Catch Up

I have no idea where the time has gone and it's hard to believe that Joel will be one month old on Thursday! While our days are pretty uneventful it seems like there's never enough time to do everything I intend on doing. (This is where I apologize profusely to all of you who have left messages or sent emails or cards etc that I haven't responded to! I am so sorry!)

Joel is getting big quick. We haven't taken him to the doctor recently so I'm not sure how much he's grown but I can tell he is growing. He's feeding about every three hours and will stay awake for at least an hour or so in between- sometimes longer. So that is getting fun. He likes his bouncy seat although usually he has to get past the fact that he's awake and not being held. Then he's okay being in there for awhile. He's also loves his carrier. We put him in it and he will almost always fall right to sleep- usually before we're even in the car.

He's also getting quite the personality. He's starting to smile a lot. It melts my heart when he is all snuggly and looks up at me with a big smile. I know it's cheesy but it really makes it all worth it. He's pretty easy going. When he does start to get fussy I turn on the radio and dance around the apartment with him. I'm not sure if he likes it or if it frightens him but he stops crying either way. I just have to make sure the blinds are closed or the neighbors might think I'm a little loony.

Tj is still staying pretty busy. It's the busy season so he flies quite a bit and the days he doesn't fly he is in the office. It's a good thing he likes his job and the people he works with so much. Once he's home he tries to spend some time with Joel. He's taken over the nighttime bathing duties. He's better at it than I am- I haven't mastered the art of the perfect bath temperature. I usually make it too cold and then Joel screams the whole time! So Tj takes care of it and it gives him time with Joel.