Sebatian Update

It has been a week and a half since I posted the latest update, so I figured I was a little overdue. It has been a busy couple of weeks for us with family coming into town. It was great to see everyone though and to have everyone meet Sebastian. Carl, Jaime & Allan came up from Vegas two weeks ago, and Mark's parents (Ed & Colleen) came up from Texas this past weekend. Here are some of the pictures:

Ed, Colleen & Sebastian

Ed, Mark & Sebastian

"Mimi" & Sebastian

Sebastian in a hat that Mimi made for him

Sebastian is now over 7 pounds and hit 21 inches long. About the size he would have been if he had been born on time rather than 6 weeks early. As of today he is 7 weeks old and is smiling a lot, following sounds and really beginning to see his surroundings (he gets distracted quite a bit). He loves bath time and is generally an easy baby. He usually only gets fissy when it is time to eat or if he is working on a present in his diaper for us. The next couple of weeks will be quiet ones for us. Luckily we don't have too much going on until Mark's parents (Jim & Cathy) come into town for Mother's Day Weekend.

Sebastian's First Family Gathering

On Saturday my family got together to celebrate Brittany & Zach's birthdays. We had a great time and were able to get a pic of all of the little ones in the family. We were lucky to have Carl & Jaime up for the weekend, so we were able to get Allan in the pics as well. Sebastian did great, sleeping through most of the day and unfazed while he was awake, just looking around at everything. Here are the pics of all of the kids:

Allan (2 1/2 years), Wyitt (3 Months), Kayla (6 weeks) & Sebastian (5 weeks)

Wyitt, Kayla & Sebastian

All the latest...

Never have we been as fascinated with a baby's pooping & farting as we have been over the past week. We have to keep reminding ourselves that Sebastian is a preemie and that not all of his systems are fully developed yet. That would definitely go for his digestive system as he tries to figure out all of the different feelings with pooping and gas. Mark has been calling him Sir Farts-a-lot lately. He is started to get better and get the hang of it and is about 90% back to his normal easy going self. We had a couple of rough days, but so far, it seems as if we have turned the corner and he is getting better.

Today, Sebastian got to play with his cousin Kayla when Amber came over to visit for the afternoon. The little ones were great and were talking up a storm to each other which gave myself and Amber a chance to catch up and talk all afternoon. The weather finally cooperated and we were able to take the kids out for their first rides in their strollers. It was beautiful outside!

Here are some recent pictures of Sebastian and his activities:

Daddy & Sebastian taking a nap while I was out shopping

One of his Easter pics

It was a rough day so you will have to excise the lack of make-up and energy...

Going for his first walk in his stroller...

Sebastian & Kayla