Playing Catch Up!

Oh my it has been way too long since my last post. we have done so many things since then & many things have changed!



First my family had a terrible loss... my grandmother (Murr) went to be with the Lord on July 5th. It was a hard time but I am so very thankful that she got to meet Graham and that I know she will always be watching over him and all of our family from heaven now. We are blessed to have had so many great years and many, many memories of our wonderful Murr. Graham will definitely know her through stories, it's so important to me!



Second Graham turned 4 months started serious teething and got his first illness... an ear infection. It was not fun, my happy little guy was a different baby for almost 2 weeks, but we just loved on him & he is back to his regular self! I was so scared bc he started waking up at 6 30 rather than the usual 9. I thought it was going to become a permanent thing but he bounced right back to his routine after he felt better just as he should! I just love love love Babywise! Every time I start think I'm not sure on something just as predicted he follows the Babywise pattern. Since 3 months he eats 4 times a day... 9 a.m., 1 p.m., 5 p.m., and last at 9 p.m. He naps 3 times a day 10:30-1, 3-5 and a cat nap before bed time at 7-8... he LOVES his sleep. We added rice cereal at 4 months and he has really taken to it. For those of you new moms my sister-in-law Amanda showed me Happy Bellies ceral & Graham LOVEs it! Its better on their tummies & he seems to like the taste WAY better than Gerber rice cereal.

Third Graham's Gigi (Keith's mom Cheri) came in town for a week to visit! We loved having her & I know Graham loved her being here too. It was nice to hang out & for her to spend some time with Graham by herself. She rode down with us at the end of the week when we headed down to Horseshoe Bay for the next week and Ed (Keith's dad) picked her up. We were so glad they got to b there with us the first couple of days there!



So we were in Horseshoe Bay for a week & Graham turned 5 months! He started sitting up really good before we left so it was nice that he could it and play with his toys. My entire family was at the lake & we had a blast. Graham had his ear infection while we were there but all in all he did so well! He loved going on the boat. one afternoon he was out on the boat with us from 1030 until 130. He was great! Graham's cousin Cape was there also and he is really starting to notice Graham it will be fun when they can really interact!


It's has been SO fun to watch Graham grow over the last couple of moths... he has always been long and he had gained weight super fast but he has really slowed down recently. We call him our long skinny mini. Its hilarious how huge pants are on him. He was 27 inches long and 14.8 lb's at his 4 month and he is still that length and not quite a lb. heavier yet. He is still wearing 0-3 month shorts, and even has a pair of newborn shorts that fit. I have a feeling this may be a problem for a while... my brother is still skinny and long & so is Keith.

Also he is sitting up from the laying position... he had accomplished the legs underneath him several times in his bed and has passed out and slept like that.... it looked so painful! I guess he like it considering he was frank breech for my entire pregnancy that may explain a lot. The other morning I went in his room to get him and he was sitting straight up grabbing onto the side of his bed, s it is getting moved down TODAY! Scary! He really is a mover & a shaker, he loves to bounce in his bouncy seat that goes in the doorway & he has started rocking on all fours already! I am hoping the rocking lasts at least a little bit so I can child proof some more things before he is everywhere! Here is video of him sitting up on his own....


Anyway I just needed to play catch up so I can hopefully get back on track with blogging. The last couple of months have been amazing I can't believe in a little over a week my little guy will be 6 months! It has truly FLOWN by and I have loved every second. Sometimes I still look at him and get a choked up thinking bout how God has given this little person to us. What a gift & I am looking forward to all the fun we have to come. Keith & I both love him to pieces and it's hard to remember life without him. We are truly blessed! He is a special little guy. Here are some pictures over the last couple of months. I'll be back soon!

We Have A Roller!

I am so glad we have a blog that will allow family & friends who don't get t see Graham all the time, to see him grow. This one is for you Gigi & Bob- E!
Here is a video we took of Graham rolling from his back to his front. He has gotten really good at it. He did it a couple of weeks ago for Boss (my dad). Then he wouldn't do it again until the other day, now he does it every time we lay him on the ground. He can roll front to back too but it happens so fast I have not been able to video it... He is getting SO strong. You can tell how much it takes for them to roll this way since he doesn't use his arms... we are so proud. WAY TO GO GRAHAM!

Oh and please ignore all talking... it's so funny to hear yourself after the fact. Also sorry for the shaking video, Graham gets camera shy if you just point the camera at him so I have to hold it out while keeping eye contact with him. It's amazing I even got him in the video!

3 Months!

Sorry this post is seriously late! Well Graham is almost 4 months so I figure I need to get a few pictures up from last month. I thought I would post 3 funny parenting moments for Grahams 3 months in our family. Lord knows there have been plenty! Whata fun ride we have been on... Hope you find these stories as entertaining as we do.

1. So I decided one evening when Keith got home I was going to run really quick to Pets Mart for a cat food run. Poor lil' kitties... since Graham has joined us they are def a little left out. Anyway, I open the garage jump in my car... man I feel so naked not needing to load up Graham. I am on the move FAST! I throw it in reverse and BOOM! I'm am thinking what in the world was that?? I mean I had the garage door down what could I have possibly hit, I know the door itself was open & our garage basically holds our cars and thats it! I jump out run behind my car after I had to pull forward back over it... IT WAS MY STINKIN' STROLLER!!! No more trip to Pet's Mart it turned into a trip to Babies R Us instead (I literally use it everyday for everything... I LOVE my stroller). They don't make my exact stroller color anymore so it's a little different but honestly I like it even more! Super cute! Keith told me "if you really wanted a new stroller you could have just asked....oh my! Anyway not really a parenting story but funny none the less. Here are some pictures of the old bent up stroller & the new one. The new has a place to hook up my ipod and speakers so I can bump my tunes while walking or running!







2. OK so the second story is from the first week we brought Graham home. We had set up all his diaper changing stuff in our room so that we would not have to run across the house for all kinds of things. It was in the bathroom so that he would not tinkle or poop all over our ivory bedding. Thank goodness because a few nights in Keith was up changing Grahams diaper so that I could feed him (this was our routine he changed him then I fed him... nice helper!) anyway I hear a OH MY GOSH.... from the bathroom. I sat up and said everything ok??? What happened? This is how the conversation went... He peed EVERYWHERE... on you?? No!... Where did it go???? I have NO idea I can't see a thing... I died laughing. We kept the rom dark the whole time during the night and rarely talked so that Graham would learn that it was night time NOT playtime. So Keith could not see where the pee went... the next the morning we found out where the potty went... he made all in the bath tub! Easy to clean up I guess. No pictures for this one!

3. Ok so there is no picture for the 3rd story either... this is a good thing & you will see why. The other day I took Graham to the doctor to have a weight check. I wanted to make sure he was still gaining good weight because he wants to go to bed at 8 and he will sleep about 10-11 hours... he also only eats every 4 hours during the day so he only eats 4 times during the day. I was worried he was going to start gaining slower because he wanted to sleep so much... NOT TRUE thank goodness! He is right at about 14lb's. Anyway... I am waiting to get in to the doc & of coarse he is doing his dirty business, me & everyone else in there can hear him. So we get back there get him weighed & I go into the bathroom after we are finished to change him before we leave. I take off his diaper and grab at my bag for wipes and a clean diaper... NONE!!! WHAT???? OMG he is sitting there staring at me with his nasty bottom... what did I do with the stuff in my DIAPER bag? Hello! I realize I accidentally put all that in our pool bag after we went to the pool the day before. So I wipe him with toilet paper & snap up his clothes with NO diaper ( DANGEROUS). I know I could have asked for some from the dr. but I am already in the middle of it & I can't just leave Graham in the bathroom. I put him in his car seat & on the way over to his seat he is peeing and it is dripping on the floor. OMG seriously??? I set him in the seat grab stuff clean the floor quickly open the door & basically run to my car. Thank goodness I have my pool bag still in my car. I clean him up take off his clothes and put on a clean diaper. I am about to put on a clean outfit when I stand him up & he spits up all over him & me. My goodness what an ordeal! Graham rides home in his diaper & we go straight home, I was exhausted! HILARIOUS now & while it was happening I could not stop laughing. I will never put the important things in the pool bag again! Learned my lesson!!!!

Well there are 3 funny stories. This last month was fun & we are looking for to many more to come. Being a parent is one of God's greatest blessings & I am in a continual state of learning. Graham Mommy & Daddy love you SO much & we love watching you grow everyday. Even though I think it has gone by a little too fast I look forward to everyday with you... a new exciting adventure!!

Here are a few pics...

First Trip

Well I have needed to update but I find it hard to find time to update as much as necessary these days. Graham is growing like crazy! It's amazing how fast time flies when you are watching it progress literally day by day. I will post more about Graham over his last month soon, but this one is about our first over night out of town trip. We went to Dallas to see Keith's family, go to a wedding & have a meet and greet party for our one and only Graham Toogood. It was such an awesome trip... Graham does not usually enjoy being cooped up in his car seat so I was a little nervous about the six hour trip. He was AWESOME all the way there & ALL the way back.It rained SO much we could literally not see the front of our car at times! Talk about SCARY, but praise the Lord we made it! There were a couple of meltdowns while we were in Dallas from being in the car WAY more than usual, but he was SO good. He slept all night like usual and was a happy sweet baby at his meet and greet. He got to be with his cousins Brynlee & Lawson. It was good to have family time & I pray that someday Graham will be close with all his cousins on both sides like I always was... it makes life so sweet when you have cousins to share memories together!

We went to a wedding the day we got there & we left the reception pretty early but we were glad we got to be there at all. Graham did well & he wore a little suit... it was too cute. The next afternoon Keith & I went on a little shopping adventure & to lunch while Gigi & Boppy took care of the little guy. It was nice to get to go and hang out for a bit. It was so funny though because I really felt weird no to have this little person tagging along. Then that evening we went to his meet & greet... he literally cried all the way there & all the way back (like I said not a fan of the car seat). He did not cry once at the party though & he let everyone hold him, no problem. I can say my boy is a cuddly little guy & smiley too. It was SO much fun & we were so excited that Keith's friends & family all got meet him. Any way enough chat here are some pictues from that weekend.

Like I said check back soon bc I will posting more several days in a row!Mothers Day, 3 Months... you get the picture I'm behind!I am working on it though

2 Months!!!

I can't believe it but our little baby is now 2 months! It has truly flown by & we continue to savor every moment. He got his first set of vaccination's today & it was really sad. He did good, but it's hard to hear him cry... like really cry. Not going to lie I definitely got a huge knot in my throat. He is a trooper though & after sleeping for several hours he smiled at me while I changed his diaper so I know he is not holding a grudge. Here are his stats & a few things he is doing now...

24.5 inches long- 90th percentile
12.2 pounds- 50th percentile
already has 4 tooth buds (she said he will be an early teether...oh goodness)
Also just a side note but he has some SERIOUS eyelashes. Not kidding they are some sweeping black eyelashes. All of the sudden there they were!
Also his eyes just keep getting light & light blue! BABY BLUE! Never thought Keith & I would have a blue eyed baby boy! What a sweet surprise



He is....
Sleeping from 10 p.m. - 6 a.m.
Goes 4 hours in between feedings
2 longer naps a day ( still naps in between too)
Smiling & cooing ALL the time
Loves to stand up
Loves bath time
Loves his time on the floor & kicking at his toys.

Also I wanted to write down a few of my favorite things so that someday we can look back & remember what we really used & what we really loved when Graham was a newbie. I hear all the time how much you forget.

Things we LOVE...
Angel Care Monitor- it detects breathing & movement... if it goes longer than 20 seconds an alarm goes off! It has made me sleep peacefully from the start. Also with him about to move into his room it will make an easier transition for me.

Clean Water bathtub- It has a constant flow of water through & out of the top of the tub o have constant clean water. It also has a thermometer to keep the perfect temp water for baby. He loves it & so do I... I know he is clean when he gets out of the bath tub. No more sitting in baby potty water!

Wipes Warmer- Def. not a necessity but he loves it

Diaper Genie Elite- Amazing we have this in our room since he has been in his bassinet & I have yet to ever smell and diaper smell in our house.

Medela Steam Bags- The are amazing to disinfect everything... just add water & put in the microwave for 1 min 30 sec & boom it's sanitized!

Medela Pump- for obvious reasons

Noodle & Boo- I can not say enough about ALL the Noodle & Boo products. Not only does it all smell amazing & baby like, but it healed Graham's sensitive skin. I have used all of it from baby was, shampoo, lotion, wipes, hand sanitizer, room spray. You name it & I love it!

On another note my sister Amber, & her hubby Kyle had their precious little boy, Cape. He is just too cute for words & we are so thankful for another healthy baby boy. I will get pic's of him VERY soon... I really need to get better about taking a camera with me places! It's crazy because Graham looks HUGE compared to little Cape. It's insane how fast they grow. Welcome baby Cape, we love you SO much. Congrats Amber & Kyle what a lucky little boy Mr. Cape is!

Just a little word to Graham... We love you SO much & we are so blessed to have such a precious & sweet baby. I count my blessings everyday... I have two great guys to love & who love me. What a lucky girl I am!

Here are a few more recent pictures of Graham over the last month.

Happy Easter!

It was such a blessing to be able to spend Easter with family. I hope everyone had a fantastic Easter & praise the Lord for we are saved!

(Thanks Nana for some of these pictures!)

Also we got a 5 generation picture! What a blessing!!!