09-9-2008 - 6 Weeks Later

My mood while writing this blog: Excited

Hey everyone!

I wanted to post a little update about Angelo. He will be 6 weeks old on Wednesday, the 10th. Strangers come up to me and ask his age. When I tell them, they always reply with, "Oh my! He looks like he's about 3 or 4 months!" I can't believe how time flies. He's such a good, calm baby. He only cries when he's bored, frustrated because he can't crawl and when he's hungry. What kills me is that he's perfectly happy chillin' out in a loaded diaper. I don't let him, of course.

The last time he went to the doctor he weighed in at 9lbs, 12 ounces and that was 3 weeks ago. I did the good 'ole, weigh myself, then get on the scale with the child and it looks like he's close to 11 lbs now. Wow. He eats like a little piggy so I shouldn't be too surprised, which is now 6 ounces of formula per feeding and a 1/4 cup of rice cereal at night (only a couple of days a week).

Angelo has been smiling a lot, but yesterday he gave us a few BIG grins and started "talking". He's making the "ahhh, oooh and oh" sounds. While we're doing tummy time, he can push himself up a bit and hold his head up for long periods of time. When he's up, he's looking around and it seems like his vision is getting clearer. He's facinated with Dave while he's on his laptop, lol. One of these days I'll be able to get a good picture of Angelo grinning.

Being a mommy is such a joy for me. I can't believe I was so scared and against it. I can't imagine my life without Angelo in it. It's really been an incridible experience so far.