First Bath in the Tub!

My umbilical cord stump finally fell off this week. Whew! I was sick of that pokey thing. Mom and Dad decided to try out the bathtub Paige got for me. I really liked it much better than those silly sponge baths. Even though it freaked mom out, I especially liked it when dad dumped water right on my head. Here are some photos of the experience:

Getting all soaped up...

My big clean baby belly!

All dryed off.

My cute clean toes

Happy and sleepy!

Visitors!

Lately I have had quite a few visitors so I thought I'd share some of their photos:

This, of course, is my YaYa. She had to go back to California on Sunday, but she took really good care of me for my first couple of weeks. She also helped out mom and dad a ton. I already miss her so much and cant wait to visit her home!

Mom threw this one in. It's just me sleeping this morning. The onesie says "Stinker" which I don't appreciate, but unforntunately is true sometimes... It was a present from Jonathan and Holly out in Dallas.

This is Tim. He is pretty cool. He came to visit me on my birth day and then came back again at two weeks.

This is Tim's fiancee Leslie. She was really nice. She got me this neat headband and even though she went to A&M, she bought me a bow in Texas Longhorn colors.

My tiny, tiny hand...

My aunt Tammy and Uncle Josh. They were here for a few days and held me tons. They live in Indiana, but I hope to see them again really soon!

Smiling with Uncle Josh!

Almost 2 weeks old!

Tomorrow I will be two weeks old. I went to visit my pediatrician, Dr. Via, yesterday and got all checked out. I was super healthy and don't have to go back until my 2 month check up. I weighed 7 lbs. 15 oz. - so you guys were generally pretty spot on for my weight. I was 20 1/4 inches long. That placed me in the 30th percentile for weight (mainly because I was born small, the Dr. says I'm gaining at a good pace) and in the 90th percentile for my height! I'm thinking I may go into Volleyball or Basketball...

This is me lifting my head up all by myself! I eventually rolled myself over with the aid of my Boppy (thanks Jennifer!).


I learned this trick all on my own. Now my pacifier can't fall out.

Sleeping with Daddy...well, trying to, but mom kept flashing photos.

I was a little upset, but this was my Valentine's Day outfit.

And this is me after my bath.

My First Week Here

I have been here for 6 days now and I think I really like it. I sleep well at night and am generally pretty alert during the day. Mom and Dad don't know how they got so lucky. I eat great, but mom and YaYa had to go buy me a few newborn size clothes (my legs kept getting tangled in the 0-3 month size sleepers). I also seem to get the hiccups about 5 times a day and I really dont like them. Hopefully they'll stop soon. Well here are a few photos so you can see how much I've already grown!

Just lounging around and thinking...
I'm not sure how I feel about Jackie yet, but she certainly loves me!

Sleeping in my pack and play

Riding to the hospital for a weight check (I did great!)

In my cap that YaYa made for me.

Photos from my first few days!

Hey everyone. I got home from the hospital on Sunday night and I have been doing great. I eat and sleep all day and life is wonderful. Here are some photos from my first few days in this new place.

Here I am about to get my hospital photos while mom and dad get all the paperwork done to check us out.

In both of these my YaYa is holding me. She is great!

This is me all ready for my first trip out of the house. (It was no fun, I had to go back to hospital to get my foot poked. They made me go on Monday and Tuesday morning, but thank the Lord I dont have to do that anymore...).

Here my dad is feeding me my very first bottle. It was different from when mom feeds me, but he did really good.

Dad thought the feeding was ok, but didn't like the spit up part... I got him good :-).

Well those are my first few days in a nutshell. I'm off for a nap now!

My Birth Day!

So I decided to make my appearance this morning at 7:43 a.m. Mom went to the doctor's office yesterday morning and they sent her to the hospital for slightly elevated blood pressure. Being so close to my expected arrival date, they decided to just keep her overnight and induce in the morning. Well I'd have none of that, I put her into labor around 7pm and I made it just over 12 hours later! My grandma (YaYa) and dad helped mom a whole bunch. (Dad put up with mom all night long).

I'm a super-cutie. I weighed 7 pounds 2 ounces, was 19 3/4 inches long, and have a whole bunch of light blonde hair.