Merry Christmas!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Here are a few pictures I took last night at Luke's parents house. Drake is LOVING Christmas so far. He got so many fun new toys and cute clothes. He fell asleep after he opened only 2 of his gifts so he didn't get to play with anything until this morning. Today we are in Conway with my family. I hope he can stay awake tonight to open all his presents!

Drake is almost 5 months old now. He is such a joy! I look forward to playing with him everyday! He keeps us smiling and laughing all the time.

Drake, we love you so much! You are changing and growing so much everyday. Here are a few things you have been up to lately:

• You LOVE tummy time now. You can lift up your whole chest and play with your toys while you are on your tummy.
• You like to talk a lot! You wake up every morning talking up a storm. I love that about you!
• You are still nursing
• You have tried green beans and squash and LOVE them both.
• You have started immitating what we do. Your favorite thing is blowing strawberries.
• You are 17 lbs 4 oz
• You can roll over from your stomach to your back
• You sleep really well at night....BUT you don't really like to take naps during the day. However, Mommy has figured out that you will take a loooong nap in your swing.
• You bring a smile to everyone you meet....we love you sooooooo much!

Deer Widow Weeked

This weekend was the start of gun season...which means, Luke is gone! Every year he goes away for about a week. :-( Usually I try to plan a trip with some of the women in his family; but this year it just didn't work out. So, Drake and I decided to go to Conway and see Gigi and Papa! We have had so much fun this weekend. Mom and I went shopping all day Saturday. We ended our day by going to Holiday House. It was so much fun! We had never been before. There were so many vendors there with lots of goodies to sell. My favorite purchase was a CD for Drake. It is a personalized Veggie Tales CD that puts Drake's name in the songs. I love it! I hope he will love listening to it as he gets older.


Drake is now 15 weeks old. He is the most precious baby boy in the world (but I'm a little bias). He has such a sweet personality. He smiles all the time...especially when we talk to him. I enjoy every minute with him. I never knew I could love someone this much. Luke and I are so blessed!


Here are a few things Drake is up to these days:

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  He sleeps 8 to 9 hours a night now.
• We are still nursing (and finally LOVE it)
• He's in the best mood when he wakes up in the morning (I think he's a morning person like his momma)
• He is cooing and laughing a lot now
• He blows bubbles ALL the time
• He loves it when I kiss on his feet
• His favorite place is in his mommy's arms
• He LOVES bathtime!
• He is 16 pounds and about 25 inches
• He has started to reach for things and hold onto things (he wants everything in his mouth)
• No teeth yet...but working on it
• Drake's been to three football games already
• He LOVES standing up
• His mommy and daddy love him more than words can describe!

I will end this post with some pictures of Drake.

Cute Video!

I finally got Drake smiling on camera. This video is kinda long...but hang in there. He smiles a few times!! I love this little boy so much!

P.S Sorry this video is on it's side. I filmed it that way...who knows why! If someone can tell me how to make it turn the right way...I'd appreciate it! :-)

Drake had his 2 month check-up on Wednesday. He is a healthy boy! He weighed 14 lbs. 2 oz. and was 23 3/4 inches long. Here are a few pictures of him at the doctor.

Drake loves Dr. Martin!

Saturday Morning

My beautiful family! Luke, Drake and Josey. :-)

Drake slept until 7:00 this morning! We were so impressed with our little man. He woke up one time in the night (around 4:00) and I just put his paci back in his mouth and he went back to sleep. I hope he isn't teasing us and tonight he'll only sleep 4 hours! Anyway, at 7:00 we got up and I fed him (he hadn't eaten since 7:45 last night), then we played in the living room. Here is a video of him this morning.

That boy loves his paci! And I love it when he makes those little noises.

Today is going to be a busy day. This morning I am going to a shower for Anna Hendrix. They are having a little boy....Micheal Lee. Then this afternoon we are all going to a Sunday School social out at the Hertzfeld farm. It should be a really fun afternoon and evening!

I need some advice from all you mothers out there!!

I have been working out for 2 weeks now and have hardly lost ANY weight! I don't know what to do! The other problem is...since I'm nursing I'm hungary ALL THE TIME! It's worse than when I was pregnant! I can tell that the working out is making me look smaller b/c I am getting more toned; but the weight just isn't coming off like I thought it would. What can I do??? HELP!

Almost 2 Months Old

We finally got internet back at our house!! I have been so "out of the loop" since Drake was born and I have been a stay-at-home mom. It's been miserable not having internet access here. But...I'm okay now. We got it back!!

Well, a lot has happened since the last time I posted on my blog. Drake will be 2 months old this Thursday. He is growing up so fast. It seems like he changes every day. He is precious. I seriously fall in love with him more and more each day.

Here are a few things that he has been doing lately....

-He has been consistantly sleeping 7 hours a night for the past week! He usually sleeps from 9:00 4:00. Luke and I are loving it....hopfully it lasts!!

-He has started smiling when we talk to him. It's so precious! I can't wait till I can catch him doing it on camera.

-He has also stated laughing a little. At least that's what I think he's doing.

-He is getting better at keeping his head steady.

-He is starting to have more control over his hands and feet. I'm pretty sure he still doesn't know what they are though.

-At his last appointment (2 weeks ago) he weighed 13 pounds and was 22 3/4 inches long.

Drake, you are such an amazing addition to our family. I do not know what life would be like without you. You bring us so much joy. We pray that you will grow up to be a strong Godly man. We love you so much

This is us with my doctor (Dr. Sellars) at my 6 week check-up. We love him!!

Finally!

The past few weeks have been so crazy! I have not had any extra time to blog. Being a new mom keeps me pretty busy! I love it though!

Drake is 3 weeks and 4 days old now. He is such a blessing to Luke and I. We love him so much! Here are a few pictures of him from the past 3 weeks.

Tomorrow is the BIG DAY!

Luke and I will go to Baptist tonight at 8:00 to start the process. On my last post I said that the 29th was the day, however, at my last dr's appointment I hadn't progressed any since the past week so they decided to send me in the night before. Well, the hospital was full on Tuesday night so they just moved it back a day. :-( I was bumbed at first...but it's going to be fine. It's kinda worked out better for my family (and my grandmother).

As some of you know my gradmother has cancer in her lungs and brain. It has quickly gotten worse. She is now in the hospital in Conway. I am sitting in her her room right now. It is so sad to see her like this. She is just laying there with no resonse....she is just sleeping. She seems comfortable though. Please pray for my family during this time. They don't think she has much time left. I know that God's timing is perfect and He has a plan in all of this happening at the same time. It's just very overwhelmig dealing with all these emotions.

Thank you for everyone who has been praying for me and my family. You prayers have been felt.

I can't wait to post pictures of DRAKE on here for everyone to see!!! We anticipate him being born sometime tomorrow early afternoon!