Wedding Weekend

This past weekend was chaotic to say the least. Emily was in a wedding over the weekend so I was left to watch after Townes for extended periods of time. Needless to say his routine was inadvertently thrown out the window. I found out that for some reason he doesn't like to eat out of bottles anymore, and it was a struggle to get him to eat. Townes use to not mind bottles that much so I'm not sure what changed. We are going to make an effort to bottle feed Townes at least once a day.

On Sunday a few of Emily's friends came over and brought their babies. At one point we had four babies over at once which became kind of hectic, but that's something we'll have to get use to.

I think this week we might try to get Townes to sleep without being swaddled. He's pretty use to this process so I'm not sure how he'll take to it.

I'm now convinced that "Gripe Water" works better than Mylicon.

Townes is starting to try to roll over and sometimes I think he's trying to laugh out loud. He's been looking at his mobile over the changing table more than the blinds lately. I also bought Townes about 5 books this week, there is one called "Black On White" that he likes alot.

* Music- I bought two Charles Mingus CD's this week; "Ah-Um" (I think that's the name) and "Mingus at Antibes". My friend also burned me some Dexateens and a Black Keys album that Danger Mouse produced.

It's been a while...

I know it's been a while since my last post. I'm going to try to get back posting every Sunday again. Coming up with content for this blog is more difficult than expected.

My aunt from Asheville, NC came by the Saturday before last and met Townes for the first time. I really wish we could take a boat ride with Townes on the river this Summer, but common sense is telling me that we'll have to wait until next year.

Townes is still smiling and cooing but doesn't care for his "tummy time" at all. I need to come up with a new strategy so that he can exercise his neck mussels. He also started looking at his reflection a few weeks ago. His favorite place still continues to be his changing table, I don't know why but he loves it (he also loves looking at the blinds beside it).

Townes got his first rounds of vaccinations this past Tues. and actually took it pretty well. He'll be 9 weeks this Thurs., weighs 12lbs 12 oz ,and is 24.5 inches long.

I really wish that I had more to write about but I don't. I'm really starting to get anxious for the upcoming football season and can't wait to see Auburn's new offense. There has been so much discussion about our offense that I haven't heard anything about our defense. I hope Paul Rhoades proves to be a good hire.

July 4th Week

The 4th was pretty fun. My parents came over and ate BBQ and we watched our neighborhood's 4th of July parade from our front porch. Townes slept through the parade so we didn't make it to the park where everyone congregates after the parade. Later that night a band played in the park and Emily, Townes, and I listened and watched from our front yard. We ended the night uneventfully by watching the fireworks displays on NBC (NYC) and CBS (Boston) on TV. Townes took at bath this Sunday without crying which is a major event, however he might have been a little bit dazed from just waking up so we'll have to see how his next bath goes.

One of Emily's coworkers (who has four children) came by to see Townes. She commented on how squirmy he was. Hopefully his squirminess won't translate into him being a hyperactive child. As far as Townes smiling and cooing, some days he's more alert than others. One day he'll smile and talk back to you for an extended time period, and some days he'll only do it in short intervals.

This past Tues. (Emily's B-day) Townes had one of the worst days he's ever had. On Monday he was pretty fussy, but on Tues. he was constantly crying (screaming at points), did not want to sleep, did not want to be put down, and was hungry all day. I think at around 6 weeks many babies go through a growth spurt so I think that's what he was experiencing. The next day Townes was his normal self. I also read that babies cry the most between 6-8 weeks; I hope this holds true.

* Music- I was really happy with the Mudcrutch album. To me it's ideal Summer time music (good for grilling out, the lake, beach, ect.) and is something everyone would enjoy. The Hayes Carll "Trouble In Mind" is pretty good as well; although if you don't like country music or Texas singer/songwriters you might not really care for it.

* Movies- We watched "Persepolis" which was pretty good. It's a black and white, animated, french film about a girl caught in the Iranian revolution. We also watched "Jumper", it's a terrible movie and I believe that Hayden Christensen is one of the worst actors of our time (along with Nicholas Cage).