The many moods of my munchkin

This (cell phone camera) photo shoot was during Reid's daily stretch routine following a long night of being bundled up like a burrito.


Concerned


Disgusted


Elated


Just plain happy


Really amused



He's thinking, "...seriously, Mom? SERIOUSLY?"


Cranky


Extremely relaxed


Worried


Surprised


Thoughtful

Big Boy!

Reid is two months old today, and he behaved much better for his two month old picture than he did for his one month picture. For the sake of comparison, I'll post the one month picture as well.

He goes to the pediatrician on Friday for his two month old check-up. He has started smiling, and it absolutely melts my heart!



One month old


Two months old


Loving his mobile


Smiling in the swing

Road Trip

Sorry for the lack of updating, but I will make up for it with a ridiculous amount of pictures.  We have been so busy since the last post! Brian's mom came for a visit, my mom came for a visit, and we went to Houston for a road trip over Easter weekend.

Reid has also started making many more social appearances--we went to church for the first time two weeks ago, and he did fairly well. We have also been to a few restaurants, and we even went to Aunt Sarah's school to visit and take her lunch on her 30th birthday. I'm starting to get a little more comfortable packing him up, loading and unloading him from the car, and managing all that goes with taking a tiny baby in public.

He continues to grow and change and amaze us! I'm not going to lie, he definitely has his ups and downs. Some days we have so much fun discovering new things, singing songs, reading books and making noises. Other days, Reid is quite high maintenance and spends much of the day screaming. Luckily, there are more good days than bad.

We went to Houston for the wedding of one of Brian's close high school friends. Brian's parents were there so we got lots of quality time in with them. Reid did great in the car both ways, and he did well in the hotel too! (I was nervous that he would scream all night, and we would be those people). Overall, it was a very successful trip, and we look forward to many more travel adventures as a family.

And now, LOTS of pictures:

Not sure what he thinks about his Easter outfit

Showing off his Easter outfit

Diaper changing on-the-go

Such a pretty boy

Who doesn't love a good cat-in-a-box picture?

Daddy and Reid--color coordinated!

Comatose after eating

Hotel in Houston--look how long (and angry) he is!

Sarah, Cason, Reid and BeBe at Cheesecake Factory

Reid loves his froggie Bath Luve--it keeps him warm and happy during bath time

Reid sporting overalls at the rehearsal dinner

Brian's best friend Noel and his son Rhys

Mimi and Grandpa on Easter

We gave him an Easter present--he's thrilled ;)

He loves playing in his crib and watching his mobile

Family pic

Cason telling Reid a fascinating story

One Month Old (slightly belated)

I'm about 4 days late posting this, but hey, I guess that's just the kind of mom I'm going to be :) Reid turned one month old on Friday and I absolutely do not know where the time has gone!

New tricks:
-Rolling from his tummy to his back (he was doing this during the last post but I figured it was worth mentioning again)
-Holding his head up for several seconds at a time while on his tummy
-Cooing and grunting
-Tracking objects (and Mommy and Daddy)
-He's on the verge of smiling for us consistently--we've had a couple of semi-smiles
-He's trying to hold a rattle in his hand, but he's not really consistent with that either yet

We've also had lots of visitors since our last post.  Brian's cousin Amy, Aunt Carol and Amy's boyfriend Josh came down from Kansas two weekends ago.  Last weekend, Grandpa (Brian's dad) drove down from Colorado and stopped in Kansas to pick up Brian's grandmother.  Needless to say, Reid has received a ton of attention which he has loved!  

My attempt at the "One Month" picture--he was NOT a happy one month old

Baxter has accepted his brother--he even licked his head to prove it :)

Reid's faux-hawk after a bath

With Great Grandma

Happy after bathtime

Silly faces

Outside watching Mommy garden on a beautiful day

Bristow enjoying Reid's Snuggle Nest co-sleeper

With Great Aunt Carol

With cousin Amy

Little Reid-almost 3 weeks old

Our sweet baby is almost 3 weeks old. I cannot believe it! The last several days have been amazing and challenging (and completely exhausting!). I've never felt so clueless in my whole life. We have learned that Reid likes to snuggle and has an incredibly expressive face. He also seems to be a little impatient and slightly temperamental. When it's time to eat he lets out one little peep to signal his hunger and then angry, cranky screaming ensues until we can get him settled and eating. Brian and I always suspected that our offspring would be lacking in the patience department :)

And now, I must brag. Reid rolled over from his stomach to his back at 15 days old. What's that you say? Must have been a fluke? That's what we thought too! So we put him back on his tummy, and he did it again. He's repeated his amazing feat 3 times since Saturday making his parents very proud. We also took Reid on his first "real" outing (excluding two check-ups at the pediatrician). We went to Brian's soccer game on Sunday, and Reid did great. Oh, and Brian's team won...yay!

My mom left on Sunday afternoon so I've been going it alone during the day while Brian's at work. Does anyone know where I can purchase an extra set of arms?!

So, here is the last two weeks in pictures:


Posing after Brian's soccer game


Watching Brian's soccer game


We didn't catch him rolling over on camera, but this is him on his back after rolling over for the first time!


Reid's "kissy face"--one of my favorite expressions


Precious!


Brian reading Goodnight Moon to Reid for the first time outside the womb


Hanging out in his Snuggle Nest in our bed






Sleeping on Daddy is one of his favorite past times!



Reid's first walk outside--he's in the pouch


Little, tiny Reid inside his pouch


Looking at himself in the mirror on his playmat...


This is his expression upon seeing himself in the mirror--I think he likes what he sees!