Happy 33rd and 1 month Birthday

June 28th...Happy Birthday to Taylor and 1 month birthday to Elliott. My two guys know how to party! We had a great time with friends at the birthday BBQ yesterday and Tay and Elliott got some good gifts. Thanks to everyone for coming out and enjoying the festivities.

Elliott and Dad

Sweet onesie Austin made Elliott

Taylor making a wish (I hope it was for a job...)

Happy Birthday, Old Man Williams!!!

more of the nursery

Almost finished with the nursery.. just going to hang a few pictures we took over the dresser.

view when you walk in

grandpa's toy box

dresser/changing table (inherited from my grandparents)

Robot lamp and binky jar

Crib

Crib with ugly dolls

owl painting I made and frames I painted from thrift store

Squirrel painting I painted

Rocker and mobile

Mobile I made

Shelfs

Some cute inherited stuff

The E I made and my favorite childhood stuffed animal

Laurens print

Musical bird cage from my grandma

Storage shelf

My 1st mothers day card

Cute displays


Elliott's plant

More of the entrance to his room

our night time arsenal

We have figured out a few sweet tools to help get Elliott to sleep better (or just stop fussing).... In addition to the miracle blanket we ordered the miracle sounds, which plays womb sounds with a heartbeat.. it really works! He will stop fussing every time we play it. Then we put him in his swing and his is totally content. New moms out there, get this stuff in advance and you'll save yourself some sleepless nights and frustrating moments!

3 weeks old

Here are some picture of Elliott at 3 weeks old.. enjoy!

best thing ever!

Yes- the miracle blanket actually works. Elliott will fuss around in it for a second, but usually stops crying right away. He slept for 5 hours last night in it. Hurray!! I would think this would be so uncomfortable, but the babies love it. Best product I have purchased for Elliott!

More Pictures

Just thought I'd post some more pictures of what we are doing!

My little troll man

Binky Baby

Elliott's first walk

Elliott's first bath

I know he is passed out when his hands go over the head

Our routine

This is more of an FYI for me so I can remember Elliott's newborn routine.

Anyway, now that Elliott is a little over 2 weeks old this seems to be a typical day for us:

4:00am- Taylor wakes me up for my "shift". So he can get his 8 hours of blissful, uninterupted sleep! I feed Elliott for usually around 30 minutes and then I try to get him to go right back to sleep.

7:00am- Elliott wakes up, then I change his diaper and feed him again. I try to get him to go right back to bed.

9:00am- I wake up to eat before Elliott needs to eat again.

10:00am- Elliott wakes up, I change his diaper and feed him. Sometimes he will sleep, other times he wants to be held and coddled. If he sleeps I try to get a shower in and also clean the house a little.

11:00am- either holding Elliott or if he is really nice, he lets me do my hair and get ready for the day.

12:00pm-Taylor wakes up, takes a shower and looks for jobs. I feed Elliott and change his diaper. I then eat lunch myself.

1:00-3:00pm- We usually go run errands or get out of the house. Then we come home and I feed Elliott and change his diaper.

4:00pm- We try to take the dogs on a walk, but it usually rains on us and we end up rushing home!

5:00pm- Dinner time- try to eat something (although my appetite is usually not good at this time).

6:00pm- Feed Elliott and change his diaper.

7:00pm-Elliott starts his fussy hour. We try to move his legs to help get the gas out, swaddle him and if all else fails we have gas-X and grape water.

8:00pm- Depending on Elliotts fussiness I feed and/or swaddle him.

9:00pm- Feed Elliott and change his diaper. Then get ready for bed.

10:00pm-4:00am-Taylor starts his "shift" and wakes me up every 3 hours to feed Elliott. Usually he will bottle feed Elliott during one of the 3 hours so I don't have to get up.

That's a typical day for our family. I would like to start getting a workout somewhere in the day, but I haven't figure out when yet. I miss having a GYM membership. I will have to plan out a routine that probably incorporates Elliott some how.

I love....

This little guy.

Grandma came to visit

We are so lucky that my mother was able to come for 10 days to help us out with Elliott. She helped me out more than she knows... She was not only a support around the house, but also a emotional support for coping with a fussy baby, having our car break down, and Taylor not getting a job. However, now I'm left feeling homesick and alone :(

Taylor and I were able to show her some of the fun stuff in Denver and take Elliott for his first outings. Elliott has grown during the last 2 weeks and it's been wonderful to have mom there to see him while he is still so tiny. He really took a liking to cuddling with grandma and I will have to do my best to help him cope with her no longer here.

I'm so grateful for her support this has been a very special time for me and I will never forget it. Thanks mom!

p.s. thanks Dad for sacrificing mom for 10 days, I know it was hard!

Taylor and Elliott taking a nap

Grandma's first feeding with Elliott

Grandma's loves when Elliott is awake

Just one of Elliott's crazy faces

Elliott getting ready for an outing

Elliott gets his first sponge bath

Fire pit time...

Mom and me at the Botanical Gardens

Our trip to the water front

Elliott says good-bye to Grandma