6 Weeks and Smiling!

Colin was 6 weeks old yesterday and he must be a man on a schedule because they say that babies smile around 6 weeks and yesterday was the day that I first noticed his beautiful smile! It has been hard to catch on camera - as the smile is few and far between at this point. The last couple of days he has been super cranky! I had divided his days into 4 categories... almost grumpy, grumpy, sleeping and eating! Today, I took him to the dr and we are going to start to give him some medication for reflux to see if that helps with his grumpiness and sleep at night. People ask how he is sleeping and my response is always, "Could be better, but he is a newborn...." I just don't know how to get him into a schedule or know what he needs vs. what he wants at night. He has been getting up 2x a night (I thought to eat), but then last night he came in bed with us and he only got up once. I will NOT let our bed become routine (I'd never sleep) but it made me think that maybe he doesn't need to sleep, he just wants company in the middle of the night. Any suggestions are very much appreciated! Let's hope it helps and that we see a happier Colin soon....

As for our other kids... they have been playing outside all the time and loving it. Unfortunately, up her in the north country... it is black fly season and it looks like Sadie is allergic to black fly bites. Here is what she looked like after an evening up at my parents lake where she got lots and lots of bites. Pretty silly looking, huh! Thankfully, it didn't seem to bother her at all and just added to her spirited personality!