Looking back on Week 15

Wow, this week has just flown by again!!
We had tons of "battles" with gasses this week, but praise the Lord there were four sets of hands to help :) What a super blessing it is to have oupa and ouma here!!!
This week on Tuesday we went to the clinic for Mikael's check up. Guess how much Mikael weighs now?? 8kgs!!!! AND he is 66cm long now!!! Wow, how he grows!!!
On Wednesday mamma packed away all his 3-6 month clothes because they are just too small for him. It was sad, but once again exciting as he got to try on his "new" set of clothes. :)
Also this week we started realizing that he is looking at things and consciously grabbing on to things :) It is fun to watch him :)
We also clipped his toe nails this week, yes for the first time!!! Can you believe it! It tickled him SO much, but I think he liked it over all :)
He is also starting to kick his little legs and "flap" his arms when he is excited about something. It is fun to see :)
Today is Christmas and we had a BEAUTIFUL white day!!! We had tons of fun with Mikael and also enjoyed getting him all dressed up :)
MERRY CHRISTMAS to one and all!!! :)

Looking back on Week 14

This week went a little slower as Mikael was having a lot of tummy problems and on top of that he was sick :( We are SOO super blessed though to have oupa and ouma here to help and stand by us! Praise the Lord!!!
At the end of this week Mikael was doing much better health wise! Praise the Lord!!
Also he is smiling more and more especially at pappa and oupa :) He is so amazing, even though he was not feeling well and his belly was hurting, he still smiled!!! God has blessed us with an amazing gift in little Mikael!!!
Mikael is also able to hold his head up and even turns his head, while its up, to look at things around him! It is so amazing to see him developing.
On the 13th the girls and ladies from church threw mamma and Mikael a baby shower!!! It was tons of fun and Mikael got lots of goodies!
Also, talking about dates, on the 16th mamma and pappa celebrated their 5th year wedding anniversary!!! We went to a pizzeria and had a good time together! Ouma and Oupa stayed home and watched Mikael.

Looking back on Week 13

This week Mikael is officially not a baby anymore but an infant AND today he is 3 months old!!!! :)
This week has really just flown by, I know that I am writing that each week now, but with little Mikael time really does fly! :)
Ouma and Oupa arrived safely in Odessa on Saturday and wow, what an amazing blessing it is to have them here!!!!
Mikael LOVES them so much and especially enjoys his times with his oupa (He is only smiling at his pappa and his oupa, mamma and ouma's time will come though).
Mikael also really enjoys the welcome sign that mommy made for ouma and oupa. I guess he likes the contrasts on it :)
Mikael has done so well this week, he has started drinking MUCH better and hardly swallows air!!! (Mamma is really rejoicing about that!)
On Monday early in the morning Mikael did an amazing thing! Mamma had put him down after he nursed and out of no where he started giggling!!! He giggled for a good two minutes or even longer! It was so CUTE!!!!
On Thursday morning early Mikael was not feeling well though, his nose was really runny and he was coughing a lot. So we asked the nurse to come and look at him. She said that the doctor will come the next day to look at him too. (Yes, here in the Ukraine when your baby is sick, the nurse and doctor will come to your house/apartment and look at your little one.) It ended up that he had a sinus throat infection so the medication should clear it all up for him. Praise the Lord for the amazing doctor that He has blessed us with!!!

Looking back on Week 12

This week has gone by so fast! Mikael is growing so fast and is just so incredible.
This week Mikael started smiling even more- especially at his pappa :)
He has also been lifting up his head more when he is lying on his belly.
He had some rough times this week with gasses or something, but we are learning and hoping that it will soon be something of the past.
Also we realized that Ouma and Oupa are only coming tomorrow and not today as we thought, they first have to fly out before they can fly in :) (We had the dates mixed up). BUT they will arrive tomorrow!!! Yipppeeeeee!! Mikael just can't wait! AND neither can his mamma and pappa :)

Looking back on Week 11

This week has been so interesting because Mikael developing DAILY!!! :) He is changing so much- learning and taking in all that he sees and hears!
Mikael started showing a different sleeping pattern this week, he is MUCH more awake and sleeps less. This is super fun as we get more "playtime" with him :)
Grandma Marty and Grandpa Roy spent Saturday with us and Mikael enjoyed his time with them so much! He enjoyed being held and loved by them and he also enjoyed staring at their glasses- he had never seen those before :) Uncle Steve and Aunty Glenda also came to visit this week from Nikoliev and it was SO wonderful to see them as well!!! :)
Mikael also started drooling this week! How fun! :) He has also been smiling SOOOO much more and even giggles!!! Oh so cute!!!! He is also talking TONS and enjoys playing "I spy with my little eye..." with pappa :)
Mamma had a sad yet exciting moment this week. Mikael has outgrown all his 0-3 month clothes and mamma had to pack them all away :( BUT the fun part was getting out the "new" 3-6 month clothes and dressing him up :) It is exciting to see him grow so fast, but mamma's heart is also sad at the same time. He will never be so little again!
On Friday Mikael attended his first thanksgiving dinner!!! It was the first time that he was surrounded by so many new faces, and he LOVED it!! There were three little kids there as well. Mikael and them just had a ball. Mikael of course did not want to sleep with all the action and new things going on so when we got home, actually as we placed him in his carry bag, he just passed out :)
How much we have to be thankful for!! Mikael has come such a long way, he is growing and learning, he is HEALTHY!!!! HE IS HERE!!!! Praise the Lord for all the precious gifts that He has given us!!!!
AND we are praising the Lord for next week Friday, as Oupa Inus and Ouma Naomi are arriving!!! YIPPPEEEEEE, we just can't wait!!!!!