Feeling "Risky"

I do realize that this photo is late news, but this photo just makes me laugh each time I see it. Gus was DJ Lance Rock for many Halloween parties we attended, but while dressing him for church on Sunday, I realized we could make a pretty amazing costume for Jeff's work party. So... here's Gus being "risky"... and quite adorable at that.

That Face

This boy is 19 months. I cannot believe it. In the meantime, I am kissing those cheeks as much as I can.

Gus is 1!

Our baby boy is one. We finally got to celebrate this boy today with cookies, cotton candy, Lion cake (when we were younger, my mom always made these amazing birthday cakes, so I am trying to continue that tradition), and our wonderful families. It was so fun to plan a party for my baby boy. If you can't tell, I think he really loved his cake (and party).

Gus + Balloon

I took pictures of Gus hanging out by a big balloon that I used for a baby shower. He didn't know what to make of it, and was a little scared of it, but it sure makes for some cute pictures.

(My baby boy is almost one in only a couple of weeks- I cannot believe it!)

Outside

Though we've enjoyed a couple walks outside this week, we cannot wait for the weather to be warm so we can play, swing, slide outside- especially now that this guy is crawling and exploring everything!

Gus's Quilt

This is the quilt my mom handmade for my baby boy. I selected the design and fabric, and she made it- isn't it beautiful?

She had to hand-stitch each and every triangle that make up the circles. His quilt is something that me and Gus will cherish forever.

And, if you can't tell, Gus absolutely loves it.

My Boy and Me

Cannot believe my baby is already 10 months old! Time? It really does go by fast- something I didn't notice until I became a mom.

Happy Messes

Baby Boy Eating

The end.

Baby's Blessing

We blessed our sweet boy this past Sunday. It was such a joy to see friends and family come together for our new little family. Jeff gave the baby the sweetest blessing. A cherished day for this mommy.

One of my favorite pictures is the second one above that my sister took of me and Jeff lacing up our baby's shoes just before he was blessed.

Our Baby Boy!

Look who I get to spend all the day (and night) with. We have the sweetest baby boy who we love and adore! Baby was born on Tuesday, March 23rd at 5:48pm. He was 7 lbs and 3 ounces and 18" long and is growing every day.

My labor started with some good contractions around 2:30am and then we finally made it into the hospital around 10:30am, and baby came approximately 7 hours later. The labor actually went by pretty fast for me (even if my epidural stopped working when I was at an 8- ouch). And, within hours we were holding our precious baby... a memory that I will never forget! We are so in love with our baby.

Thanks for letting me share our fun news!

(I'm going to keep his name on the down-low- just because we're paranoid like that. BUT, I'll be starting a private blog, so friends and family, watch out for an invite soon!)

More About Baby

Remember this shot? I wanted to keep up the tradition, so on Valentine's Day, I made Jeff do a photo-shoot with me. It wasn't the ideal situation because we had to use the self-timer, so a lot of shots I wanted to do, just wouldn't work.

However, I LOVE the results of our little photo-shoot. Don't we look so happy with my belly? It makes me laugh, but it's because our little boy is in there, and we love him so much already.

As for me, when this shot was taken I was at 35 weeks, and am now at 36. (Less than one month to go!) Here are some observations of this pregnancy as of late:

+ I crave sweets all.the.time. I'm not joking. It HAS become a joke though.

+ I wake up a lot during the night with the need to shift pillows, and how I'm lying.

+ Baby moves all the time, and I love feeling his different movements. It always makes me smile.

+ Bending over is pretty difficult. I feel like an old woman most of the time.

+ Heartburn? It still hasn't left me alone. But, thank you to a tip in my comment section (Thank you Marta!) Tums Smoothies are thee best remedy.

+ Baby's room is almost complete! I just need to order this mobile, and we're set. (Okay- and, I still need to organize the room, Jeff needs to paint a couple things, but after a trip to Ikea over the weekend, we're good with the furniture.)

+ We're getting so excited to see our little guy. Just the other day Jeff and I were wondering what his laugh would sound like. I cannot wait to find out.

+ My little sister welcomed her baby boy just 11 days ago. I'm sort of obsessed with her little boy because I cannot believe how perfect he is. And, it's so amazing to see her transition into a mother overnight.

+ Can you tell we're excited? We truly are.

We Like Robots

We just purchased this print for baby's room... don't you love these robots? They're pretty awesome. (I especially like "Q" bot.) Print purchased here.

PujBaby Tub

Look what came in the mail for me! I'm an official product tester for PujBaby. Soon, I'll be able to test the above tub (which I've heard is amazing) with my own little guy and review it right here on this blog. Puj makes baby bath tubs.

To learn more about PujBaby and the tub, go here.