8 weeks

Deven is 8 weeks old! I would have a picture of him but he is currently in a growth spurt coma and will not be woken (except to eat)! Our little man is defying my research that says growth spurts generally happen at 7-10 days, 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months and 9 months. He definitely had one at 6 weeks and is currently coming down (I am praying) from an 8 week one. I weighed him this Monday the 24th and he was 14lbs 10oz and then weighed him again today and he has now hit the 15lbs mark. YES, that is 6oz in about two days!! Also, if I measured accurately he is about 23.5 inches long head to heal. He is certainly a growing boy.

Here are a few specific details:

Likes:

• Pushing up from a sitting position to a standing position using mom or dad's fingers for help.
• Scooting - while having tummy time on mom's tummy; he uses my legs as leverage but hasn't quite figured out that his arms have to move too unless he wants to fall on his face.
• Silent spitting up - especially while playing with dad; one minute no spit up and the next Nick is covered. It makes Deven and mom laugh.
• Laughing and giggling when anybody catches his eyes...he opens his mouth up really wide and lets out a fun little laugh.
• His Einstein play chair - although his feet can't quite reach the bottom he love to sit and look at all the toys and sometimes reach out to touch them.
• Bath time is a hit - no specific playing yet though, he just looks around in amazement.

Dislikes:

• Sitting - as discussed above he prefers to stand!
• Getting dressed and/or getting undressed - I think he would prefer to wear the same clothes and diaper all day long!
• Sleeping without his swaddle - due to reflexes his arms fly around and scare him so we have to wrap him like a burrito so he can have some good nap and night time!
• Dairy - mom cannot have cows milk...or else!!

We are all doing great and can't wait to see what the next weeks have in store for us...perhaps a full night of sleep? I won't hold my breath! ; )

Twenty-Nine...

Aaron and I are now twenty-nine! Aaron pointed out that we are still in our twenties but even so, it is weird to be so close to the big 3 0 ! We marked the day with a BBQ at our house thrown by our friends Codie and Alex! There was wine, beer, hamburgers, Nick's sweet potato empanada's and tomatillo verde salsa not to mention to-die-for cup cakes provided by Codie and Bethany. I of course forgot to take pictures...it might have been due to the wine I was drinking but we go one of the birthday cup cake. Aaron (not pictured here) was also sung to but the cup cake (and possibly few others) was ALL mine!! ; )

D has a girl friend...

So our friends finally moved back from Switzerland and we are so excited because D has another friend to grow up with. Here are a couple of pics of Deven and Hadley's [second] meeting; D is drooling over her already!

We still travel!

Though, it was just a one-nighter! Our friends John and Bethany Wilson invited a bunch of us to go up to their cabin (just over Snoqualmie Pass). It was a spontaneous trip that we managed to get ready for in just about an hour. Given that it used to take us three hours to just leave the house for dinner Nick and I are patting ourselves on the back. So with dog crate and pack n' play in hand we had our first over-night trip. D was a champ and Sam had a blast! So can we go to Mexico yet...maybe in a few months! ; )

Pictures - Left: D in his baby byorne on his first mini hike! Middle: Nick is about to go practice casting, he almost caught a fish! Right: Sam was so excited to be off leash and is still sleeping off the excitement a day later!

Babezilla

For those of you keeping track, our little babezilla is now 14lbs 1oz! I am wondering how much he will weigh after the 6 week growth spurt he is currently going through! This kid has been eating every 45 minutes...can any one say "football player?" These are pics of D during the heat wave about a week ago but I think they show off his chub the best.

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Toys

Deven discovered (wih our help) that he can hold toys!! Now he just needs to learn how to "play" with them. Until then we will continue to look crazy while waving and shaking the toy in front of him.

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Smiles!!

Sorry for the long over due post everyone!! D and I have been spending a lot of one on one time together trying to figure out this new situation! In my blog absence our little fella has been honing his skills. He has mastered the miles stones that "powers that be" say are to be expected, such as: laughing, smiling and holding his head up at a 45 degree angle while on is tummy. He has also surprised Nick and me with his standing skills!!

We did survive the heat wave by keeping the D man naked most of the time and occasionally letting him explore the freezer...

And finally, here are some fun mommy time pics compliments of our visit to Auntie Codie's house on D's five week birthday!!