Week 14

A quick rundown of events up to week 14. At the end of week 12, Grandpa Craig came to visit Adam. Adam was such a sweetheart and took to Grandpa right away. He smiled at him and certainly didn't mind having Grandpa hold him and carry him around.

During the same weekend, Adam got to meet the Pruitts. We went to a barbecue for our friends. Adam cooed with Jo while we were getting ready to leave and Dom got the only smile Adam gave while we were there.

Week 13 went by quickly and we didn't get to post the weekly blog, because both Matt and I were swamped with work. Instead of blogging, we were spending every minute of free time with our baby boy.

This week, we're bringing back daily tummy time. Matt had Adam doing tummy time over the weekend which left Baby very cranky. The only thing that might make Adam crankier is putting him into a Onesie. Hard to believe he was smiling and cooing before I had to put his arms through the sleeves of this 6 month sized outfit:

More Saurus than Snuggle

The other thing that putting him in a Onesie will guarantee---that his diaper will leak. Sure enough, Adam was soaked after his nap in said outfit.

Because Adam hates having to put on clothes--mainly, putting his arms through sleeves, we are trying to minimize the number of wardrobe changes he goes through in a day. His day-to-day outfit is a button t-shirt and a diaper. We're all about comfort at home and Adam is the champion of not wanting to wear anything other than what he sleeps in. The problem is that our son is full throttle into the drooling phase. His salivary glands flood about 3 t-shirt fronts a day. Imagine making a cranky baby change 3 times in 24 hours! Uh-uh. Out come the bibs.

Happy Adam who doesn't have to change his shirt now

The other new thing this week is Bumbo Chair! I had been promising to order Adam a Bumbo chair for a week and kept forgetting. I finally went to Babies R Us and bought one. The first time he sat in it, he was skeptical. The second time, he was sure that he hated it. In fact, he seemed to take it as a banishment from Mommy's arms. The third time (pictures below and video to follow), he sat in it calmly for several minutes.


Adam's Bumbo chair (we hope) will allow him to further develop the strength and balance that he will need to sit up on his own. It also allows him to sit without depending on someone to hold him, so he can get more face-to-face time with us. That means more talking, playing, cooing and video blogs.