First Fourth of July

Happy Independence Day!!

Weyland and Everett 

Weyland got in his first fist fight, and lost...

Our little family of 3

One Month Old!

Weyland you are one month old.  (Well technically as I am writing this you are 6 weeks old).  But man that month flew by!! I really love that you are so tiny and cuddly right now so if you could please slow down growing, that would be awesome.  Your 2 month check up is a few weeks away so I'm not really sure about your height and weight.  But I am really anxious to see how much you have grown.  You have out grown your newborn clothes.  You are wearing 0-3 months, some of which are still a little big.  You outgrew your newborn diapers after about 2 weeks, so you have been wearing size ones for a while.  You are much more alert and are a little stubborn about taking naps during the day.  But I can just stick you in the moby wrap or your swing and you fall right to sleep, most of the time.  If the either of those don't work a good car ride usually does the trick.  You are starting to smile and coo which I LOVE!  But for the most part you are super serious, and you wear your scowl for a good part of the day.  Lucky for you I happen to love your scowl, so scowl away.  You still have all your hair, but there is a small bald spot creeping up on the back of your head.  You are a pretty good sleeper at night.  You are still in your bassinet in mommy and daddy's room and you usually sleep for about 4 hours, and then a few 2-3 hour increments for the rest of the night.  Praying those increments get longer and longer.

We love you so much Weyland and are anxious to see what your next milestones will be!

Bath Time!

Finally bath time!!  This was really exciting for David and I since it took 4 weeks for his stubborn umbilical cord to fall off.  Up until then it was strictly sponge baths for little Weyland.  So FINALLY a real bath.  It started off great.  He seemed to really love it.  But by the end he had had enough.  I think the pictures tell the story better than I do.  

Your first week

Weyland,

Its been a week since we brought you home.  You haven't had many milestones yet although you have sort of figured out that night time is for sleeping, not crying, which I greatly appreciate.  You eat like a pig and you have conquered your jaundice.  So far Mommy and Daddy have had more milestones than you and have learned many important lessons.  Our first night home with you we learned things like, be sure to learn how to use the Swaddle Me before your 2 day old infant is screaming at 2am.  Don't change your 2 day old infant on your bed at 4 in the morning.  We know now to never get too attached to the clothes you are wearing because it's just gonna get peed or pooped on.  And laundry is definitely a daily necessity now.    We are experts now at diapering, burping and swaddling you.  I know the lessons will keep on coming so bring em on!  Your first week has flown by, giving me a little insight to how fast you are gonna grow in the next year.  So I'm gonna try my best to treasure every moment with you.  We love you so much!

Sunbathing with Daddy

Weyland and Everett born only 3 days apart

Hanging out with Mimi

He's Here!

On May 27th, Sunday morning about 8:00 David and I were getting out of bed and preparing for a long and lazy Sunday.  Knowing we were not gonna have any more "lazy" sunday's in our future, we were gonna make the most of it.  Well those plans were quickly thrown out the window when I got up to tend to George and my water broke.  It was go time.  We were going to be meeting our little boy or little girl very soon.   It was about 10:00 and my contractions had begun.  So we called all the grandparents, did some last minute packing, ate a quick breakfast, packed up the car and headed to the hospital.  We arrived at the hospital a little before 11 and got all settled in.  At this point my contractions had picked up some but were still pretty manageable so my plan to have a natural birth seemed doable.  My contractions were getting stronger and closer together pretty quickly, quicker than I had anticipated.  I began to worry my plan to not get an epidural was going to be curtailed thinking that I was going to have to endure hours and hours of these contractions so intense and so close together.  Within 3 hours I was dilated to 8 cm.  I was in shock that I had dilated so quickly but it gave me the strength and confidence I needed to keep going.  Another 30 mins passed and I was fully dilated and was ready to push.  After pushing (and screaming) for about an hour, we finally got to hear those magical words, "It's a BOY!"  They placed Weyland on my chest and I was filled with so much emotion.  I can't even really put it into words.  I was so relieved to that my labor was over and that I was finally able to hold him in my arms.  I could never have anticipated or imagined the immediate love and joy I felt at that moment.  He is the most precious gift I could every ask for.  David and I are so incredibly blessed!  We love you so much Weyland!  My hope is that one day we can look back at this blog and relive all the memories together.