Crispins Visit

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Swaddling, Sucking, Sleeping

When Malachi first came home we would swaddle him because it was cold and he was so tiny. We would then put him in the newborn napper part of the Pack N Play shown below. He slept really well in here after moving him out of the bassinet in our room.

Eventually we stopped swaddling and just put him with a blanket over top.

Then sometime time later, not sure when we got her, we started swaddling him again. This time to help him sleep better as he seemed to wake himself up with his startle reflex and obsession with trying to suck on his thumbs.

Since it is so hot here now and Malachi is outgrowing this swaddle sack we decided it was time to break him of this habit. The past couple of days I stopped swaddling him for naps and bedtime. Nap time was a little rough the first day as he would wake up after a 40 min sleep cycle and then could not settle himself down and go back to sleep. However, yesterday afternoon he took a 2hr nap and then slept for 12hrs straight last night. I think he and I are both really enjoying this new change. He helps that he has become a THUMB sucker now. He has gotten pretty good at sucking that thumb and that helps him to get himself to sleep.

Coffee with Dad

Yesterday morning I decided to get the 'high chair' out to see if Malachi could sit in it well. We sat him at the table with us and Chris 'shared' his coffee with him.

Our Handsome Boy

While my mom was here last week we took Malachi to get his pictures taken. They came out OK but I was convinced I could do better. So that afternoon we set up a little photo shoot outside and took some of our own. I ended up askingCatherine Hartel (THANK YOU!) to edit one and getting a free 8X10 of it from Wallgreens, SCORE! Here are a few of my favorites.

My Mom & Chris' favorite pose

 My favorite before Catherine's Editing

Final Product

Is Jesus our treasure? Is He our life?

Look What I Can Do...

On Monday, March 12,  Malachi rolled over for the first time! It was so exciting and surprising.

Grammy Louise Visits

My mom is here visiting this week. Here are some pictures of her first day with us.

Malachi Feb'12

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February 2012

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Growing

Here are some pictures of Malachi's growth so far.

Birthday

1 Week 

2 Weeks

3 Weeks

4 Weeks

1 Month

6 Weeks

2 Months

 3 Months

 

Smiles

We have been getting lots of smiles from this little man and some Coos too. It seems like in the past 2 weeks he has really grown and changed a lot. Chris and I are enjoying more interaction with him. My mom is coming to visit today and will be here a week. We are all excited for her to meet Malachi.

3 Months Old

Today Malachi Owen is 3 months old. Time is flying and this boy is really growing. Malachi currently weighs 12lbs 8ozs. He started sleeping 'through the night' on February 23rd. His last feeding is usually around 6-6:30pm and then in bed by 7. He gets up between 3 and 5 am for a feeding and is then up between 7-7:30am. So he can give us about a 10hr stretch of sleep on a good night. I am hoping soon he will drop that other feeding and sleep 7 to 7 but I am really enjoying how well he is doing now. Malachi eats 6 times a day on average. His day time schedule hasn't regulated completely. He usually goes down for his morning nap around 8:30 and sleeps about 2 hrs, more or less. On a good day he will take another 2 hr nap around 12:30-2:30 but is then up or the most part until bed. He doesn't often take a third nap but really needs one because it makes for a long afternoon before bed. Hopefully the second nap and maybe third nap will be more regular soon.

Malachi is a really good baby. I know I don't have another to compare him to but he really is pretty content most of the time unless he is hungry or tired. In the beginning of February when Chris' mom and sister came to visit he started giving us some smiles and now is pretty consistent to give them when we talk to him. Also in the past week or two he has begun making some cooing noises which is sooooo cute. He holds his head up very well and can push up when on his tummy. Sometimes he even rocks a bit which is a little scary, not ready for him to be mobile yet. For the most part he doesn't seem to be too behind for his actual age.

Today we took a special trip up to the hospital to visit our friends the Haglers. They had their baby girl yesterday morning. Annalise Rose Hagler was born at 6lbs 3oz and 19.5in and was 3.5 weeks early. She is healthy and well. While we were at the hospital Chris and I decided to pop in to the NICU where Malachi was for 12 days and say hi to the nurses. It was weird being there and brought back many memories that now seem so distant. We were able to talk to a couple of nurses who helped care for Malachi. They all said he looked well and big. They really liked his big blue eyes.

Mom & Malachi

 Some Smiles

 Chico

 Best of Our Family Shots

 Dad Loving on Malachi

 Big Smiles with Dad

 Our Fierce Warrior, Chico

When we got home we did a mini family photo shoot in the front yard.