Fun at Grandma and Grandpa's

The three of us went up to North East to visit Grandma and Grandpa this weekend.  Much fun was had by all.  Although I think Grandpa had the best time.

I'm not quite sure what was going on here, but Levi seems a little concerned.

It's hard to see it because it's in front of Grandpa's arm, but Levi is sticking out his tongue.

Of course, Grandma got in on the fun, too.  Especially diapers.  Grandpa was more than happy to hand Levi over when that time came.

Levi got a fun present from G/G's trip to Lancaster:

A high chair and...

a school desk and...

a rocking horse!

Very fun and something for him to look forward to when we visit.

Levi was enthralled with the big tv that Grandma and Grandpa have.  Or maybe he was just excited to watch something other than Fox News.

Grandpa's favorite time was Levi's nap in his comfy arms.

Aunt Katie and I went to a consignment store in Erie on Saturday morning.  I had a $25 gift certificate from one of my showers and since Levi is growing out of his 0-3 month clothes I thought this would be a great time to go.  It. Was. Awesome.

All of this for $29.44.  Which was really only $4.44 for me.  Again: Awesome.
Levi is still trying to be a big boy and continues to keep mommy and daddy busy with sit ups.  On another good note: out of the past three nights, he has slept nine and half hours for two of them.  That's more like it, guy!  Naps are a little bit better now.  I try to be fairly quiet when he naps because even though I know he needs to get used to the noise, sleep is more important for him right now.  And it gives me a chance to nap, too.
He'll be 12 weeks old tomorrow.  It's fun to see him discover and do new things, but I want to enjoy every minute and not rush things along.

Love you so much

Pictures

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They're getting closer...

Aunt Katie loves to visit

Grandma readily admits that she makes funny faces and noises.

Grandpa is not nearly that rotund in real life.  Still very cuddly, though.

Post-bath cuteness

A Ton

So much has happened in the past two weeks with our little, and trying to be big, boy.

First, he hit his Month #2 mark.

Happy 2 months little bubbers!

As you can see, he wants to be more and more of a big boy every day.  Within the past two days he has really improved in his ability to hold his head up.  He's one determined little guy and cries when we make him take a break.  Even though his head is completely drooping forward.

He loves to squeal and squeak now and it makes us laugh.

Sleeping is going a lot better.  He does about 6-7 hours when he first goes down and then is up for a feeding for anywhere between 15-45 minutes and then goes back down for about another 2-3 hours.  I've also discovered in the past two days that he naps a lot better on his tummy.  I put him on the floor next to me and he's out for between 1-2 hours.  It makes my day so much nicer.  And he's more pleasant, too.

We finally fixed our shower drain and so Levi could finally take his first real bath.

He wasn't quite sure what was going on at first.

I think he looks a lot different in this picture because you can't see his hair.

A few weekends ago we had a chance to visit with lots of family.
First, the donor couple, Dave & Kari and their two girls, and the other embryo family, Brooke & Tim and their twin girls and little boy, all came to visit.  Well, we soon realized that our little house was not going to fit 9 extra people.  Especially with Levi's bed time being so early, etc.  Thankfully, our church owns a large house which sits on a property next to the church.  It was perfect for our situation.  If for no other reason than it has a pool.

Dave & his daughter, Mackenzie

Mackenzie and her sister, Madison

Kari and Levi

Brooke & Levi

Brooke and one of her twins, Addison

The Fergusons and Browns after a great visit and great breakfast at IHOP.

The following weekend Levi made his first long car ride to see Tim's family in Maryland.  He did ok in the car, but let's just say that he prefers to be moving more than having to stop.  Mommy sat in the back with him for most of the way.  We think he really likes to be around people and it's kinda lonely back there facing backwards.

Tim's sister's family gave Levi a cute blanket and hat set.  With monkeys, of course.

Levi had to wear his crab outfit in Maryland.  Thankfully that was the only crabby thing that day.

Levi with his cousin, Doris.

There are so many more pictures that we've taken in the past couple of weeks, but this post is long enough, so I'll add them in a separate one.

Nap? What's a nap, mom?

Yes, Levi has recently decided that he is going to forgo his daily naps and instead be fussy.  Poor guy has bags under his red eyes but he still refuses to give in.  Forty-five minutes is our average nap length.  Not a lot of time for mommy to get anything done or take a nap of her own.  I'm guessing it's just a stage, but depending on what happens between now and next Wednesday (next dr's appointment) I'll bring it up to him.  And unfortunately that's a big load of shots appointment, too.  Sad for momma.

He's getting to be such a big boy.  Trying to burp him is an adventure any more since he loves to try and hold his head up.  So far I've managed to avoid getting hit by his bobbing head.
I don't have pictures of it, but he is doing the absolute cutest thing any more.  He'll fuss and act like he wants to nurse.  So I pick him up and I'm holding him so that he can eat, but all he wants to do is look at me and smile.  And it's a big smile, too.  Like this- :-D  So, so cute!  Of course I can't be annoyed when that adorable little face is looking up at me.  I end up laughing and it seems like that makes him smile more, too.

He took his first tummy nap the other day.  He always seems so comfortable laying on our chests and since I could be right there next to him I thought I'd see if he liked it.  He slept for, you guessed it, 45 minutes, but it was a pretty peaceful sleep.  I think he'll like being able to have a different sleep position here in a couple of months.
We're headed to Maryland this weekend for Tim's niece's grad party.  I'm sure we'll have a lot of good pictures when we get back.  I also want to post pictures from our special weekend with the Brown and Kidwell families.  I guess it'll be one big family post.

They're ignoring each other, but I know that there's some love there.