Little Drew is four weeks old today!

We can hardly believe it - but it's true, Drew is four weeks old today! He has started to change in little ways - lifting his head more, and we have seen smiles starting on his little face. He is growing a bit -- he's probably over 8 lbs by now, but he is still the same cute little guy who came into the world on June 27th.

Happy Birthday Drew!

Drew is lifting his little head and more!

Sunday night, we watched as Drew lifted his head up and held it there for a few seconds - impressive!!!
Next, we watched as he rolled from his stomach to his back - WOW! And at only 4 weeks of age. The Force is strong with this one!

Drew loves visitors!

Our friend Elizabeth and her daughters Addie and Grace came for a visit - and little Drew LOVED it!

Drew is a real boy!

we have determined that Drew loves frogs! this is a sign of his true boy-ness!

hanging out with grandma and grandpa

little drew is really excited to snuggle with grandma and grandpa, and they love it too!!!!

A little video!

a fun little video of Drew on his changing table, showing off his vocabulary and giving us hand signals!

go here for the video.

Drew enjoying a little home theater!

Today marks a milestone in Drew's life. He actually *looked at* the screen while we were watching the Coach Carter movie!!!! of course, in this photo, he's looking at something behind me, and so I snapped this one so you could see his eyes, to prove he's not just doing his usual sleeping in my arms!

Drew's first walk in the hood

so we hitched little drew up in his car seat, and then got out the stroller for a nice long (1 mile?) walk around the neighborhood. of course, he slept through the entire thing, and then after we returned home, and as I landed him in the chair, he woke up. he's really opening his eyes a lot more today, not just a little, but wide open, and seemingly looking at people!

nap time here at the Manley's

I snuck in to take a photo of Michelle and Drew while they were sleeping. Too cute!

Drew is certainly a little cutie.

well, we're having more and more fun with little Drew, watching him start to look around the room, having eye contact with us, during feeding times and in general. He's getting better too - the jaundice is going away. nevertheless, he's still really sleepy, and can fall into a deep sleep while sitting up straight with a bottle in his mouth. it's comical! well, here are some photos of the last several days.

Drew is one week old today!

Wow. That's all we can say, being the proud parents of the cutest little boy. We have a lot to celebrate in the first week. Some jaundice showed up, and was a bit worrisome these last few days, but b/c of some extra feeding and a little photo-therapy (Mark calls it the Lite Brite), Drew has made it through the woods and is back in the 'normal' territory. Now we just need to keep him awake during his feedings. He sure is a cuddly little guy.

Happy One Week Birthday, Drew Elliott Manley!

Thanks for the help!

"Aunt" Heidi gave us SO much help these last few days, helping with feeding, cuddling, swaddling, shopping, cooking, and just being available 'round the clock. We couldn't have made it through our first few days without her encouragement and great wisdom. Thanks to her family for the loan! :-)