A Week of Firsts

 May 18 - Dressed up for dinner with the girls

May 19 - First time in the pool

May 20 - Bath time!

 This week has been such a busy week for me and Luke.  He made his first trip to Mississippi and Arkansas.  He met his PawPaw (my grandpa) for the first time. He also went to the zoo for the first time with the Moore clan.

May 28 - Road trip to Mississippi

May 28 - Visiting with MawMaw (my dad's mom)

May 29 - Big smile for KK (my dad's sister)

May 30 - 4 generations

We left for Mississippi Monday and made it home Wednesday night.  Then Paul Michael, Luke, and I left for Hot Springs Thursday afternoon.  We met his parents and brother & family for the weekend.

May 31 - Looking at the water with Nana

June 1 - chillin

June 2 - To the zoo we go

 

Video: Laughing

Luke laughed for the first time one night last week.  He was taking his bath, so of course I didn't have a camera.  And as usual, he hasn't  laughed again...

...until today AND I GOT IT ON CAMERA!!!  

Paul Michael is bouncing him in the Bumbo seat & the poor guy has the hiccups while he's laughing.

 

Never a Dull Moment

Happy Mother's Day to me -

I've been wanting a jogging stroller for a while now, so guess what I got for Mother's Day from my sweet hubby :)

Before I got pregnant Dad and I ran a half marathon, now I hope to get back in shape for another...we'll see...

Like I've said...there's never a dull moment around our house. I said all along that if I were able to be home full time I wanted to try cloth diapers. So here it goes...

Almost every person I tell that we're using cloth diapers has the same reaction - "Those pins are scary" or something along those lines.

There are NO pins! Cloth diapers are much different from when my mom tried them. Now days it's like a disposable, but you throw it in the laundry rather than the trash. Let me show you...

The diaper - The outside layer is waterproof with lots of snaps for adjusting to the right size for baby 7-35 lbs. The inner layer is a micro fleece. Liquid goes right through and keeps baby dry (YES, it really works!).

The insert - This microfiber cloth slides between the layers of the diaper and traps lots of tee tee.

This shows the insert half way in the diaper. There's a flap to lift and insert the insert.

One happy baby :)

I will keep you all updated on the adventures in running & diapering

Video: Rolling Over

May 14

I've discovered that the videos I post cannot be viewed on mac devices, sorry :(

Happy 3 Months Old

The past 3 months have gone by so fast, but at the same time it feels like Luke has always been a part of our family.  I am one lucky mom!

I have really enjoyed my time at home since I quit work.  Luke is growing so fast, and I can't imagine missing it.  He rolled over all my himself last week (5/7).  He's always smiles & coos all the time.  His sweet personality is starting to come out.

May 4 - Loving tummy time

May 9 - Nap time with  Sampson

May 9 - Enjoying the day

May 10 - One of our new favorite toys - learning to drive!

May 12 - Happy birthday to Papaw (Paul Michael's grandpa)

Cousins - Carley & Peyton

May 13 - Happy Mother's Day!

 

April in Photos

April 2

April 1 - Sitting at the table with Mom & Dad

April 8 - Easter with PaPaw, Granny, & Uncle Kyle

April 13 - Nana & PaPa visited on my 2 month birthday

April 22 - Ready for church

April 27 - Church with PaPa, Nana, Uncle Eric, Aunt Heather-Brooke, Peyton, & Carley at Paron

Two Months

Where does the time go?  It's about time for an update!  

Things have been going well.  Luke went for his 2 month check up on the 17th.  He weighs 12 lbs. 4 oz. & 22.5 inches long.  We'll go back at 4 months.

Things have been a little crazy around our house (it seems we never have a dull moment).  

In March Paul Michael got the job he's been waiting for with CenterPoint Energy (the reason we moved to Shreveport last year).  This has been a total blessing with perfect timing for our family.  

Because of his job, I was able to quit my job.  I am working right now (I gave my 2 week notice right before I came back, so I'm just working 2 weeks).  Needless to say, this week has been very hard for me.  I just keep telling myself that it's only 2 weeks!  I just didn't realize how much I wanted to stay at home with my baby until he got here!  I will be working one afternoon a week.  I think this will be good for me and Luke - grownup time for me (not to mention keeping my license) & time with other grownups for Luke.

We have also put our house on the market.  We're looking for a house in a better area, better school district, better price.  So, like I said, it's never dull around here!

First Smiles

Ready to go out

Uncle Kyle finally kind of held Luke

First time to church

Smiling for PaPa

Hanging out with NaNa

Loves sitting in the Bumbo (yes, it's purple - borrowed from NaNa's)