he's a little chunk! ;)

we just had our 2 month checkup with shots today - no fun. (the shots part that is) the dr. said he is looking really good. he is 13lbs 1 oz. believe it or not which puts him in the 80% and is 24" long putting him in the 90% for his height. craziness! he is already outgrowing his 0-3 month clothes - i don't even think he has worn them all yet because for the first month he still had his umbilical stump so we pretty much just kept him in baby t-shirts and cotton pants. wow they grow fast. i can't believe he'll be 9 weeks old tomorrow!

so, update on the cool baby things that he does:

- laughing and "talking" more. he is laughing hard now when we kiss his tummy or play with him. he loves daddy so much - he lights up when nick talks or comes into the room. alexei knows that nick = fun! he is super interactive- if we make a noise he'll coo back at us and we can go back and forth for a good 15 minutes before he gets bored and moves on to something else. :)

- he is raising up alot higher during his tummy time

- when he is on his back or in his bouncy seat he kicks his feet really fast like he is running in place and gets this really wide eyed expression that is super cute while making some totally guy noises/grunts...

- he is tracking objects better and follows us around the room when we are walking around

- he has figured out how to raise his legs, lift his bottom and roll onto his side! he did it twice yesterday without any help or coaching!

- he will sit in my lap and look at the pictures in books when i read to him although he gets bored after one or two - definantly a man of action.

- he has reached and touched his toes, though he isn't holding his feet yet or playing with them.

- and last but not least, the majority of the nights he is sleeping between 6-8 hrs at a time! yey, alexei!!! sometimes we still wake up for a 3:30am feed, but just a couple of times a week. mommy and daddy are so proud. ;)

ok, now for some pics:

8 weeks old! i am going to borrow my friend cheryl's idea and take pics occasionally in the bumpo seat to keep track of growth. he is doing so good holding his head up, but he does get tired after a while.

doing good with holding his head up and looking around!in one of his "talkative moods" - his is a mixture of cooing, singing and squealing. so much fun;)an action shot - he is doing his little kick routine where he kicks his feet up in down really fast while making guy noises. too bad it's not on video. we need to invest in a video camera. it's too cute to miss.;)daddy/son time - lots of cuddles and kisses go on between these guys - this is when nick got home from work the other night.a friend lent us this outfit along with some others. our cute little ducky;) couldn't resist taking a picture.daddy and alexei at the woolridge park for a sunday evening big band concert. we had lots of fun. before the concert we went to dinner with my extended family at fado's irish pub - that is such a fun place! i highly recommend it. i am glad my cousins, aunts and uncles got to see him before he got too big.our little guy enjoying laying on a blanket by the cows in the arboretum (for those of you who are not austinites, they are not real cows but large statues of cows. - i would not lay my baby in a cow pasture;) before fado's on sunday, nick, alexei and i had a little adventure at the river. we were trying to meet up with some friends from church on the greenbelt where there are some fun ropeswings. nick found a closer place to park than was initially recommended, which was great, but it put us on the wrong side of the river which is pretty deep now with all the rain we've been having. so we did find our friends but like i said, wrong side. well, after considering nick swimming across with alexei (he is a good swimmer, but mom wasn't too thrilled with the idea of an 8 week old in the water with the dogs;) and so we prayed really quick for safe crossing and along came these two really friendly guys in kyaks out of the blue, and they offered to take nick and alexei across! yey, God! mom got to swim - which was fun. we enjoyed the rope swing alot. alexei watched, don't worry.;) and nick found a shallow place upstream to wade through on the way back to our car. there is always some adventure when i am around my two guys. :) i am so blessed.

thanks for caring and reading!