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I should have saved the "Joey Bag A Donuts" title for this outfit don't you think? We took him out friday night to BW3s with us where he sported his little striped pants and watched us eat dinner. Amazingly he stayed awake for a 3 hour stretch and when Jay placed him in his crib around 8:30 he went to sleep without any fussing. Last night he went back to the usual crying before bedtime so it must have just been a fluke (or mayhaps it was the aroma of spicy garlic that put him in such a good mood). This morning we took a nice walk down to a local cafe for breakfast and almost made it back to the house before bottle time.....but not quite. I think we set a new record for speed walking with a stroller.

Joey Bag A Donuts

Joseph went to his first Milwaukee festival last weekend, Festa Italiana! Though he didn't get to enjoy the spumoni milkshake or arancini, I think he still had a good time. Jay's been fondly calling him "Joey Bag A Donuts" all week, though I still prefer Joseph or JD. He seems to be over his cold, and is back to sleeping through the night again for the most part. His hands are constantly in his mouth and covered in drool, so we're waiting to see if he turns out to be an early teether. We packed away all of his smaller 0-3mos clothes and are moving on to the larger 0-3 mos stuff....and we moved up a size in diapers too! At the end of next week we're going to start cereal, so you can look forward to seeing his first spoon experiences online soon!

Joseph and His Swing

Joseph chills out in the evenings by spending some time in his swing, a past time that he has come to enjoy. We visited the doctor yesterday just to make sure he didn't have anything more serious than a cold (I was completely conflicted and indecisive on whether we should go, but so as not to seem like a complete moron to the receptionist I decided to keep the appointment). No ear infection, and it's not in his lungs so he's all good. Hopefully Jay and I will be all good soon too...as we've all taken on different varieties of the virus. Our first family cold, what fun! Joseph woke up most nights this week for a bottle (due to his cold I'm hoping!), but last night he slept through until 6:15 so we're all pretty happy this morning!

This is How We Sleep

We stopped swaddling Joseph at bedtime (previously we had stopped during the day, but kept doing it at night), and this is now his preferred sleeping position. When he wakes up, he stretches both arms above his head with fists clenched, and crosses his ankles and raises his knees towards his tummy. This is sometimes accompanied by a fart. Then he moves on to stretching his legs all the way out as far as they can go. And then of course would come the crying if we don't get the bottle ready fast enough. He either has his first cold, or his first allergy attack, because the past two mornings he has been pretty stuffed up and sneezing quite a bit. He still seems pretty happy though, except for when you use the booger tool to get the snot out of his nose. I probably wouldn't enjoy the booger tool either, blowing and picking your nose is much more fun.

Playing with Daddy

Joseph was all smiles last night while playing with daddy....in fact he was all smiles when I picked him up from daycare too! He survived the week and everything went pretty smoothly. He ate well while he was there, he was ok playing by himself, and he just had one day where he had trouble taking his naps. So far the two most challenging aspects are that he doesn't always wake up in the morning when you need him too (boo hoo right?) and no matter what time we pick him up it seems as though he's just about ready for his bottle (hence a screaming car ride home). He's still sleeping through most nights, with a couple nights each week where he wakes up around 4:30 for a quick bottle and then back to bed. All and all it's been a pretty good week!

Look Who's 3 Months Old!

Playing in the Pool

We had our first pool experience with the little man in Minnesota where the weather is beautiful and the water is even better! Joseph seemed to enjoy himself and the baby raft, but not the wet swim pants after he got out of the pool (no one likes wet pants I suppose). He slept until 6am this morning, but on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday he awoke at 4am, so we're hoping that was just a temporary thing. ;) He's also been chugging down bottles, eating over 30 ounces a day! Even though we still have a few weeks to go I've already stocked up on cereal and baby food at home....can't wait to try it and see the look on his face!

First Day at Daycare

Today was the big day, the first day at daycare. We dropped him off just after 8am this morning and when we arrived he was ready for his morning nap, so Jay cuddled him for a little while, placed him in his crib, and off to work we went. No screaming, just the normal fussiness he gets when tired. According to his teachers he was pretty happy all day, until around 3:15 just before I arrived to pick him up (of course). ;) He had been awake for two hours straight and was apparently exhausted because he fell asleep as soon as the car started rolling. Or perhaps he was exhausted from the 10 minutes of screaming as I spoke with his teachers and searched for my car keys which I had misplaced under his butt in the car seat....