6 Weeks Old

My handsome little man is six weeks old today! He is doing so well! In the last week he has really started smiling a lot more and making little noises. It just warms my heart to watch him when he's playing. He is growing like crazy! He is just barely still fitting in his newborn clothes. He is getting so long! He still isn't very chubby, but I am sure fat rolls will come in time!

He is sleeping great! It wasn't a fluke last week. He has consistently given me between 5-7 hours of sleep each night. I am thrilled! I look forward to him sleeping through the night, but for now, this works!

A picture taken today at 6 weeks...

He loves his little play gym mat thingy. I pulled it out last week and he will lay there for quite awhile just kicking his arms and legs. That's when we see him smile the most. On this particular day, I laid him down and he must have been tired. I turned back around and he had rolled to his side and napped. It was adorable so I of course needed a picture of it.

Here is a more accurate picture. I am trying really hard to capture one of those huge grins, but this is as close as I could come. You can see he's happy though. :)
I just love this little outfit so much. We took him up to Kevin's work and he got to meet all his co-workers. They enjoyed meeting him and we enjoyed showing him off. He was in a great mood the whole time we were there, which was awesome! Love this little grin he's got here...

Well at 6 weeks, we are really starting to get settled into life together. The first month was a tough adjustment, but we have really been able to play more and it feels so good to see him reacting to me more. I love when he watches me and I love more than anything when he gives me a huge grin! It is so cute when Kevin gets home because I really think he gets excited. Kevin will hold him and Will just stares at him like...you came back! He loves to hear his daddy's voice.


Have a great weekend!!

Happy Friday!!

Couldn't resist posting...I am so in love with this sweet baby!

The Number Five

Well today the number five is significant. Today Will is five weeks old and last night Will slept for five hours straight!! This is huge! It may have been a fluke but he has consistently been giving me a four hour stretch so to get five was really exciting! He has slept great in his crib since last Friday night, so we are so proud of our little guy!

It is funny how things change. I love sleep more than the average person and to think that I am ecstatic about getting 5 straight hours is so funny.

I love this pic I took this morning. He looks like a little man chillin on the couch watching tv!

I put him in his crib while he was awake to see what he would think about his mobile and he really did watch it for awhile! It is neat to see him reacting more to things visually. He has smiled a handful of times and I keep trying to catch it on camera, but I haven't yet. Soon I hope!

On Sunday Will made his first trip out to Ally's house in Forney. He had a great time!

Kayse, Ally, and Mimie with Will.
Will getting some good time with Aunt Kadawg!
I am ready for this weather to dry out! The rain was great, but enough already! I need to get out and walk more and the rain is making it difficult. I've got baby weight to lose - work with me here! We did get out this morning and go to our Square One class, which was great, as always. Kevin and I are going to hit up Sam's Club when he gets home tonight to stock up on formula. Will goes through it quick so we need to save where we can! I can't believe how big he is getting. The brown outfit above is a newborn and he is about too long for it. The 3 months clothes are huge on him so he isn't ready for those yet. He is somewhere inbetween. They don't have too many 0-3 month sized clothes out there. I think that is where we are right now. Also this week his baby acne is clearing up...yay!


Hope everyone is having a good week!

Our Will is a Month Old!

Can you believe he is a month old already? Sometimes it seems like the hospital was such a long, long time ago and others it seems like it is impossible for him already to be a month old! He has been such a blessing to our family. We can't imagine life without him! We are learning so much everyday about his little personality and his needs.

He unofficially weighs 9.5 lbs! (I jumped on the scale with/without him to weigh him). That's a healthy boy! He weighed 7.2 at birth...so he is definitely eating like a champ! I am convinced he is in a growth spurt because he is eating so much the last few days. I wish I knew how much longer he has gotten. I put some footed pants on him yesterday and he barely fit in them. He'll be out of the newborn clothes in no time! We are suffering from a bad case of infant acne...we are hoping this clears up soon!

He seems to enjoy the bath for a little while. He eventually gets fussy, but he hangs in there for awhile! Here he is with me dressed up in our game day attire! Go Tech! We actually won against Nebraska today, too! I am sure Will's team spirit helped!
Kevin has also learned to love the Red Raiders! I think we're a cute Tech family! So here is something we have been working hard on the last few days. I hadn't moved him to his room or his crib yet. I started out small on Thursday by trying to get him to nap in his crib. It was a rough day and a slow start, but Friday night he slept in the crib all night! Well, he woke up every 3 hrs, but he slept there! We are very proud of this step! I had been desperate a few nights and let him sleep all night in the swing. He actually slept ALL night in the swing - which was glorious. I know it is a bad habit to start, but the night's sleep was amazing. I am working hard to only do that out of desperation and not make a habit of it. We'll cross our fingers for another good night! Here is him napping there for the first time...

Today my friend Lindy came by for a visit! Will enjoyed spending some time with her!

Today has been a big day for visitors! Will got to meet his wonderful Great-Grandparents!! Mimie & Papa drove all the way from Tallahassee, Florida to visit sweet Will. He is so excited that they will be here over the next week and will get to spend more time with them.

He loved snoozing with his Mimie! He can't wait to do "projects" with her. Kevin and his sisters have many fun stories about project time with Mimie. Soon he'll be ready!

So what a month it has been! I am so thankful for this child and for the time I get to spend with him. Each week is getting a little easier and I am getting a little more comfortable with my new job as a mommy. We love you Will!!

Wordless Wednesday

Will Meets Aunt Kellie!

Aunt Kellie (Kevin's sister) came for a visit! Kellie lives right outside Nashville so she made a special trip to meet Mr. Will and to head up to Oklahoma for an OU game with her mom and sister.

Here is Will hanging out with Kellie.

We are so glad Will got to meet you Aunt Kellie! He is anxiously awaiting Christmas so he can see you again and meet Uncle Nick!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Today is my mom's 50th Birthday! Happy Birthday Mom!!

Yesterday the family celebrated her big day. We went with a 50 & Fabulous theme rather than an Over the Hill one. She is fabulous and no where near old! :)

Here are some pics of dinner at Gloria's.

The whole family

With her grandkids

Look at this amazing cake! Lindsey did a great job picking it out!

Tricia & Dylan

Dustin & Kevin

Our little family!

Justin & Lindsey

Mom and her friends

We also had lunch with her brother and nephews. Here is mom with some of her favorite men!

We hope you had a wonderful birthday mom! We love you soooo much! Thank you for being such a great mom and a wonderful Mimi!! Happy Birthday!!!!!!!

Square One

Square One is a new class I started going to today. Our church, Watermark, puts it on and it is a 7 week class for first time moms. The class name is perfect - we are definitely at square one in this house! It was really, really good for me to go to this class today. I definitely benefited from getting out of the house and being around other adults and especially ones going through the same thing I am. Being a new mom is amazing, exhasusting, overwhelming, rewarding, emotional, etc. The list goes on!

While I am loving this wonderful little child, it is definitely challenging! This week I have seen that it is hard for me to get a schedule going (which I am sure it will be for awhile) and I am struggling not feeling like I have accomplished anything throughout the day. I know I am - I am caring for this sweet baby's every need - but when you are used to getting up and working and seeing something completed when you leave, it is an adjustment. I am definitely in amazement at the many wonderful women that stay home full time with children. It is definitley more than a full time job! I am trying to make sure I am aware and able to absorb how special this time with Will is. I will be going back to work in January and I know I'll be missing these special moments. I have shed many tears (people tell me that is normal...if it isn't...humor me) after a sleepless night here and there and wonder if I am doing the right thing about 100 times a day everyday. I love him so much an want to be that perfect mom. Oh yeah...I guess that will never happen.

Anyway, back to the class. There are 9 of us new moms and a handful of other ladies that have much more experience than us in the class. Most of the babies are boys - which is funny. I am really excited to have this time to visit with other people in my same stage. The class leader is also a lactation consultant, so I definitely decided to pick her brain. Of course I started tearing up as I talked to her about our nursing issues (which I always do when I talk about it). She was very encouraging. I have been giving Will bottles only for the last 2 weeks. Nursing wasn't going well and he was starving because my supply is pretty low. I have been pumping and giving him what I can but it just didn't seem like much so I wasn't sure if it was worth it. She gave me some perspective and helped me see that anything I can give him is worth it, so I am encouraged to keep doing it. There was also a physical therapist in the class and she gave me some good scoop on my carpal tunnel issue. It was like free consultations! I don't know if I have mentioned my carpal tunnel issues. My left hand is suffering from this and it literally started right after I had Will. I never noticed it before but as soon as I started holding him it started flaring up. Lovely. I have an appt with a hand doctor in a couple of weeks. I am going to find some hand exercises online and see if that helps.

Well that was a lot more info than you all were probably looking for!

Here are some pics of our cutie. The first 2 pics are more recent and the last one is from last week. Look how much he is filling out! He is getting a little chubby. I love it!

This is from today. I put him in a 0-3 outfit. The NB clothes are getting a little harder to get on him so I thought I would try these. There were a little big but not that much!

I tried waking him for pictures, but he wasn't into it.
Doesn't he look different here? He is changing so much so fast!

Here's a shout out to my friend Melissa who is doing an amazingly wonderful thing by donating stem cells to a complete stranger. She said it is really painful in her bones. She donated today and has to go back again tomorrow. We are proud of you Mel for doing this! We are thinking about you!!!


Hope everyone is having a great week!

What a wonderful day!!

Have I mentioned that I have an amazing husband?? Well, I have an amazing husband! Kevin surprised me with a spa afternoon today! It was wonderful! He called and made the appointment for the works! His mom had the day off and came and stayed with Will for the afternoon. It was a little weird being gone from him all afternoon, but it was very refreshing!





I was definitely ready to get home and see this precious face! Oh he gets cuter everyday! He is staying awake more during the day and it is so fun to watch him.
















Here is Will cuddling with his Ally! She is a softie - she lets him sleep. He is just so cuddly, I understand! I hear they had a great afternoon together.










This morning, Dustin & Dylan came by and hung out. So the day started off amazing and stayed amazing! Dylan is very sweet with Will. He is great at giving me advice when Will cries. He tells me to give him a bottle or pick him up. It is really cute.

Thank you Kevin for a wonderfully amazing day! I am so thankful that you are my husband!! I don't know what I would do without you!

2 Weeks Old

I can't believe Will is 2 weeks old today! Time is flying by! We went for his 2 week check-up today and he is healthy as can be! Will not only gained back to his birth weight last Friday, this week he gained a bunch more! He weighed 7 lbs 2 oz at birth. He weighed 6 lbs 9 oz when we left the hospital. Last Friday he was 7 lbs 3 oz and today he weighs 7 lbs 13 oz! He is definitely eating like a champ! The doctor said that is great and that he can't gain "too" much weight. Good to know. I was starting to worry he was going to be over weight!

Will is doing really well. He is a little confused between daytime and nighttime, though. He is wide eyed after he eats at night and I can barely wake him after he eats during the day. I am going to work hard on making him wake up during the day. We've been trying but he has been getting a long nap in the afternoon. I am going to have to wake him up and not let him sleep so long. By that point I am so tired I am just glad to get a little rest. But, I would prefer to have some rest at night, so I'll do my best to swap the days/nights.

Here are some recent pics. I wish I had more. This week has been kind of busy and I am still working on getting a routine for us. Hopefully we'll get more rest and get some good pictures. We did have his newborn pictures taken here yesterday, and we should have those in 2 weeks. Hopefully the photographer got some good ones!

Here you can see he is starting to fill out! I see some fat rolls forming on those legs. He is definitely sporting a double chin these days!

This one was taken this morning. This newborn outfit is just about too short!

This face makes me laugh! I love all his facial expressions. He is really just adorable!

This is my not-so-successful attempt at waking him after he ate a little bit ago. He doesn't really like hanging out for tummy time, so I thought that would wake him up. Nope. He just snoozed. He wins.

We are still having so much fun getting to know this sweet boy (even without the sleep!)! He is such a blessing to our family and I can't imagine life without him. He had a great time hanging out with my mom for a few days. She came to help us out Sunday through yesterday. He kept her from sleeping a good bit, too. She said she didn't mind - she is in love with this little one, too! Thanks Mimi for cooking, cleaning, rocking, changing, washing, etc! We love you!