2 weeks and changing every day!

When people say that babies grow like weeds, they aren't kidding. Where is the pause button? I mean, on the bright side, he is getting cuter every time I look at him, but I want him to stay this little for-ever! I could just eat his chubby cheeks up! Luke and I are sure that he is growing a new chin every 2-3 days! It's getting hard to get under there with a washcloth :) 

Here are some 2 week updates:

• At his doctors appointment on Friday ( 6 days after his first appointment ), he weighed a whopping 8lbs 5oz ( almost a WHOLE pound more) and 21.5 inches (1 inch longer)! We won't go back until his 6 week appointment, which is in July...
• Jackson is finally fitting into 0-3 month clothing! No more droopy drawers...well, they are rolled 3 or 4 times, but at least they stay on.
• He is on a pretty good schedule of eating every 3 hours... in between those three hours is pretty routine, too...sleep and poop! :) We do get a good 20 minutes in of "playtime" on his little jungle gym mat. They recommend that you do "tummy time" with newborns to help increase their neck strength.. Sometimes Jack loves it, sometimes he hates it!
• Still very content..we have had a couple of "bad" nights (aka-staying up 20 minutes or so after a feeding), but certainly nothing to complain about! He is a dream!
• His eyes are looking bluer and bluer every day. For awhile we were thinking he was going to be green eyed, as they had a hue of green around the outside...but lately I am thinking blue.
• Jack is starting to love his baths. I think now that he can actually be in a tub of water, rather than just using a warm washcloth (have to wait until the cord falls off), makes it more enjoyable!
• I see a lot of my own dad in him...not quite sure what it is, but I catch myself thinking that A LOT.
• Daddy went back to work on Thursday..we miss him terribly! :( Luke and I caught ourselves, more than once, saying that we wished we could BOTH be at home with him every day. Then, reality set in and we realized someone needed to bring home the bacon!

 Here I am at 2 weeks..looking uncomfortable as ever!

 Tummy time turned into "Relaxin' Jackson" (one of Luke's 4,000 nicknames for him)

 ...not so bad

 Jack's first REAL bath!

So fresh and clean!

So, all in all, things are going well at home! I am feeling more and more like myself, which is fantastic. I catch myself standing far away from the sink still, thinking that I have a huge stomach that isn't going to allow me to reach the faucet! It's nice to hug Luke and get my arms around him!  I feel like I am shrinking every day, which is pleasant! At my appointment on Thursday, I had already lost 20lbs! I have 12 more to go, but with this busyness, it's going to be too easy to take off! 

Jack and I had our first successful trip to Target yesterday, too! It was quite the adventure and took a lot of preparedness on my part.  I refuse to give up my "extreme couponing" at Target  just because I have a baby. So, in the morning I cut and prepared all of my coupons, organized them by section, made a list and we were out the door. It was one of those trips where you need EVERYTHING because the last roll of toilet paper happened to run out at the same time as the shampoo and toothpaste and laundry detergent..and on and on. Well, the trip was a huge success..the only minor bump was when we went to the car ..and I realized that I LEFT THE CAR DOOR OPEN THE ENTIRE TIME I WAS IN THE STORE! hahahaha! Once I realized that no one stole the stroller/camera/CAR...I couldn't help but laugh out loud! I guess I was just so focused on my mission... I must say that Target isn't nearly as fun with a newborn that is on a ticking clock. I wouldn't trade Jack for a leisurely trip to Target in a million years, though.