Photo Book

Soooo, my latest project is making Austin a 1-year photo book. I am totally obsessed with it. I just got it up to date so that I only have to do it on a monthly basis. I made one for his birth announcement using My Publisher and I love how it turned out. Now I am using Shutterfly and I pretty much L-O-V-E all that you can do to customize the book. I am picture crazy these days, carrying my camera everywhere.

Time is flying

What are cameras for? To capture moments that trigger memories that would otherwise be forgotten. If only a camera could record the way you feel when you see your baby do something for the very first time or capture his soft scent or save a glimpse of the gentle touch from his precious hands. We are completely and totally smitten by this baby boy and we're enjoying every moment that we have. I have noticed how much he is changing and growing everyday and before too long he will be running around playing and like Robert's cousin said, I will miss those 2am feedings when I rock him back to sleep.

I cannot put into words the happiness and joy that I feel through being a mother. It is the most rewarding and satisfying thing I have ever experienced. I highly recommend it.

Austin is working on sitting up unsupported now. He is holding his bottle, jumping day in and day out in his "jumper-roo". He has completely shunned the pacifier. He loves his morning stroll around the neighborhood and just being outside :) He has his daddy's calm personality for sure!

Getting so BIG!

A Merry Christmas...Lamb Style!

First thing is first,
ROBERT FINISHED HIS FIRST SEMESTER OF GRAD SCHOOL!!!
Let the new semester begin!!!

Our first Christmas with baby Austin! We made sure we stayed busy

We took a looong road trip to Michigan and Austin was surprisingly satisfied during the drive...until the sunset.
Austin got to meet his Great "Grams" Lamb

We saw lots of Robert's distant relatives from his mother and father's sides

Austin with second cousin, Ezra

It even snowed for us.

We stopped by my parent's house and visited for a few days

When we arrived back home, Christmas was upon us.

We got home on the 23rd, with lots of baking and shopping to be done.

We visited with Brian and Lisa Christmas Eve

Got up bright and early for our little family Christmas

Enjoyed a nice Christmas presentation at Church and then spent the afternoon and evening at the Lamb's for the family party.

One of my favorite traditions that Robert's parents have is giving a new ornament each year to each of their children representing something the family did.
These are the ornaments we got this year :)

We had a wonderful Christmas and especially enjoyed celebrating the birth of Christ on the Sabbath Day this year.

Austin is changing so much.. .... he cut his first two teeth the week before Christmas, he is laughing at everything, he loves when I sing 'The Itsy-Bitsy Spider', He loves playing with his daddy and snuggling me.

He is actually digressing with his sleep at night :P, waking up every two hours...growth spurt?

I think not!

He loves playing with his stuffed monkey and stuffed elephant. And has been rolling onto his side, but just rolled from his tummy to his back today! Love my baby boy!

Sleep Deprivation!!!

Wow! Austin used to be such a great sleeper, but since he turned 3-months I am rethinking all the bragging about him sleeping so well...
...for example, last night he slept for 3 hours and then only for 1.5 hour increments!!! What is a girl to do?!?!? This has been going on for the past week and I am beat! Robert has finals this week so he has been studying like crazy, which means I have been on double mommy duty. Thursday evening cannot come soon enough, then he will be finished for the semester :) Don't get me wrong Austin is a total sweet heart and cries very rarely, even when he wakes up to eat he just whimpers. He just eats and goes right back to sleep, but he eats and eats and eats...he is waking up to do so every 1-2 hours and that is straight craziness. Just a few weeks ago he was sleeping for 4-6 hours at a time. I was told this was the result of his " 3-month growth spurt", if that is the case, how long does this growth spurt last typically? Are we talking a week (obviously not), or are we looking at the entire 3rd month?? I must "google" my concern.
I'm sure that I will soon look back and miss these silly concerns one day :D

Bath Time is Fun Time!

Kicking, splashing and cooing...

Austin LOVES bath time!

November

So much has been going on since my last post...

Austin took his first road trip to see my family in Georgia

He is holding his head up like a champHe has the whole smiling thing down but not for the camera, of course... this is the closest i have gotten to a smile snap shot...
He loves taking a bath
we visited Santa at Bass Pro ShopsMommy is being a big girl :P
I moved him from the play yard in our room to his crib in his room.
We all sleep much better now :D
(This pic was taken before we moved him into his room) We are getting ready for Christmas now and I have vowed to post more often. Took a while for me to adjust to holding a baby so not much has been accomplished. Now he is 3-months old and able to entertain himself and not have to be held quite as much. Robert and I love to watch him...all the time pretty much, which is why I don't get much accomplished. I take waaay too many pictures and videos of his every move. If he has a slightly different grin or facial expression I try to capture it. If he's kicking, cooing and playing I try to capture it...you know, the whole first time parent thing.
This kid is just too cute!