Tank week 4-5

On Aug. 18th Tank finally lost his umbilical cord stump!  I gave him his first "real" bath with the recommended ivory soap (less abrasive for their young skin) for the first couple months and he loved it!!!  We put on a fresh outfit instead of the daily onesies, which may fit him 1-2 more times.  I don't quite measure the age for clothes to the child as accurate, but he is fitting nicely in 3 mo. items at 5.5 weeks old!!  He is just so lengthy in his torso!

Lots of sleeping pictures, though I claim he hardly sleeps during the day the past week or so!!  I am doing ok with no naps during the day since he is sleeping a full night for an infant is 6 hours.  One picture shows "I" had to sleep, so he laid on my stomach and slept too, which worked for an hour!  I continue to only get up once a night to feed.  Though he seems to fall asleep earlier and earlier.  Last night (8/22) he slept from 8 pm-1:30, nursed, slept from 2-5:30am, nursed, then slept 6-7 am ish. Chip and I have been curled up in our bed in the 9 o'clock pm hour and loving it.  He likes to sleep from 9 pm on- this past week, and I just lay him in his crib. Unheard of, is what I am thinking!!  He seems to be doing great on this schedule!

I was talking with my mom on the phone and Tank just finished nursing and dosed off.  All of a sudden his sides were shaking and he had this big grin on his face!!!  He was laughing in his sleep!!!  It was adorable!!  He has actually performed this 3 times total in the past week!  I hope he is having sweet dreams!

It was great to see Chip's cousin, Scooter!  He was so wonderful in bringing us dinner from Maggianos and staying for a visit and meeting Tank!  It was fun to talk about years past since I met him almost 11 years ago!!

My friend Renee and her daughter Micaela came over!!  We had our first date!!  They are only a week apart!

I love the picture of Tank watching his first Redskins game!!  He has his arms tucked under his head and everything!!  He did that on his own!  We pulled out the Mascot and Chip's football for the picture with the game on in the background!  Tank continues to watch the Nascar races as well!  We can't wait until he fits into clothing for the occasions!  Oh and Chip will probably have him choose a driver!

I was treated to a girls afternoon by my friend Jennifer!  We went to lunch (Pizza Hut buffet) and a mani/ pedi!!  It was a great treat and I loved catching up with J-thank you!!  Chip so kindly tried to keep Tank asleep for a couple of hours, as you can see in the pics I took before I left.

Tank week 3-4

 Tank met several more friends these past two weeks!  Pastor Chip came and brought him a bedtime CD as well as a personalized bedtime prayer.  He also met Mary and Pam!  We are blessed with a wonderful long weekend with Chip's parents- Grammie and Paw-Pa!

2010 Baseball Card Collection!

Chip decided to start Tank a baseball card collection from the year he was born! He has been having a blast shopping and choosing different kinds to fulfill the series.  Tank's first shopping trip was on Aug. 2nd to Target to pick out the first couple packages.  As you can see from the pictures Chip has been busy over the past couple weeks.  It was fun to have Paw-Pa join in the fun as well:)  I even opened my very first pack of cards for Tank's collection and marked off the doubles on a specific form.  Our Pastor Chip gave Chip a selection of cards from '78.  It was really cool and such a thoughtful gift to give.  My Chip was thrilled!!