Baby Liam

So, as I'm sure you all know, Liam Tucker arrived on Tuesday February 19th at 2:21 p.m., weighing in at 7 pounds, 3 ounces, and stretching all the way to 20.5 inches.

My how time flies! Liam is now 10 and a half weeks old, and weighs a hearty 13 pounds, 12 ounces, and is 24 inches long. What a big boy! I have repeated the same conversation with his doctor (whom we love!)--

Me: Are we feeding him too much? Are we setting him up for a lifetime of Obesity?
Dr: No! He's doing great!



It did make me feel a little better this time, when the nurse said that he is in the 90th percentile for length as well as weight and head circumference, so he's not fat...he's just huge all over! While many of you are reading this thinking, "wow, he's almost 14 pounds and only 2 months old!" I must share that when Josh was 2 months old, he had a full 3 pounds on Liam, so Liam comes by it honestly!

So, since this blog is getting started 10 weeks into Liam's life, I will share with you:

• He first smiled at 6 weeks old (well, his first true smile-- there were a lot of gas grins before then!) and we love his smile!
• He moved into his own room at 10 weeks old-- I loved having him in his bassinet beside our bed, and I hadn't planned on moving him out until 3 or 4 months, but he recently started waking up and cooing to himself for an hour at a time in the middle of the night, and we were getting no sleep! Not a horrible problem to have though, to have a baby that wakes up happy to talk to himself!
• His current likes include: Hearing Mommy and Daddy talk in ridiculously high pitched voices and make silly faces at him, His Crib Mobile, His Bouncy Seat, and Being Outside (weather permitting)
• His current dislikes are: Having clothes pulled over his head, "Tummy Time", and having to wait more than 30 seconds for a meal once he's decided he's hungry.
• People always ask me if he's sleeping through the night...that depends on your definition of the term. Many books and mom's say that sleeping through the night is when they sleep for 5-6 consecutive hours, which Liam does (usually from about 10:30-4:30), but i don't count it until he's asleep when I go to bed and doesn't wake up until at least 6:00 a.m.

So that's a little bit about Liam...We'll keep the information coming!