Tuesday, July 23, 2013

James is 12 weeks!!

James laughing at Dave 

Tummy time - trying to fix that flat head!

James and me

11 weeks and 1 week

Dave, buddy, James 

More tummy time during kids camp!

James is 12 weeks, yay!!  About 6 weeks ago when James was crying CONSTANTLY everyone kept saying, just make it to the 12 week point, your whole life will change.  Then Dave and I started counting down until the "magical 12 weeks".  I remember thinking 6 more weeks of this??  Well, then we put him on the every 3 hour feeding E.A.S.Y. schedule, where he ate and then was awake, then slept.  We realized very quickly that our poor little guy had just been exhausted.  He now gets his sleep and is the perfect little boy.  We feel so bad having ever wanted to count down until this point, but newborns are hard work!!

James now sleeps 12 hours every night!! 7:30pm until 7:30am when I wake him up!!

Ever since he's been on a schedule, he's either sleeping, eating, or smiling.  It's amazing.  He is such a happy kid!! Time is flying by and I wish it would slow down a bit!!

In other amazing news, my sister and her husband are pregnant! Yay to being an aunt again, yay to having cousins that will all be close in age, amazing.

Funny story from the week - things change after being a mom, like last week when I was in a cute sun dress out to dinner with friends and Dave, when I looked down and realized my son had pooped, yes pooped, all over my dress.  I then had to walk to the bathroom (on the other side of the restaurant) with him covered in poop and me covered in poop, and I really didn't care that much.  Things change.

I'm starting to train for a half marathon and so I was up running at 6am (I don't work and it's summer), and I was up at  6am running so that I could get it in before James woke up and he didn't have to be out in the heat.

Things change, but it's all for the better!!

Last weekend I had a girls day, and so Dave was home with James.. here are the pictures I got while I was gone.  Too funny.  For  all of you that think Dave is a shy guy.. boy are you wrong.  He keeps us laughing all day at home.


Which is your favorite? baby can't handle his liquor?  baby playing with power tools?  baby playing with matches? electricity?  throwing knives?  or playing in the dryer?! ahh!!

Last week I ran a Kids Summer Camp, 30 kids between the ages of 5 and 12 years old, it was so fun, stressful yes, but so amazing to watch kids have a whole week of exercising and being healthy.  On Friday we provided lunch of vegetables, fruit, and grilled chicken.  It was so refreshing to watch them all eat the healthy food and ENJOY it!! Woohoo!!  Check out the pics - CrossFit Caveman Kids - on Facebook!

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Monday, July 8, 2013

10 weeks - Road Trip!!


We've been on a 2 week road trip and wow, it's been busy!

It all started with me getting CrossFit certified!!


My cousin Danielle spent the weekend with James while hubby was in Sweden!

Danielle pinching cheeks!

We then started the road trip where James went to 11 states and probably met 50+ people of family and friends.

1. Texas
2. Louisiana
3. Alabama
4. Mississippi 
5. Tennessee
6. Georgia
7. Kentucky
8. Illinois
9. Missouri
10. Kansas
11. Oklahoma

So we started in New Orleans and James partied on Bourbon St, went to Cafe Du Monde, and Pat O Briens.
At Cafe Du Monde 


At Pat O Briens

From New Orleans we went on to Tennessee where he met his great grandma, went on a double decker bus (the owner was Dave's college friend), went to Jack Daniels distillery, and met 30+ other family members.
Rufus and the double decker bus!
Meeting great grandma!
Meeting the twins - Kevin and Kara
Uncle lee
Uncle Jason!

During the road trip we have had multiple Dairy Queen blizzards, so much for losing the baby weight!!

After Tennessee mom and I drove to Kansas City where James met many more family members and friends, ran around the ranch, saw fireworks, celebrated 4th of July, had a sip and see, swam in a pool, finally got to see his dad again, started smiling and talking a LOT! and got baptized!
Meeting great grandma!
Meeting Nichole!
Big boy with his legs crossed and tennis shoes on at sip and see!
Talking and smiling!
Meeting Harper!
Playing with cousin Madeleine and grandmas
Before baptism!
Talking with great - grandma!
Trying the pool!
Swimming in the pool with daddy!

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