Off to the land of Wynken, Blynken, & Nod

Slumber Parties & Smiles

Graham had quite the busy week! He had overnight stays with both sets of grandparents! On Thursday night, he stayed up in Evergreen with Grandma and Grandpa Dozeman while Michael and I got some work done (him for school and me for a class I have to take for work) and got some sleep. On Saturday night, he stayed with Cookie and Grandpa Pretekin while Michael and I went to the holiday party for his work and stayed overnight downtown. Graham had a great time both nights! On Thursday, my mom told me that she was pretty sure he was smiling on his own and it wasn't just gas anymore. On Friday, he smiled at me for the first time! Grandpa Pretekin captured his smile when he was there Saturday night.





Cookie's friends got her a Pack'n'Play and a swing to have at their house for Graham for her birthday at the end of November. And while he doesn't seem to go for the swing at our house, he loved it at theirs. I'm not sure why this is true, since we have the exact same swing, just with different stuff on it (ours is a lamb and the colors aren't as bright..maybe that's it).

G at the Gym

Lately we have noticed that Graham has become very alert and is constantly looking around at everything when he is awake. He loves the mobile in his crib and on his swing. I thought that he might enjoy one of those baby activity gyms - you know, the ones where they lay on a mat that has bars across it with toys attached. I thought he would really enjoy looking at all of toys, and was I ever right!
Here's a video of him enjoying his new gym. Feel free to ignore me talking in the background. Also ignore the spit-up he's sporting in his close-up at the end of the video. He had recently ate and is kind of a spitter.

G at the Gym from Jenny Pretekin on Vimeo.

Faces of Graham

One Month Old (almost)!

Graham is coming up on being one month old! While he is 4 weeks today, he will officially be one month on Sat. Dec. 4th!

Earlier this week we went for Graham's weight check, and I am happy to report that he now weighs 8 lbs. 11 oz. He is finally gaining weight! His pediatrician was very pleased, and he no longer needs to go back for regular weight checks. Keep up the good growing little guy!

Our family has been hit with colds this week. First Michael caught a terrible cold and cough. Then Graham got the bug. It's so sad to watch a little guy struggle with his breathing because he is congested and not be able to do a whole lot about it. We have found that he enjoys sleeping in his bouncy chair right now. It helps keep him upright and therefore, breathe better.

Graham's not the only one that likes to sleep in the bouncy chair...

Michael is on the mend now, and Graham seems to not be far behind. While I am not feeling 100%, I am no where near as sick as my boys were. Hopefully it will stay that way! Let's hope that December is a healthy month for the Pretekin's!

1st Photos

When Graham was born, he had his first photos taken at the hospital. Our CD with the images finally arrived!

We used three different poses from that shoot for the announcements:




Here are a couple other shots:

Baby's Day Out

We started out the day by sleeping in, since we didn't sleep much during the night last night. Graham likes to sleep with his legs curled up. Some of his onesies are a little big on him, so he can really get his legs tucked up there. Maybe I should get him some of those sleep sacks since he's not really using the legs in pj's anyway.


We finished out the morning in our Pack'n'Play while I got things together for our outing. Graham and Linus are fast becoming best buds (don't worry, I was close by supervising their interaction the entire time).


This afternoon we made an outing to go visit school. Everyone was very excited to see Graham, and he had a great time being loved on by everyone! Once we got home, I thought we might get a little nap in, but Graham was still pretty excited from his day, so we just hung out together.