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!