Catching up on things around the house…

Before Collin’s arrival I was busy getting the kids rooms rearranged.   Here are some ‘not so great’ pictures of them. 

Jack and Hailey share a room now.  I’m planning on painting two of the walls a teal or green color (like his bedspread) that way the whole room isn’t lavender! And sorry their beds are not made… at 9 months pregnant crawling into those beds to make them was NOT happening :)

See the missing closet door…add to the project list!

Collin’s room is pretty much done.  Maybe a little more decorating but we’ll get to that eventually. 

 

 

See the spot that needs to be painted… That’s another project I need to get too.

We went down to Cordele for Memorial Day weekend for our family reunion.  My mom won over Hayden by letting him get wet in the big fountain!! Don’t you love his little mohawk :)     

We’ve started getting in Papa’s pool in the evenings.  It’s been so hot you have to wait till after 7pm to play outside!

 

Hailey is loving the swimming. She will take her swimmes off and flip upside-down underwater. She is our water baby!  Jack is still leery about getting in. Papa or Daddy can hold him but he really doesn’t enjoy it.  Today he got in a raft and was much more comfortable. He loves the sprinkler so maybe he’ll eventually get in the pool… or not :)     

Here are some snapshots of story time before we put the big kids to bed.  I guess Collin had heard this story too many times…. he was a little bored.

I’m loving my cuddle time with this baby.  I just want him to stay this small and soft forever.  I don’t care if I hold him for two hours to let him nap. It will be over so soon and I want to soak up every moment.

 

He had his first apt. with the pediatrician last Friday.  All was good for being 3 1/2 days old.  He was already back up to his birth weight and still no signs of any jaundice.  We go back this Wed for his 2-week check-up.

He’s been sleeping in his pack-n-play bassinet, but he recently took his first nap in his crib.

Who Knew??

So over the years I’ve seen my share of “hospital” pictures that newborns get.  Hailey’s was taken in her isolate with the classic striped cap and blanket.  She must have been just born because her face was all greased up with that eye goop. Thank goodness the picture was complementary with our stay :)  Jack’s picture was a little better. We got to have him in an outfit and the lady just laid him on my bed and snapped a few shots. I bought the smallest thing they had… a big button you could pin on…  Collin on the other hand had awesome hospital pictures taken.  He was about 12 hrs old and the lady came in and just went to town.  I loved them so much I told Darren and my mom I didn’t want any flowers I just wanted the CD of these shots.  Well my mom still brought me flowers :)  I was going to wait to post these until after I made his birth announcement but lets face it… I may not get around to that for two months!!

 

CMJ part 2

So here are more pictures from Collin’s arrival.

 

My dad brought Hailey and Jack to meet him about 20min after he was born. They came barreling in the room so excited and ready to see this baby that mommy had been telling them about for the past 9 months.  Sometimes I don’t think they believed he was ever going to get here!    

     

Fun little tid-bit about my three kids:  All of them were born on a Monday… and the day after an American day of remembrance.  Hailey-- Dec. 8th (day after Pearl Harbor Day) Jack-- Sept. 12th (Day after 9-11) and now Collin—June 7th (day after D-Day, invasion on Normandy)    Weird Huh?!?

       

About an hour later it was time for Collin to head to the nursery for his bath.  The kids and my dad and Darren went with him.

 

It must be 90* in those nurseries… I love how they get all stretched out when they are warm and toasty!

Collin loves his hands and tries so very hard to sooth himself with them.  He has found his thumb a few times on his own.  Trying to keep him swaddled is a joke right now!

     

We keep trying the paci too