3 Months Old

Wade is three months old today!  He has been enjoying eating his hands for the last three weeks or so.

He also practices his tummy time.  Today he flipped over from his tummy to his back for the first time.

Wade is usually in a good mood and smiles often.  He's also sleeping through the night, which we love! 

Wade's First Vacation

Wade, Ryan, and I spent the weekend at the Lake of the Ozarks with our friends, the Woods and Haarmanns.  Wade was still a little young for too much fun, but he was a pretty easy baby all weekend and adjusted well to being and sleeping in a new place.   

Wade didn't get to go on the boat and only spent a few minutes in the water.  He didn't mind it, but it was difficult to keep him balanced in his raft while treading water.  He spent most of the weekend indoors. 

When Wade is a little older he will have lots of friends to play with!

 

Everyone had a fun time!

Swimming Fun

Wade had his first outing to the pool yesterday.  He kept his eyes shut most of the time and appeared to be sleeping, but I think it was the brightness of the sun that was bothering him.  It was also a very hot day.  He didn't seem to mind being in the pool water, which makes sense since he does fine with baths.  I'm sure he will love the pool eventually but I think it'll be another year before that happens.

He looked very cute in his new swimwear but his hat is still too big!

8 Weeks Old & Growing Fast

This week marked my return to work and the start of Ryan's summer vacation.  All things considered, it's going pretty well for me.  Of course, I would like to be home with them but luckily I enjoy my job and the people that I work with.  It's also nice to be back on a schedule again. 

Wade had his 8-week checkup with the doctor. He's in the >97th percentile on everything (height, weight, head circumference). And if you're really curious - he is actually weighing in at 17 pounds, 3 ounces. So much for yet another size of baby clothes! He had a rough time the evening of his vaccinations but the infant tylenol helped and he's been fine since.

This picture is from when Wade was 6 weeks old.  A little out of date already!  It's hard to keep up!

Anyway, we're doing great and I'm looking forward to my first weekend as a working mom.

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.