Another week older

Well, another week has come and gone, and what a busy week it was!  This was David's first week watching Grayson during the day while I was at work.  Let me just tell you, they are so cute together it's sickening!  It is so much fun to watch them spend time watching football, playing on the floor, or sleeping. And, Grayson absolutely LOVES when David sings and makes funny noises.  He always smiles.  :)

We took Grayson to the doctor this week.  He just adores Dr. Catherine.  This was his 2 month check-up, but we did it when he was 6 weeks old because Dr. Catherine is about to go on maternity leave with a little one of her own!  (It's a girl, so I am just positive she will be Grayson's girlfriend. HA!)  Anyway, Grayson is a very healthy little boy!  He is now 11 pounds and 22.75 inches long!  He is growing so fast!  He has outgrown his newborn diapers and clothes, and is starting to wear 3 month clothes!  They are still a little big on him, but he is just so long that his newborn outfits are just too little!  :)  He was SUCH a rockstar during the appointment!  Dr. Catherine was very impressed--especially when she put him on his belly.  He propped himself right up on his elbows, held his head up, looked right at her, and rolled over to her back!  It was just the most adorable thing ever.  Unfortunately, Grayson also got his shots at this appointment.  I say "unfortunately," but that is more for Mommy and Daddy than for Grayson.  Grayson cried for about 5 seconds, then went right to sleep when I picked him up off the table.  :)

We dressed him up to look extra cute for his appointment:

Dr. Catherine told us that Grayson is getting big enough that he is able to sleep through the night (7 hours) without having to eat.  So, Thursday was the first night that he slept in his crib in his room AND the first night that he didn't get his middle of the night feeding!  We set up a system (thanks to Dr. C) in which I went in the room every 5 minutes when he woke up crying.  I would comfort him and then leave the room, returning 5 minutes later if he was still crying.  It was a little bit of a long night for both of us, but Grayson really did do great!  He woke up around 2:30am, cried for a bit, then went back to sleep.  He was up again at 4:40am, just in time for his bottle at 5am!  Last night, I went in every 10 minutes when he woke up crying, comforted him, left, and returned 10 minutes later if he was still crying.  He still woke up crying, but he wasn't screaming like he did the night before.  He also didn't stay awake as long, and was even able to comfort himself a little!  YAY Grayson!  Again, he woke up at 4:40am, just in time for his bottle at 5am!  Tonight is the last night of teaching him...I will go in every 15 minutes when he cries.  Dr. Catherine said that, hopefully, after tonight, he will be able to sleep through the night...obviously, not without waking up at all, BUT being able to fall back asleep easier.  So far, we are up to over 4 hours of straight sleep, so it seems like things are going well!  :)  And, Daddy and I are definitely looking forward to all of us sleeping for 7 (or more) hours straight!  

This is how Grayson felt about Mommy not feeding him in the middle of the night.  :)

Here are some more pictures from this past week:

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