Suit Up!

Lincoln wore his Project Runway suit (courtesy of Gizelle) to our friend Cara's house when he was 9 days old. I'm posting this mostly for Angelica (hi!) because of her love of PR as well. The onesie is a little small now, but I think he'll be able to wear the pants and the jacket a few more times. Also, Lincoln does not have T-Rex arms despite how it looks in this picture. :)

5 Generations

A few weeks ago, Lincoln met his great grandma and great great grandma. I took a lot of pictures because I think it pretty rare to have 5 generations together. Mimi Betty (Ggma) and Mimi Kitty (GGgma) were both very excited to meet Lincoln although Mimi Kitty doesn't quite know who he is. A tiny baby is always a hit in a retirement community though!

It was very special to see an almost 100 year (98 year to be exact) span regardless of of the fact that Lincoln is too young to remember it.

He's got some good genes in him!

One Month!

Lincoln turned one month old yesterday! I cant believe it has been 4 weeks already. I'm not sure where the time has gone, but our little man is growing so fast. As of this week, he no longer fits in his newborn clothes. he is skinny enough, but too long. 0-3 month clothes fit great and a few 3 month outfits depending on how long they are. Most are still too long.

He is getting better with naps and usually takes a longish morning or afternoon nap, but struggles in the late afternoon.  He is fussiest around bedtime and we are working on getting a more consistent bedtime routine.  He's been such a good baby so far. When he is fussy, it is because he wants something. It makes me a little sad, but sometimes he just wants to be put down and to stretch out. No naps on mama's chest.

Here are pictures from his first 4 weeks:

 One Week!

 Two Weeks!

 Three Weeks!

 One Month!

Wordless Wednesday: Full Lap

Gun Show

This is how Lincoln sleeps all the time. We stopped swaddling him after he was 2 days old because he wiggled and grunted and cried until his arms were free.

He likes showing off his guns!

Also, I love my video monitor! How do people do this without one??

Date Night

With Mimi Cheryl visiting this weekend, Glenn and I decided to go out on Saturday night! We were only gone for about 4 hours, but it was nice to spend time with Glenn and not talk about napping, pooping and diapers. I think Mimi enjoyed the snuggle time too!

Glenn and I went to watch the Legwarmers, an 80s cover band that plays in DC and comes to town a few times a year. The people watching is worth it alone, but the band is great too. It reminded me of watching Kentucky Fried Mullet in college. Thursday nights at People's bar are some of Glenn and I's favorite college memories.

When we got home, Lincoln was sound asleep in Mimi's arms and had eaten without a problem.

Thanks Mimi!

Lincoln's First Baths

Lincoln has tons of hair and it gets pretty greasy after just a day or so. Before his newborn pictures, we washed it in the sink since his umbilical cord hadn't fallen off yet. He enjoyed it quite a bit. As long as our little guy isn't cold, he seems pretty happy with a bath. In other words, he's find once he is in the water, but getting in and out is not so fun!

A few days after we came home from the hospital, we tried out his tub in the bathroom. He looks so tiny in there!

 I love this sweet face! He was a happy guy once he was all wrapped up in his towel.

Smiles

I can't get enough of these!

He's Official!

Shopping Partner

Lincoln and I ventured out to Target today. His first trip in the big red cart!

He slept the whole time! Now that he is over two weeks old and surpassed his birth weight (he was 8 lb 9 oz at his appointment on Monday!) we are going to attempt to get him on a schedule. We are attempting a parent directed feeding plan now as opposed to an on demand schedule. We will probably end up with a combination of some sort, but we'll see how things go. Yesterday was a bust because Lincoln didn't want to nap at all and we had plumbers in and out of the house all day, but day 2 is going much better!

We got up with daddy at 6 am and have been eating and napping like a champ.

And just so I don't forget. Lincoln was in the 80% for weight, 70% for head and 20% for height. Looks like he might have some Chapman in him (Cheryl is ~5'1" and her mom is even shorter!).