Thankful Thursday

I am thankful for my sweet baby Matthew who is a month old today! He is doing so well. He is getting to be more alert and aware of his surroundings, he is starting to coo and make sweet baby noises and he is holding his head up better. He is also starting to want to roll over. He is growing like a weed and is wearing mostly 0-3 month clothes now, pretty much outgrown newborn clothing and XS cloth diapers. And speaking of cloth diapers, we are almost to the point of full time cloth diapering with him, yay!

Here is a photo of Matthew from today, wearing a cute hat that a friend (and wife of a childhood friend) of mine made for him. And the afghan behind him was made by that friend's mother in law, it is actually a car seat cover. So cute!

Also, remember this post? Well, I was able to do a review along with the giveaway so be on the lookout....maybe tomorrow (Friday)? ;-)

Whoa Time, Slow Down!!

Matthew turned 3 weeks old yesterday, unbelievable! Time just needs to take a little rest. I wonder if it goes by faster with each baby you have? I know it seemed to go quickly when Jimmy was born, but this time around just seems a lot faster. Maybe since it is summer instead of winter this time, maybe that makes it go faster too...because I am not as "bored" and house-bound. I know I definitely like having a baby in the summer better than in the winter, just for my sanity & happiness sake lol. Winter just depresses me because its so cold and dreary, not as much sun, shorter days....ick. I wish I liked it more, but alas, I just....can't. I'll try again this winter though!

Anyway, Matthew is doing great, sleeping a lot and nursing very well. He had a dr. appointment today and weighed 10 lbs. There is an area of slight concern and that is he has a sacral dimple. When we go back in 2 months, we will see how it looks and decide if we should get an ultrasound done. Please pray that everything is fine and there are no issues with his spinal cord or anything else.

As for me, I am feeling tons better and I even want to be able to start working out! I am going to be a good girl though and take it easy until my 6 week follow up appointment. Three weeks left, wahoo!

That is all for now, I leave you with these pics of our little sweetie:

Just had his first bath at home

Jimmy showing Matthew how to have tummy time

Ahhh nap time!

9 Months Old

I haven't posted any pics of Luke for a while so here are a couple. He is such a sweetie, growing so quick. I can't believe he is already 9 months old!

We took a nice walk around our corn field and down by the creek. Luke had a blast sniffing every little thing. I am sure there were a lot of coyote and deer scents.

Happily bounding back to me, what a good pup! (of course, the excitement could have been more focused on getting the treat in my hand....lol)

Happy boy done with our walk.

Next on the agenda, taking Luke AND Bo out together....they haven't gone on a walk together yet so it will be interesting to see how they do! So stay tuned.... =)

Coming soon....CSN Stores Giveaway!!

CSN Stores. If you have never heard of them, you are missing out! They have over 200 stores full of everything you can think of. So whether you need a new coffee maker or baby furniture, a robe or a living room set, CSN Stores has something for everyone!

I am going to be hosting a giveaway soon so make sure you watch my blog for the upcoming post. You do not want to miss it!

One year later....

I have so much to be thankful for. We were blessed with a beautiful baby boy a little over a week ago. I was able to have a natural birth because the baby turned from breech to head down just in time. My sister came all the way from North Carolina with her 20 month old son to stay with us and help out for 2 weeks. My hubby got a job promotion....and all this just in the last 2 weeks or so! Much more has happened in the last year as well. It helps me forget the pain from a year ago....

Its hard to believe its been a year since our beloved dog Duke died. We still miss him tremendously, but we have been blessed with 2 more Aussies and they have been keeping us busy! Bo is a nut, but he is really good, listens very well and LOVES playing in the barn. He is super fast and climbs stacks of hay bales. Jim has a lot of fun with him. I think he would make an awesome agility dog...maybe I can get Jim to take a class with him. Luke is a bit more laid back and he is a sweetie. He gets a bit crazy sometimes (he IS an Aussie after all!) but he does really well with Jimmy. He loves to play frisbee and is doing pretty well with returning it to me when he retrieves it. Neither of the dogs are as well trained as Duke was, but hopefully in time they will catch up. I just haven't put as much time in as I should have and now with Baby Matthew its going to be even harder. I am more in charge of Luke's training and Jim is taking care of Bo so we will see how it goes in the coming months. Bo will be a year old in a few days and Luke will be one in October. Time sure does fly!

So...what else has changed in the past year...we got the 2 dogs, we sold my white truck, refinanced the house, got the front board fence up, had a baby, oh, and hubby's job promotion. I am praying he does well and that learning all the new things he will be responsible for comes easily, as this is a bit of a large change from his original job. We are so thankful for this change though, God is awesome!

So in the midst of the sadness we have felt with the loss of Duke (and some other minor issues we have been dealing with), we have so much to be thankful for. All I have mentioned and so much more. It really helps to put what we are thankful for in writing, it gets my mind on the good things instead of bad!

So...what are YOU thankful for?