Some of the things this kid says....
Me: What happens on Sundays? (Expected answer=we go to church)
Carter: chick fil A closed
Me: What do you want to be when you grow up?
Carter: Man
Me: No jumping on the couch
Carter: Carter not jumping, Carter bouncing
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Fun times at the zoo!
We've really enjoyed our zoo season pass. Here are some pics from last weekend...
Monday, May 6, 2013
Isaac-3 months!
No dr appt this month, but growing like a weed! Moved to size 2 diapers, mostly 3 month clothes but can definitely fit into a lot of 3-6 or 6 mos.
EAT:
Nurses every 3ish hours during the day. When he does get a bottle, will be a 4-5 oz bottle. He has been very inconsistent at night, going anywhere from 3-9 hours, mostly a 5-7 hour stretch followed by a 4 hour stretch. However, I had surgery last week so he was only given bottles as I recovered. We learned that I only pumped 2-3 ounces at night but he would take a 6 ounce bottle....and sleep through the night! Although it's not consistent, he's definitely now giving us anywhere from 7-11 hours at night, so you better believe he will be getting a bottle for his last feeding from now on! He now takes his bottles cold, straight from the fridge--the boy LOVES his food, any way it comes!
PLAY:
Oh, the smiles! He will wake up and get unswaddled and do his superman pose. He will lay on his playmat and stretch and stretch. He started rolling over to his right side but can't quite flip to his tummy yet. He will tolerate 5-10 mins in the Bumbo and has given up on the bouncy seat. Of course the big swing is still the big time winner in his world. He does love to be outside. He is becoming very social and will smile and coo at anyone that will give him attention. He started giggling today-right at 3 mos and oh so cute. He still has a pretty laid back personality except for when he's hungry and then he will let you know--he will SCREAM and turn bright red, turns it on so fast with no warning. Caleb says I make him "cry for food" but he really doesn't show any hunger cues except for screaming. He started to discover his feet--pretty much just stares in awe, trying to figure out what they are! He still loves looking at himself in mirrors :).
SLEEP:
He still sleeps best in his swing. Those 7-11 hour stretches I was talking about? Yep, those are in the swing. He will only nap for 15-20 mins max in the crib and give me 5-6 hours max at night. Grrr. While I was recovering and Caleb was on night duty he got the swing every night so I'm going to attempt the crib more this week. He does have a really tough time sleeping in new environments--we went to Whitney and the first night he was up every 1.5 hours :(. I'm hoping this month is a big turn in the sleep department and we don't have to do cry it out at 4 months....he's got one more month, then it's operation sleep and turn the monitor off in this house!
Dear my Sweet Isaac Baby,
I love your sweet sweet smiles. How you will just look at me and talk. I love how you just gaze into my eyes when you nurse or take a bottle. You are such a trooper--this month you had your first airplane ride, your first baseball game, your first marathon, your first (and hopefully only!) terrorist attack, your first real smiles and coos, 4 days of being away from Mama (I couldn't hold or nurse you after surgery), and lots of trips to parks and walks in the neighborhood. You just gear up and go--in the Ergo or the stroller, most of the time happy as long as you're fed. You started sitting in your highchair at dinnertime and participating in nightly conversations and tantrums :). I love you sweet boy and wish I could stop time....this is such a sweet age!
Mama
EAT:
Nurses every 3ish hours during the day. When he does get a bottle, will be a 4-5 oz bottle. He has been very inconsistent at night, going anywhere from 3-9 hours, mostly a 5-7 hour stretch followed by a 4 hour stretch. However, I had surgery last week so he was only given bottles as I recovered. We learned that I only pumped 2-3 ounces at night but he would take a 6 ounce bottle....and sleep through the night! Although it's not consistent, he's definitely now giving us anywhere from 7-11 hours at night, so you better believe he will be getting a bottle for his last feeding from now on! He now takes his bottles cold, straight from the fridge--the boy LOVES his food, any way it comes!
PLAY:
Oh, the smiles! He will wake up and get unswaddled and do his superman pose. He will lay on his playmat and stretch and stretch. He started rolling over to his right side but can't quite flip to his tummy yet. He will tolerate 5-10 mins in the Bumbo and has given up on the bouncy seat. Of course the big swing is still the big time winner in his world. He does love to be outside. He is becoming very social and will smile and coo at anyone that will give him attention. He started giggling today-right at 3 mos and oh so cute. He still has a pretty laid back personality except for when he's hungry and then he will let you know--he will SCREAM and turn bright red, turns it on so fast with no warning. Caleb says I make him "cry for food" but he really doesn't show any hunger cues except for screaming. He started to discover his feet--pretty much just stares in awe, trying to figure out what they are! He still loves looking at himself in mirrors :).
SLEEP:
He still sleeps best in his swing. Those 7-11 hour stretches I was talking about? Yep, those are in the swing. He will only nap for 15-20 mins max in the crib and give me 5-6 hours max at night. Grrr. While I was recovering and Caleb was on night duty he got the swing every night so I'm going to attempt the crib more this week. He does have a really tough time sleeping in new environments--we went to Whitney and the first night he was up every 1.5 hours :(. I'm hoping this month is a big turn in the sleep department and we don't have to do cry it out at 4 months....he's got one more month, then it's operation sleep and turn the monitor off in this house!
Dear my Sweet Isaac Baby,
I love your sweet sweet smiles. How you will just look at me and talk. I love how you just gaze into my eyes when you nurse or take a bottle. You are such a trooper--this month you had your first airplane ride, your first baseball game, your first marathon, your first (and hopefully only!) terrorist attack, your first real smiles and coos, 4 days of being away from Mama (I couldn't hold or nurse you after surgery), and lots of trips to parks and walks in the neighborhood. You just gear up and go--in the Ergo or the stroller, most of the time happy as long as you're fed. You started sitting in your highchair at dinnertime and participating in nightly conversations and tantrums :). I love you sweet boy and wish I could stop time....this is such a sweet age!
Mama
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Brothers
Already love these 2 together but can't wait to see the fun (and trouble!) in their future!
Monday, April 29, 2013
Camping!
We had our annual community group camp out this weekend. It was Carter's first time camping (the last 3 years we left him with family) and he did great! He and Caleb slept in the tent overnight and Carter had a hard time going to sleep (wanted to play but so tired from no nap) but slept 11 hours! I took Isaac back and slept at Nana and Papas house...the other ladies joined me and that's definitely my type of camping :). Unfortunately didn't take enough pics but here are some:
Many faces of Isaac
Love that his sweet little personality is starting to show in his facial expressions! He is still pretty laid back but can definitely turn super red when he's hungry or sleepy. Here are some Isaac faces captured via phone, mostly happy...I need to work on capturing the red face :)
Thursday, April 25, 2013
How a few hours changes everything...
As we all know, just a few hours after my last post the tragic bombing occurred. All the excitement of the day abruptly turned to shock and despair. Being in Boston that day was surreal. Going on the streets that night and the next day...,it was such a somber atmosphere. Caleb wearing his blue marathon jacket and people stopping him asking if he ran the marathon and when he said yes the response was "I'm sorry".
Thankfully, he finished almost 2 hours prior to the bombing and we were both safely back at the hotel when the bombs went off. He had a good race and really got to experience the full Boston race experience with a PR of 3:02 (a 6:59 split...yeah, he's super fast!). We did make the most of our time and saw a few more sights before we headed back to Dallas. It's a trip we will not forget, for so many reasons. Caleb did qualify to go back...he says its too soon to make that call. I would love to go back as a spectator :).
We're thankful for the Lords provision over us and I was so thankful to be home with all 4 of us under the same roof.
Here are the rest of the photos via iPhone :
Thankfully, he finished almost 2 hours prior to the bombing and we were both safely back at the hotel when the bombs went off. He had a good race and really got to experience the full Boston race experience with a PR of 3:02 (a 6:59 split...yeah, he's super fast!). We did make the most of our time and saw a few more sights before we headed back to Dallas. It's a trip we will not forget, for so many reasons. Caleb did qualify to go back...he says its too soon to make that call. I would love to go back as a spectator :).
We're thankful for the Lords provision over us and I was so thankful to be home with all 4 of us under the same roof.
Here are the rest of the photos via iPhone :
Monday, April 15, 2013
Marathon Monday
I'm sitting here at the hotel, Venti starbucks in hand and Isaac peacefully sleeping away in the big swing. Oh yes, we did find a baby rental company that brought a big swing to our hotel room (genius business idea--we paid $55 for a $90 swing for 4 days but oh so worth it). We sent Caleb off about an hour ago to load the buses down to the start.
I'm so proud of him. He has worked so hard for this day. His goal for NY was to qualify for Boston....and he did with a time of 3:09 which qualified him for a race that was already full and lo and behold qualifying time was changed to sub 3:05. Back at the grind. He worked hard and qualified in a miserable rainy Dallas in 2011 for today. Since then the man has been so disciplined. He gets up at 5 am 6 mornings a week to run. The freezing cold or muggy warm Dallas weather doesn't stop him. He gets up that early not because he runs for 3 hours every morning. He gets up that early so that he can be home for our morning breakfast date at 645 and then spend a good 45 mins with Carter before leaving for work. What a family man :).
So, no matter what happens today I hope he has the time of his life. The oldest and most prestigious marathon is literally at his footsteps today. He's earned it. And thankfully I married the awesome athlete of a man so I can sit here in my pjs and drink coffee and watch the Today show before trotting off to visit Harvard before catching him at mile 21!
So glad I joined him. Isaac is doing awesome and enjoying the sights of Boston right along with us. Here are some pics from the trusty phone this far:
I'm so proud of him. He has worked so hard for this day. His goal for NY was to qualify for Boston....and he did with a time of 3:09 which qualified him for a race that was already full and lo and behold qualifying time was changed to sub 3:05. Back at the grind. He worked hard and qualified in a miserable rainy Dallas in 2011 for today. Since then the man has been so disciplined. He gets up at 5 am 6 mornings a week to run. The freezing cold or muggy warm Dallas weather doesn't stop him. He gets up that early not because he runs for 3 hours every morning. He gets up that early so that he can be home for our morning breakfast date at 645 and then spend a good 45 mins with Carter before leaving for work. What a family man :).
So, no matter what happens today I hope he has the time of his life. The oldest and most prestigious marathon is literally at his footsteps today. He's earned it. And thankfully I married the awesome athlete of a man so I can sit here in my pjs and drink coffee and watch the Today show before trotting off to visit Harvard before catching him at mile 21!
So glad I joined him. Isaac is doing awesome and enjoying the sights of Boston right along with us. Here are some pics from the trusty phone this far:
Monday, April 8, 2013
2 month stats
Weight 12 lb 9 oz (85%)
Length 24 inches (90%)
Head 15 3/4 inches (55%)
Not so happy about first set of shots :(
Length 24 inches (90%)
Head 15 3/4 inches (55%)
Not so happy about first set of shots :(
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