4 weeks old!

Well I can't believe 4 weeks ago today I gave birth to my little man! Where oh where does the time go? Things are going well here- I feel like we are getting into a groove as a family of four although of course things are constantly busy and crazy! I have really been enjoying my maternity leave and quiet days bonding with Brody. He is such a sweet little man and changing so much. He is really becoming alert now and holds his head up like a champ. He just sits there looking around and taking it all in and I love the little look on his face when he does it! Even when I am trying to burp him he pulls his head up off my shoulder and looks at me. :) We had a rough 48 hours or so recently when Brody seemed agitated and was fussy which is very unsual for him. He had two nights where he literally would not sleep anywhere but on me and had tons of reflux issues- coughing, gagging, and lots of milk coming out of his nose. I was thisclose to taking him to the doctor but yesterday he slept most of the day and seemed much more content when he was awake. Last night he slept much better- even giving me a four hour stretch- yay! I know that was probably a fluke and the norm will be that he will be up every 2-3 hours but the fact that he slept in his Rock and Play made me really happy. Baby steps right? :)

Ella Bella is continuing to be her happy, bubbly, energetic self! My favorite part of the day is when she and Jeff walk in the door after he picks her up from the sitter and she runs to give me a hug and tell me about her day. She has to be sure to see Brody right away as well and gives him a little pat or kiss. I have been trying really hard to spend one on one time with her each evening and on the weekends and she just loves it. We have taken several walks in the neighborhood when the weather is nice enough or will do "shopping" as she calls it running quick errands to the grocery store or Target. She has definitely become a Daddy's girl though and only he can put her to bed the "right" way. I love hearing her giggle over the monitor as he reads her a bedtime story and tucks her in. It is very sweet.

I hope to use this blog to update periodically on both kiddos as a way to look back later and see the way they were. It gets hard to find time but hopefully I can be consistent. At four weeks old today Brody boy weighed in at 9 lbs 5 oz! He is SUCH a big boy and I am so proud of him. He has gained 3 pounds in a little over 3 weeks since he has been home from the hospital. Ella weighed this same amount at around 9 weeks old (her two month appointment)!