Super Bowl

The Super Bowl is here and Trenton is ready. Geared up in his football attire, Trenton sat in his recliner (aka his infant seat) in anticipation for the game. Daddy was excited about the big event of the Saints v. Colts. Our friend Stephanie came over to visit and watched the game with us. Trenton basically slept through it all. It's his first of many Super Bowls!

Trenton in his "recliner" ready for the Super Bowl.

Go team!

Getting sleepy.....

And soon fast asleep.

Stephanie comes over to visit Trenton and watch the Super Bowl.

Trenton curls up with Mommy ready for bed.

Trenton 4 weeks old

Activity Gym

Trenton tested out his activity gym today. It was hilarious to watch him because he would fling his arms, not knowing what he was doing, and accidentally hit the dangling toys. It never phased him. I honestly don't think he was focusing on any of the toys yet, although he was extremely alert during the beginning of his playtime. I figured the bright colors might held his interested more. Well, he lasted a whopping 30 minutes before falling asleep in the middle of it. That's pretty good for a baby who's less than a month old. His nap was forever--so apparently the toy is good for two things!

Trenton's activity gym

Trenton falls fast asleep in the middle of playing. The positions this kid sleeps in crack us up!

Baby's Nails

If there is one thing Mommy is scared of, it is cutting Trenton's nails! I don't know if you noticed, but Trenton is constantly wearing mittens (aka boxing gloves to us.) This is because his nails are so sharp and have scratched his little face on many occasions. The problem is, babies' nails are paper thin so you aren't supposed to cut them for the first two weeks. Well, Mommy is still petrified to cut them for fear of cutting him. Those nails are just so itsy-bitsy, so now we are going on 3 1/2 weeks and they haven't been touched. That's what Granna is for! After feeding Trenton, Mommy held him and Granna gave the nails their first trim. It really wasn't too bad because he wasn't squirming, like his usual self, because he was content over the milk. Then again, I had the easy part! This might have to be our Thursday ritual!

Routines

We really have tried to establish a schedule with Trenton, although this was a bit challenging with a newborn. (I think we found a good middle for the first couple weeks!) Now is a turning point. He has slept in his crib since day one, but we are trying to get him into his crib at a more reasonable hour (between 7-9.) We used to let him lay around with us until late in the night. So far, so good. Last night, Daddy put him to bed at 8:30. We thought it would be sooner than that, but after a diaper change, a book, prayers, and swaddling, it was suddenly 8:30. He slept for 4 hours and then I fed him at 12:30. He went another 3 and I was up again with him at 3:30. Then, the next feeding wasn't until 7:30. Might sound like a lot to some, but really that isn't bad. I'm glad he is starting to lengthen some sleeping periods to 4 hours now! It makes a huge difference!

We are also practicing the eat, wake, sleep routine during the day. Trenton seems really wide-eyed mid morning. I typically put him back to bed after the 7/8ish feeding but when he wakes around 10/11 he is really alert. I have found that he enjoys his infant seat, so while he's in it, I shower and get dressed. Then, I lay him in the middle of our bed while I do laundry or any other tasks. He just stares at anything for almost another hour. Soon, his eyes become heavy and he is ready to nap. The rest of the day he practically naps right away after feedings. We'll still work on that wake time. :)

Katherine Visits

Trenton turned 3 weeks this weekend and got to celebrate the big occasion with his "Auntie Katherine" who flew in from Virginia Beach to visit. Katherine was such a big help around the house with Trenton. I couldn't let her leave town without putting her crafty side in action. She was a huge help with Trenton's birth announcements. We are already missing her!

Trenton 3 weeks old!

Family picture

Mommy and Katherine with Trenton

Katherine was a huge help taking over the "Mommy" duties! She's a natural!

What We've Learned

Trenton does not like being naked, and we learned that fast. He hoots and hollers while we bathe his body, and then when wrapped in the towel for his hair, he loves it. He is started to get better with his baths now that his umbilical cord and circumcision have healed and we can bathe him in the sink. A space heater is helpful too!

Those hands love to be near his face. Even when swaddled tightly, Houdini can get his little hands out. Daddy is the master swaddler so we rely on him most of the time.

Boys have a mighty pee stream. I think he's soaked everything in the house at least once and he's only two and a half weeks old! We've tried a pee-pee tepee but that just soaked his back, we try to cover it with a towel but it seems to always fall off while you're placing a new diaper under him, we've tried to just be quick with it but it is impossible with his squirmy legs....we're are just going to have to get better at this!

We are sure there is a lot more to be learned from our handsome little man, so this is to be continued.....


Poor little guy! This was his first bath at home. I can't watch him when he's like this! Look at that grip! He looks like he is holding on for dear life!

Calmer now that he is wrapped in a dry towel.

I think he knows what is coming.

Daddy is so gentle, too.

2 Weeks Old

We can't believe two weeks have already gone by! It feels like we just came home from the hospital. Although he probably is only 7 pounds now, Little Trenton is growing. He has the strongest neck and likes to pull back and stretch all the time. When his belly is full, he looks like ET with his skinny body and round belly--it is just adorable! We just passed his actual birth date and I can't imagine still being pregnant! Boy am I glad we induced early!

Trenton 2 weeks old!

Mommy and Trenton catch some zzz's.

Guess what time it is? Trenton knows!

Daddy gets the fun job. Two weeks worth of diapers (well, only from the diaper genie in his nursery....no telling how many we actually went through in two weeks!) We just learned how to empty it. :)