Brothers!

Went through some videos this evening and this is my favorite so far. I promise I don't let Ed do this all the time...

First Night Out...

This past Saturday, Tommy and I went on our first "date night" since William was born. Of course, Grandma Karen was eager to babysit! We went to a concert in Tampa and left for about 5 hours. Needless to say, Will did great. He entertained Grandma, Grandpa Greg, and Aunt Kasey and they thanked US for letting them watch him! I was sad/nervous/anxious all at once to leave him at first but was fine after a little while. I knew he was in good hands!

Not too much to report-William is 6 weeks old today! This week, Tommy and I have been trying to figure out his "eating habits." Actually, we've figured them out-he wants to eat ALL THE TIME. He tends to get cranky in the evenings unless he eats every hour. So we're just trying to get used to that and handle it appropriately. Otherwise, he's a very happy and alert baby. He's starting to make "coo" noises other than the "baby grunts." We've noticed a few smiles and think now it's more than just gas!

A lot of people have been asking about his sleeping patterns. On average, he goes about 4-5 hours on his first stretch, wakes up and eats, then goes about 3-4 more hours. His daily naps vary- sometimes he'll sleep most of the day and other days he's awake the majority of the time. That's what I'm trying to figure out right now. I'm VERY happy though with his night sleep because I hear horror stories from other moms. He's a good boy!

More pictures to come soon!

Happy One Month!!

Happy 4th!

Doesn't he look ready for fireworks?? I've posted more updated slideshows and pictures to the right.

We've finally recovered from the weekend so I figured it was time to update. The last 2 weeks have been busy but wonderful.

Last weekend (June 27), we took our first "trip" to see family in St. Pete. We only stayed one night, as not to disrupt Will's schedule too much, and he did great. Grandma Karen and Grandpa Greg had our room all set up with his cradle. He woke up a couple times during the night but slept about 3 hours at a time. William had his first church day the next morning and slept through the whole service! Later that day, we visited with all of Tommy's family, Great-Grandma Gladys, and some other family friends.

This past weekend, we traveled to the east coast to visit Paul and Alexys in Jupiter, FL. Tommy's known the Gagne's since college and they have a 7 month old daughter and a 5 year old boxer. It was time for all of the "kids" to meet! Again, William had a great weekend and slept even longer at night. We went to a 4th of July festival with music and fireworks and the noise didn't bother him at all. Jacqueline, their daughter, is absolutely PRECIOUS and will hopefully be Will's girlfriend later in life!

At the beginning of this post, I mentioned that we're "recovering from the weekend." With that, during the week in between travel, I've been taking it easy and staying close to home so that Will and I can get used to a routine and try and form some type of schedule. Earlier today, I went to a class for newborn parents and babies where we can discuss common questions and concerns about our children. After a few weeks of "figuring Will out," I had a couple questions that I addressed in the group and realized that everything he's doing right now is very normal and expected. He eats about every 1.5-3 hours and has no problem with that. With frequent but shorter naps during the day, he's starting to get into a routine at night. He sleeps at least 4-5 hours long in the first stretch, feeds around 3-4 am, then sleeps for a couple more hours waking between 7 and 8. Hopefully it will just extend from there, but after listening to other moms, I feel VERY lucky!

In addition, I put Will on the scale today at the class. He had all of his clothes on, so I'd subtract a couple ounces, but he weighed in at 11 pounds 7 ounces-almost 2 pounds more than 2 weeks ago! Healthy boy!