Trying something new

I recently read a post from Lucy about gardening and it got me inspired!  I would love to start a garden but have no experience in that area.  Any suggestions for starting and growing a garden?  We already have an area that use to be a garden that I could use, I would just have to till it up. 

I would love to grow the following: 
-Strawberry's
-Lettuce
-Potato's
-Onions
-Tomatoes
-Peppers
-any other suggestions?

Should I not tackle any of the above list as a first time gardener?   Should I be looking into growing any other fruits or veggies?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!  You guys are always a wealth of knowledge and I have learned so much from you all already!  Thanks in advance!

A little fresh air

It's been getting a bit warmer around here... And by warmer, I mean about 55-65 degrees.  So, today, I decided to take Adam out for a walk.  My parents bought me a new Jeep baby carrier to wear when I take Adam on walks and I think he loved it!  You be the judge :-)

Before our walk

After our Walk

I think he fell asleep about 10 minutes in.  Too cute! I'm loving the carrier and think we will use it often.

Questions for Mama's

I have a few questions for any of you Mama's out there who would be willing to help me out!

1.  When did you start feeding your child foods other than formula or breast milk?
2.  What did you first feed them?
3.  When did you start on fruits and veggies?  What kinds?
4.  When did your child start sleeping through the night? More than 8 hours....
5.  Anything you recommend when moving towards solids?
6.  When did you start to get on a schedule with naps, feeding and bedtime? How?

Thanks so much! I'm sure I'll have more questions eventually, but this is a good start!

Switching Rooms

As many of you know, we've been living with my parents since the day Adam and I were discharged from the hospital because they are building a new house and we are buying their current one.  That is slowly coming to an end. 

We've officially moved into "our" bedroom and we've put Adam into his own bedroom.  We were initially in a guest bedroom in the basement and Adam was in there with us.  I wasn't sure how I felt about him sleeping in his own room, but last night was the ultimate test.  Other than him waking up more often than usual, we both did pretty good :-)  I think all of the newness of the room made for his unusual sleeping pattern.  I'm hoping it will get better with time.

Things are still not organized, but we're getting there.  Once we finally have a decorated room for Adam, I will post pictures!

Until then, we keep moving more of our stuff in and more of my parents stuff out.  We're getting there! :-)

Greys??

I know... Two posts in one day..... What in the world!

Did anyone see Grey's last night or am I the only one still watching the show?  It's gotten weird, am I right?  I mean, a musical, really?  That totally ruined it for me.  This episode would have been so much better had they not done a musical.  What a dumb idea writes or Grey's Anatomy and you get a D from me.... yuck!  What were your thoughts on greys???

Adam 3+ Months

We've been doing some pretty cool things around here.  And by "we", I mean Adam.  Within the last month, Adam has rolled from belly to back several times, been trying to sit up while in his rocker and can even sit up with just a little bit of help.  He's even starting to giggle at a few things.  He loves to be tickled and he LOVES bath time now.  His personality is really starting to show.

It's hard to believe that he's past the 3 month mark and well on his way to 4 months.  He is becoming more of a little boy and less of a baby.  Granted, he's still a baby, but his face is looking much "older" these days.  Here are his 3 month pictures.  Enjoy!

I'm here!

It's been over a month since my last post, and I figured it was about time I update you all!  We've been busy around these parts.  Getting ready for my parents to move into their new house (for those of you who didn't know, we traveled back to my hometown 1.5h the day Adam and I were discharged from the hospital to live).  So far we've been living with my parents for 12 weeks +- a few days.  Their new house will be done in about 2 weeks, so it is coming to an end!  We are all excited, that's for sure.  However; they have been such a big help with Adam that I will miss them.  It's a good thing they built their new house only about .3 miles from their current one which we are buying.

Adam is now 12 weeks old! Yeah :-)  He is growing up so much.  He rolled over for the first time on March 15th at 11w5 days. He did it three times, but hasn't done it since.  He is talking so much more, it's amazing!  Every morning when he gets up, he is so happy for about 1.5 hours until he needs to eat and take his first nap.

 Adam 10 weeks

So far he is sleeping between 6-8.5h in one stretch, then eating and then sleeping about another 2-3 hours.  It's been great. He's eating 5oz of formula, he was on Soy for about 8 weeks and we finally switched him back to Similac Sensitive and he is doing well on it. 

 Adam 9 Weeks

He still hates belly time, but is getting better at using his arms to hold himself up.  We try to get him on his belly 3-4 times a day so that he starts to like it. 

 Adam 10.5 weeks- His head is getting up there!

At his 2 month check up, he was 22.5" (25th %), 12lbs 4oz (50th %) and head circumference was 40CM (50th %).  Sorry little guy, for the lack of height... That comes from Mommy's side.

 Adam- 2 Months

I just weighed him at 11 weeks and he was already up to 14lbs 5oz.  He sure loves to eat and is putting on the lbs, but that's ok for now, because he is one happy guy!

Hubby is on his way home from China right now.  He left last Friday, March 11th, the day after the massive earthquake and tsunami in Japan.  Needless to say, I am very happy to have him in the air flying home right now.  I have been scared the entire time he was there.  He had to go for work and he said that his hotel and the food was amazing, but being there sure makes him appreciate living in the U.S. 

That is all for now, but I promise I will be back soon to update again.  We're planning to take Adam swimming in a couple weeks, so hopefully he likes it! :-)

Our little family.  Adam 9 weeks

Adam and Mommy :-)