with the sleeping and actually went 6 hours a couple nights. He is interacting with us much more and will watch us as we move around the room. When Brian gets home from work, Joshua is usually having his late meal and he'll stop eating to smile and interact with Brian. It's really sweet. He likes putting his hand to his mouth and sucks on it. He doesn't like his carseat which makes going anywhere not fun.


Monday, October 13, 2008

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

8 weeks


Joshua is 8 weeks old today. He had his two month checkup this morning. He now weighs 13lbs, 8oz and is 22 inches long. That puts him in the 91st percentile for weight and 23rd percentile for length. He's like the little teapot - short and stout! He also had his first round of immunizations today. He did great and has spent the afternoon sleeping.




He has been smiling a lot more. It's hard to get the camera ready in time to catch him in the act.




He is also getting a lot better at holding his head up. He has held himself up on his forearms a couple times even.










He spent his first extended amount of time in his swing the other day. He even took a nap there.

I started back at work this week. I took him with me to the office on Monday and he was really good. I carried him around in the front carrier and he took a couple naps there. We were at the office for 4 hours. Then yesterday Brian was at home with him for a few hours while I went into the office. I was a little nervous cause he hasn't been very good about eating from a bottle, but he did a good job yesterday and ate 7 oz while I was gone.

He's becoming a lot more alert and interactive which makes this whole experience a lot easier and more enjoyable. Those smiles make it all worth it!

Friday, October 3, 2008

7 weeks



Joshua is 7 weeks, 2 days today. He has found his tongue in his mouth and makes funny faces. He's also discovered his hands and has been putting them in his mouth. He has started smiling but it's hard to capture in a picture cause it seems I never have the camera ready.

I start back at work part-time on Monday. I'm not sure how that's gonna go considering I'm still not getting much sleep at night.