Blake is One Month!

Wow! I can't believe it's been one month already! The fog of the first few weeks is finally starting to lift and we are starting to feel more normal every day. Luckily the weather has been beautiful so we get out of the house almost every day. Isn't he just the cutest baby in the whole world? Yes, I'm biased. #sorryimnotsorry

 Memories from weeks 3-4 of your little life:

-We took our first big trip and headed to Wisconsin for Uncle Chris's wedding. You were such a good baby and had lots of fun! 

The car was packed full!

Chilling in the hotel room. :)

You visited your first museum, the Civil War museum! 

You also got to eat on the shores of Lake Michigan ;).

We visited the Cheese Castle with Grandma and Opa and mom threatened to become a Packer's fan to scare daddy!

Opa and Grandma had so much fun with you! 

And you looked so handsome for the wedding!

And you finally met Uncle Neil! :)

More memories... 

-You have a pretty consistent sleeping schedule now. You go to bed around 11 or 11:30 and typically will sleep until 5 AM. Then you go back down until 8:30ish. You also sleep a good chunk of the afternoon. You are the most awake and alert in the morning and in the evening, but you do get pretty fussy before bedtime. We're not complaining though; look at that cute face!

-You slept in your crib for the first time on April 26 for half a night. It was only half the night because we put you up there after your middle of the night feeding so that daddy wouldn't wake you up while he was getting ready for work in the morning. Speaking of which, daddy went back to work this week. Sad day for me!

-Your yawns and sneezes are the cutest thing in the world! When you sneeze, you almost always sneeze in pairs. Zoey always thinks your playing!

-We introduced the pacifier and it has been a lifesaver. It soothes you when you need to suck but are not hungry.

-We love going to the breast-feeding support group every week where we get to hang out with lots of other little babies and moms. Last week we sat by Max who was born the same day as you!

-We tried putting you in the water for your baths now that your belly button is healed but you did not like it very much. So for now, we will stick with sponge baths. I feel like I can clean you better that way anyways. I can't wait until you enjoy bathtime though.

-You love it when mommy and daddy sing to you. Some favorites are Jesus Loves Me and My God is so Big!

-You also like when we say our prayers, it seems to calm you. So cool!

-You're a great shopper! And you're already a pro at going out to eat! A couple of weeks ago we went out to lunch and to the mall with grandma and then we met dad and grandpa for supper. You were a good baby the whole time! We've also gone out to eat with lots of friends and as a family of three. :) And you visited your first Cheeseecake Factory with mom and dad on the way home from Wisconsin. That's a milestone for sure, ha ha! 

-You have gone on lots of walks with mom and dad and Zoey around town. You like chilling in your pram and always seem quite cozy even though mom and dad try to avoid every bump :). You're precious cargo!

-You've started following things with your eyes recently which is pretty cool.

-You have lots of smiles, but we are still waiting to see intentional smiles. We can't wait!

-And one more thing, you met your Great Grandma for the first time! She loved you!

We love you Blake and can't wait to make many more memories with you! You get bigger every day and we are cherishing every moment with you.