One month check-up

My how time flies! I can't believe it has already been a little over a month since Rhett has been here. His check-up was at 8am this morning and I will never do an appointment that early again. It was hard to get there!!! He is looking good though. He weighs 9 lbs. 4 oz. (25%), is 21.5 in. (50%) and his head circumference is 36.1 cm (10%). He also got his second hepatitis B vaccine and screamed, screamed, screamed! It was so sad...he even had tears running down his face!

Over the past month...

~He visited Baylor hospital for the birth of his cousin Trevor
~He visited relatives for Easter
~He went to the doctor for a jaundice checkup & newborn screening
~He attended Reagan & Laiken's 1st Birthday Parties
~He has been Harleigh's #1 fan at her tee-ball games
~He attended church for the 1st time on 4-25
~He had his 1st photo shoot on 4-7
~He had his 1st sponge bath on 3-29 & 1st bath on 4-16
~He lost his umbilical cord on 4-10
~His skin is dry & flaky
~He has a lot of baby acne
~He has peed all over his changing table twice & almost pooped all over daddy
~He is very noisy...either grunting or whimpering
~He loves his bouncer & bassinet because they vibrate
~He does not care for his swing
~He loves to stare at the fan & the animals hanging from his bouncer & floor gym
~He tries to find his thumb all the time but has only succeeded a few times
~He is very strong & can lift his head for seconds at a time
~He loves being wrapped up in his minke & held close
~He is eating about 4 oz. of breast milk/formula every 3-4 hrs.

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Visiting Aunt LaLa at her work

Turkey Hunting

Jarrod left Friday and went turkey hunting with Thad for the weekend. They went hunting up in Vernon and they both got one Friday afternoon. So now we have some yummy turkey breasts to eat!!!

Thad & his turkey

Jarrod & his gobbler

Floor Gym

Rhett trying out his new floor mat

No bangs!

LOOK...no bangs!
Aunt Amy & Aunt Brooke both came to cheer Harleigh on

Me & all my gear

Crib Time

Taking his first nap in his crib...what a big boy!

Babysitting

Today I watched Trevor for about 5 hours while Amy worked on her house. I got lucky!!! The boys were never awake at the same time & I even got in a cat nap with them. Trevor didn't start to fuss until Amy walked in. He must recognize her voice.

Rhett stretching

Trevor asleep in the bouncer
"Ohhh, this darn thumb!"

Harleigh helping with Trevor

Here comes TROUBLE

Wide awake

Cousin kisses

Give me that paci!

"That is not very nice Mom....give me back my paci!"

Precious Baby

I couldn't resist not taking this picture...he was making those cute whimpering sounds also!

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Update on formula: Rhett didn't take to the Enfamil Lipil well at all as he projectile vomited almost every time he drank some. It was a yucky weekend! So we changed to Similac Sensitive which is lactose-free and is supposed to be easier to digest. We haven't had a problem since! Knock on wood!

A day at Grandmas!

Today Harleigh, Rhett & I attended Laiken's 1st birthday party. After that we then went over to grandma's and spent the rest of the day over there while daddy and grandpa golfed in the rain. Jarrod, my uncle Ben and five other men got to participate in a chipping contest and whoever got the closest got the chance to shoot for a hole in one and win a million dollars. Guess who got that chance? Yep, my uncle Ben won the chipping contest! He didn't win the million dollars though - bummer! Meanwhile, Harleigh, Rhett, Trevor, Mom, Amy & I just hung out!

Trevor throwing up hand signs at Rhett

Harleigh messing with Rhett like usual
So cute!

Rhett's 1st bath

This morning I gave Rhett his 1st bath in the tub! He seemed to like the water but he got cold very quickly. After that Rhett and I went and had breakfast with grandma(who has the day off), Amy & Trevor. Then we came home and met up with Jarrod(who also has the day off) and his grandma. Then the four of us went out on the town. We went and ate lunch at Olive Garden, ran to Farmers Market & then to Old Navy where Jarrod bought him and my dad matching shirts. Then we hurried and got back to the house before Harleigh got home from school. We ended up spending the evening at my parents and my cousin Michelle came over to visit the babies for the first time!

Rhett's 1st bath

"I'm so cold Mommy!"
My cousin Michelle & Rhett

Jarrod & dad in their matching beer shirts

Breastfeeding Blues!

Today, I just felt like my milk supply couldn't keep up with Rhett. It felt like I couldn't even get a 15min. break without him being hungry again. Very frustrating! So Sharie came to my rescue and bought me some Emfamil Lipil. Rhett seems to take to it pretty good and it is nice to have a short break. Hopefully, I will only have to supplement every once in awhile. We will see!

Get Well Soon Rylee!

Last night Rylee broke her arm in two places while she was roller blading. They put Rylee in a soft cast & sling until her swelling goes down. So tonight we met up with them for dinner and Harleigh gave Rylee a little care package!

Rhett's Newborn Pictures

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Umbilical cord

Rhett finally lost his umbilical cord this morning. I found it in his pajamas!

Another Busy Saturday

Today Harleigh had a game at noon. Then Jarrod & I ran the kids over to my moms so she could watch them for a couple of hours while we attended Earl & Patty's wedding reception. Then we hurried back to get the kids and headed over to Shallon & Raquel's for Reagan's 1st birthday party. We missed most of it but stayed and hung out awhile. Then we went back to moms and again she watched the kiddos for us while we went out to dinner and enjoyed some time to ourselves!

Cardinals vs Red Sox

Harleigh & Rylee's tee-ball teams played each other tonight and Rylee's team won 18-11! Go Red Sox!

Rylee & Harleigh

Happy Easter!

We woke up very early this morning to get started with our very busy day. Didn't exactly know how I was going to make it through the day since I was very very sick throughout the night. I had cold chills to the bone among other things. Somehow though I managed to get up but most of the pics I took were from me laying on the couch. Harleigh was very excited to see that the Easter bunny came and immediately started hunting for her eggs. Rhett on the other hand just slept and posed for pics. Ha ha!

Harleigh hunting her eggs
Harleigh & Rhett with their Easter baskets & eggs
Harleigh got a book, stickers, socks & a ton of candy

Rhett got a book, bib & a stuffed frog

My little chicks

Rhett's 1st Holiday!

Easter with Momo

Our first stop for the day was over at Lauren & Sean's apartment to spend time with Jarrod's mom before she heads home. Lauren & Sean filled a huge easter egg for Harleigh and she just thought it was the coolest!

Harleigh, Rhonda & Rhett

Harleigh with her giant easter egg

My two sweeties

Easter at The Baggett's

We didn't get to stay at Uncle Hap's long but we at least got to drop in, visit for awhile & snap a few pics!

Cousins Harper & Rhett
Jamie dressed for the occasion
Cohen & Harleigh playing with balloons
Cohen, Emery, Rhett, Harleigh, Momo & Harper

Now with Aunt Lala

Rhett & Aunt Jecca

Easter at The Russell's

Harleigh and her new twinkle toes from Mimi & Papa

Uncle Rusty & Rhett

Jarrod & Rylee

Rhett trying to get his paci

Gage, Harleigh & Katie starting their hunt

Go Harleigh!!