Weekend fun with the fam

Well... We all love the weekends don't we? I have always looked forward to them before Jax but now after working all week and feeling like I hardly see him.. I truly cherish and look even more forward to the weekends now!!! This weekend we had some family come up for a visit.

Saturday morning, GG (my mom) and Granny came up and hung out with us. It actually worked out good because we had our tax appointment that morning so since they were here we didn't have to take him with us. On our way home, we stopped by JR's BBQ at picked up some ribs- yummy! They hung out until about 4 and then a few hours later Melissa (Jon's sister), Chloe, and Elijah got there and spent the night with us. We ate some grilled venison, roasted veggies and topped it off with brownie bites :). It was scrumptious.

Sunday they left early and Jon, Jax, and I totally enjoyed the beautiful day!! We spent all day just about outside and got a lot of things done around the house. Here are some pics from the awesome family filled weekend-

3 months

So I am not even going to apologize for not keeping up- my bad!! :( I really do hate that I keep forgetting.

The past three months of our lives have absolutely flown by. "They" (who is they anyway?) say once you have children that life goes faster and if you blink it will pass you by. I have been trying not to blink but time just keeps slipping away from us.

Precious memories and pictures are much more dear to my heart now. Jaxson has literally grown up before our eyes and it is so hard to believe that this precious baby boy has been in our lives for this long. Seems like just last week we brought him home for the first time. Seems like just last week we were adjusting to life with a newborn and understanding that we are responsible for a real, live, precious little human being! When I think back though it is hard to imagine life before Jax and it seems as if he has been here forever! So very bittersweet!

I honestly could not have asked for a better baby. He is happy 99.98% of the time and is such a joy to be around. I know all momas say this ;) but he is so smart.

Milestones-
•He has been holding his head up by himself for a few months but obviously he has gotten stronger with that over the past few weeks. He is so curious and loves to look at the big world around him.

•He sleeps through the night. He has been sleeping in his crib since he was 6 weeks old. We started feeding him cereal in his nighttime bottle then and decided to try his crib out. He has loved it ever since and has been sleeping all through the night. So blessed (thank you Lord)! *We will start baby food and cereal with a spoon in a month.

•He loves tummy time and likes to use his feet to push up against things. He is also getting better about keeping his head elevated for a longer period of time.

•He loves to push up and "stand up" with his feet I feel as if he thinks this makes him big and powerful- which of course he is :)

He went to the doctor for a "head cold" on Monday (2/18/13) and weighed 14.2 pounds. Woah :) what can I say- he loves to eat an doesn't miss a meal. He goes back for his 4 month checkup at the end of March and will get his second round if shots. UMM hello- out of all the "baby advice" you get.. why didn't anyone warn me about the SO pitiful 2 month checkup ???!!! He received his shots and it was just about the saddest thing I have ever witnessed or endured. He was so pitiful but luckily I scooped him right up and have him LOTS of loving and he stopped crying!

Well enough for now. I will post again soon.. Hopefully (if I remember) ;)

XoXO!

--pictures are not in order

Week 9

Wow. As everyone says...where has the time gone? Sweet baby Jaxson Brett is already 9 weeks old. I do apologize for not posting in QUITE some time but the last months of pregnancy flew by and so has the past 65 days! Here are some pics of our little happy baby!

Time flies!!!

So we are getting down to the wire. It is so hard to think that in just 7 weeks we will meet this little baby that I have been carrying around inside of me.

Some baby/body updates- well I am reluctant to say, but I have gained 35 pounds... and as you know the last few weeks are when you really start "packing on the pounds" so lets just say I presume baby Jax is going to be quite the chunky lil man :D.

I have been having some major swelling here lately in my feet and a tad bit in my hands. My feet are huge right now and I try to prop them up constantly. Yesterday, they we so big that we decided to try to put some ice on them (as Jon's coworker said this helped her daughter). At this point we would have tried anything to get this fat piggies to go down some. So as I'm laid back with my feet propped up, Jon puts the ice on them and then WRAPS them in SERAN WRAP...Hahaha it was priceless. I think I just got it from my Moma as she was a "sweller" as we'll. we shall see.

Baby Jaxson is moving like CRAZY!!!!!!! It is so amazing to sit and watch his little karate moves and to feel him dancing away in there! However it never fails... each time I tell Jon to look, Jaxson stops moving lol. It's pretty funny.

I had my friends baby shower last weekend. It was great and I really enjoyed seeing everyone as it had even forever. My sweet Auburn friends came as well as my great neighborhood friends. Jaxson got a lot of precious goodies and some adorable little outfits. We are so blessed to have such amazing people in our lives.

Looking forward to fall and seeing all of the leaves change colors. I love this time of year and this year we have even more to look forward too and be grateful for! Thank you Lord for everything!!!

Goodbye for now... Love!

Wobble Baby...

Sooo! Once again, it's been forever since I have posted! So much has happened in the past month. It is so hard to believe that on Sunday I will only have TEN WEEKS (did you hear me...10!!!) left!! Ahhhh. We are so excited to meet our little guy. It is so amazing knowing that in such a short time we will finally get to meet and love on this little person I have been carrying around with me for the past 9 months.

Work is going great and it is hard to believe that the kids have been back for a month. Time flies. I am having to find a happy medium when it comes to my swollen ankles ;) can't sit for too long, yet can't stand for too long! Also, the kids and teachers are both getting a kick out of my permanent "wobble" ;) when they see me, they automatically start to do the dance... The Wobble *if you are unfamiliar please YouTube this video ;)*

A few weeks ago, I went for my 28 week checkup and everything was great. Baby was measuring right on track and his heartbeat was in the 140's....where it has stayed the entire pregnancy. I made all my upcoming appointments and it was bittersweet knowing that I now start seeing the doctor every 2 weeks. I go back for my 30 week checkup next Thursday, September 27.

Also during this past month, we had our first baby shower!!!!!!! Ahhhhh. It was perfect. My aunt, cousin, and sister in law were amazing hosts and everything was so adorable and nice. Jaxson had a lot of close family and friends there and they showered him with lots of goodies! Jon and I are so blessed and thankful to have such an amazing family!! I was so eager to get home and "play" with all of his new stuff ;) we can't wait to start using everything- thanks again for all of the awesome goodies and kudos to the hosts for such a beautiful shower!! We have our friends shower in two weeks and I am looking forward to seeing everyone as it has been a while since we have all gotten together.


Other big baby news- WE GOT TO SEE HIM TODAY!! We went to Baby Dimensions for his second 4D ultrasound. It had been 14 weeks since we had seen him in 4D and 10 weeks since we had seen him on a regular ultrasound- so needless to say we were BEYOND ready and excited. I loved seeing him and getting to see how much he has changed/developed since last time... He weighted approximately 3.3 pounds and hse said that this is average and he is perfect. At the 20 week US he topped the charts with his weight so we were anxious to see how much he had gotten up to :) We had about 10 family members come up and go with us... they are in love just like we are and it is amazing to see what technology can do!! CANT WAIT TO MEET THIS PRECIOUS GIFT AND LOVE ON HIM!
Also, we have some other exciting non-human baby news :)... LeRoy is going to be a daddy himself. We just found out last weekend when Jon discovered her "under carriage" :) was getting bigger.The lucky lady is named Pia and she is our neighbor up the streets beige British Lab. Her and LeRoy have been best friends for about a year and love to play together. We knew it would be just a matter of time before this happened. Jon thinks she only has a few weeks left before she pops them out... we shall wait and see!

I reckon I have posted enough for now. Hopefully I will remember to post in a few days so the next one won't be as long. XOXO Love you all- B & J (and baby J)