Babblefest!

Well, this was the week Pax discovered his voicebox and starting up a babbling storm....too cute!
I love it and am hopeful  we will have a talkative boy.....oxymoron?..I guess they do exist, I am just too used to his quiet Daddy  :)
Pax had a full on conversation w/ his sweet lamb mobile on the swing the other day...luckily it was caught on tape!
I will cherish these days, especially when the day comes that he will have actual vocabulary to backtalk me while discovering his superego----then I will most certainly miss the days of non-sensical babble!

14 Weeks

Your baby can probably open and close his fingers. Most can also put their hands together and grab at things.

Most babies have started to laugh by now, and they also smile when something - like you talking! - makes them happy.

More than a third of babies this age sleep for six hours during the night; nearly three quarters of them will be doing so by 9 to 12 months. ...We are very fortunate to have the sloth baby that can and has slept in excess of 8 hrs a stretch...holy sleeper! He's a good boy and very joyful!

Pax' 3 month Glamour Shot

Sweet Home Chicago!

Our first road trip w/ the little man and we were worried how the 8 hour drive would treat him.  Seems he is a natural traveller!  The drive to Chicago was in the middle of the night, so he slept most of the way, we stopped once to feed/change him.  On the way home, we stopped 3 times, to feed/change him since we left during the day, but he was a champ w/ no crying  :)

Check me out in my car seat after an 8 hour trip!

And sleeping while away was no problemo, slept straight through the nights 8 or 9 hours...Yippee!

Just a coupla  White Sox fans!

We were treated to a 2 hour boat cruise, complete w/ all you can eat  lunch buffet on the Odyssey, courtesy of Grandma and Grandpa.  It was wonderful and we got to see the Blue Angels practice their stunts for the next days Air/Water Show.

Love Navy Pier!

The Blue Angels Rocked!!

Me and my man, aboard the Odyssey!

The lovely Chicago Skyline

13 Weeks

babies are now at the stage when they love to wave their arms, pump their legs and swat at whatever they can. They're practicing their gross motor skills.

Most babies are starting to coo vowel sounds like "oy," "aah" and "ee" at this point....mama loves this!  :) Pax is such a great sleeper, like his daddy!   8, 9 hour stretches are here ...hopefully for good.  I love that he is also a mild waker upper, not screaming for us to come get him, once he is up...he calmly waits for room service and is content to look around his crib/room.   Yeah, no sleep training 'round here, the boy got it! Next week, more shots...holy vaccinations!  :(

12 Weeks

the 'full-body smile' is wonderful!   A full-body smile is just what the name implies; a smile that uses all of your baby's body. He may kick, wave his arms, and squeal. There will be no mistaking that he is happy. By the end of the first year, full-body smiles are pretty much over...so enjoy them while they last  :)


So enthralled by the discovery of his fingers this week.  Really examining those digits intensely, trying to figure out there use, while trying to force his entire fist down his throat. 


 Still trying to work through those little reflux moments, whereby mom goes running for cover when the projectile milk flies....gag!    I find myself singing 'The Reflex', by Duran Duran, remixed as the 'Reflux', to reflect the mood.
The doc says it's nothing to worry about, as long as he is gaining weight.  He now weighs a healthy 13 lbs, that was w/ clothes and diaper on...so give or take a few ounces.


About to embark on our first road trip w/ the little man....here we come Chicago!!  

11 Weeks

No longer a limp biscuit, our little man is an active bobble head, currently being challenged to the dreaded 'tummy time'.  Geez you hate to watch this uncomfortable squirming about, but, as they say, that which does not kill us makes us stronger!  :)
Seriously, 10 minutes on his tummy, must be like 50-100 push ups to us, he even breaks a bit of a sweat, I'm convinced it's a great workout for him, he seems exhausted afterwards...poor guy.

Good thing Brie was there for moral support  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ_ni3nt2T4

Holy Cake Balls !

My niece, Sam turned 11 yesterday!  I was so happy to learn Central Markets catering department will deliver cake balls(a delight we all experienced last Thanksgiving, thanks to my other niece, Madeline...shes always in the know!)
A selection of red velvet, lemon, carrot cake, italian cream, mint chocolate chip and chocolate peanut butter cake balls were artfully created for her birthday celebration...wish I was there to try one!  :)