G-2 Months

Our little baby G is two months old today. He  is really a baby now and not a newborn.  It breaks my heart that it is going by so fast but we are having so much fun watching him grow into his own personality.  Here is what he's been up to:

-I think he is around 9 1/2 lbs. We will find out for sure at his check up next week.

-He moved up to 0-3 month clothes around 6 weeks old and he also is in a size 1 diaper now. 

-He is eating 4 oz every 3 hours or so.

-He is still taking lots of naps every day. He will usually stay up for about 1/2-2 hours before going back to sleep. 

-He loves to lay on his playmat and will sometimes hit the little toys.

-He has started smiling alot, especially when we talk to him. 

-He is still doing great in the car. He usually falls right to sleep and will usually sleep the whole time we are out somewhere. 

-He still loves his paci.

-He got to see his first snow a week ago.

-I don't think he has gotten anymore hair but he hasn't lost any either. His eyes are still a dark stone grey color.

This month he also moved into his crib at night. Around 5 weeks old I decided it was time to move him. It was best for all us and we are all sleeping better. He stays in his crib all night and usually only wakes up once to eat. Once he wakes up I can usually feed him and have him back in the bed in about 20-30 minutes.

-Nap time is a little harder. He sleeps like a champ if someone is holding him or if he is in his carseat or swing. But if he is in his crib I can only get about 45 minutes out of him before he wakes up. I haven't quite figured out why but we are working on it. 

-He LOVES bath time. He gets a little fussy close to bed time but as soon as I put him in the bath water he is happy.

-While pregnant with Grayson I came across a book/website that was highly recommended. I got the book and read it and it really made a lot of sense to me. I have never been one for a tight schedule especially when it comes to babies, but its just more of a guideline that I go by. If he eats 30 minutes later one day, no big deal. But I think that this schedule is a big reason why he sleeps so well at night and why he is a pretty happy/content baby.

Here is what his day looks like right now.

He eats at 7am,9am,12pm,3pm,5:30pm, and 8 pm. He starts getting his bath around 7:30 and then drinks his last bottle and then goes to bed. He will usually wake up anywhere from 2-4am and then go back down until 6:30-7am. 

He really loves his swing and will take some great naps in there.

This month he moved from the newborn swaddle to the Miracle Blanket. He LOVES that thing and he sleeps so much better with it now.

Grayson,

I can't believe you have already been with us two months. I am enjoying being your mommy so much and I love spending everyday with you. All the new things you are doing is so exciting.  I love watching you develop into this sweet little person. I love you so much and am looking forward to month #3. 

Love, Mommy

Snow Day

We finally got a little bit of snow here last week. It was so pretty. This winter has been really weird. One day its 60 degrees and the next its 32 degrees. It's been crazy. I LOVE snow but this time it poured for a couple of days before so it was a muddy mess for the most part and it melted really quickly. I'm still holding out hope for a big snow storm. It started snowing Thursday night and the girls were so excited to get up and play the next morning. Josh was able to stay home for a little bit before going to work, so he stayed inside with Grayson while I took the girls out for a little bit. Emma loved playing in the snow but Ryleigh wasn't a huge fan. Well, I think she liked the snow, she just didn't like not being able to walk that good in her boots and bibs. But it was nice while it lasted. We are gearing up for some cold weather though. Tomorrow the high is 32 and the next couple of days after that are about 35. I love winter but I wish the weather would make up its mind. 

::Baby G::

I am really really trying to get back into blogging but as you can imagine, I just don't have alot of free time left. One of the three children is always needing something and if they aren't then I might have a few minutes to load the dishwasher or put some clothes in the dryer. I feel bad for my poor husband. He comes home everyday and I'm usually in the clothes I was in when he left and the house is a mess. I do my best, but the babies come first. I have taken so many pictures of Grayson and I want to make sure that I have some of them on the blog so here are several really cute pictures. They are all taken with my phone but I promise to get the big camera out soon (and I also promise to have lots of pictures of the girls too). They just aren't big into picture taking right now.  :)

Finally caught a cute little smile on camera!

First time sleeping in his crib-5 weeks old!

Phone Pictures

Since I've been playing catch up, I wanted to post some pictures that I've taken on my phone the past month. I got an iPhone 5 back in September and I have taken tons of pictures with it. I think I have over 600 so far. It takes good pictures and it's so convenient. These are mostly all of Grayson.

Autumn & Cheyenne holding Gayson in the hospital.

Emma's first time holding her brother.

First day at home!

Getting ready to leave the hospital. 

Josh and Grayson in the hospital!

::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!