Almost ok to get out!!!

Well, another week old!! I can't believe he is just over 7 weeks old, he seems so little and fragile still!! I have forgotten the amount of things that change from week to week in newborns!! We were told to keep Nolan in the house and away from the public for the first 8 weeks of his life due to the sickness going around and him being premature and we are almost cleared!! Honestly I can't wait to be able to run to the store for something and not having to wait for Donny to come home!!  He is progressing really well I think, but we still have things to work on of course!!! He continues to be a good little sleeper most of the time at night, but now really only likes to take naps if you hold him!!! He is starting to get a routine down on his own, he eats about every 3 hours during the day and 4 hours at night. He is eating about 4.5 ounces with each feeding!! He is out of all newborn clothes and diapers!! He loves baths both in his bath tub and in the big bath tub!! The warm water seems to really relax him!! He loves to be cuddled and talked too. He is now really watching us when we hold him and tries to duplicate whatever we do!! He coo's at us and clicks his tongue, and sticks his tongue out at us if we do it to him first. He continues to like tummy time on his terms and rolls over to his back still when he is done!! He is trying to roll over from his back to his tummy, but mostly when he is mad and gets going. He loves bright colors and music. He smiles, but still just randomly, and I can never catch it on camera no matter how hard I try!! He doesn't like to wait to eat, diaper changes, clothes being changed!! I am looking forward to doctor appointments slowing down too!!! Since we got home from the NICU we have been at a MD visit once per week!!! We have this week off and then hoping to just go monthly after his 2 month visit!!

Brayden continues to loves his little brother, but the freshness is wearing off, he made it 7 weeks I shouldn't complain!! He is going to school 3 days a week to keep his routine and get ready for Kindergarten. We got a YMCA membership this week so he can start swim lessons again and swim more regularly even in the winter!!! We are starting to think about his birthday party again and this year he wants a Batman party and he is so excited already!!! Brayden is really into snow and cold this year!! He was upset yesterday when the snow melted because it warmed up a little!! He wants to build a snowman so bad, so the next snow hopefully it will not be -25 degrees outside so we can go and try to build one!!! Brayden's playroom is progressing well, the TV is up and the xbox and wii are hooked up!! He does a great job playing both of them on his own and loves them!! He talked daddy into a tv stand that lights up with LED lights so now he thinks he is really cool!!!