2 month check-up

Graham is 8 weeks old today and went for his two month check-up. He weighed 12 lbs which is 80th percentile and was 22.5 inches long which is 75th percentile. He got four shots and one oral vaccine. He was fussy before they ever started giving the shots so needless to say, it was a very "vocal" visit.

Mommy's Little Model

I have taken almost 500 picturs of Graham this month. Thank goodness for digital cameras! You have to take a lot before you get a good one, but I haven't deleted any of the "outtakes" because they are cute too. Brian and I do not regret buying the digital SLR camera with our Christmas money. Our old camera would not have been fast enough to capture the smiles. It is difficult with even the new camera!

We went to New Parent Orientation at Graham's daycare last week. He will be in the Baby Birds class. We were a bit alarmed that some of the kids in there are not so baby birdish. They can walk around, drop large plastic toys, etc. However, there are 2-4 adults in the room at a time. Overall, it was impressive for a daycare. You have to take off your shoes before entering his classroom or put on hospital type shoe covers. I am sure me juggling a baby and all his gear and removing shoes while wearing a business suit will be entertaining on most days.

The trip to the daycare made going back to work very real and now I hate to leave him. But, starting next week, Graham will go to daycare and I will start back to work on the 6th. This realization put me into picture taking overdrive. Here are some of the best from last week. (If everything seems a little frilly, it is because I realized he was about to outgrow his fancy outfits. We are just now starting to take him out of the house so I've been putting them on him...sometimes just for pictures!)

Great Grands

Graham got to meet his great grandparents this past weekend for the first time. Mama (pronounced Mam-maw), which is my grandmother, came to visit him on Friday. And Saturday we took a trip to visit Granny and Papa (pronounced Pap-paw), which are Brian's grandparents. I never knew any of my great grandparents so I think it is very special that Graham got to meet his!

Here is a picture of Graham and Mama

And here he is with his Daddy and Papa

Little Blazer Fan

Graham turned 7 weeks old yesterday and celebrated by dressing up to support UAB in the 3rd round of the NIT. Unfortunately, UAB did not win despite having the cutest little fan around!

(Side Note: Babies have very sharp finger nails even when they have been filed. Little Edward Scissorhands cut his own nose during a fit one day.)

Graham's First Hoodie

Brian went through Graham's closet for the first time this weekend looking for something that was not pajamas and not a gown. He got really excited when he found the "hoodie" that is part of this cute outfit. (Brian has a thing for hoodie sweatshirts apparently.) It even has Graham's initials monogrammed on it. Thanks Aunt Shirley for this adorable outfit. I just had to take these pictures because he looked so darn cute in it (I love the colors) and he was so happy on his changing table...which is his happy place apparently. The kid seems the happiest while laying there. Also, notice his first sneakers (socks). Thanks to Aunt Charlotte, Graham has no shortage of socks and I have yet to put an outfit on him that requires them and not found a matching pair in all the ones she has given him.

March Birthdays

Brian and I hosted the Franks family for the March birthday celebration. This was the first time for us to host a meal at our new house. (Yes, we have almost lived here a year, but I was immediately pregnant and not feeling well and then we started remodeling.) Everyone loved the delicious food that I spent hours preparing. =) People that know me well just read that and went "What? Leah cooked?" Of course I am kidding. We had Ashley Mac's and it was wonderful...chicken tetrazzini, Baby Bleu salad, sour cream biscuits, and strawberry cake. I've blogged about their strawberry cake and how good it is before, but you must try the sour cream biscuits too. It was also our first time to try one of their salads and I loved the toasted almonds and the poppy seed vinaigrette dressing.

I was excited to get to use all of my new dishes for the first time. I loved the way they looked on the table. Imagine it with real dining room furniture and tan walls. Also, I LOVE Easter and had fun decorating with bunnies and eggs. I'm sad that I forgot to take a picture of the food. My mother has been giving me these beautiful serving pieces for years that I finally got to use.





Graham got dressed up for the occasion. We realized that he has very few clothes that don't look like pajamas.

Here is the traditional group shot. We missed you, Aunt Ginny!

Happy Birthday, Eric and Douglas!

McCutie

Graham celebrated his first St. Patrick's Day today. Nana has decided to commemorate all of his "first" holidays with bibs. =)

Six Weeks

Graham is six weeks old today! It is hard to believe. He will start daycare in 3 weeks which makes me sad. We went to the doctor yesterday for his reflux and he is now on meds and today already seems like a happier baby. We are hoping it works for him! Here is what he has been up to lately...

This is one of the few times he has hung out in his crib since he sleeps in a bassinet for now. He likes the dog mobile and is only happy while it is playing. Rock-a-bye Baby is a short tune though.

Here he is hanging ten. Mommy is a sucker for baby toys. I saw this in a clothing store and had never seen a "Tummy Time Mat" so I bought it only later to discover that some of the floor mats have tummy pillows too. (We got one without though.) Oh well, you only have a "first baby" once. The tummy pillow does help with "Tummy Time" though.


One big milestone this past week was sleeping for 5 plus hours during the night. Mommy loves this milestone! However, we dearly pay for it because the "Witching Hour" is now the one to two hours prior to the five hours of sleep. Last night, however, Graham would only sleep while being held so I am just praying five hours of straight sleep returns...like as in does not pass Go, does not collect $200, but returns straight to the bassinet immediately. Graham was also pretty fussy all day Sunday (All this fussiness is one reason we took him to the doctor this week. His tummy was really hurting.) and would only sleep on a pillow in Mommy and Daddy's bed (if one of us was not holding him). He also seems to prefer no clothes as you can see here.

He is getting so big that he has started wearing some 3 month clothes. This was the first 3 month outfit he wore. He is a little Snugglesaurus.

And this is him on his new play mat. He finally started smiling and making noises today now that he has medicine for his reflux. This made mommy VERY happy! We've been waiting for a cooing, happy baby. =) He really focused on the purple elephant. (Uncle Jared, could this mean he is a Tide fan even though purple is the wrong color?)


Ok, this was like seven posts in one. Sorry that it is so long. It was a difficult week with a not-so-happy baby, but hopefully we are taking a turn for the better!

First Bath

Today we gave Graham his first bath in the tub. Until now, he's just had sponge baths. He does not like getting a bath (either kind) and seemed traumatized by the whole thing. I did get to use the cute bunny towel set that Mrs. Cortney gave him though. Also, in these pictures you can see how chubby his legs are getting. He moved up a diaper size this past week, but is still fitting in newborn clothes for now.

1 Month already

It is hard to believe that Graham is a month old today, but in some ways it seems like eons ago that I was in the hospital. We think he's having reflux and tummy troubles so we are dealing with that this week, but other than that, he's growing very fast! Since the doctor told us to put rice cereal in his bottle, he may start growing even faster. Here are some pictures taken during the last week. We've taken over 300 of him this first month! (Did I mention we got a new camera too?) I lost count of the number of diapers.

Here he is working hard during tummy time..

Finally noticing the mobile...

The first time we put him in this outfit was the day after we brought him home and it was huge on him! Nana went to buy him some smaller clothes. It is almost too small now!