Dogs/Tummy Mat Part II

Evan was continuing his training with Zander on the tummy mat tonight. The dogs came to encourage him to hold his head up. We put him on the scale the other night and he was up to over 8 pounds already, he's growing fast.

Feet Pajamas

Today we put Zander in his smallest newborn "real outfit"outside the six smallest long sleeve onesies we've been rotating him through the last three weeks. His friend Elias (and mom Kirsty) gave this outfit to us shortly after we announced we were expecting. It's still not tight by any means, but it's got bear feet, what more can you ask for?

The Dogs

Many of you have asked how the dogs are adjusting to Zander, to none of you do I think I've replied. I saw a picture opportunity tonight of how they are responding and thought I'd update all of you at once. Ramone is seen here protecting Zander in his swing. Roxie can be found in the other room snoozing in her cat bed. They both sniff him every once in a while but seem to just mind their own business most of the time.

Sweet Angel

As I was putting together a few emails today, I put Zander in his bouncy chair our friends John & Jen gave him for a few minutes to avoid typing with one hand, like I am doing now. It has a soothing little melody to it and vibrates. He really seems to enjoy sitting in it, often falling asleep. They should make adult size chairs like this! Here is Zander in his first video clip......

Bedtime

During the evening hours Evan and I are having Zander sleep in the the pack n play Grandma D bought him instead of his crib. It's set up on my side of the bed, so I can get up to feed him as often as that can be throughout the night. Tonight I just started taking pictures of him while I was waiting for him to go to sleep. Since I haven't posted one in a few days thought I would share. At his two week check up yesterday he came in at 7lbs 3 ounces, his doctor was proud of him for gaining weight so quickly, since he was small to begin with. Our next check up is at 2 months. He has an excellent bill of health now according to his doctor and we are grateful..

Two Weeks

So yesterday marked two weeks that Zander has been with us. Evan put him on a digital scale he has last night and he came in over 7lbs. We have his two week doctor check up tomorrow. When he was born he was 6lbs 4 oz, dropped down to 5lbs, 10oz and is around 7lbs now. He is still quite small, as you can see in this picture, Evan's hand looks giant!

Car Seat Fun

Last night Evan and I took Zander for a walk to some of the neighbors houses for a little holiday cheer. It was our first time taking him out in a stroller, a quick push up a few driveways and we were back home in 30 minutes. He does seem to love the infant car seat that plugs right into the stroller. It's great when he falls asleep in the car, Evan can just remove the seat from the base without disturbing him from his slumber. See how happy he looks! We even ventured to church this weekend where he just slept through the service in his car seat - although I think I did see him boogie down a little bit to the festive rendition of Joy to the World the band played at the end of the first service in the Advent series. I'm sure it won't be long until he grows into the big boy carseat grandpa bought him. We are just cherishing him for the small little bundle he is at this moment, don't want to wish his life away!