Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas everyone!!  Watson's first Christmas was a great success and so much fun!    Dad and Pat came to do an early Christmas last weekend and we had such a great visit with them.  Today, Watson's present to us was to snuggle in bed and go back to sleep until 10 am after he got his 7 am feed!!  This is usually when he is up for the day!  So Jason and I were well rested!  We got up and started getting ready for our company to arrive when it started pouring SNOW!  And it snowed all day...still is snowing!!  We had 14 dear family members over to our house for dinner, which went fabulously.  It was yummy and fun to visit with everyone.  Watson really enjoyed all of the presents and was in such a good mood all day.  I hope all of you had a wonderful day as well.  Here are our pictures from this Christmas!  Enjoy!

Watson is 6 months old today!!!  He weighed 17 lb 14 oz at his 6 mo dr apt on Monday and did really well with all of his shots.  He is a healthy little boy!  He is sitting up on his own and reaching for EVERYTHING now.  He really likes the remote control and my cell phone.  He LOVES to eat solids and is doing great with it.  We put him in a booster chair to eat solids and he loves getting in it.  He is more and more alert and interested in everything going on around him.  We took him to Lenox Mall this past weekend and he just looked around at all the people and things the entire time.  Jason and I decorated for Christmas last weekend as well, including putting up our tree.  Watson was in awe of it when he woke up- he just stares at the lights and tries to touch the tree and ornaments.  He is such a happy baby- really only cries when he needs something...mainly food!  We are looking forward to having everyone at our house for Christmas this year.  Jason and I continue to fall more and more in love with this little boy- he just melts our hearts!!!

Watson 4-5 months

Time is going by so fast!  Watson is doing great but changing every day.  We started solids 2 weeks ago and he has done really well so far.  I am making some of my own baby food and my neighbor is giving us some of her baby food, Yummy Spoonfuls (http://www.yummyspoonfuls.com/).  The only thing so far that he really doesn't seem to care for is avocado- he spits it out and even threw up over the side of his chair today when I kept trying to give it to him!  He is really vocal now, which is so funny to listen to him.  He blows bubbles and makes all kinds of funny noises.  We took him to his 1st Ga Tech game yesterday and he did so good!  He enjoyed watching all of the people, the game and the pom poms shaking!  He weighed in at 18 lbs on Friday at the pediatrician's office.  The picture below is a link to the latest pictures- just click on the picture!

4-5 months (november)

3-4 months

Well, time is flying by!  I went back to work September 7.  It is going really well.  It is nice to get out and feel like myself again!  I am working 3 days a week, so it is a nice balance.  Our little guy is growing so fast and is getting cuter and cuter by the day!  He is so talkative now- I wish I knew what he was saying!  He has his 4 month pediatrician visit on Monday and I think he is going to weigh in around 16 lbs!  He has to get shots so I am dreading that for him.  Jason and I went to Columbus for Brannon and Taylor's wedding last weekend.  It was our first time away from Watson for a weekend.  We had a blast but were excited to see him on Sunday when we got back.  We also celebrated our 5 yr anniversary this weekend!  Hard to believe it has already been 5 years!!  We got back from St Simons Island, Ga today.  Were there for the past week with Jason's family.  It was a great, relaxing week.  Our weather was awesome and Watson did really good being away and even for the 5 hour drive to and from!  We are planning to take him to a pumpkin patch next weekend.  We are going to the Ole Miss/Auburn game Halloween weekend so I am excited he will get to meet some of my besties from college!  I have some new pics from the past month below! You can click on the slideshow and it will take you to the album where pics can be seen bigger!

2-3 months

We have had a busy month!  I took Watson to Albany and visited my dad and grandparents a few weeks ago then headed to Macon for a "Sip and See" that Gloria and Rick had to introduce Watson to their friends and family.  It all went really well- he traveled great!  We have ventured out a little more.  We took him to dinner 3 times and he did good, it's just such a hassle to get everything together!  He goes to bed now at 7:30 and gets up almost on the dot at 7:30 am.  We still don't have a great daytime routine, but that is okay given how good he sleeps at night!  Watson is smiling and laughing all the time.  He makes new noises daily that Jason and I enjoy watching and hearing!  He loves all of his toys and the newest thing are the Baby Einstein DVD's.  He LOVES it!  And I am a big fan too because he will watch it, laugh, squeal in delight at the stupid little pictures that pop up...while I enjoy my coffee and breakfast!  We got a baby float and took him to the pool yesterday.  He wasn't a big fan at first.  I think this is because it wasn't as warm as his bath water.  But it didn't take long before he was enjoying it and even was kicking his little legs.  He floated around in the pool and then fell asleep in his stroller after.  I go back to work next Tuesday!  Hard to believe 12 weeks have come and gone!!  I am excited but will miss my little guy.  I am thankful that I have a job that allows me to work in an office part time so I can get away some but still have time with my baby.  Click the link below to see our latest pictures.
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10 weeks old!

I can't believe Watson is already 10 weeks old!  The time has FLOWN by!  We had his 2 month well check visit last Monday.  He was 12 lb 2 oz.  So much for me being so worried about him gaining weight slowly.  The little guy gained 3 lbs in the past month!  I know how...he eats every 2 hours in the a.m. and then goes to every 3 hours in the afternoon.  I can't complain b/c he is sleeping 12 hours at night!!  We put him down around 7:30 or 8:00 pm and he gets up at around 7:30 am.  He is such a cutie!  I just love snuggling with him!  He did great getting all of his shots at the doctor appointment- cried a little but I nursed him and he fell right to sleep. 
We went on a tour of south GA this past week.  I left on Wednesday and went to Albany to visit my dad Wed- Thurs.  We had a nice visit and then I stopped by my grand parents on Thursday.  They really appreciated me stopping in to let them see Watson again.  I headed up to Macon after that visit and was there Thurs- Sun.  Jason came to Macon on Fri.  His sister was in town for a "Sip n' See" party that Jason's parents had on Saturday to introduce Watson to their friends.  Watson was so good at the party!  I was so proud of him!! 
He still has problems with reflux but the medication keeps him from being in pain and miserable.  I am lucky to work at a peds GI office b/c they have been taking care of him and are sending me samples of the meds so we don't have to buy them (our insurance didn't want to pay for it!). 
I will upload some new pics when I get a chance.

Getting Bigger!

Watson will be 2 months old next week!!  Things are getting easier as we get used to him and his personality.  He has been sleeping about 10 hours/night most nights now that we have a good bedtime routine down.  We are still working on a daytime schedule with naps and what is going to work best for him.  He has started noticing toys and laughing at them in the past 2 weeks which is really fun for us to watch.  It also helps us with having some hands free time because he can entertain himself with the toys that hang above his bouncy seat and playmat.  He was 11 pounds last week when I took him in to see one of my fave GI docs.  His refulx was acting up again so I took him in and we adjusted the dose of his meds.  This made a big difference for him.  Jason and I had our first date night since Watson was born this past Saturday night!!  My mom came and babysat for us while we went to Eclipse di Luna.  This was our first dinner date 7 years ago and now was our first post baby dinner date!  I am posting some more pictures below!