a day at the coast

Today we went to the coast for the day. It was a beautiful day there. Justin saw the ocean for the first time (sorry that Daddy missed being there) Maybe next weekend.


Mommy & Justin - he prefers to be able to check everything out, so facing out is now the way to go.


Justin not cooperating with picture taking, would rather check out the camera than smile.


Dad and Justin


Mom & Dad

This past weekend we had many family members here for a BBQ. Aunt Elaine got Justin new shoes....Bobux shoes..We had just had Uncle Dennis & Aunt Mary here, so the shoes reminded me of Clown Shoes...and then Uncle Dennis brought clown noses for all the kids, Justin's nose is too small, so we put it on his foot!




Check out my hair - I am getting hair on the top of my head finally....and I am pushing up when you try to stand me on my feet.


Mom reading Cousin Stella a book.

More Visiting...

This morning my friend Erin and her mom came over for a visit. We had a great time catching up on old times and letting Trenton and Justin play. Can you see they are holding hands here...




This was this morning. Dad had a few minutes before he left for work to spend with Justin.


I think this was the other night. Mom and Justin hanging out in the living room.


This afternoon Aunt Luanne and Becky (below) came for a visit.

High Chair

Justin and I are enjoying our visit with Grandma & Grandpa. Justin gets to sit in a real high chair here. He does pretty well in it too.


Yesterday we had a visit with Auntie Dana, Oma, and Cousins Reese & Carsten. Check out Tootlepops for a photo of the three. We had a great lunch and visit.

Grandpa & Daddies Birthday

Yesterday we had a full day of celebration. We had a family breakfast and then had a dinner with Ice Cream Cake for Daddy and Grandpa's Birthday.

Justin & Grandpa hanging out.

Many Visits

We got a great surprise visit from Grandma Dot the other day. Justin sure like Grandma Dot....he was all smiles for her.

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And yesterday Justin got his first set of shots...this was no fun. Justin was purely enjoying his Dr visit...he was all smiles and coos for the nurses and staff until he got his shots, then he was all tears....but soon enough Mom fed him and he calmed right down. Justin now weighs 12 lbs 10 oz (75th percentile) and is 24 1/4 long (90th percentile).....

After our Dr. visit we went to J&B's for a quick visit with Gina and Boone....Since Justin is so big we decided to do a foot measurement...can you figure out who is 10 months old and who is only 10 weeks old!

Abigail is sure cute! She was perfectly content with her spoon and went through many of them before our visit was over. She wasn't sure about her Mom holding Baby Justin - but I think she did rather well. She is very curious about him and wanted to share her spoon ... or poke him - who knows :) and wanted to touch him - he is a very interesting creature.

Video of Justin

Two Months Old...

Today we took Justin to get his 2 month old pictures......the Picture People are good if you can handle not buying all the pictures, their prices are insane, but we will just get one or two and share with you online....here are today's.

We thought it would be fun to do one of a Bunny pose...

Tubby Time

Tonight Justin got his first bath without the mesh hammock. He loved kicking in the water.....Of coarse Mom got all wet!

Lunch at the park

Today we went and picked up Daddy to go to the park for lunch....It is a beautiful day here, as the weather is perfect. Justin napped the entire time!

Playing

I called the Dr.

Okay, so I couldn't resist. I called and talked to the nurse. She said he was fine. Babies fall on their heads all the time and are okay. I don't think he fell on his head, more rolled off on his side.....and his is such a smily baby today, she said we would know last night if he didn't feel good, he would have cried a lot....

A fall....

Well, last night I came home from a full afternoon. There was stuff on the porch, so I put Justin on the couch...which I do often....and got the stuff to put on the counter and I herd a "thump"....he FELL off the couch. I couldn't believe it. I picked him up and he fussed a little bit, nursed him, and he seemed just fine. I panicked and called Mom and Gina for advice-of coarse you feel like the worst mother in the whole world!!!! .....all in all, his eyes dialatied the way there were supposed to, all his parts still move great and he seemed to be more startled than anything. There are no bumps on his head or anything either. I kept an eye on him all night long to make sure he was okay, and he woke at eating times (although about a 1/2 hour later than normal, but we have been working on that anyhow)...and is a cheery happy baby.

I am still half tempted to call the Dr. but realy I think he is just fine. Todd says to get used to bumps and stuff, cause he will be full of falling over when he is trying to walk and sit up...

A New Ride...

Justin got a new car seat. Here is he is trying it out for the first time. We haven't yet installed it, because it is so nice to have the infant seat where we can put him in the basket (at stores)....but he is getting heavier.....I think he likes his new seat!

Trying to catch a smile...

So today I was trying to catch a smile, but this is the best I could get. Seems like I click the camera when he smiles and then the flash goes off and he gets startled...so, this is all you get....As you can see he is a healthy baby, gaining a baby belly :)

Tummy Time

Justin spends a little time each day doing "Tummy Time". He is getting better at holding his head up-although not a total "champ" yet!

"Okay, I know I can do it"


"See I can do it"


"Man that tuckered me out"

5 week Dr. Appt.

Justin had his doctor visit yesterday. He now weighs 10 pounds and is 23.5 inches long. I believe his weight was in the 50th percentile and his height in the 75th. I think he will be pretty tall. After we finish up using his newborn diapers we will graduate to size 1!

Here is a picture from our picture session back in December with the Warren Family-Just got the photo's this week!

One Month Pictures

Today we went to the mall and Justin had his one month pictures taken. There were a ton of pictures to choose from, if not for the cost I would have gotten them all - hopefully when we meet up with Auntie Dana she will take some better ones too.






Today was a beautiful day here....it was about 75 degrees. We met up with Grandma Nellie, Jason, Miranda, and Kids for lunch....it was fun to see Little Nellie again too. I think our next photo shoot we will put both babies in the picture. Should be fun!

Monday - In need of advice...

I was changing Justin's diaper today and he was in a good mood (at least for the moment)....tried to capture a smile, but didn't get one...but this is a close up. You can tell if you enlarge that he may just end up with red hair. Sometimes it looks red and sometimes more blonde, depends upon the lighting...

I am in need of a bit of help:

Anyone know of the backseat mirror that is good for use in the Tahoe (no headrest in the center) center seat-so I can see Justin while I am driving with him alone? We have bought two and they don't work, there is nothing to attach them to in the back and we don't want to move Justin to the side....any ideas? My only next thought is to try to tie them to the headrests with rope or something, but seems like there should be something out there that will work.

Justin is still working on the whole when to sleep issue. Last night he went down at 8:30 and slept till around 9:00am (waking up every 3 hours to feed - Meaning that I only got 2 hours at a time to sleep)....I am really hoping this sleeping issue gets better. Today he was up from 10am to around 4:30 and was very cranky, and all he wants to do is eat, but just eat small portions all day long....I want to make him wait, but don't want him to go hungry either, so it could take an hour for him to get a full feeding...he will fall asleep while feeding, I put him down, and he wakes up 10 minutes later. Then he wants to eat again. He does this all day long until (like tonight) he finally fell asleep around 5pm and has been asleep for an hour and half now - just hoping he plans to go to bed at a descent hour tonight as well. Midnight is just too late for us...but he did that two nights ago.....can't wait for him to sleep for at least 5 or 6 hours straight! Any helpful hints would be greatly appreciated.

Saturday 3.5 weeks old

Here is Justin just three weeks and 4 days old. He is growing by leaps and bounds. I remember how light he was when we brought him home, seems like just this past week he has gained a lot more weight.....