Six Weeks - Halloween Trip to Grandma's

We spent a week at Grandma's house around Halloween. This would be Logan's first road trip and he did alright. At this point (around 6 weeks), Logan was still quite fussy, blessing us with a "witching hour" which was actually more like 3-4 hours each evening. The nice thing about being in a house with FIVE adults though (as opposed to just Marc and I) is that the village approach allowed for Logan to feel loved and comforted, while no one was burned out. The perfect trip, at the perfect time. A few pictures of his week:

Aunt Katie bought him a Halloween outfit (this is one of several that we had)


We call this "The Thinker" - not sure what he was trying to decide in his sleep!

Getting tired (FINALLY!) as mommy bounced him in the piano room...Logan was not the best sleeper during weeks 3-8 (more on how we got him to finally sleep in the next post).

The ONE thing that is a SURE bet to calming Logan is his bath - we do this in the evenings...

When he does sleep - we let sleeping Logan be, so Aunt Katie worked from the bed in order to keep an eye on him while on his tummy (not the preferred AAP sleeping position). :)

Logan didn't really LOVE tummy time around 6 weeks...I think he wanted to see the world, so he would work so hard to get himself rolled over.

Coming Soon

Another update is on its way, I promise! We have had a busy four weeks- between a trip to see grandma and grandpa for a week, catching our first cold, developing some reflux, and in general deciding to NEVER sleep, mommy has been quite busy. :) I do have some pictures stored away on the camera, and at almost two months - a blog update is due! Stay tuned, and I will sit down soon. :)

Once Upon a Time...Well, Four Weeks Ago...

I can't believe four weeks ago Logan was still in my belly! My friend Cicely is a professional photographer in the DC area. Before Logan was born, she took some pictures of me pregnant. She just sent me some of the completed photos, and I am posting them mostly to sing her praises! If anyone needs a photographer for anything (weddings, pregnancy, portraits, etc.) she is fantastic! See her website at procopioblog.com. I am hoping she will capture some images of Logan when we see them at Christmas.

And of course...here is Logan at 4 weeks old!

Hello World, I'm Awake!

Well, we have had a busy week! Logan is no longer a new-to-the-world Sleepyhead. He is awake much more. Along with this "awakeness" however, has come a little fussyness (smile). We are working to figure him out...his routine...and his cries. Overall, he is still a pretty easy baby - consolable, but not always predictable- which keeps mommy on her toes. When I think to myself "I'll get that done next time he naps..." I find that he decides not to nap soundly, but would rather cry and whine and want to be held all afternoon. He is doing very well at night though- we wrap him up like a glow worm and he sleeps straight through between feeds in his pack-n-play.

I am in awe of him - how he doesn't even look like a "baby," but rather like a little boy in a tiny body. It's so cute! I continuously snap pictures to try and capture what he looks like each day because I feel like he is changing so much, so fast! I'm posting some random pictures (possibly a little redundant) from the past weeks...hope you think they are as fun as I do. :)

Logan is 3 weeks old!

He likes to sleep curled up, sort-of on his stomach...so when he is napping and I can monitor him, I lay him across his Boppy. This is what he did with his hands the other day!!

One night Logan was especially fussy and would not let us sit down with him - he wanted to walk and walk...so Marc pulled out the Baby Bjorn (spelling?) and walked hands-free until Logan conked out. Success!!

Logan doesn't sleep in the swing at night, but we sometimes get him geared up for night-time if he is awake a lot during the day. We swaddle him to get him into a sound sleep for the night...

This is Logan waking up one day after a nap...He has the perfect little milk-tongue!

I'm using these enviro-friendly, biodegradable (and FLUSHABLE) diapers. So far, they aren't too bad but they do require a little more work (assembly, sort-of). Marc likes the traditional diapers so we actually do a little of both (that's the only way to ensure that he continues to participate in the Output management - I am in charge of Input, he is in charge of Output when he is home...kind of a nice set up).

Yawn!

Napping in mommy's lap...

Hello world, I'm awake...

Week Two - Logan

We are settling into a routine here! Logan is much more awake this week, with a few bouts of fussiness but he is easily consoled with a little holding. :) Some fun pictures from our second week home:

Logan mid-yawn...

Logan's cord fell off so we had a real bath!

Aunt Katie holding Logan in the hunting outfit nana bought...

Three Inglese generations...

Hiccups

Logan gets the hiccups so often! He doesn't seem to mind them...

I think they are SO CUTE!

Logan's First Week

What a busy week we have had! I have been sure to get rest, but we have also made a few trips out of the house, and have had quite a few visitors! Not to mention a Gator game that needed to be watched this Saturday. Here are some pictures from Logan's first week.


Grandpa holding Logan in his Gator sleeper...


We went to visit daddy at his office for lunch.

We had our first sponge bath! And it wasn't too terrible!

At one point Logan got tired of the cameras and lights - "please, no more pictures!"

Aunt Katie got to visit and hold Logan

Daddy making phone calls with Logan resting

Logan is one week old!!

Go Gators!

We visited the pediatrician - Logan is gaining back the weight he lost after birth! We go back for another weight check this week.