I can't remember how I found the link to this store, but Simply A Boy is a "boy boutique" that has some great-looking products geared towards the boyish look. It seems a little pricey but they have some really cute and artsy stuff. Look at these great wall art pieces! When we move into our new condo (in six days!!!), I'm looking forward to finally decorating a room for Jay. Maybe a robot theme? I'm excited!
We are super busy. Jay is doing great! He's awake more during the day so he requires more entertainment from us. Pat's extra busy at work with a big ESPN.com project that you'll probably/hopefully see on the site in January. He's also getting his wisdom teeth out tomorrow! We've had lots of visitors this month too.
The biggest item on this month's to-do list is moving! I hate moving. Pat is working hard on coordinating the big move to our new condo coming up the week of Thanksgiving. My mom, my brother, Jay and I will probably take our first long-ish car trip to MA during that week to stay out of the way. There's a pile of empty boxes that I need to fill... we haven't really started packing! There's a thousand condo-related things that need to be checked on like insurance, down payment stuff, mortgage stuff, etc, etc. We need to go out and buy basic things for the house like a couch, bed, curtains, and so much more. Did I mention I hate moving?!?!
November photo set has been started. Visit often for updates!
Jay is one month old today! Saying "I can't believe it" would be a complete understatement. I really wish I could slow down time for a little while.
He is doing great and is happy most of the time. His favorite activity is definitely eating. He would eat 24 hours a day if we let him. His least favorite would be falling asleep. There is no warning sign between the time when he is playing happily to when he becomes overtired. Instantly he starts screeching and screaming and it takes a good effort to calm him down and fall asleep. This happens before most naps and sometimes during the night too. We're all working on improving that!
In the past week, he's been awake and alert a little longer during the day. There are certain things in our condo that he really enjoys gazing at: the big black clock, the plant, the lights and ceiling fan. I think we need to buy the kid more real toys. He, of course, likes to stare and listen to mom, dad, and grandma talk.
Overnights have been getting a little easier. He now sleeps for three hour stretches instead of just two. That's a big difference for mom and dad! The main difficulty overnight is that changing his diaper makes him wide awake and, again, it takes a LOT of time to get him to go back to sleep. But we are managing. Having my mom here allows me to take lots of naps during the day to make up for lost sleep.
Here is our first video post! Jay is enjoying playtime in his Boppy.
As usual, photos are on our Flickr site (see link in top right corner of this blog).
It's been an awesome month and we're looking forward to see what Jay has in store for us in November.
