Carseats suck!

If Matthew could talk already, I think that's what he'd be saying. He generally makes it about 15 minutes in the seat before losing his mind. Sometimes he can go longer if well rested and his belly is full. This is before he gets upset.





Occasionally he does fall asleep in the seat.



We have gotten to see some family in the last week or so, here's some random family pics -









The giraffe outfit is pretty cute, I think it a 6 monther. It lasted about a half hour before falling victim to a blowout.



As usual Matthew's been spending most of his time just hangin' with Mom. He starting to like getting tummy time and laying on his back looking at toys.



On Sunday Matthew got his first beer brewing lesson while Jamie was cleaning the basement.



Later he spent some time chillin with Dad watching some TV. (I think I need a haircut)


Lastly, you gotta love the feet.



Jake

Gettin' bigger

Seems that everyday that goes by Matthew looks more like a baby, less like a newborn. He's been working a lot at holding his head up. He really like to stand on your lap an look at you.





You know he's thinking "There's food in there!"


Jamie got a new sling for totting him around. He seems to like it.







Hats however, not so much.


He's getting better at being put down in his crib, but still HATES the carseat. In general he's a pretty happy baby though.







He has developed a new favorite sitting position.



But he still has his favorite spot to sleep.



Hope everyone had a good Valentines day.

Jake

Another one joins "The Herd"!

Well, Matthew was officially inducted into "The Herd" this weekend. Sadly, "The Herd" had to move on for a less noisy place, so they migrated a few miles to Gramma's for her 60th birthday.


Matthew got his first bottle last week, and is definately enjoying the occasional "top up" that Dad can now provide. Man can this kid eat. Most babies eat, then give that cute little burp and some spitup. Not our son. First of all, spitup is wasting food. Not to be done around here apparently. He manages belches that cause "Was that him or you?" to be a commonly heard phrase at our house.


Matthew's been spending some time getting used to the Pack N' Play, and his Ergo baby so Mom can have the use of her hands.




Sunday Drew and Ben came over to help make some beer. Ben was quite enthusiatic about helping.



Sunday night we went to the grandparents for dinner. We had to get Matthew ready in his new shirt. I think he likes it.



Poppy took to Matthew right away, and decided he was hers. At one point she was trying to give him "High 5" as he was flopping the arms around.



Matthew's not so sure about Poppy though...



It was pretty funny how protective she got. He even needed defending from Mom...



Last night Matthew had his 1st real diaper blowout, which subsequently lead to his 2nd real bath. No pictures, you can thank me later.

Lastly, the weekly Craig the bear pic. Good lord he's getting big and he's not quite 5 weeks! That's a 6M outfit.



Jake

1 month old and bath time!

Well Thursday Matthew turned 1 month old. How did that happen? I thought we brought him home yesterday?

He had his doctor checkup, and I hear he did better than last time, no screaming. He is now 11lbs 15oz. Not surprising with the rate at which the kid eats.

Jamie took him to her PEPS group last Monday. Jamie had somewhat of a shock looking at the size of a "normal" baby.

He still likes sleeping on someone for the most part, but occasionally we can set him down for a bit. Jamie lets him sleep next to her leg on the sofa.


Damn Paparzzi.....


Friday night he got his first real bath, not just a wipe down.

Gettin' ready -


Gettin' in - (Note Dad's black shirt)


Cleaning himself -


Hey, this isn't bad -


All done! - (Note Dad now wearing white shirt. Yep, got peed on.)


Drying off -


This shirt was very appropriate for his mood lately.


Bathtime is tiring -


More weekend adventures later.

Jake

Gamma's 60!

Last Friday was Gramma's 60th birthday, so the three of us made Matthews first trek out to go visit people. He was popular at the party, but he burned out pretty quick and spent a lot of time hiding out.































































We did get his weekend Craig the Bear picture, but our internet was down for a while.



Matthew has been enjoying some tummy time.




And on monday he helped me with rigging some new diving stuff.


Getting burped with Mom and Dad.


Hanging with Grandma J.


I've been bad about updates last week, I'll try and improve my frequency next week!

Jake