The 10 lb dictator

Hi Everyone,

This week went by so fast....I'd tell you what we did if I could remember. Emmett's doing great, we were at the Midwives clinic this morning for the final 6 week post partum check up. Emmett now weighs 10lb 3 oz , is 6 weeks old and has grown 6cm longer from his birth length. I am already putting away clothes that don't fit him anymore and it's kinda sad in a way. She says though that his neck is remarkably strong and that he has near perfect skin.

We started a bed time routine of bath (with or without soap), massage, sleepers, a feeding and then bed (ours of course ha ha)) once he falls asleep even if it's only for 3 hours. Newborns take some time to distinguish day from night so keeping the room quiet and dim at night and light with normal noise during the day has really helped him figure it out. Hoping this will set the tone for calm bed times in the future too.

We've been trying and trying to get Emmett into the G-diapers (look here if you've never heard of them before http://www.gdiapers.com/gdiapers101) we got at the baby shower in Calgary. As some of you may know it has always been my goal to cloth diaper this baby for the benefit of our environment but these particular diapers are really testing my patience! I know people who love them and they work great for them but for us there is leaking every time. I'm hoping Emmett's little behind gets a bit chunkier thereby creating a better seal but if not then we'll be looking at buying some different cloth diapers.

Karen (a friend from Calgary) is coming to visit for a few days tomorrow so I've been trying to clean up..that is if the dictator will allow it lol. Getting housework of any kind done now is near impossible and forget eating anything that doesn't come out of the can/box/drive thru. I know it'll get easier and that'll be nice. That's all for now.

From the photo studio

These two shots were taken by the same lady who did our maternity pics when Emmett was just a week and a bit old in Tylers arms. She had some fairly good shots of Emmett but my fav pics of him are still the ones Susan (Tylers Mom) took of him while she was here. More to come as soon as I can get them.

A visit from the Greats

Hi everyone.

This week was lots of the usual and a bit of the blowouts too. I got a few more smiles out of him this week but try as I might to capture them on camera again, it didn't work out that way. Tyler is still trying to get him to smile but I'm sure it won't be long.
My Auntie Katrin and Uncle Phil were here from Sparwood BC on the 15th for a visit which was fun. We all went out to this nice restaurant here for dinner where Emmett had a huge blow out... out of the diapers, up the back and everywhere while I was holding him and we were all eating dinner. The restaurant had no change table (something I'm learning isn't uncommon) so one of the waitresses was nice enough to let me use the staff table to change him. I think he found it pretty funny because one of those smiles was while I was trying to clean him up. We had a pretty good visit though despite it being a short one.
I weighed him today, he now weighs 9 lbs 11 oz... that's 12 oz up from last Wednesday! He's definitely starting to fill out that's for sure. Night times are still broken up into two or three feeds and yes he's still sleeping with us in our bedroom. We are trying to get him to sleep in the playpen bassinet but he doesn't like it much so it can be a real struggle at 3 am. He's a pretty easy going cuddly baby though..only really cries for specific things rather than for no reason at all (knock on wood) Other than that he's getting bigger, not much else is new...but I will keep you updated.

Emmetts First Big Real smile!

Bingo! What a lucky shot to get a picture of his First Real Smile! I was trying just to get his attention to take a picture and making the silly boat noises at him and apparently that did it cause he cracked this huge smile and I clicked the camera just in time! I got him to do it a few more times but then it got old and he wanted to eat... whats new ; )

I can't believe he's a month old already! Seems like one really long day since he was born! It's been interesting that's for sure. On Tuesday we had another check up with our midwife, Emmett is gaining well; he's now 8 lb 15 oz and has grown 4 cm in length since his birth. Sleeping is still all over the place but we are slowly getting a small routine going. He eats about ever 2-3 hours and sleeps inbetween though his periods of wakefulness are increasing and that's fun to see. Now I'm just waiting for a good laugh out of him : )