2012 Printable Calendar

I came across a cute printable calendar on my friend, Sarah's, blog Simply Sarah Style that I thought I would share with you all.  If you aren't already following Sarah, you should... her blog is filled with many inspiring ideas for home/party decor, fashion, etc.

You can get the printable 5x7 calendar in the color of your choice on this blog, Sprik Space.  I plan on doing the teal and putting it in a cute silver frame for my office desk and maybe the green for my fridge!

Holidays 2011

We had a great Christmas, celebrating with family in Lexington.  We didn't make it to western KY to visit my family b/c we just aren't ready to travel that far yet.  It was hard not being with my family, but we did get to skype so they could see Henry.

 
Henry got lots of great stuff and so did Lucie... as evident by photo below.

We started a few family traditions this year, including reading The Polar Express and The Night Before Christmas on Christmas Eve night.  Funny story... as we were reading The Polar Express and got to the part where the little boy heard a noise he had never heard before, Henry lets out the biggest fart!  Hilarious!  I am totally going to tell that story to all his future girlfriends.

Christmas morning, we opened presents and I must have been on Santa's nice list b/c I got these.  :)

On NYE, our friends Erin and Kevin with their sweet baby girl, Evie came to visit.  We have already decided that one day Evie and Henry will be married.  This was their first date.  We took them to dinner but they slept through it (thank goodness!).  At least they got some quality "tummy" time together before we left the house.

Henry got Evie a little teddy bear for Christmas.

We stayed up until 3 am and then had to get up with babe at 6 am.  Apparently he didn't get the memo that we sleep in sometimes.  Needless to say, we were very lazy today.  Hope you all had a wonderful and safe NYE! 

 

 

One Month

Happy one month to my sweet (sometimes cranky) baby!

• You are getting chubbier every day!  You were 6 lbs, 14.5 oz at your 2 week dr. appt and I anticipate you are close to 9 lbs now.  
• We survived your 3 week growth spurt on little to no sleep.  You were very fussy and wanted to eat 24/7!  I learned how hard motherhood could be.
• You now sleep pretty good at night, letting us have 2.5-3 hour stretches of sleep.
• You are sweetest in the middle of the night when you are most alert.
• You seem to like my awful singing and don't mind that I make up songs about random objects in the room.
• You have started sleeping in your crib, even though it takes us a few tries to get you to stay there without crying.
• At week 4 you started paying more attention to your toys.
• You like Tummy Time with Daddy.
• I swear  you are trying to smile at me, but Daddy doesn't believe me.
• You are very close to growing out of your newborn clothes. *tear*  However, your Christmas outfits are all 0-3 months, so at least we have a few days where you can wear them.
• Santa is coming to see you tomorrow night and we, er, I mean he can't wait to eat the Andes Creme de Menthe cookies I bought for him!

Tummy Time!

Your first bottle, given at 3 weeks.

Dre & Christina meet you and you were very good for them!

Scary Face!

The reason they tell you to not let your newborn sleep in the boppy.  Disclaimer:  we were on the couch the whole time.

Sweet Baby Cheeses! Haha!

Found this on DamnYouAutocorrect.com... hilarious! 

Eat, Poop, Sleep, Repeat

That about sums up my life for the past 3 weeks.  I can't believe Henry is 3 weeks old today! *tear*  I have no clue where the time has gone.  We spend most our days nursing, changing diapers and sneaking in naps when we can get them.  Jason and I make a pretty good team... I do the feeding, while Jason does diaper duty (even in the middle of the night!).

Note the large pump bottle of anti-bacterial on the end table.

Want to guess who dressed him???

Henry met his Great Grandmother and peed on her cute Christmas sweater!

We have had a few minor bumps in the road, but what new parents don't?  

1. Henry was tongue-tied and having a difficult time nursing.  We had a lactation consultant come to the house (which was well worth the money... her knowledge is invaluable) and she helped us find ways to get him to nurse better, but also referred us to an ENT doctor that could look at his tongue.  We visited the ENT last week and they had to clip his frenulum (the little fold of tissue under the tongue).  I cried more than Henry did, even though he was fine and able to eat within an hour of having it done.  Nursing is much easier on both of us now, although still a lot of work.  I never knew how time-consuming and sometimes frustrating breastfeeding could be, but I figure we have come this far, why stop?  Everyone says it gets easier and we have already made it 3 weeks.  Not to mention, I want the best for my little guy.
2.  Somehow I pulled/damaged my shoulder rotator cuff... probably from all the lifting and the odd positions I was in while nursing.  It STILL hurts!  
3. Henry is a LOUD sleeper!  We have been letting him sleep in a Rock & Play beside our bed, but he makes so much noise that I get up to check on him, only to find him snoozing away.  I seriously do this 15 times a night!  EXHAUSTING!  Sooooo... last night after the early morning feeding, Jason decided to put him in his crib in the room next to ours.  I was convinced it wouldn't work, but miraculously he eventually went to sleep... alone, in his own room!  Of course we have a video monitor so that we can see and hear him.  I actually slept really well without him snoring/moaning/squeaking next to me.  Do I feel guilty about it?  Not one bit... I was a much happier mommy this morning because of it!  Happy Mommy = Happy Baby (or the other way around).

Here is a cute video of him sleeping in his swing today.

I love a good deal!

I am a sucker for a good deal!  I rarely buy anything (clothes, shoes, cosmetics, misc items) without a coupon or promo code.  Just today when I went to Wal-Greens to pick up some pictures I received a coupon for $10 off a $30 purchase for next week.  I really don't need anything, but by-golly I will be back next week to get my $30 worth of goods for $20!  

One of the many reasons I love blogging is because of all the deals I learn about through the blogs I follow.  I thought I would share with you my favorite website for deals... Plum District.  It works much like Groupon, but it is more "mommy friendly". 

Already over the past month or so I have gotten an Erin Condren planner for $12.50 (reg. $50), monthly onesie stickers for $1 (reg. $22) and today I ordered an 18x24 photo canvas of this pic (awww...) for only $39 (reg. $127)!  I had planned on getting a canvas print anyway, so I jumped on this deal when I saw it in my email. 

Here are some other deals going on today (can be found in the Louisville district)... if you are interested, don't wait because the deals expire after a short time.  There are some great gift ideas!

$129 for the Keurig Coffee Maker, Stainless Steel Mug, Chocolates & More... - a $179 Value (Includes Shipping)

$20 for $40 Worth of Handmade Decor from Lewa's Designs

$15 for $30 Towards TeaDistrict[.com]

$45 for $95 Toward Handcrafted Photo Boards, Blocks, Ornaments, and More from PhotoBarn

$15 for a One Year Subscription to Zoobooks, Zootles, or Zoobies Magazines

Please share any other websites or online deals you know of!

New Family Pics

A very talented friend of mine, Ashley, came to our house this past Sunday and snapped some family pics.  Henry was a tad grumpy and not the easiest of subjects... but you would never know from looking at the pics!  I never would have imagined they would have turned out this great.  If you live in Lexington and are looking for a photographer, I highly recommend Ashley.  Not only did she take wonderful pics, but she came to our house, charged us much less than what we would have paid anywhere else and she is putting all the pics on a cd for us to print as we wish.  Click here to see her facebook page.

Pretty sure I will be framing all of these!