Mar. 6, 2007 - A post of substance
Promises, promises...
Yes! As I have promised several times, this is a REAL post. 
That is, one with more than just pictures and/or a few sentences. I honestly thought it would only take a few days after being home from the hospital with Clarke before I'd be able to sit down and really fill ya'll in our lives. HA! That's a quite funny thought. 
Even though we have the most compliant and happy little baby ever, he still requires so much time and attention that I rarely have a spare moment. And when I do, I usually have such a long To-Do list that posting on my blog makes me feel guilty about everything else I should be trying to accomplish! But this morning I decided to just go ahead take a few minutes and really write down some udpates for ya'll.
Baby's first word?
Clarke is getting pretty talkative! He just coo's, smiles, gurgles and makes all sort of vocal sound these days. It's so cute! His favorite sound is "Haaaa". It actually sounds like the southern version on "Hi." So, we can get him to say it when we're with other folks and it sounds like we've taught him to "hi," when in reality we're just getting him to repeat his favorite noise to make! *LOL* It's pretty fun. 
To sleep or not to sleep, that is always the question
Clarkey gets up about twice a night to eat these days, but lately his nightly sleeping stretches have been getting longer. He actually went 2 nights in a row where he slept for 4 1/2 hours at one time!! Even though I think I've adjusted to his getting up frequently in the night, it still makes this sleepy momma pretty happy. I slept so poorly when I was pregnant also that it really seems like another lifetime ago when I could actually go the whole night uninterrupted. (Heh heh, It reminds me of those Rozerem sleep aid commercials about how much your dreams miss you. *grin* Too funny.)
Heavy weight champion of the baby world
Our boy is sooo big! Everyone keeps guessing him at 3 or so months when really not quite 2. As Travis says, "Yep, I don't think he misses too many meals." 
He'll get weighed next week at the doc's and we'll see what kind of poundage we're really talking here. Check out those cheeks!
Hand discovery
So I noticed these last couple of weeks that Clarke has been more deliberate with his arms and hand movement. He'll reach out and smack and sometimes grab the farm animals that hang over his little play mat repeatedly. He's also getting really good at grabbing my hair, necklaces and earrings. (NOTE TO SELF: Invest in some good post earrings.) And his favorite thing to do with his hands is to try and stick them completely into his mouth, as is evidenced below. '*sigh* 'Tis too cute!
Thankfulness
It's such an exciting time of our lives with so many blessings being poured down upon us from above. How truly grateful we are, Lord, for Your wonderful provisions and gifts. 
Comments
Mar. 12, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by friends4tea
Awwww, how precious! Hehee.... as I was Oooing and awwwing my little guy came over and said, "Awwww....Baby!" Too cute!
Looks like you are doing well and so is baby! Thanks for sharing all the pictures!
~Leah
www.ponderingsfrommyheart.com
Mar. 12, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by friends4tea
Awwww, how precious! Hehee.... as I was Oooing and awwwing my little guy came over and said, "Awwww....Baby!" Too cute!
Looks like you are doing well and so is baby! Thanks for sharing all the pictures!
~Leah
www.ponderingsfrommyheart.com
Mar. 15, 2007 - Such a QT
Posted by Anonymous
Your baby is so cute! My son has the same outfit! :)
~Liz
www.lawhons.blogspot.com
Mar. 15, 2007 - Such a QT
Posted by Anonymous
Your baby is so cute! My son has the same outfit! :)
~Liz
www.lawhons.blogspot.com
Mar. 19, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Ciska
Is he smiling in that last picture? He looks really cute!
Mar. 20, 2007 - FuN!
Posted by mamatc
what a precious time for you guys. he's getting so big so fast huh? i used to watch a baby who was about 20lbs at 3 months or so! he was a BIG boy! it's so much fun though isn't it?!
blessings,
traci :)
Mar. 21, 2007 - :)
Posted by CarpeBanana
just visiting blogs and I wanted to say, your little one is gorgeous. Enjoy!
