3 Months!

This month has been crazy fun.  Cole is a learning machine!

We don't go back to the doctor until 4 months, but my guess is that he is around 14-15 lbs and 25 inches.  He looks so huge to me.  Can't believe how fast babies grow. 4 inches and 7 pounds in 90 days is a lot.

Cole also started holding his head up nice and steady.  He prefers to stand...trying to get him to bend at the hips and sit is no easy task!

He can now fall asleep on his own... no rocking or patting needed (most of the time).  He looks at his owl mobile or a fan until he passes out. This is a blessing, but also bittersweet, because he is becoming less snuggly and seems to prefer laying down by himself.  I will never forget those cuddling days though!!! Such a precious season.

We also had a huge milestone in nursing.  Cole made the switch from eating every 2 hours to now eating every 3 - 3.5 hours. Another huge blessing!!! The things you can get done in an extra 60-90 minutes.  Thank you Lord.

Cole has continued smiling like crazy.  He seems to be a very very happy baby.  He started cooing and jabbering on at about 10 weeks old.  I wish I knew what he was thinking.  He has a lot to say.

Our little man is now sleeping about 8-10 hours a night.  Sometimes he throws us a 6 hour curve ball, but I feel so blessed to wake up only once to feed him! We are putting him to bed around 8-8:30 pm, so even if he sleeps 8 hours straight, that is 4:30 am. I am trying to soak in this blessing, because I hear teething and a 4 month sleep regression are on the way......

And as always...here are the best pics of month #3!

Cole goes to his first soccer game!

Still completely awed by Aunt Jean's mobile

Cutest raccoon ever.

Gig Em!

Praying for chocolate milk.

Morning Bible study partner

Morning Workout

Tough life...

Houston Trip

This past weekend we made a trip to Houston.  Was it worth the 3.5 hour drive with a 2 month old?

YES.  No question.  Our time with Matt, Rachel and Emily is so refreshing, restful, encouraging, wonderful.... so many great adjectives I could use!

We had a great time staying up late talking, watching the Aggies dominate Alabama, playing outside, grilling burgers, playing Balderdash... a perfect weekend.

Love these friends. So blessed that time and distance are no problem.  Can't wait for our trip to Mexico in May!

Only a few more inches...

Go Aggies!!! Such a fun game!

Greatest backyard ever.  Look at that form.

After church! Matt and Rach have such a good church home.  What a blessing!!!

Captain Morgan and his shipmates.

My favorite girls! Love yall!!!

What's in a Day?

I always get the question...."So... what do you do all day?" Fair question.  Days as a mom are quite a bit different than being a teacher.  A whole different pace.  A different kind of stress.  A different kind of blessing. An awesome blessing.

I love it.  Totally confident that this is what I am supposed to be doing.  I love blessing my family with my time at home.  Every day looks so different, so its almost impossible to write this post.  So... this is what yesterday looked like:

6:15 am Cole wakes up for some breakfast.  I feed him and hang out with him in our bedroom for 30 minutes.  He loves the fan.  It is so exciting to him first thing in the morning, he is all smiles and coos until he realized it is quite soothing and falls asleep for a 45 minute cat nap.

7:00 am While Cole is sleeping, I get a much needed cup of coffee and spend some much needed time reading and praying for the day ahead! Right now I am doing this bible study with my friend Alexis.  Very challenging.  I recommend!

8:00 am Cole wakes up, we play a little in the jungle or with some more fan watching.  Always a good time. Cole falls asleep until 10:00,  I get dressed and clean up around the house.

10:00 Cole eats, we play, then off for some errands! Yesterday we went to the grocery and then went for a jog after.  He slept during the car ride home from the grocery and the jog. Baby loves that motion!

1:00 pm Cole eats (every three hours now.  Thank you Lord!!! The last 10 weeks have been every 2 hours, so I feel like I have so much more time now! Hallelujah!) I let him look at his friends in the swing, play in the jungle, read a few books... anything to entertain for about an hour.

2:15 Cole sleeps, I get into major productive mode... yesterday I cleaned the bathrooms, prepped for dinner, unloaded the dishwasher and applied and received pre-approved for a mortgage! (Still shopping around...no dream house yet!)

4:40 pm, Cole wakes up, eats and then I put him in the rocker to watch me cook dinner.  Last night I made these.  Best quesadillas ever.  EVER!

6:30 pm, we eat, watch TV and hang out with Cole.

7:45 pm, I feed Cole, then we put him to bed around 8:30! We read and pray with him before.  Such a sweet time!

Usually Cole wakes up once at night to eat.  Last night he woke up at 1:30 and 3:30 am unable to breathe! Of course, this is when we decide to open the humidifier box and assemble.  Crazy night! I am sucking out booger with the aspirator and spraying his little nose with some saline mist. Torture! Poor little one...meet San Antonio pollen.  Tom and I both have been feeling the allergies too.  Maybe its a cold.  I've never been able to tell.

Tomorrow will look a lot different.  I am meeting our realtor to check out a few homes.  Then hanging out with Alexis to talk about our bible study.  Tom's parents are coming in town Friday, so I will be doing laundry and cleaning up around the house.  And of course, the 3 hour cycle of Cole eating, playing and napping.  Trying to enjoy every moment.  He is just so precious to us!

2 Months Old!

These months keep flying by!!! This month has been SO fun.  We have seen our little son come to life.  He is super alert, smiles all the time, just started cooing, and is....... sleeping up to 6 hours at a time at night!!! What a change that makes! After eating, he will sleep 3 - 4 more hours. We are so blessed to have a great sleeper. 

 

At Cole's doctor appointment today, he weighed in at 12 lb, 1.5 oz. He grew two inches and is now 23.5 inches long! And his head is a solid 15.25 inches.  His weight and length are both in the 75th percentile, and his head is in the 50th.


Cole is currently loving his jungle gym, any ceiling fan, his owl mobile (made by Aunt Jean!), tummy time, bath time, jogging with me, and time in the car.  Here are our favorite pictures from this month: