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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Drew's first 4th!

We spent 4th of july with my family this year. We always go to warner center for fireworks because it's fun to hangout at the park and the firework show is awesome. We went over to the park around 6 because it was around a 100 degrees in the valley that day and we wanted to wait for it to cool down a little. We had such a fun time hanging out with family and eating. Drew loved it..he looked around the whole time! I was a little worried that the fireworks would scare him but he actually watched almost the whole firework show. It was really long and at the end he just looked up at Jared. I'm such a sap I totally teared up watching him watch the fireworks. Seeing his little eyes looking at the fireworks for the first time was so cute and it made me think how fun it will be at every holiday to get to watch him experience it for the first time! I can't wait! :)

We have a tradition to paint each others toe nails on the 4th. It started when we were dating and we've been doing it ever since. I think this is year 6!

2 months old!

At Drew's 8 week appointment he weighed 13 pounds 2 ounces and was still 23 and a quarter inches long. So he stayed the same length from his 6 week appointment but just added on cubb! lol Also his head is in the 10th percentile. Everyone always asks us how long he is because Jared and I are so tall and they are disappointed to hear he's only average for his length. I'm sure he'll be tall one day but he might just be like me and be average growing up and then have a big growth spurt in his teens. It's just nice to know he's growing and the doctor said he's doing great. He's now sleeping up to 5 hour stretches at night and spending more and more time awake during the day. He's looking at me so much and smiling! It's so sweet and fun. He's looking at me and making lot's of sounds and coos too. He also is doing mini push ups and holding his head up for longer periods of time. Drew can support his weight when he straitens his legs for much longer now. He's making spit bubbles too. Drew is such a good baby and is hardly ever fussy. He only fusses when he's hungry or is trying to poop in the morning. It's so funny when he wakes up because he'll spend like 30 min working out his morning poop. He kicks his feet and moves his arms for a while and smiles and fusses until he poops! It's an interesting way to start the day! I love the top picture because it looks like he's saying hurray for 2 months! lol

Thursday, June 23, 2011

6 week check up at the Sanctuary

We took Drew in for his 6 week check up yesterday. It was really nice to see the midwives again. I still can't believe how much he's grown. When he was born he was 7 pounds 15 ounces and 19 1/2 inches long and now he's 11 pounds 8 ounces and 23 and a quarter inches long! Just last Sunday I put one of his newborn outfits on and it was a little small! When he was born he was swimming in all his newborn stuff.

6 weeks old!

It's so fun to watch our little baby grow! He is so sweet and fun to hangout with. He loves to cuddle. It's been really fun lately because he has been looking around more and it seems like he can see so much more than before. He's smiling at me and looking at my face way more. He can hold his head up better and when he's laying on his belly he can lift his head and turn it to the other side. When I stand him up he can straighten his legs and hold himself up (with me holding him). And the other day I was tickling his foot and he did the cutest little laugh I've ever heard. He also is tracking things too. It's awesome feeling like he's more interactive with us. Last night when Jared came home I was giving Drew a bath and when Jared came in he said "hey buddy" and Drew turned and looked right at him! We just can't get enough of this little guy. We love talking to him, singing to him and reading him stories too! Jared makes up the cutest songs for him when they hangout.