Wade Meets His Cousins & Uncle

Chris, Brett, Connor, and Evan came to town this past weekend so that they (with the exception of Auntie Chris) could meet Wade for the first time.  Wade spent about 12 hours at Grandma and Grandpa's house, between our visit and them babysitting while Ryan and I went to a 30th birthday party.  (Happy Birthday Cheryl!)  Everyone enjoyed Wade's smiles and I just had to post a photo of his huge smile at Grandma.

Connor and Wade

 

 

Evan and Wade

Six Weeks & Smiling!

Wade is 6 weeks old today!  I managed to see some (non gas related) smiles about a week ago and finally caught one on camera this week.  The picture is a little out of focus but cute!  You can even see a hint of the dimple in his left cheek too. 
Wade is still waking up a couple times during the night but is such a good baby that we really can't complain.  He hardly ever fusses or cries and seems to be generally happy.  Perhaps he's just as laid back as his parents!  We've been working a lot on "wake time" to encourage him to play and stay awake more during the day rather than fall asleep immediately after a bottle.   
6 work days until I go back to work...I plan on enjoying them and hope they don't go by too quickly!

Wade is One Month Old

Wade is one month old today.  He's growing fast (goodbye small Gerber onesies, hello big boy clothes) and doing great.  I have three weeks of maternity leave left which means that Ryan has three weeks until summer vacation.  Not surprisingly, one of us is happier about this than the other.

Wade and I continue to take our daily walks (the only exercise the doctor will allow for me at this point), read lots of books, and have started going on more outings.  This week we visited my work, the mall twice, and had a playdate with 4-month olds, Eli and Lucy.  (Well that was more for Melody and I than for the babies.)  We have been loving the nice weather and are not too excited about the cooler, rainy forecast for the week ahead.