Recently Eric was able to come down and meet his new nephew! It was wonderful to see him, as always. We got to go to the park then ended up at Katie and Chris's house for pizza and a couple games of Wits and Wagers. It was such a nice visit.
Bonnie LOVES helping Aunt Katie make pizza.
Love these sibs.
We got our boat back in the water a week or so before Riser was born. We took him out for his first ride (and our first ride as a family of four) when he was just five weeks old! Since then we have been enjoying it as much as possible. We still have a lot to learn but are already a lot more comfortable than we were this time last year. It has been great to be able to get out more often with a little more confidence.
Stats:
At his two month check-up he was 11 pounds 7.5 ounces (33rd percentile) and 23.5 inches long (77th percentile). He still fits in 3 month clothing but some of it is starting to fit a little snug. We just started transitioning into more of the 3-6 month size. He has brown hair and it's still hard to tell for certain his eye color but we are pretty sure they are going to be brown.
Sleep:
Starting at the beginning of this month we've seen lots of progress in the sleep department. At night he sleeps from 7:30 pm to 7:15 am, waking up 1-2 times a night. There have been a couple of nights he has slept without waking until 5 am. Typically he wakes up somewhere in the 1 o'clock hour, but just needs to be soothed back to sleep and then doesn't actually wake to feed until somewhere in the 3-5 am range. He is mostly sleeping in his crib at night but is still in the bassinet in our room at times. Riser is on a bit more of a predictable schedule during the day as well with two larger naps in the morning and afternoon, and then some little catnaps in between. I am often wearing him in the wrap in the morning while we're out and about (his favorite place to nap) and then he takes his afternoon nap in his crib at home at the same time as his big sister (a welcome break in the day for me).
Interests/Personality:
Riser is truly the sweetest most wonderful baby. He is laid back and enjoys taking everything in. I am soaking in every bit of this stage with him. He is such a snuggler and loves being held close. He also started cooing and smiling this month! He smiles so big with his mouth wide open and has dimples just like his big sister. Aside from the wrap, he really likes the bouncer and doesn't mind tummy time. His neck control has gotten a lot stronger this month. I can't believe how fast he's growing!
I still had some photos from April I never got a chance to post, so I figured I would just dump them here. Enjoy!
Bonnie likes to pretend to change Riser's diaper.
I realized there were a few things I never got the chance to post before our little man entered the world.
Bonnie rode a pony at the open air market.
I enjoyed as many girls nights as I could before baby arrived.
One of our neighbors got an inflatable projector screen and streamed a new Disney movie for the kids.
As usual, there's been lots of play time with cousins.
Aunt Holly and Uncle Mike came for a visit.
And we got our boat back in the water for the season!
