one month..almost

Four weeks ago early in the morning, Erich was born. Technically, he'll really be 1 month old on Tuesday, but, let's face it: chances of me having a spare moment to post anything on Tuesday are slim, so instead of going to bed now like I should, I'm posting a couple days early.

Here's a little bit of what Erich (and I) have been up to during his first month:

I can hardly believe that Erich's been with us for a month! It's gone by super fast yet super slow at the same time. By fast I mean: I only have three more weeks until I return to work (yikes! on so many levels). By slow I mean: I live three-four hours at a time; that's the time in between feedings in a 24 hour period and that gets very monotonous.
His hair is still there, though it looks like it's falling out because his head is getting bigger. He has a long little tail going on in the back. I don't know that I have the heart to cut it any time soon. That is usually what people comment about when they first see him.



We spend a little bit of time each day on our tummy's, working on head/neck/back strength. Erich is starting to like it more and more and can lift his head up for a few seconds at a time.

He spends a fair amount of time chillin' in my lap while I do homework. Either there or in his swing or bouncer or on the floor. I like to think of it as his way of helping me get my homework done. Though, now that I think about it, he's kind of like that cute kid I used to see all the time at the library in college that distracted me from getting anything done....

His dad will kill me for posting this picture: We went to a baby shower for Ben's cousin who is having a baby girl sometime this month. Someone suggested I throw this darling yellow dress over Erich while he slept in his car seat before we left. I think he's cute no matter what, but doesn't he make a cute girl?!?!?

And now for our BIG exciting event of the weekend! I'll set this up only by saying that the movie clip is a tad long..I'm not one for trying to edit...but it's especially worth it at 00:57 seconds (you'll hear a cute little coo coming from my little man) and at the very end (where he does a little trick for the third time today), so stick with it. And don't mind our casual banter in the background; we were at a visit at Erich's grandma and grandpa Hubert's house.



He ROLLED OVER!! I put him on his tummy when we got there and right away, he rolled over. I thought, again, this was kind of an accident, but put him back on his tummy and, what do you know? He rolled over again! So I finally grabbed my camera to try to capture the moment on film. It took a little longer than the other two times, but he did it! I couldn't be prouder :) (Seriuosly, I think I've watched that clip about 5 times in the last 20 minutes).