As of this week, Erik is now 2 months old! Unbelievable how fast time has gone. He has outgrown several of his newborn outfits and some of his 0-3 months outfits are getting a bit tight as well. I was able to weigh him on Tuesday and he was 10 pounds! This is up from 8.9 pounds in Week 4. We have also learned how to better anticipate Erik’s needs as well as how to soothe him when he is fussy. Our good friend, Amy Z, gave us the video for “The Happiest Baby on the Block” which we finally watched a few weeks ago. What a difference since we’ve begun employing the techniques of the 5 S’s of Swaddle, Side/Stomach, Suck, Shushing and Swinging. Erik isn’t sleeping through the night yet, but at least we know how to put him back to sleep relatively quickly. :)
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| 8 weeks old |
Adjusting to life with an infant is really an incredible thing. I feel that we had a busy week, but as I look back to describe it for everyone, I can’t recall that many different events. But we were busy! I did thankfully memorialize three events with pictures, so I don’t have to completely rely upon my memory. On Tuesday, Erik met a new friend, Gage, when we attended a Mommy luncheon. My coworker & friend, Gren, had her baby boy a month before me and this was her last week before going back to work. After the luncheon, we had a mini photo session with Gage & Erik. It was shocking how big Gage is compared to Erik - what a difference a month will make. Erik was fascinated by Gage and spent most of the photo session looking at Gage. Towards the end of the session, Erik’s hand landed on Gage’s so it looked like they were holding hands - see picture to left. How cute. I bet that Erik is going to be one of those little guys who loves following the “big boys” around. This is an easy prediction, actually, since the boy to girl ratio is almost 2:1 in our circle of friends.
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| Gage & Erik |
The second event is that we made it to church again! The photos at the top of this blog post (and the third image on the left) were taken when we got home from church. Going to church is a major endeavor since getting all three of us out of the house on time is so hard. Kent usually goes for an early bike ride with his friends each Sabbath morning (the group meets at 6:30am - ouch). So while he is riding, I attempt to get Erik fed and dressed, put together the diaper bag, get myself dressed and (hopefully) fed. Since Erik eats every 2 1/2 to 3 hours, trying to get all this done so that we make it to church on time is a bit tricky. This week, the timing worked out for us. Of course, it also meant that Erik needed to eat again during the sermon; thankfully, I had brought a bottle in the over-stuffed diaper bag. Kent did a great job of keeping Erik entertained and happy during the service. Hopefully, we will establish a morning routine in the next few weeks so that it’s not such a miracle to get out the door. How do parents do this with multiple children?!
Our third event this week was really Kent’s event, but since I managed to manipulate Erik’s feeding schedule so that we could be at the finish line when Kent arrived, I’m counting it as a family event! Kent rode in his second 100-mile charity bike ride; this ride was for the local Ronald McDonald house. His first ride was in March for the Diabetes Ride for the Cure. It was a hot, humid & muggy day in Orlando. I was only outside for about 2 hours and I was super uncomfortable; I don’t know how Kent and his friends rode for 100 miles in that weather. Our friends, William C, Rob D, and Karis Z also participated in the ride. Good job, guys!
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