Tummy Time

Our little guy is officially three months old tomorrow, although he was 12 weeks old last Saturday. It's been a big week for him. His Grammy got him a mirror designed for tummy time, and suddenly, what used to be a chore is now playtime.

  Add in a Boppy, and we're finally enjoying this tummy time thing!

It's paying off, too. His head is already looking less flat, and yesterday, our little guy rolled over! He didn't seem to know how he did it, so I'm not expecting it to be a common occurrence just yet, but the point is, he can do it!

the picture that makes me cry

five generations of Petersons

clockwise from left: Mom-Mom (now a great-great-grandmother), Grandmom (Lyndon's great-grandmother), Cole (Lyndon's "Pop-Pop"), Adrian, and Lyndon 

What kid gets to say that he knew his great-great-grandmother? That's right. Our kid. :-)

And, just for fun, here's the more laid back version.

(What can I say? Our little guy smiles with his whole body.)

I'm so glad to have so much family. I haven't had much extended family since I was little, but I married into the jackpot!

technology troubles solved!

This post brought to you by my brand new Dell netbook... which was brought to me by the generous check the post office sent us. :[) Despite all their incompetence, they do keep their word.

*aside* As I typed the previous paragraph, Lyndon grabbed one of his toys-- the first time he's done it on purpose! He's blowing raspberries too, also a new skill.

I won't even try to update you on all we've been doing in the last two months . . . but this about sums it up:

Why I Haven't Been Posting

Hello there. Remember me? I have been on a (inflicted, not chosen) leave of absence from the blogging world for several weeks now, and I finally got some time on hubby's computer to tell you why. After only a few weeks of basking in the glory of my netbook, it broke. Some of the keys stopped working. Not a big deal, we thought. It's still under warranty. We'll just send it back to Acer, and they will fix it. We failed to take into account the incompetence of USPS. My laptop came back, damaged, and Acer refused to accept it. Good thing I insured it. (Also good thing the guy stamped "Fragile" all over the packaging, but I digress.)

To make a long story short, USPS is processing our claim, and we should receive either a check or my poor, broken netbook in a few weeks. So, until then, this is Meredith, signing off . . .

Breakin' the Rules

Just because Lyndon has his own crib doesn't mean we can't do this on occasion . . .

Pure Bliss

After only a few days, our little guy LOVES his crib.

This is the face of contentment, no?

(Note the bad case of bed-head. And the Tigger outfit? That's a 3 month sleeper. :-) )

Crib Training, Days 3 and 4: Hello Growth Spurt

Well, Lyndon did great sleeping in his crib and eating every 3 hours on days 2 and 3. He even slept in his crib at night on day 2! As of yesterday afternoon, we were convinced we had the best baby ever. But, lest we get lulled into a false sense of security (or pride), God changed the rules on us yesterday evening. We're pretty sure our little boy is going through a growth spurt.

Last night, he started wanting to eat ALL THE TIME. It was all we could do to pacify him long enough for my body to make some more milk. He refused to nap in between these feedings, preferring instead to scream and cry. He got up to eat twice in the wee hours of the morning (we're used to once), and this morning has been a cluster feeding fest, with, you guessed it, plenty of fussing in between.

The good news? Our little boy has outgrown his newborn clothes once and for all, and he's gained 8 oz. in the last 6 days (according to the Wii Fit). It makes it so much easier to hang in there with these growth spurts, to know that our little boy is growing!