Our little athlete! He looks ready to hit the field here, doesn't he?

Waylon went back to work on Wednesday after we got back from the beach, so Noah and I were home alone (with Seger) on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. It actually went pretty well. I was able to get a few things done around the house and even went grocery shopping! We also had lunch with Amy and Stella. Amy is the one who inspired me to start this blog. She and I were in prenatal yoga together. That was so nice to get out and talk to another new mom.

Waylon gave Noah his first bottle today. He took right to the bottle and downed 5 oz of my pumped milk in no time. I think Waylon really enjoyed being able to feed him. I'm going to try to pump some more so that we can stay out for more than 2 hours at at time without worrying about where to feed him. Oh yeah... and so Waylon can take some of those night feedings, too! :-) Here is a cute picture of Waylon feeding him.

First Beach Vacation

Noah had his first taste of the beach this weekend at only 3 weeks old. Actually, we are still here but getting ready to leave soon. My family takes an annual week long trip to Ocean Isle every year. We weren't sure we were going to be able to come this year since Noah is so young and I'm fresh out of surgery, but a few days before the trip, we decided we all felt comfortable enough to try coming for a few days. We are glad we did!.... great food, great company, and great weather!

We took Noah down to the beach and dipped his feet in the ocean. His eyes got really wide but he seemed to like it. We had our personal photographer (my dad) take some family photos while we were down there. Here are some of the shots!

Cool Cat

Our friends Megan, Jason, Josh and Anise got Noah this great shirt/onesie. Megan came to visit Noah today so I put it on. This picture is just for Jason who just LOVES it when people flip up their collars.

Enjoy, Jason! :-)

Correction

Thanks to Grandpa (my dad), we now know how Phyllis is related to Waylon....

Phyllis is Waylon’s 1st cousin twice removed, so she is Noah’s 1st cousin three times removed.

http://genealogy.about.com/library/nrelationshipchart.htm

Thank you Mr. Know-it-all! :-)

Family picture and a few updates...

The most recent family photo:

Noah had a busy weekend meeting extended family! Saturday was his first trip to Nana and Grandad's house where he met Phyllis and Clarence. Phyllis is Waylon's (3rd?) cousin - which I guess makes her Noah's 4th cousin - we'll just call them aunt and uncle though! :-) They made the trek from Myrtle Beach just to meet Noah!

Then, on Sunday, he met his Great Gramma and his Great Uncle Michael. Gramma came to our house from Albemarle just for a few hours to meet Noah. Thanks to my mom for bringing her here and to Michael for taking her back that afternoon! This is a picture of the 4 generations:

My mom stayed and is now here until Friday. She has already been a huge help since today was Waylon's first day back to work. It's nice to have her here since I'm still pretty sore and slow going - although I am feeling a little better each day. She cooked all morning and we ended up freezing the meal she made (which actually made 3 meals) since Keri, Chris and Lydia came by tonight and brought dinner! Everyone has been so generous... I think we've cooked dinner twice since we've been home from the hospital.

I think Waylon was glad to get back to his normal routine with the gym and work, but it was hard for him to be away from Noah, too. He's been cuddling with him most of the night tonight.

Today, Noah had his 2 week doctor's appointment. He's now up to 10 lbs, 2 oz!! That means he's gained a little over 1 1/2 lbs in 10 days!! Wow. Everyone was impressed with his weight gain. He's in the 75-90th percentile for both height and weight. Everything else looked great, too. He's totally healthy and not due back for another well visit until he's 2 months old. Wouldn't it be nice if we didn't have to go back before then! We'll see though!

Noah's Second Bath

We gave Noah his second bath today. I can't resist posting more pictures! :-)

Where is Noah??

Adorable Pic

I just took this picture and couldn't resist posting it.... I know I'm biased, but how perfect is he?! :-)