What a Stud Muffin!!

J.David had his first date! ha ha...He got to meet his new friend Grace on Friday! It was so cute to see them side by side. They are only 3 1/2 weeks apart and we can't wait to watch them grow up together. I am sure that there will be a lot more pictures of J.David with Grace and Asher (he was born 4 days after Grace) over the next few months!

A little history:

We were so blessed to find a wonderful group of friends at church last year when we moved here. Shortly after we announced that we were pregnant last March it was only a matter of weeks before 2 more couples were making the same announcement! A group that started with no children in '07 will ring in the New Year with 3 new additions, with 3 on the way! It has been such a blessing to share in such a wonderful journey with our new friends!

Whoa Baby!!

Look How Much J.David has Changed!!!

The top pic is from week 2 bath and the bottom is from week 6 bath!

Does He look more like.....

Mom?

or Dad?

Just thought this would be a fun post!

The Best 6 weeks of my life!!

What a wonderful journey parenting is! J.David turned 6 weeks old yesterday and I just can't get over how much he has changed. We had a Dr. Appt last Monday and he was 10 lb 3 oz and was 22.25 inches long! He is quite the eater and just doing great! Everyday he seems different to me whether it be heavier, more alert, or just simply older. With each day I am thankful and excited for these changes, but also saddened by how quickly his little life is already flying by!

This photo was taken today after one of his feedings. He was so happy after eating and just smiling like crazy,Especially after he found out some exciting news from the Connett family!! (And yes, that is spit up on the side of his mouth...but I take what I can get!)

This weekend was a great one! We spent all day Saturday putting up our Christmas stuff. This had double significance for us b/c it is our first holiday season in our house and the first Christmas with J.David, so it was a fun and exciting day for us! J. David really enjoys the lights on the tree and was so good all day running to Lowe's for lights and watching mommy and daddy work like crazy to get it done. It must have tired him out b/c we ALL slept through the night! Yes, I said ALL...woo hoo!! I know I would be naive to think this would happen all the time, but once or twice a week would be a great goal to shoot for! ha ha ha. Here are some pictures of us from tonight in front of the tree and of J.D. putting up his first ornament (he fell asleep before we got to this weekend).

A Week of 1st, Fun, and Good Directions!!

What a wonderful week we had last week!! J.David had so many 1st!! To start last week off J.David was able to attend church for the very first time. It was so fun to take him and we were definitely sporting the proud parent hats. He was so good and slept the entire time, even through all the passing back and forth between Morgan, Nana, Pap-pa, and me.

Our first Sunday picture outside of Sweet Tomatoes!

Then Monday we loaded up the car, and I mean LOADED up the car and headed to Searcy, AR! Our first trip to Arkansas as a family to see Grandma and Grandpa Trotter. He really did outstanding in the car, he slept almost the entire way! Of course what would a road trip be without a few funny moments? So let me share with you just a few....At our first official feeding/bathroom stop I thought that instead of taking him in to change him I could do it in the car while Morgan went inside....WRONG! It was a nasty poopy diaper for starters, but the best part of the story is that he wasn't done yet...so yes, as you can imagine, Mommy got to catch his poop in my HAND! Talk about really feeling like a member of the Mom Club! ha ha ha. The second thing we discovered on our road trip was that J.David enjoys country music. During my last trimester of pregnancy I really enjoyed the country song "Good Directions" by Billy Currington and jammed to it all the time in the car. J.D. always moved when it came on, but I just thought it was coincidence. Well, ironically enough, I think he just liked it! Whenever we played that song in the car he got quiet. I know some of you may thing I am crazy...BUT...it happened not just once or twice, but about 5 times! Needless to say that is a little trick Mommy and Daddy are keeping in the back pocket! ha ha ha.

Sorry, no pics of the road trip...a little over packed and frazzled!

The rest of the week just consisted of hanging out with the family and introducing J.David to all our wonderful friends and family. He especially enjoyed meeting his Aunt Lindsay and The Connetts (we are so excited for him to meet baby Connett in May)! Wednesday he turned one month old and Thursday was the best Thanksgiving ever because I have never been so Thankful!

He had two Thanksgiving outfits and b/c of spit got to wear the both!

And last but not least (I know this is getting long) we celebrated Christmas with the Trotter side of the family! It was such a wonderful time and J.David loved staring at the packages. Especially Grandma's shiny wrapping paper.

Sorry this one is SOOO long!! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!

J.David's 1st Sleepover at Nana's

J. David likes the Rain forest bouncer at Nana's house!

J.D. and Nana snuggle time!

This weekend Morgan went hunting with my dad so J.David and I went to my parent's house on Friday night. We had a fun girls'/Baby night. J.David did really good during the day with his new pack-n-play and hanging out with Nana, Aunt Natalie, and Ma-ma Rubye. Sadly we had a rough night. My poor sweet boy had a tummy ache and we did not get much sleep. Luckily it went away by morning and he was able to get in some good naps on Saturday. It was so sad to see him so uncomfortable and not be able to do anything but hold him. I am slowly trying to figure out the things that I can and can't eat, unfortunately for J.D. it is a trial and error process. Saturday night Daddy came home and we ALL went to bed early!!

My Boys!!

2 week Dr. appt and Daddy's Birthday!!

Friday was J. David's 2 week Dr. appointment. He is doing great! In one week he gained almost one pound jumping from 6 lb 15 oz to 7lb 12 oz. We are so proud of our little chunk!! He checked out great, but just to be safe he will be getting an ultra sound on Wednesday on his hips. They are still clicking some which could still be nothing, but Dr. Cole wants to be certain. So please keep our happy boy in your prayers that everything there is OK. Other than that he is doing great and getting more and more spoiled!! Between all the visits from family and friends and mommy and daddy wanting to love on him all the time he is very spoiled. At two weeks he has already figured out that if I cry, you hold me, and I like that! I think Morgan and I are in big trouble! Oh, and Jaxon has come back home to us from my parents' house. He is being so GREAT around the baby!! We are so lucky to have such a sweet puppy...hopefully he stays that way and doesn't start getting too jealous!

This weekend was Morgan's 26th birthday, and what a special birthday it was for him as a new daddy!! We had a birthday party for him on Sunday night and had a lot of fun. Nana, Pap-paw, grandma and grandpa Trotter (they still haven't decided that they want to be called yet), Aunt Natalie, and Great Ma-ma Rubye were all there to join in the celebration.

March of the Penguin

For J. David's first Halloween he dressed up as the cutest little penguin I have ever seen!! We had so much fun showing him off to Nana and Pa-paw and their friends! He was such a good sport about wearing the costume and all the activity wore him out. He actually slept a little last night!! woo hoo!! We still have a long ways to go, but I was very pleased with the few consecutive hours that we managed. We should celebrate Halloween every night!!