Atticus is 6 weeks old!

Thank you to my friend, Lane, for sharing his clothes!

Atticus turned 6 weeks old this past Saturday. We cannot believe it! Here are some things happening in his life right now:

1. He is sleeping through the night from approx. 10pm to 4am and sometimes even until 6 am!
2. He is becoming VERY alert; he loves to stare at windows, lights, the wall and anything bright.
3. He is beginning to smile. Vic and I would consider his first smile with his eyes open on 6-12-11. We are waiting for the 2nd smile! (in the meantime, we enjoy all the smiles that he has when he is sound asleep)
4. He has outgrown newborn clothes and even the Gerber onesies for 0-3 months; that brand must run small.
5. He is starting to grasp your finger between his little hand - tight!
6. He is still in the bassinet in our room...I just cannot send him to his own bedroom just yet!
7. He moans, groans, grunts, and talks CONSTANTLY! We love to hear his noises. He also moans and groans and makes noises while he sleeps. If he is in a deep sleep, he is silent. Otherwise, while he sleeps, he has intervals of dozing and then making noise, dozing and then making noise. This occurs over and over. Just when you think he might be ready to get up or eat or unhappy for some reason, he dozes again. Vic and I have gotten used to this now and can sleep through it. I guess my sleepy brain can tell when it's just talking and cooing and when he is actually upset, because I always wake up when he needs me!
8. He outgrew the newborn size diapers after about 4 weeks.
9. He lost all of the hair on top of his head at 4 weeks also. He is just now getting some very blonde teeny tiny hair coming back on top. The rest of his newborn hair surrounding his head is still there.
10. I mentioned he is staring and is more alert. But, he is ALSO looking into our eyes a lot. Instead of just looking around, he locks stares with you and will just listen away while you talk to him. I don't know if there is anything sweeter.

We attempted a photo shoot today with the monkey. It's harder as he gets bigger. The monkey isn't very supportive and Atticus doesn't quite sit up yet. Oh well; you get the idea when you compare to his size at 2 weeks!
We'll let you know his 2 month stats very soon!