Trying out new toys

Ayson is getting so big! Every day it seems he is doing something he didn't the day before. He is increasingly interested in his surroundings. He loves anything with light, and will follow our faces or toys when they are put in front of him. You can tell his vision is developing because he is interested in objects at farther distances. Until now, he didn't pay any attention to his mobile...now he is completely entertained by it. This is little man watching his mobile :)

Ayson also saw pictures of his friend Asher sitting like a big boy in his Bumbo, so he wanted to try it to. Bumbo's allow babies to sit upright by themselves, once they have control of their little heads. We hadn't even thought of putting him in it yet, but he does really good with head control, so we gave it a shot. He looks so tiny and cute in it...and he actually looked like he enjoyed it too :)

3 Months Old

Ayson is 3 months old today! He celebrated by relaxing in his jammies all day :)

Look at me!

I got it..finally :) Here is little man rolling from his tummy to his back...

Relaxing Weekend

We had a nice relaxing weekend at home. It was a beautiful outside, so we took a few walks and just enjoyed the unusually nice temps for November. Auntie Allison was also here and spent a few days with us. She got some quality cuddle time with little man.

Ayson is beginning to stay awake for longer periods of time. Yesterday he was awake for a good majority of the day. He is also starting to sleep a little longer too! YEA! The last couple of nights he has gone to bed at 11:00pm, then wakes up between 2:30-3:30, then wakes up again around 6:00. Any stretch of sleep longer than 2 hours feels amazing! He continues to get stronger. His little neck is really strong now; turning it from side to side with no effort, and he has also rolled over a couple of times. I've been trying to get video of it, but he's not ready to show off his rolling skills just yet ;)

Little man in a Big chair

Ayson continues to change and grow daily. Today, I had him on his belly for some tummy time, when he pushed up on his elbows and rolled over!!!! I think it was some kind of freak accident...but hey, we are counting it :)







Here is little man hanging out in his chair in the nursery :)

Precious Moments!

We wanted to share all of Ayson's newborn pictures with you. We can't thank Heather Munson enough for photographing these priceless pictures. I didn't realize it during the photo shoot, but his little scar from his surgery when he was 3 days old is in many of these. Just a precious little reminder of his journey to be with us, and how much of a little miracle baby he really is! We love him so much!!!!

To view them go to:

http://www.heathermunsonphotography.com/index2.php

Go to the client section and enter the following password (all lowercase) to access the online gallery: wilcox











Splish, splash! Ayson loves bath time!

Home sweet home

So much has happened since my last post! Ayson had an appointment last Wednesday to receive his monthly RSV vaccine, so we got a new height and weight measurement. He is up to 7lbs 9oz and is 19in long. Growing like a weed :)
We also went home for Arkalalah. We had a great weekend. On a side note, it's amazing how much stuff you have to take with you when packing for a little guy...after some creative packing we managed to fit everything in the car.

This was Ayson's first trip to AC, and he got to cuddle with a lot of family this weekend :) Everyone was so excited to be able to spend some time with our sweet little guy.

We were also able to finally get Ayson's "newborn" pictures taken. Since we obviously couldn't have them taken when he was born, we had to put them off until now. Even though he is now the size of a typical newborn, he doesn't really act like one...making it more difficult to get him into those cute little picture positions. But, with some persistence, and patience from our amazing photographer, the session was a success. Heather Munson took Ayson's pictures. She does an amazing job! She posted a few from the session on her blog...we can't wait to see the rest of them :) In the meantime, check out this sneak peek.

http://heathermunsonphotography.com/blog/

Here are some pictures from our weekend...Enjoy!

Cousin Ashley and Ayson. Ashley drove up from OKC to see Ayson, and we couldn't get her to put him down all night :)

Great Grandma Mamo and Ayson

Me and my little buddy

Papa Doug with Kiers and Ays

Aunt Jenny and Ayson

Little Miss Kierslynn was so excited to hold "her baby Ayson"

Ayson got to meet Auntie Allison. She has been in the land down under for the past year, and has been dying to hold him.

Kristi also got to meet little man for the first time.

Ayson invited Uncle Dave over for steaks to celebrate his birthday last Tuesday. He was wide-awake the whole time...and so was Ayson ;)