Dear Beckett: 4 Weeks

Dear Beckett,

Your Daddy and I truly cannot believe that you are one month old!  It seems like you could only be two weeks.  Maybe.

Your parents have a slight obsession with your little toes right now.

This week you have GROWN!  At the beginning of the week you began your three week growth spurt.  You wanted to eat all the time.  Your newborn clothes are now snug and you can wear some 0-3 month onesies.  When you were born your little body was so tiny - instead of rolls of fat you had rolls of skin.  Now your face and neck have filled out and you have a little more meat on your legs.  It seems you are finally fitting into your skin! You now weigh 7 pounds 6 ounces.

And, since you are really growing up to be a big boy, you went on a second date with Miss Hattie Jane.

Oh, yes, we really did do this to you.  :)

On Tuesday we took you to the ENT (Ears, Nose and Throat doctor) to fix your tongue tie.  The doctor had to snip the extra bit of "skin" under your tongue.  You cried for just a minute then fell asleep in Mom's arms.  What a champ!

This morning I read a book to you, Peek-a-Boo I Love you.   You amazed us by following along, page by page.  We watched your eyes follow my fingers as I read the words and pointed them to you.  We think you are Super Baby!

We love you.

Love,

Mom

Happy Father's Day!!

Beckett is lucky to have such a good daddy....

Guy loves to play with him, watch over him, and even change his diapers. :)

We celebrated Guy's first Father's Day with a yummy dinner (I made a new recipe!) and a couple of little gifts from Beckett.  Guy also spent a lot of the day watching the U.S. Open, which was his idea of heaven.

Happy Father's Day, Guy.  We love you!

Hadley's Sip and See

 The weekend before last I helped to host a Sip and See for these sweet girls....

Miss Hadley Jane was born April 17th.  She's beautiful like her momma, but looks a whole lot like her Daddy!



The Sip and See was held at the Renter's new home.  I just love their beautiful kitchen.  It makes me want to cook!

 

Since Beckett was not even two weeks old, he got to come crash the party too!  He enjoyed getting some love from Charlsi.

The handsome guy on the right was there to help with Beckett.....but...... somehow ended up "sipping" a lot of beer and not "seeing" as many poopie diapers as I was?!?  Ha!  I kid, he was very helpful :).

 

How cute are they?  Beckett and Hadley's first date! xoxoxo

Congratulations to the Stoner Family! So happy to get to celebrate your newest member's arrival!

3 weeks!

My sweet baby boy is three weeks old today...

Dear Beckett,
   In your third week of life you continue to bring us such joy!  We laugh at every little smile, squirm, sound, and expression you make. 

     We went to back to the pediatrician's office today.  A few days ago we had noticed a pretty decent size knot on the back of your head. :( Thankfully, Dr. Harpavat confirmed that it was just a hematoma (blood build up between the scalp and skin) from the birth.  We were so proud of you because you hardly fussed or cried the whole time you were being poked and prodded!  And we are especially proud of how much you now weigh... 7lbs. 3 oz!!  Today you have been an eating MACHINE.  We think you are going through a growth spurt.  This makes your daddy extra happy because he predicts you will be big and strong, just like him!

     This week we have started going on walks each day.  Sometimes you cry getting into your car seat, but you quickly settle down once we start moving.  You seem to love being outside and most days you fall asleep. 
    You have started spending more and more time on your play mat.  You LOVE to look at yourself in the mirror, but are especially entranced by the dangling rings above you.  On several occasions you have been able to repeatedly grab at the rings and attempt to put them in your mouth!  You are also getting better and better at putting your fingers in your mouth.  We love to laugh when this happens, because you start sucking like crazy and make such loud noises!
     Much to our dismay you also love to watch T.V.!  We are constantly trying to shield and move you from the TV, but you always try to turn your head or body to watch.  Like father, like son....

     You also had your very first tub bath this week.  You fussed at the beginning and end, but were pretty happy most of the time.

     You had lots of Grandma love this week.  Both Gigi and Grandmomma came to town and were quick to spoil and coo over you.  You were happy to give them your sweet dimpled grins and baby cuddles!

We love you.

Love,

Mom
   

Two Weeks Old!

Our little guy is two weeks old. SO hard to believe! Already his cheeks, arms, and legs have filled out. He has that adorable round baby belly too. (For the record, I also have a round baby belly, but it's not so adorable.)

I have been increasing his feedings so that he eats every two hours or even less. We have really worked hard at trying to get his weight up. Tomorrow we go back to the pediatrician for a weigh in. I'm hoping that he is getting closer to his birth weight! I really don't want to have to supplement with formula if we can help it.

We are starting to fall more and more into a routine. The days fly by - before I know it the morning and afternoon have passed. In the evenings we are loving family time. Guy can hardly put him down! He has also started to give him a bottle for the last meal of the day and I think both father and son are loving that time. They always look so content together!

A Lot of Firsts...

The Mayo's have been experiencing a lot of firsts...

Dad's first solo diaper change. 



Meeting the doggies.

Beckett's first outing...to the pediatrician's!  

He was waiting patiently.

Not a happy camper.  At four days old he still measured 19.25 inches, but had dropped his weight to 5 pounds 14 ounces.

Dr. Harpavat said he was a very healthy little boy!



First Bath! He did very well.... just wanted something to suck on.

First "photo shoot" with Mom.

Hanging out on the Boppy.

First walk!  He slept the whole time.



Looking forward to many more firsts with my little peanut!