Busy weekend!

This weekend we had a lot of things planned! Our number one plan was to decorate for Christmas! After a lot of thought and consideration we decided to forego doing that this year. I KNOW! This will be the first time EVER that I haven't and I'm having a really hard time with it. BUT, this apartment right now is very tight and we're packing for our move as it is. To go to the storage unit and get all our decor and fill up our house with more clutter and the baby stuff is just too much. We know Bauer wont remember, even though I will. Plus we'll be spending Christmas in Roanoke. I guess next year when we decorate it'll just be that much more fun to see all of our special decorations!!

Friday night, we went to Lee's office party! Normally, they have a very adult party at a fancy restaurant but this year they decided to deck out the office halls and have a family party so that everyone could bring their kids! Bauer was such a ham! He was very social and behaved the entire time. Lots of people held him and he was as cool as a cuke! We had such a good time! Santa handed out gifts to all the kids and Bauer of course was the youngest! He got a fun toy for his carseat and stroller.

Saturday morning, we woke up early and decided to go for a little hike to our favorite state park..since there are so few around here! It was a little cold but we had a great time! We took our favorite trail and took lots of fun pictures! After our hike we decided to go have some lunch at the deli and do some Christmas shopping! We had a lot of fun and laughs that day.. :) Saturday night, we headed over to Seth and Julie's for our annual tradition of watching Christmas Vacation! We do this every year and this is the third year in a row! I made my famous cheese dip for Seth and Julie made homemade cookies! We all got into our Christmas jammies and got cozy for our favorite Christmas flick! Sunday, I watched the sweetest boy in the world while Lee shopped for us :) I'm anxious to see what hubs picked out! We're definitly pretty broke this year since I'm not being paid for my maternity leave. Our income has been sliced pretty hard...which is especially stressful around the holidays and buying a house and all the medical bills! AHHH! We will manage...somehow! :) All I need are my boys and my family. We're looking forward to my Christmas party for work next weekend and then I'll be heading to Roanoke for the week before Christmas and the holiday! Unfortunately, I will have to return to work two days after Christmas! :( We're currently interviewing nannies for Bauer. Wish us luck! That's all for now... hope everyone has a great week! :)

8 weeks!

8 weeks! Its hard to believe! Mommy took you to the doctor for your 2 MONTH checkup yesterday! We couldn't wait to see how big you were! You surprised us when the nurse told mommy you were 13lbs 2oz and 23 inches long! You are in the 75th percentile for weight and 57th for height! You have gained 5 pounds since you were born! Mommy is so proud, considering you lost so much after you were born! You have been very energetic this week. Playing and smiling a lot! Those size one diapers are already starting to get tight and mommy can't believe you're about to move to size 2 already! You have been a little constipated and we think its because we switched to a different formula so we're switching again! Its been hard figuring out the best one for you. Thank goodness for Target brand and their lower prices :) This week, we went to the park to play with Dax and Leira and even did a little Christmas shopping! We also took a drive to our new house to check out the neighborhood. Tonight is your first Christmas party. We are going to Daddy's work party and we are so excited to show you off in your Christmas clothes! This weekend we are going to go see the Christmas lights at the Botanical Gardens. Mommy and Daddy have never gone there either so it should be fun! Mommy only has two more full weeks with you and then she has to go back to work and she's very sad. We will make the best of it won't we? Love you, Zubba!

scrubby dubby dub :)

We had so much fun with you in the bath tonite and you were so cute that mommy had to put pictures on here. I don't think I need to remind you how much you love the bath. Daddy loves giving you baths and pouring the water over your head. Even if it gets in your mouth or your eyes you don't mind at all :) Daddy brings the little space heater in the bathroom to keep you nice and warm and you are so cute!

7 weeks!

Bauer, you had your first cold this week. Your nose was very runny. But Mommy took good care of you and we snuggled a lot. It might have been all the traveling and your first trip to see Grandma Money's house! You are eating a lot now! 5-6 oz's! We can barely keep up with you! You also pooped all over Daddy for the first time..He did not like that very much. Mommy laughed so hard she almost peed her pants! And let's not forget that ONE night you slept for 4 hours and woke up to eat and went back to sleep for 4 more hours. Hopefully you'll learn to do that again soon! Mommy and Daddy are anxious for your 8 week check-up next week. We can't wait to see how much our little chunk has grown! :)

We LOVE you, Spencer!

"What? I've found a baby before!"

"What's his name??"

"Carlos."

Thanksgiving

This year we traveled to High Point, North Carolina for Thanksgiving to spend time with Lee's mom and step-dad, Craig and brother and step-sisters. Katy was in town from DC and Allison came in from Roanoke. Lee's Grandpa (Bauer's Great Grandpa) Miller came down from Minnesota. We were so excited to see him!

We left Virginia Beach Wednesday afternoon and arrived late that night to family who hadn't met Bauer yet which is actually everyone except Lee's mom. She had burgers waiting on us..fresh off the grill! On Thanksgiving day, Thursday, The Dockery's, Spencer and Jonathan joined us for dinner. The dinner was A-MAAAAAZ-ING! yummo! I had some much needed home cooked food and wine. We spent the evening relaxing and watching movies..including Charlie Brown Thanksgiving which is a tradition for me that I'm starting with Bauer. He watched too! On Friday, Lee and I went over to his friend Chris's parents' house to introduce him to B. His sister and parents were there and were all so excited. Unfortunately, Bauer decided to embarrass us and have a HUGE blow-out right in the middle of it all..ruining not one but TWO outfits! By the time we left, he was swaddled in a blanket. Everyone thought it was hilarious except me..I felt so dumb! That night, Katy offered to watch Bauer while Lee and I met up with Chris and John for Mexican dinner and Black Friday shopping :)

Saturday, I went with Katy and Craig to Costco for some much needed items and then met up with Lee, John, Julie, Craig, and Bauer for a walk at the park/disc golf course. I returned home to make my famous Mac and Cheese for dinner before Lee headed out to his 10 year high school reunion with Chris. I spent the night with John and Katy and Bauer watching Crazy Stupid Love. A movie which I'd already seen..but LOVE LOVE LOVE!

Sunday, we woke up and headed to church and back to the house for lunch before heading home! We had such a wonderful weekend with the family and friends and are already looking forward to Christmas in Roanoke!! :) Here are a few favorite pictures from the long weekend! :)

Giving Thanks

I figured in honor of the big Turkey Day coming up I needed to go ahead and put out there what I'm thankful for this year. I don't know how I'm going to limit this to 10 things but I'm going to try :)

1. God. The big guy. The man upstairs. Without him, there would be no "I'm Thankful For.." lists.

2. My husband. AKA. Hubs, Hubbalicious, Booboo, Poop, Lee, Leero. Quite frankly, he's one of the best out there. I could just eat him up. With a spoon.

3. I think number three is self explanatory. My beautiful, beautiful, BEAUTIFUL, son. Bauer Ross. Zubba. My wittle sweetie booger. Couldn't imagine my life without him. He's amazing. Literally, there are no words.

4. My Parents and extended family....all whom without out, once again this life would not be possible.

5. Our awesome friends. They pretty much rock. We love em. ALL of em!

6. Our jobs. Necessary to sustain this wonderful life we've bestowed on ourselves. Not my favorite place to go to everyday and although I'm not looking forward to going back, I'm thankful its there for me.

7. My Health. it equals happiness. Health is good right now. Thankfully! :)

8. To live in a free country. The state of our nation has its ups and downs but honestly, I'd rather live here than lots of other places in the world.

9. Let's just get right to it. Toothpaste. You know you forgot to put it on YOUR list but now you wish you'd had.

And last but not least...

10. Regis Philbin. Enough said.

Hope everyone has a very Happy Thanksgiving :)

a sweet gesture

When we brought Bauer home from the hospital, my office was kind enough to surprise me. They ordered a huge platter of sandwiches, pasta salad and cookies for Lee, my parents, and I. That was so nice. I know this is a little late but I thought it was worth mentioning. I sent this picture to everyone in the office, including the doctors :)

First Roanoke Visit!

We took Bauer to Roanoke for the first time last weekend. We really wanted him to meet my half of the family, especially my mom (grandma) who is very sick these days. Since we weren't going to make it to Roanoke until Christmas, we wanted to make a quick trip up there for everyone to meet him.

Friday after Lee got off work, we made the 5 hour drive to Roanoke to my dad's house. We were greeted happily as they took the baby and then went in the house and left us to unload the car. No hugs..just wanted to see Bauer! HAHA I guess I better get used to that :) Dad ordered Chinese food for dinner and we patiently awaited the arrival of our wonderful friends, Nick and Shaylynn Grant. They currently live in Louisville, Kentucky but just happened to be in town the same weekend so it worked out perfectly! We were so happy to see them and I think they were equally as happy to meet Bauer for the first time! There little one, Briggsley couldn't make it because she had a stuffy nose and a cough but maybe NEXT time Bauer will get to meet his future prom date :)

On Saturday we woke up and drove to Mom's house. Most of the family was there. As soon as we brought him in, Grandaddy immediately took him out of his carseat and laid him in my Mom's arms. I've never seen a more peaceful baby. He was so happy and comfortable in her arms. We even recorded his FIRST smile in a picture when she was holding him! It was a perfect moment. She held him for a long time. Bauer also got to meet Aunt Jan, Uncle Ross and cousins, Troy and Andie! Everyone got their turn, but we could tell that Bauer was happiest when his great grandmother was holding him :) While there, Lee, dad, Andie and I took a long walk through the woods..the same walk I used to take with my dad. It was a perfect day for a nature walk. After a happy meeting at Mom's we headed over to Grandma Pat and Grandpa Frankie's house. Bauer got to meet TWO MORE great grandparents! They also got a kick out of holding him! We ordered pizza and enjoyed each other's company before heading back to Dad's house exhausted. Dad and I watched a scary movie together (since we're the only ones we know that will watch scary movies!!) and then Lee and I went straight to bed!

The next morning, we got up and headed to church where lots and lots of people were waiting to meet the B! Everyone was so happy to see him in person and not on Facebook! After church we headed over to Judy's house and had lunch with Bill, Judy, Seth, Julie, Dax and Leira! Yummy Roast beef and potatoes and carrots and rolls! All this and then we sadly headed back home to Virginia Beach. It was a quick trip but we had a fabulous time in Roanoke with family and friends! :) Here are a few pictures!

5 weeks!

Bauer, you are 5 weeks now! And, I might add, cute as ever! Not much has changed since your 4 week update but I've noticed that you're smiling a LOT more now! Mommy and Daddy could stare at you and watch you smile for hours because its so beautiful. Mommy bought you a kid's Christmas sing-along CD this week and you love it! We listen to it in the car and at home. Mommy puts you on her lap and you dance along to the music and love it! I'm so excited for the holidays with you! Thanksgiving is only 4 days away!! We had a little trouble with your 5 week picture this week! Mommy bought a cute fabric but when I took your picture it washed you out and you could barely see the print. I had to do it all over again. (Which is a task intiself because we usually take about 80 pictures and narrow it down to a few we like. SO, at the last minute I got a quilt that Mrs Moser made you for your baby shower and turned it to the back. It was perfect and in cute fall colors! We can use the front side of the quilt for another picture later on. You also went on your first trip to the park this week! Daddy got off work early and met us there. We went to Mount Trashmore and walked a mile around the lake. You got a little fussy toward the end and we had to stop. Mommy also took you to the mall this week for a little walk. Just you and mommy. We window shopped and looked at all the Christmas sights and sounds! :) We had a great week together, little man. Are you ready for your first trip to North Carolina?? Wednesday we will be leaving to go to Grandma Money and Sir's house! You will get to meet your uncle John and Aunties Katy and Allison. We can't wait :)

Visitors!

Lee and are very blessed to have family come help out and stay with us since Bauer has been born! Lee's dad and stepmom spent the weekend with us when Bauer was born. Grampy and and Gramma T. stayed a whole week and helped us out! Then, Grandma Money stayed with us a week and helped! Here are a few pictures :)

First Timers

Bauer, here's just a little collection of everyone that loves you to pieces holding you for the first time :) We will probably have a few posts like this as time goes on until everyone important has held you! First, Mommy and Daddy held you. Then Grandma Money held you! Grampy and Gramma T. couldn't wait to get their hands on you! You Have so many more people to meet, Bauer! :)