Brown Eyed Boy

We had a very happy first Christmas. Adam was spoiled rotten, particularly by his grandparents (no surprise there). Jason had eleven days off, which was wonderful. It just went so fast with all of the holiday gatherings and celebrations. It did give us several opportunities to put Adam in his little santa hat, which was fun. It was actually Taylor’s first Christmas too, so Christmas at the Trimpe house was extra special with the two of them.

Adam is continuing to get bigger and more fun by the day. It’s hard to believe he’s nearly two months already. The smiles and coos continue. He loves talking to the Christmas tree…so much so that we’ve actually left it up through this weekend. We are planning on taking it down today or tomorrow, but I’m going to relocate the lights to another stationary object, like a chair or the kegerator. They provide too much entertainment to put them away already.

Mornings are the most fun around here, with a very happy, well rested baby. He can still be a bit fussy in the evenings, so we having a standing date with the bath tub each evening. He absolutely loves bath time. He lays in there cooing away, kicking his little legs as fast as they’ll go. Actually, he likes having his diaper changed too…anything naked seems like a fantastic activity to Adam.

Adam has just recently discovered his tongue, so much of his waking hours are now spent with his tongue out, or sucking on anything that gets close to his mouth. His fists, blankets, our shoulders, and even his little tummy time mat are all regularly slobbered on. His tummy time is actually quite funny to watch. He spends a great deal of that time either resting his head on his arms or going face down to lick his little mat. We’re working on our neck strength, but it’s a slow process.

Not that there was ever any doubt, but his eyes are already brown. No surprise there! I’ll try to check back in next week after his two month appointment.

6-week update

Sorry it’s been so long since our last post. It’s been a crazy three or four weeks, between Jason’s finals and Adam’s colic! We had a few rough weeks with Adam. Luckily for me, he was able to be soothed with walking, patting, singing, etc., but that did lead to several days of nearly continuous walking and soothing to keep him from crying (he spends large portions of his day in a sling on my chest/abdomen. I highly recommend the WallaBaby; I couldn’t live without it). I think Adam could sense that I needed some reassurance, because he started smiling earlier than most. At three weeks, he would smile at lights and even at his mobile. By four weeks he was smiling at Jason and I. By his fifth week, the smiles became extremely easy to obtain, which has led to both a lot of picture-taking and a lot of fun. Talking like an idiot and exaggerated facial expressions are met with coos and a large gummy smile that melts our hearts. No one really knows what colic is, it’s just a broad term for “fussiness”. The latest theories are that it has to do with an immature digestive tract. So, I cut out dairy around Thanksgiving and we ended up starting him on a reflux medication just last week. Something has worked; the good days by far outweigh the bad. He’ll even let me set him down in his bouncer for short periods, entertained by both the dog and the Christmas tree lights. Now that I can set him down, the photo-taking is never-ending. All of his gestures and expressions are just so cute, I can’t help myself. I’ll easily take 100 photos in a day (you gotta love digital photography)! All of the pictures below we’ve taken in the last week, to give you an idea of how big he’s getting (12+ lbs at this point). Our house is a much happier place between Adam’s recent turn and Jason’s finals being over. We’re looking forward to Adam’s first Christmas with friends and family.

It’s been nearly two weeks since Adam’s one month check up. At that appointment he was 90th percentile in height and 75th percentile in weight. Everything looks great. He’s a healthy boy. I think he’s going to be a big boy too. He eats like a machine, literally gulping down milk at an unbelievable rate. He officially has a roll on each thigh and his fingers are starting to get nice and pudgy.

Adam’s cousin Taylor comes over to visit a couple of times a week. She’s 11 months now and is so much fun. She already loves baby Adam. Below is a shot we caught of her kissing him, and another shot of just her so you can see how adorable she is.