week 11

here's me with my valentine's day card from mimaw...hooray thomas the tank engine

this is me in an outfit my gigi bought me...notice the coordinating bib and bum decoration...too cute!

this is me in the car headed to king of prussia mall...my very first trip to the mall. today was mom's birthday, so we went to the cheesecake factory for lunch and shopping afterwards. that's about all i can tell you because i was alseep for pretty much the entire trip...what can i say, i love my stroller and womb-like infant carrier.

this is me and dad lighting mom's birthday candles, and yes, she's older than 2 (that's all the candles we wanted to use...to make her feel good ;o) )

this is me in my bed (i just woke up...mom is so cruel) with my sleep sheep...he plays lovely sounds (a heartbeat, rain, the ocean, and even whale songs)

bathtime is getting a little better...kind of

me and mom and my buddy jude and his mom (mrs. heather) went to the african-american museum of philadelphia on saturday. we had to get in touch with our roots. we saw (well again i was alseep, so i didn't see much but i heard it all) a performance of marian anderson and paul robeson songs. jude told me all about it when i woke up...we all had a good time.

jude and i take turns sleeping...this way we don't miss anything...two heads are better than one.

so ends another week in my world...

week 10

here's me and my mom hanging out in the glider. i just ate, so i'm feeling quite cheery.

so i went to see dr. soppas on monday and lemme tell you...immunizations are NO fun! i got 5 shots in my poor little legs and one i had to drink...and mom just sat there and let the nurse do it. what's up with that? nevertheless...i've recovered and i'm back to my shiny, happy self.

they weighed and measured me at the doctor's office and i weighed in at......

12 pounds 15 ounces and 23 inches long!

i know my birth stats say i was 21 inches long, but the length is a little suspect. when i got measured at the doctors office (on a length board) when i was 4 days old, i was 19 inches. mom assured me that even though i did lose weight, i was NOT shrinking. so i figure i was 19 inches when i came out and now i've grown 4 inches in the last 2 months...and i've packed on over 4 pounds (as you can see).

on valentine's day i had a play date with my pal mia. yeah, she's twice my age...and nobody better mess with her. i was mesmerized by her tights.

i was pretty pooped after my play date...i didn't even make it upstairs to my bed...

i'm feeling quite refreshed today and as my bib says, "cute as a button"...

week 9

this week is a little skimpy on the pix, but it wasn't skimpy on activity. maybe the two are negatively correlated...pretty smart for a little guy hunh? well, that's because i spent a lot of time at Penn this week. my mom had to give a lecture monday morning on normal newborns (oh the irony), so i hung out with my aunties amy and sharon... and auntie suzanne stopped by to see me too.

then mommy had here TEP (teacher education program) from wednesday to sunday where she is learning how to be a good classroom and clinical teacher. i learned more than i ever wanted to know about writing proper objectives and the difference between classroom teaching and clinical teaching...whew makes my head hurt just thinking about it all again.

i hung out with dad wednesday night while mom was in class. this was the first time we got to hang out at home...just the 2 of us...since i was about 2 weeks old. we had a blast! mom called after her class to check on us and dad let her know that i was already in bed asleep. he even managed to cook dinner and give me a sponge bath too. way to go pop!

i went to class with mom thursday and friday and everyone commented on what a good baby i was. someone even asked my mom if i cry...little does she know...

i hung out with dad again all afternoon on saturday. we went to lowe's, best buy, pier 1, and wal-mart. i can't really tell you more than that because i was asleep the entire time (i decided to go easy on my old man). when i did wake up, dad fed me at penn's landing and i had a great time looking out the window at the water and the ships. he was pretty cool...i think we should hang out every saturday (mom told me to say that).

i turned 2 months on saturday the 9th...my how time flies. i've got a dr's appointment on monday and i keep hearing something about immunizations...so i'll let you know how that goes.

week 8

i fell alseep in my swing for the first time this week and mom caught me on film...

daddy was out of town for most of the week and boy was i happy to see him when he got back!

my bib says it all..."adorable"

dad was feeling left out and wanted to see what this sling thing was all about...i loved it and went to sleep like i usually do...reminds me of womb sweet womb.

mom finally put my mobile up on my crib...i guess i'll have to actually start spending some time in here.

our kitchen remodel is finally done, so i was taking my big boy tub for a spin on the new countertop...for the record, new kitchen or not, i still don't like bath time.