Orion, 4 to 6 weeks

Highlights of Orion's life in the past two weeks:  Coming home from Utah.  Orion seemed so happy to be back in his room.  He looked around at everything and was very content.  He even loves his changing table now.  Before we went to Utah, he cried every time he had his diaper changed, but now, he likes laying on his changing table and looking at everything he can see reflected in the dresser mirror.  He's focusing on everything, and following things with his gaze.  At his 4 week doctor's appointment, he weighed in at 9 lbs 8 oz.  I'm sure he's about 11 lbs. by now!  On the negative side, he's come down with the typical troubles of his age-- a bit of colic, and baby acne.  So sad!  I'm just glad it won't last for too long.

 

Orion's focusing on things like his mobile and is starting to enjoy playing with toys 

We're seeing him smile much more, and we love to try to get smiles out of him.  They are very hard to capture on camera-- he hasn't learned to pose yet.  =)

Our first 4th of July with Orion turned out really well.  We were invited to a friend's party at her Marina del Rey apartment village right on the marina.  We could hang out in the club house, swim in the pool, eat lots of food, and watch the fireworks over the marina from the comfort of poolside chairs.  This was a perfect solution for celebrating the 4th with a 6 week old baby!  He did very well, and only had one crying spell the whole time we were there.

As you can see, he slept right through the fireworks, just as we expected!