Trip to Memphis

Gary and I took Andrew on his first plane ride to Memphis last week to see our families. Gary was with us in Memphis for 4 days, and Andrew and I stayed 3 extra days since I didn't have to come back for work. On the plane ride home, it was just me and Andrew, and he did GREAT!! I was a little nervous about flying alone, but he slept most of the flight. We spent most of the week relaxing and visiting with family. It was wonderful!

Andrew is very blessed to have 5 great-grandparents, 4 grandparents, 2 uncles, 1 aunt, and 2 cousins.

4th of July

Mimi Reynolds


Grandpa Reynolds


Mamaw and Papaw Snuffin


Me and Nick


Blake, Andrew, and Eric


Andrew, Blake, and Eric


Nana, Mamaw (Gary's mom), Uncle Chris, and Aunt Paige


Playing horseshoes on the 4th of July

Great-Grandparents

Mamaw and Papaw Snuffin (Gary's grandparents)

Nana and Granddad Reynolds (Nat's grandparents)


Pappaw Gary (Nat's grandfather)

4 Generations

Big Gary, Papaw, Andrew, and Little Gary

Weekend at the Beach

Gary, Andrew, and I spent the weekend at Emerald Isle, NC with our small group from church. Our friends, Sara and Andy invited us to come and stay at Sara's parents' beach house. We had an awesome time!

Andrew loves being outside, and in these pictures, he's enjoying the breeze and shade on the back porch of the house.

Andrew's 1st time in the pool.

Andrew's first time on the beach.

Melissa, me, Erin, Jana, and Sara

Gary, Brian, Andy, and Jonas

Brian and Jana's little boy and Andrew's little buddy.


Brody and Brian

10 weeks old

Bath time with Dad

Andrew is learning new things all the time. In the previous post, which was also during week 10, there are pictures of him holding his head up during tummy time, he's starting to touch his toys under his activity mat rather than just looking at them, and he's trying to talk a lot more with his coos and noises. We started the BabyWise schedule last week, and he's also doing so much better with the wake time and nap time during the day. At first, he had a cry through a few naps (which broke my heart), but now, he's taking longer and more consistent naps and seems to be less fussy during the day. We aren't quite sleeping through the night yet, but he'll usually sleep about 6 hours from the time he goes to bed, eats, and then sleep 4-5 hours after that. I am only getting up once a night now, so that is so much better. Hopefully, we'll make it through the whole night soon:) His tummy seems to be much better since we've been giving him the Mylanta. Dr. Knudsen told us to try it for about 2 weeks, so hopefully, we will be able to stop giving it to him in the next week or so.

Andrew has brought so much joy to our lives, and we feel incredibly blessed to have the privilege of raising this little boy.

Tummy time

Andrew just started holding his head up during tummy time tonight. At first, we didn't think we would get these pictures, but he actually held his head up for a few minutes. It's so fun to watch him grow and learn new things.

Smiles

Andrew is usually so happy in the morning, and I was able to catch a few of his smiles with the camera.

2 months old.....

Andrew is 9 weeks old, and he had his 2 month check-up today. He weighed 11 pounds and 13 ounces and is now 22 1/4 inches long. Andrew has had some tummy issues lately, and Dr. Knudsen thinks it's probably acid reflux. We are starting to give him Mylanta with each of his bottles, and we are hoping that will help. He also got his 2 month shots today. He screamed during the first one, but after that, he was doing fine. Overall, Dr. Knudsen said he is doing great!

Andrew loves his activity mat now. We pulled it out a few weeks ago, and he'll lay under it for a while and stare at the toys hanging above him. One of the toys plays music, so if we pull the toy, he'll turn his head towards the noise.

He has also started smiling a lot more lately. He has 3 different smiles. One is a big grin from ear to ear, one is with his mouth wide open and his nose scrunched, and the other is with his tongue sticking out. It is the cutest thing ever! He's also cooing and loves to try to talk to us.

We try to have tummy time during the day to strengthen his little neck. His arms and legs are pretty strong because he began rolling over at 3 weeks. The first time he did it he was on the couch (with me and Gary), and we thought it was just the slant on the couch. We put him on the floor and within a few minutes, he did it again!

Andrew still loves his bath time. His little bath tub has a hammock on the top that we use when we are washing him, and he likes to put one of his legs over the side into the water. It's the funniest thing.

He still isn't sleeping through the night yet, so we are hoping that will happen in the next few weeks. One night he will go 5-6 hours and the next will be 4 hours. I love the nights that I only have to get up once. We are working on our daytime schedule of wake time and napping, so I am hoping that will be more consistent in the next week or so.

We are so blessed to have Andrew is our lives, and it's been so amazing to watch him grow these past 2 months. I love my time at home with him during the day, and I am so thankful that I don't have to miss out on any of his precious moments.

8 weeks old.....

Yesterday was my last day at State Farm, so today was my first official day as a stay-at-home mom. Andrew and I slept in until 8:00 this morning. I was so thankful for the rest because I have been exhausted from getting up at 5:30 before work to get myself ready, get Andrew ready, and to start my hour long commute to work. I won't miss that drive at all!

We put Andrew in a Bumbo seat for the first time this past weekend, and I was so surprised to see how well he held his head up.

Gary and I are still living in seminary housing, and we are sending his resume to churches all over the Southeast region of the US for youth ministry positions. We are both so eager to find the place where the Lord will have us serve, but in the meantime, we are enjoying the extra time that we have with our incredible friends here in North Carolina. Gary is still working at Womack Electric and has picked up additional hours now that I am at home with Andrew. His job has been a tremendous blessing these past 3 years.