favorite time.

We have a new favorite time with Archer...bath time. I get to enjoy him in the mornings (Colin is already by the time Archer wakes up), but bath time is a time all three of us get to spend together. We usually wait until he starts nodding off in the evenings after keeping him awake for a good 2-3 hour stretch, then we take him in the bathroom and put him in his tub. He loves it (FINALLY) and is completely relaxed. Sometimes he talks and smiles, other times he simply enjoys it. So that's it, our enjoyable unwindable routine. Shortly after the bath he is fed and drifts off into a peaceful sleep. I think/hope we are on the homestretch for sleeping "all night." Two nights ago we put him down at 10 and he woke at 4am to eat, back to sleep, and up for the day at 8am.

Attached is a picture of him in his bath...what a HANDSOME man. The picture doesn't really make this obvious but Archer's pediatrician thinks he eyes will be blue for sure (I really hope they are). At his 8 week checkup he was 12lbs 24.5 inches long (the 90%tile for height and 50%tile for weight).

Ok, off to bed while the sleeping is good.

Love the Kimbles

Onto November...

It seems like so much has changed around here!!! Archer just had his eight week checkup today and weighed in at 12 lbs, he was 24 inches long...SUCH a big boy! Grandma Jo was here for five days and we REALLY miss her, it was so nice to have her around, and Archer really enjoyed chatting with her all morning long (mom also enjoyed her showers). Thank goodness Grandma Jo got us a DVD camcorder for Christmas so we can send her monthly videos of how he is changing.

Other than that, time is just flying by! Archer has been sleeping about 5-6 hour stretches at night which are really nice! He has started to smile and coo which makes us feel loved back :) He has also started to recognize our voices and follow us around the room when we talk. It is already so fun to see the changes he is making, just think soon it will be onto walking....and college!

That's it for now, just wanted to let everyone know we are doing great and the little guy is not so little anymore...I have the picture to prove it!

Love the Kimble

Happy Halloween

Not much has changed since the last entry, we still are loving our little eating, pooping, sleeping boy.  We attempted the whole scheduling thing (I'm pretty sure I happily blogged about it last time) but it seemed to blow up in our faces.  Our once happy, peaceful-sleeping five hours at night boy became an angry little guy who was up for 4 hours straight at night.  We quickly realized that his "tanking up" in the evenings ensured wonderful sleep for mom and dad, and that trying to schedule him and denying him those frequent feedings before bed promised that he would instead ask for them all night long!!!  He stays pretty scheduled throughout the day and takes his long afternoon nap (which I LOVE) but the evenings are a different story.

In other news, Colin has really started to enjoy his job.  Instead of considering himself a "probation officer" he tends to lean more towards the "social worker" side.  I anxiously wait for him to get home from work everyday (not to mention Archer's nap is usually from about 3:30pm-6:30 pm with Colin getting home at about 5:00) so he can tell me about what happened out in the crazy places he works.  It is sad, but it is nice to know that there are people like Colin who truly care and are out there attempting to help.  

School is going ok...it is very interesting, but tons of information.  I have my first test on Tuesday and I feel like I am on schedule as far as being prepared goes.  

That's it for now.  Halloween happens to be Colin's favorite holiday-so I am waiting to see what he has up his sleeve for tonight.

Hope everyone is well.

Love the Kimbles

Daddy twin.

I had to post this picture...it's almost unbelievable! Last night Colin and Archer were watching a movie (well mostly Colin) and Colin looked down at Archer and said, "THIS KID LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE ME!" Quite frankly I'm not sure what took him so long to notice....

P.S. these naps that Archer has been taking are AMAZING! Up until this point I have basically held the little guy nonstop, anytime I would put him down he would stir and fuss and wake up---so I would feed him...he would fall asleep again..stir, fuss, wake up, I would feed him..a terrible cycle that exhausted me (Gary Ezzo author of On Becoming Babywise is my HERO).

Here is proof the apple does not fall far from the tree...

the man of many talents...

Hello family and friends...

Things here have been crazy. I have some pretty dismal news, I did not pass my last class. I feel horrible about that, I ended up getting a 77.6% and in nursing school you need at least a 79.5%. I had enrolled in the class thinking that I would be able to complete two tests (out of three) by the time the little guy got here, but Gustav came and school was closed for two weeks, which left me taking a test a week after Archer was born (and obviously not scoring the best). All of this to say, we will be in Baton Rouge longer than expected because I will need to complete the class I am in right now, which is OB, and then re-take the class I did not pass (AND make up the 120 clinical hours I had already completed 9 months pregnant-doing 12 hour night/weekend shifts--yehaw). I am determined though, and I will make this work!!!

In other news, Archer continues to grow and surprise us daily with new fun things. Two nights ago he was wide awake and Colin and I were talking to him when he just started smiling and cooing back...which makes your heart melt with joy!!! It's so nice now to see him smile at us and to coo at us letting us know he is indeed happy! Today I also put him under his playmat and he spent some time cooing at his toys and unintentionally batting at them with his hands-which Colin wonders..will he ever be able to control them? We have also started to "Babywise" Archer...almost unwillingly-but we are doing it nonetheless. This basically means he can eat every 2 1/2 hours-but not before that...which makes for a fussy angry guy who was used to being at the mom buffet all day. We started for real on Monday (had some attempts before that) and I am pleased to say, it work like CLOCKWORK! He wakes from a nap, eats for about 20 min., is awake and plays for about 45 minutes, then gets fussy and falls asleep for the duration. Very nice!!!

Colin is starting to have better days at work, he has a caseload of about 50 kids that he has to chase around and have meetings with. It keeps him pretty busy, between chasing kids and going to their court hearing-and typing up dispositions. He asked his boss if he could change his one hour lunch break to 30 minutes in order to get off at 4:30pm and beat the nasty 5pm traffic, which has been really nice for both of us! I love him getting home that tiny bit earlier and he comes home much less stressed out!

Well, that's all for now, I am attaching a little video of the guy on the move (I apologize for my annoying baby talk-but I was attempting a coo or smile for you to see). He pulls out almost all of his tricks-from sneezing, to yawning, to a small coo, and a half smile...sorry guys he is still working on it!

Love to everyone.
The very sleep deprived Kimbles

one more thing...

Interesting, I was worried about not posting often enough, and now my concern is overkill...I suppose that's the proud mom part :) However, I did think this was cute, and in need of posting! I was getting ready to take a picture of the little guy when he went from one stage to the next, isn't it funny how quickly things can change (and how peaceful they are with they sleep).

Hanging out with grandpa.

It has been such a joy to have Keith sleeping at our place every once in awhile (he works out of the Baton Rouge office now). It is so nice for Archer to spend the evening with grandpa, and this is his favorite way to spend it (at least it appears that way).