1 month!

This last Saturday the 15th Baby Billy turned 1 month! His Aunt Tiffany (KKG sisterhood counts right?) made these blocks for him and we will be able to continue to use them as he grows :)

Where did the month go? It's a little fuzzy and sleep deprived but the most full my heart has ever been. Actually I am not sure if I have ever had so many happy tears and tired tears in one month... Those post partum hormones are no joke! However, I am so happy to have this little one in our lives!

Apparently the flash stressed him out... Sorry buddy!

He is becoming more alerts and attentive and making the cutest and funniest faces. These may all look the same, but i love each and every one of the pics.

He wore this hat when we went out to see how Brian's work on the garden was coming. He's borrowing it from his friends Odin and Wilson. Too cute.

Tummy time :)

This is one of my new favorites... He looks like a Buddah baby

This was a rough morning ;)

And I'm still trying to soak up all the cuddles :)

We had our first independent outing... He did great. We made it to target and babies r us. Such a champ... As long as the car is moving. 

Thankful for this shirts little reminder that he loves his mommy.

Little duck fan

Brian bought him a tough looking onesie...

And this is "independent play time" where he seemed to stare at me during my breakfast :-/

On the way to baby and me at the hospital he wasn't too pumped.

But he put on another pound and a half! Big boy at 9 lb 10.5 oz!!

Such a fun play date with Hazel!

It wore him out ;)

We have been soaking up the nice weather and Dale is very thankful for the sun, but seems to want to get in every body of water possible. Every. Single. Time. 

We had another fun play date with kappa sisters Mary Beth and Sarah and their two boys.  These three boys have many play dates in their future!

Graham, Houston, and Billy. Billy was having a tough time pulling himself together :)

Loving these chubby cheeks!

And we used his big boy bath this week, we likes the water which is great! He and Dale will be best friends ;)

And this sweet face now occupies my heart and mind. I love him so much. 

This weekend Brian and his dad put in hard work on the garden boxes. We will have lots of room to garden this year, so my new job included keeping babies and plants alive... That's a lot if responsibility. 

Here he is with his grandma Diane. 

Love this little man!

3 weeks old

Saturday was 3 weeks old for baby Billy! We are so very tired, but he is the greatest baby ever.

We are starting to see a little more personality over the last week.

Dale and Billy are still getting used to eachother :)














We went to the pediatrician this week for his 2 week check up and he passed with flying colors! He did great in the car too! I was so nervous to take him on my own so my mom came up and went with us. She's the best!


The tiniest little passenger... he's so cute!


He weighs 8 lb 3 oz and is 19.5 inches long. What a good boy!

That means he gained 1 lb 5 oz from breast feeding and grew 2 inches. He's a champion eater :)





Speaking of champion eater, here he is a little milk drunk and happy. I know it's not a "real" smile, but I'll take it :)





He is getting more interactive and focusing on light and movement, and so it's fun to see what catches his attention.



We also did some foot prints for the grandparents, and attempted some handprints that are not quite as neat.





While we started "sleep training" where he sleeps in his crib at night and has his "awake time" after eating during the day, my favorite part is snuggling with this tiny boy. I know he won't be tiny for long, or even want to snuggle forever, so I will take advantage of this special sweet time.

Friends have been so great to come all the way up to visit and bring food, it has been so fun, and made it nice that I didn't feel like I needed to be running around and getting out of the house. Very nice of them. These are some friends from work- Megan, Emily, and Sybil.

On Wednesday we went to church for Ash Wednesday and Billy did really great! He doesn't like to sit in the carseat when it's not moving, but otherwise he was so patient and go with the flow. We did need to duck out a little early though because it was time for him to eat.





My friend Kelly came and spent the day and I got a nap and a looooooong shower, it was so great. I love this girl.





Sometimes his "awake time" is not what Billy has in mind...



He's the cutest baby ever :)





I love how he holds his little hands... so much.








We went on some more walks too...











I love this sweet face so much...

And here we are with open eyes! Another week and while I feel so tired and foggy, it's incredible that I love this little man so much and he occupies all of my brain. Not sure what I thought about before he was in our lives :)