Newsflash!!

Ciaran T Bernath did not cry during his bath tonight!!!

This is big!

He also has only cried for 9 out of his 10 diaper changes in the past few days.

And, he slept so well last night. Only woke up for a few minutes around 5am to eat and then went right back to sleep.

Good Times!!

Don't wake the baby!

There is nothing more adorable than a sleeping baby, but a baby that is just waking up is pretty cute too. You know, the few moments before they realize they aren't comfy and cozy in dreamland and start screaming. Here is a video of Ciaran thinking about waking up. Lucky for me, he decided he wanted to sleep some more.

Shalom!

All I ever wanted was a Jewish baby!
Now I have one thanks to Uncle Shaughn.

The card may lead you to believe that Jesus Christ sent Ciaran the yamulke, but that just wouldn't make any sense now would it?

He is so excited and can't wait until he grows his peyot!

Superbaby!!!

Here's more video of Ciaran doing Tummy Time. He did much better today. I realize that video after video of him doing Tummy Time may be boring for some people, but it isn't for us. You'll just have to suffer until he learns more tricks.

And of course, once I turn the camera off, he starts to roll over. Luckily I have fast hands and caught most of it.

Now, without further delay, I present to you.... Ciaran's first roll over!!!!
(CHEERS!!! APPLAUSE!!!)

According to Babycenter.com: "Your baby may be able to kick himself over, from his tummy to his back, as early as age 2 to 3 months." I take this as evidence that Ciaran is a superbaby since he is only 5 weeks and already rolling over. I predict he'll be walking by six months, and flying by age 2. I'd better start babyproofing the apartment.

And just because I'm sure you haven't had enough yet, here is a picture of Ciaran looking adorable:

Tummy Time Take Two

I feel like I complain a lot about Ciaran crying and what not. Really, I like he is a great kid and it could be a lot worse. We've just had a difficult week. On the bright side, he has definitely become more alert and spends more time just looking around and taking things in. It's fun to watch him look at things like the autumn leaves blowing on the trees through the window and at us making silly faces at him. We have to be careful about where we position him in the living room because the kid loves looking at the TV and the computer screen. His brain is too little to rot it with TV just yet. I think it might be a struggle once he's older.

We tried tummy time again today and he did much better. Here is video of him being the happy baby that he usually is...

Big Fat Fail

Today we were supposed to go to Portland to meet up with some friends from TO, Seth & Michelle. I don't really want to talk too much about what happened as I'm not sure that it won't trigger some traumatizing flashbacks. Basically, we made it just outside Portland before Andrew and I surrendered. We endured hours of screaming baby on the way there and the way back. Nothing would soothe him for longer then 10 minutes. It was a nightmare, but I'm proud to say that we survived! We will not be attempting any car rides for quite awhile.

One Month Old!

Ciaran is one month old today!!!! Shall we compare...

Three Days Old

One Month Old

Bathtime...

is not something Ciaran loves. I'm not quite sure what Ciaran loves right now aside from eating. He definitely loves to eat. Besides bathing, his other current hates are: dirty diapers, diaper changes, clothing changes, and car rides. Here is some video of Ciaran hating his bath...

And here's the clean boy...

Tummy Time

Whenever we have Ciaran on our chests, he loves to push up with his hands and kick with his feet so I thought I would officially start doing tummy time with him. He didn't seem to enjoy it too much. I'm not sure if that was because he was already in a bad mood or because Mommy positioned him so the sun would be right in his eyes. Next time we will try a better location.

Grandpa & Grandma Visit

This weekend Grandpa & Grandma Larisey came to visit. Ciaran was very happy to see them and was on his best behavior most of the weekend. He hasn't been the same since they left.

Meeting the Grandparents for the first time.

Playing with Grandpa. Ciaran got dressed up in a tie and a pink diaper for the occasion.

Beautiful Day!

We went on a walk today around downtown Corvallis. We walked around for 2 hours and Ciaran slept the whole time.
Andrew had to carry his school bag and the diaper bag. He was really happy about this!

Wahhhhhh!!

This is what Ciaran's face has looked like the past few days:All he wanted to do was eat. If he wasn't eating he was screaming. Last night was a horrible night in which Ciaran and mom got almost no sleep. Luckily today was much better and Ciaran actually took a substantial nap and mom got some cleaning done! Yay! I'm sure there will be many more horrible nights to come, but he's worth the exhaustion.

On a different note, here is a picture of Ciaran modeling the stylin shoes Auntie Shannon sent him:

Tired Boy

Worn out after taking a walk with Daddy.

Dr. Appointment

Today was Ciaran's two week checkup. He now weighs 7 pounds, 3 oz. I thought he would have been past the 10 pound mark with how much he eats! He is now big enough to start wearing his cloth diapers. Today was day 2 in cloth and it's going quite well. They make his butt look huge. It's so cute!