Cloud Family

February 26, 2013- 14 weeks

James is so much fun these days! He is really settling into a routine - eating and sleeping on a regular schedule and sleeping longer at nights which means we all wake up happy! He is smiling and laughing a lot and can definitely recognize both of us as he greets us with his gummy smiles. He is grasping onto more things and can grab a toy, which he immediately shoves into his mouth. He's loving putting anything into his mouth, especially his fingers. He impresses us with the amount of fingers he can put in his mouth. He also likes to hold onto a blanket which we think is adorable (though I'm sure it's a habit that later I will wish he didn't have). He has become very chatty the past few weeks and seems to always be talking about something! Overall, he is just a happy, easy-going baby.We are really enjoying getting to know him as his personality starts to develop and look forward to watching him grow.

Here's what we have been up to the past few weeks...

WEEK ELEVEN
James loves being with his cousin Landon and wanted to watch "Blues Clues" with him!
Loves looking in the mirror at himself
Had his first froyo date with mom (too bad he can't eat it yet!)

WEEK TWELVE

Sat in the Bumbo for the first time!

Enjoyed playing with Lucas Hunolt

Loves hanging out with dad while mom got a massage and manicure on her birthday!

Sat through a Valentine's Day photo shoot (slightly interrupted by Landon)

WEEK THIRTEEN

Played with Ruby Burleigh

Met Tucker Godfrey (though he sleeps most of the time!)

First Road Trip - Went to Lynchburg to visit Uncle Michael and Aunt Kathryn (With Aunt Bekah, Landon and Aunt Annalise)

First College visit (We're starting him early!) to Longwood University

WEEK FOURTEEN
(so far)
Met new buddy Ethan Jiang
Went to a baby shower with mom and got to see Ruby and Owen

February 4, 2013- 11 weeks

This past weekend some friends of ours had a baby and we went to visit them at the hospital- they were in the same room that we were with James!! It was a weird feeling to be in that room and just think about how quickly the time has gone by, though sometimes it feels like he has been with us forever! We are loving our time with James as he smiles more and is starting to develop a personality!

Here are a few photos from the last few weeks.

WEEK NINE

James has his two month appointment and weighs 12 lbs, 7 oz. He gets some shots and is not happy.

Mom goes back to work... James is with Mimi on Tuesdays and with Aunt Bekah on Wednesdays and Fridays. Landon comes over on Thursdays! It was hard to leave James but he had a good time.

LOTS of smiling

Slept seven-eight hours three nights in a row!

WEEK TEN

James now smiles when I go in to get him after he wakes up

Slept over 9 hours!

Visits new friend, Caitlin Grossman

First snowfall (We saw it start to fall at 5 am...)

January 18, 2013 - 9 weeks tomorrow!

James is two months old! We are all settling into a little bit more of a routine and life is getting easier week by week. I go back to work next week and am feeling a little nervous about the change (and will miss him!) but I'm sure I will enjoy some time away a few hours a day.

Here's what we've been up to the past two weeks.

WEEK SEVEN

James rolls over! (Surprising both mom and baby)

Play dates with Ruby Burleigh, Ty Ptomey and Braeden Harding

Looking at things more

WEEK EIGHT

Watched Broncos game with dad

Hung out with dad when mom went to the spa :-)

Had first babysitter, Brittnie Ward, so mom and dad could have a date (slept the whole time)

Slept through the night- 8 hours!!

Play date with Owen Roberts

Smiling a lot and holding head up even more
Rolled over two more times

January 4, 2013 - 7 weeks tomorrow!

It's hard to believe that seven weeks have gone by already. Some days seem to drag by but overall, it feels like time is going by quickly and James is growing so much!

A brief recap of the last seven weeks:

November 16, 2012 - I was induced at 1 pm. Water broken at midnight.
November 17, 2012- James Armagh Cloud was born at 10 am!

We named James after his grandpa!

November 18, 2012 - We were busy with lots of visitors and felt so blessed to have so many people who love James already! James also had a photo shoot at the hospital and the photos turned out really well. We immediately loved his big eyes! We went home the next day.