Months are flying by!

I can't believe it's already been 3 months since I gave birth to this amazing little guy. I fall more & more in love with him every single day. Here are some of his accomplishments so far:

• (Was) Sleeping from 9:30pm-5ish most of the time. Lately he has been dealing with some gas issues and has been waking up for a 2 or 3am feeding...
• He is awake for most of the day. He will take an hour nap in the morning about an hour & a half after he wakes up & then a 2-3 hour afternoon nap in the afternoon.
  
• He coos ALL THE TIME. I love listening to him talk and make noises..
  
• He socially smiles all the time! Its funny when you are trying to get him to smile, and you finally make eye contact with him and he realizes its like "Ohh Hey.. :) "
• He loves to play on his play mat and shake all the toys on it.
  
• He can hold his head up 90 degrees while laying on his tummy.
  
• He is rolling over from his stomach to his back..
  
• He is in 0-3 month clothes.. 3 month outfits are a little big on him still, but he is slowly growing into them.
  
• He weighs between 11-12 lbs now.
  
• He can "stand" when you hold him by his armpits.
• He is very alert and loves to look at everything when we are out and about.
  

Our little man is growing up so fast... I'm trying to enjoy every minute of staying home with him & watching him grow up. He will not be little forever.

Just a few pictures of our handsome little guy:

Not too happy that mommy woke him up...

Standard mid-smile face I get.. He is taking after his daddy when it comes to pictures, ie: He doesn't like them too much.. He just gives me this blank stare!

My little old man.. He has two lines of hair.. Its kind of funny!

Ready to watch Auburn Football! :)

Dreaded growth spurt..

Dear 12-week growth spurt...

Yes, growing is an important thing in life... Although I would like Cole to stay little and cuddly forever.. But why must you be soo demanding? My little guy and I were getting along just fine without you. We were just beginning to spread out his 2 hour feedings during the day... He was sleeping, what most people would consider "through" the night, 930-530ish.. Now, he is waking at least once during that time, sometimes even twice.. And don't get me started about the fussiness that you have been causing.. So, please pack your bags and move on to the next baby that is approaching 12 weeks.. You are no longer welcome here! Please give me my happy, sleeping baby back! :)

Yours truly,
Cole's mommy :)

Here are a few recent pictures of my little guy... I cannot believe he is almost 3 months!

He couldn't decide if he wanted to hold the rings or suck on his hands, so he did both!

Checking out airplanes with daddy... His expression: "What mom, I'm busy!"

Again with the fingers... My issue with the fingers, he now gangs himself because he has learned to put the fingers in his mouth... Err!! But look at those shoes!!! :)

Trying to help daddy hold his bottle.. He does this every time he gets a bottle.. He wants to do it himself soo bad!!

I love my little family! :)

Yea, yea, yea.... :)

I know, its been a while!! But for very good reason!! I've been away from home for a week!! After I last posted, Cole and I took a little surprise trip!! :) Before I get into that, we had Cole's 2 month appointment... Boy was I surprised!! I was convinced that he was about 12 to 13 lbs.. Uhhh nope.. My little guy is long and lean!! He was 23 inches long and 10lbs 9 oz! Boy was I off on his weight.. Guess it just shows how strong I am!! I thought he was a lot more!! Doctor was not too worried about the weight, says he is on the growth curve.. Guess there is nothing wrong with a lean baby.. He is eating when he wants (every 2 hours!) and seems to be getting enough nutrition! He is a happy and healthy little guy!! He is smiling sooo much now!! It is soo cute!!

We are dealing with a little bit of a problem though.. Cole is opposite of most babies when it comes to the car seat and riding in the car... He absolutely hates it!! Every time we put him in the car seat he begins to cry.. No, not a whimper.. a FULL out, red faced cry with gasping for breathes and all!! Its heartbreaking!! I have tried just about everything to make this child happy.. Feed him, burp him, change him, play with him in the car, hang toys, put mirrors in front of him.. Nothing seems to work.. Pray that we can find the reason for this... We cannot stay home forever and I cannot bare to hear my little guy cry!! Hopefully he will "grow" out of it soon!! Any suggestions on what to do??

On to the trip.. My little sister was turning 4 at the beginning of October.. Ever since Cole was born, she has been telling anyone that would listen that her sister and Baby Cole would be at her birthday party, which was on October 2nd. Where she got that idea, not sure, but I decided it would be good to surprise her!! So that is what I did.. It was soo much fun to surprise her! And she was speechless! My mom did not even know I was coming.. We had such a great time! It was so fun seeing everyone's expressions when they saw me and the baby!! I cannot wait until December when we'll be headed home for good!!

Here are some recent pictures:

Looking all fly.. :) This is a funny pose!

He is getting soo strong!!

My little sister and my baby boy.. She loves him soo much!

His favorite spot! :) Definitely a mama's boy!

Guess he got tired of his paci falling out.. So he decided to hold it in himself! :)

Nothing else new here.. Reid has a major check ride tomorrow.. Pray that he does amazing!! He has been studying soo hard for it!!

Hope everyone is having a great week!!! :)

Surprised!

Why am I surprised?? Because my little guy is so STRONG and BRAVE!!! Or maybe he has a high tolerance for pain? Well, I took him last week for part of his shots.. He received 1 shot and the oral vaccine. He fussed for about 30 seconds when he got the shot and then I gave him a bottle.. He seemed fine the rest of the day, just a few fussy moments... Well, we had to go back today for the rest... Hubs has night week this week, so he was home to go with us!! Made me happy because I wanted him to be there and see what his little guy has to go through... What do you know... this little guy barely made a peep! He got two shots today, and made a sad, boo boo lip and red face.. But never made a peep! Within 5 seconds, he was right back to normal.. I chalked it up to Cole wanting to be brave and show his daddy what a big boy he is!! I was soo proud!! Now, lets just hope he does not spike a fever or seem too uncomfortable...

Here are a few pictures from the last week!! Cole is changing soo much!! He loved to smile!! And I am pretty sure I heard him laugh for the first time!! Of course, I am trying to get him to do it again all the time!! I don't want that first one to be just a fluke!!

We took Cole out Friday to the "Drop." Its a big deal once a month because the graduating class finds out what they will be flying.. Its a lot of fun! Cole did not like it at first because he was really sleepy.. He is in that "fight sleep" stage! But I finally got him to sleep at the very end.. So mommy missed most of it!! We hung out for a bit afterwards to socialize and act like normal people! It was fun because Cole woke up and was in a good mood!! Just cheesed and melted everyone's heart!! And I actually got told that he is starting to look like me!! Haha! TAKE THAT Hubs!! :) But Honestly, I still think he is a spitting image of his daddy!! You make the call:

Apparently he does not like taking pictures with mommy... Maybe that is why we do not have that many!

He definitely is "Daddy's little wingman!!" :)

We have discovered that when Cole is content and happy, he does the following with his left arm:

Rockin' the Auburn gear!! :)

Its pretty funny!! He loves to bring his left arm up to the side of his head and almost brush his hair with his fingers.. Its pretty cute!!

Well that is it for now... Gotta get a few things taken care of while the little guy sleeps!!

Hope everyone is having a great week!! :)

Approaching 2 months...

Do you know what that means??? ***cringes*** Shots.... :( Yes, thats rights its shots time.. And this mommy is NOT looking forward to them! I have decided that I am going to split them up... I did a little research about the whole Autism thing... Yes, I agree with all that.. But honestly, I am splitting up my son's shots because I do not want to subject him to all those vaccines all at once, and his daddy asked me to.. :) I know I have to be "bad mommy" twice as much.. But I think I would feel a little bit better.. I just need to be BRAVE... I really don't like seeing my little guy cry.. I mean look at this face:








My sweet baby boy is growing up! :) Haha!! I sound like a sappy mommy! :)

In other news with Cole... He passed his hearing test!! And he had an ultrasound done on his hips to make sure they were in place.. So far, everything looks good!! Yay!! :)

Hope everyone is having a great week!! :)

Horrible Blogger

But I have an excuse... A high maintenance 7 week old! He's been soo clingy lately.. I think he has been going through a growth spurt!! He is getting SOO big already!! See for yourself:

Learning to play on his play mat.. (How cute are the pants??)

Managing to catch him mid-smile...

How we get ready for the bath when daddy's not home... :) (I only have 2 hands!!)

My little ham! :)

Hubs called me back to the room and this is what I found... Like father, like son.. :)

Guess he didn't want me to put him down.. (Pay attention to his hand entangled in my hair... )


I am getting better at taking pictures, promise!!

On a HAPPY note, this little guy is starting to sleep a lot better!! Hes been sleeping 5 hours straight!! Thats good for us!!! :)

Happy Wednesday!! :)

My favorite time of the year...

Not only is this creeping up on us... (Ok, maybe not here in Middle of Nowhere, Tx)

But .......


FOOTBALL SEASON has arrived!!! This is the one thing, and the only thing, I miss about college!! I miss tailgating with all our friends (we had the BEST tailgating experiences put on by our Alumni Friend, John)!! And I absolutely miss going to games!! Nothing beats going to Auburn Football games!!

This has to be my favorite time of the year!! The leaves begin to change, cooler weather is near (again, not here, but back home!)... We will soon get to carve pumpkins, go on hay rides, Celebrate Oktoberfest and celebrate Cole's first Halloween!! Not to mention birthdays, Thanksgiving and Christmas right around the corner too! Ohh and this means we are soo much closer to heading home to Georgia again too!! :)

Hope everyone enjoys their long weekend!!

Happy Labor Day!! :)