10 weeks

Baby boy has so many nicknames!! Nate, Nathan, Natie Man, Mr. Magoo, fart sack Magee, Angel face, Angel bear... And my love.

We have established a bedtime routine. Nate goes down between 10pm and 11pm most nights.
At 9:30 we start winding down with a bottle of 3 to 5 oz depending on the last time he ate. Then we cuddle for a bit, watch about 5 minutes of the baby channel and put on his PJ's and a new diaper while Daddy gets his bed ready. Then he's swaddled and I rock him until he's really asleep. Anywhere from 20 to 30 minutes. I love this time. Soon he won't need to be swaddled to sleep, but I equate his excellent sleeping patterns to being swaddled at night.
With this routine he wakes to eat anywhere between 5:30am to 7am.

The other day he was napping in my arms and fell asleep holing both my hands. <3 <3 <3 Melts my heart!

Aunt Jessi came to visit from Dubai!!! So excited to see her. We have a sushi date on Sunday. She's here until mid-August and I need to soak up every second of this world traveler before she heads off on another adventure!

All dressed up to meet some of Mommy and Daddy's friends! We went to our friends Beth and Taylor's house for dinner last week. Nate was the youngest little one there but only by a few months. Our friends Nick and Barbara were there with their little ones and their youngest is 5 months. She was so smiley!! Can't wait for Nate to be less stingy!!! We had the best time catching up with these beautiful families!

Anybody remember these shoes?? They are still too big, but I thought why not?? We bought them Months ago! :)

Tummy time with his big brother Murphy close by. Murphy has been excellent with Nate! He was a little mopey at first since he wasn't getting as much attention.. But he really seems to be adjusting. And has taken to lying next to Nate to guard him. Too cute!!

Love his little feet

Went over to Aunt Ember and Uncle Alt's house to play with super cousin Luka!! Had the best time. We laughed so much at these little boys! Luka wanted to touch Nate so badly!! Finally he settled for a hand hold before he went for Nate's face. I was no help because I couldn't stop laughing. Ember was right there pulling her son's hands away.

We also tried out Luka's bumbo. Not quite ready for it yet... But he's getting close! He holds his head up well, but doesn't have complete control.

Thanks for a great time, Em!! As always! We realized or maybe it was just brought to my attention that Nate, Reagan and Luka will all be in the same grade for school. I think that's so cool!

On Monday Nate got all dressed up for his 1st trip to Neiman Marcus. Mom and I took him. He did great! We are at the Zodiac Room and he cooed in his car seat and fell asleep while we ate.

Neiman's is a family tradition around here. Gma would take me just liked Mom's Ganny took her.

And our wonderful friend and personal shopper Andreea gave Nate the most wonderful Sterling Silver airplane piggy bank. Already has 17 cents in it. :)

The 22nd would have been Gpa's 85th birthday. Miss them both. So grateful that they are celebrating in heaven together.

Love this little boy

He slept face down on my chest like he used to when he was 1 week old. I loved every second!

On Wednesday night, we went to the Ranger Game. Glammye and GDaddy watched Nate. We had a great time and are so grateful for a night out. We brought home a winner!!!

They have Gma's name on the "Wall of Fame" for season ticket holders. Everything about the ball park makes me think of her. I've been under ground and on the field with her. Miss her.

Our little family:

At 10 weeks:
Nate has a bedtime routine:
Eat (3 to 5 oz) depending on last time he ate
Change diaper and put on pj's
Watch a few minutes of the baby channel
Swaddle
Rock to sleep
:)
Still a restless sleeper. Think we've got a tosser/turner on our hands
Eating mostly formula with 1 bottle of breast milk a day
Loves his play mat
Getting really strong at tummy time by pushing up on his elbows
Still has clogged tear duct on right eye
More smilie but still rare
Loves sleeping in our arms just as much as we love him in our arms
Hmmmmmm... So happy!

2 Months

Look how much I've grown!!

2 Months

Nate is:
11 lbs 2.5 oz
39 cm head circumference
23" long

He's in the 25 percentile for weight and 75 percentile height. So right now, he's tall and skinny.

He is perfectly healthy. Which is always wonderful to hear. Our serious little boy who is so stingy with smiles gave a few big ones on his 2 month birthday. Both at the ceiling fan... But I'll take them. I can see recognition in his eyes while his facial expression shows he's trying to place me. Gave me a half smile so he's getting close!

Last Friday I went to dinner with my friend, Kristen. Kevin went to Josh's house and had some guy time. My parents watched Nate and I had some much needed girl time! It was wonderful. :)

Nate is really enjoying his swing. I love his look of wonder while he swings! He also sleeps very well in the swing.

Getting ready for bed. Nate's bed time is around 10pm. Right now he'll sleep about 7 to 8 hours. Wake up to eat around 5am to 6:30am and then nap for 2 to 3 hours. He's amazing. Probably won't last, but I wanted to document it.

Tummy time! He pushed up to his elbows.

He's staring grabbing things. He'll also grab the burp cloth off our shoulders. No shirt is safe! :)

Love when he sleeps in my arms!

Monday was Glammye and GDaddy's wedding anniversary! 41 years married! So proud of their love!!

Also on Monday, Katie and Riley came to visit! Wishing that we lived even closer now! But I'll take what I can get. Katie is a wealth of knowledge and I'm so glad I get to call her my bestie!!!

Nate was fussy so Kev played him some music. He loves music. Calmed him down and he went to sleep. Texas country.. Good call Natie Man!

Oh this Dr visit. Poor little guy had no idea what was coming. He was perfect, of coarse! He's so expressive that I watched his emotions across his face as he got his shots. From wonder to pain. :( He cried so hard no sound came out. Was comforted by us for a few minutes and then he was Ok. He did get super hero band-aids. They were out of one of the vaccines, so we have to go back in 2 weeks.

Downside: another shot :(
Upside: we get to weigh him again! Hoping for at least 12 pounds!! He'll be almost 11 weeks!

Love this little guy!!!

8 Weeks!

I know I say this pretty much every post, but SERIOUSLY... Time!! Slow!!! Down!!!
I love how much he's growing and changing! But I want more time with him. I still have a little over a month before I go back to work... But I can tell already that's going to be a really hard day!

But... I don't have to think about that now... I'll think about it tomorrow. (One of the best movie lines of all time.)

Nate is amazing. He's really starting to recognize us. Still waiting on that 1st, "oh, I know you" smile. He's very stingy with smiles. He did smile at the ceiling fan on Monday morning. He smiles a lot in his sleep... But full awake smiles are few and far between but I know it's close! :)

We put down a playmat for our son. And other done decided it was for him. Then had a standoff with the rubber ducky.

Beautiful boy!!

On Sunday we went to PK for a day trip. We wanted Nate to meet his lake family. We drove down after Nate's morning feeding. There is something about our place, it's just so calming. Nate got to spend some time with his Glammye and GDaddy.

He got to meet his Nan Nan and Lee Bee. Love these ladies so much. They were Honorary Grandmothers at our wedding.

Just love his little baby feet!

Cracks me up how he intertwines his fingers...

Kevin played softball on Tuesday night. It's a summer ritual and he hasn't played much this summer. Took Nate to see his Daddy play. It was later in the evening but still hot. We only went for the last 10 minutes. But Nate just chilled in the carseat. There was a nice breeze and I kept him in the shade. And he loves to be warm so in no time he fell asleep. :)

My Colt onsie finally fits me!!

On Wednesday, Nate went over to Glammye and GDaddy's house. I spent the day getting my nails and hair done. It was wonderful!! My Mom said Nate was an angel. Go figure. The power went out in their neighboorhood. So Mom took Nate on a Hunterwood tour. He met some of our neighbors and they oohed and ahhed over him. :)

Today, Thursday.. We went over to Aunt Vicki's to spend some time with his Aunt's and super cousins. Em's little boy is almost 9 months old and Rach's baby girl is a month younger than Nate, exactly. It was wonderful to see them, hang out and relax. Nate loved playing with his cousins. He was kicking his legs and doing his happy dance.

I definitely feel like we are starting to come out of the baby haze. I think Nate's sleeping habits are really helping with that. We go for his 2 month check on Tuesday. I will post his stats after the appointment.

Right now:
He's sleeping about 7 to 8 hours a night (anywhere from 10:30pm to 6am or so) He'll wake up to eat and then sleep about 2 hours more.
Loving the swing.. Finally
We introduced formula last Tuesday.
He's still getting mostly breast milk but I'm not producing enough so we are beginning the transition.
He's eating 5.5 to 6oz of breast milk a bottle or 5oz of formula. Wanting this every 3 to 4 hours.
His routine is eat, play, sleep.
Does great with Tummy time. He has a really strong neck.

Everyone in the Lawther household is loving life!