Well, for the longest time I thought writing in all lower case letters was the cutest thing. I was even going to call my blog “lower case letters.” But, I have decided that it is way easier reading things with capitals and have determined to ditch the all lower case. I know that this is random but just thought I’d share. Now on to some more interesting things (well, maybe)…
Some highlights from this past month:
~Hunter is 3 months old! He is such a joy to be a mommy to and I fall more in love with him every day! He is also becoming a little chunk. He is around 14 lbs which is still in the 50th percentile. He is wearing 3-6mos. and 6mos. clothes. So, he is average and very healthy. We are thankful! He is smiling and talking all the time. He says “oooohhhh” and makes other noises that sound a bit whiny but are oh so cute!
~My grandparents and aunt from California visited us and met our little Hunter. They fell in love with him and didn’t want to go back home. Hunter was definitely spoiled while they were here – they kept finding stuff to buy him. (I have some pictures from their visit but they are on our old computer and won’t load…so, I need to move them to our other computer so I can upload them. So, to my family: I will post pictures of their visit SOON!) We are hoping to visit California sometime this summer (it depends on if we have enough skymiles) so the rest of my family can meet our little guy.
~Kelly’s sister, Cindy and her husband Billy are adopting from Ethiopia. They just received their referral for a daughter and will be traveling soon to pick up little Aria-Lu! We are praying for all things to go smoothly so they can bring their little girl home asap. Aria-Lu was very small (about 3 mos. and only 6 lbs) but now that they have found a good formula for her she is gaining weight. Praise the Lord! We can’t wait to meet her!!!
~This Saturday my mom is going to watch Hunter while Kelly and I go fishing. It will be our first time away from our little boy, but it will be good alone time for us. I know I am going to miss Hunter like crazy!!! I am going to take my pump and be a pumping/tanning goddess for the day! Ha!!!
~I finally feel like we are getting into a good solid daily routine. Hunter is on a good napping schedule and it is great having him wake up every day between 6 and 7am. One day this week he slept until 7:15-that was a record! Woo-hoo! Every once in a while he will have a rough night and wake up, but overall he has done so well with sleeping through the night since he was 8 weeks. I am very grateful. The best part is, that after I feed him when he first wakes up he will sleep for another 2-3 hours. So, during this time I have a chance to work out, run, and get ready for the day. It feels so much better being able to get ready for the day way before noon!
~Kelly and I are loving being parents. We are sooooo in LOVE with our sweet little boy!!!! We think about all the milestones that are ahead of us and get so excited about raising our son.
Here are some recent pictures:
I love this little monkey sleeper!!!
In this one, he looks a lot like I did when I was a baby.
I love those rolls!
My niece, Camryn saying “cheeeeeese.” I just love this picture. They came over to visit their cousin!
Another sweet niece, Taylor! She and I are buddies!!!
Me and my little guy!
Hopefully I will update my blog sooner and more often!!! We will see! I have different priorities now that I am a mom!
-CG
Loved the update! That is so funny about the lowercase letters. I had noticed that before and just thought it was the setting on your layout or something.
We should get together sometime soon! Maybe we can go to the pool or something.
Enjoyed reading your post as always. Loved all the cute pictures of Hunter. He has grown a little I do believe.
Hi Carissa and her guys,
Love the new pics of Hunter! He is so cute rolls & all. Would love to see him and hear him talk.
Happy Mother’s Day! Love ya