And Then There Were 3

Zach and I went for his 2 week appointment last Monday.  Normally, the doctor says they just expect babies at this age to gain back their birthweight, especially for breastfed babies, because they usually don’t gain as much weight.  But, Zach gained back his birthweight plus a whole pound!!  He weighed 7lbs 8oz last Monday, which the doctor said is a very rare weight gain for breastfed babies!  So, he is doing fantastic!  Everything else checked out great as well.  They had to prick his heel to take more blood for testing, and he really didn’t like that.  But, the rest of the appointment went very good.

Zach is still a great baby!  He has some fussy moments, like most babies, but overall, he does great.  And he stilll doesn’t cry a whole lot (except when you change his diaper.  He really doesn’t like this!).  And lately he has started smiling a little bit!  I’ve noticed he will do it when he is really tired.  I’m not sure if he is dreaming or what.  But, you will be looking at him, and all of a sudden, his mouth will curl up into a smile for about a second or two.  It is so cute!  Because it happens so spontaneously, I haven’t been able to catch it on camera yet.  Babies are supposed to be able to social smile by 2 months, which means that you can get them to smile in response to what you are doing.  So far, he just smiles for the fun of it, and not really in response to anything.

He is also very strong!  One of my favorite moments with him is when I lie back at a 45 degree angle, and have him on his tummy against my chest.  I love to feel his tiny little body against mine, and I love to smell his sweet head, and give him lots of kisses.  It’s times like this I wish he could stay little forever. 

He loves to lie against people’s chest, and he loves it even more when you rub his back!  It usually calms him down a lot, and is how I get him to go to sleep most times.  Now, when he is still awake, and lying on my chest, he has started picking up his head.  He will raise it up, and keep it up for a good 5 seconds!!  He really is so strong.

Will says that he is already spoiled because he fusses a lot sometimes until people hold him.  He loves to go to sleep in your arms.  Of course, who held him the most this weekend?  Yep, that was Will.  I don’t think he put him down much at all, despite him being “spoiled”.  He is such a good daddy, and loves him son so much!  I kept asking if Will wanted me to take him, and he kept saying No, that he wanted to hold him.  They are so cute together!  Besides, I don’t think you can spoil them at this age anyway.