Look at me, I'm three weeks old today!!

Great Friends

It's amazing how fabulous life can be when you have great friends!! I have truly been blessed this year and have met a bunch of amazing people who have turned into such great friends! This week while I thought was going to be awful and so hard ended up not being that bad after all and all thanks to a few amazing people. I had a friend invite me over for lunch on Tuesday and then we spent some quality time talking and hanging out. Make your own pizzas were delicious and so much fun to make. Oh and then for dessert we had turtle bars (Sorry you missed them Brian). It was fun to just relax and to be able to get out of the house for a while. Then on Wednesday I had an amazing friend come to the house and hang out and watch Nate so I was able to spend some alone time with myself. It was the first time since Brian left that I was able to take a shower without hearing a baby cry the whole time I was in there. It was so peaceful. Such a great help it was to have someone around to help me. It's the little things that I enjoy so much. Thursday, Nate had his second play date which meant another outing for Mom. We went to see his girlfriend and they both slept while the mommas watched a movie. Great company and great movie equal a good time. Today we went to visit Katelyn, our photographer, to pick up our pictures and she took a few more photos for us. So much fun. Then since it wasn't too hot out we were able to go out for a nice walk. Although it did rain on us a good bit. We walked 3 miles around Riverside and Nate enjoyed his jogging stroller. (Yes, Jeffrey and Jessica we are using it!) It was so nice to be able to spend the week with such great people. They truly made my first week without Brian go by so much faster and helped me get through the week. I am blessed to have such amazing friends. Thank you all...you made my week!!

Ahhhh, Sleep

Woo hoo!! We got some good zzz's last night! Things are getting better. Nate slept for almost 5 hours straight last night. It was amazing!! Then when he did wake up I fed him, changed him and laid him down wide awake and he went back to sleep for another 3 hours. It was a good night. Mom was able to get some rest and so was Nate. I could get used to these nights. I only hope that they continue and that Nate and Mom get more sleep!! :)

Oh Meals...

I have decided that we did this all wrong. While Brian was home we had tons of fabulous people bring us delicious meals. It was so nice. We didn't have to cook at all while he was home. Since then I have decided that I should have told everyone to wait until Brian left and to bring me meals when he was gone and then had Brian make dinner while he was here. :) Life is a little bit more complicated when you have to feed a baby and yourself. But I am getting very good at doing things with one hand. Although everyone made enough for a small Army so really one meal would have fed me for a week straight. I did have a friend nice enough to invite Nate and I over for lunch today so that was great. We got to get out of the house for a little bit and had a delicious meal in the process. We even had turtle bars!!! (Sorry you missed them Brian!! They were fabulous!) It was nice to have the presence of another person around, someone to talk to other than a baby and just a relaxing atmosphere. I am looking forward to other days out with friends. Hopefully Thursday we will have another play date with baby Cadence. On a side note Nate slept pretty well last night and slept a decent amount today during the day....I hope he still sleeps well tonight.

Nate's First Doctor's Appointment

Nate had his first doctor's appointment yesterday and he is doing great. He now weighs 7lbs 4ozs. That's 1oz more than his birth weight which is great. He is 20 3/4 inches long now...getting taller. :) They say everything looks good and that he is a healthy little boy. Nate did great with the doctor. He didn't cry at all and was very content the entire time we were there. Mom, on the other hand, was not happy at all and refuses to see this doctor again. To start our appointment was at 3pm and we didn't get seen until 3:45...ridiculous. Then I guess the doctor really wanted to get through our appointment so he talked so fast that I have no clue what he was saying. I was incredibly disappointed with him and since have filed yet another complaint with the department of the Navy. These people must love me. Mayport is terrible, I always have problems when I go there. His next appointment is when he is 4 weeks old. We will try a different doctor and see if it goes any better. Wish us luck!!

Nate's First Roll

Nathan rolled over for the first time today!! Brian and I have one amazingly smart and strong boy!!

Not So Lucky

I knew I wouldn't be lucky enough to have him sleep through the night. He was actually awake pretty much all night long. How are you awake for almost 24 hours straight??? crazy!! Needless to say I'm exhausted and I'm hoping those 2 1/2 hours of sleep I got through the night will hold me over today.