Update

Thought I would post a little of what we've been up to....

-Last weekend, we took Thomas to his first grown up outing. A close friend of ours had a birthday party and we didn't want to miss it. Here we are with our friend Payton the birthday boy.


-This past week was a really busy one for us. I had my postpartum checkup and all is well! My incision is FINALLY healed and is good to go, so it's officially time for me to hit the gym and hit the weight watchers. I swear, right now my stomach might be the poster child for why you don't want kids with the RIDICULOUS amount of stretch marks I got. I am a firm believer in the fact that it must be hereditary because I did everything I could NOT to get them. Alas, it did no good, so don't waste your money on the cocoa butter myth.

Thomas also had his one month well baby checkup. He is doing great! He weighs ten pounds seven ounces, and is in the 75th percentile for both weight and height.

Then of course, Thursday was Thanksgiving, and we had a wonderful day. We slept in, watched the parade on TV, ate lots of good food, and took great afternoon naps. Thomas enjoyed the Thanksgiving dinner sacked out on the table in his bouncy seat.



Friday, of course, was the Iron Bowl, and after that, Thomas got to meet his Aunt Elizabeth from Mobile! Maybe on our next visit to Mobile, he can meet his future girlfriend Luci :)

And this weekend, we got a visit from GG, Doc, and Aunt Mally. They were SO KIND to keep Thomas at our house on Saturday afternoon so BT and I could get out for a couple of hours by ourselves. We went to Sam's, Target, and a few other places. It was SO NICE to get out of the house just the two of us, and I think they had a blast themselves.

This morning we tried out the new breakfast place in Mountain Brook Village, Another Broken Egg Cafe. I had an omelette that was ridiculously good. I definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a great breakfast place. Thomas wore his new Godfather onesie and I totally love it.


Then this afternoon, we put up our itty bitty Christmas montage! I am all for simplicity and minimalism when it comes to Christmas decorations. At least for another year or two while I can get away with it.


Hope everyone has a great week!

Is it wrong...

to have pie for lunch???

Because I'm thinking about it....

Thankful...

Happy Turkey Day!

For us, it was Happy Ham Day.

We made the decision after we knew we would have a newborn that we wanted to stay home for Thanksgiving as a family of three. It was a very good decision. We had such a relaxing day, and it was exactly what we needed. Instead of the traditional turkey, and to make it easier on us, we opted to get a ham from honeybaked ham and had ham, green bean casserole, sweet potato souffle, and my grandmother's rice casserole. Overall, it was perfectly delightful and delicious! Not to mention the fact that we have been baking all week, so in addition to all that, we've been stupid with my pumpkin bread, and BT's dark chocolate chip pumpkin pie and chocolate chess pie. After lunch, we took turns taking a good Thanksgiving day nap. It was a great day to spend as a family and be thankful for our newest addition this year.

So overall, with a day that started with this looking up at me:

And a day that ended with me looking at this:

I just can't complain when there's so much to be thankful for.

Proof Positive

Here's Thomas rolling over at 4 weeks. We finally got it on video!

Go HERE.

visit from old friends...

Saturday, Jess, Joy, and Liz, old friends from Mobile, came to visit and meet Thomas. We had a great time catching up, and I'm pretty sure they fit in some stellar shopping and dining afterwards! Jess is one of my oldest friends (back since we were around 3 or 4, right?), and it was so good seeing all three of my favorite Murphy ladies!

One Month...

Yesterday was T's one month birthday....

We are still a little sleep deprived, and he's been fussier than usual lately, but it's mainly because he's found his voice, and he can be LOUD. If he doesn't get what he wants right away, then he lets me know about it. I wonder where he gets that from... :)

He's looking more and more like his dad every day in his expressions. The other day, BT gave me a look and I stopped cold, because it was the exact expression T had given me earlier that day. It was uncanny....

A few things for me to remember:
-He is currently sleeping from around 9pm-midnight, 12:30-3:30, and 4am-7am. We just can't complain too much about that.
-His hair is still red. We'll see if it stays that way.
-We still don't know what color his eyes will be, but right now they are a very cool 'colorless' grey, and I love them.
-I'm dragging him all over the place, and so today, he is getting a break. He is hanging out in footie pajamas all day and asleep in my lap. It's a good day for a comfy day inside :)

Happy One Month Birthday!
I just can't remember our lives without you :)

Question...

Who's checking the blog from Fort Wayne, Indiana? I notice it's showing up a lot in my tracker. I don't mind if the occasional random person chances upon this blog, but I want to make sure people who check it on a regular basis are people I know, at least from some point in time in my life! If you could, leave a comment and tell me who you are. Otherwise, I may be forced to make this private!

Thanks.
Happy Sunday.