Pool Time!

Well, this week has not been very eventful. I had to start back to school, so that's been keeping me busy. I had my first assignments due and we are doing one of those stupid business simulators that is going to drive me crazy! So every night after Austin goes to bed, I sit here at the computer and continue to expand my knowledge of the business world or at least that's what is supposed to be happening. So far, I don't feel any smarter, only more tired and have a never ending "to-do" list.

We did have some excitement this week. On Thursday, Austin went for his first dip in the pool. Our friends Kara and Cole invited us to swim and at friend's house while they were away on vacation. It was a blast. At first the water was a little chilly and Austin didn't like it. Once he got used to it though, he loved it! He kicked his feet while I held him in place and "jumped" off the edge. Okay, he did kick in the water, but we pretended to jump into the pool. It was alot of fun. The really nice thing was that it was a saltwater pool, so no worrying about stupid chlorine on his skin! It was also pretty shady at one end of the pool so we didn't have to worry about sunburns. It was alot of fun. Thanks Kara and Cole!

Here are some pictures from the pool:

Me with the boys while Kara got the camera.

Me and Austin!

Trip to North Carolina and Doctor's appointment

Well, we've been really busy lately. Earlier this month, we took a trip to North Carolina to get a picture with Austin's Great-Great-Grandmother among a few others. We had four plane rides total to get there and back. Austin was wonderful for all of them. Our last leg had at least ten children and babies on it. Austin was by far the best behaved. He had no problems with pressurization and even was great on the car ride to Greenville, Rocky Mount, and back to Raleigh.

While we were there, we got to see alot of family which was nice. First we went to Greenville to see Great-Granddaddy and G.G. While we were there we saw Great-Uncle Ricky and Great-Aunt Sheila, Great Uncle Joel and Great-Aunt Tammy, and our cousins Lauren and Paul and Tanner and Katie. We also saw lots of other old friends. Here are some pictures from the trip. Of course, Paw-Paw had to be there for the five generations picture.

Here are some pictures of us eating at Parker's BBQ (nowhere like it).

Here are some pictures of us hanging around Great-Granddaddy and G.G.'s house.

We went to Rocky Mount to see Austin's Great-Great-Grandmother.

The five generations picture (Great-Great Grandmother Dozier, G.G., Paw-Paw, Mommy, and Austin)

After spending a couple of days in Greenville, we went to Raleigh for the night before our flight back to little rock. Great-Aunt Shannon came up from Georgia to see Austin.

Austin traveled in the sling at the airport. On a couple of flights, he slept on his daddy too.

Yesterday was Austin's 2-month doctor's appointment. He has grown to 11 pounds 1 ounce and is 23 inches long. He is a little weed! The doctor was impressed with his growth and he's catching up to all the other boys on the growth chart. He is now in the 50th percentiles! He was in the 10th percentile when he was born. He got his first round of shots and took them like a champ. He only cried for about 10 or 15 seconds. I think it was really harder on me. I hate needles and have real anxiety about them.

After our appointment, we ran errands and stopped by my old job to see a few people. Austin was "oohed" over and then we came home. We had dinner last night with a couple of other "single moms", Lisa and Marcie. Austin sat in my lap across from his friend Max (Marcie's baby who is three weeks older) and talked to him while Max smiled away. It was cute. That's about all for now.

Got one!

I managed to capture a smile! Finally! This was Friday on the changing table (the smiliest place).

Catching Up

Okay, so I know I've been slacking on the blog, but I can't help but spend all my time with Austin. Our favorite (my favorite) pastime is taking a nap on the couch. We've been having "tummy time" on our lily pad. Austin can't use the Boppy that came with the pad because he tries to use it to take a nap instead of work.

When we are done with the work part, it's time to play. I roll him over and we play with the toys. He also gives me lots of smiles unless he's really upset from all the work. This was the best face I could get out of him today, or at least the best I could catch on camera. He gives some pretty good toothless grins.

After we play, he likes to sit in his Bumbo chair. Today he cried everytime I tried to take him out of is so he played in it for a while.

Then when he decided he was done, he lets me know about it.

That's about it. I'm enjoying every minute with my little man and wish that he wouldn't grow up, but I know that it's going to happen whether I like it or not. Now we are about to get some thunderstorms which makes for perfect napping weather.

First Smile

Got my first smile today! I was getting Austin ready for his bath. I laid him back on the changing table and the corners of his mouth were starting to turn up so I spoke to him. He looked right at me and grinned. It was the cutest thing EVER! Yay for small rewards. He had a good bath today without crying except when it came time to wash his hair. He used to love it and now he hates it. That's about all to report on today.