Maxwell Abraham & Asher Neal: 12 Weeks Old!

Hi everyone. Max is 12 weeks old today! The time has sure gone by quickly.

We have been sleeping better the last few nights. We have resigned ourselves to the fact that we now have a child (I know, it took a while to sink in) and that we have to fit our lives around his schedule... for now anyway. This means we need to start a bedtime ritual around 7 and get him down between 8-9. It also means that I am not letting him nap into the late evening anymore so that he will be tired when we put him down. We have also decided that after our company has left us we are going to move him into his crib. Sad! I may be sleeping in there with him the first few nights!

Max has a few new tricks these days. He is definitely grabbing items intentionally now. He will lay on his play mat and grab the toys dangling over his head. He also grabs at the toys that are around his jump-a-roo. This is so exciting for us, and now you know that Curtis and I are easily entertained. We are cutting back on our TV watching time, especially when he is awake because he wants to watch it too. I guess we will be recording all of the basketball games this month! We have been reading books every night and he does well to lay on my chest quietly while we read. He doesn't have any personal favorites yet, but I sure do! We have bought many of the Kohl's Cares book and the accompanying toys, and I love that the money goes to such a worthy cause. Max is also eating more at each feeding, so we had to start using the 8oz bottles. They look so big! Sigh. That baby is growing up fast.

We will be having lots of visitors soon, so I will post pictures and videos of Max with all of his family. It will make for a busy, but happy end to this month. We are also being dedicated as a family at our church on the 21st, and anyone who is in the area is welcome to attend. I will get some pictures from that up as well. For now, I just have a few new pics to share, enjoy!