Poochy Lip

Joe makes this sad little face right before he starts crying. Jeff and I can't help but laugh, because it's so cute to see his little lip pouch out like that. When I was little, I used to sing a song about a "poochy little lip" and now I can sing it to my son to turn that frown upside down.

Joe's Throne...for now

Today, Jeff and I have been married 4 years. I can't believe how fast the time has gone by (well, I'll admit...the first year was lonnnng). We are going to celebrate this weekend while some friends watch Joe for a few hours.

Joe sat in his bumbo seat tonight and I thought it was fitting to call it his throne until he sits on the real one in a couple of years (wow, I can't believe we'll be buying diapers for that long!)

Chubby Cheeks

Joe's cheeks are getting so chubby! Leave it to Jeff to accentuate his son's cheeks, but I must say its very cute!
George has definitely become Joe's guard dog. He does his tummy time with Joe and goes in and out of Joe's room while he is sleeping. He has also taken up barking at every little thing since Joe has joined the family.

Good times

A lot has happened this week...Auntie Marti was here last Saturday and Sunday. It was a short, but sweet visit. I can already tell, Joe's gonna to be wanting to go to Houston to see his Auntie Marti!
Joe is smiling more and more. He is also sleeping from about 9pm to 6am...which is making momma happy.

I had to clean out my desk at work this week. I'm going to be working at Children's about 3 days/month and with that status, I no longer have a desk. I'll be starting my consulting job on the 27th of this month and Joe will be going to his babysitter for about 6 hours a week. We think we finally found a babysitter. We will make the final decision on Tuesday, once we've gone to the babysitter's house. I pray it works out. She gave me a sense of peace when I was on the phone with her. Jeff and I did a drive-by of her house and so far so good (the last drive-by of a potential babysitter didn't work out so well...it was a trailer park...which I wouldn't usually have a problem with if it was clean, but there were roosters running around the park and it was just dirty...needless to say, we marked her off the list).

Joe will also be having surgery on September 28th. Its just a day surgery that will correct a minor birth defect. Nothing to worry about, it will be about a week recovery. The doctors said if he was going to have a birth defect, this is the one to have....its correctable, minor and after the surgery we'll never know anything was wrong.

Oh, and the best news of all is that my brother and sister-in-law are expecting! We are so excited and pray for a healthy and easy pregnancy. I think that's it for now!

All Smiles

We thought for a while we had a serious child on our hands (definitely not a trait he got from his mom), but Joe has started to smile more in the last couple of days. Its so hard to catch it with my camera as it takes forever for my camera to take a picture...but we finally captured it. I think he's smiling more right now because he knows his Auntie Marti is on her way to see him...

Tummy Time

Here are just a few pics from Joe's tummy time today. We spent most of the day at Children's Medical Center today. Joe had an appointment and then I spent the rest of the time visiting with my co-workers. They were all impressed with how handsome and content Joe was (and as a biased mother, I agree!) He was such a good boy. We are so blessed by this little miracle.

Double Digits

Joe had his 2 month well baby check up today. He weighed in at 11 pounds, 13 ounces and was 23 1/4 inches long. His height and weight are proportionate and he's right at the 50th percentile for both weight and height (a dietitian's dream!) Unfortunately, he had to get 3 shots. The shots have put him in quite a mood, but he's been a trooper. He cried for a couple of seconds after each one, but then went back to sleep. Our doctor, who I refer to as Mary Poppins (she carries a basket around with all her gadgets in it), said everything looks great and she'll see him in 2 more months.

We were warned

We were warned about little boys, but I must say you really don't know what you are getting into until the automatic sprinkler goes off. In fact, its not really a sprinkler...its a hose.
Tomorrow is Joe's 2 month check-up and shots. We'll be sure to give you his stats!