First Evening Away

Saturday James and I went to see Eclipse and left Avaree and Jace with Gammy and Grandaddy. It was the first time I had been away from him for more than 30 minutes, and only the third time I had left him. And I failed. I forgot to put his milk in the diaper bag! Mom picked them up on the way to get groceries and I got his bag together...filled 3 bottles with water, put the right amount of formula in the formula dispenser, made sure he had plenty of diapers and a couple of extra outfits. James and I were on the way to the movies and Mom called asking where his formula was. Oops...it was sitting on the counter right where I'd filled it. Good thing they were at Wal-Mart so she picked up some formula. I couldn't believe I'd done that and hopefully it won't happen again!

The movie was fantastic (the best Twilight movie yet!) and it was nice to get out for a little while without kids, but I missed them. I was worried how Jace would do being away from me for that long but I knew he was in good hands. He did great of course and Gammy and Grandaddy enjoyed spending time with him.

Happy 4th of July!

4 Generations

4 Generations of girls: Nanny, Mama, Avaree, and Me.

Me, Avaree, Mom, Nanny, Jace, and PaPa

1 Month!

Happy 1 Month Birthday Baby Boy!

Jace is one month old today. It doesn't seem like it was already a month ago that we were meeting our baby boy. He is so precious and I couldn't imagine him not being in our lives. He is so sweet and is growing so much. It seems like his looks are changing every day.

He is doing great and we've all adjusted well. He's still only getting up once at night, sometimes as late as 5:30-6 am, then going back to sleep for a few hours. His umbilical stump is still attached and I don't know why! I've done everything I'm supposed to do and it's still hanging on. I'm hoping it falls off very soon. I've managed to get a couple smiles out of him yesterday and today! So cute!

Jace had his first little road trip this past week. Aunt Jenn, Avaree, Jace, and I went to Georgia for the day to visit friends and family that hadn't seen him yet. The ride was about 2 hours and he did great! Everyone was so glad to see us all.

Jace went to the movies for the first time today. Avaree, Jace, and I went to see Toy Story 3 with Grandma Audrey, Ashlee, Tia, and TJ. He was a good boy--slept most of the time.

Our little man is finally starting to enjoy his swing. Normally he would only stay in it for a couple of minutes, but over the past few days, he will stay longer. He has fallen asleep in it and slept for a couple of hours.

Here are more pictures from the past week.

Jace's Newborn Photos

Here are Jace's newborn photos, taken when he was exactly 2 weeks. Stephanie (Jaiden Photography) did a fantastic job and I highly recommend her! Thanks Stephanie!

3 weeks!

Jace is growing so fast, and he's already changing so much! I can't believe he's 3 weeks old (I'm going to say that every week! lol). He's such a handsome little guy! He is doing great. He's taking about 3.5-4 ounces every 3-4 hours during the day and he'll go about 6 hours at night.

Jace loves his GloWorm! If he's crying, I'll turn it on and he calms down. Avaree loves it too, she keeps trying to take it. I told her earlier today that it was Jace's and she needs to take it back to his room, she told me that he was sleeping and he didn't need it right now! I don't know why she likes a baby toy so much, I guess I need to get her one.

Class of 2023

Avaree graduated VPK on June 11, and will start Kindergarten in August! I can't believe my baby will be in school! She is so happy to be done with Pre-K and to be out for the summer! I'm glad that I'll be able to spend the summer home with her before she starts school since I'm on maternity leave. She did very well in Pre-K and learned so much! I hope she'll do just as well in Kindergarten!

10 day old Jace did so well at his Big Sister's Graduation!

Our Family after graduation