One Month Old

Little Garrett is 1 month old today.  I just can't believe how fast time flies!  And he's SOOO BIG!  2 days ago I started dressing him in 3 month clothes, because the newborn ones are just too tight!  Today also marks the half-way point for my maternity leave.  Another sad thought.  But I'm trying to enjoy as much as I can, and soak up every precious moment as this little baby grows before my eyes.

Baby G sleeps 3-4 hours at a time.  It sometimes makes the nights drag on forever, but my body is getting used to the pattern, and I can go 2 days without a nap and not feel like I'm about to drop dead.  But even so, if I go too long without a nap during the day....I start to get this TERRIBLE headache at the front of my forehead.  Nothing helps to make it go away except catching up on some much-needed z's.

I read this pamphlet that the hospital gave me.....and it says that babies should be drinking 3-4 ounces at each feeding by one month.  Well.  Garrett has been drinking 5 oz bottles for 2 weeks!  No wonder he's so big!  He's just growing so fast.  And I can't complain, he is SUCH a good baby.  He only cries when he's hungry.  He doesn't keep me up for anything more than feedings.  He hasn't had colic, and he doesn't even need to be held to fall asleep.  I really have been so lucky. 

Today I got a picture of his first smile (see above).  It's not much.....but at 4 weeks, I'm just amazed that I was able to get a picture of it.  He hasn't had many facial expressions yet.  But I've decided that his smile does nothing but excentuate those adorable chubby cheeks. 

Garrett has been such a blessing in our home.  I am so excited to watch him grow.  He is precious, and I just adore him.

Caleb's Summer

This summer has been a blur.  I just wanted to highlight a few things that Caleb has been up to that I haven't actually blogged about.  First of all, my boy turned SIX.  I felt bad because his birthday was kinda overshadowed by his brother's BIRTH.  We had a birthday party for Caleb on Saturday the 21st even though his birthday wasn't till the 25th. We did this because Robyn and John were still in town and we thought a party with a few cousins would be a good idea, especially with baby Garrett on the way (and not knowing WHEN he would arrive).  We got him a driver and Parker took him for a round of golf at Pebble Ponds (a par 3 course here in Filer).  It was Caleb's first official game. 

You probably can't read the score very well....it's written in pencil all in Caleb's handwriting.  But it's cute and I thought it should be archived. :)  Caleb also got a new backpack, some rope, and a head-lamp flashlight.  His birthday party was pretty simple this year. 

Back in June Caleb did t-ball.  The entire season was only 4 weeks long (which honestly.....with kids this small is just fine cuz they're burnt-out after one month anyway).  One great thing about being in such a small town, is that Caleb knew kids on every opposing team he played.  As a result he spent a lot of his time in the field just chatting with whoever was on base at the time.  But I must say, he got pretty good at the end.  He has a really good arm and hopefully next year he will be able to understand the game a little better.

The weather in June was crazy.  Some days he wore pants and a coat, and other days he'd be in shorts and a t-shirt and covered in sweat.  The season was quite the challenge for me because I was 8 months pregnant, and he had games on Tuesday and Thursdays, and then practices on Wednesdays and Fridays.  And I was still working.  So pretty much every week-day involved me rushing home, and getting him and Angie packed up and fed before going to t-ball.  So 4 weeks of games was about all I could handle as well.  Parker works so far away, and has to stay late SO often, that he missed almost all the practices and close to half of the games.  But it was still lots of fun.

Our final summer adventure has been swimming lessons.  The Filer City pool offers group lessons for 31 dollars.  It's Monday through Thursday for 2 weeks.  I jumped on this one, because since I'm on maternity leave, I'm able to take him at 11:00 AM every day.  And for 31 dollars, even if it is short and he doesn't learn much....it's still daily exposure to the water and he'll at least gain a little more confidence and skill. 

I know I'm just his mom and probably everybody says this about their kid, but I think he's the best in his class.  I watched her teach the "front crawl" to those kids, and Caleb was the ONLY one who was able to put his face in the water, AND use his arms, AND kick his feet.  I got a video, I'll see if I can put it on here. 

Caleb's best friend, Reyl, is also in his class.  These boys were also in t-ball together.  They get along so well.

Summer is finally wrapping up, and it makes me sad.  Today Garrett is 3 weeks old, which means I only have 5 weeks of maternity leave left.  It's gonna go by so fast!  It allready has!