Smiles!

So today Gabriel unmistakenly smiled at me! The first time was right after he spit up on me, and he looked up at me with spit-up running down his chin and smiled a huge smile. Then a few minutes later he looked at me and did it again and again and again! His eyes were smiling, and it made me melt. Is it wrong to want to devour your child? I love him so much. And during a visit with his Grandma Diana and Auntie Duana we were all talking and he turned toward me when he heard my voice. I guess thats new because usually its just me with him or his dad with him. But its nice to know he recognizes my voice in the midst of others. aawww..

Its so nice to be awake

Evil Pacifier

Just hangin out

One Month Dr Visit

Today we went to the doctor. Gabriel is doing very well and growing at a good pace. He is now 8lbs 4oz! I can already look back at his newborn pictures and see how much smaller he was then. He is also now 20 1/2" long. In addition to his gas trouble, the Dr says he probably has reflux, too. So he gave us some strategies to combat that such as taking breaks and tilting his lower body down while feeding. And holding him upright for 20 min after feeding. We will see how this goes. In other news, he is starting to spend more time actually looking at me or his dad rather than just staring in our direction. I think he is starting to recognize our faces. Although he smiles a lot, I am still looking forward to the time when he smiles in response to something...

Tummy Time

This Blog

Well, I'm not really a blogger, but I thought this would be the easiest way to share video and information about our son with friends and family near and far. I will do my best to keep up with it...Enjoy!