First Word?

It could just be we are overly proud parents, but both Daddy and Mama SWEAR Elias said his first word!

Case in point: Last night after Daddy was headed off to the hotel to prepare for the bar exam, Mama and Baby E were playing "See the Baby" in the bathroom mirror. Now Baby E has been VERY chatty these days and his puppy dog grunts have turned into excessive cooing. We think he's gonna be very social and talkative. So as she was saying "hello," Elias mimicked and repeated it. It was confirmed by Daddy that he said the same thing earlier while they were having "man time" while Mama was getting her CPR recertified. So there you have it--a brilliant young boy! First word at 2 months. Happy 2nd month birthday Baby Elias!!!


P.S. We will try to get his brilliance on video to prove we are not just a couple of crazy parents...

The Million Dollar Smile

In search of it...

Baby E is all smiles these days...In better news, he celebrated his 8 week mark by sleeping through Mama's night (went to sleep at 10 and woke up at the 5:00am alarm!) Of course she jumped out of bed to check to see if he was still breathing...and of course he greeted her with that priceless toothless grin.

Back to the Grind

It has been a very busy and somewhat stressful week in the barrel. Daddy has less than 2 weeks before he sits for the Indiana Bar, so he has been studying every moment he gets. Mama returned to work this week and Elias went off to daycare. It was difficult for Mama to be away from Elias for so long, but luckily the daycare is very close to her work so she can visit (and nurse) Elias on her lunch break. The daycare is very nice and we like teachers Cindy and LeAnn. They will also allow us to continue cloth diaper. Elias has a new friend, a 6 month old boy named Uriyah. Elias has learned to talk to the baby and the baby talks back, so needless to say Elias has been very chatty this week. Also, Elias has not been napping during the day at daycare, so by the time he gets home, he's worn out. We got our first 6 hour stretch of sleep this week. Unfortunately, we didn't "sleep when the baby sleeps," so did not really reep the benefits of our official "first through the night." Who does that? How do those people get anything done (pay bills, catch up on the news, email, catch up with your spouse, cook, clean, laundry, blog...shall I go on?) But we can't complain, Elias only wakes up once at night and having him right in bed with us in the Snuggle Nest makes it not so bad.

In other news, Mama went out and bought a camera so that we can Skype with Oma, Opa and Uncle T (all in California) and Grandad and Gram (when they escape Indiana's cold weathers.) Here's Mama and Elias testing out our camera and exploring the internets:


We love that you can talk to your far away love ones for free!

Well, it's off to bathtime here in the barrel. Elias loves to kick the water with his feet and splash now. We have some video, but unfortunately we do not want to expose parts of Elias all over the internets. Next time.

Week six and still growin'...

So we are quickly approaching doubling of birth weight. Elias is getting denser now and weighed in at our last visit to the lactation consultants at breastfeeding support group since Mama goes back to work this Monday at 11 lbs 4 oz prior to eating. Add his morning snack of 5 oz and we are halfway to 12#.

Over the weekend, we took our first trip out of town to Daddy's hometown. Luckily all car rides put Elias to sleep so we were able to make it up there without much event since he is eating every 1-3 hours still. (Coming home was a different story.) When we arrived, Elias decided he was going to have an hour lunch and make everyone wait on him. He met many new people and had quite the exciting day! He even got to show off his gross motor skills to his grandparents.

This week Elias also got to meet his new teachers at daycare. We attended an inservice provided by Nurse Lisa for the center to teach everyone about hemophilia and what to expect/look out for when caring for him. Monday should be an interesting first day for all...

Favorites and Firsts

Hello again from the barrel. Week 5 has been a week of favorites and firsts. Elias continues to thrive. He gained 12 more ounces from last week (10# 12 oz). We got our first 5 hour stretch of sleep, only to be interrupted by Mama's aching breasts since they were not used to that length of time as well as making sure he was still breathing since he was sleeping so long. We also got what Mama thinks was a first social smile. Luckily, she had her mobile next to her to catch the series of smiles...

Elias is starting to show some likes including the ceiling fan (discovered this week), light bulbs, his crib mobile, mirrors, and of course So You Think You Can Dance (check him out doing a dance move in his baby leg warmers)...

This weekend we get to take our first "trip" out of Indy to Daddy's hometown of Wabash for the Fourth of July. Reports to follow...