Who's the boss?

Who's the boss here! Baby Clay? Or, Luke and I?  While we navigate naps and bedtime routines, it feels like we're still figuring that one out.  It's possible that the little nugget below might be in charge.

September started off with a bang in Fairfax where Clay, Luke and I celebrated labor day weekend and enjoyed visiting with friends and family.  
 

Labor Day Party - Charlie, Joey & Tommy

Labor Day Party - the family!

 

Kristen Haynes visits with Clay in Davis

 More visitors in Fairfax: Melissa, Kim, Sharon, Auntie Annie & Rachel.  Clay was an angel as he was passed around!

 Since that busy weekend, Luke and I continue to figure out this parenting stuff.  I'm finding myself preoccupied with things like diaper rash, naps, correct latches for breast feeding, feeding schedules and bedtime rituals.  Clay, on the other hand isn't worried about a thing.  He's growing like a weed... or a happy growing sumo wrestler.  I brought him in to Kaiser on September 18th, and the nurse double checked the scale when it read 13 pounds 9 ounces! He's a nice chubby baby, and we're happy he has gained so much weight... although we laugh and call him our bowling ball.  :)

Bowling Ball / Sumo Wrestler

Besides figuring out how to put Clay to sleep for naps and analyzing his every fuss and smile, there have been a few fun events so far this month...

Clays first smile caught on camera at 4 weeks!

Since then, he's given us plenty more. At first he was stingy with those smiles, but now we get to look forward to them every morning.

Lots of tummy time each day... Clay doesn't seem to like this, but he's slowly getting better at holding up his gigantic head. :)

My first little bit of exercise postpartum - soooo exciting

 

Making new baby friends

Cousin Levi!

Clay and Mateo Merino

Clay and Bodhi Bruso.  Clay was a teensy bit fussy here.

Clay and the ladies:  Avery Fuller and Adelyn White

Clay's first bottle. At first Clay wasn't sure what his dad was doing, but when he realized there was food in the bottle, he was quite happy.

And finally, fun pictures taken around the house.  There have been so many times when Luke and I will tell the other to grab the camera because Clay is doing something adorable... whether or not is actually is adorable to the world doesn't matter to us. We are having so much fun!