The 4th of July, Boykin's visit and my baby is 7 weeks!!

What a difference a week makes! Every time I think I've got this little man's routine down, he switches it up!! Starting on Monday night, he has begun "sleeping" through the night. He still wakes up around 3 to 4am but he doesn't want to eat, he just needs to cuddle to go back to sleep. How sweet is that. He's been going anywhere from 6 to 8 hours between feedings over night!

He has two ways of dealing with this, he either cluster eats at night.. Like last night he at 9.5oz before he was satisfied enough!! Or he eats a lot in the morning.. I am loving him sleeping longer! He's also going longer between feedings during the day. Sometimes 4 to 5 hours... Something 2 1/2... But he'll let us know when he's hungry. We just have to listen.

Only downside to all this is I never know how much to give him. Before it was 3oz and I knew he was full. If he was fussy after it wasn't due to hunger... Now... I don't know. Sometimes he'll eat 5 oz a feeding and be just fine. And some times 4 oz makes him spit up 1/2 an oz.

Oh well... I'm sure as soon as we get it all figured out, he'll change it up on us. :)

Just some of my favorite pictures:

Meeting Nate's Great-Granny! My Granny is an amazing woman! She makes the best graham cracker pie! She brought us one. I just love her! :)

Getting better at Tummy time!!

The Boykin's came into town to meet Nate!! We normally see them every 3 months or so, but because of my pregnancy and Jordan's job, traveling last year was very difficult. So it had been a year since we'd seen them!! Ahhhh!!! Too long! Jackson is almost 5 years old. He's so squirrelly and as cute as can be! I love my shark bait!

He LOVES Nate! Adores him. He's the sweetest little boy. Every now and then, he'd randomly say, "Why is Nate so cute?" And he loved to help Nate keep his pacifier in his mouth. Jack knew he had to wash his hands before he could touch Nate so he's run to the bathroom without being asked. Such a good kid!

Jordan and I tried to take Jack to see Despicable Me 2. I had 3 groupons. When we got there it was sold out and we didn't have enough time to go to the next showing. They were going to Fort Worth for the evening and the timing didn't work out. Jack handled it very well. He did say, "Next time, no lunch!" As he believed we were late to the theatre (we were) and that was the reason we couldn't see the movie.

His reward for being so understanding... Pinkberry. :) good choice, Shark bait.

And then we have the 4th of July! Nate was a USA baby! We had a great time grilling out and hanging out with some of our friends! Nate was 7 weeks old on the 4th! It was a great, relaxing day.

Happy Independence Day from our little family!

At 7 weeks:
Nate is "sleeping through the night"
Enjoying his play mat
Can do about 1 to 2 minutes of tummy time before getting fussy.
Grabbing at things
Loves looking out the window
Has a good schedule of wake up, eat, play, nap..
Seems more aware of surroundings

1st trip to PK

Last weekend, we took Nate to our family condo at Possum Kingdom for the first time. We were so excited to show him our happy place! Our friends came with us who also have a little boy who is 1 day older than Nate. They also have the most adorable 2 year old daughter. It was great to have another family there going through the same stage of life. :) we didn't do much different than we would at home, but somehow early morning feedings were more relaxing out there. :)

The little 6 week old boys sleeping away!

Playing on the playmat while Murphy kept watch:

Payton was a little fish and couldn't get enough of the pool! Fed Nate pool side... He's so spoiled.

Good morning!!

Karate baby!!

So adorable!! She and I watched Cinderella! My all time favorite movie! Love me some Pay-Pay!!

Nate loves to watch the owls on his pack'n play's mobile:

Gorgeous sunset:

Playtime on the playmat!

Pool time for Daddy and Payton!

The lake is down so much that our boat ramp is closed. There are bridges that used to be over water.. Now there is a garden of weeds under it:

Passed out on Daddy's lap:

Found this at the trading post and couldn't resist. We are going back on Sunday and I'm praying this onsie fits him!!

All dressed up to go home!!

Baby Brooks!

Nate had the best time! So many more to come!!! Thanks for a great weekend!

6 Weeks!!

Wow! What a fun week!

Last Saturday, a very dear friend hosted a sip and see for my Mom's friends to meet Nate. A lot of her friends were out of town so it was a small gathering of 10 to 15 people... It was perfect. It was great to see the people who came and I wasn't over whelmed by it. Nate was an angel. Slept a little into the party, woke up and ate then was alert and happy for about an hour before he got sleepy.

On Sunday, Nate went to church for the first time!
It was wonderful! Great to be back at New World and rock out to the band, The Way! Nate slept through the whole thing! He stirred during the sermon but was conked out while the band played. :)

On Monday we went to Justin and Rachel's to meet Nate's new cousin, Reagan. Rachel and I had due dates one week apart from the beginning. Then Nate came early and Reagan was born exactly one month later.. On her due date. :) She's so beautiful!
Nate got all dressed up to meet his cousin and did the cabbage patch dance while Daddy took pictures. :)

When we got home we went upstairs to get the rooms ready for our friends to come visit from Florida! I am so excited to see them!! Nate was asleep in his carseat so we put him in his crib while we worked. So technically he slept in his crib for the first time.

On Tuesday, Nate and I loaded up the car and drove up North to meet his Denton Family! He got to meet the Ya-Yas, his Darlin, Aunt Jan, Aunt Katie, Aunt Jamie, GG, Uncle Ben and his new best friends, Logan and Riley.

Katie and I have been best friends since 6th grade. We were so excited to be pregnant together and her son Riley was born a little less than a month after Nate. So excited to raise our sons together!

Today, we are headed to Possum Kingdom. So grateful to be able to show Nate our happy place!

At 6 Weeks, Nate is:
Watching out the window (can watch for about an hour if his belly is full).
Eyes sometimes cross while trying to focus
Slept from 1am to 6am on Monday
Needing more calming this week
Using sound machine outside of Simba and right in his ear to calm him... It's working!
Read our 1st book! Nate actually focused on it. It's a black and white book from his Great Aunt Susie.
He's just a dream!!

Weighed him at home and it says a little over 11 pounds. Growing Boy!!!