One month picture

I took a picture of Reese in our chair yesterday so everyone could see how big he has gotten. I can't believe he has been here for a month. It's weird to think that although our lives have changed so much in the past month, we feel so normal. It really feels like he has always been here with us.

Getting ready takes a little longer, eating is a little difficult with one arm, we don't sleep as much as we did before (at least Lofton doesn't- I'm a terrible sleeper), but life is so much better than it was a month ago.

Reese is the best gift in the world. I don't think I could ever love anything more than him.

Our first solo adventure

Yesterday was Reese's one month birthday. It was big day for the two of us. We got ready and took our first trip to see Lofton at work.

One month ago, getting ready to go visit Lofton at work was no big deal. I just hopped in the shower, got ready, and was out the door. No longer is it such an easy task! Little man ate his breakfast around eight, I changed his diaper, and then put him in his stroller and wheeled him into the bathroom so I could take a shower. It's a little crowded with the stroller in there, but it is super convenient because when his pacifier falls out (as it did yesterday) I just have to reach out of the shower and pull him towards me to fix it.

Once we were both dressed, I wrestled with the car seat/stroller. I had never unhooked them before and Lofton neglected to tell me exactly how to release the car seat from the stroller. It took me twenty minutes, plus a phone call to Lofton telling him we were not in fact coming to visit because I couldn't get the two disconnected. Yes Daddy, I am just like you!

Once that crisis was solved we loaded up the car and hit the road for my first time driving in over a month. That's right, I had not driven a car since September 29th. No worries, we arrived at the store with no problems.

Reese was an angel and looked around and visited with all of Lofton's work people. I fed him in Lofton's office around 11:30 and then the three of us went to lunch.

It was an exhausting morning, but nice to feel like I could leave the house on my own. Today, we head up to the school to visit!

Birth Announcement

I am trying to capture the perfect picture for a birth announcement. When your child doesn't pose or smile it is a little difficult to find the perfect moment. Here are few pictures from this morning's photo shoot- none of which we are using. By the way, Lofton is horrified that I subjected our child to this. He likened it to a form of child abuse. Granted it was a little cold in the house this morning when I stripped Reese of his clothes. Sometimes you have to sacrifice to be cute!

Tummy Time

Reese's big stretch of awake time happily coincides with when Lofton gets home from work. It's nice because they can spend some time together, and even better, it means Reese sleeps longer at night. Knock on wood- he slept for a five hour stretch last night!

This afternoon we decided that we would have some tummy time on the floor when Lofton got home. He loves sleeping on his belly, which for now means sleeping on us, so I knew he wouldn't mind being face down on the floor.

This is fun...

A nice shot of his old man hair.

Lofton trying to convince him to crawl:)

Just chatting

Then we let him use his Boppy as support, but he got hungry, as you can see from the pictures.

I need a snack...

No, really, I'm hungry!

For the love of God, someone please feed me!

Tomorrow we are taking our first trip into the real world... a family adventure to Target!

Our first bath

Yesterday, the remainder of Reese's ambilical cord fell off. Lofton thought it was gross, but it was also a big event because it meant that we could take a real bath. No more sponge bathing for us!

Rich and Ashley came to visit and bring dinner last night. So while the boys had a beer, Ashley helped me give Reese his first bath. I won't say he enjoyed it (he does hate being naked), but overall it wasn't that bad.

I'm not so sure about this mama!

Hey! Can we hurry this up!

Whew! It's over!

I really worked up an appetite. Is it time to eat?

Sunday

Finally! We had a visit from our great grandmother Marene on Sunday. Reese was very sleepy and did not want to wake up, but Marene was persistent!

Thanks for coming to visit! We will see you again soon.

five things on friday

I don't have a lot of time to blog, but while little man takes a (rare) morning nap, I thought I would share a five things about our week home together.

1. I love being a mom. I always knew I would love this, but in the last few (miserable) weeks of my pregnancy I began to doubt myself. I'm definitely not stay at home mom material, but stay at home through December material I am. This is fantastic.

2. I love having my own baby to kiss and love and hug anytime I want. He's all mine (and I share with Lofton when I have to!)!

3. Reese loves to eat! And often. When he wakes up from a nap there is no cushion. He doesn't gaze around and coo, he isn't content to swing while he slowly wakes up; no, not our son. Our son wakes up ravenous. When I pick him up from his nap he begins thrashing his head around like a bird (hence why we have started calling him little bird man) until he finds my cheek or chin or my lip and he begins grunting and sucking until his bottle is ready. It is adorable.

4. He sleeps. Granted we get up a few times at night, but for the most part he sleeps really well. I have no complaints. Knock on wood, but I would take getting up a few times a night with a happy hungry baby then getting up at night with a screaming child and pacing the hallway. Let's all hope this part of his little personality sticks.

5. We went on our first stroller walk Wednesday. I forgot to grab my camera to document- I'll do better next time. It was an ordeal, getting everything out the door. I had to put him in his swing, then get the stroller down the porch stairs, then come back inside for him. And i didn't know what we would need so I took a burp cloth, a blanket (it was 85 degrees outside), his pacifier, my phone, and a bottle of water. No, we didn't walk a mile, just two blocks! I like to be prepared though. I didn't realize how bumpy the sidewalks are until we started strolling. My initial fear was that Reese would get shaken baby syndrome from the jostling, but he quickly feel asleep.

Oh and the sixth best thing about it being Friday is that Nonna, Daddy Buck, and Uncle J are coming to visit tomorrow!