Flying right past 8 weeks old

Robbie turned 8 weeks old last Saturday!

New tricks:

- finding his voice and trying to talk to us

- smiling in response to attention

- cooing

- kicking his legs and flailing his arms for 10-15 minutes solid each day

- almost able to hold his own head up for less than a minute before losing control

- turns his head and gaze in the direction of mom and dad's voices

- actually enjoys tummy time now

- watches the trees pass by during our walks

- sleeps in the car (if his tummy is full)

- averaging 5 hours of solid sleep per night!!

Dad is ready to add potty training to this list. And walking. Although I understand where he's coming from, I am in no way wishing away these baby-days! Robbie is so alert for most of the day now, and is still just happy and content unless he's hungry or has a gas bubble to work out. I never realized how fun it would be to stay home with him all day, every day. He is such a great baby and we could not possibly love him more. What a gift.

Recent activities:

- first trip to the lake house in Indiana

- met great grandma jessie, aunt sherry, uncle jim and cousins courtney and caroline for the first time

- met kay branz for the first time (my old boss)

- play dates with jack roth, anna mathews, noah and eli dennis, and the fuhrman twins (jackson and amelia)

- first babysitter; cheryl came over while Rob and I went to see a movie for 2 hours one Friday.

Funny things Robbie likes:

- the sound of my hairdryer

- when I use the bulb syringe to clean out his mouth after spitting up (he actually smiles!)

- the bath

- getting his diaper changed (he never fusses!)

And he definitely does not like:

- his pacifier unless he's fussy

- his swing (darn.)

- his car seat unless he's asleep for the night

- his crib (yet!)

- his vitamin drops

- when I talk while nursing him or while holding him if he's sleeping

- anyone touching his feet

- when i try to clean his nose

- being woken up - he's a beast like his mom if he doesn't get enough sleep.

Here are a few recent pictures!

Ready to get out of the Baby Bjorn!

Chilling with grandma

Grandma cracks me up!

Kay comes over to meet Robbie

Looking older in his car seat!