Lullabye

In the great green room
There was a telephone
and a red balloon
and a picture of -
The cow jumping over the moon
And there were three little bears sitting on chairs
And two little kittens
And a pair of mittens
And a little toyhouse
And a young mouse
And a comb and a brush and a bowl full of mush
And a quiet old lady who was whispering "hush"
Goodnight room
Goodnight moon
Good night cow jumping over the moon
Goodnight light
And the red balloon
Goodnight bears
Goodnight chairs
Goodnight kittens
And goodnight mittens
Goodnight clocks
And goodnight socks
Goodnight little house
And goodnight mouse
Goodnight comb
And goodnight brush
Goodnight nobody
Goodnight mush
And goodnight to the old lady whispering "hush"
Goodnight stars
Goodnight air
Goodnight noises everywhere

Goodnight Jackson. Goodnight Samuel.

With A Smile And A Song

Samuel is 12 weeks old!

The most recent height/weight statistics are:

25 in (87th percentile)

13.6 lb (46th percentile)

He smiles all the time.



He has found his hands and likes to play with his toys. He can also hold on to things if you give them to him.



He blows bubbles.



I LOVE his fluffy butt. And I have just discovered the Flip Diaper System. It is fantastic. The best cloth diapering system I have found thus far. I will definitely be buying more of these.



He is a happy and content baby. He sits in rehearsals with me and loves to listen to the music. He rarely complains. He consistently sleeps from 9p - 4a and then goes back to sleep after nursing until 7:30 or so. He loves for people to talk to him. He loves to play patty cake.


And we love him!

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

These two are so sweet together. I can't get enough of them! I love watching their relationship develop...and know that they are making memories only a sibling can share. My two beautiful boys...

Oh What A Beautiful Morning

I love mornings when we aren't rushed.

Mornings where we can take time to change out of our PJs.

Mornings together. Laughing. Loving.

Lucky

Let me tell you of a conversation I had at church this past week. I am the Minister of Music for a Baptist church in Henderson. I love the job - I love the people! Jackson spends his Sunday mornings in the nursery with Miss Judy. Miss Judy has been working in the daycare field for more than 30 years. She has told me and others at the church that she has never come across such a good almost two year old as Jackson. BIG compliment for me! And Samuel spends his Sunday mornings in the Moby with me during the service. I, too, get compliments on how good he is. Beth, a member of my choir, commented on how good BOTH of my children are and asked if I planned to have anymore. I told her that the odds were not in my favor for a well behaved third child and I was scared to press my luck! And while we both laughed in a joking kind of manner, the thought seriously was nerve-wrecking enough for me to consider not having any more children. I mean, what are the odds that I would have TWO easy, well behaved sweet babies much less THREE? No that I'm thinking of delving into a third pregnancy FOR A LONG WHILE anyway... I was just thinking about my two sweet boys!

And speaking of, my sweet youngest baby is 2 months old today! I know this is a common sentiment with mothers, but geez that went fast!

His 2 month well check is not until next week so I don't have height and weight progress yet, but will post them when we get them.

Samuel is steadily working himself into a schedule. The past couple of nights I have been able to put him down awake and I don't hear from him until 3:30 or 4:00 when he nurses and then goes back down until 7:30. I hope this trend continues. He then takes three or four naps during the day with the longest one being in the afternoon.

He is becoming more aware of his surroundings every day and interacting with not only people but his toys. I love seeing his gummy smiles and hearing his precious coos.

Because the weather has tremendously improved, we have been spending most afternoons outdoors. Samuel got to go outside for the first time on Sunday and I think he enjoyed the sun and fresh air.

Samuel is now in cloth diapers full time (well, with the exception of night time). I love the cute designs and that his little bottom remains unscathed by diaper rash and redness.

I am also excited to finally have my diaper sprayer all set up.

He has learned to suck on his fist and blow bubbles.

And he can hold his head up for quite some time before he gets tired. We try to do some tummy time every day, but it isn't his most favorite thing to do.

All in all, he is doing quite well. He is a very easy going baby content to go along with whatever!

Samuel, you are truly a joy to have around and I love being your mommy!

Hold Your Head High

12 Weeks gone! I can't believe it! My little boy will be three months old tomorrow. The end of the 4th Trimester. How fast was that! I don't remember being pregnant at all (which could possibly explain why I suddenly have decided that I want another one... or three). I can't remember the last time I was bored...
He is getting so much more aware... talking and playing with his favorite toys - his hands! He makes the best faces and continuously makes David and I laugh. We are amazed with his little personality. He continues to be easy going and good humored. We have settled into a nice routine this week...
He goes to bed at 9:30
He wakes up around 7:00
He then has a feed and snuggles and plays until around 9:30 (he sits in the bathroom with me as I take my shower and get ready, and we sing sing sing... he likes to sing Janis Joplin and Somewhere Over The Rainbow. He sings right along with me. He has such a sweet voice).
He usually has another meal and then has his morning nap (usually in the carrier attached to my front) until 11:30
He is awake until 1:00 or so. During his awake time we play and he eats again.
Then we take a nap together until 3ish.
He has another feed and is awake until 5:00.
The last nap of the day lasts till between 6:00 and 6:30.
He has a feed and plays until his bath at 8:30.
His bedtime routine is bath, boob, bed and usually takes about an hour. We sing I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing while David fills up the tub. He loves that song! And he loves it when his daddy gives him a bath!
He goes to bed at 9:30 sometimes awake and sometimes conked out, but we very very rarely have to go back into his room to settle him.

Tummy Time has proved to be working. We have some spectacular head holding up... still no rolls yet, but we're really close.


This week Jackson started to discover that he could make the toys on his boppy move. And he likes to talk to them (and everything else).

Centrefold

A quick mid-week post to show off Jackson's first photography session. These were taken by Sally at Pixifoto in Glendale on the 24th June. Sally was brilliant. My mom and dad were here to join us. It didn't go without it's dramas... Jackson slept through the group pictures, but as soon as he went solo the tears started. So we left and came back later that afternoon. He was asleep again, but I was happy with asleep. He did wake up for a couple of shots. And of course I wanted the naked baby shot. But the inevitable happened when we took off his diaper...he peed all over everything. Oops. We were very happy with the way the pictures turned out and the gals over at Pixifoto are wonderful. Click on the photo below to see all 9 photos that we chose.

Jackson - 2 Month Photos

Brother, My Brother

11 Weeks is gone and we are doing great! Jackson has been smiling and talking so much. He is the sweetest little boy. I think he says hello... it sounds a little like "eh-oh". We also spent an evening singing "I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing"... we'd sing a line and then he would sing back to us. We think he is on the verge of rolling over. He gets so close and David and I probably look like goofballs cheering him on. And I have noticed that when he is about to achieve a milestone he cluster feeds in the evenings and generally wants to feed more frequently. After nearly 3 weeks of sleeping through the night he has starting waking up for a 4am feed the past week.

RRRAAARRR! I'm a scary bear!

This week Jackson also met his big brother Jonathan who was visiting from Queensland.

David was so happy to have both of his boys with him.


Jackson has also been swatting and hitting his toys in his bouncer. It entertains him for hours!

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

10 Weeks Old! We can't believe 10 weeks is nearly gone! It has been a great week. Jackson is still sleeping through the night, waking up about 6:30 and going back to sleep after a feed till around 8:30. A couple of nights this week we had marathon eating sessions as the little man decided to have a growth spurt. Well, I think he does that when he is about to achieve a milestone, which he did. Jackson has found his hands! He doesn't always get them to go where he wants them, but he enjoys sucking on them and trying to reach his toys. We have also had lots and lots of smiles. This week, Jackson enjoyed watching Baby Einstein (and Rugby League as it turns out), sucking on his fists, and playing with his caterpillar rattle. And much to mommy's surprise and delight this morning held on to her star stickers! Jackson also spent lots of time playing with daddy! He LOVES playing with daddy! It makes him happy (and tired). As we were eating dinner last night we witnessed Jackson in his bouncer accurately grabbing at and hitting his toys! It was amazing and we were so proud!