Santa! I know him!

Since I came home from the hospital, Christmas music has been playing on the radio in my room.  My momma and daddy sing to me all the time - especially when I am crying during my diaper change!  I've heard about Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer; but I've heard a lot about this Santa guy, and my momma and daddy took me to meet him this week!  He asked me what I wanted for Christmas and I told him that I spit up a lot and so I wanted some burp cloths! 

Happy One Month Birthday to Me!

I turned one month old on Friday.  Momma and Daddy took me to Outback Steakhouse to celebrate... they may have enjoyed the trip and the meal more than I did!

How Time Flies!

So, I've been busy and haven't been able to post until now....  Cole eats all the time, so trying to squeeze a little house work and doctor visits between feedings doesn't leave much time for updating my social outlets!

We cannot believe that it has been four weeks since Cole was born!  ...four weeks!  Time flies when you are having fun, right?!  ...and when you are sleep deprived!  We are all doing well - Cole is gaining weight, Jeremy has went back to work, and, even after being left alone night and day with the little one (seeing how Jer is back at work - and when he works, that's all he has time for), I still have all of my hair!  Cole and I have been doing well by ourselves; the first day Jer was back at work, both Cole and I had had baths and dinner was ready when he got home from work.  >>I was very proud of myself for this!  Nothing else had been done, but at least we all were clean and fed!


Chillin' with Mom while waitin' on Dad to get home

So, we've been getting Cole out just a bit - We've taken him to the grocery store, Lollipops (so I could collect my money from bows), and to church.  He has done very well with outings and I'd love to get him out just a bit more, but it is just too cold out!  ...not to mention that it is flu season....

He sleeps very well during the day.  He sleeps very well most nights, too.  But the nights he doesn't sleep well are horrible!  I think he had a tummy ache earlier this week - for three hours, if he wasn't eating, he was screaming!  I felt like such a horrible mom!  Eventually, though, he went to sleep and stayed asleep.  Last night I was able to sleep next to Jeremy for a little over two hours while Cole slept in his crib down the hall!  We are working on getting him to sleep in his crib so that we don't have a four year old in our bed in a few years!  I'm the one who won't put him in his crib for every nap because I'm afraid he will puke and we won't hear him!  (When Jeremy works, I sleep in the extra bed in Cole's room so that we don't wake him - seeing how he runs a nuke plant and all, he needs his sleep...!) 



Cole's four week pic.  Check out that double chin!  We call it his 'chin-chin'!  He's not a lazy eater!

So, Cole is almost ready to eat again, so I need to wrap it up!  I hope you've enjoyed reading about our boring last two weeks....  There will be more boring stories to follow later!

Three week pic

Tummy time with Daddy - I'm a strong boy!

I'm a little stinker!

My first Iron Bowl....

Did I really get all dressed up for this?!  Bama lost to Auburn, but I'm still a fan!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We've had a great day today.  Jeremy cooked our Thanksgiving lunch while I napped and tended to the little one this morning.  He did a GREAT job!  The food was delicious!

We went for a walk this afternoon - our traditional after Thanksgiving meal walk that my mom always initiates (so we kept up the tradition this year, even though she couldn't be here).  So, we put little one in his car seat so that we could attach it to the stroller....  He didn't do much to help us get him into his car seat!

We have much to be thankful for this year.  We hope that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving as well!

I'm Two Weeks Old Today!

Well, I've got lots to talk about today!  For starters, I'm two weeks old today!  My momma and daddy can't believe that it's only been two weeks since I was born.  I suppose that has a lot to do with the fact that I won't let them sleep through the night, so they are sleep deprived and momma says she doesn't even know what day it is most of the time!  I bet it also has something to do with me wanting to play between midnight and 2 am!  I don't think they like that too much and they can't figure out that I really don't like that blue thing they call a 'passy' when I'm ready to play!

So, I had my two week check up today with my doctor.  Here are the details of that visit as well as my other two visits:

First visit: 11/14/10: I weighed 7 lbs 8 oz - when I was born, I weighed 8 lbs 1/2 oz; when I left the hospital, I weighed 8 lbs.  My doctor wasn't too happy to see that I had lost 1/2 lb over 4 days, so I had to go back to see her that same week.

Second visit: 11/18/10: I weighed 7 lbs 12 oz.  My doctor was very happy to see that I had gained 4 oz over three days!  She said that most babies gained on average an ounce a day, but I had been eating really well and I gained more than an ounce a day!

Third visit: 11/24/10: Today, I weighed 8 lbs 8 oz!  Yes, that is 8 & 1/2 pounds!  My momma kept saying that I was gaining weight!  She even said that she could tell that my feet were getting fat!  She also keeps saying something about how she doesn't like marathon eating sessions, but I'm a growing boy and she needs to get used to it!  Besides, my doctor was happy that I'd gained weight but momma and daddy were very surprised that I'd gained 3/4 of a pound in one week!  For those that are mathematically challenged, that's 12 oz in 7 days!

So, momma has been taking pictures of me this week....  It really annoys me, but I'm sure that I'll appreciate the pictures one day.  It seems to make her happy to take my picture, so I suffer through it - just like I suffer through diaper changes and baths!  Below are some pics my momma took this week!

11/24/10 - I'm two weeks old today!

Momma has learned to multi-task!

Momma says this is my 'baby bird' look!

This is what LOVE looks like!



Homecoming

We brought Cole home a week ago today.  We rounded the curve toward our house and the grandmothers were swarming on the porch waiting for us!

I am so thankful that Cole enjoys riding in the car because we had a time trying to get him in his car seat for the first time.  He was screaming bloody murder, but calmed down and was so good on the ride home and every subsequent trip since.

So, the past week has definitely been a trip!  Many stories that we have already are not for those with weak stomachs!  I'll post some G-rated versions of the stories later!