Just kickin it

Family portrait informal

Well, almost another week has blown by. He has his good days, he has his fussy moments. He's certainly more alert these days, which generally means he's less eager to go to sleep after a meal. Here we are all spiffed up and looking our best!

Tummy goes rumble

First session of tummy time. He doesn't have the head lift mastered yet, as evidenced by the squished half of his face. He's been pretty fussy lately, not wanting to sleep unless he's in someone's arms. Hopefully this is not a new trend. Well, vacation's over for me, so the posts may not come as frequently...

Ice cream

Brian's first outing! We went to Bill Wahl's in Pittsford to get some ice cream today. He slept the whole time, and I didn't feel like taking a picture, but we had to mark this momentous occasion...

And all that ice cream went straight to his hips. Actually, this is a one-piece cloth diaper meant for babies 10-20 lbs. We're using them because he "overloads" lesser diapers. It makes him look a little funny, but it seems to be working.

In motion

He's our squirmy wormy. That's what we call him because he's always moving around as you can see in some of these pictures.

He likes to stare at our faces, sometimes from his swing. He's not too fond of the swing, but we're working on that.

Here he is again, squirming around, making it all blurry. We went to the pediatrician today for our 2 week checkup. Length: 22.5 in; weight: 9.75 lb; head circumference: 15 in. He's definitely grown, luckily not the 2 lb spurt that we had feared. Next checkup is not for another 6 weeks, so we're on our own for a while. But the pediatrician said he's looking great - way to go Brian!

The Nursery

We're getting used to one handed tasking, such as updating the blog, or pouring a bowl of cereal and eating it. This here is the nursery.

Being awake

July 30, dinnertime, he's looking pretty awake. We took him for another walk in the Snugli- this time I got to wear him. He looked around for a while before zonking out. We were getting congratulations from neighbors we hadn't even met. I guess people noticed the big pregnant lady walking her dog every day.

August 1, changing the diaper, again. He's got this miraculous way of peeing through his diapers. That is, Monica will notice a wet spot on her pants while his outfit managed to stay dry. We sized him up to the "1" size diapers, 8 to 14 lbs, thinking he needed more absorbent capacity. Didn't help.

He's a big eater. We put him on the scale today, once with me and once with Monica. He's either 9.5 or 11 lbs now. Let's hope for 9.5; he's definitely "filling out," with a rounder face and less redundant skin. Next pediatrician's appointment is Friday. We'll ask about infanthood obesity.