3 Months Flies By When You're Having Fun!

Boy oh boy!

Is this little man growing or what?

This 3rd month has been a blast!

Some of his favorite things to do include (in no particular order):

• smiling
• being held
• meeting new friends
• being loved by his cousins
• bath time
• sleeping :)

Some things he is still working on enjoying (again, in no particular order):

• the car seat
• tummy time

One thing he has perfected is having us fall head over heals for him!

We love you Buddy!

Baby It's Cold Outside . . .

This past Sunday the cold weather paid a visit,

so what a great day it was to take Jack to pick out his very first Christmas tree!

He was quite amazed by them.

We actually left with the first one we laid eyes on!

We knew it was a keeper!

Just like this little man. :)

We are looking forward to some family time around this Christmas tree for sure!

"The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other" ~ Burton Hillis

Just A Few Favorites . . .

Rare footage of Jack enjoying his "tummy time."
It doesn't last long.



My how our time in the swing has changed.
He discovered it has a mirror and it actually is fun!



Helping Daddy work.
Daddy has been a hard worker this month. We l o v e having him home!



Just relaxing after a long day shopping.
He's working on being 'ok' in the carseat.

A Very Thankful Thanksgiving :)

This year our Thanksgiving was much different than the past few years.

We traded in our usual Thanksgiving all day tailgate along with the Texas A&M vs. UT game to stay home and cuddle up with our new addition!

We did miss seeing our friends,

but

f a m i l y

was much more important this year.

We were able to spend Thanksgiving Day at Granny and Gramps' house in Brazos Country.

Then we went back home to rest up and bake some more!

Sunday we had Thanksgiving dinner with Nanna and Papaw at Uncle Timmy's house in Houston.

So sad we are missing pictures from that day!! :(

The whole Thanksgiving week was so special for all of us.

Missing loved ones for the first time was very hard.

This year we were very thankful for the

f a m i l y

that we do have and the time we were able to spend together.

We also look forward to the time we will be spending with them ahead...

Christmas is just around the corner! ;)

We Are Busy at 2 Months!

We've got a lot of catching up to do!

First things first, our little man is 2 months and growing strong!

This month he is no longer . . .

• ...having screamfests in the evening (yay!).
• ...having poopy blowouts (double yay!).
• ...screaming during bathtime.

He is instead . . .

• ...giving Mama and Daddy tons of smiles and lots of happy noises!
• ...in cloth diapers pretty much full time and Mama is loving it!
• ...enjoying his baths, and actually getting upset when it's time to get dressed!
• ...holding his head up much better during tummy time.
• ...occasionally rolling over from tummy to back.
• ...going to sleep around 9:00pm with a wake up around 2:00am and 6:00am.
• ...not going hungry! 2 month check up he weighed in at 12 lbs 14oz. Woh Buddy!

We are still . . .

• ...enjoying every minute of this little man.
• ...madly in love with him!

Look Who's Talkin . . .

Well "Cooing" :)

We're having fun listening to this sweet little voice!

This Week . . .

This week has been an eventful one, and

not one I would want to revisit again.

Tuesday night we followed our routine . . .

A good swaddle, a good feeding and hope for a good night sleep.

During Jack's 4am normal feeding, things didn't go so normal.

He had two episodes of what seemed like "passing out" while feeding. Something I never want to experience again.

That morning we called his pediatrician to let him know what happened. He advised that we take him to Texas Children's Emergency Room to be examined.

Wednesday was a long day of waiting. Waiting to be seen, waiting for the EKG reports and waiting for blood tests.

All to say Jack is a healthy boy!

We have been doing our best to monitor this little guy.

He gave us quite the scare.

So far things are back to normal.
He had a follow up with the Pediatrician on Friday.
We learned that he is weighing in at 11lbs 5 ounces. He has had a great few days since that crazy morning. Though this week scared us like crazy, it has made us realize how blessed we are to have our healthy little man!



He is just happy to be comfy at home exploring again!

Just Relaxing In The Tub . . .

It's official . . .

Jack now enjoys his bath time!

(We shall see how long this lasts. For now his smiles at bath time make Mama and Daddy all kinds of happy!)

F A M I L Y

All Because Two People Fell In Love . . .

This week, we gathered as family to say goodbye to the man that meant the most to us.

Ask any of us and we will say he was the best Daddy, the best Gramps, and the best Great Gramps (aka "Bob") you could ever ask for.

He was the glue that held us together as family.

With his passing we realized that it was up to us to continue what him and Granny started . . .

. . . a beautiful family and making amazing memories!

It was so hard to say goodbye.

But to know his Irish eyes are smiling again with Granny gives us such comfort and joy!

October Fun :)

I have never really liked Halloween, besides the candy part.

However, this year, I have come to realize I have really fallen in love with pumpkins.

Not only in our home decor...

But in the smell of our kitchen . . .

And the taste of sweet pumpkin bread . . .

In the evening specials on television . . .

And this year in our new little pumpkin . . .

This year for Halloween, Daddy was adventurous and had two costumes. We forgot to get a picture of the last one, which was way better. He was a rugby player, scrum cap and all! Mama dressed up as a mom, complete with spit up on her shoulder! Jack dressed up as a cute little pumpkin.

Our little pumpkin was wore out after handing out candy!

What a wonderful month of October it has been!