He found his thumb!

It's just the cutest thing ever!!! He found his thumb! Now I know, thumb sucking can lead to blah blah blah, but you don't understand. His whole (all be it short) life, he used his hands to scratch or hit his face and clench a fist, so this is kinda cool. He is using his thumb with a purpose! I think it's adorable!!




And is it just me or is he the CUTEST baby EVER????? I mean come on folks, just look at him:

happy happy!

That's my Baby!!

Lucius and I belong to a mommy group that just ended today. It was a weekly meeting where we talked about problems, triumphs and over all Q&A about being a new mommy. The formal meetings have come to a end but we still meet up for coffee and what not. I was invited to join the group because Lucius was in the NICU. We had a lot of resources available to us because of that . The mommy group is run by a program that is funded by a tobacco tax (thanks smokers!!), and since the group ended we needed to document the occasion with baby pictures!! We met every Wednesday for 8 weeks. I met a lot of very cool ladies and some extremely cute babies. Here is the Picture of the Kids!

Circle 'O Cute!!

Babies!!

Lucius and Finn

Last Sunday, we went back to Rose Pistola and got 4 babies together. Here is a cool pic of them. You got (from right to left) Lucius, Eden, Nathan, and Miles.

The 4 Parents

And I don't know if any of you know, but Lucius is betrothed to Eden, my friend Erin's baby. They are in love and are gonna get married and have babies of their own!! They are inseparable, and spend like all of their time together or talking on the phone. Too cute!

Ahh Amore!

Matching Outfits!!

What can I say.... Good times showing off the kid!
~mami jen

Mami Brain!

Duh! Lucius is 2 months old and 15 lbs and 26 inches, not ONE month old!! How silly of me. He's not a crazy huge baby, he's doing just right! I just got the two mixed up with the one. Anyone can make that mistake. You know, they say sleep deprivation is cumulative ;) On that note, we are doing well on the sleep front. Lucius usually goes down around 9pm and will sleep until 3 to 4 am. Then after a 1/2 hour feeding, he's back to sleep till 7 to 8 am. Then after being awake and hanging out for an hour and half, he's out for his first nap which, if I'm lucky, will last an 2 hours (but it's more like 30 min). He takes 2 more naps throughout the day and by 9pm, we're ready to start all over again. I think we got a great system going. But as soon as work starts up for me, the whole routine will get shaken up again! Good times! However, the only problem is getting to bed when he does so I can get that full 6 to 7 hour stretch..... it's just too hard to resist the free time to check email, wash dishes, read a book, clean, update the blog..... you get the gist. So yeah, you'd be amazed on how little sleep you can (or can't) function on.
~mami jen

2 Months Old!!

Well, our Lucius is growing bigger and more beautiful each day. We went to the pediatricians the other day and he is officially 15 lbs and 25 3/4 in. BIG BOY!! The only down side to the visit was his first set of shots :( Poor baby, didn't even know what was coming. However, he faired well and was just extra sleepy for the next two days. What a champ! Unfortunately Lucius is growing too fast and will soon grow out of his pack-n-play that's next to the bed and will have to be moved into his crib in his own room! Poo! I am not looking forward to that. He may be big, but he's still real little. Just a baby, my baby.... Ahh well, I guess he has to grow up, it just seems like it's whizzing by.

We ventured to Rose Pistola last Sunday and had lunch with a few of the other Pistola Babies: Nathan and Eden (Lucius' Love). It was great to bring the babies together and to hang out with Michael and Gwen, and Erin and Grant. We monopolized the back of the restaurant with bottles, diaper changes, and photo ops. Good Times.

I am planning on returning to work around the middle of March, so there's still a month left of my maternity leave. Grammy Patricia will be visiting us in a few weeks and we're looking forward to that. The weather has been beautiful up here. Walks have been integrated into our daily routine. Hopefully it will be just as nice when Grammy's here.

Hey, check out the new slide shows!

Mami Jen

Two Months Old!

Gwen and Nathan

Auntie Grace and Lucius

Uncle Grant and Lucius

The Three babies!