Almost 6 months!

WOW! Time flies! It has been a crazy couple months! As we were able to travel to Alabama, Tennessee and Louisiana, along with all the FUN here in Texas! During Brad's Spring Break we flew to Atlanta (Jadon slept the whole flight!), where my mom picked us up from the airport and we stayed 2 nights in Alabama with my sisters. Jadon got to meet his Aunt Sarah and cousins, Caden, Maya, Xavier, and Annalise for the first time. They LOVED him! Well... Annalise (13 months) was not fond of her mommy holding another baby! We got to see/meet other friends/family in Bama too (Granny, Sarah Wesseling, the Browns, the Vanidvers, the Thorntons, and Bob and Wanda)! While there we also spent time trying to help Tia find her Wedding dress! :) Then we headed to Pigeon Forge, where we saw the Tennessee Shindig and explored the Tomb. After a night there, we went to Sweetwater, where my parents live, and stayed 2 nights at the campground there. We were joined by the rest of our family, where we went to the flea market, had a picnic, then went to the waterfalls! What a great/busy week! ...not over yet! Our plane out of Atlanta was suppose to leave at 8:40 am on Sunday morning but was delayed due to plane maintenance, and delayed again, and again, until about 6:30 we decided we could not sit at the airport any longer and got a hotel room in Atlanta. We flew out Monday morning and 10:20 instead. Jadon did extremely well!
For Easter weekend, we decided to go to Monroe, LA to see Grammy and Granddad (and MawMaw, Aunt Gina, Uncle Ron, Alise, Drew, and Molly)! We had a great time, including the NMBC EGGstravaganza, crawfish, church at FBC Swartz, and Easter lunch with family! Heading out of Monroe, we stopped at Uncle Bobby and Aunt Kelly's to meet more family for the first time! We got to see the whole family, Uncle Bobby, Aunt Kelly, Elizabeth, Ryan and Luke! We also died eggs while there! :)

We went to Jadon's first Rangers game on Monday, April 9th! It was also Yu Darvish's first night to pitch. We had a lot of fun! 

Jadon is "talking" more and more! He has started to eat baby food! He LOVES to eat...everything! I enjoy saving money/making his food! Jadon's digestive system is still trying to learn to process this new food though...I got to give my first suppository on my birthday. Poor baby and momma! We did get to celebrate my birthday with some shopping and dinner with daddy in Arlington. 

On this past Saturday, we enjoyed a neighborhood crawfish boil from a family in the neighborhood who are also from Monroe, LA. It was a lot of fun and so yummy!
I think I covered everything...at least the big stuff! We will be taking our 6 month pictures this weekend! I can't believe he is already 6 months old!

4 months...and counting! :)

Way over do for a new blog but life has been SO busy! We are already getting to enjoy Spring weather and Jadon LOVES to be outside! Thanks to my mom, he has a swing outside that he always wants to be in! We go on daily walks as well!
He just had his 4 month check-up last week! He did great with his shots and only cried the couple seconds that he was getting pricked. They made him SO sleepy though, he slept all afternoon. We thought he wasn't going to sleep that night, but he did!  I thought he was getting so big but he only weighs 13.14 lbs (29%) and is 24.5 inches long (25%). However, the doctor said not to worry because he is healthy. He stopped sleeping through the night about 3 weeks ago, therefore we started giving him rice cereal 1 to 2 times/day, which he loves, hoping to help him sleep longer at night. Some nights are better than others. :/ However, he only wakes up to eat and goes back to sleep so I guess that's ok. He is also getting more of a routine 2 hour afternoon nap, in his pack-n-play. He is now able to roll over from his stomach to his back. He doesn't do it often but very much knows how. :)
Jadon is becoming more and more of a mommy's boy! If not tired or hungry, he will go to others...as long as he can see his mom! This makes for a really long day :/ but trying my hardest to enjoy this time that he loves his mommy so much!
We are taking our first big trip next week! We will fly to Atlanta where my mom will pick us up and bring us to Alabama, then Tennessee! I am a little nervous about Jadon flying, for everyone else on the plane's sake. However, I am beyond excited to see my family and for Jadon to meet his Aunt Sarah and cousins, Caden, Maya, Xavier, and Annalise!

Jadon's birth story

Well, here it goes... I went in on October 19 (Jadon's due date) at 8 am. I started my first round of cervidil. That night there was no progress so I started my second round of cervidil. It was a horrible night, no sleep and lots of pain! October 20th (Brad's birthday), I started pitocin at 8 am. When Dr. English arrived around 11 am, there was still NO progress! She told me we could keep the pitocin going, but would be a long process that would probably result in c-section OR I could go home and give Jadon a little more time. So, I chose to go home. My mom and sister and I walked and walked and walked! I wanted him so bad to come on his own! However, Wednesday, October 26th came and I went back into the hospital for induction. I started the pitocin at 8 am and when Dr. English came in around 11 am, there was still NO progress! (No, I didn't accidentally retype the same sentence. :( We decided that a c-section was the best route. 32 minutes later, 11:32 am, I heard Jadon scream! As every mom knows, it's the most amazing feeling to hear that first cry!
Sweet story. My oldest brother, Danny, who has down syndrome was there to pray for me right before I went to the operating room. He prayed that Jadon would have red hair and be handicap like him. He is so special to me and our family! When the doctor pulled Jadon out, one of the nurses said, "Where did he get his red hair from?" God answers prayers! Although Jadon is not handicap (and I don't really see red hair), he so special to me and our family!

MLK Holiday = another day with dad!

Well, it's Monday, Martin Luther King holiday and dad is off work...but on the golf course! :) But that's ok! He deserves it! Jadon and I are still in our pjs...it's only 11! :) He is in such a good mood this morning, hence why I can get a blog done! This week flew by! We had play dates, church days, and shopping time too!
Jadon is not a huge fan of the nursery, unless he is asleep. However, he loves to watch the bigger kids play! He is much happier when he can sit in one of the older kids' (like the 2 years olds) class and watch them play. They like to talk to him and share their toys with him too. He is so ready to run around and play with them!
Praise the Lord! Even on days when he seems to sleep more, he is still sleeping well at night in his bed! Occasionally, I can even lay him down awake and he will fall to sleep by himself! I am so blessed! He likes his personalized lullaby cd from my cousin. Our favorite song is "One in a million."
Jadon loves to be outside! Going outside has become the first thing we do when he gets fussy...works every time! We go on walks at least once a day, but usually more. I just wish it wasn't getting colder. :(
Thank God for Skype too! We have been able to skype with Brad's parents (and Aunt and Uncle) and with my mom and sisters. Jadon likees to watch them on the computer and they love getting to see him too! This is so helpful since he is growing so fast and we do not live close to family. Now if only everyone wasn't so busy! :)
Well, gotta go...guess it's time for lunch!

Peek-a-Boo!!

Jadon loves playing peek-a-boo! His favorite is playing with his Nuby that Jesse got him for Christmas. He is smiling, laughing, and talking a lot more now. It is so much fun to watch him gain his own personality.
Jadon also enjoys watching football on TV. Really, he watches it longer than anything else! He is already being trained to be a Saints fan too! (Sorry dad and granddad) He even wore his Saints shirt to church this morning! We will be rooting for LSU tomorrow too! :)
This was kind of a crazy week because Jadon was fussier than usual. On Thursday, I realized he hadn't had a BM in a few days. I tried giving him a little apple juice and that helped a little, but not enough. Well, tonight during bath time he was so content I decided to let him just lie there and relax. Not 5 minutes and he was having a big BM in the tub! It was messy but now I know the trick! (I thought he might enjoy hearing that story when he gets bigger) :)
Sorry this is short but, as every mother knows, blogging is not on the top of the to do list when baby is asleep and I am awake with so many other important things to do.
I realize I need to post pictures/video on here too...stay tuned! :)

Happy New Year 2012!!

Well, here goes nothing! I started this blog site before Jadon was born hoping to post often...haha! I blame it all on Pinterest! :) I will try to go back one day and recap Jadon's birth story, as it was eventful! Jadon is now 9 weeks and I am just now writing my first post! Therefore, this post may be a little random. One of my goals for 2012 is to at least post once a week...someone please let me know when I am slacking too much! I want to do this for friends to keep up with and for Jadon to read when he is older.
Our first Christmas as a family of 3 was wonderful! We were able to go to Monroe to see Brad's family the week before Christmas and be back at home in Burleson, TX for Christmas eve and Christmas day! Christmas day, we went to church as a family, came home had fajitas for lunch, a nap, and then went to Aunt Kathryn, Uncle Justin, and Jesse's for dinner and Jesus' birthday cake! It was a great day, starting new family traditions, including reading the story of Jesus' birth from Jadon's bible first thing in the morning (well, after Jadon had his breakfast or no one would have heard the story). Hopefully we will be able to see my family soon! (Jadon has still not gotten to meet his Aunt Sarah and cousins, Caden, Maya, Xavier, and Annalise)
Jadon got his 2 months shots 2 days after Christmas and he cried but I think I cried more. It is so hard not to be able to make his pain go away! He wasn't himself for a couple days after shots but is now doing great! He has started sleeping in his own bed at nights...and sleeping for 7-8 hours/night too!! I am SO blessed! He is starting to get his own personality and smiling so much more! He loves his bouncy seat, swing, changing table (a little weird, I know), but most of all he loves being in his mommy's arms! (Yes, he is a Mommy's boy...for now anyways) I am so fortunate to be able to stay home with him and not have to work. Brad has been off for 2 weeks and we love having him home too!
As much as I didn't want it, Jadon LOVES his hands! He is constantly trying to eat them! :) He even prefers them over his pacifier, unfortunately. (I can take his paci away when he gets older, I can't take his hands/thumbs away) He already holds his head up SO well and is even learning to sit up using his bumbo seat. I love watching him grow and learn but it seems to happen too quick! Hopefully this new blog will help me be able to enjoy it more!