Look What I Can Do Now...

Over the past few weeks, Weston has grown SO much.  I can honestly say that my newborn infant is turning into a BIG boy way too fast!  In the last two weeks he has gotten so much better at tummy time, experienced a pool for the first time, carried on many "conversations" with family, friends, and toys, fell in love with his "Night Night Monkey", and rolled from his tummy to his back for the first time!  Now, of course he hasn't turned over since, but I can still be a proud mama!  I think he even meant it to be a present for me because he did it the day before I went back to work.  It was SO cool to see him in action!  In a little over a week Weston will be three months old and summer will officially begin.  Strange though, with this long maternity break it feels like I've already had my summer vacation!  This past week I also got the good news that I am now officially a part time kindergarten teacher!  I will be working with my sweet friend Jennifer and I couldn't be more excited to start a new adventure! Here are a few pictures from the last few weeks!  Enjoy!

loving his "boat" in the pool

...I think I might enjoy this

for some reason he does tummy time the best on his changing pad...ol

"I love you Mommy"

my smiley boy

cuddling with Night Night Monkey before bedtime

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Today I got to celebrate my first Mother's Day as a mother!  We spent the day as a family grilling, visiting, and laughing with our sweet baby boy!  We hope you and your families enjoyed your Mother's Day and created memories to last a lifetime!!! 

Mommy's sweet boy

Happy Mother's Day Mom!!

love this little guy

Weston is TWO MONTHS OLD!!

It's the 8th again and that means Weston is another month old!  Today we had his 2 month check up with Dr. Thint and experienced the wrath of multiple shots!!  It was INCREDIBLY sad hearing him scream and turn bright red, but it was nothing that his bottle of milk wouldn't fix.  As soon as I gave him it, he forgot all about the pain!  The check up went well and Weston is sitting right at the 50th percentile for weight, height, and head size.  He weighs 12.2 lbs and is 23 in. long. Dr. Thint said he still has a little murmur when she listens to his heart, but again...it's the one that SHOULD go away by his first birthday.  We discussed his spitting up and reflux and she gave us 3 choices: 1)  add a little rice cereal to his formula twice a day 2) change his formula completely and risk having what happened the first time we tried switching and 3) try a different medicine.  What did we choose?!  (Cue game show drumroll) CHOICE ONE! We decided that although the formula is SO expensive and smells like cheese-its, it's not worth chancing us trying a different formula and have him break out AND now that he's older refuse to drink the Alimentum again.  So we are going to try and stick it out two more months.  We are hoping by adding some rice cereal now it will thicken the formula up and keep him full longer and hopefully stick to his stomach so less will come up!  All in all it was a great appointment!  We love Dr. Thint and I am so glad Liz recommended her!

Now that I'm 2 months old I:

*am still sleeping through the night (usually 10:30-6:30)
*still don't LOVE tummy time, but I try to make mommy happy and do it
*hold my head up by myself when someone is holding me...I love looking at everything
*turn my head from side to side to see who is talking
*LOVE watching TV (although I shouldn't be)
*LOVE watching and listening to my musical toys, especially my puppy Poppy bought me
*weigh 12.2 lbs
*am 23 inches long
*eat 5-6 oz every 3 hours (sometimes less if I cat nap)...hopefully this rice cereal will keep my tummy full longer (yes, I am a little piggy)
*smile and coo ALL the time...except when Mommy wants to take my picture :)
*reach out to try and grab my toys
*still love bath time A LOT
*enjoy going for walks in the neighborhood
*love visiting Mommy and Daddy's friends (everyone thinks I'm so cute)
*watch my mobile go around and around in my crib and on my swing
*get so excited anytime I hear music
*use my arms and legs to communicate when I'm super happy or excited
*am TRYING to suck my thumb, but Mommy won't let me



Here are some of the pictures I got today during our photo shoot:

my handsome prince

"Mommy, MUST we do this first thing this morning?!"

HAHA I love this picture (he does this EVERYTIME he fake cries...what a HAM!)

my baby is getting so big!

one of the only HALF smiles I got this morning

"Some say I look awkward, I say I just wanted to show off my elbow!"

"oh stop, you're embarrassing me"

dancing sequence...pic 1

...pic 2

happy baby

Look how much I grew from month 1 to month 2:

Lately...

Where in the world has the last month gone?! We have been staying VERY busy at home, but managing well with our sweet baby.  Ryan is continuing to work from home on days he is not at court and it helps out a lot!  Even though I try not to bug him during "office hours" it's nice to know if I need him he is around.  I go back to work in just a few weeks for the last 3 days of school.  Although I DO NOT want to leave my little angel, I do miss the kids and can't wait to spend the last few days with them!  Luckily, my sister will be on a break from school, so she is going to watch him.  I'm sure my dad will spend those days over here too...Poppy is a GREAT babysitter!  He has watched Weston several times for me while I run errands, go to the gym, etc. 

Here are a few of Weston's newborn pictures I never posted; there will be more to come once we get the CD!

Some pictures from the past month:

sweet boy enjoys his afternoon walks

                                               sleeping angel

how could ANYONE say no to this face?!

Weston is SO alert and loves looking at his toys

sweet cheeks and pouty lips

             ...this was supposed to be tummy time; it turned into tv watching time

Good Morning my love!