Happy Baby!

Brent had a fantastic time in Tahoe last week. We went on lots of walks, went to the beach every afternoon, and went out to dinner 5 times. We realized how much he loves his swing as we didn't bring it with us. He's still eating about every 3 hours and will sleep in 4 or 5 hour stretches. He had his first real bath in Tahoe and enjoyed it a lot more than I thought he would. Thanks to Grandma and Dad, I was able to really enjoy myself. Not exactly the days of lounging on the beach all day and reading several books, but still a great time. At least there's no chance for sunburn!

Brent decided on Thursday that he would step up his crying. It was the first time he cried during dinner and wasn't a happy camper, even after more dinner than he usually has. I think I figured out that it's because he needs a routine at night. I went to a mothers support group at Kaiser on Tuesday and it inspired me to start a regular bedtime routine. So far, it's working, no hysterical crying at night. We go on a walk with the dogs, I feed him around 7:30, then have bath time, put on pjs, swaddle, read for 20 mins, and he's out by 9. He woke up at 1am, 4am and 8 am this morning but no crying so I think it's working. Next step is to make sure we eat dinner before we walk which is hard since Ryan doesn't get home until after 6.

On Tuesday he weighed 10 lbs 4 oz. He's getting big! He's also smiling and "talking" a lot more. The middle of the night time isn't as bad when there's a cute little guy talking to you! So far his smiles are random but I can any day they will be deliberate. We're starting to think about our approach to transitioning him to his crib at night (he's in a bassinet next to me now). It won't be for a few weeks but doesn't hurt to plan (we're engineers, have to have a plan).

Thanks to Grandma, I'm getting my hair done today so Ill look halfway decent for Courts shower & wedding. Thank goodness for Grandmas!

We're looking forward to cousin Dylan's 1st birthday party in San Diego in 2 weeks then Courtney's wedding in a month. Both will be adventures with Brent!

Here's a few pics from this morning with the happy guy...