If you don't follow anything else I write, here's a quick post I made detailing what I thought about how we were treated at both hospitals we were at with Adam.

The Update that should've been

Hey Everyone,

Tuesday morning, I planned to update this with tons of pictures and the news that Adam's not only 25 and a quarter inches long (maybe three-quarters if I heard wrong), and 15 pounds 6 ounces, he's also finally rolling around (seriously, every time I lay him down, before I know it, he's on his stomach) and is slowly learning how to eat from a spoon; but one thing led to another and I just didn't get to it. I know a lot of y'all probably want more information about the other night, and I will write about it, but I don't really want to relive it just yet, so that may be a post (or a series of posts) for later today/the next few days. Here's the aforementioned update though.

Pools, Naps, and Playthings: a brief update

I just wanted to add a few pics and a video that I left out the other day/ just took (forgive the lack of detail; I'm feeding Adam and only have one bottle free hand).

As you can see, by the way, Adam went swimming for the first time this past weekend. Don't worry, we made sure the water was just the right temperature, put plenty of sunscreen on him, and made sure he didn't go under.

Another Picture Post

And finally, Aunt Katie playing "If You're Happy and You Know It."

13 Weeks

Hey everyone! Today will be mostly a photo update (mostly because I took so many trying to get a facebook profile picture with him smiling), but just to fill y'all in:

1) He got his second set of shots. He's not the happiest of campers, but he's doing MUCH better than last time.

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2)He's 24 1/2 inches and 13 lbs. 13 oz. now!

Almost 3-months!

Hey Everyone,

Not too much to update you on this time, though we are only a few days away from Adam being 3-months-old. He's doing great. We got him a tummy time mat with a pillow to prop him up and some trinkets to play with. I don't have a picture of that, but I'll try to get one soon. He's also learning to grip and loves shaking his rattles (we had to get some thinner ones for him for until he can grasp the thicker, plush ones). His hand-eye coordination is getting better, but it still has a ways to go. He's always trying to chew on his rattle or the teething beads we got him yesterday (I think he might be getting a tooth in up top...possibly), but they end up just getting smashed up against his face in general. He'll get there though. I just put him down for a nap in his swing (I'm downstairs and the pack and play is still a tad bit wet from his peeing all over it before his bath)...so that's the first picture down there (thanks to Alicia for the knit hat :)).

Katie won a hat at Toys R Us and tied the back of it so that it'd fit him.

It's a bad picture, but this was him watching Dr. Who with me the other night at the Pearsons'.

9 Weeks

Hey Everyone!

So, today, the little guy is 9-weeks-old. My, how the time flies. Right now he's curled up under a blanket, taking one of his midday naps, which reminds me, yes, he now sleeps somewhat through the night (hallelujah). Right after he turned 2 months, he immediately started sleeping 6-8 hours at a time. Now, Thomas and I just have to start going to bed closer to him, so that we can optimize that time. He's a great little baby though. He'll usually curl up in the morning for a few more hours, until Mommy has gotten "enough" sleep. 

He loves "talking" with us, eating his hands, being read to at night, getting a bath (most of the time), watching his mobile, being rocked in his swing, and even sitting back and watching a movie with Daddy.

This last Friday, though, definitely does not belong on this list. He had his dreaded 2 month exam...dreaded merely because he had to get his first round of vaccines. We were thrilled to finally know his measurements though (he's 12 lbs. 2 oz. and 23.5 inches!). All in all, he did well at the appointment. He took the oral vaccine nicely and when he was pricked in both legs for the other two, he did turn bright red and cry at first, but he quickly calmed down. The worst part came about four hours later, when he woke up from his nap and realized his was sore/bruised where he got shot. He was pretty miserable there for a few hours (even after taking the prescribed dosage of children's Tylenol) and cried a few times, as Thomas says, like he hasn't cried since the day he was born. Once we put him down for bed though, he seemed a lot better. He was a little sore when we changed his diapers, since it applied pressure on his legs, and was a tad irritable for the next day and night, but he's back to normal now--just smiling and cooing at everyone around him.

 

That morning

Bandaged like a champ (Daffy Duck and Charlie Brown bandages to boot)

To end the post here's two video's of little Adam in his swing. I took the first one and then he started making sounds, so I tried to capture them on another one and only got a yawn and like two coos...Sorry again for them being sideways!