Updates!

I haven't blogged in a while...it's not that I've been busy...I've just been enjoying my time with Cole before I head back to school next week. We've also been spending as much time as possible with Justin, we know that in a couple of week he will be back out on the road again.

Cole is growing like a weed! He is getting heavier by the day. I can barely hold his carseat for more than a couple of minutes now! He is 16 weeks old today!! I can NOT believe he will be 4 months old in a little over a week!

He can ALMOST roll over from his back to his tummy. He can get everything but his shoulder over. He has been rolling from his tummy to his back for a while now...but we just can't get the back to the tummy. I think he'll have it in a week..if not sooner.

He has started grabbing everything....especially MY HAIR! I love to watch him reach out and grab his toys now. I also love when I lay beside him and he reaches out and touches my face. That boy knows how to melt my heart.

We went through a short phase where he didn't like his swing...now he loves it again! He has still been sleeping through the night..but he is starting to get up earlier. Which is good since I start teacher workdays next week.

I have a new camera and I have tons of pictures! I just haven't uploaded them to the computer yet...but I will have those soon!

Cole has a new cousin Colton and a new friend Alaina. Both were born last week. He can't wait to meet both of them!

We are still waiting on his BFF Cooper to get here....

That's all for now folks!

Cole’s Entourage.

I will never have to worry about Cole being bullied, picked on or teased in school.  Why?  - Some might ask.  Well Cole already has an Entourage.   His Entourage consists of:

Cousin Tyler

Cousin Garrett

Cousin Tyndall

Cousin Janeson

Cousin Marett

And Cooper (He isn’t here yet but he will be arriving soon!!)

So pretty much my child has a built in Entourage.  They pretty much come in intervals of 1-2 years…so they will all be going to school with someone else in the Entourage.   

So if someone messes with one of them….they are going to have to take on all SEVEN of them.

WATCH OUT WORLD!!!!!!!!

 

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My Little Boy…

My little boy….

Is 2 1/2 months old.

Smiles when I walk into his room in the morning.
Already drinks an entire 8 oz….every 3 1/2 hours.

Loves to lay on the floor and play.

Can roll over from his tummy to his back.
Can ALMOST roll over from his back to his tummy.

Smiles when  you talk to him.
LOVES to swing.
Takes every nap during the day in his swing.

Misses  his Daddy when he is gone.
Loves looking at his Daddy on Skype every night.

Loves having his mouth played with.
Doesn’t like to be held like a little baby anymore.
Doesn’t like to be rocked.
Loves watching TV.

Especially Mickey Mouse Clubhouse…

Spits  up…A LOT!!!
Is a messy eater.
Loves bath time..

Loves laying around wrapped in a towel…NAKED.

Is starting daycare part time next week.
Knows that when he smiles he melts his Mommy’s heart.
Sleeps through the night.
Lays down at night and goes to sleep in his big boy crib.
….ALL by himself.

Has a Mommy who loves him to the moon
…..and back!

We Survived!!

So Justin left last Sunday for his first trip since Cole has been born.  Cole and I survived! 

I have to be honest….Cole is a wonderful baby.  He sleeps through the night and only fusses occasionally when he is sleepy.  I have it made.  Cole makes it very easy on me, especially with Justin traveling. 

Being so close to my family made this past week so much easier.  I was able to visit with my family without having to drive 30 minutes…AND Tyler spent the night with us one night.  Cole’s first ever sleepover!

Friday came and of course Justin met every obstacle he could getting home…delayed, bad weather, more delays.  He finally made it home at 2 a.m.    This week he is off to Fort Meyers…and I can’t wait until Friday night when he flies back home.  Then we will be halfway finished with this month!

We also found out this week that Cole got his spot in the daycare that we wanted him at.  This is great news!  As much as I hate he has to go to daycare and not be with me 24/7…I couldn’t have asked for a better place for him to be.  I feel very good about the daycare he is going to…and it makes it even better it’s only a mile down the road from my school! 

He will start going to the daycare 1 or 2 days a week this week.  I figured it would be an easier transition for me if he starts before I go back to school.  Also, it will give me some time to go out to my school to get things done.

My Precious Baby Boy

I haven't had time to post since Cole was born, I never realized how much time a baby really takes up. So I have a month of catching up to do!

I went into labor on April 21st..after 20 hours of labor (so now we are on April 22nd), 3 hours of pushing my beautiful 9 pound 23 inches long baby finally made his entry in this world at 2:38 a.m. I was one tired, exhausted, relieved and hungry Mama.

Justin had 4 days off to help us all get adjusted, and then back to work he went. LUCKILY I am fortunate enough to have a wonderful mother who was able to take a week off to help me. Cole had a great week, we went to the grocery store and shopping at the mall that week. He was sleeping great at night getting up every 4 hours to eat and then right back to sleep. Boy was that week easy!


Part of the reason he slept so well is because we let him sleep in his carseat. I know you think we are crazy making our newborn sleep in a carseat. We have this nice little soft pad in it and we tuck all the straps behind that. He sleeps like a champ in there. The breast feeding specialist at the pediatrician recommended we put him in there to sleep, and he would do better. She said he feels more comfortable bunched up like that....I don't have a clue, I just know that it worked...he sleeps. Last week we tried transitioning out of the carseat and into the pack and play....we had a few long nights, so right now it's back to the carseat until we move.

The first two weeks of Cole's life were a breeze. Then I got an infection called mastitis. I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. It was awful! I couldn't even pick up my own baby I was in so much pain! After a week of that, Justin got a stomach virus. Luckily I was feeling better from my infection to take care of the baby since he was now the one sick. Then two days after Justin gets the virus...I get the stomach virus. Talk about luck! This was by far the worst week imaginable. Luckily we are both now much better and we are both now well. We had lots of family members helping us out during that time.

Also during this whole ordeal Cole gets this TERRIBLE diaper rash. Not on his butt but on his private area. This rash will not go away, even with a prescription from the doctor. Finally my mom hears on the radio that the new pampers with dry max is causing a horrible diaper rash with CHEMICAL like burns. So we take him off the pampers with dry max...start using desitin and the rash goes away. Now we just have to wait for his skin to grow back from where it peeled off....YES peeled off. The exact same thing happened to my cousins baby, who is 2 weeks younger than Cole. Exact same diaper rash, same area, same skin peeling off. So obviously it is the new type of pampers.

So now my sweet little angel wants to be held all the time! Of course family wants to hold the baby when they are around, so Cole got use to being held the entire time we were sick. Then after a week of not being able to hold my baby...I couldn't put him down. Now we are in the process of trying to break him from being held all day long. We are starting to make a little progress. I have a feeling it might take a while.

Also in good news...we closed on our house! We started painting and *fingers crossed* we will be moving in this upcoming weekend! We are so excited! You can imagine how easy it is to pack up a house with a baby that wants to be held all the time!


Okay that is all I have time for now!

One Year Anniversary and Good News!

Last Sunday Justin and I had our 1 year wedding anniversary. His side of the family threw a baby shower on our anniversary so we decided to spend the day together on Saturday. We went to one of the malls in Raleigh and just spent some time together. It will be our last trip to Raleigh without a baby stroller, bottles, diapers and a diaper bag....OH and a baby!

The entire week before our anniversary I was on spring break. It was great. I had some time to try and get Cole's room finished. Justin and I also went and looked at a house. We fell in love with the house, made an offer and the couple accepted! We are so excited about buying this house. We will finally have room to put all of our stuff. Ever since we got married we have been very pressed for space, and now with a baby on the way we really don't have any room for anything. Our closest are packed jam tight, and random items are placed in very random spots in our house right now.

We agreed to close on May 26th but since the couple has already moved out of the house and overseas to Germany they asked if we would want to close sooner...of course we agreed! So hopefully we will be closing on the house mid-May, and moving in at the end of May. I will hopefully have some pictures up soon.

Now it's about one week to my due date and we THINK we have everything ready. My bags are packed with what I THINK I will need at the hospital and we've got his room ready. Justin has put together everything that needs to be put together and the carseats are installed....now we just play the waiting game. So hopefully next time I update we will have a new addition to our family!