Another First....

You, Daddy and Ben had your first all boys outing today. You went for Bagels and Noahs and then to the Daddy Park - officially called Jackson park, but the majority of the parents there are Daddy's is seems.

It was quite a sight seeing your Daddy bottle feeding you at the same time he was pushing Ben on the swings. He needs 2 more arms for such occasions.

All in all, you were very good. As was the super patient Ben.

After the playground you and Daddy zonked out for the best power nap ever. 2+ hours of full recliner slumber.

Showers and Smiles

You had your first shower today, with Daddy and Ben, and you seemed to love it. No complaints and you stayed in a long time.

You are getting more and more alert every day. Your happy place is still the changing pad in the bathroom in front of the mirror - where you give yourself big juicy smiles and even entertain yourself long enough for Mommy to take a shower. You have also been smiling a lot more lately in big wide-mouthed grins. Your legs are also getting a LOT stronger - you can practically kick yourself out of our arms. I weighed you at the baby store on Wednesday and you were just over 9 lbs.

Last week you had a hard week - lots of crying and fussing and general discomfort. Maybe it was all the growing you've been doing and new things you are paying attention to? The past few days you've been much calmer and have been sleeping a lot better.

6 weeks old tomorrow! Time is flying by.

Social Smiles

Last Thursday while your Grandpa and Grandma Himan were here you had your first social smiles! You had already started smiling while eating or falling asleep. You and Grandpa Himan did a lot of bonding last week - when you were tired or started fussing he would scoop you right up and get you to sleep. Today you rode the BART train with your brother to go visit your daddy at the office, and you spent the first 10 minutes looking around at everything before you melted into an exhausted nap.

4 weeks old

4 weeks old tomorrow! Your dad and I can't believe how quickly time has passed. For a while we affectionately referred to you as "floppy" because you were so newborn-like and just melted into our arms without a fight. But you are changing into a muscular boy. We saw Dr. Kasinski on Friday and she was amazed at how active you were - moving your arms around and even turning a bit to one side (not to mention the leg kicks). Today we went to Traintown with your brother (you enjoyed sleeping in the carrier) but afterwards we went to downtown Sonoma and you loved lying on the blanket in the park and looking at the trees and grass. You're even doing "push-ups" now a bit on your belly and your neck is getting a lot stronger.

Did I mention you've already gained 2 pounds?? Now you're at 8 lbs. 4 oz - and have jumped from 10% to 25%.