Lots of important visitors....

Hello to all...



We've had lots of important visitors over the past couple of weeks and baby Lane has lots of new tricks too. Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Giles (mommy's grandparents) stopped in for a visit on their way from Tucson back home to Peoria, Illinois. We loved seeing them!

Happy Sleeping boy with Great Grandma

This is Great Grandma's secret baby hold. She can stop a fussing baby and put him to sleep in seconds. No joke!!

We were also SO excited to see Grandma Roxanne and Grandpa Brown, who came from Richmond, Virginia. They are MOVING here!! So now all of Lane's grandparents on his daddy's side will be here in Texas. Grandpa Brown has just started a new job and Grandma Roxanne is looking for the perfect house.

Adoring Grandmother

Proud Grandfather

So Lane has been very busy growing in his fifth week. He smiled at mommy and daddy on Saturday for the first time and it wasn't just gas! We got about 3 big grins out of him as we stood in front of the mirror talking and making faces at him. Here is a picture of that big, toothless grin!

Cutest baby in the world!!

Here are some other fun pics. He loves to play on his changing table.

Don't I look cute in my cloth diaper and yellow plastic pants?

Cloth Diapering has been going great! He has never has diaper rash with the cloth, where as when I put him in disposables I have noticed it on occasion. It's hard to remember to wash them in time but we're getting into the habit.

Future boxer???

Look at these great pictures from tummy time. It's amazing to me to see how high he can lift his head now!

Despite trying to recover from a cold we are doing well around here. Lane hasn't been weighed in a few weeks but the last time we went to the doctor he was 7 lbs 14 oz so I'm guessing he's around 9 lbs now, if he's been gaining like he should. Daddy has noticed how his arms get tired after holding him for a while, so either daddy needs to go to the gym or Baby has been putting on the ounces!!