mommy's little man

fun times on the play mat

CJ has taken to his play mat more this week. His favorite thing is looking at himself in the mirror. He sees a handsome baby, so who could blame him? He's also funny when his foot hits the rattle; it startles him and makes him jump.

sweet smiles

My favorite part of the day is when my sweet little boy smiles at me. 

new outfit

CJ is getting so big, and he is finally able to wear some of the adorable clothes friends and family gave us. The other morning I put him in a new outfit. Not only is it super-stylish, it requires ironing, so I was pleased with how cute he looked. After proudly putting it on, here is how the next 30 seconds went. I came into the living room where Scott and dad were sitting. Dad says, "Is that a new outfit; he looks so cute?" Scott says, "You look so big!" CJ spits up all over the outfit and me. We took a picture of him in in anyway because he looked so cute.

We took pictures longer than CJ wanted to though. He is looking at me thinking..."Aren't you going to get me out of these nasty spit up clothes?" So, to add insult to injury, while we were taking pictures, he peed so much it came out the side of the diaper. Needless to say, he wore different clothes the rest of the day.

unsolicited advice...

Here is my unsolicited advice for the day: don't buy a house and move when you have a one month old if you can avoid it! We absolutely love our new house, but when you are already sleep deprived from having a little one, trying to move is hard on everyone. Uncle Buddy and Granddad were worn out too!

happy birthday

I can't believe CJ is already one month old. I can honestly say, I can't imagine our lives without him. Even in my most sleep deprived, frustrated, hormonal, crying moments, I wouldn't trade him for anything. 

He has already changed so much. Here are some highlights from the first month.

• He LOVES to eat. This man is serious about his food. He goes from calm and sleepy to hungry and upset in about 2 seconds. Luckily I  have gotten better at reading his early hunger cues and I'm usually ready to feed him when he is ready to eat.
  
• He screeches like a little pterodactyl when he is really upset. When he is just a little upset his little squeaks sound more like a little mouse. Both are totally adorable and melt my heart.
• He loves to move. He loves his bouncy chair, stroller rides, car rides, bouncing on your knees, being rocked, and being bounced in your arms. When he is sleepy, he especially likes his bouncy chair. But the last two days he has preferred falling asleep on mom over the chair, and that was quite ok with me. I just sat and stared at him for about an hour. Being a mom is definitely the greatest job on earth.
• We had our first "big outing." We went to visit Zach and Stephanie. Zach and Scott have been friends since they were little guys playing T-ball together. They live about an hour and a half away and they have a little boy, Tyndall, who is 6 months old. We went to visit them last weekend and CJ did great. It will be fun for CJ and Tyndall to grow up playing together just like their dads did.
• He can track things with his eyes. If you move in front of him he will follow you. He likes to play "where's mommy?" and "where's daddy?"
• He no longer hates to be naked. When he was first born, he hated to have his diaper changed and to get a bath because it meant being exposed. I won't say he loves it now, but at least he tolerates it.
• He is growing into his "big boy" clothes. When he first came home from the hospital, he only had a few newborn things he could fit into because he was so little. The last week, so many more things are starting to fit. It makes mommy happy he is growing big and strong, but sad he isn't tiny anymore.
• And he makes the cutest faces. From furrowed brows to sweet smiles, I love all his many faces. 

We couldn't ask for a more amazing little man.