Chunky Monkey

My baby has fat legs and I love it. He finally has rolls on his little legs and his little cheeks are pudgy and you are able to pinch them. I'm so happy about this. I've been waiting for this day for a while. He was so tiny for so long and it seems within the last week or so he has put on a bit of weight and you can really tell. You can see the rolls in this picture.

Also little Maci seems to have really taken a liking to the little one. Every morning the 2 of them lounge around together. Usually, August is suppose to be working on his neck coordination - which is better known as tummy time, but it usually turns into a nap. They are such a good pair together.

He is also really enjoying his bath these days. He LOVES to have the water splashed onto his belly and onto his head. He is really getting his bedtime routine down and I think the bath really helps to sooth him before his bottle and then bed. He is such a good little boy.

Other news, Chris' sister and her husband are moving from NYC to Denver. I think everyone is thrilled about this. We are going to be so happy to take trips in to Colorado anytime of the year to visit - in addition to Kelly and Andrew both Chris and I have good friends in the Denver area to visit.

Little August has also received a bunch of great gifts from family friends in the last couple of weeks. People are so giving. In addition to gifts, Grandma/pa Reeves have been babysitting a bit and so has Aunt Brenda. Little Auggie is usually pretty good when he is being watched by family, but last weekend he did get a little fussy for Grandma/pa Reeves, but it wasn't anything they couldn't handle. Every now and then between 7-8p he gets a bit fussy and on that particular night he gave them a run for their money. Chris and I usually plop him into his swing when he does that to us, but they didn't have that backup method :)

Back to work?

Time seems to be flying by these days. I keep looking at the calendar only to realize how close September 28th is getting. What happens on September 28th? Well, I go back to work. Ugh. If you had asked me a year ago - I would have said I would never would want to be a stay at home mom. I really didn't think I was cut out for it. Honestly, I don't think I would want to stay home full time, but I really wish I could go back only part time and stay home part time. It's just not in the cards for us right now.

I'm lucky that my boss is allowing me to "work from home" on Fridays, so August will be home with me on Fridays. I'm hoping this will work at least for a few months. I'm guessing that eventually he's going to get to a point where he's going to be too "busy" to be around and work at the sametime. A nanny will be coming 2 days a week and then Chris' mom will be watching him the other 2 days. I hope this schedule will work for at least 10 months and then we will likely transition to day care.

This past weekend, Auggie met my grandma and his great grandma. She was so happy to meet him. Her mind isn't what it use to be anymore - and she frequently forgets what you say to her usually about 5 minutes after you say it. She kept asking Chris and I if we needed to do any shopping - if so, we could leave the baby with her for a while for a little babysitting. How sweet is that of her to offer? We obviously didn't, but it was nice of her to offer.

Auggie is starting to smile a bit more, giggle a little bit and today he slept until almost 8:00. I really can't stand the thought of him doing stuff while I'm not here (like while I'm not at work). So, I'm really hoping that he learns to crawl, walk and talk all in the next month :)

One month old

I really can't believe one month has past. So much has happened and he's grown so much.

Where to begin? He weighs a little over 8 pounds now - we are so happy about that. Considering he was a little over 5 pounds when he came home from the hospital. He is such a good eater so I'm guessing he will be over 10 pounds in no time. We had to change his formula from the regular Similac to the less gassy formula... our little guy was struggling too much and the new formula seems to be making him a bit more comfortable.

Every now and then I seem to be getting a smile out of him and I don't think it's gas. I think it's a genuine smile. I hope those increase day by day. He's so handsome when he smiles :)

We are starting to get some routines down... mostly at night though. He gets a quick bath, a bottle, we rock a little and the he's wrapped all snuggly and then he goes down for the "night". The "night" lasts a few hours and then he wakes back up for a bottle - a few times through out the night. I really can not wait until he sleeps through the night!

So, life is good, we are just plugging along being a family.