Life As Mom: Laughs and Cooing

Hi Friends & Family! I figured it was time for another update on Trey. The weeks are flying by so fast now. Trey will be six weeks old on Friday... can hardly believe it. He has already grown and changed so much. At his 1 month checkup he weighed 9lb and 10oz. The pediatrician also said she thinks his eyesight and mobility is advanced for his age. I wanted to say to her, you think???!!!;-) We give Trey tummy time each day and, providing he's already in a decent mood, he really enjoys it. He rolls over from his stomach to his back all the time now and will bat at the toys that hang overhead and intently study the lights that flicker. Today he was in a wonderful mood all day (barely slept too) and so when it came time to clean and cook, I just put him on his playmat and did my chores. He kept himself busy playing with his toys and trying to move around. He is able to scoot around quite a bit using his knees and elbows... and so I have to keep putting him back in the middle.

We're enjoying his cooing and other sounds now! Its so sweet. He does this the most in the mornings when we wake up and also in the evening when his stomach is full and he is not quite ready to go to bed.

He sleeps really well at night 5 nights out of 7, only waking once to feed usually (twice at most). The only problem is getting him to bed initially. He fights us on it nearly every single night! As I write this, Pj is pacing back and forth, patting his back, rocking him and putting his soft comfort blanket to his cheek. We do this every night and after about 15-30 minutes of screaming and kicking and arching his back, he well eventually conk out.

So we are doing well... getting alot more sleep, enjoying seeing Trey's personality coming out more and being able to better interact with him. We're loving being parents! It's exhausting for sure, but he is worth it. Time for the next one! Just kidding... not quite yet;-)

More later... I am going to get some sleep! Here are some pictures:-)