Lawson's Stats

I forgot to include them in the post below.

At his 8 week check up, Lawson weighed 12 lbs 13oz (75th %), he was 24 1/2 inches tall (97th %) and his head was 15 1/4 inches (70th %). I was shocked at his height and the doctor reminded me the percentiles are not predictive and that breast fed babies grow faster than formula fed babies in their first six months. So at six months his percentiles will start to taper off.

Anyway, we are enjoying our big boy!

Lawson is 2 months old!

Lawson is now two months old - actually 9 weeks old today. He is such a fun little guy! I am enjoying him more and more each day. I cannot believe he's ours!!!

Here is a little information about our little man:

• He is getting so strong! This week when he was doing tummy time he lifted his head so high he rolled over! It was accidental, of course, but it was so cute. 
• He is sleeping less during the day. He used to take several 1.5-2 hour naps. He doesn't sleep for more than an hour during the day for most naps. When he wakes up he generally is happy and just wants to hang out with us. 
• He is sleeping more during the night. We are only getting up once in the night these days. He has had two nights in the last two weeks that he got up twice. He generally goes to bed somewhere between 9 and 9:45pm and then gets up once between 1 and 3am, then we set the alarm to get up at 5:30am to start our day. We try to have the same start time everyday in order to prepare for when I go back to work and Lawson goes to daycare. At 5:30am he eats, I change him, then play with him for 10 minutes or so. He's usually still pretty tired so he goes back to sleep by 6:15am. That's when I go get in the shower. 
• He knows day from night. Dave and I do the same bedtime routine every night. Eat, bath, massage (if he's not too tired/feisty), pajamas, turn off overhead light and turn on lamp, two books, swaddle, four nursery rhymes (which he usually smiles through - must be laughing at our singing), kiss from momma and daddy, place Lawson in the crib, turn on white noise and humidifier, turn off lamp. Lawson is usually awake when he goes in his crib. He talks to himself for about 5 minutes and then goes to sleep. He does the same talking when I put him in his crib after we eat in the middle of the night, too. From what I hear we are pretty lucky!
•  Lawson is smiling more now. We love it. On his 2 month birthday I noticed if I smiled at him, he would smile back. So rewarding! Now, it doesn't happen every time, but it happens often. 

Now I'll share some pictures we've taken recently:

Tummy time is serious business.

Lawson asleep in his car seat at Virago, a restaurant in Nashville. It was basically "date night" but with our baby. He was awake when we got there and fell asleep about ten minutes later. Then we got home and watched a movie. It was a great night!

This was no little squirt... this was pure throw up down the front of his clothes and car seat just as we got to the auto body shop. Thankfully I had a change of clothes for him in the diaper bag and enough wipes to clean him and his car seat. 

The many faces of Lawson...

You know he is smiling in this one... I just missed it!

I placed Lawson in the pack and play the other day so I could start the laundry and he loved the mobile. Now if I need just a second to do something hands free I put him in there and start the mobile... he just looks in awe. He gets very excited and gets his legs and arms moving!

Easter morning. 

I caught a smile on his 2 month birthday morning!

Isn't this two month old handsome?

More tummy time - isn't he getting strong?

Victory is mine! Dave is out of town this week (and next week, home one week, and then gone again - that's three out of four weeks if you are counting) and it is very overwhelming for me to take care of Lawson, Parker and Riggins. The dogs don't mind me as well, they need a TON of exercise, and my car is just too small to travel with all of us very safely. I took the dogs to daycare yesterday and today (and the ride is very stressful for me), but Tuesday both dogs stayed home. I played tennis ball game with them three times in the backyard and I took all of us on a 1.5 mile walk. Finally, after all that activity, the dogs were tired. YAY! Parker and Riggins are staying home tomorrow, too, so I have a big, exhausting day ahead of me. Thankfully Dave gets home tomorrow so I will have some help tomorrow night.