what are you thankful for?

We have so much to be thankful for this year.  Praise the Lord!

if only there had been a county fair

My Apple/Cranberry (Crapple) Pie.  Delish.

jealousy

The other night, Graham was sleeping in the moby during and after dinner.  Mable would not leave me alone...she followed me around licking my hands and sitting with me wherever I sat.

I think she's tired of the back seat.

just a diaper

 

 

babies as props

I have been so blessed to be surrounded by many friends of mine that are also new mommies.  We have been getting together for the past few weeks to talk, share stories, fears, weird things....and pretend that our babies are playing!  It is fun to see the different developmental milestones that each baby is at and hopefully they'll grow up to be friends (since we're going to keep making them play, haha!)

This is Graham (6 weeks), Kate (12 weeks) and William (4 weeks).  We all took our childbirth classes together and had the same doula (thank you Jodi and Colleen!)

The boys and Kate.  From Graham around: Kate, William, Blaise (4 months), and Parker (12 weeks)

Poor Graham....he has my and Matt's short legs...

I'm sure we'll continue to play together and have many more pictures to share, so much fun!

6 weeks

Today Graham is 6 weeks old.  WOW.  He is growing and learning new things every day.  He has recently found his left hand and sucks on it whenever he can.  He is also smiling at us and cooing more and more!  I think laughing is coming really soon because I can sometimes hear him shrieking in between coos as he flails his arms and legs in his excitement.  

He most definitely has a major temper (I had one when I was a baby, so I probably deserve it).  Just the other day he lost the suction on his pacifier (note, just lost the suction, the paci was still in his mouth)...and he LOST IT.  I mean, purple face, started sweating, tears...the whole works.  He did this for about 10 minutes before he calmed down enough to realize that the paci never left his mouth.  Unbelievable.  Poor guy...he's in for a long ride to overcome this over reacting thing!

He is eating like a champ and sleeping really well at night.  Last night he slept for 5 straight hours.  Three cheers for sleep!  I took these this morning.  After Matt leaves for work, sometimes I let Graham sleep with me in hopes of getting just a little more rest before starting the day.

He was sleeping in this position, haha!

He has transitioned (finally) to the big boy paci instead of the one from the hospital.

We are excited because these are easier for him to keep in his mouth!

We pray for these hands every day.  We know that our Father is watching and growing him each day and we pray that these hands learn to serve Him at an early age!

Sorry it's blurry...he was flailing around in his excitement for a new day.

simply adorable

Graham has been smiling for a while now, and I just finally caught it on camera.

We love this smile!