The past few weeks have been very exciting for us. On August 14th, we headed to Jacksonville to see Annie, Ryan, and Jackson. We enjoyed relaxing at their house, and got to meet Auntie Annie for lunch. We also drove to Savannah and stayed the night. David got to see the Tvrdy side of the family as well as meet Grandma, Pop Pop, and Alisa Jenkins. We had fun watching Uncle Joe play soccer and just hanging out with the family. We got back to Virginia Beach on the 19th, and Aunt Donna came to town to visit. Aunt Donna was such a great help, and even stayed up to do the night-time feedings 2 nights in a row. It's been so great having family around.

Since being home, we've had 2 baths where David has not cried at all. He's also smiling so much more, and responds to my voice and actions. He still loves to be held and cuddled, but is getting used to his chairs and swing and will often fall asleep in them. He loves our daily runs, but will immediately wake up when the stroller is not moving. His night-time "naps" are getting longer and he often sleeps for 5 hour stretches. I'm hoping he'll be sleeping through the night soon.

We are looking forward to Tutu coming tomorrow. She will be staying for a month and will help take care of David when I go back to work on the 2nd. Ronnie is doing well in Iraq, and is going over his future career options. We all can't wait for him to come home as soon as possible.

David and I are getting ready to go to Jacksonville. As you can see, he's super excited.

Another Week

This week, David was visted by my dear friends from high school, Maggie and Erin. We had his first official trip to the beach (where he actually made it out to the sand, however, did not go into the water). He also endured his first pedicure (well, Mom and friends had the pedicures), at which he cried for about 80% of the time. David loved being held by Aunts Maggie and Erin though.

David is starting to fill out nicely now. He has pretty much out-grown all the "premie" clothes he used to wear and has now moved onto "big boy" sizes (0-3mo's). He smiles all the time in his sleep and occasionally while awake as well., but I'm still waiting for him to actually "smile back" at me. He loves to snuggle and sleeps very well swaddled. I usually wake aboout 2-3 times during the night to feed him, but he goes back to bed very easily, which I appreciate.

"Papi" is doing ok in Iraq. He misses being home with his family. I think these times are very tough for him, so your prayers are very much appreciated. More updates to come.

Love, The Busti's