Rub a Dub Time!!

All I have to say is our sweet boy LOVES the bathtub. Man he is getting to be such a ham when it comes to the bath. He is starting to kick his legs around to splash I have to take my pants of to bath him. (I put his tub in our tub and sit on a little stool. He splashes so hard the water soaks my pants!) He smiles and giggles so much while taking a bath. We don't use the infant sling thing because it kept him out of the water to much he was so darn cold. Now I just make sure to have a hold of his arms at all times so he doesn't flop over. (except when I was taking a picture ;) )


So happy to be in the bath!



Splashing those legs!



This is the look I get when I laugh at him because he is so darn cute!



Man do I love bath time!



After bath time...I hate it because I am so darn cold!

7 Weeks

I am so running late on this post since tomorrow he will be two months but it has been a crazy week! I love being a mom! That little boy has changed so much! It amazes me to no end on how much he changes and grows each week! I love him so much. He is starting to really smile and laugh at things now. Matt has a really hard time leaving him on Monday's because of the personality that is showing. He loves it when you talk in a high pitch voice and he loves when you get really close and touch his nose. He loves to look around the room. He is constantly moving his head back and forth trying to look at everything in the room. He also loves to move his arms around and open and close his hand. He now puts his hand in his mouth when he is doing tummy time. It is so darn cute. He loves to lay on his belly but doesn't really lift his head much. He kicks his legs which I read will help with the rolling over! He is liking a bottle just fine. I do have to say there are times where I wish I could give him a bottle since nursing takes much longer than a bottle, but then he will stop eating look at me and giggle and my heart melts a million times over! :) I weighed him three days ago and he weighed 13.12 which blows my mind. He loves to eat and loves to eat! :) I call him chunky Monkey because the boy has some rolls. Today we were at Babies R Us trying to buy bulk diapers for Lana when Tilley goes to daycare and we debated on buying the 2-3 because we weren't sure how long it would take our chunky monkey to get to 22 pounds. :) I hope it doesn't take two months or we will have to return 158 diapers! :)

Pool Time

So one thing this momma hasn't done this summer is gone to the pool. With all the body image issues I was not in ANY mood to put on a bathing suit. My friends Jill and AJ were taking their kids to the pool so Matt and gathered our things and headed down there. I was so paranoid that Tilley would get sun burned. Luckily Jill being a veteran mom, had set up an area with an umbrella over the pool so it was shady and the kids could play. At first Tilley wasn't so thrilled about the pool but once he warmed up he was happy. He fell asleep in Matts arms. It was so much fun to be out of the house and hang out with friends!

You know your a mom when....

So the past seven weeks I have realized that motherhood is like a secret club. Once you have crossed over into motherhood you can never go back. Before entering the motherhood club I never know what moms really did! Here are some examples!

As I was driving down the road, with my arm bent around the seat holding a paci in Tilley's mouth, while still maintaining the speed limit and not crashing into anything I realized I have entered the motherhood club.

As Tilley was in the sling, I was stirring a pot of rice, and pouring dog food into Stellas bowl all while talking on the phone, I realized I had entered the motherhood club.

While take a shower, Tilley began to cry in his bouncy seat. Instead of getting out of the shower like any normal person would, I opened the door stuck my foot out and began to rock his seat back and forth all while washing my hair. At that point I realized I had entered motherhood.

Sitting at Starbucks hanging out with a dear friend my son began to cry for food. Instead of whipping out a bottle like a more vertan mother would have, I whipped out my hooter hider (which I actually remembered to pack), wrapped a blanket around my waist (so no one would see my horrible stretched out love handles) and began to nurse my sweet hungry boy. I really had entered motherhood then.

I had forgot to charge the batteries for Tilley's swing (which the boy LOVES) and because I am still not as selfless as I need to be, I sat on the floor with my computer logged into facebook and my elbow gently pushing the swing back and forth while he slept. I really felt stupid then, but you gotta do what you gotta do when in the motherhood club.

Since motherhood is exhausting you try to do everything you can to decrease the amount of housework needed, that includes laundry. Even though I have spit up and milk from my never ending fountain, I am determined to only wear one shirt a day to help limit the loads of laundry. You know you hit motherhood when your son pees on you during a diaper change, and instead of changing you take a hairdryer and dry the spot so you can continue your day! Or since you are limited with your time, you just walk around with a wet spot on your shirt and tell everyone that you spilled your drink!

You know you have entered the motherhood club when your son drops his paci and you put the paci in your mouth to remove all dog hair and plop it right back into his.

So I hope you enjoyed this addition of "You know your a mom when..." I am sure there will be MANY MANY more editions to come!

This is the reason I love being a mother!! Look at that sweet boys face!

Putting on the Charm!

So my son has put on the charm! Boy does he love to smile and giggle! Now I am able to capture it on the camera! Here are some of his smiles, hope you enjoy! I do have to say that, when it is 2am and I am tired and he finishes eating and looks at me with his charming smile, I melt! Boy do I love this little guy more than life itself!

First Visit Home!

Well last week we went down to visit family. This is our first trip to visit family and it was great! It was also very very exahusting!

We started the trip with Matt having to work. I spent all day wednesday with Paulette. The cable was out and the internet was out. We talked a lot that day. That afternoon Aunt Katie came to hang with baby Tilley.



Aunt Katie and Grandpa Whisenant



That Thursday we went and visited a dear friend Lisa. We went to Starbucks and spent hours there talking while Tilley slept and ate. I fed him twice while at Starbucks. You always wonder what people think when you are covered up and they know the baby is nursing. Of course I didn't take a picture of Lisa holding Tilley. I was running my mouth way to much!

Friday we went to Cousin Owen's house and hung with him for a bit. Man it is amazing to see two babies thre days apart and how different they look. Let's just say that Tilley is on the tad bit bigger side. Owen is 9 pouds, while Tilley is 12.5. It was so nice sitting an talking with Michelle about all the new mommy world that we have entered!





Then we went out as a family to celebrate Matt's birthday! He turned 27 and it was so nice to eat out at a fancy resturant and spend time with family!

Saturday was a great day, but bittersweet. Saturday was the first time that Matt and I left Tilley alone with someone. He stayed with grandma while we went to the lake for Matt's cousin weekend. We had so much fun hanging with all the other cousins and spending time with his grandparents. I loved being with all the cousins but I missed my sweet boy!







Along with us going to the lake, Tilley took a bottle for the first time this week. I tried before we left and he wasn't having it. He wanted nothing to do with it, which made me feel good but worried about when I would go back to work. Lana Tilley's nanny/daycare told me to come over and she showed me how she gets baby's to take a bottle and he took it. So when we went home, Matt fed Tilley for the first time. It was so sweet to see the two boys bonding like they did!




Sunday we went to my Dad and Jenny's house. Her parents came up, my brother and his fiance came over and we hung out all day. It was so nice to see everyone! I love spending time with family!

6 Weeks

Well the story is the same, time has flown by! Tilley turned 6 weeks this past Saturday! He is growing like a weed. His legs and arms are so long and his head is so big! :) Only his momma can say that!

He is 12.5 pounds! He is a great eater which is really nice! He loves to eat but only eats every 2-3 hours so it isn't like he eats every hour!

He can wear many of his 3-6 month clothes which makes him look even older.

He is starting to coo and giggle more! Man in the morning the boy doesn't stop talking or lauging! He loves to smile in the morning and makes himself giddy when he smiles in the morning.

He has moved to size 2 diapers. This morning was the first time in weeks that he hasn't had a morning time blow out which means he could still wear his outfit a little longer. His morning poo would always squirm out of his diaper and now it doesn't. He also is peeing so much more. I would have to change his diaper 4-5 times during the night, last night I only changed it twice!!

He is sleeping longer and longer each night. He eats at 8, 11, and 3. After the 3 feeding he sometimes will sleep to 6 but most mornings it is 5 when he gets up. Which when school starts will be great so that I have a good morning routine.

We are falling in love with this boy more and more. It is amazing how much you know about your child. I know his cries and I know his routines. Motherhood is amazing!