Thanksgiving in SC! Jordan's first big road trip....

So, as most everyone knows, we travel to Cheraw, SC for our family's Thanksgiving celebration.  John particularly loves it because he gets to play outside on my cousin's dirt bike and four wheeler....he can't wait for the day when Jordan can "come on ride off" with him!  We drove up, and boy were we nervous about a 10 hour car trip with the little guy, but Jordan did great!  As long as someone sat in the backseat with him and didn't mind the continuous music from his light-up mirror, he was a peach!  Mommy and Daddy were beat, though, once we actually got there....good thing there were so many family members who wanted to hold and play with Jordan.  Jordan met his Uncle Jeff for the first time, too.  Of course, we had to dress him in his camouflage in order to fit in in 'the country'.

on the way to SC

With my Uncle Jeff

After a great time in Cheraw, we drove to Camden to spend some time with Papa and Mimi, Jill's dad and stepmom Roseanna.  It was the weekend of the big Carolina-Clemson game so Papa had a Carolina balloon there that Jordan just laughed and laughed over.  We were worried that he might cheer for the wrong team, so the next day we had to dress him in his Clemson colors (too bad it didn't work!).

Sleeping on my Mimi's lap

Uh-oh, happy about Carolina?

Rivals!

Yay for Sleep!

It's amazing how time changes things....gone are the colic days and here are the happy, smiling, sweet baby days!  I can't believe that I even used to wonder whether Jordan would ever be a happy baby.  After hours and days of crying and grumpiness, it is so wonderful to be with our happy happy baby boy!

Another exciting milestone happened last night....Daddy happened to be gone for the night for his cross country team's state meet, so Mommy was on her own for the second time.  Jordan was, once again, a perfect angel while Daddy was away.  It's like he knows!  He went down for bed easily last night at 7:00pm, woke up once at 1:00am to feed, and didn't wake up again until 7:00am the next morning!  That is the longest and best he's ever slept!  In fact, I woke up at 5:30am and couldn't get back to sleep....I had to make sure he was okay!  I hope he keeps this trend going!

I'm a big boy!

Watching football....I love to sit up on my own!

Jordan is getting so strong, too!  He can hold his head up for longer periods of time and has started sitting up in his Bumbo chair.  He seems to enjoy tummy time (for a little bit!) and "talks" the entire time!

First time in my Bumbo...again watching sports on tv!

Happy 2 Month Birthday Jordan!

I can't believe how fast the time has gone!  Jordan is already 2 months old and has gotten so much bigger.  In fact, he had his 2 month check-up today and weighs in at 12 lbs 6 oz and measures 24 inches long!  He's going to be a tall guy, I'm guessing....you should see how long his feet are already!  Otherwise, he did wonderfully at his appointment, once again flirting with his pretty doctor and only crying for a short time after his (first) shots.  He did so great that I didn't even have a chance to tear up, which is what I had been worried about.

There have been a few developmental changes for Jordan:  for one, he now notices his mobile and just lights up whenever we turn it on.  Also, he can now grasp his rattle or his favorite duck and lift them up to his face.  He can hold his head up for extended periods of time on his own, and we're getting pretty close to him rolling onto his side.  We are so proud of him!  He seems to enjoy us too, as we get lots of sweet smiles and laughs from him.

As for sleeping, there hasn't been a whole lot of it going on at our house....Jordan had been sleeping from his 11pm feeding until his 5am feeding but last week he started waking every 2-3 hours again.  I feel like I'm back to the newborn stage!  Hopefully it's just a growth spurt because Mommy is missing her sleep!  Thankfully, he is napping better during the day.  I can bank on one short morning nap, one hour long or so nap at lunchtime, and then some kind of afternoon nap (usually in my arms, as he really wants to be snuggled during that time of day!).  Let's just hope this growth spurt doesn't make him too much bigger, we're already packing up his 0-3 month clothes and have moved on to the 3-6 month clothes!

Such a cutie!

On Aunt Debbie and Uncle Lloyd's blanket

Finally getting some cool weather down here....

Hanging with Uncle Josh

My rattle!