8 Weeks on November 25th!

I started this entry before we left for GA but am just now finishing putting the pics up!!!


We've had a fun week, with more outings - Grandma and Granpa Slye's, The Greek Festival, lunch with friends... Harrison has met so many people this week and been so many places! Unfortunately, he doesn't last long in his car seat for shopping at Town and Country! David had to stroll him around outside while I ran in and out of a few stores to get us suited up and ready for the colder weather GA has! We fly out tomorrow morning and finally get to visit "Camp Smith!" More Pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/Aubreyslye/WeekEight#

Seven Weeks Old!

Harrison is weighing about 10 3/4 lbs and gaining a chin every 2 weeks! We're starting to get out a little more, which has been so nice for all of us. Thankfully, it's still nice and warm here in Houston - we're still wearing short sleeves. The two days we hit below 70 degrees, everyone broke out their Uggs and fur coats! It was a sight!

This Thursday, we're headed to the doctor for Harrison's 2 month checkup (about a week early). He's set to get 5 immunizations - yes, FIVE shots in his little leg. I can hear the blood curdling screams now! After this appointment, we'll be ready to head to GA next Tuesday for Thanksgiving! David will be staying for about a week, and I'll be there for 2 weeks. I cannot wait!


Below, you can see the progression over the last week of my "old man's" hair loss - it's going rapidly, especially on the sides, where you can see an official receding hairline! It's still TBD on what color his hair really will be!

Oh, and I had my first official "girls' night out" last night! Amy and I went to the Coldplay concert and danced and danced and danced. It was so much fun - I only called David 2 times to check in during the 5 hours I was away! (see the last pic of us bidding farewell to the little man)

More pics:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Aubreyslye/WeekSeven03#

Six Weeks Old!

Harrison had a big week - 2 play dates with his best bud Nathan Zorn! It's so much fun having a friend with a little boy only 3 weeks older than Harrison! Saturday night, the Zorns came over to cook out. What a sense of normalcy we all felt! It was the first time in months that David and I were able to functionally have people over and we enjoyed it so much! However, by 8pm, Lisa and I felt like it was midnight! :)

Harrison is so much fun for David and me - he is such a happy and content (most of the time) baby. (If we could just fast forward to when we get 8 hours of sleep at one time!!!) He's smiling more "on demand" now - just a little cooing at him, and he'll crack a big smile that usually starts with one side of his mouth smiling, then a few seconds later, the other side smiles, too and his little dimples show! I love it!

He's also able to hold in his pacifier (as seen below)! It usually doesn't last for long, but hey, it's a start! He doesn't need the pacifier much at all, which David and I are extremely thankful for! We just swaddle him tightly (which he LOVES), and put him in his crib, and he's the happiest baby on the block!

I give Harrison 2 more months until he's lost all of his baby hair! I can't believe that he's already started to lose it on the side and on top. Sometimes I think I see some golden hairs coming in and then other times, I see a little auburn, so we'll just have to wait and see.

More pics of week six:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Aubreyslye/WeekSix02#

Harrison is 5 weeks old!

Once upon a time there were four little rabbits...

I'm sooo tired. Dad, do I really have to read you another bedtime story?

Forget it! I'm pooped - I've had to babysit Mom all day!

Dreamland

My gangsta son!

We made some big changes in the Slye household this weekend! It all started with a very tired Mom, a Dad who wanted to watch the big UT game, and a baby who needed to go to bed. We knew we couldn't put him in our room in the bassinet because I would not be able to sleep the 2 hours between feeds for watching over him, and we couldn't put him downstairs because it would break the "routine" that we'd been trying to establish - lights out, time for bed- AND because David had reserved Saturday night for the game! So, we ultimately decided to start him in the crib this Saturday night!!!! With our handy dandy video monitor, the plan was for David to watch carefully over him while I slept until the 11pm feed. Unfortunately, Harrison didn't like his new sleeping arrangements as much as we did.... he wailed and wailed for what seemed like eternity. So much for sleeping the 2 hours - I was worried about my baby, but was quickly intercepted by David every time I tried to "rescue" my little boy!!! I was turned around and put back to bed. David was MAKING me enforce the 15 minutes of crying rule - he assured me that Harrison was fed, changed, warm, and comfy, but I bit off every fingernail I had in those 15 minutes. (and shed a few tears!) I paced up and down the stairs, begging to see the hand held video monitor, which David would only show me when Harrison wasn't crying. It was a LONG few hours - Once we got him to sleep, it was time for the 11pm feed, after which he cried again, but this time it was definitely shorter in duration. After his early morning feed, the same thing happened, but again - shorter in duration. Sunday night we continued to shorten the crying bouts. And last night, the INCREDIBLE happened - he went down without a PEEP - after all 3 feeds!!! We are successful! And we are RESTED! It's amazing how your quality of sleep improves when you're not listening to grunts, stretches, and dreams all night! We'll see if it lasts, but I'm a stronger person for letting him cry - I can really do it and know that he'll be okay (at least for a few minutes, right?!?)

More week five photos:

http://picasaweb.google.com/Aubreyslye/HarrisonWeekFive#