Introducing the Bottle

I've been wanting to use my breast pump so we can have a supply of milk in case Rob needs to feed him for me so I broke out the pump on Saturday. It took some getting used to but it was successful. The moment of truth was when Rob was going to introduce the bottle to Charlie...Charlie took the bottle like a champ! We fed him 2 oz and he finished in ~7 minutes. He typically feeds for 15 minutes when I feed him. I have no idea how many ozs he gets when I feed him and if its easier for him to feed off me or the bottle. We'll probably figure these things out with time. For now, I'm excited that I'll have some freedom with the feedings.

Look at him looking at his daddy...



Happy mommy

Shots for the Birthday Boy

Charlie was officially 1 month old on Friday. On his birthday, he had to get the hepatitis B booster shot. He only cried for a little bit. The dr. weighed him and he is now 9 lb 12 oz!!

We also got shots of him on his 1 month birthday by his Mimi.













I took these with my camera - I love his chicken leggies!





If you want to see more pictures of Charlie on his 1 month birthday and hear about how I'm adjusting to motherhood, check out my mom's blog post here: http://mushroom-city-memoirs.blogspot.com/2010/01/mimi-monlogues-charlie-one-month-later.html

Random Pictures

Charlie has been keeping me busy, but I've been meaning to post various pictures so here goes it:

I had a bad night and Dorothy offered to come by after work to help out (i.e. hold Charlie for 1-2 hours). Buddy got in on the snuggling action. Everyone loves them some Dorothy!


First family picture since being in the hospital


Buddy has been very lovey since Charlie came home. Here is Rob getting some Buddy love.


From my coworkers - they're the best!


Me and Charlie





Visit from Jen, Brad and Michelle


Visit from the Gaballahs

Happy 4 Week Birthday, Charlie!

Today (1/26) was a big day for Charlie. Today is his 4 week birthday, we went to Redwood City to visit my coworkers then stopped at Nonni and Grandpa Wagners home. It was also a big day for me - it was my longest outing since Charlie was born. I should be giving Charlie a present, but he gave me a great gift last night: he was a such a good baby. After each feeding, he went down without a fuss. He usually goes down well at 1 of the feedings but the others aren't always so successful. Last night was one of the best nights I've had since we've been home.

I wanted to take a picture of Charlie on his four week birthday but it didn't work out how I imagined it would:



I asked for Rob to take a picture with me holding him but we still couldn't get our acts together....

Charlie not looking at the camera


Telling Charlie to look at the camera


Telling Charlie to look at the camera - with my eyes closed


"Hey..what's that over there?" -Charlie


"Is that dinner I smell?" -Charlie


I give up - Happy Birthday, Charlie!

Tummy Time - Buddy Style

Tummy Time

Charlie is really good about lifting his head when he is laying on our chests, but I was hoping to get him started on the tummy time mat. He doesn't love it but the other day he was finally lifting his head off the mat. I didn't get very good pictures, but this is what I was able to get:

Cuddling with Mimi