Two Months Old!

It's amazing how fast time really does fly with a newborn in the house. It's hard to believe that Jimi has already been here for two months.

It's amazing to watch Jimi become more alert and aware of the world around him everyday. He's also becoming more and more interactive with us and his toys. He has a little conversation with the animals that hang from his car seat each time we go out. He is currently letting us get about 7 hours total of sleep with one feeding in the middle of the night. Jimi is also learning the art of throwing a good fit. He can be quite a grumpy butt when he thinks he's not getting his food fast enough and when he's fighting going to sleep. Overall though, he's a happy little guy.

The last few weeks have been pretty fun. We celebrated James' 27th birthday by going to the Diamond Knot Brewery with some friends, had a great Thanksgiving dinner at James' Dad's house (and again on Sunday at my sister's house), spent time with friends visiting from out of town, and went to a Silvertips game.... Oh and we survived the snow (although my car almost didn't, it went into one ditch and got stuck on a small icy hill).

 James, Jimi, and I on Thanksgiving (Jimi was passed out)

The beginnings of holiday baking

Piles of baby laundry

James and I at the Silvertips game

Tummy time almost always ends in spit up

10pm

Nearly every night no matter what state Jimi is in (eating, sleeping, crying, etc) at 10pm he decides it is time to be alert, happy and ready to play. This can be pretty frustrating, as we're usually trying to go to sleep around then and it can take an hour or more to get him to sleep. His adorable smile and "talking" makes it pretty easy not to get too upset though.

This last week Jimi has really been starting to show his personality. So far he's a pretty goofy guy. He likes to talk and smile a lot. However, he's made it clear not to come in between him and his food or he'll let you (me) hear it.

Cuddle Time

Memory Foam and Leavenworth

During my entire pregnancy I complained about being able to feel every spring in our mattress. After Jimi was born, sleeping got easier but the middle of the night feedings were not so comfortable. So we finally broke down and got a memory foam mattress topper (under $50 on overstock.com).... Let me tell you, it is amazing! No more uncomfortable pokes for me (James never noticed the springs). I highly recommend it to everyone.

This weekend we took a day trip to Leavenworth with my dad to get Jimi a first Christmas ornament and to do some wine tasting. Jimi did great on the long trip, but spent most of his time sleeping instead of sight seeing. We had a great time and successfully completed all of our missions of the trip.

My Dad with Jimi