Its Been a While

It's been about a week since the last post to the blog, mostly because we've been a little busy since Jackson started school up again. Yes, his final semester at BSU has begun (this is his first full week), and between that and both of us working, there's not much time that one of us is hands free (not feeding, playing with, or rocking Coryn) long enough to get around to this. However, here's the update, and my first blog on the family site.
For the most part we've been able to watch Coryn between the two of us, but there are a few days during the week where both of his Grandma's and his Great Grandma Carpenter watch him for a few hours. We're still working out the bugs in this system, but it's going well so far.
As for Coryn's developement, Thursday evening he finally laughed out loud and while awake for the first time! I was tickling him in just the right way, and he put out a throaty giggle. He doesn't have it perfected yet, and he has to be in just the right mood for it to work, but he can laugh now. He has also started to figure out his hands, and will hit and grab my hand and fingers when I hold out my hand to him. He also reaches for certain toys, a teddy rattle (which he also enjoys getting a hug from) that Great Grandma Carpenter got him when he was born, and a cow with a bell inside that hangs from his carrier he loves to hear tinkling.
He still doesn't sleep through the night, but he's started eating less often and now only wakes up every 4 or 5 hours instead of 3. That's all for now, but I hope to contribute again soon.