8 1/2 Weeks

Ryan is 8 1/2 weeks old. We have his 2 month appointment on Monday. I can't wait to see how big he is now! He's doing great, other than a few small fevers and a cold. He's smiling a lot (though I'm struggling to get a good picture) and trying to make some sounds. He is sleeping okay during the day but we are having a hard time at night. It sometimes takes us 1-2 hours to get him to sleep and then when he wakes up to eat sometimes it's difficult to get him back to sleep. He hates the swaddle but his arms and legs go crazy without it. I'm just hoping it gets better here pretty soon. We are tired!

Look at me hold my head up!

Jackson is doing well too. He talks NON-STOP these days. I've noticed he slows down sometimes to put together more complicated sentences. It's cute. He continues to seem so big to me now that Ryan is here. He's been attending a kidokinetics class at our gym and it is total hilarity. He's probably the youngest one in there and is totally in his own little world. Being a former teacher, it is SO hard for me to watch him totally do his own thing and not listen to the teacher. I try to help redirect him but with Ryan it's kind of hard. Meanwhile, his teachers at mother's day out say he's quiet. What?!?! Are we talking about the same kid? Laine and I just can't quite believe that. He does seem to be calmer in a school like or church setting.

Last week we got a special visit from cousin Brooks between his hockey games. Of course Jackson was in heaven. He LOVES Brooks! And I have to brag on my nephew. He is such a sweet and polite boy for a middle schooler. He is so sweet to Jackson. We are thankful that Jackson has him to look up to. And Laine tells me often that Jackson kind of reminds him of Brooks when he was little.

I'm trying to start reading to Ryan so we had a little story time today. (Please excuse how dirty we all are.)