James' Baptism

My precious angel baby had his baptism yesterday and was surrounded by several family members to support him. He slept through the whole thing and looked adorable. It was so touching to see him go through this sacrament and Steve and I couldn't be happier. His Godmother is my sister, Katie, and his Godfather is my Uncle Ron.

After the baptism, we went back to my house and had a bar-b-que. James slept through pretty much the whole party.

Mrs. Julie, James' Grammy, made the beautiful AND majorly delicious chocolate cake. Isn't she talented?

We had a wonderful day and I just want to thank everyone for joining us on such an important occasion.

Nice to meet ya, Pops

James met his Pops on Friday and all of a sudden, James became the best behaved baby on the block. I think Pops has the magic touch. My mom and I have been telling my dad that James is kind of a fussy baby and doesn't sleep alot. Then, my dad shows up and what does James do? Yep, he has slept most of the day for the last two days. Unreal. I really hope he keeps this up. Plus, he has started sleeping for 2-3 hours at a time at night. I'm getting like 6 hours of sleep a night- although its broken up into shifts- it is much better than 2 weeks ago.

Pops leaves tomorrow and I know James is going to miss him! I keep praying that dad wins the lottery and is able to move here.

Thanks Aunt Gleatie and Uncle Deaner

Isn't this Polo onesie so sharp? His Aunt Gleatie and Uncle Deaner from Germany gave this to him. I can't believe he already fits in it. He will wear this again on Sunday after his baptism. Fancy!

James and Nana and the bandaid

James had his two week check-up yesterday and he is doing great. He now weighs 8 lbs 10.5 ozs. He is pretty average when it comes to weight and length. He measured in the 50-75th percentile in most areas. The doctor laughed at how much he loved sucking his passifier! He got his first shot and he did NOT like it one bit but he did get a really cool bandaid.

Here's a pic of his Nana and him with his Wiley Coyote bandaid. He was a good boy the rest of the day and mom and I went out to eat for lunch. It's SO nice to get out of the house. Ha!

Rain Rain Go Away

It rained cats and dogs over the weekend. Nashville is under water which really surprises me. I thought that we were on high enough ground and didn't have to worry about flooding. The Opryland Hotel is flooded and word on the street is that it will take until December to get it up and running again. Terrible times for Gaylord. Not only are they dealing with trying to figure out how to weather Obama Care but now it has yet another challenge to overcome in this vulnerable economic environment.

Our house in Gallatin faired well but the rain was relentless. Luckily, the dams held up and we were fine. However, Steve and I have decided to apply for flood insurance (since we dont have any as of yet).

Below is a picture of James with Jonathan (Steve's friend from childhood). James is wearing his new swaddle-me that his Nana bought for him. I think he really likes it. It swaddles him up good and tight and he sleeps sound for about 2-3 hours...which is GREAT!

I took the pictures below this morning at about 5a. James is falling into a routine a bit. He has been sleeping for 2-3 hours at a time at night for the past 2 or 3 nights. It has done wonders to my mood. Anyway, he was playing in his bed and was in a great mood because he had a full belly. It was too cute so I had to snap a pic. Don't you love his onesie!

Touchdown!

It's James' Crib

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