My Sweaty, Smelly Baby

So, Jamey has been very very sweaty lately. When he wakes up his sheets are quite wet and he has a rather pungent smell. So, needless to say, he has been getting more and more baths. He has, however, finally started to like his bath, which is rather nice.

He has also started to sleep a little better at night. Last night he slept from 8pm until 4am! I however couldn't fall alseep until midnight and then kept waking up every hour and checking to make sure the baby monitor was still on.

I head back to work on Friday, which means tomorrow is my last official day of maternity leave :( I am going to miss this wonderfully special time I have had at home with James.

I have been craving CremeBrulet for quite some time, but sadly the restaurant in town stopped serving it, so I decided to tackle making it myself..... Sadly it didn't quite turn out as well as I would have hoped. It tasted fabulous, it just was more like drinking a glass of cream that eating sweet custard. Oh well, maybe I'll try making it again someday.

Oh, and I forgot to post a picture of the outfit Jamey and I made for Nate for his birthday. He was quite excited to show him it when Nate got home!

I will leave you with a picture of Nate comforting James after his bath. Although he has grown to like his bath, he still doesn't like the being cold and naked part that comes after the bath.

2 month Check Up, and Happy Birthday to Nate

James had his two month Well-Baby check up today with Dr. Svedjan.

His stats were:

11 lbs, 10 oz (50th percentile)

24 inches long (80th Percentile)

Basically my baby is a very long boy! We shall see if he eventually evens out. He also got his two month shots today. He has been very Cranky all day and has been screeching.

Oh, and a Happy 23rd Birthday to Nate! We love you so very much and we are so lucky to have you as my husband and Jamey's Dad. You are the greatest!!

2 months old today!!!

I can't believe my BABY is 2 months old already! Time has really flown. He is starting to get so big and show so much more personality. He has started to smile and I have even heard a few laughs out of him.

He has gotten really good at holding his head up. He loves to sit up and look around at the world around him. He hates when he cant' see what is going on.

Here he is sitting up in his Bumbo that his Aunt Kristi got him. He likes it for a while, then I think he starts to get tired holding his head up.

Here is James in his Jumperoo. Despite his face, he really does like it :) He has been kinda' crabby the past few days. The other day he was awake from 3am until 3pm when he finally laid down for his nap!! Speaking of naps, we have been trying to transition to two naps a day instead of one. I think this may help some of the crabbies! He just seems to get so overtired by the end of the day

Grandma Jodi Came to visit us again before heading back to Georgia. James really enjoyed spending time with her. He loved to play and smile at her. He was working really hard to laugh for her while she was here, but he didn't manage to really get a good one until she left. Hopefully we will get to see her again soon!

This is a picture that my mom took of us together before it started to get really cold out here. As you can tell from the picture, Jamey has my very very pale skin tone :) Maybe that will change as he gets older, but for now, I am enjoying him looking like me.

Here is a picture of the poop EXPLOSION he had last week..... sorry it's so graphic. He went through his two outfits, his Halo, and it squirted across the room and onto the carpet.. It was quite a mess!!

We have still been working on sleeping through the night. We still haven't had any success, but hopefully soon we will so that I can get some much needed rest before heading back to work. On a positive note, Nate got a subbing job at one of the middle schools here in town that may turn into a full-time position sub job!! So because of that we decided to find a daycare for James to go to 3 days a week when I work. I found one that one of my co-workers uses, and I really think she is going to work out well. I am really nervous to send him, but I know that for now it is what we have to do.

We have a Doctor appointment tomorrow for James. I am really curious to see how much he has grown in the last two months. Sadly he will have to get some shots at this appointment. Hopefully he can be a trooper and it wont be too bad (for him or me :)

My Ten Pounder

Here is my big boy! I can't believe how big he is getting already. This morning I was rocking him after he got done eating and all I could think about was how he wasn't really a newborn anymore. He is approximately 10lbs and is really starting to chunk up. He has these super cute little fat rolls on his legs.

I have been working on trying to get him into a schedule since I will be going back to work in two short weeks. Lately he has been taking a 3hr nap from noon until three, and we have been trying to get him to go to sleep around 8pm. He is still not sleeping through the night, but sometimes I can get him to do 4-5 hour stretches.

We bought him a jumperoo this week because he really has enjoyed standing. He is a little small for it, but he is starting to get it. He can't quite hold up his head all the time, so we prop him up with a blanket. He seems to like it ok. I am not too sure about the MamaRoo that I got for him. I am thinking that I will return it as it was quite expensive and he really doesn't seem to like to sit in it. I have another week to decide what I want to do with it.

Here is a picture of the HUGE fish I caught at the lake over labor day. It was definitely the biggest fish of the trip. It was 30 inches long! As you can see nate is holding it because I can't stand touching fish. We took James on the pontoon for the first time. He wasn't sure what to think at first, but he fell asleep after a while.

This afternoon I will be going to the gym for the first time since December! Nate and I got memberships to Center Court fitness to hopefully get back into shape. I am a little nervous, but hopefully it won't be too brutal :)

my serious seven week old...

James is a very serious baby. When we originally picked out the name "james" we thought that we would pretty much just be calling him "jamey" but I find myself calling him "james" quite often. I think this is because of his often serious and intense expressions. He often will just sit and stare very intently ahead. He has started to seem more interested in his surroundings this last week. I have been thinking about buying him an activity center to play under. Something that he can lay under and look up at all the cool stuff.

James has started holding up his head a lot more this last week. He still is a little wobbly, but I can definitely tell those neck muscles are strengthening. I have been working on giving him more "tummy time" so that hopefully we can start working on rolling over.

My little monster is still eating like a champ, and it is finally starting to show. His legs and arms are really starting to pudge out. He finally has a few little rolls! I only wish that he didn't like eating so much at night so I could sleep for longer than 2 hour intervals!!

Well I am down to my last 3 weeks of maternity leave! I cant believe how fast it is just flying by. Nate is in the subbing mode and will be doing that full time this fall. We still aren't sure what our plans are yet for daycare, but I'm sure it will work itself out.

I was a bad mom this last week and forgot to take pictures of James meeting Sara and Tyler. They came to visit on Monday. Tyler wasn't too sure what to think of "his baby james" he held him a few times and enjoyed helping James put his pacifier back in his mouth. I could, however, tell that Tyler wasn't too fond of attention being on James and not on him, as I think he is used to. I could definitely tell he is an only child :) Aunt Sara did bring us some cute new outfits for winter. It has been absolutely freezing here lately, and I think we will be adding many extra layers of clothes these next few weeks!!

Well James is finally asleep, so I guess I should be too :)

week six

Well, James has reached 6 weeks old. He is getting so big and strong. He has been holding his head up for quite a while when he is on his belly. His feet are getting huge. Socks that were really big on him when he was born, are way too small now. He is still wearing his newborn onzies and sleepers, but the sleepers are getting a little too short. He is still really skinny, but he has gotten really long. His eyes are still the same color as mine (deep blue) and his hair is still a dark blonde/light brown color. He has started showing more interest in the things around him and will sit and stare at just about everything.

We got his mamaRoo in the mail this week, and James isn't quite sure what to think of it. It's not exactly what I hoped, but I am hoping that maybe he will grow to like it. We have also started putting him in his vibrating bouncing seat. he likes it alright, but still would rather be held by mommy.

Grandma Jodi came to stay with us for a few days this last weekend. It was nice for Jamey to get to meet his other grandma. She took him for walks in his stroller and rock-a-byed him is his rocking chair. He really seemed to miss her when she left. I am sure that he will be huge the next time she sees him! Auntie Sara and cousin Tyler are coming to visit this next week, and we are getting so Excited!!

We are at the cabin this weekend for the last hurrah of the summer. We were a little nervous for a while, because the power went out for a while, but it came back on, so we were relieved :) I go back to work in 4 weeks, so I am trying to enjoy the time I have left with my punkin.