Easy Baby

Kyle has been such an easy baby the last couple days. Yesterday, Grammy visited and Kyle was on his best behavior because it was her birthday...lots of smiling, playing and sleeping. Then last night, Kyle slept from 11-5 (is that considered "sleeping through the night"??). And he's taken a couple good naps since then (in his Miracle Blanket, which is truly living up to its name!). Such a good little guy :) I think he's resting up for his first Halloween. If it's warm enough tomorrow night, Kyle will be "trick-or-treating" up in MA with his cousins (dressed as little monkeys).

And on Ca's recommendation, I've started watching Weeds. Netflix has Seasons 1 and 2 on "Watch Instantly", meaning I can watch them right online. The episodes are 30 minutes long, which is conveniently about the length of a nursing session. So I've watched the first two episodes this morning, nursing with the laptop next to me...very convenient and I really like the show so far!

Tidy Little Package

Ca, I am sold on the Miracle Blanket! Last night, after several rounds of putting Kyle in his crib and watching (on the monitor ) his little limbs flailing around, I decided that I needed to figure out the Miracle Blanket. I had tried it before but couldn't get his flexed little arms to straighten out. But last night, I guess he was a bit floppier, because I was able to put it on him (I think the right way). At first he seemed terrified, but then he seemed to relax and slept for a 5 hr and then a 4 hr stretch. His good sleep might also have something to do with the fact that he didn't sleep at all yesterday. But I do think he feels comfortable and secure as a "tidy little package" (if I may steal your terminology). And like you said, his hands/arms do probably distract him when he's trying to fall asleep. So assuming I'm doing it right, I guess I don't need Miracle Blanket lesson on Friday! But maybe I'll bring it anyway, so Kyle can be a mummy for Halloween :)

Nap Please

Days when Kyle doesn't sleep at all are VERY long! Especially when they follow a night of only 3 hrs of sleep. I just tried a car ride, but even that didn't make him sleep. Aren't babies supposed to sleep a lot?? On a positive note, he's been in a good mood for most of the day...lots of smiling and playing, and very little crying. But everything that made him happy/content today has required my full effort/involvement. So I would just love for him to take a little nap so I could get some stuff done around the house (or take a nap myself!).

Happy 5 Week Birthday Kyle

Apparently, Kyle was too excited about his 5 week birthday to sleep last night. He didn't fall asleep until after 3am. And we started trying to put him to bed around 10pm. So needless to say, it was a VERY long, frustrating night. And then he woke up at 7am and wouldn't fall back asleep after I fed him. He was awake all morning, doing lots of nursing and crying. He finally fell asleep in his PnP around 1pm and is still asleep now. Hopefully, he'll take a good nap, since he only got 4 hrs of sleep last night! It may be coincidence, but it seems that he never sleeps well after we give him a bath (which we did last night). He gets pretty hysterical during the bath, so maybe it riles him up too much to sleep afterward. I think we'll trying bathing him earlier in the day next time, to test my theory.

More Cousin Fun!

Kyle enjoyed a visit from his cousins today, and got to meet his Uncle Jon for the first time. While Alex and Rachel played outside, Kyle slept for most of the visit...first on Mommy, then on Aunt Ca, and then on Daddy. Not sure why he was so sleepy after sleeping from midnight until 11am (including a wonderful 7 hour stretch without waking!!). The visit ended when Alex demanded they leave in the gray XC90 :)

Kyle also had a fun "play date" with his buddy Jeremy on Friday. He was content for most of the afternoon watching and listening to the big kids play. He especially enjoyed watching Remy work on his new maneuver from the coffee table to the couch :)

Hopefully the Pats will hold on to this 7 pt lead!

Kyle's Playmat

Over the last few days, Kyle has really started to "play" on his playmat (a gift from Marti...thanks Marti!). He bats around the hanging rattle toys and coos, and looks up at the musical, lighted star. We had a few little play sessions today, including the one below...

Benson?

It just occurred to me that I hadn't seen Benson all morning, which is very unusual because he is usually bugging me constantly to fill his already brimming-full food dish. After searching the house, he's been located, sound asleep under our comforter...

Still My Little Angel

Kyle followed up his good day with a great night. He slept in his crib from 10:30 to 9:30, waking up every 4 hrs or so to eat. And when he woke up at 9:30, he wasn't crying but just "talking" happily in his crib. This allowed me to ease into the day. Usually, I wake up to him screaming and I jump out of bed to get dressed and brush my teeth. But this morning, I lay in bed for about 10 minutes, enjoying his happy chatter and the snuggliness of my bed. When I went in to get him, I even got a smile before I took him out of his crib. And now, he's happily swinging away, which allowed me to eat in peace and do this posting. Hooray for Kyle!!

My Little Angel

They say a good day usually follows a bad one. Well this was definitely the case for us. Yesterday was rough...very little sleep and LOTS of crying. But today was the exact opposite...lots of sleep and happy awake time...he was a little angel. Grammy would like to believe this about face was her doing (she came down for her Wednesday visit), and maybe she's right! Kyle seems to always be on his best behavior when Grammy's around. And we're pretty sure he's started making "real" smiles...he does it as a reaction to talking and singing, and his whole face lights up...so cute :)

We feel good because he slept in his crib last night for the first time in almost a week. He had been sleeping in his car seat, which we didn't feel great about from a SIDS standpoint, but it seemed to be the only place that he'd fall asleep. So we were determined to get him to fall asleep in the crib last night and we eventually succeeded (after a couple hours of crying). Hopefully this will continue. In fact, as of 10 minutes ago, he's back asleep in there, hopefully for a few hours. Oops, I spoke too soon...I hear him crying. Oh well, the night's still young...

Shower Please

Taking a shower sounds like a very simple task, right? Well, I literally spent my entire day trying to take one. My shower prerequisite was Kyle either being content in a secured location (e.g. swing, car seat, etc) or sleeping. I tried from 9am to 2pm to get him in one of these states and failed miserably. I even went for two car rides. He slept during the rides but woke up as soon as we got inside. If only I could shower in the car! He had a doctors appointment at 3pm, so after all that, I finally just took a shower with him screaming the whole time in the car seat (bad mommy!). Oh well, they say crying is good exercise for babies, right? If so, he definitely got a good workout today!

His 4 week check-up went well. He's up to 10 lbs 9 oz, which the pediatrician said is good weight gain. Everything else looked good too. His next appointment will be at 2 months.

Time for Kyle's bath now...hopefully it will be less of a challenge than my shower!

Good Night (except for the Sox)

It's funny how a "good" day or night is now entirely defined by Kyle...whether he slept well, cried a lot, peed through his clothes, etc. Normally, I'd be really bummed about the Sox loss last night. But Kyle slept from 9:30pm-2am, 3am-7am, and 7:30am-9:30am. This was his best night in a while! So that's why it was a good night, despite the Sox loss. And I'll even go so far as to say, good for the Rays! What a great story it will be if they win it.

Kyle and I just got back from our afternoon car ride, and he's still asleep in his car seat (inside of course). So I think I'll go make some lunch and put in laundry, before he wakes up.

Oh, and happy 4 week birthday to Kyle...boy do they grow up fast ;)

Cousin Fun

This is a couple days late, but Kyle met his cousins, Alex and Rachel, on Friday. Kyle enjoyed hanging with the big kids, but unfortunately wasn't able to participate in most of the activities, as they all required the ability to walk, talk, sing, jump, etc. But he did shine in one activity...napping! He slept like a champ through LOTS of noise and commotion. As you can see from the photo, it's tough to get a prize-winning photo of an infant and a couple 2 year olds...and this was the best of about 20 shots!

Nights are definitely rough these days. Last night, Kyle didn't fall asleep until after 3am...he must have thought the Sox game went 17 innings. And this was after literally not sleeping all day! He just screams and screams at night and nothing calms him down other than nursing (which I can only do so much of). We were ready to take him for a car ride as a last resort, but then he FINALLY fell asleep (now that I think about it, maybe a car ride should be our "first resort"). He then slept until 7am, nursed, and has been asleep ever since. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to fall back asleep after the 7am nursing. I plan to take a nap this afternoon though. At least we have the Sox game tonight, and the Pats tomorrow, to entertain us during these late nights. If tonight is like last night, I'll be hoping for extra innings!!

Thanks Kyle!!

If it weren't for Kyle, Jared and I would have slept through the Sox historic comeback last night. That was amazing!! I'll admit, I haven't followed the Sox as closely this season as I have in years past. I guess that's what a couple world championships can do to you. But last night's victory was just what I needed to get excited about them again...can't wait for Game 6!!

Oh, in case it's not obvious, Kyle is to thank for us watching the game because he was screaming his lungs out from about 9-midnight. So it wasn't ideal circumstances for watching the game, but it definitely made his fussiness easier to deal with. And he literally fell asleep right as the game ended, so he knew exactly what he was doing all along ;)

My New Best Friend

I take back what I said in my last post...the car isn't my best friend, it's the car SEAT! Over the last couple days, I've figured out that Kyle has a reflux issue. That's why he would no longer sleep in his PnP or crib, because lying flat caused milk to come back up, which hurts his tummy. So last night he slept in our room in his car seat (which puts him at an incline) and he slept well...two 4 hr stretches. And now he's napping in his car seat (and has been for almost 3 hrs!)...I didn't even have to go for a car ride to get him to fall asleep in it. Who knows how long this solution will last, but for now, it's working. And I'm learning that you just have to take it one day at a time with a baby. Also, at the recommendation of a very wise, seasoned mommy (thanks Killah), I am going to try Mylicon drops, to help ease his reflux/gas pain.

Kyle and I had a great visit with Grammy yesterday. It was a perfect fall day! We went for a walk through the neighborhood, and a leaf-peeping car ride (with a stop at CVS so I could get my flu shot). Kyle slept through both activities, in his car seat of course. Grammy's Wednesday visits definitely help break up the week!

Want to go for a ride?

The car seems to be my best friend these days. It is a surefire way to get Kyle to fall asleep. We have gone for rides the last couple days, just driving around town. Somehow, I drove over 30 miles today, yet I didn't leave the town of Tolland! It's a good thing gas prices are coming down, because I sense I'll be doing this a lot in the coming weeks. And it must be squirrels "busy season" because I literally almost ran over 10 different squirrels today. That would have put a damper on things. But other than that, what a nice time of year it is to drive around, with the pretty foliage. And it's nice to get to spend some quality time with my new car (which I love!). I got it right after I started working from home, so really haven't driven it much.

Ugly Sox game so far. Guess the knuckle ball isn't knuckling tonight.

Grammy's coming down for the day tomorrow...yippee!!!!

Another non-Kyle Post

I just read that Sarah Palin's baby's middle name is Van, in honor of Van Halen. So his name is Trig Paxson "Van Palin". How cheesy!! And Sarah Palin was introduced at a rally to the song "Right Now". Clearly Palin is a fan of Van Halen, but not vice versa...the band was ticked that their song was used without permission (which they would not have granted if asked).

I feel like I'm cheating!!

This swing is just too good to be true! Our day started off the same way as the last few, with Kyle just wanting to nurse constantly without sleeping in between. So after feeding him a bunch of times, I put him in his swing and, once again, he fell asleep INSTANTLY. It just seems way too easy, like I'm "cheating"! What a wonderful invention, almost as wonderful as the epidural :)

Miraculous "Tool"

Ca, I should have listened to you much sooner. Ca has been pushing us to try out all the "tools" at our disposal, to calm Kyle when he's in a no-sleep feeding frenzy. The suggested tools were the Baby Bjorn, swaddle, a pacifier, and the swing. As Jared was reading up on the Baby Bjorn a few hours ago, Kyle was in one of these frenzies. So I had Jared bring down the swing and literally, Kyle was sound asleep within 5 minutes of being put in it (before we even put batteries in it, with us just pushing him manually). So we put in batteries and he's been swinging away, sound asleep, for almost 2 hrs now...yippee!!!!!! What a liberating feeling this is, especially heading into the work week when I lose my favorite "tool" named Jared :) A part of me wants to limit his swing time, so the novelty doesn't wear off for him. And another part of me is afraid I'm going to WAY overuse it, because it gives me such a wonderful break!! I'll aim for somewhere in the middle...all things in moderation.

Non-Kyle Post

Okay, I'm tired of posting about how frequently Kyle's eating and how little he's sleeping (last night was no different by the way...he was wide awake eating constantly from 10pm to 4am, after doing the same yesterday from 8am to 7pm!). So here's a totally non-Kyle post. Does anyone visit cnn.com regularly? I check it a few times a day, to see what's going on in the world. And of course the featured story is always the stock market. And CNN's featured story always has an accompanying photo. Since it's hard to photographically depict a plummeting stock market, CNN opts to use photos of devastated-looking people (I'm assuming investors of some sort). And it's different devastated people every time I check. For some reason, I find these photos humorous. Maybe it's because I'm severely sleep-deprived. Who knows. Just thought I'd share that with you.

Must go feed Kyle for the 93rd time this morning...I swear he must have gained 5 lbs in the last 24 hrs!!

Where is it??

For the last few days, Kyle has just wanted to nurse CONSTANTLY from about 8am until 5pm. Basically, he has a boob in his mouth for the majority of this time. But I do try to get a little breather in between. I either put him in his PnP (which gets me about 10 minutes of peace), or I try to get him to fall asleep on my chest. But the latter ALWAYS results in his desperate attempt to locate my third boob. He's positive I have one, even though I tell him I don't. He just bobs his head around blindly (a.k.a. bobbing for booby) in my neck/shoulder area searching for this elusive treat. And he gets increasingly frustrated when he can't find it. Sometimes it makes me laugh (especially his little pig noises), other times I just want to cry because I feel like I can't satisfy his little tummy. I am soooo glad it's the weekend though, so Jared can take him in between feedings and give me a break (which he's doing right now!). I am going to go enjoy a nice, relaxing shower now, without listening for Kyle's crying like I do during the week!

No rest for the weary...

Despite how much Kyle was awake yesterday (like the entire day!), we didn't have a particularly good night. It wasn't awful, but he didn't sleep for more than about 3 hrs at a time. Unfortunately, after not sleeping all day, he fell asleep around 5:30 (when Jared got home of course) and was out like a light...not the time I wanted him to be sleeping! I woke him up to feed him around 8:30 and then put him in his crib. But I think that "nap" before bed made him less tired and more hungry in the night. And today is off to the same start as yesterday...he hasn't slept a wink since about 6:30am. I've just been feeding him constantly, and then he screams bloody murder about 10 minutes after I put him in his PnP for a nap. In fact, he is screaming right now, so I must go. Looks like it will be another long day...

Food Interrupted

I literally have not been able to eat a single bite of food today without Kyle SCREAMING in the background. Not a very relaxing way to eat. This is the downside to him sleeping so well at night...I don't get a break during the day. I don't think he's actually slept at all today. I've just been feeding him, singing/talking to him, and changing his diapers all day. After each feeding, I put him in the PnP...he'll appear to be asleep for about 15 minutes before he starts screaming his lungs out. Definitely makes for a long day. And I was so excited for my lunch...after over 9 months of not eating deli meat, I grilled up a ham and cheese sandwich. I brought it out on the deck to enjoy, along with the beautiful weather. As soon as I took my first bite (and boy was it delicious!), Kyle started screaming. So instead of savoring each bite, I had to wolf it down, with him screaming in the background. Not a very pleasant way to eat. And the same thing happened with my breakfast, and just now when I tried to eat an apple. My 15 minute PnP window must almost be up...Jared, please come home!!

Great Night!

I was expecting a good night, but Kyle exceeded my expectations...he slept from 9:30 to 4:30...7 hours!! And then, he even fell back asleep from 5-8 this morning as a bonus. If only I could stop my milk production during these long stretches! So there's a definite, direct correlation between his sleep at night and his eat/sleep pattern during the day. When he sleeps a lot during the day and doesn't eat as often, he does NOT sleep well at night. When he's awake most of the day, eating frequently, he sleeps very well at night. This certainly makes sense, but I thought there was no rhyme or reason to newborns' eat/sleep habits. We need to have Grammy come over more often to keep Kyle entertained and awake during the day!

And I should note that Kyle has been in the same outfit for almost 24 hrs, meaning he hasn't wet/pooped through it yet (I'm sure I just jinxed myself). So sometimes things just go right...I should probably run out and buy a lottery ticket today, right?!

Kyle's Visit with Cute Aunt Ca

Kyle was treated yesterday to a visit from his "if you think I'm cute, you should see my aunt" Aunt Ca! Ca came bearing delicious Mexican food, a pumpkin and mum for our front steps, and a HUGE rubbermaid container full of hand-me-down clothes from cousin Alex! It was like Christmas in October! Kyle slept for the first couple hours of her visit (a rare 5 hr day nap!), and then later had a nice long 3 hr nap on Aunt Ca's chest. They definitely had some quality nephew/aunt bonding. Kyle also had his first real bath last night (now that his umbilical stump fell off), with Aunt Ca coaching us on the finer points of bathing an infant. I can't say he enjoyed his bath, but he also didn't seem to mind it too much. We had the heat cranked up, so that probably helped keep him relatively content.

We knew that all his sleeping during the day didn't bode well for our night. And it definitely was a rough one! Kyle wanted to nurse constantly from about 9-1am, and I had a HORRIBLE headache which made this very difficult. But we made it through. And Kyle was up most of the day today visiting with his Grammy, so we're expecting a good sleeping night tonight (I know...I'm supposed to have LOW expectations).

Kyle and I have nothing on the calendar tomorrow, so we're thinking our big activity could be taking our first walk together through the neighborhood. It's supposed to be 70F, so it should be a good day to test drive the stroller and get some fresh air.

It Figures...

Last night was the first night I had the green light to let Kyle sleep for as long as he wanted, with no guilt that I should wake him up to eat. So how do you think he slept? He slept like a typical newborn (which he is, so I'll cut him some slack)...not for more than 3 hrs at a time. He fell asleep on me from about 8-10pm, so that shortened his nightly feeding frenzy which probably made him get hungrier again sooner in the night. Oh well, maybe tonight I'll have that uninterrupted, guilt-free 6 hrs of sleep!

And I'm really struggling with the whole "winkie down" thing. I try, but his winkie is just so tiny (sorry Kyle!), that it's hard to really position it. Last night around 3am, I just changed a wet diaper and his very wet clothes. Before I fed him, I put him in his crib (in his dry diaper and clean, dry clothes) so that I could wash my hands. When I returned, the back of his clothes (and crib sheet) were soaked! Apparently, he peed again and it just all drained around to his back. And here I was thinking that this problem would be solved (or at least helped) by the fact that his cord stump fell off, meaning we can now pull the diapers up over his belly button. Guess not! It's funny thinking back to our first couple days at home how I asked Ca if it's okay to leave a baby in the same clothes for a couple days...this was obviously before my milk came in because I think he's averaging about 4 outfits a day now!

2 Week Appointment

Just got back from Kyle's two week appointment with the pediatrician and all is well. He's up to 9 lbs 13 oz, meaning he's gained 14 oz in the 10 days since his last appointment. So I guess he's getting enough milk, which makes me feel very relieved. And he said that since he's gaining well, it's fine to let him sleep 5, 6, even 7 hrs at night. This was great to hear, since I've been waking up each night debating whether or not I should wake him to eat, or let him sleep. Now I can thoroughly enjoy my sleep! Everything else looked and sounded good...he said he's a healthy, strong little guy.

So this long stretch of sleep at night is great, but the hours leading up to it are EXHAUSTING! From about 8-midnight, he just needs to eat CONSTANTLY. If he's not on a boob, he's screaming his lungs out. And of course this is the time of day when I'm dead tired and just want to sleep. And there's really nothing Jared can do to help (although he tries!), since he doesn't have boobs. I know I shouldn't be complaining, because the sleep that follows is a wonderful thing. But it's just VERY exhausting. Apparently I was the same way as a baby, so like my mom says, it's payback time!

Mystery Solved!

As I was emptying the dryer today, I heard something rattling around in there. After fishing around a bit, I pulled out the remains of Kyle's umbilical cord stump! It did take me a minute to figure out that this is what it was. Looked pretty gross, but I feel better knowing its whereabouts. Ironically, that load of clothes didn't dry very well...I hope his little stump didn't break our dryer!

Kyle's Weekend Excitement

Kyle has had an exciting couple days! Friday night, he had a visit from Julie, John and adorable buddy Jeremy (see above...isn't he the cutest??). They brought with them a delicious salmon dinner (looking forward to the leftovers today!), and also filled up our freezer with lots of yummy home-cooked meals! Talk about spoiling us!! Then yesterday, we went up to Grammy's for brunch, where Kyle got to meet his "Nonnie". That was also Kyle's first time crossing the CT stateline. So lots of excitement for Kyle as he approaches his two week birthday!

He continues to sleep for long stretches at night (always preceeded by an exhausting 4 hr feeding frenzy). Last night, he slept from 11:30 to 5, and then again from 5:30 to 9:30! I feel like I can't totally enjoy this yet though, not knowing if he's gaining weight. But we go to the pediatrician tomorrow for his 2 week check-up, so we'll find out soon enough.

And today's excitement will be Kyle's first Patriots game! Fortunately, he was still in-utero (not for long though) two weeks ago and didn't have to witness the Pats' humiliating loss to the Dolphins. I think he'll bring them good luck today...

Diaper Update

Kyle just pooped AGAIN on the changing table when I took his diaper off!! What is going on??? As if changing a poopy diaper isn't bad enough, but changing poopy clothes is the worst! But he's still a cutie and I love him :)

Diaper Disasters

The last two diapers I've changed have been total disasters. The first happened around 4:30 when I got up to feed him. He had pooped through his onesie/sleeper/blanket, and of course peed the instant I took off his diaper. Then, the next diaper change was about an hour ago. I peeked in and no poop, but it felt wet so I decided to change it...BAD DECISION! Not only did he pee as soon as I took it off, but he also pooped on the changing table (and his clothes)! So he's now in his third outfit in less than 5 hours! When he has poop on his onesie, I've started pulling it down over his feet instead of over his head, so it's a little cleaner. Were they intended to go over either end?? Hope so. Oh, and of course we had just given him a sponge bath last night before bed.

On a happier note, he had another good night. It got off to a rough start though. I think he was so worked up from his bath (which he hates!) that he didn't fall asleep for any length of time until midnight. But then he slept from about 12-4, and then 4-8. So I can't complain!

And Kyle hit a big milestone...his umbilical cord fell off overnight, although I can't find where it went! When we were washing him last night, it looked like it was only held on by a few threads. And then this morning, it's gone! I hope it was ready, because it doesn't look totally healed under there. I was expecting a perfect little belly button to emerge, but maybe that takes some time. I'll have to read up on that...

Living in "The Now"

Well I think Kyle has decided that being nocturnal isn't for him. He slept great again last night in his crib, with me having to wake him up for both feedings. It was nice knowing though that if he didn't sleep well, I could watch the late-night Sox game. But he fell asleep around 9 and so did I, meaning I didn't even watch a single pitch. What kind of example am I setting for Kyle?! Glad to see they won though...they definitely have the Angels' number in the playoffs.

I love sleeping in my bed again! And that awful hip/butt pain I was having the last few months of pregnancy is almost totally gone, so I'm sleeping very comfortably, which makes it that much harder to drag myself out of bed in the night to feed him. I can only imagine how hard it will be in the dead of winter! And Kyle seems to really like his crib...he definitely has slept better in there than in either PnP. I know it will be months before we truly have any kind of schedule, but I feel like things are headed in the right direction for now (and we live in "the now", right Grammy?).

Expectations

I need to learn not to have expectations when it comes to newborns. That will only lead to disappointment. I should be very happy right now, because Kyle once again had two good chunks of sleep overnight (both times I had to wake him up to feed him because it had been about 3.5 hrs). But I was expecting a third chunk of sleep early this morning (just like yesterday), and that never happened. He didn't go back to sleep after 4am, and started into his feeding frenzy. And I so desperately wanted another couple hours of sleep that I kept trying to calm him down (without nursing)...I knew he had a clean diaper and had just eaten so in my mind there was no reason for him not to go back to sleep. But he had his own agenda and just wanted to eat and eat and eat. So I have to settle for the sleep I got...probably about 5 hrs total, which isn't bad.

Last night was the first time we tried him in the crib, meaning Jared and I slept in the bed together which was nice (I had been sleeping on the couch in the family room, with him in the pack n play). He seemed to like his crib, so I think we'll continue with that. I had the monitor on but turned it off when I realized how easily I could hear him when he made any sort of sound.

I'm hoping Kyle sleeps some during the day today. Yesterday, which was my first day alone with no Jared/Grammy, he did not sleep for more than about 20 minutes at a time. So that made for a pretty long day! Of course when Jared came home, he fell asleep on his chest for about 2 hrs. Jared (tongue-in-cheek) said that I must have had a really easy day. Hopefully I'll get those 2 hrs today sometime between now and 5pm!

No matter how little he sleeps or how often he wants to eat, Kyle's still the most precious little guy in the world and I love him to pieces :)