Monday we headed out to Zeeland to pick up some Creative Memory supplies and stopped at Mom and Baby Again. He slept the whole time! Then Wednesday night I was supposed to go to a jewelry party, so Blake got to go along! Thursday night I took him grocery shopping, promising him if he was a good boy that I'd buy him a toy! He was very good, so he got a new little piano toy that lights up and plays music (he loves it)! Friday I took him into my work for the first time and brought him around to meet everyone. I think there were a few too many people because he was a little fussy during the time of day that he is usually all smiles! After we left work, we went to Babies R Us and got some of the items we had registered for that we hadn't received and Blake slept the entire time in the store!
He is continuing to grow and become more interactive! It's so much fun! One really funny thing he does is after I feed him, he'll look at the wall in our living room that I have a bunch of shelves and pictures on and he'll start smiling and giggling and talking to the wall. We aren't exactly sure what he's looking at, but he likes what he sees! He'll also look up at the ceiling fan (even if it isn't moving) and does the same thing! It's hilarious! He also loves to sit in his bouncy seat with one of us right by him playing with his toys with him. He was even batting at the animals hanging down from the bar on his bouncy seat this morning! He has also completely moved from his newborn clothes into his 3 month clothes! We go to the doctor this week, so we'll find out how much he has grown again!
He seems to be doing a lot better with the tummy issues too. I'm not sure if it's the increase in the gas drops, the change in my diet, or just him getting older, but he's not as gassy and isn's spitting quite as much. He still spits a ton, but it's an improvement!
Here are a bunch of pictures - I've taken a ton this past week :)
Helping Mommy feed me my bottle with my medicine in it!
Smiling at Daddy during dinner!
Aunt Kelsey visiting me on her first weekend home from college!
Playing with Mommy in my bouncy seat!
Helping Mommy with the laundry - good thing I didn't spit!
Eating my hands during bath time - I like my baths so much now that I cry when I get taken out of my tub!
Smiling at the wall while Mommy is trying to burp me!
Full of smiles while Mommy is trying to change my clothes!
Such a happy little boy!
I love playing with my toys!
Tummy time isn't my favorite, but Mommy says I have to have it!
Thanks for my new Kiki Grandma L! I love it!
Blake was spitting up quite a bit again over the weekend and his stomach was constantly gurgling, so I called the doctor yesterday to find out what else we should try doing for him. The nurse told me to cut out all dairy from my diet along with other gassy foods, which stinks because I love milk and that really limits what I can actually eat. We're also supposed to give him Mylicon gas drops 12 times a day. We had to go in to the doctor this morning for Blake to get weighed to make sure that he was still gaining weight like he is supposed to. Our little guy now weighs 11 pounds 12 ounces!
Last week Saturday was Michigan's first football game of the year. Since Eric lives for Michigan football, I decided to dress Blake and me in our Michigan gear to watch the game! Blake was awake for the kickoff and the very end of the game but slept the rest of the time...eventually, he'll be able to really watch the games with his dad :)
The rest of the holiday weekend we spent hanging out at home and relaxing (and catching up on some sleep!) I did pull out Blakes tummy time play mat and he actually doesn't seem to mind it too much! He usually is content for about 10-15 minutes on his tummy and has even fallen asleep during tummy time a couple times this week!
This past Monday, the girls from our small group from church threw us our last baby shower! They wanted to wait until after Blake was born so that I could take him along and they could play "pass the baby"! Blake and I had a great time and we feel blessed to have such great friends! I forgot to take pictures, but I did get a couple of Blake with his gifts - Thanks again girls!
Here are some updated pictures of our little guy from the last week:
