Austin laughing at his Daddy

Austin says Hi!

Growing Boy

It is unbelievable how much Austin has changed in 14 1/2 short weeks. In the first picture he is 2 1/2 days old. In the second picture he is 14 1/2 weeks. He has turned into such a sweet boy. He has such a funny personality. He talks...alot. While I was getting ready for work this morning, he was in his bouncer outside the bathroom door and he talked...and talked...and talked. It was so fun to try to decide what he was telling me. I was having a good hair day so I'm sure he was complementing me. He has already outgrown so many of his clothes. He's over 15 lbs. and is very tall. I think we've got a big boy on our hands. Since he was born almost a toddler it makes sense.

His onesie in this picture says "I might be small but I'm still a big deal". How true this is. I knew that our life was going to drastically change when he came along but I had no idea. There's no "running to the grocery store" anymore. I've got to make sure he's dressed, check his diaper bag, make sure he's fed and got a clean diaper, etc. But, we would not change a thing. Life is so good. I constantly
remind Austin of that fact when he is crying his little heart out.

I missed his 3 month update but here are a few new things:
-Austin can stand up! We just have to hold his hands so he can balance.
-He is so strong. We found this out when he had a chunk of my hair in his hands and it required both of his parents to get my hair free. I do believe I have a small bald spot.
-He eats pretty well. I am still nursing him and it has not been an easy road for the past few weeks but we fought it out and things are better. He prefers his bottle because it's not as much work. We have had many discussions about how Momma's milk is so much better than formula and since I don't want to have to exclusively pump (Ick!) he better eat from me.
-He still loves bath time. I caught this little jewel during his bath last night. He loves to splash around. Apparently he just splashed himself in the face and was pretty surprised.
-He wears 0-3 month onesies, 3-6 month pants, and 6-9 month pajamas. Crazy kid. Couldn't make it easy on me, could ya?
-He still hates tummy time. I mean, really hates it. He will last for maybe 30 seconds but sometimes I just let him cry because he needs to strengthen those muscles for when he starts to crawl. He will pull up his knees and scoot forward but hasn't figured out that he has to also move his arms so they get stuck and he does not appreciate it. I think we'll be baby proofing soon.
-We still haven't figured out how to sleep through the night. Most of the time he goes to sleep around 9:30 and wakes up at 4:30. Sometimes he goes back to sleep, sometimes he wants to play. We don't like those times. It makes for a very sleep Mommy and Daddy.
On a side note, I just want to publicly say how blessed I am that Austin has such an excellent Daddy. He loves him so much and would give him the moon. He also takes such good care of me and rotates with me on getting up during the night. Sometimes he has to tell me to sit down because things never seem done. I need that reminder that dishes can wait. He is the best husband and father around. (Clean up your puke. I'm done being mushy.)
-Austin is sleeping in his crib. It was not a hard transition at all! We started with putting him down for naps in his crib and graduated to night time. We are so proud of our big boy.
-Jeff and Kristen (brother in law and sister) came for the weekend last week. We had such a ball. Something amazing happened on Saturday morning. Austin woke up and his Auntie came and got him and I slept until 11:00. Yes, 11:00. It was a little slice of Heaven. Thank you Auntie KK!
-He's started giving us "the lip". I guess it's our fair warning that he is not happy and about to cry. I try not to laugh...but it's really cute.

I'll try to not go so long between blogs so I don't write a novel like this one. He goes back to the doctor for shots and check up on February 17th so I'll send you his "stats".