2 months old!

Today Michael is 2 months old! Hard to believe! Not only did he turn 2 months old today but he also had his 2 month check up... and yes... this included his shots :/ This is after his oral vaccination
This is after 3 shots in his thunder thighs

Mike and I weren't surprised at his reaction when he was given his 4 vaccinations (3 shots and 1 by mouth) He did cry but calmed down after 10-15 minutes. Actually, when daddy put Michael back in his car seat, he was just fine! What shocked us was how BIG he has gotten! Drum roll please... at 2 months Michael weighs 13 lbs and 11 oz! and he is 24 inches long! (90th percentile for each). The nurse joked around with Mike that it doesn't look like he will get his little baseball player but rather a son who is a linebacker!! This is okay... we like football too! If I had a say in it, he would play college football for the Florida Gators. We know Uncle Bobby and Uncle Chris would give us a hard time with that one! :)

Michael comtinues to be such a happy boy! He loves his play mat... his newest obsession. He will be occupied with it for 1-2 hours!


I'll have to make sure he has one at daycare which he starts on Monday as I return to work. I'm excited to go back and have some adult interaction but I'm still struggling with the idea that someone else will be with our little guy for 8 hrs/day, 5 days/week. Good thing my job is flexible as I'm sure I will be picking the little guy up early when I do not have late home visits with my clients. Also, daddy is done with volleyball season this week so he will be done with his work day at 4, which means more time with Baby M!


I was able to talk to my little brother today. First time in a long time and he seems excited to meet Michael. Since he is in college, his schedule has been busy and he was not able to come to Ocala to meet him since he was born. This just means Mike and I can take a mini-weekend vaca to Sarasota, introduce Ryan to Baby M and get pictures of the little guy on the beach! Hopefully we will get down this weekend, if not next. I also took Baby M out shopping this weekend so daddy could get a nap and we purchased some winter clothes for him as we will be in Boone, NC this Christmas with my parents and brother. Michael has been chatting it up though with Mike's family in Colorado via Skype and he seems like he can recognize their voices! It is great that Michael has such a large family who is so loving. Kinda stinks that they are all so far away :( Just makes our trips to visit more special.

Hope everyone is doing well and we love you all!

Closing in on 2 months!

I was going to wait and blog tomorrow as Michael will be 8 weeks old! But I couldn't resist after last night festivities.

I fed Michael around 11 pm and then made my way to bed. I knew I could be up between 1:00/2:00 am as he only drank a little more than 3 oz. So 1:30 am rolls around and Michael is up! He is smiling and cooing like crazy, waiting for someone to come feed him. I make his bottle, 6 oz, and I think I'm crazy to make so much because he never eats that much in the middle of the night. Well... 45 minutes later, 6 oz is gone and he wants more. I give him another 1.5 oz and he is as content as can be. So I had changed his diaper before I fed him so I could put him right to bed after eating. Well the little man decided he had to go poop! I left him in his crib for 10 minutes or so he could do his thing then cleaned and changed him. As I'm putting on his new diaper, he decided to keep going on. Cleaned and new diaper. Again, he is nothing but smiles at this point!!! So I tried rocking him to sleep and I smell something... a not so pleasent smell. He pooped AGAIN! He gets changed and then as the new diaper is going on... He pees everywhere!! On his poor little face, his nighty... everywhere. UGh. It had been a month since he had done that to me. Needless to say... we clean him up and get new clothes. I put him in the crib, turn on his mobile and head to bed. Once in bed, I wake Mike up and tell him my evening events as I'm so wound up, laughing because I'm so tired and laughing because Michael never stopped grinning through the last 2 hours! Baby Michael then procedes to talk (aka cooing)to himself for awhile (sounds so funny through the monitor), followed by hicups! So I'm exhausted. 2.5 hrs less sleep than usual. But I couldn't wait to tell my story :)

He has definitly hit another growth spirt. He averages 5 oz a meal now... sometimes 7-8 oz!! He also is now eating in 4 hour spirts :) This makes us happy. Can't wait until it turns into 6-7 hrs! He coos ALL the time!! We are working on him rolling over and he is SO close but he just can seem to get that big head of his to roll with his body!

He continues to enjoy his "baby spa" and Charlotte was able to get some great photos of Michael's bathtime experience while she was here!















While Charlotte was in town to visit, we also traveled to our nearest Pumpkin Patch! The experience was... interesting! He was not a big fan of the patch and I don't blame him. It was HOT and there was little shade and he was woken up by mean mommmy when he got to our destination point as I wanted him awake for pictures. I learned my lesson! We will try the Patch again this weekend.



Mike and I are taken aback but how quickly he has grown. His newborn clothes no longer fit and he is outgrowing his 0-3 month. He is too long! His new box of diapers are no longer stage 1... but stage 1-2! It is wonderful to see him grow so much but saddening at the same time. He is our little wiggle worm... squirming all the time! I have a feeling he is going to be a very active child:) Ok that is enough for today! Enjoy the photos! Love to all!

Baby Michael turned 7 weeks yesterday! He is discovering his mouth and shoving everything he can find in it! This includes his hands, his blanket, bib, shirt, and the list continues on...

He is enjoying his swing more but does not care for his rattles and toys. He is always distracted by the darn ceiling fans... I'm thinking fan may be his first word!!! His left hand/arm also seems to be more active than his right, so Daddy might get his wish... a son who is a left handed pitcher!


We have had several visitors come to meet our new addition. Two of my sorority sisters from college were here last week and now my best friend from high school is in town to meet baby Michael. She is a professional photographer so you all will be seeing some fabulous photos of Michael soon!

Halloween is also just around the corner! Michael will be my baby bumble bee!!! Picture of him in his costume to come soon as well :) I think daddy is going to be Hannah Montana or Capt. Underpants. Yes, we all know Mike is a little off but that is why we love him. Can't wait to see how Michael turns out!!!

6 weeks old tomorrow!

Alright, so here goes my first attempt at blogging! Baby Michael will be 6 weeks old tomorrow! So hard to believe how fast the time goes by. Sadly, I only have 4 more weeks left at home with him until I have to return to work. His daycare is just down the street from the house and only a few extra miles from Mike's school.

The little man continues to grow, eating on average 4 oz a meal, every 3 hours or so. No sleeping through the night yet but he is sleeping in his crib in his nursey! We are thinking he is close to 10 lbs and around 23 inches now. He does not visit with his doctor until the end of the month when he will receive his shots. He is still the happiest little baby ever! He gives us so many smiles and is talking (cooing I should say) more as well! The ceiling fan and his crib mobile seem to be his obsessions for now:)

Michael and I are taking more trips out. We have visited daddy at work and have been to my office down in Leesburg a few times. Of course we have our daily trips to Starbucks! We also go for daily walks... well maybe every other day:) It is still so hot! I'm so excited for Volleyball season to end and the cooler weather to arrive so our little family can go for strolls every evening. Well, that is after daddy and Michael get through post-season :)

There are no words to describe how great it is being a parent! I'm already planning #2.... in 5-6 years:) We are enjoying baby Raz now and look forward to all the great experiences and memories to come with the little guy!


Love to everyone!! Kim, Mike and Michael