Beach Day

Today was Blake's first official beach trip. He had visited the boardwalk a couple weeks ago but today he hit the sand. Overall, I think he really liked it. It was about 90 degrees and pretty windy so he sat in the shade and slept almost the whole time. We know this is just the first of many trips to the beach. In no time he will be swimming and building sand castles with Daddy!

Catching some rays!

Little beach bum!

The beach is exhausting!

Play Time

It seems like each day Blake is having more and more play time. He seems to really be enjoying his toys and trying to learn how they all work. I try to take pictures during the day so that Daddy can see what we did when he gets home from work. Thankfully, Brent will be home for the summer soon so he will get to join in the fun.

Playing with his toys in his pack 'n' play

Cheeeesssseeee!

He loves his froggy!

Playing with cousin Anna! She better not take my paci!

Maybe this thing isn't so bad after all!

Blake and Millie are beginning to interact a little bit. Millie is pretty intrigued by the foot rattles that also happen to capture the interest of our little boy.

2 Months Old

It is hard to believe but Blake turned two months old yesterday! In some ways it feels like he has been with us forever and in other ways he seems to be growing up too fast. We went to the doctor today for his 2 month check up. He now weighs 12 lbs 5 oz which puts him in the 50% for weight. He is 24" long which is the 75% and his head is 40 1"2 which is in between 50%-75%. Basically the doctor says that he looks great and his measurements are proportional :) Blake did have to get four immunization shots today, 2 in each leg, so that was not fun for him or Mommy. Right now he is thankfully sleeping it off. 2 Months and Growing

Brent and I are so thankful for Blake. In the past week, Blake has really started showing us his fun personality. He now gives out smiles freely and is such a joy to watch as he discovers new things. This week he has begun to discover his hands. If there is no passy, the hands go straight to the mouth. I thought it would be fun to try some hand rattles but as you can see, Blake wasn't too sure about them. He has also really started to coo and respond to us. He is such a joy and I am excited at all the new things to come!

Yeah, Daddy is home from work!

What is that thing on my wrist?

Who is that good looking boy?

Slept Through The Night!

Well, he did it! Blake slept through the night for the first time. He fell asleep last night around 10:30pm. Brent put him in his crib and we didn't hear another peep from him until 5:30 this morning. I actually woke up at 5:00 so excited that I couldn't even go back to sleep and of course had to go check on him to make sure he was ok. After eating at 5:30, Blake decided he was still sleepy so he fell back asleep and is still sleeping at 8:30. Now I could get used to this! I am not holding my breath that this will happen tonight but hey, at least it is a step in the right direction :) It is amazing how much brighter the day is after a good night sleep for Blake and for mommy!

Sleeping in his crib like a big boy!

Having fun with mommy yesterday on his playmat!

Not having so much fun during tummy time

Hip Hip Hooray!
(we don't think he can get excited without his hands automatically going up )

6 weeks old and growing his own personality

Here are a few things we have noticed about Blake over the past 6 weeks...

Naps with Mommy and Daddy are fun!

Hamming it up for the camera is fun!

Cousins are fun!

Making Mommy and Daddy smile is fun!
Tummy time is fun!

Bath time is not as much fun...

Being cute is fun!

Family Tree

Blake is fortunate enough to have already had visits from four of his great-grandparents! This is special because both sets of Brent's grandparents live in northern Indiana, 14 and 16 hours away by car. They are all clearly very proud of their first great-grandson!

Four generations of Nieter men

The DeLaughter family line

Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa Nieter

Nana and Great-Grandpa DeLaughter