5 weeks old!

hey, gang. ok, i have no idea what i did, and i feel like a dork, but i can not get this stupid underline thing to go away. i've tried everything and my computer and my brain are against me, i am convinced. let's just chalk it up to wiped out mommy who, shall we say is not the most tech savvy gal around. that's why i married nick, brilliant electrical engineer that he is. ;) so for the sake of getting on with this little update and in hopes that i can grab a quick nap after this if alexei is gracious enough to sleep a little longer, we will just have to deal with the underlines. sorry. :)
so we are now at five weeks (obviously - the title says it all;) and having so much fun watching our little guy get more and more alert and strong. new trick of the week, he holds our hands and pulls his own weight to a reclined position to a sitting position and then uses his strong little legs to stand up! we are just stabilizing him, but it's all his grib and he is super strong. impressive! - you can't tell we are at all proud of him, can you?
another new develpment that isn't as happy but not that big of a deal is his little baby acne which you will see in the pics - did you know that it was due to my estrogen levels? i had no idea that's the source of baby acne. our nurse practitioner told me that at his last visit. learn somethin' new every day.
at the last visit by the way, he weighed in at 10lbs and 14oz. wild! he has a double chin and is definantly becoming an adorable little chunk. ;) mommy's biceps are getting stronger too. :) another noteworthy event is that we have officially graduated from newborn diapers to the size ones. i was hesitant (it's so sad to see him grow up so fast in some ways, but in others, the promise of more sleep when he is older is very exciting.) but after a few accidents where poop shot up his backside and got his onesie and mommy b/c his little butt crack would eventually hang out as his little diaper worked it's way down with all of his kicking and wiggling, i was convinced. it's amazing how well everything functions when babies wear the correct sized diaper. :)
ok, so on to the pics as i know that is the only reason ya'll are looking at this right now:
pic #1 the end of alexei's second bath in the bathtub. he really liked it up until the end and then he decided he had enough. we are working on his patience levels. :)

this is our little dude chillin' on the couch. check out the tummy! :)
cute outfit, and even cuter little guy. he is always in such a good mood after his morning feed. he loves to lay on his back and "talk" to us. it actually sounds more like singing. he is also throwing in alot more smiles and laughs which is really rewarding.
grandma katy and the munchkin hanging out. she and grandpa matt have been such a blessing in giving us breaks to run to bible study or church for a couple of hours, and today i got to go work out for a while at the dell gym and have lunch with nick (first chance we've had to eat out together since he was born and it was so relaxing - thanks mom! ;) notice the adorable shoes. :) they were only on for a total of 3 minutes, but i had to take a picture. i realized that i had been given about 5 pairs of new born shoes and he will probably outgrow them in the next week or so, so i had to try them all on and take pics. he was very patient. ;)
the guys - notice another pair of cute shoes. :)
our first visit out of many, to great grandma kathleen's house. she has loved on many a baby in our family - i am so thankful that she is here to love on mine. what a blessing!
daddy gave alexei his first bottle of pumped milk the other day so we have a back up in case i need to be gone. they both did great. :)
ok - he's awake - no nap for me. bummer. and i don't know what happened to the lines, but they are gone. sorry about the first half. still can't get rid of them. oh well. take care!