8th Week-Two Months Old Already

Two months old already and life has changed forever but in a good way as we never knew we had so much love to give. Good news...Griffin now thinks bedtime is 12:00 midnight most nights. That is progress from 2 am a few weeks ago! He usually sleeps for about 4 hours (has even done a few 5 hour stretches) starting at midnight. Eats and then a few more hours of sleep. Progress! Even better than a few hours of sleep is that he wakes up with a smiles on his face. We are going for his two month check up this week and we are guessing that he weighs over 12 pounds already. Amazing how he is growing.


Still in his PJs and smiling

All dressed up for the Penn State game (yes, hat, shirt and booties)

Yes I do!

Griffin wore his new hat this weekend when we were out and about. I know that all parents think that their kid is the cutest child ever and we are no exception. But people were actually coming over in the store saying they heard they had to come and see the adorable baby. Glad a few people agree with us.





And although life is all about Griffin now, as it should be, I am shocked and amazed to share that I now fit in my regular, pre-pregnancy, jeans again. It is great to have some actual wardrobe options. Still a few pounds and squishiness to lose but again...more progress.

Our 7th Week and a visit from Aunt Bekah

Our 7th week was cold in Chicago so we got to use our new 'cookie monster' outfit and our 'Kiddopotamus' that that keeps Griffin nice and warm. They will be sure to come in handy with the quickly approaching winter.
And since Gary was in Florida for a friend's wedding this weekend Aunt Bekah came out to visit. We missed Dad a ton and made sure to send him lots of pictures throughout the weekend. Once again Aunt Bekah was a tremendous help and even though she has only been gone a few hours we miss her so much already. An extra set of hands makes everything so much easier and we had so much fun.

A few of our favorites from the first few days

Since Griffin is now almost 8 weeks old (cannot believe it!) we find ourselves looking back at the first few days when he was teeny tiny and are amazed that he has grown so much already.

Weeks 5 and 6

All the books, and even the pediatrician, said that babies get fussy between weeks 4 and 6 weeks. Griffin is no exception. He has spent a little more time crying and even had a few days where he would not sleep for more than 20 minutes. And the only time he would sleep would be in our arms, driving around in his car seat, or walking around in his stroller. I like to think that he just needed a little extra cuddling. We were happy to oblige but glad that it has passed. Here are some pictures from the happy times.
But all of the hard work has paid off because he has really started to smile and that makes it all worth it.
Despite the fussiness we have still had a lot of fun with Griffin the last week. We started naming his little arms and legs:
Right Arm-Grabby
Left Arm-Scratchy
Right Leg-Kicky
Left Leg-Squirmy
And his nose is stuffy. You can get a really big smile if you touch his nose. Adorable.

We had a few friends come over and visit the last couple of weeks too. Ellie is about a year and half old. Owen is 4 months old. Boy they change fast. It is so nice to have a couple of great moms to talk to during the first few months.