Catching Up!

Sorry it has been so long, but I've been enjoying every last second with little Hugh before returning to work.  Being off for four months was wonderful, but man it flew by so incredibly quick.  It seems just like yesterday that he was being born.  These past few weeks have been a blast.  Our little man is talking more than ever, smiling non-stop, loves his tummy time and has even rolled over from tummy to back.  Each day, he gets cuter and cuter.  Every morning, he wakes up soooo happy.  You can tell that he is learning many new emotions because his expressions have multiplied - he'll frown, smile, look inquisitive and more.  If someone new holds him, he will study them for a long time, then look back to Hugh and I for reassurance while he tries to figure the new person out.  He continues to be an extremely happy boy and VERY active.  It's hard to believe that this lil' man may be walking in a few months - oh no!!!

Little Hugh did have his first cold, but he was a champ the whole way through.  He had a runny nose and a mild cough, but continued to be happy as every minus Aidan's birthday party where all he wanted to do was sleeeeep!!  

His momma and daddy miss him like crazy now that they are both at work, but he is in great hands with his Grandma's.  Every day, we race home to make sure that we get to soak up all the time we can possibly have with him in the evenings.  I would say that he was doing SO good sleeping through the night (8-10 hours at a time), however, he seems to sense when his momma has to go to work and decides NOT to sleep those evenings.  I keep saying that since he doesn't get to spend all day with me, he chooses the nights instead.  Kinda cute, as long as I have some coffee:-)

Only a few more days until our little buster boo is officially 4 months old:-)

Hangin' with my cuz!!

Last Thursday, little Hugh, Granny Diva and I went to Lexington to hang out with Ethan.  The boys were able to spend the whole day together.  They made a special note for Kelly's 30th birthday, enjoyed gym time together and even managed to synch their schedules eating, burping, sleeping and messing their diapers all at the same time.  The afternoon was a cousin symphony.

Big Boy Pics!!

Little Hugh's 1st BB game

On Saturday, the 23rd of January, little Hugh attended his first BB game.  Coach Drew Cooper's Bellarmine team took on the NKU Norse at NKU.  It was a great game and Bellarmine finished with a WIN!!  Little Hugh was very alert for most of the game -- possibly because of the lights, loud announcers, blowing horns, bands, cheering fans and more:-)  Mommy and Daddy were teaching him how to play the game.  During the 4th quarter, he became a bit fussy and crashed in Mommy's arms -- he was exhausted and didn't flinch at any of the sounds.  Our boy had a great time:-)

Cute pics of our lil' man

2 month Dr's appt

Yesterday, Hugh had his 2 month doctor's visit.  He was 9 weeks and very healthy.  He weighed 12lbs 12.2oz and was 23.75 inches long.  He was 75th percentile for both weight and height.  This visit, he had to get many vaccinations.  He had to have a shot in both legs with 3 total vacs and then digest an oral medication for rotovirus.  He took the oral medication fairly well and then there were 2 nurses to give him his shots.  They do the shots simultaneously to ease the pain.  Daddy Hugh and I held onto him very tightly, but our lil' man screamed bloody murder when he felt the pain.  Poor guy!!  Although, he did get two cute little bandaids.  Daddy's quote, 'You got this -- suck it up little man'.  Isn't he empathetic??  The Doctor forewarned us that the rotovirus can cause a fussy baby with an upset stomach, potential fever and a runny bottom for a couple of days.  After the appointment, he slept three hours VERY soundly.  When we got home, what seemed like a hungry cry wasn't a hungry cry.  He didn't want anything to do with food -- which was a first for us.  His tummy must have been extremely upset because he just screamed for an hour straight.  We just held him and rubbed his lil' belly until he was somewhat soothed.  Lucky for all of us, that appears to be the only side effect.  We had a normal overnight with him falling asleep around 11p and waking up twice to feed at night.  He has been a happy little boy all day.  TGIF:-)  We are looking forward to a low key weekend.

Happy New Year!!

Our lil' man is getting so big.  He's doing many new things that an infant can possible do:-)  After a good feeding or nap, he loves to play on his belly or back and smile at you over and over again.  If you keep smiling at him, he'll mimic your smile.  He has also been talking (cooing) up a storm, as well as laughing.  He even laughs in his sleep -- his belly starts bouncing, he smiles and you hear these loud squeals.  We are finally getting into a routine.  Mommy and Daddy go to bed between 11p-1a and little Hugh will usually sleep 3.5-6.5 hours getting up only 1x until 7a.  If we're lucky, he'll sleep until 8a or 8:30a.  Unfortunately, he is beginning to really dislike bath time.  He used to be a fish for water and now he screams bloody murder everytime.  His cradle cap is still quite bad and we've been having to wash his head more frequently -- could be why he hates bathtime now:-(  

This past week, Mommy and Daddy had their first night out while lil' Hugh stayed with Granny Diva and aunt Kelly.  First night out = family night in the mini-van for Jarrod's 30th.  The next day was the Bengals playoff game.  Both events were a lot of fun, but we missed him like crazy.  I kept looking at his pics on my phone while at the Bengals game.  We celebrated Christmas with the family Saturday early afternoon and little Hugh had a blast with his cousins.

Mommy also visited with her LPK friends, Jamie and Courtney, for lunch at First Watch.  They, too, have sons within 1 week of Hugh.  Lucas was born 11/11, Quin 11/12 and Hugh 11/16.  We had a great time exchanging baby stories.  Lil' Hugh even made an impression when he had one of his famous 'blowouts', so we spent the first 15 minutes cleaning up in the restroom.  The next day, Mommy went to LPK to have lunch with Sandy and Holly and then visit with all of her co-workers.  It was a very nice visit:-)

Can't believe he'll be 2 months old already.  It's going by soooo fast.