Bathtime

Fortunately, this is an enjoyable activity for Miles and us! We are trying to incorporate it into a relaxing nighttime routine, since this seems to be when he has the most trouble settling down.

One with the mama

This is how we roll

At least for now...thank goodness for this chair!

Three weeks old

Found a new way to get the weekly photos that provides a bit more support for the baby! I have retired the Boppy and found a new, better breastfeeding pillow, but the Boppy is proving to be good for these pictures until Miles has more support from his own body. I can't believe he's three weeks old already. We just had a lovely visit from Craig's sister, Karen and her family (and I can't believe we forgot to take a picture!! We're still getting up to speed with the whole picture taking thing). Miles did great, only a little fussing, stayed awake and then fell asleep with no screaming when he got back in my arms. Maybe we're turning a corner??? I'm still loving the snuggly sleepy times he has...before we know it, he'll be crawling and wanting to take off on his own. Anyway, without further ado, I present you with week 3:

Aunt Mary came to help out today.

He's started noticing things around him. Here he is having a 'conversation' with his penguin friends.

Two weeks

The dry skin from adjusting to life on the outside is almost gone, but now the poor little guy has his case of baby acne-right on schedule. Things are going well, we're still all trying to figure each other out. Miles has quite a set of lungs on him and he's not afraid to use them. It's a mystery to us as to whether he's overtired, cranky, hungry, gassy, overstimulated or all of the above. Nursing always seems to help, but this can mean he'll be at the breast constantly for two hours some nights. So, we've tried introducing the pacifier and it seems to help quite a bit. The crying is just too hard and stressful for me, so hopefully, we're making some headway. I'm also experimenting with eliminating dairy and beans from my diet. If we see an improvement, we'll run with it! He still sleeps a lot during the day, but today and yesterday, we've seen some more quiet, alert time. Thankfully, he sleeps all night, even though he still gets up to eat a few times. At least he goes back to sleep, which is huge! I tried to include more pics with his eyes open...not a common event!

Giving mom a little break. It's surprising how fun washing the dishes or doing laundry has suddenly become. Just being able to move around freely and use both hands-wonderful!

Before a walk with the dogs...we're getting a little better at getting out of the house!

We've discovered the secret to the swing right now is to keep it still. So, basically, it's a glorified chair! Hopefully, he'll take a liking to the swinging part at some point.

Someone didn't get the memo

....that the chair is not for him.

So true