Mak's Baptism

I remember sitting in mass after Alex and I got engaged picturing our wedding day and everyone there celebrating us. When we found out we were pregnant, I again found myself in mass picturing us in the church except this time baptizing our baby boy! We've attended three baptisms before this one but nothing is like standing up on the altar holding our son just as our parents had done with us when we were babies. It was such a special day for our little family and so blessed to have family and friends celebrate an important day in our son's life. After the ceremony we hosted family and friends at my parents house to celebrate our first born's baptism. Mak may not know the importance of that day now but I know one day he will and I can only hope that Alex and I can instill in him what our parents did for us, Your relationship with God is the most important relationship you will ever form.

Five Months

Baby boy is FIVE{5} Months old today!!! I can't believe that he is growing so fast and next month he will be half way through his first year! Alex and I talk about how fast he's growing up and that he is becoming a little toddler so quickly! Baby boy rolled over for the first time a couple days ago!! The next day, he rolled from his stomach to his back!! Everytime we put him down now, he's rolling! It was funny to see how excited Alex got when he rolled for him! He's got ANOTHER TOOTH!! He has both of his bottom teeth! We started him on some foods 2 weeks ago and so far he loves sweet potatoes, pears, and apples. The first food we tried was bananas and he wasn't a fan but I think it was bc he wasn't used to the texture yet because I tried the bananas again and he now likes them! We had his 4 month check up 2 weeks ago and he was 16 lbs{75 percentile} and 26.5 inches long{90 percentile}! He recently started lifting his head up if he's lying down and I think he'll be sitting up soon and definitely crawling soon! We also baptized Mak today and it was such a special day for us! A post of that to follow!

Four Months

Four months old!!! I think the months keep getting shorter and shorter and he just keeps getting older and older. He is such a sweet, happy and laid back baby! He's seriously a clone of his daddy! He looks identical to him and does everything he does. I think it amazes Alex more than anything that his son is so much like him! It gets old hearing EVERYONE{that's not exaggerating either, even complete strangers} tell us that Mak looks exactly like Alex but I am thankful that he does. He is still nursing when he's with me and bottles at daycare. He is now at 5 ounces at daycare and is still sleeping through the night! He was pretty much sleeping through the night at 2 weeks old and we've been very fortunate for that. He has his FIRST TOOTH!! I felt like a horrible mom when his teacher text me and said "you know Mak has a tooth right?" No!!!! I wanted to be the one to see it first but our little boy showed no signs of a tooth coming through and we think it popped through over night. He hasn't been fussy at all and we are so thankful! He isn't rolling yet but I know it'll be sooner than later! He's still a mamas boy and I love it!

Welcome to the World, Anderson!

Alex and I became an aunt and uncle{AGAIN!} to our handsome nephew, John "Anderson" Thompson IV, today! Kat's due date was March 24th and we all just knew that shed be delivering a week after her due date like both Amy and I did with our first! Last night, Kat text us all saying that she was having some bad back labor and her and John{they live in Camden} were headed to Moms and then headed to the hospital!!!! This was about 1030-11 pm! I was too excited that I couldn't even go to sleep in hopes of heading to the hospital to wait for my precious nephew to arrive! Sure enough, I didn't fall asleep and at 3 am, we got a text saying she was getting hooked up!! I woke Alex up and grabbed Mak and we all headed to the hospital to wait!! She had the complete opposite labor and delivery as I did, she labored hard and actually felt contractions where I don't even know what a hard contraction feels like but after 25-30 minutes{if that!} of pushing, at 11:05 am March 19, John and Kat became parents to their sweet Baby boy! He is so tiny weighing in at 6 lbs 15 oz! He looks just like his daddy and Mommy and baby are doing great! Mak was so excited his best friend has finally made it into this world! I can't wait to see how much trouble these two will get in and how many boys they beat up for messing with their cousin, Anna West! Having three baby's with only 5 months between the first and the third is going to be so much fun! AW, Mak and Anderson will be in the same class at the same school! How cool! We love you sweet Baby A!

Mak meets his Great Grandparents AND his Great Great Grandmother!

The last weekend of my maternity leave, Alex, Mak and I packed our car up and headed to Alabama for a special occasion! Alex's Great Grandmother was turning 90 years old on Valentine's day!!! Alex's grandparents and his great grandmother had never met Mak and we were excited to finally introduce our precious little boy to them! It was our first long trip in the car with him and we were nervous at how he would do in a car for 7 and a half hours especially since he had proved to us he didn't like the car. We had the car packed and headed out after Alex got off work around 445-5 and made it to the hotel around 12:30 and I was so proud of Mak who slept the entire way except for me to feed him one time! Alex's family had gotten there about an hour or two before us but we unpacked the car, visited with them a while before heading to bed! The next morning we got up, enjoyed breakfast and headed to his grandparents house! Let me tell you one thing, MomMom(Alex's great grandmother) may be 90 years old but she doesn't act it! She was completely smitten with our little boy, as well as his grandparents were, but she just adored him! She wanted to hold him, rock him, and just stare at him! In fact, he was being alittle fussy when she was holding him and I tried to go up to her and she waved me off haha! It was a happy introduction for sure that Alex and I will forever be thankful that Mak had(and has) the opportunity to meet his great great grandmother as that doesn't happen often! The entire weekend we just visited with everyone and I finally met Alex's Uncle(his mom's brother) and his wife and son. We ate, drank, played cards, laughed, talked, visited the Aviation Museum on the base, and enjoyed seeing everyone! Sunday came faster than we thought and it was time to head to church, snap a 5{!} Generation picture and get on the road bc in 12 hours, I was headed back to work for the first time in 12 weeks not to mention I had to leave my baby with complete strangers! We had a great weekend with family and can't wait to see everyone again soon!

Three Months

Three months old! What??!?! Time seems to be flying by the seconds these days and its hard to believe Mak is already 3 months old. I have{unfortunately} gone back to work and Baby Boy is adjusting to the life in Daycare. We haven't had any complaints yet but then again he has only been there for not even 2 weeks! He is still nursing when he is with me and 4 ounce bottles at daycare. Usually he eats every 3 hours because they try and keep the babies on a schedule at daycare but when he's with me he goes about 4 hours. This little{not so much} guy sleeps through the night still but will wake up for his paci and usually ends up in the bed with us. We had his 2 month well check up at 3 months and he was 14 lbs 10 ounces which puts him in the 75 percentile and 25.5 inches long which puts him in the 95 percentile!!!! He is such a happy baby and loves to laugh at his daddy!

Two Months

Two months old?? It seems like just yesterday we were headed to the hospital to welcome our sweet boy! At Two months old he is growing like a weed! He loves to sleep! He loves to eat! He is nursing every three-four hours and when he has a bottle{of breastmilk} he gets 4 ounces. He is smiling and Alex says he is definitely a mamas boy and I am okay with that!! Can't believe he is getting so big!