Updates!

First of all let me say that I never thought that Nathan would be such a happy baby. He smiles almost constantly! I'll walk by him as he's in his swing and he'll smile at me. I change his diaper and he'll smile and laugh. He sits with us at the dinner table and he'll smile and talk the whole time we're eating. Even feeding him is a chore sometimes because he'll just smile and laugh and usually ends up spilling his formula all down his chin. We've actually started using bibs now!

He's also started sleeping more at night. He's been going for about 4 hours, sometimes more, between feeds. He's also up to 5 or 6oz. of formula at each feeding which is usually every 3 or 4 hours during the day.

I've noticed that he likes routine which is great for me. I love routines and schedules. That's not always a good thing because it can be very difficult for me to adapt to change. Nathan's schedule is pretty regular. He wakes up between 6 and 7am, sometimes with a whiny cry if he just wants attention, sometimes with a full blown "I'm starving" cry. Then he's up for about 2 hours, then down for a nap until noonish. Then he's up for more food and some play time for about an hour, then back to sleep till 3 or so. Then he's up till bedtime which lately has been between 7 and 8pm. Usually he'll sleep till 11 or 12 then wake up for 6oz. of formula. Last night he woke up around midnight to eat and didn't wake up again until 4:30am.

He also loves books. My goodness does he love books. He doesn't look at the pictures much but he loves to look at the words. Right now his favorite book is one that my birthmother sent:




It's a sing-a-long but we've only listened to the CD once. Nathan likes the book itself :) The pictures are great and the text really stands out which I think is why Nathan likes it so much!

Here are some of the other books we read to him:






That's it for now. Hope everyone is well!