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Austin is 7 weeks old already!! He is really starting to smile and I tried to get

some good pictures of him but he doesn't want to smile at me when I'm holding

this big camera in front of my face. Sorry its so washed out....we will work on getting

some better pics of him really smiling. Oh, and he has really discovered in the last

couple of days that he has his own voice. Tonight when we were eating dinner he

was in his bouncer having a very serious conversation with the little hanging

elephant in front of him. It was pretty funny, he was just talking away to that

elephant. And when Joey and I were talking later in the evening he was pitching

right in with his own little sounds and opinions. Silly little guy!!

He is becoming so much fun!!!

So here are some pictures of Austin sleeping in his crib. Normally at night

he sleeps in his pack'n'play in our bedroom and during the day I just let

him take a nap wherever I am at, usually in the living room on the couch,

but I figured he needs to start getting used to his crib in his room so I've

been putting him down for his naps in his crib. He looks so little in this big crib

but I know he is going to grow into it way to fast. It was a big step to leave my

little guy in his crib in his room all by himself! But he is doing really well

and doesn't seem to even notice that he is in a new place. So before too long

we are going to have to put him in there at night too, but for now he still sleeps

in mom and dad's room. I am still too attached to my little baby to have

him that far away from me all night long.