DC UNITED

On Wednesday night we took Dixon to a DC United game at RFK Stadium.  It was a bit late and I wasn't sure how he would do but overall he was a champ until we got on the metro to go home.  We didn't make any friends in our metro car and I am sure we were totally judged for having our baby out so late. I will put some pictures of Ry and D on the flickr site in their jerseys as soon as I can get them off the fancy camera.

DeRo scored his 100th goal during the game and DC United tied the NY Red Bulls 1 to 1.

Vamos United!

Up a Storm

Dixon is talking up a storm.  Here is a video I took this morning with him showing off his mad skillz.  He is unusually reticent when faced with the camera phone but for some reason today after a few tries he decided to send some love to his Mimi and Granny, albeit a bit whiny sounding love.

I can't believe he is already 12 wks old!

One week more!

I'm having a hard time realizing that on Tuesday, September 4th I will no longer be at home with my baby all day.  Sometimes that realization comes as a relief as in- He's been crying for hours.  Thank goodness next week someone else will have to do all this bouncing. -or- I would really like to talk to some grownups and not be covered in milk right now.

But mostly I feel kinda sad.  I'm going to miss so much time in his life everyday from now until forever with daycare and then school.  Right now when he does something new every couple of hours it  seems hard to think that he will be displaying these new behaviors to someone else, some stranger, some lady who is not the mama.  

We had a difficult time finding daycare but eventually got into two of them. One is a large national chain with brightly colored classrooms and slick literature.  The other is a private daycare with less flashy toys crammed into the first floor of a building downtown.  One is as expensive as our monthly rent and one is $600 less.  One is an hour commute each way and one is literally less than 5 blocks from my office.  After some discussion we decided near to my office was the biggest plus and will be putting him into the less fancy, less expensive daycare- I feel slightly guilty from an educational standpoint but I am tempering it with the fact that with less of a commute we will spend much more time with him each day AND I can walk over to feed him at lunch if I wish.  

I gotta go cuddle my baby now...

Growing

This is Dixon at one month.

And this is Dixon at two months. 

He is currently wearing 6mth clothing, he is talking up a storm, enjoys listening to adult conversations and is beginning to get his sleeping in better order.

Photoshoot

D was in a good mood, and will only be able to wear this super cute (and soft!) romper maybe one more time so we took some pictures.

His cute feet.

Faintly smiling- he won't actually smile for the camera.

Practicing his face-plowing, as Ryan calls it.

Larry Visited!

Our Uncle Larry came to DC to visit Cousin Laura and they both stopped by to say hello.  Dixon wasnt in his most charming mood but Larry didn't seem to mind.

Thanks for the visit!

Olympic Fever

Even Dixon has Olympic Fever!  Go team USA!

SHOTS!

On August 7th Dixon went in for his first round of shots.  He had two shots and one oral medicine.  He took the oral medicine like a champ although I have my suspicions that it might have been because he was pretty hungry and we woke him up to take the medicine so he wasn't really alert enough to know what he was swallowing.

He also handled the shots pretty well until we got home.  After he slept for awhile I think the shot areas became sore as he woke up pretty grumpy.  His confused pain at the soreness on his thighs was the worst part for me.  Poor baby.

Grandparent Attack

Last week my mom and brother came in for a visit.  We mostly just hung out with the baby although they did babysit one night so Ryan and I could have some dinner at a restaurant.  It was my birthday on Friday and we took Dixon to his first real restaurant for brunch.  He did pretty well.

Over the weekend Ryan's parents came into town.  They were with us for a week and although I think Jim gets stir crazy in our apartment we are pretty much planning on hanging out with the baby and taking him down to Woolly Mammoth and WRI. We also took the Weber's to Ben's Chili Bowl and Dixon slept through the entire experience.

 Always good to see family and to get a little break from being a solo caregiver during the workday.  I love that I can grab a nap without worrying about Dixon.

Two Months

This is a picture of our newborn baby in June.  How tiny!

Dixon turned two months on August 5th.  At his appointment on the 7th he weighed almost 15lbs and was 23 inches long.  That puts him in the 96% for weight.  

At two months he is very alert.  He follows everyone with his eyes as they move about the apartment.  He is cooing and participating in conversations and he loves to sit at the table while other people are eating. Dixon can get his hand in his mouth about 90% of the time but can't yet figure out how to extend his thumb so he ends up sucking on the fist.  This week he has been really great about napping and has extended his time between feedings to 2 1/2 hours during the day.  Ryan and I find new things to love about him all the time!