LOTS of pictures this time =)




This is how tummy time started...


And this is how it ended...



Check out the bed head...


He looks so happy here


Cutest yawn ever


He's so cute


He's half asleep here... he has yet to give us big smiles while wide awake...


He looks cross eyed and his cheeks are falling off of his face...




All clean =)

Matthew and I decided to stay home today. His sleep has been a bit off the last few nights and I'm wondering if it's the time change. The only reason I'm not completely sure that's what's causing it is that his nap and feeding times are still okay. Hopefully things will get better soon.




I love the way this hat makes his cheeks look...


Daddy bought us both new hats and we wanted to show them off


Matthew and Daddy fell asleep watching TV

Well, Matthew made it through his first trick-or-treat experience. We started the day off on an interesting note because Matthew didn't want Mommy to take his picture. The day got better from there, though. We met up with our friend John and his two girls and we took our friend Brady's kids with us. Gilbert dressed up, too and the kids loved it. Matthew actually fell asleep almost as soon as we started out on the street but we still enjoyed taking him. Here are the pictures of Matthew's first Halloween:













Here are some other new pictures of the boy =)

Here are some new pictures of the boy =)

Here are a few pictures to show how much he's grown in 5 weeks.


Matthew's legs at 2 days (top) and 5 weeks (bottom)



Matthew in his car seat at 2 days (top) and 5 weeks (bottom)... He's definitely gotten a bit bigger...


Nap time in the car




This is what I call the "milk induced food coma"... note the ring of milk around his mouth...


He loves me =)


Helping Mommy at work

1 month old!

Matthew is 1 month old! We're still working on the sleep thing, but I think he's finally figured out the difference between night and day. I hope the effort I've put into being consistent with his feeding/awake/nap times is paying off. He still has his fussy nights, but there's been a big improvement in the amount of sleep I'm getting. It's nice to feel somewhat human during the day =).

Well, Matthew had his 1 month check up today and I got a big surprise. I know he's been filling out and I had guessed that he weighed about 7.5 lbs. Well, according to his pediatrician, he weighs 9 lbs, 3 oz!!! Our little guy isn't so little anymore! That means he would have been almost 9 lbs at birth if he had been born on his due date! I'm glad he decided to come early and spare me the extra pain =). Other than that, everything looks very good and he will see his doctor again in one month and at that appointment he'll get his first shots.

Here are a couple of new pictures:

Let me start out by apologizing to anyone who has tried to contact me in the last month. My days area all running together and I've been really bad at getting back to people. So, I'm sorry if you've tried to get a hold of me and I haven't responded. I'm hoping to have my head on straight by next week so I'm not a complete wreck at work =).

Well, Matthew is 3 1/2 weeks old now. I've been trying to get him on a schedule but he has a mind of his own. He has his nap time and awake time backwards despite all of my efforts. I'll do what I can to keep him awake and interact with him (as much as I can at this age) and then he either won't nap or his nap will be shorter than it should be. Matthew has been sleeping in his crib the last few nights and it went well at first. Last night was a bit rough. I've been extremely happy to get 3 hours of sleep in a row at night.

Matthew is starting to fill out, too. He has a double chin now and his little belly has rounded out. He's finally fitting in to his newborn clothes. Up to this point his clothes have been hanging off of him. He has an appointment with his pediatrician on Tuesday so we'll see how much weight he's gained.

I go back to work next week so Matthew and I have more adjusting to do. It'll be interesting trying to get him on a schedule while I'm trying to get work done, too. At least I get to take him with me =)

That's all for now. I'll post pictures when I have a chance to resize them.