Growing Up

Well, I was going to entitle this post 2 weeks old but realized that by tomorrow, already, Jimmie will be 3 weeks old! I can't believe how quickly time is going by. I'll tell you one thing...3 weeks was a lot longer when I was pregnant than it is now! Wasn't it like 2 days ago that we were bringing him home from the hospital? 

Jimmie has reached some milestones since the last post. 

Last Friday at exactly 2 weeks, his umbilical cord fell off. That means we can do real baths now. Yay! 

Jimmie had his first bath using his Blooming Bath in the sink on Monday. I had fully intended to post a video of the exciting event... But I think I won't. Why? Well. It was an eventful bath to say the least! I had gotten every little thing ready and in place, had him right next to the sink ready to take off his diaper and put him right in the water so that he'd only be exposed for maybe 5 seconds.  

Well, in those 5 seconds, Jimmie managed to spit up, pee, AND poop. Did I mention I was holding him against myself? Welcome to motherhood! We got it all on video..hence not posting it. He did quite enjoy the bath once he got in it though! He was very relaxed and comfortable. For now, bath time is a very soothing thing for him that helps get him nice and sleepy and ready for bed. 

If you'd like to see the video, let me know and I'll share it with you privately :) (Well after I figure out how to get it to uploaded to the computer I will) 

In other news, Jimmie had his second doctor's appointment (2 week appt) on Wednesday. 

Our little man is growing nicely. 10 days prior at our first check up Jimmie was 6 lbs 5 oz and 19 inches long. 

At this last appointment, he weighed 7 lbs 2 oz and was 20 inches long. He is still only in the 8th percentile for weight and 17th percentile for length...but that's better than it was last time! I'm confident that at the rate he's eating, he'll keep catching up and be a chubby little man in no time. (Well maybe not chubby, but not a tiny little bean) 

Because of his growth, he now no longer fits into his premie outfits, but fits nicely into his newborn sizes. The 0-3 month are still, um, huge... But we don't have a ton of snuggly newborn sleepers. So sometimes I put him in some 0-3 month sleepers anyway. Check out this kid in his big outfit!

At his doctors appointment we had to do his heel prick (which they had to wake him up for). He did NOT like that plus by the time we were done, it was time for him to eat again already. Needless to say he was not a happy camper and eventually cried himself to sleep. 

Being a baby is just so hard sometimes. And apparently sometimes, it's just really boring ;)

Here are some random pictures from the last few weeks for you :)

He always poses in his sleep!

Zonked. 

Lookin mighty cross eyed! 

Sleeping with Daddy

Playing with Mommy

Gotta love the bed hair <3 he's such a good little sleeper.  I need to get better at putting him down to sleep so that I can sleep myself, but it's just to hard to lay this sweet little snuggler down. 

I can't believe how quickly he's growing up. We're all doing so well over here and starting to fall more into the swing of things and we are so blessed to be this little mans parents!