John had his first trip into the pool at Great Grandma Pat's last week. He cried the whole time, then I took off his clothes and he was the happiest baby. Next time he goes in with just the diaper because he loves the water and the shower so he must love the pool and being naked and hate the swim clothes :)
John had his 2 month appointment today and got his first round of vaccines. It was tough, more for me than him I think, but Steve was there to hold him so I didn't have to look :). John is now 14 lbs 13 oz and 24 1/2 inches long...still topping the charts for growth and size. He is super alert and lively too. He now wears his hats on walks so he can look around from his carrier instead of being trapped under a blanket.
I know he is gaining weight and getting chubby but he just looks so long to me! He is wearing 6 month clothes these days. Good thing we got a huge variety of sizes at the baby showers :) Getting ready to celebrate Steve's first Father's Day this Sunday. I think we will go to the beach in the morning so he can surf then BBQ at Grandma and Grandpa Bremer's house.

John spends lots of time on his activity mat that my Aunt Gina and family gave us at John's baby shower. He was too little to appreciate it at first but now you can see that he absolutely loves it! He stares and smiles and laughs and moves the whole time then cries if I take him off of it too soon...so so cute.

7 weeks old

John in one of his favorite places, the SWING!

John is 7 weeks old today and we are having a great time together. He has fallen into a pretty consistent schedule though there are those days of course where he wants to eat constantly or not at all and will only sleep when held. He is up once in the middle of the night to eat then on a 3 hour eating starting around 6am. He swings, sleeps, walks with me, eats and entertains throughout the day so I have included pics of each activity from his daily routine (except eating because you probably know where that takes place :).

I try to nap occasionally when he does but mostly I do chores, go online and organize around the house.

After his second feeding of the day I strap John Mason in and we walk the dogs. I always took the dogs for a walk before John was born and I wanted to keep to the routine so they know I still love them too. He really enjoys the bobbing and bouncing and is asleep by the time we get back home.

Oh and I graduated with my Masters in Education, Counseling last week. Classes finished April 1st but we didn't walk until May 27th. I wasn't going to go but I had already bought the gown and cap! John was there to support me and cheer when I was hooded on stage.

This video is similar to the last one but you can see that in a few short weeks John has more control of his facial expressions and is making lots more noises. He is full of smiles and coos in the mornings and evenings and recognizes Steve and I with extra big smiles too!

John and I try to get out everyday so we don't feel cooped up in the house. He does great running errands as long as he is fed and has a clean diaper. He made some friends at Moms group that meets Tuesdays and I did too! I don't have any measurements for him anymore but once we get back to the doctors office for his 2 month I will post...all I know is that he's BIG!! Love to all.