MACK THE MOVER

Again, I have been delinquent...apologies!  Here is a quick video of Mack trying to scoot...enjoy :)

1 lil' monkey sittin on a chair :)

I have done this monkey shoot with Mack at 2 weeks, 2 months and 4 months (this last time the hat was stretched to the max!)  Look how much my lil' monkey has grown!

2 WEEKS OLD 

2 MONTHS OLD

4 MONTHS OLD



MR. CHUCKLES

Lamb of course LOVES to mess with Mack and thankfully 9 times out of 10, Mack is all about it.  He is starting to chuckle a little and it is the most adorable sound.  The other day Mack was laying down and Jerzee was rubbing her back and face on the ground...out of no where Mack let out a little chuckle as he watched her, it was so cute.  Here is Mr. Chuckles at work :)

MACK ATTACK!

First- I would like to publicly announce that I am going to be writing/posting more often,  I say this to you so that I am held liable and you can give me crap if I fail to follow through. :)

Mack has been making so many strides and developments lately, its hard to keep up!  He is jabber jawing all the time and sometimes I swear he is telling me off...it's cute none the less.  He also grabs at his toys now and can get them to his mouth unlike the failed attempts of getting his hand to his mouth below.  His smile just lights you up and when Lamb tickles him, he can get a little laugh/grunt from him.  Tummy time is fun (for mom and dad anyway) because Mack can now pick himself up high enough that the weight of his head causes him to roll over.  This is pretty on track with what he should be able to do at this point (he has been able to for about 3wks now) but what is impressive is that he can ALMOST roll from his back to his stomach, athletically advanced I say :)  I think he may have a little temper on him because he gets quite pissed that he cannot get it and regardless of the encouraging words from mom and dad, he cries ( I am sure this is code for why are fools chanting at me and not helping me). 

We did take Mack for his shots a few weeks ago.  I always thought it was a little dramatic when moms would talk about how they wanted to hit the nurse for hurting their baby and so on and so forth but it really was quite traumatic for me. If you think his eyes are big, you should have seen when she stuck him!  He did the saddest cry and when I picked him up he was clinging to my neck which he has never done before...broke my heart.  Thankfully we saved about an ounce of his bottle from feeding so that calmed him down pretty quickly.  He weighed in at 12lbs 8oz (75%) and is 24 1/2 inches (90%).

Finally, have I mentioned that Mack is the cutest baby ever!?  He has the cutest big blue eyes with hits of hazel in the middle and his little button nose is perfect...don't take my word for it, check out his pics below :)

 Check out those wrist rolls..someone is going to have big forearms!

Yes, I have done this before and will continue until this beanie does not fit him because he is sooo cute!

keep rolling...rolling...rolling

SUCCESS!

The past few weeks Mack has been working on his hand/eye coordination and I must say that it is quite amusing.  He has recently discovered his hands and not only does he sometimes stop mid-coo in fascination when one appears before him, he is also determined to get them into his mouth.  This has to be God's way of getting back at the little boogers for keeping mom and dad up at night because watching him ever so carefully move his hand towards his mouth only to hit the side of his cheek is hilarious.  Don't get me wrong, I want my little man to succeed and he often does, especially when he is not really thinking about it.  And man, when he does get that hand, he is not afraid to attempt to get his entire fist in there as shown below...SUCCESS!!

"Hey mom...look what I can do!" ha

Where to begin?...

Hi there!! Let me apologize to all our avid readers, (all six of you that is) for not being better about keeping up on the little nugget's blog.  I am going to give you a recap of what the Lamoreaux family has been up to lately.  Mack has had a whirlwind first couple months of life...from Downtown Reno outings (during the day of course) and 10 hr car rides! I am going to write from the most recent and work backwards to keep in proper timeline.  So start from the bottom of this and read up. (yes, I am anal like that) ENJOY :)


WHAT I'M DOING THESE DAYS...
Mack has been getting so big lately.  Its crazy to think he was in my belly just a few short months ago!  He definitely recognizes mine and Lamb's voices now.  He is starting to smile and coo all the time when he sees us.  Nights have been getting better, we have gotten Mack on somewhat of a routine and he is taking to it well.  He showers with dad, some nighttime lotion, feeding, then in bed by around 9p.  For the past couple of nights he has only woken up once (around 2a) and then up in the morning around 6a to eat.  Lamb weighed Mack last week and it put him at 13lbs! We think that may be a little off, but getting big none the less.  This made daddy happy as he was slightly disappointed at Mack's weight at his 2 week appointment (8lbs 6oz, putting him at 50th percentile) Here are some pics of Mack in all his cuteness and a video of him talking to me.

my handsome little man!

Daddy and Mack

Mack chatting it up with Momma

 MACK GOES TO CALIFORNIA...

After Nana and Tata's visit we got to go home to California for a week so that Mack could meet all his relatives and get to know his So Cal roots better. ha.  If he hadn't been spoiled enough the past few weeks he definitely got his fill while in Cali.  We visited Grandpa Alvarez (aka Papa P...shhhh don't tell him, he is not a fan) and Mack got to meet all his crazy/fun aunts on the Alvarez side.  He also got to meet some of his future BFF's, Jackson and Logan.  Logan is my dear friend Kerry's little boy who was suppose to be due a day after Mack but decided to make an early appearance at the end of February.  Jackson is my friend Anna's (who I have known since I was 6) lil man.  He was born on March 25th, just a day after Mack.  The introductions went great and Mack is already telling me he misses his buds. 
We made a trip down to El Centro to hang with the Lamoreaux gang so Mack could meet his aunt Tricia, uncle Mike and cousins Bryce and Austin.  He is not big enough to pee in the great outdoors like his dad but rest assure when he is, dad will show him the ropes.  We also got to see aunt Toni in Buena Park who made Mack his adorable blocks and talked a lot about babies, it's great that Mack will also have a cousin on Lamb's side to hang out with.
Mack did a lot of hanging out with his cousins on my side, Rya and Mia definitely gave him a lot of love.  He got to watch cousin Rya play soccer and Mia was teaching him how to play guitar.  Literally, she was making him play a mini toy guitar.  And lil Ari and Saige gave him some competition in the cute department. 
All and all is was an amazing trip as it always is to be home with family and friends, we only wish we could do it more often.  Pics are below...

Big temperature difference from Reno to Cali.

Hanging with Grandpa

With Jackson (one day younger)

With Logan (one month older)

Nana Venise and all the grand babies

LOTS O' VISITORS...

We were very fortunate to have family and friends come stay and help in Mack's first few weeks of life.

Nana and Tata Montano were the last to come to Reno.  They stayed for 2 weeks helping with Mack in all sorts of ways.  Making dinner, cleaning and watching Mack while I napped.  Lamb and I also got to go out to dinner one night which was nice.  I rode back with them to California while Lamb was in Kansas City for a strength and conditioning conference.
Auntie Kylie and Auntie Sara came to visit for a few days.  They absolutely adore Mack and enjoyed hanging out with him as well as messing with him (taking pictures of him with their glasses on)  Its crazy to think not too long ago we were dance the night away at 2am and now the only reason I am up at 2am is to fed the lil man. 
Next up was Gma and Gpa Lamoreaux.  They have not had a grandbaby to spoil in about 15 years so Mack was well taken care of during their visit.  Momma Margo made some great food and really helped with Mack in changing and soothing him...and they did their fair share of holding him while they were here. 
After my mom and sister Daniella left, Auntie Bianca and baby Saige stayed for an week.  It was great to have someone around who just went though it all so she was a great help on little random questions I had through the week.  We braved the mall one day and even got out for some sushi with Lamb plus babies.

Promise that Mack loves his greatgrandparents he was just hungry

Hanging with Gma and Gpa Lamoreaux

WEEK ONE

A little over a week has gone by since we brought baby Mack home. My mom and sisters where here until this past Tuesday so that was a huge help.  He is a really good baby (no, I am not just saying that).  He pretty much just hangs out.  He is very alert when awake and makes the cutest little faces.  Nighttime is as expected, we did get one night when Mack only woke up once but for the most part it is 2 sometimes 3 times a night, I am just glad he is not fussy.  The diaper changing/feeding in one sitting at night is where we need some work.  Mack is not a fan of getting his diaper changed so we were changing his diaper and then I would breastfeed to put him back to sleep and Tah Dah it was fine.  Well since he is eating more now, if we change him and then feed him, about mid feeding he will pause...give me a look and then there is a mini explosion in his diaper (Thanks Mack).  Therefore I have to change him again, making him angry and it is tough to get him to fall back asleep. Now I just feed a little and let him poop, Lamb changes him and then I feed him again....seems to be working.

Lamb is great with Mack and helps out a ton.  Whether it be little things I need for myself because of my c-section or changing/dressing or rocking Mack.  He is lucky to have such a good daddy...although he is already a momma's boy :)  Below are a few pictures of Mack's first week of life as well as pictures of all the babies Ari (3 1/2 months) Saige (7 weeks) Mack (4 days).  I think we laughed more than we took pictures.  Today, Bianca and I did a mock photo shoot on a chair I have (now I know why photographers charge so much for newborn pics),  here are a few that came out ok.

ROUGH LIFE...

How Dad calms him down.

hahahahaha...priceless

He decided to practice his crawling skills during his photo shoot

my sweet little man...

My FAVORITE!! :)