8 Week Portraits Continued

10 Weeks

Enjoy pictures of week 10!

Playing toys on the couch! He can sit up good with a little help from our favorite boppy pillow!!

Look at all these toys Mom!

Sleepy eyes...

Trying out our new high chair! I have wanted this high chair since before we even started trying to get pregnant. I found it on clearance at Babies R Us. Isn't it pretty? It matches our table too!

I had to post this hilarious face!! 

9 Weeks

A very busy week we had at 9 weeks!

We started out the week with crazy hair, a hilariously cute outfit & our 2 month trip to the doctor's. He is a healthy boy weighing in at 10lbs 13oz & 21 3/4" long! We went up on his zantac dose due to his weight. He seems to still need it at this point. 

We also celebrated 4th of July! We spent the afternoon at Robin's with family & then a quick trip to Kearney at dark. 

I am totally in love with this outfit!!! I actually laughed out loud by myself when I put it on him!

This is Dustin's favorite picture so far. Look at our big boy holding his head up!

July 3rd. Hanging out on the couch. 

Gotta love the big eyes pictures. It really is all the flash! He doesn't do that normally, but it sure is funny.

So serious....

Growing out of his newborn clothes. :(

Bad Blogger

First of all I apologize for my lack of postings these days! I didn't realize it had been as long as it has!

Our baby Drake is 15 weeks old today! I can't believe it! He has grown so much, from this teeny tiny newborn to a chunky smiley little infant. He has become so active & fun, showing us lots of personality! Some of the things he loves to do on a daily basis is: swing, watch Yo Gabba Gabba on Noggin (probably the most annoying show on the planet, but it gives me time to get a shower everyday :), play on activity mat, sit in his high chair, sit with the help of his boppy on the couch, play & chew on his hands & his most favorite time sleeping with Mommy or Daddy.

He is so alert these days & studies everything in his surroundings. He has discovered that we have dogs & cats & likes to watch them as they play around the house. He also has come to know who his Mom & Dad are & keeps us in eye view at all times. Just this week he has laughed out loud a few times & is drowling like crazy. I think we may be working on getting some teeth. He hasn't been too fussy about it, but the drowl & the chewing on his hands (or anything he can get in his mouth) is always occuring.

The breast feeding/bottle feeding seems to be a constant issue. The week before I came back to work in mid July was horrible. Drake decided he was NOT going to take the bottle at all!!! It was a very long & stressfull week for everyone, but with lots of patients we over came it. He now has 2 to 3 bottles every day if I have to work or not. He takes them ok, but not always great. He does good for Mom & Dad, but is giving Tammy (our sitter) a hard time. Friday he is going to spend the night at Nana's (my Mom's) so Dustin & I can have an evening together, we will see how he does there ( I may be taking a middle of the night drive to Kearney). As much as I was dreading breast feeding, now that we have it down I do enjoy it & Drake loves it. I was going to wean him because we were having so much trouble, but I think we have finally come to a way that will work for us. I will say we probably will not be breast feeding our next kiddo!

I think we are finally settling into our new life as a family. Now that everyone is somewhat back to a normal schedule we are starting to have more of a routine. The hard part I haven't quite figured out yet is how to sleep & keep him on a daily routine. The good thing is Drake will stay in bed with me most of the day as long as I let him nurse as he desires. It does let me get some sleep & so far it hasn't seemed to throw off his bed time or night routine. I figure I better get my sleep & snuggles in while he will let me!! :)

What else....

Dustin's Mother is going to be moving in with us in September. She is a flight attendent & will physicallly only be staying at our house a handfull of days a month. We are saving her some on rent & she will be helping us out with Drake. We decided on this because when she has days off she stays with us anyway. We will be converting our family room in the next few weeks into an apartment for her. I think it will work out good as it has a full bath, an outside entrance, a closet & room for a bedroom & a living room area. The only bad thing is our laundry is in the basement so we will have to pass thru to get to that often, but we will figure things out as we go. :)

Dustin has been super busy with side jobs. He has done a couple decks & a basment finish. It seems like he is always working, which he is. I will be glad when we get our debt paid off in the next year so he won't have to work as much. It makes him tired & we miss him at home! On a good note he is really good at what he does!

I think that is really all for now. I am at work so I can't post pictures, but I promise I will try to get some up by the end of the weekend! They are up to date on Facebook if you want to check our little guy out there, he is super cute!! I can't believe how much I LOVE that baby boy!

8 Weeks Old

I am trying to catch up on posts! I posted a bunch of pictures from the last few weeks, keep scrolling down. :)

These pictures are from yesterday, Drake turned 8 weeks old! I can't believe it! I can't imagine my life without this precious little guy! 

We had a few weeks with a very fussy baby that had a very gassy tummy, but he is feeling much better now. 

We are having so much fun these days! He is smiling all the time, cooing, trying to giggle, trying to roll over, blowing spit bubbles, really studying his surroundings & so many other things I'm sure I'm forgetting.

Cooing & Smiling

Happy Boy!

Reaching for Mommy

Checking out his toes for the 1st time!

I would want to check them out too, they are so precious!

7 Weeks

7 Weeks Continued

6 Weeks

This 1st pic is from Mother's Day. He obviously isn't 6 weeks old here & I don't look so great, but it is the only pic of the 2 of us I have so far.

~6 WEEKS~

5 Weeks

1 Month Old

It's been a little while since I updated!

We are doing good, adjusting to life with our little guy. Drake will be 6 weeks old tomorrow! I can't believe it. He is growing & changing so fast! 

A little over a week ago we took him to Portrait Innovations to get his newborn/1 month pictures done. I wanted to wait until he was a month old so it wasn't just a bunch of pictures of him sleeping. It was fun, he did great & we got a ton of good pictures! Of course I have attached a few (out of the 60 the took) for you to see. :)

I moved Drake to his crib about a week ago & I think we are all sleeping better! He grunts & cries out a lot in his sleep & I would wake up thinking he was waking up. I now use the monitor on low so I can hear him when he really cries, but not all the little noises. His room is so close to ours I don't really even need the monitor, but I have to keep his door closed due to the cats. I am so afraid they are going to get in the crib! Anyone looking for a cat companion?? Seriously.. He has started to "sleep thru the night" (which for all you soon to be Mommies is considered a stretch of 5 to 6 hours at a time, who knew!). For several nights he slept form 10:30-11:00 until 4:00am & then back to sleep until 7:30! But last night we were back to every 3 hours up to eat. Hopefully he isn't going back to that! I think he may be starting another growth spurt because during the day he is wanting to eat every 2 hours again!

What else...We are still have issues with gas pains & reflux. Yes I said it. I did start him back on the Zantac, even though I didn't want to. He is showing more classic signs & if it helps I guess it's worth it. He should grow out of both here in the next couple months. Can't wait for that!! Luckily neither seem to keep him up at night! 

The side job that I mentioned in the previous post (the remodel job next door to us) doesn't seem so promising anymore. As far as work that Dustin is doing, it has come to a stop. It's a long story, but they aren't wanting to pay what the bids are. I told him not to do any of the bided jobs without the money up front, because if you do you aren't going to get your money. Get what I'm saying? Just proves anything that seems to good to be true, usually is.

I'm already getting really nervous to come back to work. Dustin has been so busy & stressed about work that he hasn't been home much. I am afraid that it is going to make for some long nights for him when I do come back. Drake has gotten so used to & so attached to me. I told him yesterday we need to start this week with him doing more in the evenings (bedtime, getting up at night, etc) that way Drake won't be so alarmed when I'm not here. We will see how it goes...

That's about it! Just living our life day to day & spending time with Drake! 

Hope everyone is doing well! A Congratulations goes out to newlyweds Mindy & Josh. The pictures I have seen are amazing! Mindy you were a beautiful bride!