Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Planting Grass
Our backyard has undergone a slight makeover since we moved in. That first year, it had a trellis (that was randomly placed and un-useful), a windmill, and tons and tons of weeds. More weeds than grass, really.
We tore out the trellis, gave the windmill to my dad, and killed all our weed-grass.
The backyard has been pretty desolate looking for the past several months.
Last week, Adam finally planted grass. I guess fall is the season to plant? It took about a week before we started seeing growth, but it's growing nicely now.
I was fixing dinner one evening last week, and I looked out my big picture window, to see this:
I ran to get my camera, and then he noticed me taking pictures...
I had to go get a better look. :)
What's kinda cool is that Adam's dad has a photo similar to this where he's working in the garden and has baby Adam on his back.
And I took a progress photo a couple days ago. It's even thicker than this now!
We tore out the trellis, gave the windmill to my dad, and killed all our weed-grass.
The backyard has been pretty desolate looking for the past several months.
Last week, Adam finally planted grass. I guess fall is the season to plant? It took about a week before we started seeing growth, but it's growing nicely now.
I was fixing dinner one evening last week, and I looked out my big picture window, to see this:
I ran to get my camera, and then he noticed me taking pictures...
I had to go get a better look. :)
What's kinda cool is that Adam's dad has a photo similar to this where he's working in the garden and has baby Adam on his back.
And I took a progress photo a couple days ago. It's even thicker than this now!
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Carrie Nation and the Speakeasy
Last night we took Sutton to his very first Final Friday in downtown Wichita. If you're not familiar with it, on the final Friday during each month, several Wichita businesses open their doors to the public and have art to look at as well as food and other attractions. We went to hear Carrie Nation and the Speakeasy play inside an antique store/art gallery. They're a bluegrass-style band, and they're really good! Adam's brother Matt is the banjo player, so we took our camera and video camera along, and Adam took both stills and video and put together a little montage for them.
We got there a little early, so we walked around the gallery looking at the art and just hung out for awhile. It wasn't air conditioned in the upstairs where we were, so Sutton and I were balls of sweat. At least he still looked cute.
The band finally started playing...and Sutton fell asleep. Through all the loudness and people cheering, he slept. I heard some comments from people about how they couldn't believe he wasn't waking up through it. We also go a lot of compliments last night about how beautiful he is. :) But, due to the sleeping baby, I was in and out of the room they were playing in, I tried to keep Sutton in front of a fan, but it kept being moved. I don't think he noticed anyway.
Here are some of the photos Adam took of the band.
Adam's brother, Matt:
And the awesome video Adam put together. It was great music, and Adam's becoming really good at editing video!
We got there a little early, so we walked around the gallery looking at the art and just hung out for awhile. It wasn't air conditioned in the upstairs where we were, so Sutton and I were balls of sweat. At least he still looked cute.
The band finally started playing...and Sutton fell asleep. Through all the loudness and people cheering, he slept. I heard some comments from people about how they couldn't believe he wasn't waking up through it. We also go a lot of compliments last night about how beautiful he is. :) But, due to the sleeping baby, I was in and out of the room they were playing in, I tried to keep Sutton in front of a fan, but it kept being moved. I don't think he noticed anyway.
Here are some of the photos Adam took of the band.
Adam's brother, Matt:
And the awesome video Adam put together. It was great music, and Adam's becoming really good at editing video!
Friday, September 24, 2010
Sutton { Three Months }
Can you believe my little bundle is THREE MONTHS old? I can't! Here he is today, on his three month birthday.
One thing I'd like to know is how I got lucky enough to have the cutest baby ever. You just can't dwell on some things, so moving on...
At three months, Sutton:
-You're weighing probably between 14 and 15 pounds. We haven't officially weighed you recently, but that's my guess. You've almost caught up with Diesel!
-You're eating every 3-4 hours. Sometimes you'll nap through a feeding so it will be longer. Other times you need to eat right at the 3 hour mark. Where's the consistency? :)
-You still only wake up once each night to eat, around 3am. Then you sleep til 7ish. This morning, you slept in til 8:30!
-You're definitely starting to become more aware. You will follow me with your eyes and will turn your head. You've cried a couple times when the dogs were very close and started barking. You'll often watch us and I can see the wheels turning...
-Your smile lights up my world.
-We have a favorite game now. You can play with your daddy or with me. We'll sit with our knees up and rest you against them, facing us. You love to study our faces and what's going on behind us. It's also your favorite position to smile in, and you love to talk to us like that. When you're in this position and we're holding your hands, you've started pulling yourself up so you're not leaning against our legs...you prefer to sit there on your own, and if I make you go back to leaning, you just pull yourself forward again.
-Your daddy also has a game where he'll hold you and have you look in a mirror...you LOVE looking at yourself! You break into a huge grin and start babbling away.
-Your talking is the cutest thing. We can just go back and forth and you make all kinds of noises. They're mostly vowel sounds and you get so excited and generally smile during our conversations.
-When you're laying on your tummy, you can hold your head up, as evidenced earlier today:
-But it doesn't usually last long. You usually keep your head up for a few seconds when we first lay you like this, and then you put it down.
-We've been going on a lot of walks lately, and you like riding in your stroller. You don't ever really need your pacifier while you're in there, and you like to stare up at me (whether I'm the one pushing you or if I'm walking next to you). You also like to watch the scenery go by. If we're on a long walk, you'll start doing really slow blinks until you finally fall asleep.
-You like to keep your hands in little fists all the time. When I'm nursing you, you always keep your fists in by your chest. Sometimes I try to cut your fingernails and I have to pry your fingers out.
-Sometimes it looks like you're boxing with your tiny fists. You'll punch your fists out at us, and then put them back under your chin in perfect boxing form.
-You also like to suck on your fists if there isn't a pacifier nearby. You like to suck on everything, for that matter. My fingers, anyone's fingers, your blankets, my shirt. Sometimes you get dog hair in our around your mouth, which is inevitable in this house, I guess.
-You're still only eating breast milk. I think you probably eat around 5 oz (maybe more?) at each feeding. That's about what we're feeding you when I have to pump.
-You get really mad when I have to switch you to the other side when we're nursing. Every time. I think you'd realize by now that you'll still get more, just give me 10 seconds. Gosh, baby.
-I can still have you sleep on my desk on a pillow. No rolling yet. Though I think you probably could if you tried.
-Still not quite ready for the Bumbo. You can sit in it, but you always lean to one side and you can't move. Doesn't look too fun, so I don't make you do it.
-We should officially be moving into 3-6 month clothes in the next week or so. You're still in 0-3 size, but it's very snug. We have a TON of 3-6 month stuff, so you'll be sporting a different outfit every day, you stylish boy.
-We're in size 2 diapers. We have some size 1s left over from daycare that we still put you in sometimes, but only after you've had a big poop and I know we won't have a blow out.
-Speaking of blow outs, you're a pretty cute pooper. Is that weird? Usually towards the end of a feeding, you'll tense your body up, grunt, and I know what's coming next. It's really funny.
-You love looking at screens. TV screens, computer screens...you crane your neck around so you can look at them. Several times, you've been watching my computer screen and something will change all of a sudden (i.e., I'll minimize a window or close a document) and you'll get startled and jump!
-I think you're liking bath time now. You move your legs around to splash the water everywhere and I think it's kinda on purpose. You're getting too long for your tub, we may have to figure something else out soon.
-You're doing good at daycare, you usually sleep a lot while you're there. I guess the other little kids wear you out. I, on the other hand, am still having such a hard time leaving you there in the morning. I try to make myself feel better by knowing it's only two days a week. But it's still so hard.
-You have a bit of a mullet. There's not much hair on top, and a lot by the nape of your neck.
-I just can't believe how fast you're growing. You are still constantly squirming, and I think it's because you're growing so much!
Just so we can compare, here are all his monthly photos next to each other.
I love you, baby boy! I just can't get enough of you!
At three months, Sutton:
-You're weighing probably between 14 and 15 pounds. We haven't officially weighed you recently, but that's my guess. You've almost caught up with Diesel!
-You're eating every 3-4 hours. Sometimes you'll nap through a feeding so it will be longer. Other times you need to eat right at the 3 hour mark. Where's the consistency? :)
-You still only wake up once each night to eat, around 3am. Then you sleep til 7ish. This morning, you slept in til 8:30!
-You're definitely starting to become more aware. You will follow me with your eyes and will turn your head. You've cried a couple times when the dogs were very close and started barking. You'll often watch us and I can see the wheels turning...
-Your smile lights up my world.
-We have a favorite game now. You can play with your daddy or with me. We'll sit with our knees up and rest you against them, facing us. You love to study our faces and what's going on behind us. It's also your favorite position to smile in, and you love to talk to us like that. When you're in this position and we're holding your hands, you've started pulling yourself up so you're not leaning against our legs...you prefer to sit there on your own, and if I make you go back to leaning, you just pull yourself forward again.
-Your daddy also has a game where he'll hold you and have you look in a mirror...you LOVE looking at yourself! You break into a huge grin and start babbling away.
-Your talking is the cutest thing. We can just go back and forth and you make all kinds of noises. They're mostly vowel sounds and you get so excited and generally smile during our conversations.
-When you're laying on your tummy, you can hold your head up, as evidenced earlier today:
-But it doesn't usually last long. You usually keep your head up for a few seconds when we first lay you like this, and then you put it down.
-We've been going on a lot of walks lately, and you like riding in your stroller. You don't ever really need your pacifier while you're in there, and you like to stare up at me (whether I'm the one pushing you or if I'm walking next to you). You also like to watch the scenery go by. If we're on a long walk, you'll start doing really slow blinks until you finally fall asleep.
-You like to keep your hands in little fists all the time. When I'm nursing you, you always keep your fists in by your chest. Sometimes I try to cut your fingernails and I have to pry your fingers out.
-Sometimes it looks like you're boxing with your tiny fists. You'll punch your fists out at us, and then put them back under your chin in perfect boxing form.
-You also like to suck on your fists if there isn't a pacifier nearby. You like to suck on everything, for that matter. My fingers, anyone's fingers, your blankets, my shirt. Sometimes you get dog hair in our around your mouth, which is inevitable in this house, I guess.
-You're still only eating breast milk. I think you probably eat around 5 oz (maybe more?) at each feeding. That's about what we're feeding you when I have to pump.
-You get really mad when I have to switch you to the other side when we're nursing. Every time. I think you'd realize by now that you'll still get more, just give me 10 seconds. Gosh, baby.
-I can still have you sleep on my desk on a pillow. No rolling yet. Though I think you probably could if you tried.
-Still not quite ready for the Bumbo. You can sit in it, but you always lean to one side and you can't move. Doesn't look too fun, so I don't make you do it.
-We should officially be moving into 3-6 month clothes in the next week or so. You're still in 0-3 size, but it's very snug. We have a TON of 3-6 month stuff, so you'll be sporting a different outfit every day, you stylish boy.
-We're in size 2 diapers. We have some size 1s left over from daycare that we still put you in sometimes, but only after you've had a big poop and I know we won't have a blow out.
-Speaking of blow outs, you're a pretty cute pooper. Is that weird? Usually towards the end of a feeding, you'll tense your body up, grunt, and I know what's coming next. It's really funny.
-You love looking at screens. TV screens, computer screens...you crane your neck around so you can look at them. Several times, you've been watching my computer screen and something will change all of a sudden (i.e., I'll minimize a window or close a document) and you'll get startled and jump!
-I think you're liking bath time now. You move your legs around to splash the water everywhere and I think it's kinda on purpose. You're getting too long for your tub, we may have to figure something else out soon.
-You're doing good at daycare, you usually sleep a lot while you're there. I guess the other little kids wear you out. I, on the other hand, am still having such a hard time leaving you there in the morning. I try to make myself feel better by knowing it's only two days a week. But it's still so hard.
-You have a bit of a mullet. There's not much hair on top, and a lot by the nape of your neck.
-I just can't believe how fast you're growing. You are still constantly squirming, and I think it's because you're growing so much!
Just so we can compare, here are all his monthly photos next to each other.
I love you, baby boy! I just can't get enough of you!
State Fair 2010
Last Friday, we headed up to the State Fair with Scott. This is weird, but I was SO excited to finally go to the fair with my baby. The past two years, I've gone to the fair thinking that the next year, I'd have my baby with me there. And then we had so much trouble getting pregnant, then the miscarriage...but THIS year, I finally was able to take Sutton! And he was super excited to be there. Can't you tell?
After getting a free sample of chocolate peanut butter ice cream, the first thing we did was test out these eko bikes. It's a motorized bike but it's actually cool looking.
Sutton wasn't too sure about them.
We all took turns riding one.
Sutton wanted to sit in the John Deere...he begged and begged, so we finally gave in and let him.
Now, onto the food. Adam always has to get some roasted corn and a Mt. Dew.
It was pretty hot that day, so we took a break inside the buildings with a/c, and Sutton hung out with Scott for awhile.
Then onto the finale. The Krispy Kreme burger.
Waiting for Dad to come try his burger.
Adam and Scott shared it, and I had a bite. Not bad, not good, just was.
We headed home after a couple hours because Scott's sister was getting married the next day and he had to be back for rehearsal stuff. We photographed her wedding, and you can check out the photos on my other blog!
After getting a free sample of chocolate peanut butter ice cream, the first thing we did was test out these eko bikes. It's a motorized bike but it's actually cool looking.
Sutton wasn't too sure about them.
We all took turns riding one.
Sutton wanted to sit in the John Deere...he begged and begged, so we finally gave in and let him.
Now, onto the food. Adam always has to get some roasted corn and a Mt. Dew.
It was pretty hot that day, so we took a break inside the buildings with a/c, and Sutton hung out with Scott for awhile.
Then onto the finale. The Krispy Kreme burger.
Waiting for Dad to come try his burger.
Adam and Scott shared it, and I had a bite. Not bad, not good, just was.
We headed home after a couple hours because Scott's sister was getting married the next day and he had to be back for rehearsal stuff. We photographed her wedding, and you can check out the photos on my other blog!
One Cool Dood
A few weeks ago we went to Sutton's cousin Bailey's soccer game. Sutton slept on a blanket on the grass through the whole game. But right when we got there, it was pretty sunny so he was sporting sunscreen, a hat, and his shades. Look how cool he is.
Fro Yo, Yo!
A couple weekends ago, my friend Laura who lives in OK came to visit since she hadn't met Sutton yet. Laura and I were roomies our sophomore year at K-State, and now she's in med school and will very soon be a doctor! Are we old enough for that? :) After talking for awhile at my house, we decided to go get some frozen yogurt from the amazing new fro yo place on the west side of town - Orange Leaf. You should all try it. It's SO good. It's self-serve, and my combo of choice is cheesecake fro yo with fresh strawberries and chocolate chips. YUM.
Sutton came too.
He was a little mad at first that he didn't get any.
But then I told him he'd get it second-hand later, and he was happy.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Goodnight
Sutton just got a bath and I put him in my favorite jammies...they have little dogs all over them. This is probably the last time he'll be able to wear them (they may be too short, I'm not completely sure he can straighten his legs...), so I had to document it .
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Memories :)
I was just going through my old photos on my work computer to clear some space, and I found a couple photos from the night we went into the hospital to have Sutton that I thought I'd share. Remember how I told you I had a break down at the studio right before we went to the hospital because I had to leave my dogs (it's in the first part of this post)? Well, Adam thought he should take a picture...I'd forgotten he did that!
Even though it was such an emotional (and painful!) time, I had the best labor and delivery experience, and I have such good memories from everything. Here I am that night, all checked in and ready to go. I can't believe this was just 12 short weeks ago, and I had never even met Sutton yet!
Putting on makeup the next morning. :) This must've been before the contractions got very intense.
Using oxygen. I think this was during my horrible pain in my side. Ugh.
He's here!!
The next day in his first outfit. With his face all scratched up.
Rachael and Adam collaborating on changing a diaper.
Their first nap together. :)
And going home!
Now the butterbean is almost 13 weeks old and loves to sit up and hold his head on his own. How time flies!
Even though it was such an emotional (and painful!) time, I had the best labor and delivery experience, and I have such good memories from everything. Here I am that night, all checked in and ready to go. I can't believe this was just 12 short weeks ago, and I had never even met Sutton yet!
Putting on makeup the next morning. :) This must've been before the contractions got very intense.
Using oxygen. I think this was during my horrible pain in my side. Ugh.
He's here!!
The next day in his first outfit. With his face all scratched up.
Rachael and Adam collaborating on changing a diaper.
Their first nap together. :)
And going home!
Now the butterbean is almost 13 weeks old and loves to sit up and hold his head on his own. How time flies!
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