Our Baby Grady: Grady is 5 Weeks!

So Grady turned 5 weeks old yesterday. I can't believe it has already been 5 weeks. Time is going by way too fast and my maternity leave is quickly diminishing. I am so sad that I will be heading back to work in just 3 short weeks :-( I officially signed Grady up for daycare. It is so hard to think I will be leaving him at that place for someone else to raise my baby during the day. Luckily the daycare is brand new and very clean and nice. But it still doesn't make it easy. I know he will be fine there, but I wish we were at a place in our life where I could stay home with him. Just something we have to do for now.

He is changing everyday. He is smiling more and more now, but not reactively to us just yet. He will just be sitting there and crack a sweet lil smile for no reason. I'm sure the reason is the present he is dropping in his diaper for mommy. But either way, it is so cute to see! He is discovering things more and following us with his eyes. He loves lights and fans (what baby doesn't) and he still is wide eyed all the time just taking everything in.

This past weekend, I let him sleep in his crib for the first time. He did great. Even I did ok :-) We have the video monitor set up. When I put him down sometimes he is asleep and sometimes he is awake. It is so cute to watch him just look around and slowly fall asleep. We are so lucky he continues to be a good baby.

Here are some updated pictures of him...