Baby Legs

Showing off all my cow print items...the baby blanket and baby legs from Aunt Kathleen & Uncle Greg! Daddy thinks he looks silly in the baby legs, but Mommy thinks he's cute! ;)

Growing Oh So Big!!!

Here's two pictures to compare. The first one is Graham's first bath at home approx. two months ago. You can see how little his arms and tummy are. There aren't really any baby rolls on him at this point in time. However, take a look at the second pictures. He's getting bigger by the day!

All Smiles

These pictures are some of Mommy's favorites. I love how he is interacting more and more. He is full of smiles especially in the mornings after he first wakes up. He's such a pleasure to parent...and I love talking to him and cuddling with him...especially when he's in one of his smiley moods! :)

Christmas

Over Christmas we went to stay with Willa's parents. We had a very nice trip and Graham did so well on the drive there and back! We had a good time visiting with family and enjoyed Christmas with our little bundle of joy. However, due to a bad diaper rash, Graham didn't enjoy the day as much as we did. Thankfully, we have a sister-in-law, Kathleen, who is both a mom and a pharmacist who could assist in helping our little guy feel better. The diaper rash is much improved and Graham is back to his happy self.

Here's Graham in his Christmas sleeper, from Uncle Greg & Aunt Kathleen:



Here's Cousin Porter in his matching outfit. Porter is such a happy baby...always smiling. He enjoyed playing with the wrapping paper with his sister.

Here's Graham's Cousin Suzanne wrapping herself in paper!

Suzanne was helpful in opening presents. She helped everyone with their gifts!

Graham all ready for presents!

Our Family

Here's our Christmas picture. Notice that the whole family is in the picture....Sam is snoozing in the background.

The Many Faces of Graham

Graham is having more and more expressions. He's responding to voices & will smile frequently. He has found his tongue recently and likes to play with that...so a lot of the time he's sticking it out. He lights up when I get him up from his naps and when Daddy comes home from work. Here's a few recent pictures.

Graham with his tongue out:

A big smile for the camera:

In the car seat getting ready to leave for church. He's done so well both times he's gone to church. He rarely fusses and has stayed in his car seat both times. He has been more alert than I was expecting and he seemed to enjoy all the music this past Sunday!

Thinking about smiling...

Trying to eat my hood. He wasn't so sure about the hood on this outfit...he kept trying to eat it!

Two Month Check-up

Graham had his two month check-up this morning. It's hard to believe he's already nine weeks today!! Time sure has flown by. He's doing great and the appointment went very well. He weighs in at 11 lbs 2 oz and he is 23.25 inches long, both of which are in the 90th percentile on the preemie growth chart. The doctor was definitely impressed with his growth especially since he started out a little on the slow side. Graham also received several shots today. He handled them better than his mom did! :) We don't have to return for another check-up until he is four months.
God has definitely watched over our little guy. We've come a long way from that Doctor's appointment in July where we weren't sure he'd even make it. Now he's a thriving two month old! We continue to praise God for all the blessings he's given us and how he kept Graham safe throughout the whole process!

Poem

Here's a poem that was shared with me by my Aunt Linda. It's a great reminder of priority while raising a little one.

Cleaning and Scrubbing can wait till tomorrow.
For babies grow up, we've learned to our sorrow.
So dust settle down, cob webs go to sleep.
I'm rocking my baby, and babies don't keep!

I love this little poem. It helps me to remember every day as I choose to hold, play with or cuddle Graham. It's ok that the house isn't spotless and that there's work that could be done. This time with Graham is precious and will be gone before I know it!

Busy Weekend

This was a big weekend for Graham. He went on his first couple 'real' outings. He accompanied me to Kohl's to exchange an outfit and then did some Christmas shopping as well. He then went to church for the first time this Sunday morning. He did very well with everything. He stayed in his car seat for all the outings, and there was very minimal fussiness! It'd definitely helped to make his mom think that getting out of the house isn't going to be quite as difficult as I had been imagining!

Here's a picture of one of Graham's new faces. He loves to play with his tongue now. Also notice his spiked hair. His parents were having fun with him! :)


We also got our professional pictures back this week. We were able to pick up some frames and get them displayed in our home. We were VERY pleased with how they turned out.

The Bengals game was a bit too long for Graham. He was a little sleepy and dozed off during the third quarter! He was sporting his Bengals gear though!

Eric's good friend Nick and his girlfriend Candace came to visit. Nick is currently living in Germany, so it was nice to be able to see him for a short visit. Graham enjoyed meeting them.

Rolling Over

I'm learning lots of new things today...how to take video clips on our camera and then how to upload them to the blog! So far so good! This will be fun to start adding little videos as Graham begins to do new things! Don't mind the extra seconds at the end of this where I'm video taping the floor. I wasn't sure how to stop it! :)

Our Little Monkey

Here's our little monkey, he was wearing his new sleeper from my Aunt Tina & cousin Sarah...and looked awfully cute in it! I started taking pictures with Graham in this position on his tummy. I was only able to get this one picture before he rolled over!


Here's the second picture I took...

Here's a smile! They're a little hard to get on camera at this stage, but he was full of smiles this morning!

Daddy holding his boy!

He's not so sure about this picture. One of Graham's Christmas presents this year is his stocking that has his name on it. I was really pleased when we received it in the mail!

Delayed Baby Shower

This weekend we traveled to Northwest Ohio to where Willa's family lives. They had planned a baby shower prior to Graham's birth, however due to Willa being on bed rest we were not able to make the trip at that time. They decided to throw a baby shower for her & Graham this weekend. There was a great turnout of family and friends. We went home with TONS of diapers which will come in very handy as we seem to go through those very quickly!! :)

Here's a picture of the diaper cake that Kathleen, my sister-in-law made...it was super cute! She did a great job on it!

Here's me opening presents. Graham got an Ohio State sweatshirt...which he'll love to wear! GO BUCKS!!

Here's me & my best friend (for 23 years!!!) Laura.

Here's my parents and their grandkids....in just two years they went from no grandchildren to three!

Graham got to meet his only living Great Grandparent....his Great Grandma Lowery. She loved holding him...and he liked it to as he slept for her!

Graham...getting spoiled. He's changing so much with each passing day. He 'talks' a lot more, grabs my hair or necklace, smiles all the time and is so much fun to be around!

Graham's crazy cousin Suzanne!! :) She's a wild girl...she was very helpful with Graham, bringing him balloons to play with, blankets to cover him (and his face) and toys. I think she was just happy that this baby wasn't coming home with her!

Here's a picture of Graham's cousin Porter. Porter is such a sweet and happy baby. He's a big boy, and I think the two of them are going to be 'on the go' next year around this time. Watch out mom and dad...as they terrorize your house!