2 month check up!

Today was Zachary's 2 month check up! First off, I cannot believe he is already 2 months old. Where does the time go??

The appointment started off great. Weighed and measured and all checked out by the doc. Zach now weighs 11.5lbs (45 %), 22 3/4in (45%) and head 15 3/4in (50%). So he is doing great and right where he should be! Then...it was the dreaded shot time. He had 3 in one leg, 2 in the other and an oral vaccine. Man, it was a whole new scream! But he really did good. He cried when he got stuck but as soon as I scooped him up, after a few whimpers, he was okay and passed out in the car seat. Dad was in the area so met us for lunch next door at cyclones and still snoozin. Z woke up for lunch and it wasn't until then that the fussin began. I gave him a little Tylenol like the doc said and he CRASHED. Actually fell asleep in my arms while I was comforting him. So mom got a little rest too. A little more fussin after his dinner but seems to be okay now.

So here are some of his 9 week pics and a couple from today too!

Mom,Im getting too big for this!

Look at this big boy!

Loungin at the doc....

One of my poor little thighs!

Crashed out...mom was finally able to lay me down!

Home Again...Home Again!

WOW, what a weekend! It was busy but tons of fun and lots of exciting things happened...namely my cousin Lec getting engaged, meeting Miss Paige, and Julia Joy arriving into the world!

So I should have taken a picture of the car, it was loaded down...but probably still had room for more. Ended up just being Matt, Zach, Esther and me, mom took her own car with Maddie. We decided 2 dogs would just put us over the max capacity for sure. Esther and Zach were great travellers, I think both slept almost the whole time. We had one feeding on the way and have decided Zach's car time limit is about 4 hours so it was just about perfect. Heading to Abilene should be a little more interesting here in a couple of weeks but we can do it. Zach also did well sleeping in his pack n play and napping too. He took one nap in it upstairs by himself and was good until he woke up...now that's a cry like one I had never heard before....I think it went something like this..."where the H*LL am I?" Poor baby! And he wanted to be hanging out with the family. Next nap time we just reclined the stroller and he slept like a champ there.

Saturday afternoon we went to the Hawkinsons to meet Paige. Jack & Ash were there too so it was nice to visit with them as well! Paige is gorgeous and slept like an angel the whole time we were there. I cant get over her blonde hair even though I knew she would be. Those Swedish genes are strong! I think she looks a lot like Jeff but it could just be the hair color. Looking forward to seeing her in a few weeks and how she has changed! It was so good to see Ginny and Jeff with Paige. It was fun having Ginny pregnant with me as we could compare symptoms and pains, etc so now I am having fun comparing new mommy things! :)

Saturday evening was the engagement party for Lec & Ricky. Lec proposed Saturday early evening and then brought her back to the house. He had flown her parents in from Kansas City for the festivities too which was a great surprise to see her face when she saw them. The ring is gorgeous and the happy couple was glowing. Looking forward to the wedding!

And early Saturday morning back in Houston, the Labbes welcomed Julia into the world. Rox had a great labor and delivery and is feeling good. I got to go see them all at the hospital today and she is a cutie!

So all in all, a great and exciting weekend. Esther and Zach both crashed when we got home last night. Too funny.

Last but not least, my baby boy is NINE weeks old today. Friday was his 2 month birthday. Wow, I cannot get over how time is flying and how big he is getting. We have his 2 month check up tomorrow and I will be sure to report all his new stats!

Heading Out.......

WOW, it takes a lot to take a baby out of town!! The car is packed and we are waiting on Matthew now to get his stuff loaded up. The weather in Dallas is supposed to be cool this weekend, go figure, so that requires long and short sleeve shirts for Zach. I think he has 4 bags....1 for clothes, 1 for bottles and formula, the regular diaper bag for well...diapers, and a small tote for miscellaneous. Plus we have the pack n play, stroller, pump bag, boppy, and of course his car seat! Good lord! Who knew someone so small could require SO much! Good thing mom scaled hers down to just one little bag. And don't forget Esther and her bag too! Thankfully we have the Acadia to pack it all up!

Anyway, Ill be sure to take lots of pics this weekend. We plan to see the Hawkinsons and maybe the Martins too...plus of course all the Wells family. Cant wait! :)

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend enjoying the weather and catch up with you later!

Spring time!

Today was nice outside so we decided to enjoy it while we can!

GO KANSAS!

Thank you Mario Chalmers...you just won us about $900! With a clutch 3 point shot to put the game into OT, Kansas came out victorious and has me winning about $600 in Jeffs bracket and Matt winning about $300 in my brother's! WOOHOO! Guess that will cover Z's diapers for the year! :)

Good weekend....

We had a great and busy weekend. Friday night we had dinner with my parents at Pappadeaux which is quickly becoming one of Z's favorite places to dine! We never have to wait for a table, its loud enough to be where IF he fusses it wont bother too many people and quiet enough where its not bothering him, and oh yeah, they have the best banana pudding ever!

Saturday was Allison's 30th Karaoke Birthday Bash at Spotlight Karaoke. We had our own private room so we didn't have to compete with people for singing time. Basically they had like a giant MP3 player where we could go search for artists, song titles, etc and then the singing was ON! It was a lot of fun, especially because we like to SING! And, for the first time in I cannot REMEMBER how long, all 10 book club ladies and their spouses were there! AND WE DIDN'T TAKE A PICTURE! Oh well, another time. Allison looked fabulous and thank you to Justin for putting on a great bash. It was definitely a good first real night out away from baby! And on that note, thank you to my parents for watching the Z Man and for mom staying the night. It was a much needed night out.

And then Sunday was my God-daughter, Katie's baptism! I was so honored when Katie and Becky asked me to play this special role in Katie's life. I have been on this journey with her mom for a long time and through many prayers and tears and hugs, here we both are now with our little miracles! I promise to always be there for Katie girl and to help guide her in her faith along the way. The ceremony was beautiful. And the after party was great too. It was such a nice day out and all the babies napped and ate and played together. So sweet to watch!

Proud Parents Andy & Becky
Me and my precious Godchild, Katie!!

Babies in their play clothes at the lunch!

So all in all a wonderful weekend. We were definitely tired today though, Z and I slept on and off. Tomorrow we will be more productive! :) Friday we are heading out to Dallas for our 1st big trip!! Imagine this...Matt, Me, Z, Esther, and maybe Grandma and Maddie! It will truly be a test of the car. Zach is excited to meet cousins Sarah and Lec....and of course his newest friend Paige! It will be another fun and busy weekend and we cant wait!

8 weeks old!

Today the Z Man is 8 weeks old, almost 2 months! His check up is next week and I cannot wait to get all his measurements. For those that has seen him in person, he looks so long! He is definitely growing to be a big and tall boy like his dad!

These days we are smiling more and fussing less which makes it all worthwhile. Seeing that toothless grin can melt even the coldest of hearts! We are "talking" more too which is always fun. Ironically Z seems to be a morning person, he loves to smile and talk in the morning when we have our cuddle time in bed. I love those times. We are doing tummy time now and I think he is pretty good at it. Of course he has been holding his head up pretty strong from the very beginning so I am not surprised. Zach is also a great baby-on-the-go! Whether its out to dinner or running errands, he seems to be either asleep or quietly content and awake, just checking out the world around him. Sometimes this can lead to upset baby later once we get home, but hey, what can you expect, he can't always be happy! We also love the swing, it is our miracle cure a lot of times when nothing else seems to work. But we have also found, Zach is just a cuddle bug and likes to be held!

Every day I am amazed by something new about him. I feel so extremely blessed and am just excited to see what the future has in store for my precious son!

Tummy Time!

So after the morning adventures and a good nap...Z decided to try out tummy time for more than a few minutes or just on mommy or daddy's chest! Dad always asks about it so we captured it to prove it! I think he did pretty good for his first extended time (although truthfully I have no idea how "good" he is supposed to be at this time, but I think its great!) It tuckered him out so he napped again afterwards. Check out how long he is! :)

Oh what a day!

Today....what a day! Started off with Z waking up earlier than normal. He woke up about 4am but I was able to rock him and give him paci and he was back to sleep....but by 515 he was stirring and sucking so I knew it was time to eat, even if I was still sleepy! So he nursed, got a new diaper, and snoozed again. And at 7, was ready to eat again! This time we both went back to sleep after that feeding. The phone rang at 10am about another showing, they wanted to come from 12:30 to 1:30 and I said yes. This was much better than the 15 minutes notice I got yesterday (to which they said the downstairs was too small, whatever.) So anyway, things were looking okay in the house so I was actually calm and thinking this morning may not be too bad. Z and I chilled and played, ate again, and into the swing he want for his nap. Well, 12 o'clock came and it was time for me to finish picking up the house and getting Z and E ready to get out the door....and Zach decided this was a great time to SCREAM!!!!! And here is where the fun got even better!

Zach is still crying at 12:25 as I am getting him in the stroller to walk out to the park with Esther. I open the front door and the neighbors are out and a bunch of construction looking men. It appears we are getting a telephone pole installed in our courtyard?!? Great time for a showing... Well the neighbor goes to get the HOA lady and discuss if this is allowed...I hurriedly got to the park (we will probably get a letter for Esther being in the park!). Anyway, so there are like 4 giant power and construction trucks hanging out by the curb and a giant drill! And then I see the realtor walk up. I am surprised they actually went in! Zach was finally chilling with the aid of a bottle and Esther is being perfect of course and laying in the grass and I was reading "BABYWISE" :) I decided to stay in the park till 1:30 since everyone was calm anyway. Around that time I see the realtor actually walking out...so they were there awhile. Maybe that is good?? I walk back home and as I'm walking up to my front door, the giant power pole is across the threshold! The dudes actually had to PICK up the stroller to get Z across. Great selling point for when those people left! ;)

Anyway, it was quite an interesting few hours. Amazingly Zach is still asleep, even through the giant drilling that was going on outside too. Curious to see the comments from this showing!

Annoying...

So as you know, we are trying to sell our townhouse and head out to the burbs and be closer to friends and family. The house has been on the market for 3 months now with no takers. Lots of lookers, but no takers yet. Today was annoying. The showing company called to say someone wanted to look at the house right now, I said give me 30 minutes, they said okay. Its not easy keeping house clean to begin with, but add in a 2 month old and a dog and a cat...you get the point. I hurriedly picked up, spot cleaned etc and it looked good. The door knocked JUST as I was walking out the door so I let them in. It was a middle-aged lady. By the time I had the dog out the back, kid in the car, bags all situated (this was about 15 minutes probably)....when I turned the corner, they were already walking out. WTH? Sheesh, couldn't they at least PRETEND to really look! Anyway, I was sad so I had to call Matt. If I had known they were going to be that fast, I would just have gone to the park and not worried about packing up to go in the car! Oh well....... We are supposed to do an open house soon. I hope that we can get some good potential buyers in the door then. My confidence for selling before June is quickly slipping away.......