Newborn Pics Round 2!

Since Trevor decided he wasn't sleepy at his first newborn session when he was 12 days old, we tried again when he was 5 weeks old. At first he wasn't too keen on sleeping but enough heat and a full belly caused some drowsiness! Here are some of our favorites!

Outings!

We've had a few outings in the past few weeks, including dinner at Applebees after doing some shopping at the mall. Trevor loved looking at all of the TV screens and was a very good baby during our late dinner. He sure looked like he wanted to take down Daddy's beer!

Another day we tried out the baby bjorn in the mall rather than haul him around in the infant carrier since the stroller was in the other car - whoops! He liked cuddling up to Daddy!

Happy Hands and Feet

When Trevor is on his back he will move his hands and feet around and we call that "happy feet." He has the proudest look on his face when he does it and definitely waits for your reaction before smiling!






Trevor continues to love bath time. Mommy usually does them when Daddy is at work and he is such a good baby. He sits in the bath and watches Mommy's every moment. He loves getting water poured on him, even if it goes in his eyes. The best part for him is probably when he's wrapped back up in his personalized monkey towel from Larry and Alissa. We don't blame him, it is super soft and warm!

Last week he seemed to discover that his hands were touching Mommy's hands. He looked at Mommy, looked at her hands then looked at his hands holding Mommy's and just smiled. Then he started stroking Mommy's hands like he was saying "good Mommy!"

One day when Trevor was napping in his swing and Sara was in the kitchen, she looked over and caught him sucking his thumb. Too cute!

A first for Trevor last week was going through 3 outfits in a mere 6 hours. We hear that antibiotics can do that and boy are we glad he's off of those. On Friday he went back to the doctor because his one eye that has the blocked tear duct was crusted over with greenies (as we now call them) and because he just had an ear infection they wanted to make sure his ear canals were still clean. Good news was that his ears were great but he needs to continue with another round of eye drops. Keep praying that his tear duct opens up soon!

Big news for Mommy was that her pre-pregnancy jeans fit again. Well, 'fit' is a relative term...we got them on, zipped up, buttoned and wore them a full day...but they definitely fit different then before. Oh well, he's worth every bulge and pound!

Family Time

On Saturday we got to see both sides of our family, which always makes for a great weekend! Saturday morning Brian was asked to attend Brooke's swimming lesson in Jeff's absence. Although Brooke was a bit hesitant at first, she quickly took to Uncle B being there and did very well at her lesson. Pic is a bit blurry but was taken right after the instructor poured water on our little swimmer!

We learned too that Trevor will have another girl cousin in June! Jeff, Dawn, Lauren, and Brooke shared that soon there will be 4 girls at their house!

On Saturday night we had dinner at Cowboy Jack's Saloon with Jim, Annie, and Sam. Jim and Annie had purchased our little guy an adorable little Adidas outfit before he was born and also got Sam one so they could be twins. Luckily, Trevor fit into his before Sam outgrew his.

Vikings!

Our beloved Vikings lost their big game yesterday. It wasn't due to lack of cheering from us!

Before the game we headed over to Jeff and Dawn's for Brooke's 2nd birthday. It was fun seeing them and watching Brooke open her presents. Note to self, next time just buy her singing greeting cards. She loved them!! Dawn made an Elmo cake for the birthday girl and it was yummy as always.

Trevor continues to be a very happy baby. We call him Mr. Smiley -he smiles all the time!! He is very alert, taking everything in. He turns to hear different sounds and definitely knows Mommy and Daddy's voices. His chatting has taken on a few different words, now using consonant letters like M and T. He is so fun to be around!! Here are a few of his smiles from the past few days.

His ear infection seems to be doing better. He was struggling taking his medicine with the dropper so Mommy thought of putting the dose into a bottle nipple. Worked like a charm, he sucks it right down! This morning we went in for a lactation consultant appointment and learned he is now up to 12 pounds 5 ounces. Mommy calls him her little chunkster!! It doesn't help his cause that he has his Daddy's chubby cheeks! Daddy had them as a newborn up until he was about 14 years old! Uncle Jeff thinks he looks more like Daddy then Mommy now. It's amazing how he changes every day!

Trevor finally fit into the first outfit we purchased for him after finding out we were pregnant. It is a pant and hoodie outfit from Baby Gap with a horiscope onesie. His due date of November 19 would have made him a Scorpio (goes through 11/22) so we originally purchased that onesie. It was a good thing Mommy picked up the next month one on sale for $3. Call it mother's intuition since he was 6 days late. Sagittarius fits him well though - it says Loves Adventure, Born to Travel! Although we should make him where the Scorpio one for kicks!

Its Off to Work We Go

Today Trevor visited Daddy and his co-workers at Target. He was quite the hit! And his team really enjoyed the caramel fudge brownies that Mommy made. They were still warm when she brought them in!


Afterward, Mommy and Trevor did some shopping. It was fun being out and about until Trevor got a little fussy and only wanted to be held. That did a number on Mommy's back since she still had to push the stroller, but he still has his ear infection so Mommy did her best to comfort him!

Even with his ear infection he has a pretty happy demeanor. He continues to love his swing. He recently discovered the mirror and moving lambs/stars. He is entertained for a good 20 minutes alone in his swing, usually before falling asleep for nap time.


He's still trying to suck his thumb! He's very close!


Here are a few pics from his 2-month birthday!

Our Little Sickie :(

Sara took Trevor into his pediatrician yesterday for a weight check now that he's breastfeeding. Good news is that his weight continues to increase - he's 11 lbs, 15 oz now (50th percentile) and 24 inches long (75th percentile). Bad news is that he has an ear infection. The doctor checked his ears and asked if he had been fussy, in which Sara responded not really, but maybe a little, but we thought that was normal around his age. The doctor then said he has an ear infection! Sara immediately felt bad for the little guy who was now screaming from the doctor poking at his ears. He continued to scream while leaving the doctors office, in the elevator, down to the pharmacy, in the pharmacy, outside the pharmacy while waiting for his prescription, while paying for the prescription, and on the walk to the car. That was 20 minutes of pure sadness and anxiety for Mommy - he's never had a breakdown like that before in public or at home. So, he now is taking the famous pink medicine that Daddy enjoyed as a kid (Mommy is allergic to penicillin so never was able to take it). We're a tad worried that this is just the start of Trevor's ear infections - both Mommy and Daddy had them frequently as kids.

Trevor was most likely also unhappy because the doctor massaged his tear duct to show Mommy how to do it daily. Well, won't that be fun since he oh so liked it the first time. Trevor has a blocked tear duct in his right eye that he's had since birth. Every so often (this is the 2nd time), it gets infected so he is also once again on eye drops! Between the amoxicillin, eye drops, and Vitamin D drops, baby Trevor is set!

And we can't forget - today is Trevor's 2 month birthday. Happy birthday T-Rev (as Uncle Jim calls him)!

Talking Away and Other Happenings

Baby Trevor is a talker! He loves cooing, awing, and saying agoo! We can have mini-conversations for five minutes or more. He'll talk even longer to his activity mat who doesn't talk back! (Thanks Murray family for his adorable "Just Chillin" outfit!)


Trevor enjoys being read to which probably started when he was first conceived. Sara read to him most every day when he was in her tummy. Here is a pic of Daddy reading one of his favorite books - Monster at the End of the Book - to baby Trevor. We're glad that Grandma and Grandpa Hillins saved all of Brian's favorite childhood books so that he can now read them to his son!


Trevor LOVES his hands, which are now not covered in mittens since he's stopped scratching himself. He loves feeling the different textures of his toys as well as touching Mommy and Daddy's skin.




Trevor learned to like his pacifier this week, thanks to Daddy and Grandma Jeanne. He's still particular in taking it but will take it from time to time. The lactation consultant thinks he really needs it because he eats so fast he misses out on sucking time. So she had us try a new pacifier (2+) and he seems to like it once in a while!


People think he looks more like Sara now. We think he has her eyes and lips and Brian's nose!


Trevor had fun hanging out with his Grandpa John and Grandma Pauline when they were here for his Baptism. They enjoyed reading books, cuddling, chatting, and playing with his toys. He is very into black and white toys and books right now. And they took good care of him while Mommy went to get her nails done - what a treat for all!!


We learned this week that Trevor is 11 pounds 6 ounces. He gained 15 ounces in 10 days (they are supposed to gain .5 to 1 ounce a day) so he is getting more than enough food! Note the chubby cheeks in his pictures!!


His usual schedule now consists of eating every 2.5 to 3.5 hours during the day. He has always followed the routine of eating, then active time for about an hour to hour and a half, then nap time until he wakes up to eat. At night he has his last feeding around 10 or 10:30 pm and goes to bed right after. He usually sleeps until 3:00 or so, eats and goes back to bed until 6:30 or 7:00am. We feel really lucky that he is such a good sleeper!

Trevor loves visitors!! This week Aunt Chandra and Uncle Matt finally got to meet him and Auntie Erin stopped over to catch up with Mommy and hang out with baby Trevor.




Trevor is officially out of newborn clothes. Mommy tried to put him in the outfit he wore home from the hospital, but it clearly didn't fit. That's good though - he has a lot of 0-3 month clothes to be wearing!!


Another big happening was Sara and Brian having their second big outing leaving Trevor with "babysitters" ie Grandma Jeanne and Grandpa Steve. We headed to the Vikings game (in which they beat the Cowboys) and Trevor and his Grandparents had quality time. He had no problem taking the bottle and probably didn't even notice Mommy and Daddy weren't there. Although, we sure missed him!!

Trevor's Baptism

On Sunday Trevor's Baptism was held at our church. It was a special occasion held on the Baptism of the Lord! Both sets of parents and the Godparents, Jim and Annie Roslansky and Jeff and Dawn Hillins, as well as Lauren, Brooke, and Sam were there. Afterward we had a brunch at our house complete with red velvet cake from our favorite Queen of Cakes!

So big!

Every day we see a change in Trevor. He is getting so big already!!!