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A Halloween Preview!

Happy Halloween (...a week early)

For Halloween this year, David is going to be a cow.  His costume was really big on him when I first got it a month ago.  It's still big - but it's amazing how much better it fits him now.  He showed it off at my work's Halloween party on Friday where he got to meet several other babies.  (Apparently, there was something in the water.)

In addition to being patient while I dress him up, David has also found he purpose in life: to try to fit his whole hand into his mouth.  He hasn't succeeded yet, but he did once manage to accidentally stick his finger up his nose which scared him.

He's also started showing more of an interest in books.  In particular, he's grown very fond of this fish book - he loves to look at the pictures.  I can't wait until he can actually understand what I'm reading to him.

David's new favorite game and pics from Greg and Camille's visit

David has discovered a new game that he loves: scooting across Dad's chest!

Also, here are some photo's from Greg and Camille's visit back in September.  I was finally able to get them off of Chris' laptop.  As you can see, David loved all of the attention ... and Greg and Camille didn't seem to mind giving it to him.

David's First Hike

Today, Chris, David, and I went on a hike at our neighborhood park, Edgewood.  David pretty much slept the whole time, but Chris and I really enjoyed the fresh air and great weather.  I hope this will be the first of many more hikes to come.

Proof that David was actually with us

Thanks, Chris, for carrying David the whole way

View from the top

The only part of David that could be seen: his legs

Happy 2 Month Birthday, Baby David!

Today is David's two month birthday!  We're all doing well, though David did have his first fever this weekend.  (He got his vaccinations at his 8 week check-up.)  He's nice and chubby - up to the 75th percentile in weight now!  (He was at the 25th when he was born.)  Here are some pics of the little guy.

This past weekend, Chris, David, and I went to the NICU reunion at the park across from the hospital.  David slept through the whole thing, but Chris and I enjoyed getting out of the apartment and the fresh air.  It was also great to catch up with some of the nurses who took such good care of David back in August.  They had a really cool fire truck, too.

And he's still getting bigger...

David is now seven and a half weeks old.  I can't believe how quickly the time has passed.  He's still growing.  In fact, Chris pointed out yesterday that he's almost doubled in weight already!  Since our last posting, several fun and exciting things have happened.  Most notably, Greg and Camille came to visit.  I promise to post pictures soon, but they're all unfortunately stuck on Chris' laptop which is having a few technical difficulties.  For the record, Chris is fully capable of fixing said problems, he just hasn't had time ... you know ... with the full-time job, 8+ hours of David duty each day and being the sole dishwasher for several weeks.  In the meantime, I've posted a few videos of David being David.  

I'm also thrilled to mention that my finger is healing nicely.  We were a little worried by the talk of potential tissue death and/or surgery, but it's completely healthy and will be fully functional.  It should be as good as new in a few days!

We might make it after all ...

We've officially survived over a month - David will be 6 weeks old on Friday.  It's hard to believe how fast the time has gone and how big he's gotten!  It took a 6 year old boy at target telling me to "enjoy my baby" for me to remember that this process is supposed to be enjoyable.  It's getting there... I do think that these last few weeks can be summed up quite nicely by the saying on a onsie that Chris' work gave him: "Please satisfy my unreasonable needs immediately."   :-)

Thank you very much to all of our friends who have helped us this last week!  We had some very dear friends who came over to provide moral support and help Chris with the dishes.    I can confidently say that there's no way we would have made it through this week without you.  (My finger is healing nicely, but I still can't get it wet.)

David is doing well.  He's starting to sleep better, though this hasn't really translated into more sleep for Mom and Dad, yet.  A friend of mine told me that her boys started sleeping better around 11.5 pounds.  Since David is right around 11 pounds, I'm really hopeful that he'll continue to get better at the whole sleeping thing.

He's gotten a lot more "active."  My cousin sent us an adorable pumpkin hat that he loves to pull off of his head. 

And then, there's the mystery of the sock:  I laid him down on his blanket with both socks on.  I turned around and 20 seconds later, his left sock was up near his right elbow.  I'm not sure how that happened, but I'm betting he had something to do with it.

He's enjoyed some time chilling.  Chris thinks the title of this next pic should be "Dave's not here, Man."  I prefer to think that he's just wishing us all peace.

And finally ... below is what I call success: