1 month

I can't believe Grayson is 1 month old today!

Here are his 1 month stats:

9lbs 14 oz last week at the doctor....probably about 10lbs now!

22 inches long

...still wearing newborn diapers because he is so skinny:)

wearing all 3 month clothes...he's a big boy!

I am loving that Grayson is staying awake more during the day...he has been so much fun! He loves just staring at the ceiling and "talking." He especially loves hanging out on his changing table...so happy he likes his room:) We are starting to get a few smiles and giggles & they are seriously so cute. I'm ready to see those dimples on a regular basis!

He has been a much happier baby since we switched to a hypoallergenic formula & yesterday we started his acid reflux meds. Hopefully that will help his little tummy, too! Now we just need to work on sleeping a smidge longer during the night-ha! His mama is a tired girl!

Happy 1 month birthday, G!!

you know you're a mom when...

• you have absolutely no problem catching a waterfall of pee with your hand so it won't go on the carpet.
• you get really excited over your baby's poop. so excited that you may or may not have texted your husband about it.
• you wash clothes every. single. day.
• your outfit is pretty much guaranteed to have spit up on it...and you are totally okay with that.
• your brain feels like it left your body when the baby did. I may have almost lost all 3 dogs yesterday in a 45 minute period...
• you get really excited over baby clothes! specifically a little tuxedo onesie and baby chuck taylors.
• you forget to eat during the day because there is a demanding little person who needs you more than your body needs food. maybe i could patent this new diet plan?
• your 2nd job is being a professional bottle washer.
• the thought of experiencing all of the "first" holidays this year makes you giddy.
• running quick errands is thrilling! especially when everyone comments on how cute your baby is:)
• a gummy little smile makes you melt.

5 on Friday

1. Grayson has been acting really fussy for about a week & acting like his little tummy hurt. I took him to the pediatrician on Wednesday & he gave us a new (uber expensive, of course) hypoallergenic formula. So far it has helped some...although I still think he has acid reflux. I'm happy to have my smily baby back! :)

2. These 2 boys make me very happy. I love watching Ben with Grayson. He loves his little man.
3. I got to see my friends this week! I took Grayson up to school for a baby shower. He was perfect and slept through the whole thing. I miss seeing these girls every day!

4. I finally got my fall decorations out. My house smells like pumpkin pie. The weather has been amazing. I cannot say this enough..I love fall!

5. We should be getting Grayson's newborn pictures back today or tomorrow...SO excited!! Can't wait to get started on birth announcements!

fall.

We went to my favorite little market in downtown Franklin this afternoon. They always have the best pumpkins and it's where I get all my fun blue, white, and fairytale pumpkins. Yes, there really are fairytale pumpkins!

I love all of the colors of fall...I need to start getting out our fall decorations!

Of course this year I got to bring my very own little pumpkin to the market!

As you can see, he was fascinated.

He just hung out in mama's sling.

Happy Fall! :)

i'm lovin' it

I saw this list on someone else's blog & decided to copy it...especially since my brain seems to only be thinking in list form these days...

• I'm loving the fact that Grayson slept for 2 hours in his crib this afternoon & let me clean the whole upstairs!
• I'm loving this cooler weather.
• I'm loving sitting in my rocking chair on the front porch enjoying the cooler weather.
• I'm loving that all my dogs are clean.
• I'm loving the new monkey crocheted hat that Carl sent Grayson--so cute!
• I'm loving the pumpkin froyo at Sweet Cece's:)
• I'm loving the idea of taking pictures of Grayson at the pumpkin patch on Saturday!....and of course buying all my fun pumpkins, too!
• I'm loving the smell of the dreft...mmm baby smell:)
• I'm loving Thursday night television: Project Runway, The Office, Outsourced, AND Jersey Shore. Thank goodness for DVR!
• I'm loving my fall scented candles.
• I'm REALLY loving fall!

so excited!

Meet Alex & Phil...two of my favorite people from high school. They got married one month before Ben & I got hitched!

You may remember them from a post I did this summer. When Phil finishes dental school in May, they are planning to move to Nashville...so pumped about that! I just had to share their exciting news because...well, I am so excited I can't stand it! They are having a BABY BOY in March!! Moving to Nashville with a baby boy?! Does it get any better??!! Woohoo!!

naked.

I promise I will have other things to eventually write about besides my beautiful baby boy.

BUT, for now, I just had to share his sweet face during "naked time" yesterday.
He laid like this for 30 minutes.

...in pure bliss:)

I predict by the weekend he will be holding his head up. Gosh. He must be gifted!

We made a cute baby. That's all there is to it!