7 weeks old today...

It has been a few weeks since I wrote anything! Can you believe how OLD he is? Lennox is now 11 lbs 4 ounces and is almost a whopping 26 inches long. He is as tall as some one year olds evidently....this all means that he is still a 'linguine baby.' Instead of gaining weight he is just growing longer. He is smiling now, laughing, cooing and 'talking' all the time. It is the sweetest thing! He does NOT like the car anymore and even if he is sleeping when you put him in his car seat, he will immediately wake up and let you know how pissed he is. People in cars around us can hear him even with the windows rolled up. He is L-O-U-D! If he is even the slightest bit hungry or tired, you are going to hear about it...sounds like his father, perhaps?? The loudness comes from me, this I know. The lungs on this kid are something you have to hear to believe. He loves his Serene Sling, and I sling him all around town. It also helps for when he is tired but is fighting it. He falls right asleep.

I was at Costco the other day and started getting emotional (damn breastfeeding hormones) about having this little one here to celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas. He is such a blessing for us and I am so excited to start traditions for our little family. I also got a little sentimental at the fact that Coscto has the old school Rudolph, Frosty and Santa Claus is Coming to Town claymation cartoons all in one package for sale! I snatched that up in a minute. Brought back all the memories of my childhood and all of our traditions.

the sickness...

Lennox is sick! Boo! Last night he woke up and was breathing hard and wasn't able to breathe through his nose. His dad has been sick the last couple of days (which is super awesome....Levi is the BIGGEST baby when he is sick, so now I am mother of two :) so it isn't too surprising that Lennox is sick. It is so sad to hear him breathing through his mouth and coughing. Last night we went to the grandparents house for grandpa and Aunt Tracey's birthday dinner. Evidently, grandpa got sick last night as well, some really bad flu and didn't go to work today. That is saying something because grandpa NEVER misses a day of work! So, I am trying to stay well and avoid the evil sickness. So far, the score is Sickness: 3 Wellness: 1. We are dropping like flies!

Lennox is smiling and laughing a lot now and it is so much fun to watch him. When he wakes up in the morning, he is so cuddly and happy and I just want to stay in bed with him all day. He loves it when I sing songs to him (which is amazing because my singing voice is an absolute nightmare and my morning dragon breath is not appealing either...) and say silly things to him. He is getting bigger and bigger everyday and his cheeks are getting chubby. I think that he is only gaining weight due to his ever increasing length more than his weight increase. He is truly a linguine baby! I have been working with him on taking more naps during the day because he needs some assistance in that area. He fights naps like crazy but always sleeps well at night.

It is amazing how much my life has changed since he was born. I am less tired than I thought I would be with a newborn, but I am less knowledgeable about babies and baby related situations than I thought I would be. It's a constant give and take. Being a stay at home mom truly is the most challenging job in the world and it is tough being a parent in general. Everyday I wake up ready for a new challenge, and boy let me tell you, there are plenty of them! I am so happy that it is starting to feel like Fall outside and that all the holidays are coming up. So many things to look forward to.

Oopsy, gotta go, baby just woke up and is....you'll never guess!! HUNGRY!! :)

happy halloween!

Let me start out by saying that I promise I will get photos up soon! I am totally lagging in that department and I know that people are getting anxious to see how little man has changed in the last month. He is officially one month old tomorrow! Crazy. He is such a joy. He has some intense lungs on him; I hate to even imagine what our neighbors think we are doing to him sometimes :) He loves being held, he loves eating (all the time!!), he loves being swaddled (even though he fights it at first) and he is sleeping for three to four hour stretches at night and goes right back to sleep after feeding. We had him circumcised a little over a week ago and that was about as traumatizing as you can imagine. Levi was in the room with him and watched the whole procedure....maybe one day, after he has survived his post traumatic stress he will blog about what that was like for him....

Lennox was a skeleton for Halloween. He is just so damn cute that it is ridiculous. We went over to the parents house for an Oktoberfest party and some trick-or-treating with Ainsley. She was a zebra and I can't get over how hilarious she is! All the lawn signs that she sees, she walks up to them and says 'Barack Obama he's our man!' We have Grandma Barbara to thank for that little chant :)

Things are just getting better and better. We are finally mobile--going out with friends and attending get togethers and baby showers. What a life we have.