Our Boy is Growing

So I know I said I was going to keep up with this blog this new year but again I fail to realize how sleep deprived I remain and busy with baby.  I really want to keep up with it because I want to document our life as 3 and baby boy's growth and development.  So we will start with and update on Rhett.

Rhett James is now 5 months old!!!  Can you believe it?!?  So crazy how time flies.  Some things have changed since he turned 4 months and I am excited about all of the changes.

Sleep: Rhett is still only sleeping 1 1/2 to 2 hours at night.  For whatever reason he has seemed to go backwards with this whole sleep thing more than anything.  I don't mind waking up and nursing him it's just tough on the nights when he's cranky and isn't easy to nurse and wants to be help on night.  Those nights are getting fewer and fewer....until he gets sick and then all hell breaks loose at night.

Eating: Rhett is still solely breastfed and I am very proud of that because there have been many times when I didn't think we would make it this far.  Now there are days I think we will make it to one year (possibly with some assistance from formula), and other days I think about giving up right then and there.  The really only tough part setting us back is pumping at work.  Other than that we're pretty good at it now!  We've started giving him rice cereal with a spoon recently but I will update on that when and if we decide to keep doing it.

Likes: Rhett loves his hands now!!!  You cannot keep this kid from putting his hands in his mouth.  Whenever we're trying to dress him or take his clothes off, his hands go straight to his mouth which makes it impossible to put anything on or take anything off.  It's really cute thought so I don't mind. He also likes his toys (insert sigh of relief).  My boy used to be hard to entertain due to his lack of enthusiasm for anything other than football.  So now he's enjoying toys and we're enjoying shoving them in his face aka playing with him.

Dislikes:  This kid has taken a strong dislike to his carseat nowadays.  I don't think it's really the carseat but the act of getting strapped in and oddly enough getting unstrapped.  He is going to be a strong willed little man with a lot to say about what he likes or doesn't.  I say this because when he gets upset he arches his back and screams....yes already.  He is going to be that kid in the grocery store that throws himself on the floor screaming while everyone stares at me and thinks to themselves "What has that lady done to that poor adorable child??"  Hey we all have done it...pre our own child having this exact moment. 

Highs:  Rhett rolled over from his tummy to his back January first and I was thrilled.  I was jumping up and down so excited and he was clearly entertained by this but I know in the back of his head he's thinking, "You crazy lady what is so exciting."  (Isn't it fun to insert what you think your baby is thinking into thought bubbles...My husband and I have way too much fun doing this.)  He also started laughing...like laughing out loud.  Before he would just open his mouth real wide and nothing would come out.  He still does that, but now when something is super funny to him this wonderful, joyful sound comes out.  It's awesome.  My favorite sound in the whole wide world!

Lows: My husband got sick and then Rhett got sick and then I got sick and now my husband has it again and Rhett is congested again.  It's the saddest thing when your baby is sick and there is nothing you can do about it except hold them all night long and hope that is the magic medicine.

We are having so much fun watching him grow and change.  I love every minute of being his mommy and I can't wait to come home to him every day.  I desperately wish I didn't have to leave him.

Happy 5 months baby boy!  Mommy and Daddy love you!

New Year, Fresh Start

Happy New Year!  It's been a long time since I've written anything but being a new mommy and having a, well let's just say not an easy baby, has been a lot more work than I ever thought it would be. (That statement is not be taken as I thought it would be easy in any way at all.)  Finding the time during the day to sit down by myself and write even one sentence has been more than difficult.  Plus any extra time I had was usually spent doing laundry, cleaning, or doing something that is so precious to me now, sleeping.

Because it's a new year I would like to start fresh with this blog.  I want to be better about posting at the very least weekly (I'm shooting for something more like every other day).  And since it's a new year I should recap last year, or at least the last 4 months which have been the most important for us!

Rhett is now 4 months old....CRAZY!  Time has seriously flown by!  I have returned to work, reluctantly, and wish every day that I was home with my little man!  I feel like I half-ass everything I do now...my job, being a mommy, being a wife...it's hard to find the balance.

Here are some fun photos to recap the last 4 months:

Was given the most amazing gift ever!

Love him to pieces!

Went to a pumpkin patch

Had a fun Halloween!

Rhett turned 2 months and started smiling and making noises

Saw great grandpa and great grandma Eaton

Had dinner with my best friend

Went to Rhett's first hockey game

Had a yummy family filled Thanksgiving

Got the cutest, biggest smile out of our little man

Rhett turned 3 months and started holding his head up and eating his hands

Got family pictures done

Best present ever!

Went and saw Christmas lights

Saw Santa and sat on his lap at our Family's Christmas Eve get together

Matching PJs for all of the cousins, you can't see it but they all have their names embroidered on them

Had the best Christmas where Rhett was spoiled to pieces

He got a wagon from his Auntie Koko

Rhett turned 4 months and started holding his toys, loving his Bumbo, and drooling like crazy!

Rhett had his first trip to the beach where he was looking like a stud

And he smiled like crazy for daddy!

In two days it's back to work and real life.  Oh how I wish I could stay home with my baby all day every day!

Weekend Recap

This weekend was great!  My hubby had a four day weekend so I was excited for this weekend for a while.  Since he had a long weekend we decided to take advantage of it and planned a trip up to my family's cabin in the mountains.  We left Friday morning and came back Monday afternoon.  It was AMAZING!!!

Now get ready for picture overload...

All snuggled up for the cold.

This new hat and mittens just killed me.  I couldn't stop snapping pictures and laughing.  He looks so pissed and so cute all at once!

"Mom what the hell are you doing to me?"

Then he fell asleep because he's all cozy and warm.  By the way we were in the little village walking around to all the shops and it started really cooling off so I bundled him big time!

I had to get a picture in his mountain moose pajamas!

Our friends came with us and their little girl was fascinated by Rhett.

She never liked pacifiers but she wanted his!

All stretched out in moose PJs.

And then a moose onsie!

Tried to get good pictures but it was a little chilly and I didn't want him outside for too long.

Especially without a hat!

Rhett and daddy, Rhett in his bear PJs that daddy admitted were his favorite on him.

Rhett was also fascinated by the sun and trees and sky, so no looking at the camera.

Getting ready to leave and I just thought he looked like such a big boy in this picture.  Makes me sad to see him grow so fast.

Best weekend! Can't wait for next weekend!

Mommy and Me

 Well my weekend is just now ending so look for a weekend recap tomorrow because that's my Monday but for today I will share some Mommy and Me pictures.

 

We went to our family's cabin in the mountains this weekend (more details to follow on this later) and had a great time and took some cute pictures, although not as many as I wanted.

 

I desperately wanted pictures of him in his super cute moose onsite. He would not look at the camera and stared intently at me...I think it was the beanie, he's not used to seeing his mommy in a hat.

 

 

So then I was laughing at him and my hubby caught this cute picture. Love it!

 

 

I also wanted pictures of him in his adorable bear thermal onsite. This time he found something else interesting to look at that wasn't the camera.

 

 

Looking at these pictures make me realize how big he is getting and it makes me both sad and excited. Stop growing baby boy!

 

Happy Monday (my Sunday)! 

6 Weeks Old

Today Rhett is 6 weeks old. I can't believe he is already 6 weeks! Totally cliché but man does time fly. I know I'm not going back to work yet because I'm using the FMLA time we can have but I can't imagine some people actually go back to work at this point. I could never leave my little peanut yet (but I'm a little overattached).

He is becoming so much more alert and staying awake for longer periods of time.  It's fun to see him change every day.  I feel like any day he may start making noises (other than screaming or crying), but that could be just me hoping.

He refused to look at me the whole time I was taking his pictures.

On another note, we had a very interesting bath time tonight.  First, daddy said the bath was ready but when I walked in, it wasn't quite ready so my naked little peanut peed all over the wall next to the toilet...hilarious!

Then we put him in and started our routine when the dog decided to help.  This was cute so we decided to take some pictures.  Then something happened....

the dog found the leopard print rubber duck on the ledge and wouldn't let it out of her sight.  She is a bird hunting dog but she is also a little crazy...exhibit A:

This was entertaining, but it gets better.

I continue to bathe him and all of a sudden I see something by his butt...yup he shit in the tub...I mean really let loose.  I started to panic but then gathered myself, got my hubby's help, and got him out of that mess.

It was all very entertaining and a great end to the day.  Let me just say though that hubby did not like cleaning up the shitting bathtub.  Thanks babe!

Happy 6 weeks Rhett and happy Tuesday to everyone else!

Week Wrap Up

This week was crazy busy!

Monday my aunt came up to see Rhett.  She brought my cousin's little boy with her and he was all over the place.  Makes me enjoy this somewhat quiet time I have with Rhett right now.

Tuesday Rhett and I brought Daddy lunch at work.  It was a way to get out and also a way to see my hubby during the day.  I strategically planned his outfit for this trip...you like??  Daddy did!

Wednesday Rhett and I went to a Mommy and Me group a friend told me about.  I really enjoyed it and plan on going back again next week.  They have a lot of experts there that you can ask questions about whatever you're wondering about.  And then there's moms going through the same thing that can chime in too.  It's nice.  Plus they have a scale where you can weigh your baby before and after a feeding.  Needless to say Rhett is doing well in the eating department and is getting way too big too fast!  Rhett had fun (he nursed practically the whole time) and this is what he looked like when we got home.

Thursday he woke up entirely too early, and stayed awake, so I thought a Starbucks trip was in order.  So in our PJs, off we went to Starbucks.  Then we went to my mom's office and brought her a warm beverage.  After visiting for a while I took him home to nurse him and hang out.  Well when I got home he decided he wanted to sleep a little before eating which was perfect because it gave me just enough time to shower and get somewhat ready so that I could be productive after nursing him (we're still at the point where we plan everything around his feedings).  So after he ate and I finished getting ready I took him to my school to show him off to all of the office ladies and some of the teachers.  He didn't leave the office or his carseat because of germs and whatnot but it was nice that people got to see him.  From there we had just enough time to run home and grab me a quick lunch, nurse him, and head down the hill for my postpartum visit (which I wasn't happy about but I'll talk more on that later).  I have no pictures from this day because it was such a whirlwind!

Friday was our stay in our PJs all day and do nothing day.  It was much needed and very nice!  Rhett did get out of his PJs after spitting up on them, so he wore this cute number.

Now it's practically the weekend (I consider Friday after work part of the weekend) and Daddy and I were able to go to a nice steak dinner with Rhett.  He was good and slept the whole time (thank goodness).

I can't wait to spend all weekend with my two favorite guys!  Have a happy one!