5 weeks already!

It's hard to believe our little "Jack-in-the-box" will be 5 weeks old tomorrow.  Grandma Marie nicknamed him that.  And it's fitting because sometimes he'll just pop his head up suddenly.  He has very good head and neck strength and he loves looking around at everything. 

Little J and I are enjoying our time at home together.  We've been getting things put away, filling out parts of his baby book, listening to music, dancing, doing laundry (yes, it never ends), watching some Olympics, and even doing some cooking.  Jackie is actually taking longer snoozes during the day and sleeping a solid 3-4 hours at a time at night, waking up to eat and then usually going right back to sleep.  I had gotten programmed to waking up after about 2 1/2 to 3 hours because that's when he would wake, but the other night, I woke up on "schedule" only to find him still fast asleep.  It's a great feeling.  Except when you can't fall back asleep then.  Oh, well, I'll take it!  My mom always said I was a great sleeper, and I actually did pray that he would be too.  Thank God, we have been blessed. 

Here are some of his 5 week milestones... 



Sitting up independently (without screaming)



Noticing his surroundings and fixating on them



Loving his bath time

Making and keeping eye contact

Catching a part of the Yankee game with Daddy



Letting Mama know that he loves her so much

Napping in his crib

We are so very proud of him already!  He's such a good baby--he has a very happy temperament and easy-going disposition.  He gets his little "fussy" period like any baby, but he's starting to be very comfortable with his environment and he calms easily.  I can't wait to take him to his next doctor's appointment and see how much he's grown.