7 weeks

Liam is 7 weeks today and I can still barely wrap my head around the fact that I have a child.  I mean he's here and I love him to pieces, every day I tell Dominic about a billion times to look at some cute thing he's doing, but I can't believe this is real because he's so perfect!  We had our 6wk appointment with Andrea scheduled last week but had to reschedule because her little one was sick so instead we went and today to get the final check up of the pregnancy. 

Liam weighed in at nearly 12 1/4 pounds! He is slowly transitioning out of his 0-3 month clothing and into 3-6 month sizes. The Bumgenius diapers make his little tush less 'little' and that means the length often becomes an issue before the width. We have some onesie extenders but I haven't really used them yet because there are just so many things he needs to wear before he outgrows them anyway. Let me just say we are beyond happy with the Bum's so far.  We've had some leaks here and there but for the most part that's a fit issue related to the learning curve.  Washing them isn't to big of a deal either.  We're washing about every 2 days and have around 20 diapers (I don't remember the exact number and since they're never all in one place it's hard to get an accurate count).  I picked up 2 wet bags (we use them as dry bags though) to rotate through and that seems to be perfect.  I did order a pack of liners to have on hand just in case we needed to use diaper rash ointment but so far no rash to speak of and that makes mama happy :)  The last transition to make is cloth wipes.  We have them on hand but haven't changed over for a few reasons, one being I have about 5 refill size packs of disposable wipes left and the second is I haven't found a homemade wipes solution I'm comfortable putting on wipes I intend to wash with the diapers.  I think we're actually going to stick with plain water with a drop of tea tree oil unless someone has a suggestion....anyone??


The vibating bouncy chair, or as we call it the viby chair, has become a bit of a favorite over this last week.  He will sit in it and stair at us and occassionally take his afternoon nap in it.  It's actually convenient to have something he likes besides being held all day long. 

Yesterday he had his first non-family member babysitter.  Brooke is going to be his nanny once I go back to work, starting in just over a week!!!!!, and we thought it would be nice to get them aquainted before I actually started back.  She was here for half a day in the morning while I went to the dentist and ran some errands and things seemed to go well.  He slept most of the time, which is typical for him, and took a 3oz bottle before finishing the feeding with boobie since I got home in the middle.  It certainly is a tough decision picking a childcare provider for your little one but I have heard nothing but amazing things about Brooke from at least 3 well respected friends in the area. 

This week we're looking forward to Liam meeting Uncle Tony, that's this weekend, and getting to spend more time hanging out and practing tummy time and rolling over techniques (he hasn't done it yet but I've been showing him how).