5 weeks

Since last week Liam has had some big changes, the biggest being meeting his auntie Cindy!  They've hit it off incredibly well and I'm sure that if she could, Cindy would find a way to smuggle him back to Washington with her.  Heck all the grandparents would love it if she did and I wouldn't be surprised if there is a huge conspiracy going on behind our backs as I type this :)  Since she's been here Cindy has rocked little man to sleep every night except tonight, has stolen about 4 million kisses, and changed more than her share of diapers.  She even babysat for a few hours today so I could get a massage and haircut, I haven't enjoyed either in months so this was much appreciated! 

In other news, Liam is smiling even more than before and he reserves the biggest grins for his daddy.  They have a bit of a tumultous relationship right now since Liam is refusing to allow his dad to soothe him.  I tried explaining to him that his daddy loves him and it's ok to let someone other than mom and auntie to help him calm down, but he's just not having it.  Guess those grins are helping keep keep Dominic from feeling too sad because he still comes home at lunch to hang out with us for an hour or so.

We tried out his Bumbo this week too.  He was certainly able to sit up on his own in the seat but was pooped out within a few minutes and got upset with us.  I think we'll keep trying for shorter periods over the next week or so and he'll be able to sit with us through dinner pretty soon.

We finally got Liam's birth announcements ordered today.  I looked a ton on etsy and finally settled on seller announcingyou.  I don't want to spoil the surprise for everyone so I'll post the final after I get them sent out and they've arrived.  Luckily I have the 150+ address labels printed and ready to go so I just need to stuff a few envelopes and we're set.

Here is a shot of the little guy to tide you over:

and I can't forget our first child Eclair