Smiles and Growing up!

New Crib!

So here we are almost 30 days with our little man and boy is time flying.  I know everyone said it would but geez.  I have been with him all of those 30 days and what can I say I am so happy that I get to see his changing attitude and changing demeanor everyday! If you have got to meet him I am so glad, he is getting a little personality.  If you haven't seen him in a little while he has changed!  For one thing we finally have his room all together and his crib is up and he is loving it!  He sleep got so much better when he moved from the Bassinet (mine has too.)  For one thing he is only getting up one time a night to have his bottle!  I am happy about that one  for another thing he is getting predictable about his sleep during the day!  I know he sleep sometime during the middle of the day so a stretch of between 2-3 three hours somewhere between 11 and 12 to about 1 and 3.

Guy Smiley!

Some other things he is doing is FINALLY smiling!  I have been waiting for that and he can be a bit crabby at times and just not want to smile or do anything but we have been getting some smiles out of him.  For the most part they were the "Yup I just pooped and now I'm happy" smiles.  So the other day he started smiling a few times.  I checked his diaper every time and wouldn't you know it he was just happy!  So yesterday we were singing outside on the side porch and he started smiling more and I finally got them on camera!  He also is wanting NOT to lay on his back to play anymore and wants to sit up.  I have been supporting him by his trunk and if I have my hand on his back he will hold his head up (it's also a good way for him to get his gas out, either end.)  So we caved in and I went to get him a Bumbo at Target and wouldn't you know he loved it.

When I first put him in he didn't know what to think, but this morning he was a lot happier about it so there he is sitting up in his little Bumbo.  Soon he'll be rolling over and eating food and scooting around!  He is growing up fast!

Also he goes to the docs next week so we shall see his real weight and length (I measured while he was sleeping and it looked like about 23 inches and weight was about 12 pounds or so.) Also our first post-placement meeting with the Adoption counselor is coming up so the process is moving along.  We are hoping by the fall everything should be finalized!