2 Months already!

It’s getting harder to tolerate this continued winter as we get more and more used to life with Devon – I want to go outside for walks, ride a bike, show him the gardens etc! Come on spring, we welcome you with open arms this year. However, the weather man today said we could be in for a foot of snow next week. Oy. Devon is practicing for when he can ride a motorcycle:

This last week Devon met his first group of Computer Programmers. Sadly it doesn’t seem like he will grow up to be one – he spent most of the visit rather upset. Normally a car ride and a stroller walk will put him out like a light but not last Tuesday. We hope Russ’s coworkers didn’t take it personally.

Miss April came over to spend some time ‘snoogling’ with Devon while I went to the chiropractor and a few errands. They had a delightful time together and Devon tells me he can’t wait to see his April again.

I am exploring local places that are easy to take Devon out to eat at. Such as – places that have a good safe spot for his carseat and that won’t mind if he starts to get a little fussy. So far we have conquered the Longfellow Grill, Town Talk Diner this week (with his new friend Aubrey who is 2 weeks older) and then this weekend we went out for dinner at the Chatterbox. This place was ideal because it’s a) dark b) usually fairly loud with conversations and games being played and c) full of kids of all ages anyways. Plus the food is awesome. Grilled cheese and tomato soup ahoy!

The big excitement this week however was that Grammy Jan came up to meet and get to know Devon. Wednesday night she arrived for introductions. As expected, Devon loves her.

Colbie however isn’t convinced yet about him (the dog). We think she was a bit jealous of Jan holding another little being. Grammy spent lots of time with Devon while Russ and I got out of the house a bit. On Friday I had the BEST half hour massage of my life. Lifting and nursing Devon seems to have made my upper back rather tight and this massage made me feel a lot lighter. And after that I went into the hot tub at the Y for the first time since last March – divine.

The other great escape of the weekend was Russ and I had date night on Sunday. We went to Broders Pasta Bar which we’ve wanted to try for a long time. The food was fantastic and a big THANK YOU to Grammy Jan for such a nice evening.

Devon has had several nights of awesome sleep – 11pm until 530am – and some nights where he wakes up a few times, not necessarily hungry even. These nights I noticed Houdini had worked his arms out of his swaddle blanket. So we started using the Miracle Blanket which is a special swaddle blanket that has extra flaps to REALLY hold his arms down. I would say the nights we have used this so far he has stayed asleep until he is actually hungry! Yea for sleep!

The other good discovery this week was we tried doing Tummy Time like usual but minus any clothing. Point the little heater at the naked baby on his tummy and he is MUCH happier to work his back muscles. This kid will love summer.

Devon seems to have hit his stride. He’s discovered his hands and that they *sort* of fit in his mouth. He’s working on that skill as often as he can. He is eating well, putting himself to sleep more often than not and much less fussy in general. Now we actually have some smiling, playing time when he is awake instead of just trying to keep him from crying. This is a huge difference and makes it much more fun to get to know him plus it means I can get some other things done when he is awake other than entertaining him. One night he woke up about 3am and started talking and flirting with his mobile. Not sure how it responded but he fell back asleep after awhile on his own.

We said goodbye to Grammy Jan and Colbie on Monday morning and look forward to a fun week of smiles and naps.