First Bath and First Formal Photos

As an update...We haven't figured out the bedtime routine 100% quite yet.   It was a rough night last night with Tam not going to sleep until 1am (though we were trying since 10!)  He seemed to think that these hours were fun with mom and dad time.  Perhaps tonight will go a little easier. He is at least sleeping peacefully for now at 8 o'clock at night.

The past two days have been eventful for the wee one.  

We got the okay from the doctor to give him full baths now instead of just the sponge bath type.  Then today, we went to Sears for formal pictures for the relatives for the holidays.

Bath time wasn't nearly as bad as we had heard it could be with little babies.  He didn't fuss or scream at all until we took him OUT of the warm water to dress him.  He had his "thinking" face on for most of the experience.  And, of course, he let loose a fountain stream in the middle of the experience (got Brian while he was snapping a photo!)  Such a good little guy.

We also headed to Sears about 11 today for photos.  I deliberately chose a weekday with the hope that it wouldn't be busy just in case we took a while.  It was quite a deliberation as to what cute outfit to put him in and what we would wear.  We finally decided on an earthy theme of browns and greens...very "us".  The photographer at the studio was great and VERY patient.  She said that she has done many babies :-)  Tam, being the contrary being, decided to scream his little head 

off for the first 30 minutes.  It took a diaper change, food, cuddling, burping and some love before he was calm enough for some shots.  Even then, we had to be quick between several short screaming bursts.  Sheesh.  I had even picked this time because it was his awake time and after he had his earlier meal.  Amazingly, we got lots of great shots of him and us.  As many know, I am horrible at making a choice and couldn't decide which cute shot was the best.  Instead, we bought several shots in a package deal so that all the relatives will get a photo :-)  

As soon, like within minutes, of being done Tam conked out and slept peacefully for the next hour!  

Guess how big baby is . . .

So Tamlin's has now survived 3 weeks out here in the real world.  We just had his latest doctor visit on Monday to check on how he is doing.  Doc said everything looks great and he seems really healthy!  Now for the $20 question . . . any guesses on how big he's gotten since birth?  Remember that he was 9lb 3.7 oz and 20 inches long 3 weeks ago and I've only been feeding him breast milk from my super-boobies...

I thought about 10 lbs . . .

Brian thought 12 lbs . . .

Tam weighs in at 10lbs 12oz and 22 inches in length!  He is still in the 80 percentile for kiddies his age (which is where he was all through the pregnancy).  Big kid!  He still fits in the 0-3 months clothes, but his little legs are definitely getting longer.  We may just have created the next football star (God forbid) or better yet, the next Tuba Player!

Super powers

I am convinced that with pregnancy comes super-human powers.  Currently my sense of hearing and smell are maxed out!  I swear I can smell scents that are wicked faint and from across the room.  Perfume, scented hand-soap, and, of course, dirty diapers, all smell really pungent to me. Currently, I seemed to be asking Brian frequently "Can't you smell that?" 

 And the hearing has improved too.  I used to sleep like the dead and very little could wake me from my slumber.  Not now!  The littlest movement makes me sit straight up at attention.  Luckily the little one sleeps pretty deeply too right now (when he is asleep). I guess it is a mom survival instinct that has evolved to keep the baby safe.  

Photo album link on the right

Hey...I finally figured out how to link our Kodak photo album to this blog!  Check out the links to the right to see past photos of our family.  I'll try to keep this up-to-date for those who want to check out how fast little Tam is growing :-)

Sleeping Superstitions

By some miracle, Tam slept FOUR hours last night from midnight to 4am.  This is the longest stretch of sleep yet during the night hours.  Oh what bliss!  Both Brian and I enjoyed the no crying time :-)  Because we so want him to sleep at least 3 at a time at night, I find myself becoming very superstitious with the bed time ritual.  I think if we do everything the same again, he'll sleep the same amount one more night.  The light has to be just so, the music has to be just so loud, the binky has to be nearby, the good night kisses has to be at precisely 11 o'clock.  Sheesh...I'm as bad as baseball player with a streak of home run hits!  But, if it works...I'll take that four hours of uninterrupted sleep.  

Now if we can only get him to sleep another 3 from 4:30 to 7:30.  He is currently at around 2 for this second shift.