Look Ma, Look Pa!

Such an accomplishment: Gabriel is finding his hands more easily. Here is a close-up of his concentration and a video.

Conversation

Gabriel is talking more and more, now at other times besides when sitting in his bouncey seat. Here is a video of him talking. (I'm experimenting with Google's blog video capabilities, so let me know what you think.) Naturally, as soon as I turned on the camera, he quieted down. Listen for his favorite sound to make: the squeak. He also moves his mouth a lot, experimenting with movements -- look at his tongue go!

2 am

Just thought I'd post a quick note to the blog. Gabriel has been "sleeping through the night" most nights lately, which in technical terms means he sleeps for 5 hours or more. So I feel great in the morning. On Sunday, he fell asleep around 7pm. I didn't think too much of it because often Gabriel takes an hour nap at noon or 2pm then again around 6pm. But he fell asleep at 7pm ... and didn't wake up. So Paul and I went to bed at 9pm. Hmm... 7pm plus 5 hours is ... midnight. Yup, Gabriel kept sleeping past midnight (thankfully), but now it's 2 IN THE MORNING and he's wide awake, ready to start the day. He's talking to me and wiggling around in his bouncy seat. What do you do at 2 in the morning? Do I get dressed and prepare for the day? Or do I hang out for an hour and hope he goes back to sleep like he usually does in the middle of the night?

Oh the joys of parenting. :)

Side Roll

Gabriel is just too cute! I had to post more pictures. He turned 10 weeks old yesterday and is over 10 pounds now. Gabriel can roll to his side. He has also found his hands, and if he tries, he can bring them to his mouth to suck on. He continues to talk and have conversations with us. He has a favorite word that he likes to say (hard to turn into letters here, something like: ooh-AAH-ooh) and has a darling yell right before he sneezes.

New Trick

After a few weeks of practicing, Gabriel grasped his toy keys for the first time tonight. This was while watching his father grasp a video game controller, so we know it won't be long now until they are racing together with Mario Kart.

Weekend

What a weekend we're having! Paul stayed home Friday with a cold and now I'm fighting it off. When I got up in the middle of the night, I saw this: I think Orion misses being my only baby.
In other news, Gabriel is getting better at holding up his head. He's been quite fussy lately, but still cute! I asked Paul to take a picture of Gabriel holding his head up, but Paul got me in the shot too. Oh well. Now you know what I really look like as a mother: no shower, no make up, messy hair, old shirt ...

Two Month Shots

Gabriel turns 2 months on Wednesday. He got his shots today at his pediatrician appointment. Here he is, wiped out from the ordeal.