Four Weeks Old Today

It's hard to believe that it's been four weeks already since Colton was born. It's really flown by! Colton now weighs a whopping 11 lbs 8 oz (according to the home scale) which is pretty amazing. At his last check-up he weighed 10 lbs 2 oz and now only a little over a week later he has put on a whole pound. He's already in size 1 diapers and wearing 3 month old clothes! Amazing how quickly they grow. His personality is definitely starting to develop. He loves to look at fans on the ceiling and of course lights. He especially loves his reflection in the mirror. The diaper changing pad is on our dresser next to the mirror and it's the best distraction for him. When he gets fussy about his diaper being changed we'll just direct his attention to his reflection and it's amazing to watch him quiet down while he checks himself out.

We're on a pretty good routine right now. We break the day up into 3 hour increments as much as possible. We eat, play and then sleep and then start all over again. Only problem is that he loves the 3 hour routine so much he decided to keep it up through the night. I used to get the occasional four hour block but not lately. That's okay though, I like the predictably of the routine we're on and when he's ready he will sleep a little longer and we'll at least have our day time routine in place.

Right now Cotlon stays in our bedroom in his pack and play bassinet but tonight will be his first night in the nursery. We're going to keep him in his pack and play for a while until he's used to the new room and until we're ready to put him in the bigger crib. We weren't planning on moving him just yet but we have a the loudest sleeper on the planet! He will make noises for about an hour (grunts, coughs, sneezes) after he goes down to sleep. He's sound asleep and he doesn't cry when you put him down but it's impossible for us to sleep with all the noise! The plan is for Josh to sleep in the guest room near the nursery and I'll sleep in our bedroom with the monitor for at least a little while until we're ready to leave him alone in the nursery. Unfortunately it's on the opposite end of the house so it's going to be an adjustment for us.

Yesterday Josh and I had our first date since Colton's birth. We went to see a matinee, the movie The Blind Side. LOVED the movie, if you haven't seen it you definitely should, especially if you're a fan of college football. Our good friends Krista and Kerrie took over for us. Krista has two little boys of her own so she was an old pro and we felt totally comfortable leaving him with her, we knew he was in good hands. After the movie we enjoyed pizza and beer with Krista, her husband Jason, their two boys Evan and Drew and Kerrie (Kerrie is my old roommate). It was a great day and so good to get out and feel a little more normal again. We're looking forward to Colton turning 8 weeks when we can take him out on the town with us.

This next week should be pretty busy. We have our post partum luncheon, doctors appointment and some visitors! We have a wonderful Sunday School class (which we really look forward to getting back to) and they are going to start bringing us dinners on Tuesdays and Thursdays. What a wonderful treat and VERY much appreciated. I've been cooking occasionally but dinners are the hardest. I'm always really tired by night time and have such a mish mash of food in the house that it's hard to put a meal together. We are so lucky to have such wonderful people in our lives who care so much about us and little Colton!

We wish everyone the best for the New Year. We look forward to seeing everyone in 2010 and reconnecting with old friends that we haven't seen in a while!

Here are some photos and videos of Colton during his first few weeks. The videos aren't all that exciting but I know the grandparents will want to see them so I've included them :-)

New Colton Pics

Love,
Jenny