April 3rd

I love Adin in blue - it brings out his eyes and goes well with his coloring :)

I have been feeling PMS-y lately and needed a chocolate fix. I've had a few people (visiting nurse and someone else that I can't remember) that stressed how chocolate could made baby fussy because it enters the breast milk so quickly. I have been limiting my eating of chocolate since Adin was born but I couldn't hold out any longer! So, I made brownies. They were a pretty good batch and could rival the brownies made by my neighbor, Adam. They were so ooey and gooey, just the way I like them!

Jesse's co-worker, Liz, bought us this amazing fleece suit! Jesse and I wanted to put down some mulch this evening but Adin was wide awake so we bundled him up, strapped him in his car seat and put him in the garage so it wasn't windy for him. He did some squeaking and crying but did pretty well!

Jesse's work got us a cake for his staff meeting, so Jesse brought home the leftovers...and my goodness was it a lot of leftovers!!! We wanted to make sure to get photos of Adin with the cake. 

Now that his head control is getting better I've been trying to put him in his Bumbo seat. He can handle it for about 30 seconds and then starts to cry. But I had the foresight to snap some photos before he started crying so it looks like he likes the seat!

April 2nd

Adin's Juju's (Grandma Julia) favorite thing is to buy holiday outfits for her grandchildren. So we had two outfits arrive in the mail :) Juju picked out two outfits so if one got soiled the other could be put on. They're both on the big side, but we decided to do that strategically so he could get some wear out of these adorable digs! 

March 31st

This was the first time that Adin was able to fall asleep on my legs - which is my favorite baby admiring position! His legs are in the frog position which is oh-so-adorable. 

We like to put Adin in the lounger on his sides so his head stays in a nice shape. He still loves his burpee's. It's something for him to hang on to. 

We had registered for a simple swing that was nicely priced, had good reviews, and was able to be folded up and traveled with. Clearly, the above is not that swing. The original swing only went back and forth and Adin much prefers going side to side. He was spoiled by having his first every successful swing time at Matt and Kara's in their swing that is the newer version of this one. So, we returned the swing we had and put the money towards this beast! We got it at a local consignment shop for a VERY good deal and it is a miracle worker!

Another tummy time video of Adin. 

He confused one of the rings on his play mat with something edible. 

Stacey got us the monthly stickers (which I never knew were stickers until recently). We missed the 1-month shot so I had to make up for it. I put the sticker on his preemie onesie which he was still wearing at the 1-month mark and put it next to the 2 comparison stuffed animals that I will be using. The elephant is from Adin's Mimi, the bear is from his Juju. 

Notice the initials that we had to put on his clothing that we brought for him while he was in the NICU. Also, the onesie was part of a clothing set that Stacey and Jim not only bought for us, but then took home, washed, and returned the next day. If that's not thoughtful I don't know what is!

See the miracle above?! It's perfect for those evening naps! Adin likes to stay awake (or try to) from 1 PM to 9 PM...and from 4:30 on he is a beast. So a quick 40 minute nap and he's good to go!

And he's 2 MONTHS!!!! Almost able to sit on his own...

but mostly slides down :)

and he was a bit done with pictures :)

March 28th

This is how we sometimes put Adin to bed. This is a SwaddleMe. We like it but it's difficult to put on. First you have to drop his legs in which generally takes two people. Then you have to catch Adin when his arms are down and then trap them in. That kind of makes him mad...so we get an angry baby for a bit and then he settles down because he's snug as a bug in a rug. 

Adin and the whale. If you look back at a post from February where he is on the whale you can see some size difference. He didn't scoot over it this time like he did back then. He was able to tolerate laying on it much better. However we have to time any belly time by his last feeding. If we do it too soon the play mat ends up wearing spit up. 

He loves his whale :)

I'm trying to see if I can trade the Boppy Newborn Lounger in for the plain ol' boppy. But, he's not ready. He slides down and doesn't attempt to really sit up. Plus I have to tuck a blanket under his head, otherwise it looks awkward. I didn't realize it, but he looks really long in this picture. 

March 27th

Here's a pretty good picture of a smile. He mostly smiles in his sleep or after finished a bottle when he's full and satisfied. But every once in a while he will smile while awake or while looking at one of us. He enjoys doing airplane with Jesse so I'm thinking that'll be the first giggle. 

Another video of tummy time where he's practicing the skill of turning over. He still hasn't done it, but he will someday :)

Adin and I - Adin sporting a onesie from his Auntie and Uncle 

He sleeps a lot... but that should start to decrease slowly. 

Jake loving on Adin

That is Jake's snout 

Side profile

Full on, he has mommy's picture eyes - wide and shocked

My milk in the fridge. I need to find a better way to organize it because it's about 90% milk and 10% food. I literally find myself grocery shopping and avoiding the frozen food aisles because we have nowhere to put in. Which you would think would translate to better/fresher cooking but nope.