Lots of pictures!!

First of all, I have to say a special thank you to my friend, Kelly, who took some amazing photos of me and Jared! Check them out by clicking here. Just a warning, you're not going to be able to stop smiling! She totally captured the cuteness of my little man!


Sadly, our first family photo was when I took him into Daddy's work when he was almost 6 weeks old. We just always forgot to have anyone take our picture when we were all together. I was really impressed by how good he was at Isaac's work. He slept for the most part, even when he was being passed around among 6 or 7 people! :)

My mom came up this past weekend and hung out with me and Jared for a few days and also babysat Friday night so Isaac and I could go out on our first date since Jared arrived! It was so nice to be able to hang out with Mom during the day and Isaac in the evening! Look at how much he loves his Grammy already! He's even smiling in his sleep! :)

He seems to really enjoy his little play mat now! I actually layed him down for about 1/2 an hour while I got dinner started and even some dishes washed up before he started crying!

I absolutely love nap times with my little man! Wow, he definitely has my chin! haha! He looks like a little chunker in this picture!

Little Blood Scare

Clarian Arnett Hospital

Saturday, we noticed blood in Jared's diaper, so we took him to the ER after being told to do so by the nurse hotline. We brought in the diaper from earlier that we had noticed the blood and they tested it to see if it was in fact blood. It did not show up as blood on the test so they told me to take him to his pediatrician Monday for a follow up visit to be sure everything was okay. He ended up having another blood diaper Sunday afternoon and then as we walked into his doctor's appointment Monday. Luckily, that diaper was fresh enough that the test showed that it was blood. The doctor checked him out and he is otherwise perfectly healthy, so he's having me stop eating all dairy products for this week to see if things get better. If so, then Jared may have a temporary intolerance to cow's milk, which apparently is pretty common with newborns. I never realized how much of what I eat contains milk! Hopefully my poor little guy will get better soon! Its so pitiful to see him screaming bloody murder with those bloody poops...
(this picture was actually when he dropped his pacifier during a bath, but you get the idea!)

Time flies!

My baby is a month old already! This past weekend was Jared's baby blessing, so all of our families came up for that. Abe got to meet his nephew for the first time. It was such a special day and I was thrilled to have everyone there to share it with us. I'm so thankful for the love and support that they have given us (also our good friends in the area!). I truly feel blessed right now, even if I am extremely exhausted! I love being a mommy and I am loving almost every minute of this.. I just can't wait until he starts sleeping through the night! :)He loves chillin' on daddy's tummy!

He was holding the bottle all by himself!!

Feeding him his vitamins

First Bath!

It seemed like he was going to enjoy bathtime at first..

at least until he dropped his pacifier!

He was sooo much happier once he was wrapped up in his warm towel

and Mommy was happy to have a clean, happy little boy!