Back to Work

So its been pretty busy around here lately! Adam has had lots of "firsts", including his first day at church, his first time out to a restaurant, and his first day of daycare. In addition he has learned several new things that I have yet to mention...he continues to hold his head up more and more, he can make noises (which is SUPER cute, by the way), he smiles more, loves to kick his legs, can now smack his lips, arches his back, and is starting to enjoy his mobile on the playy-yard and crib. He is a lot of fun. Oh yeah, and he can occasionally get really upset, too!

(Maybe it was because his sock fell off?)

So, work...it was (is) difficult to be away from him all day, for sure, but it also felt good to be back at work. My mom kept him two days last week and he did Daddy Daycare the other day. I didn't realize how much easier it really would make it to get somewhat used to leaving him with family before going to daycare. It wasn't really even my idea, but I am so glad that's how it worked out. His first day at daycare was yesterday, and he reportedly did really well and only cried when he wanted his bottle, which I think is wonderful. Everyone seemed to love having him there so it really made it easier for me. But who wouldn't want to spend the day with my cute boy, right?

3 Month Birthday and First Real Smile

Adam is 3 months old today! This morning we went to the doctor for his monthly shot to help protect him against RSV. Not all babies get this shot, but it is recommended for Adam due to his prematurity, and this is his third shot. He was a trooper and just cried a little bit and I was so happy to be there to comfort him.

We weighed him at the visit and he is up to 9 lbs, 10 oz! He was a complete wiggleworm on the scale so it made it difficult to tell because the number was jumping around. The pediatrician was very pleased with his weight gain, and said that if you adjust for his age and put him on the regular growth chart, he is in the 80th percentile!

While we were waiting in the patient room, I was holding Adam, talking to him, and allowing him to hold his head up when he smiled at me! Three times! Since I was talking to him, smiling, and asking him to smile, I really think that it was purposeful. The funny thing is that the doctor had JUST asked if he smiles purposefully and I answered "no". She said it would likely happen in the next 2-3 weeks but instead it happened in the next five minutes. I think I am counting this one as the official first because I was able to get him to reproduce it while he was looking at me. (I am very particular about all the record-keeping - surprise - and I have wondered how I would know when it was his first smile). It made me cry, as did the shot, but thankfully I was behind closed doors for both (until I just posted it on the internet). We thank the Lord for our sweet baby, for how far he has come, and for how he has blessed our family.

Reaching for the Stars

I left Adam in his crib for a little bit while I was putting some stuff away in his room and found him like this. I have no idea why he sleeps this way, but he does it often. It cracks me up!

Also, here are two more pictures from the ice storm. I had not been on our lower back patio to see this until David was working outside. I could not believe how wide this icicle was. It's no wonder why people are injured from falling ice if they're anything like this. It has melted off now, of course, but I wanted the warm weather folks to see this.

Baby Bobble Head

Well, our ice storm topped off with a snow storm was only partially melted when we got a couple more inches of snow yesterday! I had to go out to the dentist and found that the side roads were really bad! I slid through a stop sign and had to go super slow down the hills in our neighborhood.

We had another baby shower last weekend in Corbin and Adam was able to attend! We still had to be careful about being around a large group of people (per doctor's orders) but it was fun to have him out a bit. He also had his first visit to David's parents' house in Corbin, even though it was short. When the weather gets better we plan on taking him back. Once again, everyone was so generous and Adam received so many nice gifts!

One recent gift we received was a baby bathtub. I love giving Adam a bath, and now we have several options for how to do it. I have included a recent picture. I think Adam is starting to enjoy it more, too because he seems to just chill and watch everything that's going on in the mirror. I've been putting the tub on the bathroom countertop, but I've learned to move our toothbrush holder far away! I just love this picture.

Adam is also starting to hold his head up longer. It is so cute! I love that when he loses control he completely over-adjusts and can throw his body weight. This definitely keeps us on our toes when we are holding him.