February 26th and 27th

Hi Baby!
What a busy couple of days! You finished your first week of daycare and you were a rockstar. Your mom, on the other hand, didn't have such a good week. As we discussed, I was a bit upset on Monday. On Wednesday, I got in trouble because you were gassy. Since I had chili, I got a bad report card. On Thursday, I got a bad report card because I had you in a short sleeve onesie and it is too cold for that. On Friday, I got a bad report card because you had outgrown the outfit you were in. I think the exact words were "This should be the last time he wears this outfit." So, you passed with flying colors but your mom got lots of detention slips!

You are sleeping so much better at night but you are still not sleeping enough overall. You only slept 90 minutes all day at daycare on Friday. Mary said you are sleeping too little and eating too much. She said that you get really fussy when you are hungry and you don't get your food quick enough. I will take credit for that - me and my side of the family do like our food and we like it pronto. :) Friday night, we didn't do a whole lot. You slept a bit and we did a video chat with Auntie Val. You were so tired she only got a couple of smiles from you. You were a rock star sleeper Friday night - 10 pm until 4 am! Woohoo.


Saturday -
What a big day buddy! We had Baby Jake's shower where you were passed around the room to be loved up!

After the shower, we stripped you nekked and did a mini photo shoot. I can't wait to see how Sherry's photos turned out. I love this one on my camera and she had tons more!

We let you sleep a bit then we took you to the pool for the first time. I was so hyped to get you into the pool. I went to get your swim trunks - I bought one of each size. Ummm...one would not even fit your thigh. One would be a total speedo and thank goodness we had the "Medium". We bought you a swim shirt to keep you warm but, um.... it wouldn't go over your head. We decided to can that. Here you are in all your glory - check out those trunks!


Here is our before photo - you were in the pool but no water yet.

You cried at first - the water was a bit cold for a little guy like you. But, after a second, you liked it and you were a kid magnet. We barely got in the pool and we were surrounded by lots of kiddos. They asked me all sorts of things - Is he yours? Is he a boy? How old is he? What is his name?

You did great in the pool. I was so proud of you. We only stayed in for about 5 minutes or so because you were cold. But, next time, we will try for 10 minutes and do more activity with you. This time, we were in a hurry because the pool was closing and we couldn't do much with the kiddos surrounding us. Next time, we will work on our kick-kick-kick!



You were tired afterwards and slept some more!


Honestly Baby Lijah - it is days like today when I wonder how your dad and I survived without you. Seeing all those people wanting to love you up, seeing you in your photo shoot, talking to you and having you smile right back, seeing you in a pool and knowing how much we have to teach you. It was a gold star day! Now, I just have to keep you awake for awhile so you will sleep good again tonight.

February 24th and 25th

Hi Baby!
Each day gets easier with you going to daycare! No more tears! Yesterday morning, I was putting you in your carseat. I said to you "Bye baby, you have a good day with your new friends." You gave me the biggest smile! Makes me feel like you really do enjoy it. I have met almost all of the kiddos that you hang out with and they are pretty darn cute. It sure does seem like they like Baby Lijah - each time I pick you up, they say bye to you and give you hugs. I think you are happy there.

After daycare yesterday, we stopped to see Great Gramma and she had your Valentine's Day presents. She even made you a new horsey blanket. She was happy to see you - it had been almost two weeks. For dinner, we met Gramma Debi D at Panera - who gave you more goodies. She helped me keep you awake so you would sleep better at night. She loved you up and was surprised at how darn big you are. She is now ready for you to come visit and be babysat by her.

You did a great job sleeping last night. I kept you up all evening until 10 pm. You slept from 10-2 then ate and fell back asleep until 6. Daddy was so happy!!

I took this photo to text your cousin Brandi. She was worried that we don't dress you in anything besides your ducky onsie.


February 25
Not much to tell except you are pretty darn cute! You seem so much happier these days. I don't know if your tummy is feeling better, if you are just getting bigger, if you like daycare that much or if I am just spending more time talking to you. In any case, I so enjoy spending the evenings with you, talking to you and watching you smile. You are getting to be more fun and more active. No more newborn just sitting there!

For 3 nights in a row, we have done baths. We have done them for a couple of reasons - 1) You get a stinky butt! 2) You love the water and now you are splashing around. You are almost too big for your yellow tub. We are going to have to move you to the big tub soon. 3) it keeps you awake a bit longer and I think it helps to put you asleep a bit after we are done. I can't wait until we take you to the pool this weekend.

You were the best baby ever last night on mom's night - slept 10-3 then 3:30 - 6! Great job Elijah. That was your best night ever.

Daddy came up and took photos of you for me. I love Baby Lijah bath photos.

February 23

Hi Lijah!
Well, little one, we survived day 2! It went much smoother for us, huh? No tears from mommy! You got a good report again today from Mary. When I picked you up, I let you sleep for a bit but set a deadline of when you had to be awake. You were awake all evening! Daddy took you over to Gramma Ruth's house while I went to dinner with Grampa Keith & Heather. Your Grampa Keith bought you a stroller for his house so he can come get you from daycare and spend time with you when the weather gets warmer. He also requested an Elijah date for next weekend so he can show you off to his friends. I am not kidding when I say that you need your own social calendar, kiddo! We are still trying to plan a get together with Levi, get you down to see Aunt Becky & Uncle Steve and get you over Gramma Debi D's house. I am getting a sneak peek at what it will be like to be your taxi driver when you are in school and have activities.

Before I went to dinner, I had you in the bathroom with me while I was doing my hair. We were acting silly together and I took some silly photos. You were in such good spirits - such big smiles. After dinner, it was bath time. I was using it as a method to keep you awake longer but you also needed it. You were still in such a good mood all those hours later. I was singing to you while you were in the tub "Lijah has a stinky butt." You would just smile at me. You really do love the tub and I really like it when "Lijah's not a stinky butt" - the song we sing after bath time.

Sleep was a bit better on Mommy's watch tonight. You weren't awake for hours at a time overnight so I feel like I got a bit of rest. We will have to hope that you do just as well for daddy tomorrow night as he is still tired from last night.

February 22

Hi Elijah!
Well, today was your big day buddy! You were off to daycare and your mom stayed home and cried! I really am shocked at my reaction to you going to daycare. Your dad was a little shocked at me too. Mary called me around 10 to let me know that you were doing fine and you were already playing with the kiddos. I was able to resist picking you up until 3:45! You got your first report card and Mary said you had a great day but in the afternoon you got a little bit overtired.

She was surprised at how little you slept. You slept for 20 minutes then would wake up wanting to be picked up. We are back to that spoiling thing again! Your dad and I have kind of created a bad situation here. We always want you spend time with any of our friends and family that want to hang out with you. But, when people want to hang out with you and love you up, they want to hold you all of the time. I can't blame them because you are pretty darn cute when you are sleeping! We gotta break that cycle though because you need to be able to nap on your own without being held. Shouldn't be too hard to break the cycle this week because I don't think I am going to be able to let you go over anyone's house for very long since I miss you so much! On the other hand, your dad and I definitely have to get back to the gym pronto!

The night was not good baby! You slept too much in the evening then was up from 1-4 am overnight. We will have to try again tonight to get this figured out.

Anyway Lijah, we survived the first day! You made new friends and mommy relied on her friends' support to get her through the day!

I took a photo of you in our favorite ducky outfit. You wore this all the time when you were a newborn and we ended up with two sizes. I thought it was a 6 month size but it was a 3 month. Won't be wearing it too much longer!

February 21

Hi Lijah!
Well, today is the day. The last day that we are together full time in our first eight weeks together. Tomorrow morning, you start your new adventure at daycare. Your dad was so good to me last night and I slept from 10:45 until 7 with only two breaks to pump. Then, you and I started our day together by you puking all your milk on me then leaving me a dirty diaper. Your dad informed me that you & him have a deal that for every dirty diaper I get left, he gives you $1. Nice! Even with you getting sick and having a dirty diaper, we still had a good time talking this morning and you smiling.

I can't believe you are 8 weeks old. Wow - that time did go by fast although it gets harder and harder to remember a time when you weren't here. It is also getting harder to remember all of our struggles in making babies because now we just look at you. You are still getting about 1/2 formula and 1/2 breast milk - even though I say every day that I am done with it. I have more guilt over the breast milk than I do about daycare and I don't think you will ever remember if you got formula or breast milk :)

Today, we relaxed, hung out, got mommy's office ready for work then went to your cousin Brandi's for game night. You were able to hang out with Brandi, Jeff, Aunt Sheila and also meet Roger and Darnell. I think you had fun and we all had fun laughing at your silliness. Everyone got to see what a drama king you are.

A shocking turn of events happened when we got home and we got you ready for bed. It finally set in your mom's brain that you were leaving me during the day and I was a mess. I have been all big and bad that I was excited for you to go to daycare and I was blubbering like an idiot at 11:00 telling you repeatedly how much you were going to like it. I think I was convincing myself more than you. You would just smile at me and then when I would start crying, you burped and farted to make me laugh. What is funny is that I had typed up this message before we went to Brandi's and I did not look like this confident, excited person at night when I was the emotional mess!

A lot of people have asked me if I feel bad that you are going to daycare. I have to be honest with you kiddo, I don't. I can hardly wait. I think it will be good for you. You will interact with lots of other kiddos, you will learn things when you are old enough to start learning, you will have a lot more to do than just sitting around all day looking at your mom and Mary knows a thing or two about babies that your mom and dad don't. Also, I will now look forward to the time when you come home and be excited to see you rather than waiting for your dad to come home to take over. I think it is a good thing all around for all 3 of us. We are also hoping that you will get into a better routine and sleep a little more at night since you will be playing with all those kiddos all day. I do love you to pieces and I do think I will miss you but it is the best (well, and to be honest only) decision for us.

I forgot to take you photo yesterday so we had a last minute, swaddled Elijah photo. Apparently, it worked because you slept for almost 5 hours last night. Your longest stretch ever!

February 20

Hi Baby!
Not a ton to share today. We ran errands, relaxed and then you went to visit Debbie, Morgan & Shane. They wanted to love you up so mom and dad went to dinner and to the Omaha Roller Girls.

I am finding that you are getting to be a lot more interactive. Other people have been saying this but I am just starting to see it myself. I figured something out - I think you are good for other people because they hold you more than your dad and I do. Then, you get home and we plop you down by yourself and you are like "What the heck people? I am used to being pampered and held." And, then comes fussy Lijah. Anyway, back to being more interactive, you are now starting to smile when I talk to you versus just randomly smiling. That is way cool! I call that my Happy Lijah.

Your dad thought that you needed your own sunglasses since his were too big. They came on Friday.


That is about it buddy. One more day at home with your parents then you are off to daycare.

February 17th, 18th and 19th

Hi Bucko!
Not a ton to share over the last 3 days. We haven't done anything too exciting. You did go on a couple of house calls though - Kylie shark wanted to hang out with you on Wednesday and Grampa Keith wanted to hang out with you on Thursday. On Wednesday, we all went to visit Gramma Ruth's house so you saw your cousins. Other than that, we have spent our final days together just hanging out looking at each other. I think you are ready for daycare as much as I am. :)

Unfortunately, our sleep patterns have gone a little backwards. We were up to 4 hours and now we are back to 3 hours. Your dad tells me everyday how great you did because you slept like 5-6 hours but he doesn't realize that I was up at the 3 hour mark with you. He will learn next week when it becomes a 50/50 split! He has gotten off the hook on a lot of those feedings since I was not working. You did pick up a bad habit on our Denver trip - you decided that you would only nap if you were being held. We are working on getting you off of that kick but it isn't easy. I had to give in on one nap yesterday and one today because I was so tired that I needed you to sleep. You sure are going to be a fussy pants if you won't take a nap at daycare. Then, Mary will be a fussy pants at us because you are crabby.

It is hard to believe that 8 weeks have gone by already and now we are ready to settle into our "normal" life. In some ways, it feels like 6 months and in other ways, it feels like we just brought you home 2 days ago. You are definitely bigger and more active. We will go soon for your 2 month check up. I am guessing you are near 12 lbs now.

Well, bucko, busy weekend again. Debbie and Morgan wanted to baby sit you tomorrow and we are going over cousin Brandi's on Sunday. We will take one of your giraffes so you and Jeff can play together :) Hopefully, next weekend, you can go see little Levi.

Wednesday photo - lame one - sorry bucko. I took it while you were sleeping and I was all hormonal about how cute you were. But, it didn't turn out well and I forgot to take another one!


Thursday photos - courtesy of Heather




Friday photo - you were playing on your mat today and cooing at me a bit.

February 14th, 15th and 16th

Happy First Valentines Day Baby boy!



How exciting - the day of love and you were showered with love from everyone around you. Aunt Val spoiled you rotten from the time you woke up until the time you went to sleep. She held you, talked to you fed you and just loved you in general. She had her friends come over to meet you and they loved you up too. Of course, you were spoiled even more with stuffed animals and clothing gifts from her friends. I think Gramma Debi D also has a stuffed animal for you for Valentine's Day. Your mom and dad are going to need a storage unit for their stuff to make room for all of your stuff :)


You are so diabolical that I can hardly stand it. Everyone looks at how sweet and innocent you are but your dad and I know better. You were fussing on the floor and your dad and I ignored you. We knew you were just faking it for attention. We probably even taunted you a bit telling you to cry like a man or something silly. Well, Aunt Val couldn't stand to see you fuss - even for a minute - so she picked you up. Your head was on her shoulder and when she turned around, you were facing us. You looked at us and smiled. You were saying "See suckers, I know how to get attention."

Mommy and Daddy left you with Aunt Val and went to a movie. While we were gone, you did your first video chat with Brian and Erica. How fun that your baby god daddy got to see you all the way from Minnesota. The report was that you were showing them lots of your fussy face!

When we were in bed, we were talking about the Brigham's trait of story telling and I said (In a baby talk voice, of course) "You are so going to be a liar like your Brigham relatives - daddy, Grampa Bob and all of his brothers, aren't you?" You smiled so big that it cracked me up. I know you are going to be an ornery fart but I guess that means we won't have a boring life :)

We hope that you had a great Valentine's Day and i can't think of anyone better than Aunt Val to spend it with. I think she showers you with more love than we do!

February 15
Another road trip today baby boy! We went to Colorado Springs to meet mommy's co-workers. How exciting to meet some people that mommy works with rather than just daddy's co-workers. You were such a good boy at lunch and on the drive. Afterwards, we spent the evening hanging out with Aunt Val and watching the Olympics. We got to talk to Brian and Erica on video chat again. That was your mom's first time - how fun.

February 16
Well, our trip had to end sometime. Your dad has to go back to work so we had to say goodbye to Auntie Val with the promise to see her soon. I even promised to let her take you to Minnesota for a road trip. I don't know what we would do with full nights of sleep but if she is ready to take you on, we will ship you off with her!

Your daddy was silly with you on this trip and if you have eating disorders, we are blaming him. On the way to Denver, we stopped for lunch and he let you taste pickle juice, tomato juice and pineapple juice. He was rubbing them on your lips and we were laughing at your faces. On the way home, we stopped at Applebees and he was trying to sneak you "tastes" of our dessert but I kept busting him. He did let you finally taste the vanilla ice cream and the chocolate. See, I think we need to hold off on that because I am sure that the milk I make for you is pure sugar so there is no need for that :) But, you really liked it.


As we were heading out to the car, daddy put his sun glasses on you. It was so cute! Thank goodness for my iphone so I can get photos of all these little moments.

Thank you for being such a good boy this trip Elijah. You were so good in the car both ways. You were so good for Aunt Val. You seem to be sleeping more and your medicine seems to be helping because you seem so much happier!

February 12 and 13th

Hi Baby Boy!
Friday was a day of firsts - our first fall down the stairs, your first road trip and your first night away from home. Yep, you read that right, mom fell down the stairs with you. We fell down about 3 stairs and it twisted mom's ankle and hurt her back. Luckily, you were in a sling so you were safe - just startled. Daddy was home so we banged on the wall until he came in from the garage and took care of us. Then, your first road trip! On Friday, we made it from Omaha to Kearney - we are not quick ones now that we are so tired and we have you. Since mommy was in pain, she took one of her c-section pain pills and we both slept really good, huh?

On Saturday, we started making our way to Denver. Overall, you were a really good boy on our road trip. I sat in the back with you and we estimate that out of 8 hours, you were probably only truly fussy for about 30 minutes so we can't complain. We spent time with Candi & John. They loved you up and "practiced" how life will be when their baby Harrington arrives. We think they are ready for that little one to come! Then, we made it over to Auntie Val's so she could love you up. Man, mom and dad were exhausted so it was so nice to have Auntie Val rock you while we slept!

I don't know if your sleeping is getting a bit better or it is just the circumstances. On both Friday and Saturday, you slept almost 4 hours. On Saturday morning, you did wake up at 5:30 for about 30 minutes but then you slept until 8 and didn't even eat. We may be getting closer to you sleeping more.

Friday's Photo: First night in a hotel

Saturday's Photo: First morning in a hotel

February 11

Hi Lijah!
Busy day today, huh? Well, not for us together but separately. Gramma Debbie was itching to see you so I took you over there. You were over there for over 5 hours. WOW! I think that is the longest I have left you! She said that you were a perfect angel over there. Why aren't you a perfect angel at home? Gramma Debbie said that you were loved up by Don, Megan and Brittany. You also gave her a really big dirty diaper. Yay, one less one that mommy and daddy had to clean up.

Then, I whisked you away from Gramma Debbie's to Gramma Debi D's so you could meet Pepsi. That would be Mr. Pepsi to you :) He is your Gramma Debi D's friend and he was so excited to meet you. You missed out on Gramma Debi D because it is tax season but we will catch up with her later.

Finally, I took you to book club so all the ladies could love you up! You were our first boy book club member and it was all about teen pregnancy. Remember - no hos allowed in my house and your dad/I will not be the baby daddy/mommy.

When we got home, you were fussy pants. Swaddled you up like a bug in a rug and you feel asleep. I used my camera as a video camera while you were sleeping to see if I could capture a big old smile. Instead, I got to capture you fussing then spewing out your nose and mouth. Your dad got a big kick out of it but it was not attractive. Maybe we can submit it to America's Funniest Home Videos to win $10,000.

February 10

Hey Monkey!
It was a mixed bag today, huh? You were still a bit crabby but you had some good moments so I can't complain too much :) We ran a few errands and I bought your valentine's day present. Since you don't care and you can't read yet, I will share with you that your dad & I bought you a Hallmark recordable book. It is a book that we will read and it will record our voices. Then, as you turn the pages, you will hear us reading to you. Cool, huh? It is called "All the ways I love you." Awesome idea.

Funny thing happened today. Your dad came home and was spending time with you. He was playing with your tummy and you gave him a huge grin. He was so excited to see that grin that he squealed and it scared you to where you went to your fussy face. That squeal from him was pretty darn cute. I may have seen a glimmer of a tear in his eye!

You were a stinky butt lately so it was bath time. Your mom and dad have been slacking. You sure did love the water tonight. You were moving all around and all happy. You were even turning it into your own personal jacuzzi by adding your own bubbles :) I would have left you in there longer but I saw you were so relaxed that you were squirting!

After your bath, you were happy Lijah so we took your Valentine's Day photos and I wanted some photos of you on your blankie from Great Gramma. Great thing about those cloth diapers - we can coordinate your diaper for your outfit, your blanket or my scrapbook page :) I did buy you a red shirt to wear with your Valentine's Day bib but the bib was so large that we didn't need a shirt for your photo. Sherry Shark also bought you a valentine's day bib so you will be wearing that on the actual holiday. You know what will happen on the actual holiday? We will be with Auntie Val and she will be spoiling you rotten. I won't be able to hold you for like 48 hours!


I also put together this little montage of photos. I have your dad's baby photo, my baby photo and a few photos of you. I am starting to see more of me pop out in you. I still think you look a ton like your dad but there is enough of me in there to know that I contributed some genetic material :)

February 9

Hi Elijah!
Happy Lijah was back today! WOOHOO! This morning, I fed you and changed you then you were happy Lijah again. You were laying in bed cooing at me, looking around, smiling, and almost laughing. I was so happy to see happy Lijah because I missed him! Since you were being good, I took you over Great Gramma's. She hadn't seen you in over a week because you were so fussy!

After that, we got you some new medicine for reflux and ran some errands before we had a great dinner at Malaras. It was your first visit to one of our favorite restaurants and you got to be loved up by Sandy. She has been waiting to love you up for WEEKS!

I don't know that the cereal helped you much. You didn't spit up as much which was good but it sure didn't help you sleep much. Hopefully, the reflux medicine will cure your reflux and that will help you sleep better!

You were snuggling up with your daddy tonight and you guys napped together. You are giving your dad a complex because you won't quit being fussy for him :) You look like a little old man in this photo.

February 8

Hi Lijah!
Today was a trial run for us on how day care is going to work out. Your dad had to be to work at 8:15 and he took you with him so he had to get up and get both of you ready on time. Your mom lucked out and got to sleep a few more winks before I met you both at the doctor's office. We did our final check up with Bonehead and we are cleared for the gym now and work on the 22nd. We all had lunch together then Grampa Keith wanted some Elijah time.

Here is the deal kid - I can't remember if I told you this or not so if it is a repeat, you will have to chalk it up to me being old - your grampa kinda likes you :) See, I talk a lot about how many grampa's are up in heaven and that gives your Grampa Keith the short end of the stick because he is here and being a great grampa to you. He likes to spend time with you and love you up even though he may act like it doesn't matter to him. To top it off, Heather loves you up and takes lots of great photos! So, even though you are missing quite a few Grampas, you are blessed with your remaining Grampa Keith and I am sure he is going to continue to love you up for a long time to come.

After dinner, we tried something new for your fussiness. We put a bit of cereal in your bottle. We are thinking that you have a touch of reflux and the internet says that a tablespoon of rice cereal would help you to keep food down. We also tried keeping you upright longer to see if that would help. You were such a good boy after you had your first dose of cereal. You were back to being happy Lijah and we were so excited to get that little baby back that we had missed for so long. We will see if that is the secret to keeping you happy and, possibly, having you sleep longer!

February 7

Hi Elijah!
Seems like I have a lot to share with you today baby boy! You are still a fussy pants. Mom and dad are starting to research our avenues for refunds... :) But, you appear to be a good boy when you are not around us. You went over to spend time at Gramma Ruth's house today and you were a good boy. Came home then started screaming. Maybe you are allergic to me and your dad :)

Guess what Gramma Ruth said? She told your dad that you have my eyes and mouth. WOOHOO...You kinda look like me. :) When I look at you now, I don't see 100% of your dad anymore. I am starting to see a bit more of a mix of both of us. That makes me so excited!

You have spent 3 nights in a row in your crib now. Your mom cries a bit less each night. I was going to sneak you in our bed tonight because you were so fussy but I had flashbacks of the night you rolled across the bed and knew it was better for you to be in your crib. I have been putting the monitor a little bit further away from my head each night but I still grip it tight since it has a vibrating buzz when you squeal too high.

You are over 6 weeks old now. You are starting your 7th week of life. 6 weeks seems like you are a little old man now :) It is a big milestone for me. Since we were never able to fully breast feed and I just pump for you, 6 weeks was my goal to stop. However, when you were at the 5 week mark, I told your dad I was done. It was too painful and I just was going to start weaning off. Ever since then, it has been much easier. I guess I took the pressure off myself and quit monitoring the clock as to when to pump. Now, I just pump when my body tells me it is time and life is much easier. I am still not making enough for you to eat full time but you are about 50/50 breast milk and formula. Since we reached our 6 week goal, any day additional now is just added health benefits for you.

We have a busy week this week buddy. Tomorrow is our final doctor appointment with Bonehead. Tuesday is dinner with 2 friends who can't be named because they work for the federal government :) Thursday is book club and Friday we are hoping to leave to go to Denver. Hopefully, we will have good weather for our Denver trip.

February 6

Hi Sunshine!
I am exhausted today. Wiped out emotionally and physically. You slept in your crib last night. Alone. Away from your mom. Like a big boy. Your mom was the one who whimpered all night with the monitor stuck to her head waiting for you to cry to tell me to come get you. Your mom was the one who had to rush in twice to make sure you were still breathing. You? You were fine. Your dad? He snored all night long. I guess we now know exactly who was the big advocate of you sleeping with us. I missed you so but it did work out good and I bet I relax a bit more tonight than I did last night. Right now, you are sleeping on my chest before I get ready to go out. I let you do that because I know pretty soon you will be too big to do it anymore. Each day, you change a little bit. You are more alert, make new noises, and just grow into a big boy. Each day, I whine to your dad that my little newborn is gone and he rolls his eyes at me.

Tonight, I am deserting you and going out with Debbie for her birthday. Your dad says you two are going trolling for chics at Home Depot. :) I hope you find a rich one that will pay my alimony and child support demands.

We took some silly pictures of you today and this is my favorite. See, you don't look like a newborn baby anymore - you look like a big boy!

February 3rd, 4th and 5th

Hi Monkey,
Your cousin Brandi accused me of slacking on your blog. She was out of town and wanted her Elijah fix. Well, kiddo, I am slacking because I had nothing to say! On Wednesday and Thursday, we didn't do anything and you didn't do anything fun. Pretty much all day Thursday, you cried. Needless to say, it was a very long day.

Today, we did go meet Vivienne Lindberg and her mom for lunch - I joked that we were introducing you to your future wife. You can go for the older ladies - she is 2 months older than you. Neither of you were too interested in each other - she slept and you went back and forth between being good and fussing. After that, you went over Kylie Shark's house for a couple of hours. Report was that you were good there.

Your dad and I don't really know what to do with you. Seems like you are eating a bit more and might be going through a bit of a growing stage. You aren't sleeping any more - just two or three hours at a time before you want to eat. I don't think you have your nights and days mixed up because you sleep 2-3 hours whether it is night or day. We are hoping that daycare will help get us into a routine!

Even though you were fussy and I didn't post, I still did take your picture every day. Sometimes, multiple shots of fussiness everyday!

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