Learning new things

Vance found the cord for our video camera so I was able to download them to our computer.  I have a long way to go with my movie producing skills.  Here's the best of the lot.  It's one of Blake from last week.

Sshhh! Sleepy little boy

 Blake has been doing wonderful!  We are continuing to figure out what works, and sometimes what doesn't.  Definitely figuring out his eating and sleeping schedule.  This is helping immensely with what used to be very fussy afternoons.  I'm not so confident as to say we never have a rough day, or won't ever again.  We are just starting to finally have more good than bad days.  Some of it is Blake is starting to have more happy alert times.  However, you'll notice once again the overwhelming majority of these photos are of Blake sound asleep.  I do have some video of him awake and alert, and will post it as soon as I find the cord that connects the video camera to the computer.

As for other Blake updates, he's really putting on weight.  He unofficially weighs in at 13.8 lbs.  We'll have the official numbers Wednesday when he goes for his 2 month check up.  Yep, he's 8 wks old this Sunday.  I'm really dreading his Dr's apt. because of all the vaccinations he has to get.

This was one photo I'm glad I took.  He had fallen asleep on his Daddy's chest and was all curled up.  When Vance laid him down on our bed he stayed in that position, legs tucked up and little bottom stuck out.

So precious! I just love that little face.

He really prefers sleeping on his side or his belly.  This one is of him in his pac n' play all wore out.  I'd laid him across his little whale pillow and out he went.

He spends most of his evenings with Dad, and this is the lights out position.

Curled up with Mama on a rainy morning.  I got Shane to take this one just as he was starting to wake up.

And this one right after he woke up!

And for the finale another "happy" baby picture.  He'd been laying there really content until I got the camera, and then he was all done! 

Fall Showers

It's rained and rained and rained for the last month and a half. We've been mostly house bound waiting for the sun to shine.  Blake and I try to brave the drizzle at least once a day and go for a walk.  Otherwise we've been hunkered down and hanging out, just watching Blake grow. 

This little trick seems to work... sometimes.  I can't ever seem to get time in the bathroom to shower or brush my teeth let alone do anything with my hair. Previously I'd put Blake down either on our bed or in his cradle and run back and forth every time he'd spit his paci out and start to holler.  So I thought I might as well save myself the trip.   

Here he is getting some dad time at dinner time. He's pretty big on snuggles with his daddy.

This was one night where he fussed and cried and fussed some more.  I wrapped him up in our favorite fuzzy fleece blanket, made by Kelly Bauer, and we bounced on the exercise ball until he fell asleep. 

Success at last!

These I took one morning when I got him to actually take a nap without me holding him. I'd propped him up on the pillows on our bed not so he could sleep, but just so he could look around while I picked up.  You might have noticed that my favorite pictures of  him right now are when he's sleeping.  Of course some of it is when he's awake I've got my hands full!  

Personally I think he looks huge in these pictures.

Dad has the touch.  He's our go to man for getting Blake ready to go to bed.