1 month

My sweet little man is one month old today! How fast these days are flying by. Yes we have hard days when both babies are crying, needing to be held and comforted, but for the most part the last month has been great! I want to just soak up all I can of these days because before long my babies will be grown up.

So what's Levi been up to lately...

• eating! Boy oh boy does this fella love his food! He's eating 4oz of {homemade} goat milk formula every 3 hours.

• sleeping! Next to eating, Levi's favorite past time is sleeping. He takes 3-4 good naps each day and he's been sleeping 4-5 straight hours at night (last night he gave me 6 hours, but I'm not counting on that continuing - although it would be nice!)

• growing! He's about 7lbs 4oz now, wearing newborn size diapers and clothes.

• fussing! I hate to say it, but he's been kind of fussy the last few days. I'm not sure if it's gas or what. Whenever I put him in the swing or bouncy seat he fusses. Hopefully he'll do better this week! I do wear him alot but with Lily still needing to be picked up/carried it's hard to carry them both.

Unfortunately Levi seems to have inherited his Pap-aw's un-photogenic genes!

He was very impressed about being dressed up for a photoshoot! HA!

"Mom! Can we be done already?!" 

I couldn't believe how well he held his head up in this picture! Guess it was out of frustration. lol

The Groovy Mommy

Ok ya'll, this is just a shameless plug for my friend Cheryl at The Groovy Mommy! I can't help myself...I love her and her awesome products!

These are just a few items in her shop - tote bags, bibs, burp cloths, washcloths, and a collapsible basket!

Love these! 

Aren't these precious?!

You should go check out The Groovy Mommy - you will not be disappointed! 

Have a great weekend :o)

Naptime with Daddy

Daddy & Lily - January 2010

Daddy & Levi - January 2011

3 weeks

 Levi Jackson is 3 weeks old today! He's started smiling a little like you can see in the picture - it's so sweet!

Do not be fooled! This picture does not accurately portray my son's behavior most of today - I think he's been suffering a bad case of gas. Poor guy! Thankfully he seems better this evening!

Solo

Today I got brave and headed out of the house with Lily and Levi for our first shopping trip without Jacob. We only needed a few things from the store, and normally we would've "made do" until our weekly shopping trip, but both babies were fussy and I thought some fresh air and a change of scenery would do us all good! 

Levi slept the whole time and Lily was so good! We just went to Kroger and then came home for Lily's naptime.

Lily is still working on being gentle with Levi - she's usually really sweet and pats him, but sometimes she gets a little too rough. You can see her little hand in the bottom of this picture, and I'm not sure if Levi was happy or scared, but his face cracks me up. Ha!

One last random picture from today - I found Lily like this when I came back into the living room from changing Levi's diaper. Yes, that is a strainer she is sitting in! LOL.

Ketchup Lovin' Girl

Last night we got 5 Guy's Burgers and Fries for supper (to go). I cut up some hamburger for Lily and put  a little squirt of ketchup on her high chair tray. Oh my word, she absolutely loved it! 

{Sidenote: It was her first time to try ketchup because up until just recently acidic foods were bothering her little bum.}

 By the end of the meal she was dipping everything in the ketchup - grapes, pears, granola bar...gag! ha.

Of course she ended up making a huge mess, but it was so worth it to see her having such a good time!

Funny girl!

2 weeks

My little Levi is 2 weeks old today! 

He is adjusting so well to our family (as we are to him!). He's just about outgrown preemie clothes (in length), but newborn size is still huge on him. He eats about every three hours during the day and about every four hours at night. I'm so thankful that he goes right back to sleep after eating at night - such a blessing for this mama!

Last night was Levi's first time to go to church! We would've gone last Sunday, but Lily was sick and I kept them both at home.