Slept Through the Night!

Today is a big day for us! James went to bed at 8pm last night and woke up at 7am this morning! I woke up at his normal time to eat during the night, but he was just sleeping away. I couldn't believe it! I hope tonight is a repeat of last night. It was so nice to get a good night's sleep.

James is doing just great. He is almost 9 weeks old and in the last week or so his personality has really emerged. He smiles a lot, coos at us and is starting to mellow out. His colic is starting to improve. He is finally big enough to sit upright in his Bumbo chair and loves to look around. He is also really enjoying watching "Baby Mozart" from Baby Einstein. I get a kick out of seeing how mesmerized he is by the music and the colorful images on the screen. He loves it so much I went on Ebay and got him a 25 disc Baby Einstein collection!

James had a wonderful day on Sunday. At church he was "talking" and cuddling with the nurery worker. When we brought him into the sanctuary at communion to receive a blessing, he was wide awake and he looked all around. Then we went to the grocery store where he was very alert and calm. Later in the day we went to visit the Merrill's and had a good time there too.

Yesterday afternoon after he had his bottle he was very happy. He hung out in his high chair (it reclines) while I made dinner. I was able to snap a picture of him smiling - the first one! We'll post again soon...