Gizmo really tries hard to play with baby Jer...

Look! Real people clothes!

Jer is finally big enough to fit some newborn clothes at 6.5 weeks!

First Smile!

Some history first about the below pictures.....My husband made me buy the bear....because it matched his hat...LOL!
and then he made me take the bear to church with Jeremy the next day even though he doesn't play with things yet....(I was vastly amused)

Now about the smile...The other night, I wasn't feeling well, and Jeremy and I were awake at 5am, so we went and sat in his room, and played...or rather I decided to find out what fit him...at 5am....
As he was laying there he started making cooing noises (at the wall) and I was pretty excited, as those were his first....and so I started talking to him...and we got the first real smile...
It was worth it even to be up at 5am!
Since then, he has smiled several times and to several people...
The other thing we have noticed he likes to do is touch Kendal's beard....He seems quite fascinated with it....

6.5 Weeks!

Jeremy's new bear

I found a bear that matches his hat and boots

Another cell phone pic

Update!

WhoHoo! The health nurse was over this morning and we weighed baby Jeremy, and he is 8 lbs and 7.5 ounces! That officially takes him off of the concern list and puts him in the 50th percentile exactly where he is supposed to be!

Nursery

Finally after 6 weeks I managed to get Jeremy's nursery done...but I guess you could say that I did get it done on time, as he was really only due last week!

Jeremy's first time in his swing....

Jeremy and Talon watch Sesame Street.

6 Weeks Old

Wow! As hard as it is to believe, Jeremy is already 6 weeks old....He is doing good now and for anyone who was keeping track, he is gaining weight...I think he is actually almost 8 lbs. He is just outgrowing his preemie clothes now and may actually fit into new born stuff next week....
His jaundice has also cleared up, and he is looking very handsome and for once not yellow....LOL!
He is proving to be a really good little boy....barely ever crys, and pretty much sleeps most of the time, although he is staying awake for longer and longer periods of time.
He had his first bath that wasn't a sponge bath on Wednesday...He was really good, and only cried for a minute when we took him out because he was cold...
He has also had a few smiles, but I wouldn't swear yet that they weren't gas...

We are really happy he is here with us....I think we might keep him!

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Look at my bum!

Special thanks to our friend Brenda K and my mom for throwing us another baby shower. This shower was held at Gateway Christian Fellowship and was attended by family, many non-Avonhurst friends, and a few friends who work with me(and my parents) at sears. Apparently we were a little too picture happy though. There were so many pictures that I posted them on a second webpage. Click here to see the pictures or click on my dad.

Happy Grandparents

Shower at Avonhurst

Robyn and I just want to say a special thanks to everyone at Avonhurst(our church) for all the gifts and support we have received since Jeremy's birth. Also we want to say a special thanks to Naomi, our good friend, who organized a terrific baby shower for us. She also has taken special interest in looking after our grandson Talon at church every Sunday. THANKS

Already meeting girls!

Mercy pics!

Our friends, Jason and Brenda had their daughter Mercy last year. She is such a sweetie that she actually one of the reasons we decided to have another baby!

Pictures from Jeremy's family and friend baby shower

Bree took these pics with her camera.

Aunty Linda with Jeremy

The sisters

Daddy's cell phone pic

First day at home

Taco Bell doesn't know what to think of Jeremy. His eyes are kind of crazy.

Mommy looks pretty good for being in hospital for five days.