4 month photo shoot

CUTIE

Sprinkle

Today my friends gave me a "sprinkle" for Micah.  It was so thoughtful and kind. They sprinkled him with lots of toys for him to play with now and later. The decorations were so cute and the food was delicious. I have some really great women in my life over here in Texas and I am so thankful for them and their love for Micah and I. Micah has been sleeping since we got home around 1:30p.m. and right now it's 4 p.m. so the child had a great time.. haha

Of course right when I thought I was going to get some stuff done around the house I dropped a bottle of olive oil and it broke all over the kitchen floor. First time for everything.. I had no idea how to clean it up. I googled it and I saw something about baking soda and corn starch..so I put that all over it and then tried to clean it with soap and water. I think it took about an hour. NOT FUN. Oh well. That will teach me to be extra careful. 

Last night I had to let Micah cry it out again. He woke up at midnight and I decided not to give in. It was very difficult to hear him cry. It seemed like it lasted forever and I just prayed that it would be over soon. This morning I was hoping he had forgot all about it. He seemed like his happy self again, so I hope I don't have to let him cry it out too much longer. It's not good for my heart. LOL

I was thinking if he's already 16 pounds .. does that mean he'll be 18 at his 6 month?? YIKES I don't know about this boy. Too much for me. I'm already taking him out of his carseat and holding him because the car seat is way too heavy for me. wow.. times does go by fast. I was trying to remember when he was tiny and I miss it. Guess I'm ready for another one. haha

Happy MONDAY

4 month check up

Okay...
4 month check up went great! This little(big) man is 16 pounds and is in the 58th percentile for weight. His head measures in at 16.8 cm in the 77th percentile and he comes in at 88th percentile for height at 26.3 inches. He is very long and makes sense why I need to start buying 9 month sleepers!!
Dr. Crow checked out his head and did see his flat spot but said at this point he should start moving around the crib more. He will hopefully start switching sides and she said not to worry yet. She even said it's not helmet worthy at this point. I have read the earlier you start with the helmet the better but she said at his 6 month appointment she will reevaluate and see if we need to seek a physical therapist. So for now I will try not to worry so much.
Yesterday we got to go to the A&M GAME at the at&t stadium in Dallas. The aggies won in overtime! It was really fun to get out for awhile and my friend Ashley got to babysit. She said he did great! Now I need to find someone to watch Lotte the week we are going home.
Now we are watching the Beard game and I'm hoping for another win bc I will  have a very happy hubby!!

Love you all

Cuddler

This little man loves this hand made blanket from Craig's cousin Katy. He loves to stick his toes through the holes. Its really cute. These days I am starting to hold him more during naps. He seems to sleep longer when I hold him. I am taking this time to cuddle with him because I know it won't last long.
Also He is still waking up at midnight. Not sure if I should let him cry it out or not. Going to ask the pediatrician tomorrow. Our appointment is at 240pm. I actually have time to get there. Usually my appointments are at 8 am.

So today I went to MOMS connection at church and it was a lot of fun. I just loves that the nursery workers know Micah and really seem to  love him. When I get the the door they always say,"MICAH!!!!" When i picked him up they always say he was the best baby. Makes me feel so good. Like I'm doing something right...even though I know it's just his personality.

I'm pretty tired today so I'm hoping to take a nap. We'll see if it happens. Haha not likely.

Love you all.

Midnight Yell

Happy Hump Day-

There is a onesie that says "I Yell at Midnight" from Texas A&M and it would fit him great at this point. At the school they have yell practice at midnight the night before a football game (it's one of many traditions).The past three nights he has been waking up at midnight and crying. Last night I fed him because I wasn't sure what he needed. He went back to bed and slept until 6 a.m. It's not too bad, but I had it so good and I'm sad if this is the new normal.

This is the onesie my sister got him.. so cute. He wore it on our walk this morning. We went to a new spot now that it's getting cool out. I met two of my friends from Lifegroup at the Oak Point Nature Preserve. Lotte was so excited she got to go for a car ride and a walk. I hope to do that at least twice a week now that it's in the 70's in the morning.

I need some ideas for Halloween. We might go to a Halloween party this Sunday at the hospital. They are always setting up events for moms to get together. I just don't know what I want him to be.  I was thinking Dumbo would be cute or Yoda. haha

Hope everyone is having a great week.

Love you

Florida Fun

Well Hello There...

It's been a week now and I am finally getting back to my routine around here. Micah and I are home safe from our vacation in Florida. So much fun!! He did so good. I am one proud mama. Let's just start off by talking about the plane ride I was so nervous about. On the way there I sat next to two women who were extremely helpful. I was sitting next to the window...which was what I wanted until I had to pee, then Micah exploded out of his diaper, and yep.. another time. So I had to get up 3 times (once for myself) and go to the bathroom and let me tell you it was not so easy. Other than that he did awesome. No crying, just slept and looked around and smiled the whole time.  

Once we got there we went to the pool and this child LOVES the water. It didn't matter if it was cold or warm he wanted to play in it. On Tuesday we all went to Sea World and got to watch a couple shows. Of course it was very hot out so we kept looking for shops to stop in to cool off.  We also stumbled upon a "Baby Care" center where they had a nursing room, changing tables, and rocking chairs. It was very nice and I'm glad we found it cuz we were about to change him on a bench...yikes.

Wednesday morning my sister Hannah had to leave, it was so sad to see them leave. I'm glad I could spend some time with her and AV and Riley since I won't see them back home. We went to an Irish pub for dinner Wednesday night and it was amazing!! It was in Downtown Disney so we got to walk around and shop a little too. 

I had to sleep in the same room as Micah which went good. I had more problems sleeping because I could here him and every little sound he made. He didn't do any of the screaming at night on vacation so I felt very blessed. A big reason was because he was EXHAUSTED every single night. 

Thursday my mom and I ventured out to Cocoa Beach. It was about an hour away and we timed it perfectly that Micah took a nap on the way.  Friday it was pretty rainy and we went to the mall and then I got to go golfing with my dad. It was still a lot of fun even though it was sprinkling on us. 

Having my parents and my sister around made me realize how nice it was to have family love on Micah. I do wish he had more of that daily. He just sees my face every day all day. 

Can't wait to see Craig's family in November.  It will be so great to have family around us for a week. Right now we are planning on the first week in November to come home. 

Here are a couple photos from the trip:

Friday morning Micah goes for his 4 month appointment. The long awaited one. I feel like it's been forever since we saw the pediatrician. I will finally have some answers about his head. We may even have a helmet by the time we go home. I will be updating you all very soon.

Oh yes and HAPPY 4 Months to Baby Micah TODAY!!! Time really does fly.

Love you

Night terrors

For some reason the blogger app on my phone won't let me upload more than one photo. So now I have to create a collage if I want more than one pic on here! Still figuring out this New phone. Anyways the one picture is of the head noggin poppy thing I was telling you all about. I think I've only been using it now for 2 weeks or so. I haven't seen a change but at least it make me feel better laying him down.
So night terrors... Sounded like someone had them last night. Again he was asleep when I put him to bed last night around 8 pm and then he woke up at 9p doing the crying/screaming thing for 30 mins..yikes. I almost caved in But turned off the monitor and prayed. He fell asleep and around 230 am he woke up screAming. So I got up and went to the bathroom and by the time I got to his room He had stopped. So I just went back to bed and He didn't wake up till 615 am. This was the first time He has don't this in the middle of the night.. Not sure what happened. Almost seemed as if he had a nightmare and crying in his sleep. I googled night lights And found out some babies at 4 months get scared of a pitch black room. Its good to have a night light. That means today I'm getting a night light for him. We'll see if it helps..I would be scared in a dark room by myself too. I need to tv on to sleep especially if Craig's not home.
I will Let you know if it works. Poor guy. Its hard bc you start thinking..we'll maybe he had a poopy diaper..and so on. But this morning it was just a wet diaper. I'm glad we didn't give in. Now the hard part will be having nana and papa not give in to him during vaca. Haha
Lets just pray he's too tired to yell and scream in Florida 😂
Happy FridAy!!!!🙋👍

Happy Spitter

Happy Thursday..

Looks like we got a spitter on our  hands. Micah has been spitting up more than usual these days. Its all curdled and gross and now is smelling pretty bad too. I called the nurse today and she said to try and burp him more and keep him upright after eating for 30 minutes. He was in nursery today for about two hours because I started Mom's Connection which is a church group for mom's to get together. When I went to check on him the worker said he had spit up on both her shoulders and then when I got him another big spit up. The nurse called him a "happy spitter" since he's not fussy or upset. It's not horrible.. just definitely feel like I smell like sour milk all the time now. It's so much that I may not even notice it so I feel bad if other people do. Anyways the "MoMs" church group was awesome today. I have been looking forward to going since I met our Lifegroup friend Lobelia and she told me about it. Just tons of moms getting together and spending some time AWAY from the babies! So very nice to have such loving people surround you..especially when family is far from you.
Here is a pic of my lifegroup MOMS and they are all in my "MOMs" group too!!

Not long now I will be on a plane with the little man. Craig said if he's anything like him he has a hard time with the pressure in his ears. I will try and bring a bottle or nurse him during take off. I'm also going to try and bring frozen milk. I hope they let me through with it. They said breast milk is fine to take with.

September 11th is such a hard day to be happy. Today my parents are flying and I can't help but to be a little nervous for them. I'm nervous about flying on Sunday. With Isis and the threat to America so imminent  right now it's a scary time. I can't believe it's been 13 years since 9/11. I was sitting in class at Chicago Christian in one of the trailer's they had outside. I remember it was Miss Kouman's class (i might be spelling her name wrong) they brought in a TV so we could watch what was going on. I called my dad and was so out of it I needed to make sure he was OK. Even though it wasn't even close to us.. it felt like it was. Most of my memory is kind of a blur about that day. It wasn't until I was in college and got to watch several documentaries about that day when it really hit me what happened. I can't understand why a religion could hate so much that they think it's right to kill so many innocent people. I know they will be judged by God one day or already have been. How does your mind get so warped that taking a life or hundreds is a good thing?

We will always remember 9/11 and never take our lives for granted. I also thank God that he tells us to love our neighbors, and to treat others the way you would want to be treated. These are things that I can teach Micah and know he will be blessed by them. I am so happy I serve a God who loves all and accepts everyone. No matter what you have done... he will love you and take you in his arms and care for you. Such a great message to teach our young ones.

Love you all.

High chair

Got out the high chair today. We needed something different to do. He likes sitting up but can't do it alone. We don't have. Bumbo or anything but this will work!!
Sad to say we had to let him cry it out again last night. Very hard to do. He went to bed at 8 pm stopped crying at 835. Then 20 mins later starting screaming again for 10 mins before going to sleep. Very strange transition we are making right now.
He still is all smiles in the morning. So I have that to look forward too.
Happy Wednesday!!!

Man of many faces

Thought this was funny. His big eyes and expressions crack me up.

Help!!

Ok mommies.. Need some advice over here. Micah had been the best sleeper for pretty much since he was a month old. Last night we got thrown a curve ball. He usually goes to bed around 8-830pm and last night he was obviously exhausted so we put him down. He fell asleep but woke up maybe 30 minutes later and was crying pretty bad. It was very unusual so we went in and tried to figure out what was wrong. This went on until 10 pm. I changed him ..fed him.. Salined his nose.. Everything I could think of. We would go in and pick him up and he immediately stopped crying and was fine. Soooooo... I think he is finally starting to manipulate us. We let him cry and I mean scream cry (which almost made me cry) for about 20 mins until he finally went to sleep. Yikes. He is turning 16 weeks on FridAy. Is this normal? He is still taking good naps during the day without hesitation. I really hope this isn't going to be a new thing. How many Times do you have to let them cry it out before they learn. If it happens tonight at least we are ready this time.
Of course this happens the week before vaca. Hopefully we can nip it in the but before it gets bad.
Good news is he slept from 10:15 until 715 am. So that was nice.

Anyways here's another pic from swim class..

Videos

Here's a sneak peek at swim class. Didn't get much video here. He really loves it though. I will have to get more video of him kicking and splashing next time.

I decided to sing to him and see if he would cry. This is crazy but Craig sang to him the other day and he DID start crying.. didn't get it on video though. haha

Bikini body

Hello All!

It's Monday and I am starting a new exercise routine with some other mom friends here. It's called Bikini Body Mommy. It's only about 10 minutes of working out, but it wasn't easy. I feel so weak. I finished Day 1 and my legs already feel like jello. That's a little sad. I thought I would be better than that since I've been carrying a 15 pound baby around in his carseat.. but I guess not. It's a 90 day program and since I have some accountability partners around here hopefully I will make the 90 days.

Tonight I am trying a Mac N Cheese recipe given to me by Bobbi! I am adding some shredded chicken to the ingredients so we can count it as a main dish. This week I am trying to be a good wife and make some home cooked meals before I leave him next week to fend for himself. 

Packing for Florida is not as easy as I thought. I'm sure my 1 bag will be over the 50 pound limit. I am trying to put M in the ergo baby carrier and see if he can get used to it.. but it's so hard to put on by myself. I think the moby wrap is better in that way since you can actually do it alone. Once we are on the plane I think I will be fine. It's just getting to the gate that I'm worried about. How come a baby comes with so much luggage? I can't believe back in the day people used to hold their babies in their laps in the car. I mean...it would make life easier sometimes. 

I finally ordered a photo album to start putting his pictures in. I have my ultrasound pics and no where to store them. With the internet now it's hard to find the time to print photos when you can just upload and share them. 

Here's another pic of Craig and Micah in their BEARS outfits. 

Have a great MONDAY

Go Bears!!

Brought Micah to a bar so Craig could take care of him while I get my hair done. They are too cute in their bears outfit.

Swim

Swim day with daddy!! So much fun😄

Smartphone

Ok so crazy thing happened to us. Craig and I had planned to go to a musical Saturday night and had babysitters scheduled and everything. We were just planning on chilling out tonight and ordering food. So we ordered from our favorite pizza place and I got to have a beer and we were sitting on the couch when all the sudden my phone alarm went off and told me I needed to leave in 15 minutes to make the musical at Fair Park on time. So my heart skipped a beat and I went back and looked at the confirmation email Craig sent me. Yep there it was said September 5th at 730 pm. I just let out a big "ahhh Noo." Craig thought he purchased the Saturday night tickets. So I called our life group couple that was going to watch Micah and they were on they're way to church. We were so lucky they live close and they came right over.
So we made it to the musical on time!!! I couldn't believe it. My phone saved us from a sad situation... if we would have waited till tomorrow night to find out we missed it. Tonight I credit my smartphone for putting the date and time of the musical in my calendar without my knowledge and helping us make our anniversary a win!!
And of course Micah was a peach. He went to church with Camie and Chris and was sounds asleep when we got home.
The musical "nice work if you can get it" was hilarious. I loved it!! I say potato and you say potato...I will be singing that all weekend.

That's that..another year down a lifetime to go 👍😁

Froggy

Got a new froggy tummy time mat and Micah is doing great on it! He loves looking in the mirror and smiling at himself.
The last couple of days he has been waking up at 5 am and eating and sleeping until 830-9 am. I am definitely getting enough sleep these days and it's awesome!
Today is Craig and I 5 years anniversary...time really flies when your having fun! Its been a crazy ride but I would do it all over again.

Love and miss you all!

Mall nursing

Baby Micah got to hang out with 3 week old baby Jackson today at the mall. We got there at 1030 am and left around 130 pm. So guess who had to eat twice? My big man. This was my first time nursing in public and when I say public I mean out in the open. No hiding in bathrooms for me. I used a cover up so all was good. One time a man sat right in front of me and it was a little creepy.. However he either didn't realize what I was doing or maybe felt bad moving....OR just being a creep. Micah is doing amazing at breastfeeding. He only takes about 10-15 mins and is good to go. When we are at home it takes a little longer but still pretty quick.
Baby Jackson is Callie's son from prenatal yoga. I'm so happy she is already out and about taking him places. That's exactly how I was. I needed to get out. And where else but the mall. The mall heals all. Well..at least for a day...haha

I'm getting nervous about flying with Micah. While I was feeding him today in a chair he was kicking his feet and legs so hard I kept thinking...that might be someone sitting next to me on the plane. Hope it's someone nice. Maybe another mom who would understand.

5 YEARS ON FRIDAY!!! September 5th 2009..a day I will never forget. We are celebrating 5 years and I can't believe it. Our first time out without Micah will be on Saturday. Friends from our life group are going to watch him. Its gonna be weird but excited to get out!

Still have no internet so I'm writing from our phone. FridAy we Will be getting a New tv service so until then...NO TV. I think this might be a good thing.

Okay..have a great day!!
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