Today Merek is 2 months old! It is crazy that time has gone by that quickly already. He is such a cute little guy--lots of smiles to everyone. At his Dr. appt. yesterday, he weighed in at 15 lbs. 2 oz. (>95%), was 24 inches long (75-90%), and got 5 immunizations (ouch!). Today I'm washing all the 3-6 months size clothes for him because he is busting out of his 0-3 months apparel. He follows us with his eyes now as we walk by him, kicks his legs up and down, and rubs his eyes with the backs of his hands. He is still eating about every 2 hours and sleeping in 2-hour stretches. He likes music and the sound of mom's hair dryer :)

I took this picture of him on Monday when he was 8 weeks old. He is so adorable!


We had a lot of snow here this past week. Even the mail wasn't delivered a couple of days. The kids went sledding everyday. It has been quite the winter wonderland. However, it started raining last night and about half of the snow is melted now. There is still quite a bit, but it isn't as pretty.

Growing up in central Washington I saw many a snow drifts in our windy winters. Living here near Seattle I didn't think that happened on this side of the mountains. Guess I was wrong. This is what we woke up to this morning:
Our power went out at 9:15pm and came back on about 6:15am. It was a cold night--and we have a frozen water pipe to prove it! :)

Here is my little boy smiling at 7 weeks:

So, this past week we made a quick last-minute trip to California. It was a great opportunity for our new baby to meet his dad's side of the family. Anyway, the baby was being a bit fussy for me and after walking around for quite awhile I handed him over to B. Immediately, he calmed down (as usual). Our niece, Heather California, said, "Oh, it must be because his dad is so cushion-y." My SIL elbowed her and told her that probably made Uncle B feel bad. Then our other niece, Sam, chimed in, "He's like that so Aunt Melanie doesn't feel bad."

Hmph--guess we are a little too "cushion-y". Good thing a new year is coming for those never-ending "lose weight" resolutions :)

ps--I promise to post some pictures soon.

pps--Baby at one month: smiling, eating every 1.5-2 hours, sleeps 2-hour stretches at night (if I'm so lucky), 9 lbs. 10 oz., 23 inches, loves to be held by daddy, size 1-2 diapers, wearing 0-3 clothes

. . . on the way home from my doctor appointment the baby is screaming so I reach back and stick my finger in his mouth for him to suck on it. Bird asks, "Does your finger have milk in it?"

. . . after weeks of Krish chewing on stuffed animals, blankets, and his shirt collars (and constantly getting scolded for it), it dawned on me to check his mouth. Sure enough lower right adult molar is breaking through the gum. Sorry buddy!

. . . baby following toy Miffy with his eyes as daddy moved it back and forth in front of his eyes.

. . . baby has been smiling for weeks now--it seems so early--in response to us talking to him

This morning Bird came in while I was changing the baby. "Hi, Mom" he said. "Good morning" was my reply, without looking at him. "Look! I have crazy hair today!" he said. Then he went over to the armoire and checked himself out in the mirror. "It's spiky. Can you clean it?" he asked. He kept asking me to "clean" it and was getting quite worried when it didn't happen right away. Thankfully, dad came to rescue with some water and a comb.