Content...or not?

               

                                                  Here is a very hungry face!

Here is a very content face!

tummy time

Here are some pictures of Jimmy at 12 weeks. This is after his nightly bathtime . I usually put him on his tummy for some tummy time while I put lotion on his back. He LOVES it! Look how big he's getting!

for fun

Ok, so I've been experimenting with the iphoto on my mac with a few of our recent pictures. I just wanted to post them b/c...i just wanted to. I think they look good. =)

Craziness!

Well! Things have been more than crazy around here lately, which is why I haven't posted anything new! We've sold our house, moved into an apartment, and bought another house that we are renovating! We also went to Hawaii for a week in the middle of it all. It was a trip that Troy's company paid for b/c he made his quota last year. Yea Troy! It was a tough decision on whether we should take James or not, but thanks to Troy's mom, we left him with her. She is the greatest and made us feel so at ease b/c we know that she probably takes better care of him than we do! It was hard to leave, but a well needed trip. We enjoyed the solitude away from our crazy lives and considered it a blessing to have that opportunity. We moved the same week we got back to Dallas and are now living in a fun apartment at the Shops of Legacy. It's where we lived when we were dating and it brings back a lot of fun memories. In the meantime, we are closing on our new house in Plantation Resort in Frisco and are working with contractors to get it renovated. 

Little James is 10 weeks and doing great! He is a very happy baby and is growing SO fast!  He's been smiling a lot which is so fun to see. =) Here are some pictures of him smiling and a few of our beautiful Hawaii trip!

6 weeks

I can't believe it's been 6 weeks! Things have progressively gotten better and better, as we learn our routine and what Jimmy likes and doesn't like. It's been so fun to watch him grow and make new faces every day! Here are some pictures we took a few weeks ago..For the record, we are not DRIVING in the car. We are in a parking lot and are parked. =) We had to stop and feed, b/c he eats like every 5 minutes. All these faces you see below are the result of what we call "boobie drunk". He gets really sleepy and happy, stretches his arms up and makes the cutest faces!

Here are some pics of Jimmy at 3 1/2 weeks. I feel like he's already changing and growing. I guess they really do change fast! It's a reminder to me how much I should really soak this in and appreciate it. It can get so overwhelming at times and can be hard and exhausting, but it is such a blessing. I feel like even though Troy and I haven't had a lot of personal time together, somehow, God has brought us closer together through this whole experience. I am SO thankful for him and his attitude and willingness to learn what God is teaching him. We are BOTH learning a lot. I am thinking he totally looks like Troy....we will see!

Baby Jimmy!

It's taken me a few days to get around to it, but I finally have some pics of our sweet baby James! For those of you who haven't heard the "story", it pretty much started Friday morning of Feb. 27th. This was exactly a week before my due date. I woke up with contractions that were painful at about 3:40am. I sat in bed monitoring them, trying to figure out if I was going crazy, until Troy woke up around 5:00 to me hunched over the bed. I wasn't sure if this was labor or not, but thought in case it was, I should shower. Of course, Troy thought I wasn't too serious if I was showering. It took some convincing. I didn't want to be that girl that thinks she's in labor and really isn't. So we called the hospital, and the on call doctor told us to come in. We got in the car, (and at this point Troy was VERY frustrated b/c he didnt have things ready!) at about 6:00 and headed to the hospital! This is the best part..as soon as we got in the car and the radio came on, James Taylor's song "Rock-a-bye Sweet Baby James" came on! We've been playing that song to him in the womb! We both looked at each other and thought it was a sign! Anyway, when we got to the hospital, I was a little more than a 2 and about 80% effaced. The Dr. told us that we were in a tough spot b/c I WAS in early labor, but that didn't mean I was definitely going to have the baby that day. He said it could come in 4 days, or 4 hours. He said he could break my water, and it would make for a LONG and tiring day, or I could go home, wait it out and see what my body decided to do. We took that route. We drove home, worked on the nursery, did laundry, and hung baby clothes, all the while taking short breaks every 4 minutes to hang on to the wall for my contractions! They kept getting stronger and stronger, and I was trying to be tough and wait it out. About 2 or 3 hours after we got home, I told Troy to call the Dr. office. The Dr that he talked to asked him a bunch of questions about what I was doing. Then she told him, "You better get to the hospital right now or you're going to be delivering that baby yourself!". So, we did! I got to hospital around 3:00 and had little James at 7:30! The doctor wasn't scheduled to come in until around 8:30, but came early. When he checked me, he said, "We're having this baby right now!" ONE push later, he was out! It was fast!! 

Anyway, he is 7 lbs. and 9 oz., black hair and we think he is perfect. =) He's been a good baby and  we couldn't be more thankful for his health. God has really blessed us with this baby in every way. I couldn't have asked for a better experience. There no complications and everything went so smoothly. What a relief! Here are some pics. Hope you enjoy them!

 

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