Sleepy Eric

This week I decided to try something new. I decided to skip my 3 a.m. feeding and sleep instead! I must say, I really enjoy the extra sleep! I enjoy it so much, that I decided to skip it for 3 days in a row now!!! So now I can officially say I sleep through the night! (In 4 days I'll be 4 months old) Mommy and Daddy usually tuck me in around 8 or 9...and I wake up to get ready for school around 6 or 7!

Mommy says this is the first time she's slept through the night in 4 months as well. As much as she is happy about that...in a small way she is sad. She says I am getting SO big SO fast! And this is just another example of how much of a big boy I am now!!!

Daddy's Home!!!

Mommy and Daddy tell me I haven't giggled since last Sunday when I giggled for the first time.

That was until last night...



when I was so excited to see Daddy come home from work!!!

I Giggle!!!

Mommy and Daddy have been noticing lately that I've attempted the start of a giggle when I smile!

Well today I decided to go all the way!!! Mommy, Daddy and I were laying in bed having some family time and I did a full out giggle!!! I heard Mommy and Daddy go crazy! I even surprised myself and put a really confused look on my face after I did it!!!

I figured since Mommy and Daddy loved it so much earlier in the day, I'd do it again! Daddy was just about to give me a bath and was holding me. Well, Mommy got a hold of my naked body and wanted to give me a bunch of kisses before Daddy went to clean me. Like always, Mommy and Daddy started to laugh at how many rolls I had in my belly. However, this time I decided I'd join them and did another full giggle!!!

Mommy was so excited she demanded I come write it down in my blog to always look back on...even before I got to take my bath!!! I am 3 months and 12 days old!!!

Off to go get clean!!!

XOXOXO

Happy Valentines Day!!!

Yesterday Mommy and Daddy got me all dressed up to go to school! They told me it was Valentines Day and I should look handsome for all my lady friends!



When Daddy picked me up from school my teacher gave him a very special gift! At the time Mommy and Daddy didn't know how special it was because it took them until much later in the night to open it (thinking it was just candy). Once they did, they were both so surprised that I made them a finger painting!!! Mommy says they are going to cherish their very first gift from me for the rest of their lives! I believe her too because she's been kissing me all day thanking me for giving them such a special gift!

Baby Einstein Beethoven!!!

In the mornings I love to watch Baby Einstein Beethoven while Mommy gets my bottles ready! For a little over a week now she's been noticing I like to smile and shy up during a certain part of the video! When she'd look to see what it was I was smiling at, every time it would be the part where they show me pictures of other babies! She and Daddy thought it was so cute that they had to get video of me doing it this morning!

Mommy says you'll be able to tell by my face once the babies come on!

They then realized I even did it when they were rewinding the video for me to see it again! Again, you'll notice once I see my friends again!

Mommy and Daddy say I make them smile as much as the babies make me smile!!!

Day Care!

January 26, 2009 was a big day for me! It was my very first day of daycare!

Day one didn't go so well. I heard Mommy and Daddy talking the entire night about how they were never sending me there again! I usually eat every 3 hours...two bottles a feeding. One with breast milk, the other formula. Well, on my report card Mommy and Daddy saw that they fed me all day thinking each bottle was one feeding. Mommy was so sad that my day got messed up and felt incredibly guilty for bringing me there.

Later that night Mommy and Daddy calmed down a bit and realized it was only day one and partially their fault for not labeling my bottles. So I went back and day two went MUCH better! My feedings went perfect, and I was in a very good mood when Mommy and Daddy picked me up!

Every day gets better and better. Mommy and Daddy come every day on their lunch hour(Daddy most days) to spend time with me. They like to break up my day with a little visit from them! This is how they usually find me!





But at times they come and I am in the middle of catching some Zzzzzz's!



Mommy and Daddy love that my crib is by the window. I get lots of sun light AND they can see what I am doing as they come and go. In the beginning, Mommy like to watch from the car when no one knew she was watching. She's crazy huh! But it made her feel so much better when she'd see them block the sun from my eyes as they were changing my diaper, rub the top of my head, play and smile at me, and place me in my crib with my sleep sack on to keep me warm! And she's noticed every time I'm in a bouncy seat or swing they turn and face me towards another one of my friends so we can play/talk to each other (instead of sitting by ourselves). It's made her feel much better about leaving me there! And she has had a lot of fun getting to know my teachers as she spends time with me during the day!

Here are a couple of my report cards!





They've also signed me up for music class! Last Tuesday was my first class! Mommy came and I sat in her lap while we hit chimes and listen to Mr. Lou sing! Mommy said my favorite was the A-choo song and when the octopus would come at me!

Unfortunately I only got to spend half of my second week at school, the other half was spent in the hospital. Mommy and Daddy noticed I was having trouble breathing and took me to the ER. It was a very scary time for them, but after very good care, a few breathing treatments, and lots and lots of love from Mommy and Daddy, I am doing much better. There is no way of knowing, but Mommy and Daddy think I got sick from my other friends at day care. I love to put my hands in my mouth and that certainly doesn't help things!

Ok..well I'm off to bed. I go back to school to play with my friends tomorrow and I want to get lots of rest before then!!!

3 Months Old!!!

Today I am 3 months old!!!

Mommy and Daddy can't believe how much I've grown!!! I believe them too! Just about every morning I hear them talking about the outfit they just dressed me in. They talk about how tight it is, when just the week before it fit me perfectly!!!

They especially see it when they look back at videos of me!

Here I am trying to hold my head up when I was 1 month old! Just this past weekend Mommy took this video of me now at 3 months! I've always been really good at holding my head up, but never this good!!!

This is me taking my first bath at two weeks old! I had no idea what was happening to me (as you can tell by my facial expression!) However, I now love bath time! My favorite thing to do is put my hands directly in my mouth to drink all the water off of them! YUMMY!!!

Mommy, Daddy and I have been having so much fun together lately! I love to smile at them any time I see them walk by! I hang out on their laps at night and we watch TV together (I love the movement!) They make silly faces and noises at me as they are changing me (it's then that I do most my talking!). They also love to laugh at me as I admire my hands! I just recently discovered them, so I love to hold them in front of my face and stare at them! However, this causes me to go cross eyed and Mommy hates seeing me like that! hahaha!!!

Most of all they love waking up to my smiley face each and every morning! They tell me they feel very blessed in life, and thank God every day for me, each other, their family, and friends!

Happy 3 months Eric!!! And a special Happy Birthday to Eric's friend Zoe! She turns 3 years old today!