6 Weeks

I love seeing him grow, but it kind of makes me sad that Emerson is already 6 weeks old. He really has been such a good baby so far. During the day he really only cries or wakes up when he's hungry or has gas. He has definitely slept a lot more during the day than Deacon did (from what I can remember). We are getting up several times a night for feedings though and he doesn't go back to sleep quite as easily at night as he does in the daytime. We have him set up on our couch laying in the boppy a lot of the time. Deacon loves to give him kisses and hugs, and unfortunately he also likes to yell in his face. Deacon and Emerson have both had a bit of stuffy/runny noses lately. I guess with the weather getting colder, that is expected. 

I know it's been mentioned before, but Deacon LOVES Halloween! He is already so excited to see all of the decorations and pumpkins, etc. I got some Halloween books at the library for us to read and he has been loving those. I can also get him to come with me to the grocery store easier now because he knows he can see the decorations and pumpkins. I'm hoping i'll get to take him to several Halloween things during the month (pumpkin patches, Cherry Hill Scary Hill, trick or treating and a trunk or treat, etc). 

On Saturday, September 24, my aunt invited us to a Teddy Bear and Health Clinic at Lakeview Hospital.  Deacon and Livy both got a teddy bear at the beginning and went to different areas of the hospital to do different activities with their bears. They also got a whole bunch of free stuff from businesses while we were there and got to get in a ambulance, fire truck, and jump in a bounce house. I think they had a great time! We'll be looking forward to going again next yet. 

Here are a few pictures of them at the event:

Sadly, I haven't been as good at taking pictures or video of Emerson as I was with Deacon. I guess that's what happens when you are not the first child. One thing about him is he has a very strong neck already. I kind of forget to do tummy time with him very often because he already seems to be so strong. 

Here he is sleeping in the boppy:

Todd and his family invited us to go on a hike with them last Sunday between the conference sessions. I had no idea it was going to rain, and when we got up to our destination, it started to sprinkle. After a few minutes, it was pouring on us! We decided we had better just get moving and get back to the bottom of the mountain and we got completely drenched on the way. Of course by the time we got back down, it had stopped raining and was sunny again. Deacon had fun, but he did get pretty cold. I wrapped him up in a blanket in the back of my Jeep for a little bit and he seemed to warm up quickly. 

Here is Emerson's picture I took when he was a few days old compared to his one month picture below it. Somehow he ended up being in the same outfit for both pictures, but you can tell that he fills it out a bit more now. 

Lastly, my Mom and I took Deacon and Livy to Kangaroo Zoo again last week. They did so much better this time than they did a year ago. Livy went down a few of the big slides last year, but Deacon wouldn't do any of them. This time I think they both went on every single blow up toy several times. I didn't get very good pictures this timebecause Deacon wasn't cooperating and didn't want me to take any.