April 14th, 2010

I can't believe I forgot to post this..... Here goes...

Baby Adam,

One year ago, today, my life changed dramatically.  It was the day I found out that you would be joining our family.  It was the beginning of our new life, knowing we would have a family in about 9 months.  We didn't know who you would be or what you would look like, but we loved you so much already!  No words can explain the way I felt when I found out I was going to be a mother.  It was the most amazing feeling in the world.  Thanks for making our lives so much better, baby boy.  We love you more than we could have ever imagined.

Love forever and always,
Your Mommy & Daddy

16 Weeks

Seriously, where did the time go?  My little guy is 16 weeks already!  I'm so amazed by all of the things he can do already!  He jabbers all the time, he LOVEs to talk and when people talk to him.  He's rolled from belly to back, though it's been a couple weeks since he's done it.  He now rolls from back to side and almost to his belly, but his arm gets in the way.

We still swaddle him at night, but during naps he sleeps without the swaddling.  Since he's learned how to roll on his side, I frequently find him asleep during his naps on his side with his hands laying on his face.  He sucks on his fingers/hands all of the time.  Whatever he can get his hands on, goes in his mouth... We are in trouble, I swear.  He will not take his pacifier anymore, unless he's desperately hungry but that doesn't happen often.

We're trying cereal this weekend!  Cannot wait! I'm anxious to see what he thinks.  Thanks for the advise here and here.  It's always nice getting your opinions and tricks of the trade! :-)

Just because I love posting pictures of our little guy, here he is doing his new thing.  The tripod pose!  Enjoy!

And another, just for fun

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???