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IMG_1346, originally uploaded by rachelsmason.

Today has been a really good day so far. 

1. Jack slept for 5.5 hours in a row last night!  Then I got 1 more, then Ben took him downstairs giving me an extra 1.5.  The total is almost a normal night’s sleep.
2. I wore my pre-pregnancy pants today!  Only took 5 weeks to get back into them – hurrah for nursing-weight loss.  They are slightly snug, but no worse than my “fat” days used to be.  
3. We bought a stroller for Jack – but paid less than the link and got it in green and gray.  Ben was resistant but finally agreed to let me get one.  Jack is a little young for the style.  He can’t quite hold his head up for the ride.  But it’s not much worse than how he sits in his car seat and he’ll quickly grow into it.  I didn’t like any stroller options with a bigger recline and don’t want to buy TWO nice strollers to accommodate different growth stages. 
4. We met friends at Fatburger for lunch.  Mmmmm.
5. Jack slept the whole time we shopped.  Then he was happy and quiet (not crying) for a good chunk of time this afternoon.  
6. Ben picked up groceries for the fourth and pizza for dinner.  Yeah, we’re super healthy these days 😉
7. The forecast for tomorrow is in the 70s!  Even if we get rained out of our picnic plans, I look forward to the break from heat. 

Now if only Jack can repeat his sleep stretch tonight I’ll be the happiest mom on the block.

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DSC_3408, originally uploaded by rachelsmason.

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Bath time, originally uploaded by rachelsmason.

Look at my baby’s chubbiness! I can’t stand it!

Look what I got in the mail today!

Hee hee hee.  I LOVE it. 

I’ll stop with the anniversaries soon, but one month is a milestone!  I’m so impressed with how fast Jack is growing.  He smiles and sighs.  He holds his head up when he is upright.  He seems to be a double sneezer, like my brother.  What else will we discover?

And I’m trying to savor every minute of it. I love you, little dude.

I went to visit April with her daughter Ella this week.  We couldn’t believe how small and big they look!  Ella was born at 34 weeks, 2 days before Jack, who was born at 41 weeks.  Also, her family are all shorties while I come from a family of monster men on both sides.  I love this photo!

My mom came to visit for a couple days this week and it was heaven!  She just took care of Jack for me and kept me entertained for two days.  We went shopping and got some cute outfits for Jack.  She taught me how to do a kitchen sink bath.  He’s still not a fan of being wet and naked.  I caught up on some sleep while she cared for him in the afternoon and mornings.  I could have her come every week!

I never posted a follow-up to the nursery decorating, did I?  Here are some photos from the other day.

I received this Poang rocking chair from Ikea and I just love to nurse here!  I set up a little station with water, books, burp cloths, and boppy.  I use it at night instead of nursing the bed because it’s more comfortable to sit in the chair.  The book shelf is more supplies than books at this point, with a few toys thrown in the mix.  You can see I chose the teal damask print fabric for curtains.  I’m happy with my choice.  Miranda is working on turning the bird print fabric that I also bought into a quilt! 

On the left is another angle of the crib wall.  You can see the wall decal from Blik that is the main decoration.  Also, my finished sweater vest is pinned on the wall, waiting for him to grow into it.

On the right is the changing area.  I framed the fox prints that I found in NYC and put those above the table.  We have a cloth diaper service right now, and those are piled in the green basket.  The robot painting was done by my brother Andrew.

While taking these pictures Jack napped in his crib for the first time!  He has a preference for sleeping in his basket, so I’m slowly getting him used to being the crib.  We’ll probably move him out of our room to sleep in the nursery in a couple weeks.