Say Cheese!

Rex is smiling now and it is the best! I had to check to make sure but I discovered that it is now a response to something pleasurable instead of just a random event. I am so glad I managed to capture it on camera so I could share that with everyone.

I had to take Rex to the doctor this morning because he was having some issues with his two big toes but he's okay. While we were there, they weighed him and it turns out he is 12 pounds and 2 ounces! I told the nurse who weighed him, "Oh my goodness- he's only 5 1/2 weeks old!" She said, "Oh, wow! He's a big boy then." I took another picture of him that has his whole body in the picture.



Rob and I are also doing well. Now that he's done with the roofing project and cleaning up the garage area, Rob wanted to start on another project. He asked me yesterday about what we should do with the front porch because he was getting ready to rip out. I managed to talk him into waiting to start another big project for a while and in the meantime, spending some time with me and Rex. He likes to be busy and fix stuff around the house but I think it will be good to have him in the house for a while too. Rex slept for a 4.5 hour stretch last night (from 10:30 p.m. until 3:00 a.m.) which was so wonderful. He also slept for another 2 or 2.5 hours after that so we got some pretty good sleep last night. There was a big peeing/pooping incident in between there but it's nothing we can't handle. I'm just busy feeding Rex all the time (how do you think he got to be over 12 pounds?!) but I have been getting out more and more lately. I think I'm even going to get a massage in the next few weeks and I am so looking forward to that.