"Where'd you go, Mommy?"

Micah started daycare two weeks ago, and this is how he looked upon returning home after his first day. Awww, doesn't it look like he's saying, "Where'd you go, Mommy?" When I picked him up that afternoon, I asked his teacher how his first day was and she said, "He was a little fussy..." (I'm sure there wasn't anything "little" about his fussiness!) Luckily, by the end of the week he was smiling and he has received a "Happy" on his report card everyday. And, concerning Micah taking the bottle at daycare, he is progressively eating more everyday! During the first few days at daycare, he only ate 4 to 5 ounces within the  8 hour period. Thankfully, as of yesterday he is eating 9 to 11 ounces! 

Unfortunately, Micah got the "daycare germs". By Day 1, he was sneezing and had a snotty nose...and by Day 5, he was coughing. A friend told me to get used to it and put the pediatrician on speed dial. To make matters worse, Dewayne started coughing on Monday and I starting sneezing due to allergies, so our entire family just sounds pitiful! 

One thing that I have been adjusting to is the amount of time (or, lack of time) that I have to play with him now that I have returned to work. The only face time that I get with Micah is while getting him ready for daycare and getting him ready for bed. By the time we get home in the evening, we only have a window of about 2 hours to spend with him until he goes to bed. Because of this, I try not to take my weekends for granted!

Last weekend we visited my parents in Mobile and Micah was a BIG hit at church! Afterwards, we took family pictures and Micah got a picture with a VERY old bunny that has been around since I was a kid!

I have a business meeting this week and Micah is going with me which means...Micah's FIRST trip on an airplane! Now THIS should be interesting...

Also, if you haven't seen Micah's professional pictures for his announcements, be sure to scroll down to the next posting...

Our happy little Micah!

"This is hard work!"

After a long day at daycare...

Micah and The Old Bunny

Micah's February Photo Shoot

3 Months Old

Our little Micah is 3 Months Old! It's been so exciting to see him reach all of his milestones such as kicking and straightening his legs, tracking moving objects, smiling, imitating sounds, raising head and chest when he's on his tummy, and recognizing familiar objects and people just to name a few. He smiles every morning once he wakes up  and he loves to "talk" after a full stomach. Right now, he likes to talk to the lion on the bouncy seat (pictured above) and the star on the Baby Einstein play mat (pictured below.) Whenever I place him in the seat or on the mat, he immediately begins to smile and babble to the lion and the star...although, he's not too sure about the purple hippo on the bouncy seat (see picture below.)   

As I mentioned in the previous blog, Micah likes to talk throughout storytime. Now he's beginning to talk MORE than I do and tries to talk OVER me! He was especially talkative today and would give a big sigh or "WHEW!" when he got tired and needed to take a break!

Within the past couple of weeks, Micah has grown to really dislike tummy time. He'll be okay for the first few moments and then he will begin to wimper. He will continue to lift his head and turn it side to side, but he will fuss in doing so.  However, as soon as I flip him over onto his back, all is well in his world again!

Micah will begin daycare on Monday and I am NOT looking forward to this at all. We've found a great Christian daycare and I know that he will be properly cared for, but of course I know that he won't receive the same one-on-one attention that I've been giving him for the past 12 weeks. I wonder how he'll react with 9 other babies in the room...

Micah in his chair at 12 weeks
 

Micah's "Good Morning" Smile

Lifting his head (before the wimpering began.)

"Scary purple hippo!"

"Hmmm...I guess the lion is okay..."

Talking to the star...

Apparently, the star said something funny!