updates....

Loving NO SNOW all year lol sorry friends and fam in MN/WI

Well, I think I left off at going to visit Jesse's relatives... we had a LOT of fun! It was great to see them and hang out by the pool and chat :) Baby was great as usual, allowing everyone to cuddle him and sleeping through the noisy chaos at Cici's Pizza that night. We are dang lucky with that little guy!!

Still stickin to our schedule for the most part. Seems like Andrew is waking up a bit later so every thing has been pushed back a bit. He is consistently sleeping at least 9 hours per night and then takes a late morning nap of 2-3 hours. I think that currently my favorite time of day is the late afternoon when I fold baby's laundry. Typically I have just finished changing him before going out to get the clothes out of the dryer and then begin folding everything on his changing table. He gets put in his crib (in only a diaper which I am pretty sure he ADORES lol), and I wind the mobile. The entire time, no matter how long it takes me, he lays there smiling up at the mobile spinning while wriggling and reaching for the animals. I thoroughly enjoy folding with the sun streaming in his window, the lullaby playing and his little coos coming from the other side of the little room-- best feeling ever :)

Alright, so, Monday I had my women's doctor appointment (or late 6 week follow up)-- for some reason it took us an entire HOUR to drive there so we were ten minutes late and Dr. Hudson had been called to the hospital for a delivery. We rescheduled to the Wesley Chapel location for Thursday since it is much closer. Half an hour before appointment time we were called by a nurse to say that the doctor was at the hospital and couldn't see me. So FINALLY this Monday the 18th I got in. Didn't realize so much went on at the follow-up appt but it's all over and I am done with OBGYN appointments for a year!! Woot!!! Just waiting to receive my medical records via mail and to see if any labs came back abnormal but other than that I am good to go! The office is also closing but mine and Jesse's favorite OB is moving to a new practice in Wesley Chapel so I think I may go to her for next time... it's closer to Andrew's doctor and the hospital we like, too :)

On Tuesday we had Andrew's two month check up. He is officially 26 inches long and THIRTEEN POINT SIX POUNDS!!!! In the words of Dr. Shah... "He is gonna be a GIANT." Lol.... It's just like every time I tell someone he was 9 lbs at birth and I get that open-mouth look of disbelief-- I got a "You go girl" at the obgyn by one of the nurses too haha. Andrew is doing great! He is developing well and doing everything he should be-- we were even told we are awesome at getting rid of cradle cap which baby was battling for a bit. Baby was very talkative with daddy while Dr. Shah was discussing shots with me (to which he was totally distracted with and kept pausing to listen to him coo), and then Jesse put him up on the table and Andrew "walked" across it... this received a "wow... amazing. Just amazing." from the doc... is it wrong to feel proud about that? Whatever, I will anyways ;)

He also got a full round of vaccinations. We wanted to skip the Rota Virus vaccine but they gave it to him before telling us what it was :-/ Oh well. I did great even with him crying... up until I reached for him as Jesse picked him up and comforted him. I seriously almost lost it right there. Somehow though, I made it to the car before the tears started rolling down my face. Jesse now knows I need to comfort Andrew whenever he gets shots hahahaha. He did not have any noticeable reactions thank goodness!

His poor thigh after taking the bandage off :(

The rest of the week was pretty uneventful, just normal, routine business. Paying bills which is exciting! Saturday we had a full day-- went to the 2nd annual Mayor's "River-o-green" festival in downtown Tampa. It was a blast! We also went to Bok Tower Gardens which was absolutely beautiful and very educational.

And this is the only picture I took. I know! I'm so lame :(

 Jesse went on a narrated Garden tour while mom and I sprung for estate tour tickets-- I just love seeing places like that, seeing original furniture, etc and seeing the way they lived back then! It was gorgeous-- such beautiful views! On the way back we drove through Chalet Suzanne which is a gorgeous bed and breakfast that Jesse and I are hoping to book for Valentine's Day next year... they have an award winning restaurant, spa, complimentary wine and cheese in the afternoons, skydiving, it's on the edge of a lake and you get fruit and cordials upon arrival. How neat is that??

For St. Paddy's day Andrew of course rocked some green! We went to church that morning where he was unusually awake, did some grocery shopping, and then we just played all day! After he went to sleep, daddy and I slipped out for a full, fun night of ERS, green beer, a few other drinks, pool, darts, dancing and cloves. We ended the night by coming home, stuffing our faces with Doritos and pizza and playing Call of Duty lol... it was quite a night ;-P

At the festival!

Daddy and Andrew watching them dye the river green!

Tummy time after church

St. Paddy's Day morning

Saturday night

At an Irish pub near the end of the night on the 17th ;)

We are QUITE enjoying seeing Andrew learn-- he is smiling, talking, grabbing, and wriggling more EVERY day and it is honestly the most rewarding and magical thing ever <3

Baby's first time swinging!! Haha!

Happy two months baby Andrew ♥

"If he hasn't done so already, your baby is about to crack a spectacular toothless smile. He'll also laugh, coo, and recognize your face and your voice about now. Some babies may bear weight on their legs when held upright and some may reach for objects. Especially talented noisemakers will soon discover how to make a razzing sound in addition to producing a variety of vowel combinations (oh-ah!). You're probably getting loads of advice (some unsolicited) about how to get your baby on a schedule and how to deal with nighttime feedings; listen (politely) but remember that what works for one baby (and one set of parents) may not work for your family. Other potential issues at the two-month mark: leaving your baby with a sitter for an evening out and starting the search for the right kind of child care if you'll be returning to work in the coming months (or even if you won't). Keep in mind that maternal separation anxiety (that's right — yours, not your baby's) is totally normal; focusing on ways to minimize your discomfort (i.e., guilt and fear) can help partings and reunions go more smoothly for everyone."
--whattoexpect.com

Yes, yes he did do this all by himself lol isn't it adorable??

Looking up at Daddy <3

And this was Andrew at the end of our photo shoot-- I'm sure he is already sick of mom and dad paparazzi haha

What's funny? Reading all those mommy blogs who have this schedule posted of their day that is clear, concise and...like....seemingly perfect.... and being PISSED about that because YOU don't have anything near a schedule worked out.... and then realizing you have in fact fallen into a routine schedule and didn't even know it LOL.

Yup, thankfully Andrew and I just sort of fell into a schedule that works great for us and is so nice to have figured out-- I feel much more at peace with the world!

8:30am

Baby wakes up, change, feed for about 20 minutes in a dark room, re-swaddle and put back to bed.

12:30pm

Baby wakes up from his threeish hour nap, change, dress for the day, feed in a bright-lit room.

1:30-5:30pm

On and off napping, talking, exercising, reading, playing and tummy time #1

6pm

Dinner time (usually the largest meal of the day-- about 6 ounces or so), and changing

7-10pm

Relaxing, playing, talking, tummy time #2, etc.

10:30pm

Change, put him in PJs, feed him.

11:00pm

Swaddle him, put him in the crib with humidifier, star lights and music (usually he is asleep by 11:30pm)

12:30am

Mama passes out. Haha ;-P

So in recent news:
Baby is more and more awake everyday! He also is cooing up a storm & we love responding to him. He is such a goofball, we will respond with a silly comment like "Oh my goodness you say you don't like cuddling??" and he will scrunch up his little face and start screeching until we  grab him and squeeze him and take it back lol. The other night he visited Granny for the first time in a few days and once she picked him up and held him he had the funniest look on his face and kept looking up at her and then turning away and looking at the other side of the room back and forth about 10 times... we were practically in tears it was so funny!
He also has now learned how to pull his knees up under his hips when doing tummy time and tries to wave back when we wave at him. Lastly he has begun learning how to use the cause and effect toys-- in the car he will start cying or fussing and then he will pull the handle on the musical elephant attached to his car seat and calms down for a bit. He was extra fussy after church last week and he did that prolly 5 times in a row haha!

Today we went to The Florida Strawberry Festival! Baby is supposedly allergic but we brought plenty of formula with (I will not be feeding him for 24 hours after eating anything with strawberries just to be safe).

Tomorrow we will be heading up to Orlando to visit Jesse's aunt and uncle who are visiting FL for a bit-- we're so excited to introduce them to Andrew!

Then Monday I have my follow-up appointment, and Tuesday baby has his 2 month check-up and we will be scheduling his appointment to get the vaccines we approved. Will post afterwards :)

We will leave you with our little one's grin :)