Corben's First Easter!

Well we were so excited to celebrate this special day for the first time with Corben!

We haven't taken Corben to church yet, so we didn't go to service this morning. I am sure he would have been fine going to church way earlier, but I just wanted to get more comfortable in my ability to keep him calm and to calm him down if he gets fussy. It's not a big deal, I know...I plan to just sit on the aisle and take him out if he gets fussy....but still, I just don't want to be a distraction.

So anyway, instead of going to Easter service, we decided to go out as a family and spend some time with the dogs :) We went up to Youngker High School and had some family track time! When I was pregnant we used to go every weekend, but since having Corben, this was only our second time going.

Steve did his running workout, the dogs ran around like crazy, and I pushed C in his stroller :) Such a nice morning.

After our big morning out, we went home for a nap, had lunch, then got ready for Corben's first big Easter celebration at Gramma and Grandpa's house!

We had such a good time celebrating together as a family. My cousin, Jimmy, his fiance, Amelia, and their 11 month old daughter, Alice, all came over as well. They are moving to New Jersey in a couple of weeks so it was good to see them before they head off.

All in all, it was an awesome day. Even though Corben had no idea what was happening, it was fun to experience Easter with our baby boy.

The best part of the whole day, though, was Corben giggling for the first time! He was lying on my parent's couch just looking around and smiling. My mom, grandma, and I were sitting there as well just chit chatting when we look over at him just at the right time when he smiled and let out a very happy giggle!!!! It was the sweetest sound! I definitely cried. I cannot believe how many more firsts we get to experience with our sweet boy......poor thing better get used to Mommy being a bawl baby!!!

Although I didn't catch the giggle on video, I did take this right after the big event :)

Happy Easter everyone:)

Corben's 2nd Date

On Saturday, we finally got to meet Justin and Deb's adorable 6 month old baby girl, Callie. Corben was very excited for his 2nd date. 2 dates in one week.....that's off to a good start! Ha!

Callie wasn't that interested in playing with Corben....just her feet :)

The stare down.....Corben was showing off by lifting his head up higher than he ever has before! I LOVE his face here.....gimme that girl!!! His first time in grass :) Loved it! Deb and I feeding the babies! Saturday nights just aren't the same anymore. Now we feed babies and discuss how often our babies poop......oh how times change! haha

2 months!

This big, happy boy is now 2 months old!

And of course, working on perfecting his "Blue Steel" face!

two month check-up

This morning we had Corben's 2 month check up at the doctor. He looked so cute in his little outfit :) At his two week appointment, he was 21.5 inches long. Now he is 24.5! That's a 3 inch growth!!! The nurse even came back in to re-measure him because she thought that she had surely done it wrong. She couldn't believe the amount he grew in 6 weeks. He is now in the 90th percentile for height.
He weighs 13lbs 15oz now. That puts him in the 85th percentile for weight. Dr. Grassl said that she thinks he is definitely growing into his genetic potential! Haha...what a big boy :)
Dr. Grassl was amazed that he is sleeping so well. Last night, by the way, he had his first 10 hour night. He had his bath and bottle at 8, was asleep by 8:30 and woke up at 6:30 this morning!!! She said everything he is doing is 100% normal and right on track for what he should be doing. It seems as though 4 months is the next big milestone. He should be giggling, having good head control, losing his startle reflex, sleeping without a swaddle, and I can start him on rice cereal then!

After a good conversation about how well he is doing, it was time for the shots :( He got a shot in each leg and also had to be given a vaccine orally. After each shot, he cried the loudest I've ever hear him cry. Ugh so sad. At his 4 month check up, we get to do them all again!

This is him right now, snoozing away. You can't see his legs, but he has little bunny band-aids on them.....so sweet.

Today we are just going to rest and relax from his big morning at the doctor. Whew.....I need a nap!

Corben's first date

Today Corben had his first date! My friend, Alyson, had her 3rd beautiful baby just 12 days BEFORE Corben was born. Yes, you read that right....this precious little girl is almost 2 weeks older than my beastly big boy! Corben sure knows how to work the camera! Miss Grayce leaning into her new boyfriend :) She was making all the first moves....look at the hand hold attempt! Happy Babies!

Corben Loves Puppies

Yesterday we took Corben to see Kelsey's cousin's litter of Golden Retriever puppies! Well...ok....I'll be honest, this trip had nothing to do with Corben taking cute picures with puppies! This was all about ME!
I told Steve that for Christmas all I wanted was for him to arrange for me to go play with a litter of Golden puppies! My love for them plus my soon to be mommy-hood led to that being my ONLY Christmas wish. Yesterday, I finally got my wish!
These puppies were born 9 days after Corben. This was her first litter. 13 puppies. All survived. One busy momma! Ha

I was so happy!

Puppies everywhere!!!

Corben and mommy loved our puppy day!!!

How cute is his hat that my mom got him???? We really did have such a fun day!

Daddy Time

This morning Steve took over baby care so that I could have uninterrupted time to get ready. After the week I had, it was so nice to be able to relax and get ready for the day.

So Corben and Daddy had their morning together! Steve fed him and then took him downstairs for some play/smiling time (when you are 7.5 weeks old, smiling time is very much an activity!).

It totally warmed my heart to hear Steve talking to his son and hear Corben "reply" with his coos and gurgles. All the while, Corben was wearing his "I love my dad" onesie!

So cute and made a great start to my day!