Two Months!

Baby Nick is two months old! In his second month, he is starting to establish a stable day-to-day routine, which includes sleeping for three hours at a time throughout the night (whew!). During the hours that he is awake during the day, he is quite alert and observant. He has even started to smile and laugh :D

Nick’s motor skills are starting to develop as well. When he is hungry, he lets us know by sucking on the back of his hand, which he puts in his mouth all by himself. When he is upset, he swings his arms around with his little hands balled up in fists. He has punched mom in the face more than a few times. His neck is getting very strong as well. During tummy time, he loves to pull up his head to look around, and he pushes up on his arms to get even higher.

See the link in the previous post or click the pictures at the top to see the photo updates for month 2.

One Month (New pictures added)

At one month old, Nicholas is doing all the usual baby things like a champ – sleeping, eating, crying, pooping, and generally being adorable. After four weeks, he now is starting to be awake and alert for more time during the day and is starting to interact with his environment. He focuses on light coming from windows, at the top of our heads (and sometimes at our eyes), and is beginning to learn that he has hands. Nicholas can sometimes pull his pacifier out of his mouth with his hand, and sometimes sticks his hand in his mouth when he can’t find the pacifier on his own.

In his first month, baby Nicholas has traveled to the pediatrician’s office, and has been shopping several times with mom and dad. He has attended a party at our friend Kyle’s house and was very sweet and sleepy the whole time. We have also received a good number of visitors at the house, including most of the grandparents.

Dad is now a pro at changing diapers and mom is getting very creative at doing daily tasks with one hand (including typing). During the day, Nicholas loves to be carried in the sling worn by mom. When he is cranky, he enjoys being held while mom or dad bounces on an exercise ball. He spends most of his time sleeping, though he is still quite nocturnal.