New pictures are up!

...yes, I know...finally...

Jared slept through the night!

Last Saturday, Jared slept through the night. Unfortunately, I did not. I woke up at 1:30 AM, when Jared usually does, only to find him asleep (but making his sleeping grunts.) I kept checking on him, but he didn't wake up all until 5 AM. He hasn't done it since, but I thought it was promising.

Also new with Jared:
*he likes to watch TV, specifically football. Steve and I aren't thrilled about him watching TV, but at least he likes football - although he does seem to prefer west coast teams, so that's too bad.

*He has the longest, thickest, and most eyelashes of anyone I've ever met - they're beautiful! How come nice eyelashes get wasted on guys, and girls have to buy mascara? :)

*He's getting pudgy. We call the fat rolls on his arms his extra biceps. :) We think that the fat rolls on his elbows and behinds his knees are really cute.

*He wipes his own mouth with his bib.

*He's realizing that he has hands. He started routinely sucking on his hands, fingers, and thumbs.

*He's good when we go out and interact with other people. When I took him to my work this week, the only person that he spit up on was me. :)

I promise I'll get the new pics up soon (I hope).

2 months old and BUSY!

Jared is 2 months old today, but unfortunately, he spent the morning in the Doctor's office getting shots. :(
Jared is so big now! He weighed in at 11 pounds, 9 ounces today, and he was 23 1/2 inches long!
Jared is really smiling, cooing, and laughing now, once he warms up to you. He just doesn't do it for anybody! He still hates being swaddled before sleeping, and now he's a lot more vocal about it.

Last week, we visited my office. Everyone was so excited to finally meet Jared. We'll be going back on Sept. 22nd, so he'll get to meet more people!

We took a trip up to Steve's parents' house in Philly last weekend to see how traveling with Jared would go. We took so much stuff, just for him! The Deeney Family also stopped by to visit and meet Jared. Liam really took to Steve's Dad, and gave him the nickname Mr. Beanstalk. :) Liam and Mr. Beanstalk walked around the block together, dug in the dirt, and grilled dinner. I think Steve's Dad is really looking forward to the day when he can play in the dirt with Jared. :)

New pictures will be posted soon.

So much to share!

Jared is becoming more interactive with people, which is so much fun! He does a lot of cooing, smiling, and laughing now. And I swear that I've heard him say "Hi!" and "Ma!" (usually when I'm doing something that he doesn't like, like dressing him.) I missed it, but I guess he even picked his nose. Which Steve "yelled" at him for, and he started crying, but was still cute. Everything he does is so cute!

And he's getting to be a better helper with his hands now. He helps hold the bottle when people feed him, and he holds his pacifier in his mouth (and sometimes even puts it back in when it falls out!)

This Labor Day weekend was busy, with visits from Grammy and Pappy Day, and Jean and Rolla Lehman. Because they like pirates so much, we even had Jared model his pirate Halloween costume for them early. And thanks to the Lehmans for all of the Wegman's chocolate confections - yum!

We played lots of Wii Sports Resort this weekend, and Jared (with Dad's help) even got the record for Frisbee Dog. Even Jared's Mii is cute!

Now that it's cooler, we been walking a lot more in the evenings. One day last week, we passed someone walking their Chihuahua in an umbrella stroller! I couldn't believe it. But Steve says that the dog was on a leash, so technically it wasn't breaking Maryland law. Too bad I don't think very fast - I should have told the lady "Your baby looks just like you!" :)

New pictures are up. Also check out even more Jared pictures from Grammy and Pappy Day from the "More Jared Pics!" link on the right.