Morning Smiles

 

Hyrum is such a good little boy! Lately, I've been enjoying his little smiles and coos. He loves attention and loves to talk to us. At night, he will sleep 4-5 hours in a row for the first stretch, then 2-3 and then maybe another hour.  He usually wakes up around 2:30 AM for his first feed of the night, and then again around 5:00 AM. Then around 6:30 AM he wakes up when Camilla walks across the creeky hardwood floor and into our room for a snuggle. Usually, I can feed him, and then he goes back to sleep while I get breakfast and pack Mr. Stannix's lunch.  It's perfect. 

I have recently discovered though that Hyrum is a morning person, or so it seems. When I go to his crib at 5:00AM he is usually flailing his arms, grunting and cooing. I pick him up and snuggle him in close and then we go to the change table for a fresh diaper. As soon as I lay him down he gets all excited! He will look straight up at me and his mouth will make the funniest shapes as he smiles and grins away excitedly. Today I was able to catch a few of those melt-my-heart little grins on camera.This kid seriously cracks me up. 

I read a lot of stuff when Camilla was little about not making eye contact or talking to your babies at night to help them differentiate between night and day. With Hyrums little looks, I can't help but smile back at him and pause the diaper change for a quick chat. He just eats it up, and flashes more of his handsome grins.  It's kind of a special moment that we share together every morning. He really is a sweet little boy!

Although I'm sad to be leaving the "newborn" stage, I am excited for this next stage. I'm excited for all the smiles and giggles that are to come! I am excited that he is already communicating with us through his expressions and with his little voice. He is gaining better control of his motor skills and his arms don't flail and shake quite as much as before. He likes to grab and hold onto our fingers, my hair, or the front of our shirts while he snuggles. He still loves to be swaddled up and snuggled tight.

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On a side note, today is another rainy day. Last night, Mr. Stannix and I snuggled in bed to the sound of rain and a cool breeze coming in through our opened window. There is nothing better then listening to the sound of rain as your falling asleep (except maybe being snuggled in with the Mr. while listening to the sound of rain). When we woke up this morning our room smelled fresh and lovely and the rain was still falling outside. I have dubbed it a sweatpants day and I think the kiddos and I will snuggle up together on the couch and watch movies this afternoon. We might even still hit up the library for sing-sign, but I think we'll drive this time!