Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Stroller Time







I accidentally left this picture off from yesterday when we were at the park.
Amy with Hannah Grace, Christie with Hannah Grace and Me with Brody Cole



Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Dr. Visits and Play Dates


Yesterday, Brody had his one month checkup with the doctor. He is up to 9lbs 6oz and 21.5 inches long. Way to go Brody!! I am always so proud to hear all his little measurements. Silly I'm sure but I just love the boy and all that he does.

Brody is growing and doing so great despite our forced switch in formulas. He had been on Similac and doing really well on it and then they had a recall. My parents called early Thursday morning but we were still asleep and I didn't think it would affect us so we stayed in bed. Got up, fed the baby just to find out that both our cans lot numbers were in the recall!! OOOPS!! A little extra protein never hurt anyone right? Since then, we have switch to Enfamil which hasn't always agreed with the little guy. I think is adjusting ok despite the terrible gas that has been hard on his tummy ,but we will be going back as soon as they get their bug situation cleared at Similac.

On the the fun stuff....Today my friend Christie brought her little girl Hannah Grace, who is almost 5 months over for what I like to call "baby playdate" They were so cute laying on the little mat together just content and looking around. We got to visit for a while and then headed to the park to meet up with Amy and her Hannah Grace. We walked around the trail and had some nice visits. It was so nice outside today until lap three or four and then it got a little warm with the long sleeves and sun. LOVED being outside with the baby though. I think Amy and I will being hitting the park often. Hopefully some of those laps will help get rid of the baby weight!

Speaking of baby weight, I am so excited for my 6 week appointment and to be able to go back to the gym this weekend. I had my membership put on hold when I got put on bed-rest and it will be re-attivated Friday. I am hoping that we will get back into the routine of going often like we did before the pregnancy.

Enjoy our pictures of Mr. Man!








Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Supporting his Daddy's team
One month old!!!
Fabulous birth announcement by Kristin Hollensworth...love her work!!

Monday, September 20, 2010

One Month

It's so hard to believe that just one month ago, my life was blessed with a beautiful baby boy. Time has gone by way too fast and I just want it to slow down since I will be returning to work very soon. Things I've learned in the past month:

- multitasking is sometimes a must
- spit up does happen and I no longer care if it gets on me
- my world revolves around that precious little thing
- take advantage of time when the baby naps
- white noise app is a must for us when we haven't quite made it home for the bottle
- carry a camera at all times because you never know when you need to snap a picture of something cute
- I no longer care about shopping for me..it's all about the baby now
- time goes WAY TOO FAST and my little boy is growing and changing too much

I'm sure this list could go on and on but I'll stop there. I am so in love with our little family and my husband is THE BEST DAD EVER!!! He gets up for the middle of the night feeding/change every single night and does so much for us ALL the time. Brody and I are blessed beyond words to have such an amazing father/husband.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Just for fun

Where did the time go and our precious little tiny man turn THREE WEEKS already???? It has been the BEST three weeks of our lives and we still couldn't be happier. I am still on picture taking overload, because you don't want to miss anything when they are this small!! So I leave you with my three favorites from this week.

Bad parenting? Maybe, but we just call it curious parenting. We wanted to see how much the little guy was growing!! Up 10oz from birth weight... way to go Brody!!
Two of my favorite men...sporting daddy's NFL team. While Daddy works today, Brody will be wearing it for him and ready to watch the game on DVR.
Three weeks old and changing everyday!!

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Sneak Peek at Newborn photos

Brody's newborn sneak peek has been posted at :
www.kristinhollensworth.com/blog

Go check them out, we think they are fabulous and cannot wait to see the rest!!

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

No more help for mommy

The first week I was home with Brody my parents took the week off to spend with us and help out. The second week we were home, Eric was able to spend with us. Now it's week three home and no more help for mommy. Our day started with a coffee and bottle.. you can decide who got what this morning. Then I showered, got ready and got little man ready to head to the park and run some errands. We went to the post office and the park to do a few laps with Amy to try and help things get moving for baby Hannah to make an appearance. Then it was off to the bank and I realized I didn't even eat a bite of anything this morning.... I totally forgot to eat breakfast. Good thing I didn't forget the coffee though!! I thought I could make a quick run through sonic for a Diet Dr Pepper with cherry and the little guy got hungry and when he gets hungry, he gets fussy!!! I called Eric and told him we would be sitting in his parking lot to let the little guy enjoy his bottle. At least we got to see Daddy!!

We are home now. Baby is in bed and I'm going to take the time to relax... I mean to do laundry and catch up on my to do list.

Note to self.... don't leave too late after first feeding of the day because it doesn't give you much time before the next one rolls around.

Monday, September 6, 2010

Happy Birthday Hubs!!

Eric's vacation is coming to an end today, but while baby and daddy are still snoozing after the last feeding... I'll catch you up on our weekend. This weekend was Eric's birthday and the kickoff to Razorback football. I try to do something special on Eric's birthdays because he is always putting me and now us(Brody + mommy) ahead of anything else. We went shopping and to lunch with his parents Friday and then Saturday we would cookout and watch the Hogs play and eat cake! Here is our day in pictures......



Daddy and baby relaxed on the couch and watched football while I cleaned and finished the cake.
Eric is a big TN Titan fan so after days and hours of searching, here is my gift to him.
We couldn't find any Titan gear small enough for Brody so we had some made and this is what he gave his daddy for his birthday. Now they can dress and watch the games together.
Front row seat for kickoff, had Directv not ruined our kickoff moment.. Thanks Direct TV!! At least we saw the rest of the game.
No explanation needed.
Love this child!!
Eric and his "mini me"
Family Photo op
All we needed here was Hannah out of the belly on in the picture...oh and for Stephen to come back from the dark side!
Too much birthday and game excitement for the little man, off to bed for him!!