Catching up

This month has FLOWN by, and I'm just now figuring out how to do things with one hand (Anderson still prefers to be in the other). So, laundry is slowly but surely getting done, thank you notes are being worked on, and the Blog has begun!  It's only thanks to helpful grandparents that the floor was ever swept and the baby book was ever begun during the first few weeks.  I can't imagine life is planning on slowing down anytime soon, so with this post I'll do my best to catch up, with some of my favorite highlights.

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Anderson is growing! He came home at 5 lbs. 10 oz., and he's been a growing-machine ever since.  Our measurement formula of (mom+Anderson)-mom= 9 lbs. at 1 month. Check out this bath babe at 1 week and at one month:

1 week

1 month

And because these are some of my favorite pics so far, more bath time at one month:

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Anderson loves to snuggle!  It took us about 3 weeks before we figured out how to get him to really sleep without being held.  Now, thanks to the wonderful Summer Swaddleme blanket/ swaddle-things, Anderson is sleeping between 4 - 6 hour stretches (usually for a total of 7 or 8 hours) just about every night.  Hallelujah!  Mommy is much more fun with some sleep.  I hope he's always a cuddle bug.

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Chris, Sarah, and Liam Casson (our cousins) came to meet Anderson.  Liam is such a fun 8 month old- it's amazing how much he can do!  Spending time with them was a great preview to all we have to look forward to.  Here's Liam: 

 Group shot: (Anderson slept just about ALL day the first day of their visit.)

The boys went to a Flying Squirrels game which was ultimately rained out.  That freed up the mommas (including mine) and babies for Hobby Lobby and Red Robin.  Shopping and eating- rain or shine.  :)

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Here are a few more "action shots" of Anderson's daily life.  I'm trying to soak up every minute of these lazy days with Anderson while I can.  Even after nights with little to no sleep (hopefully a thing of the past...?), I know I am so lucky and blessed to be Anderson's mom.