Seriously...slow down!

SO much has happened since my last update! I've decided that Blogger just takes too long to upload pictures right now so I'm stopping that for the time being but I've posted a ton on my facebook page. Little Reece is now almost 12lbs has started smiling and has rolled over a couple times. Of course, both times he rolled over was for Daddy...none for Mommy so far, but we're still working on that! He's now sleeping 6-7 hours at night, which is great, but Aaron and I are trying to get used to the new sleep schedule. I never knew that I'd be more tired after more sleep than less....weird. Reece still loves to be swaddled at night but we try not to do it during the day so he just naps and doesn't sleep the day away. He had a full weekend to say the least! Friday night he helped Mom and Dad celebrate their 5 year wedding anniversary. Saturday night he went to his first birthday party. I was a bit worried because he hadn't had much of a nap AT ALL the entire day, the party was in the evening, and it's always a bit loud at these parties...tons of fun, but loud for a little one. Well, he handled it like a champ! He got lots of cuddle time and attention and stayed awake most of the time! We arrived there around 4:30pm, got home around 9:30pm. He took 2 ounces, fell asleep, and was out until 6am! Last night he had his first dinner date with Abigail who is 2 weeks older than he. They took turns waking each other up with crying but overall, it went well.

Reece did get to meet his Aunt Leigh and Uncle Andy. He loved his cuddle time with Aunt Leigh! Despite napping quite a bit during the day, that Saturday night was the first night Reece slept 6 full hours! Yay! He wasn't too sure about Uncle Andy...but then again...a lot of us aren't sure of Andy. =) I'm sure he'll like him more when he can walk and talk.

I did take him to see the pediatrician on Friday. He's had bouts of dry skin on his face and head that just don't seem to be clearing up. Well, turns out that our little one has a bit of sensitive skin. The dryness is a bit of cradle cap that has returned. He never really had cradle cap after he was born, but for some reason it has appeared now. It's not horrible, just in a couple spots, but I feel so bad for him. So, plan of attack is 1-2 baths MAX per week, no Johnson's soap/lotion (Pediatrician says they use alcohol which could cause some of his drying). We're supposed to wash him in Cetaphil and if I MUST put something on him, we're to use the Cetaphil creme. Just over the last couple days we've noticed a difference. Just can't wait for it to clear up...

Tummy time is still going good. He'd much rather lay on his back right now, but I make sure he still gets some tummy time in. He still loves his walks. He's in 3 month clothes right now. 0-3 months are a bit too small, except for a couple sleepers. Surprisingly we've got tons of 3 month cloths, lots of 3-6 month cloths, but that's it! After 3-6 the clothing options drop down to almost nothing! Guess I'm going to have to start stocking up soon!

I think Aaron and I are finally starting to adjust. Aaron's a lot more comfortable with him and even has some of his own tricks up his sleeve to calm him or get him to sleep. He's also a MUCH better swaddler than I am! Of course, Aaron's ready to teach him how to start playing soccer...but all in due time.

Since before birth, Reece has had many nicknames. His first was Munchkin, his Great Grandma & Grandpa Ellett call him Peanut, Aaron and I first started calling him Squeak after he was born, then it was the Yetti (or the Wookie), but we now have a new nickname, one that I think will probably stick for years to come....Toots Magillicutty. The name really does him justice.