Visit from Grammie

So many exciting things have been going on at the Tanner house. Here are the highlights!

*My mom (Grammie) spent the week with us. This was her first time to see Will since he was born. They had a great time together and he was very spoiled! She watched him on Sunday so David and I could go out for a Valentine's lunch.

*I started a Mommy and Me Stroller class at the same rec center where I did my prenatal swim class. It's 3x a week. We spend the first 30 mins walking the track with the strollers and the last 30 mins is strength training. I have already met some really nice people.

*Will survived his first shopping trip with my mom and me. He slept for most of it and only woke up to eat. I had my first experience of nursing in public, but thankfully we were at stores that had Mother's Rooms.

*Will is 6 weeks old! This past week he's started smiling all the time. My favorite time is when I finish feeding him at 3am and he looks up at me with a huge grin. Melts my heart! But then I swaddle him and head back to bed. He loves to be held while he's falling asleep and will open one eye and watch you. So cute! Just recently he's discovered his left hand and likes to put it in his mouth. He's also discovered his tongue and likes to stick it out. It's so amazing how fast he grows and changes each day. The first month was really hard, but as soon as I see him smile I forget about all of the tears and struggles!

*Will has grown out of his newborn clothes! The 3 month ones are still a bit big on him, but at least he has room to kick in the sleepers.

First Valentine's Day. Grandma and Grandpa sent the cute outfit.
Daddy and Will
It's so hard to get him to look at the camera when we are taking a family picture!
Look I have a tongue!
Grammie and Will

One month!

I can't believe that Will is one month old! It's hard to wrap my brain around how much life has changed in the past 4 weeks. There have defintely been good days and bad days, but I wouldn't change anything.

Will has really changed in the past month. He looks so tiny in the pictures from his first day home. He's started cooing and making cute baby noises. He's able to hold things in his hands and hold his head up when I carry him on my shoulder. He's starting to gain control of his arms and legs and they don't fly around as much as they used to. The best thing he can do now is smile!! Thankfully he's starting sleeping 4-5 hours in a row at night. I'm actually getting used to waking up to feed him in the middle of the night. No matter how tired I am, I know that I'm going to miss these special times when he grows up.

Playing on the activity mat while holding his phone. I think he's calling Grandma and Grammie to tell them that he's a big boy!

It's hard to hold your head up when you are little!
I promise that we didn't make his pose like this! He's just so happy to be one month old :)
Mommy and Will

Worst morning ever!

I would just like to vent about the Tanner's morning. First Cody had explosive diaherra all over the house last night. I turned on a light at 5am and yelled for David because the carpets were covered (totally gross image I know!). He spent 2 hours cleaning everything. Cody is on his way to the vet as we speak. Cross your fingers that it doesn't cost us too much money! The second thing that happened this morning was that I fell down the stairs with Will in my arms. I had on a pair of slippers that slid right off a step. I landed on my butt. I kept Will in my arms and I don't think he hit his head, but I was hysterical! I called the doctor and she told me to keep an eye on him, but that it's good there's no bump on his head. Cross your toes that he's alright. Now I'm off to sleep for a bit. On a positive note--Will slept great last night! He only woke up 2x and had 3 hours in between feedings. Yeah!!

David multi-tasking.
I can't believe Will is already 3 weeks old!

Oh no! Mom is folding laundry again!

Helping me put away laundry. It's hard work for a little guy!

Baby Will

Things are going smoothly at the Tanner house. Will is starting to get used to us and we are getting used to him. There are still times when we look at him and say "wow, we have a baby!". But I guess that's natural.

We had alot of exciting firsts this week. On Monday Will had his first non-family visitor. My friend Barb came over for lunch. Will slept for the entire time until it was time for Barb to leave and then he got really cranky. Either it was time to eat or he was sad to see Barb leave. Tuesday was Will's first doctor appointment and he did wonderful! I think he really liked looking into all of the bright lights in the room. His weight is up to 8 lbs 1 oz. He's quite the eater! Wednesday night was his first bath. We've been giving him sponge baths, but the doctor said everything looked good so it was time to dunk him. He seemed to enjoy it! On Friday two of my friends from swim class are coming over for the afternoon. One of the girls has a 2 month old daughter so I guess that would classify as Will's first playdate. So exciting! Grandma and Grandpa Tanner are coming to visit this weekend.

More pictures

Play time with mommy and daddy. I think we had more fun than Will did!

Time for a walk. He looks so tiny in his carseat!

Time is flying by! Our baby is already one week old.

I call this his 'daddy face' because David scrunches his face just like this. Wonder what he's thinking about?!

Automatic sprinkler

My friend Katie sent Will a cute onesie with the phrase "automatic sprinkler" on it. We put it on him today under one of his sleepers even though David thought we were jinxing ourselves by having him wear it. We have heard all the warnings about baby boys peeing during diaper changes, but haven't experienced that yet....until today! We were changing him this afternoon and all of a sudden something started running down his leg. It took me a minute to figure out what was happening as David is yelling "he's peeing, he's peeing". So thanks, Katie, for the onesie and the experience of being peed on :)