::little betty crockers::

Emma got an Easy Bake Oven for Christmas from Nana and Papa. Once we were all feeling better we decided to get it out and give it a try. Emma made chocolate chip cookies and Ryleigh made red velvet cupcakes. The girls had so much fun. It required a lot of help from Josh and I but the girls did a good job mixing the batter. 

Grayson-1 Month Old

Grayson, you are 1 month old!

This month has gone by so fast. Right now you are fighting off RSV but you are still so happy and such a good baby. We love you so much and can't wait to watch you grow. 

Here is what you are up to at 1 month:

-You weigh 7 lbs 10 oz which is what you weighed when you were born. That is the 5th percentile. 

-You are wearing newborn clothes and newborn diapers. I think you will probably be in those for a few more weeks.

-You are eating 6-7 bottles a day. You are currently eating 2 1/2 oz every 4 hours. 

-You had your first bath at 2 weeks old and you hated it. But now that you've gotten used to it you actually like it, as long as I keep you warm. 

-Since you were born you have been a great sleeper. This week wasn't too good because you've been sick but you usually only wake up once a night to eat. You will usually go about 5 hours at night before waking up to eat and you even made a 6 hour stretch one night. I can't complain at all. 

-You are sleeping in our room right now. You sleep in your nap nanny and you love it. You haven't spit up hardly at all since you are elevated. I will probably move you out of it soon though so you can sleep flat in your crib when the time comes. 

-You are doing really great in the car. You normally don't have any problems with your carseat and we are really grateful for that.

-You have smiled at us a few times. I haven't been able to catch in on camera yet but it is so cute. I can't wait to see more of it.

-You have the softest hair. You haven't lost any since birth either. Right now your eyes look like a stone grey color. I'm sure that will change over the next couple months though.

-You like sitting in your swing. You have recently noticed the mobile and lights on it and you will also stare at the ceiling fan.

-You celebrated your first holiday:Christmas! I am ashamed to say that I don't have many pictures of you on that day because you were sick and we didn't do a whole lot. But you got an awesome new playmat from Santa, a pony from Nana and Papa, and some new clothes from other people. 

-Your big sisters love you so much. Emma is always asking to hold you or if she can see you. And Ryleigh is always trying to stick your paci in your mouth. I know they are going to love playing with you when you get bigger. 

-You are mommy and daddy's little buddy. We love you so much and are so blessed to have you as our son. 

::December::

-December has gone by so quickly. I guess that's what happens when you have a newborn.

-A week an a half after Grayson was born I had to go back to the hospital because my incision site was infected and had come back open a little bit. That was not fun but it eventually got taken care of. 

-The first few weeks of December were spent hanging around the house and playing with new baby brother. 

-The girls were not that excited about Grayson when he was born and came home but now they love him and are constantly in his face. They love to help me also. Their favorite thing to do is put his paci in for him. 

-We also attended Josh's company Christmas party on December 19th. It was all the way in Clinton, NC so we had to travel a little over 2 1/2 hours to get there. He really wanted all the kids to go so we loaded everyone up and had a great time. This was the first time Grayson had traveled that far and he did great. He slept almost he whole time. 

-About 2 weeks ago Ryleigh got a cold and a ear infection. I took her to the doctor for some antibiotics and hoped that they rest of the family wouldn't catch anything. Well, the whole family ended up getting it and Josh, Emma, and I are still getting over it. We were all sick for Christmas which put a huge damper on everything but it was still nice. 

-On Christmas eve I noticed Grayson was coughing alot and sounded really congested. I called the doctor and they said to keep an eye on him. Then on Wednesday we took him and Emma to the doctor. Now Emma has the cold and also an ear infection. Once again, I was told to keep an eye on Grayson and to bring him back if anything changed. Well yesterday he got worse and so I took him back. He tested positive for RSV. I am very thankful though that it hasn't gone into his lungs because then we would be in the hospital. I am hoping this passes soon. I feel so helpless and I hate seeing him so sick. He is still being a great baby though. 

The past few weeks have been rough with everyone getting sick but this past month has been the best. We are absolutely in love with our new little family member. I'll update more on him soon. 

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Meet Grayson!

Right after Grayson was born I was informed that I had run out of storage space on my blog. Because of that I took an unexpected break from blogging but now I'm going to play catch up. Starting with the baby Grayson.

So please meet our new little guy......

Grayson Blake Newnam

 Born November 28, 2012  8:00 am

7 lbs 10 oz   20 in 

Perfect in every way.

These pictures were taken by my sister at only 7 days old!