Medieval Fair!!

Well yesterday Darryl got to experience his first Medieval Fair! Yesterday morning I got a twitter from David Payne (my weatherman crush) saying something about how the Medieval Fair was open in Norman. Darryl was having a really good day so we called up the Rigdons and headed down to eat some turkey legs and enjoy the ummm "lovely" costumes! It was so much fun!!

It was a little windy so Darryl had to stay wrapped up in a blanket, but we thought we were pretty cool taking a newborn to the fair :) He had a great time though, especially since he got to spend the day with the Rigdons! We are so blessed to have such amazing friends.

Here are some photos!

Well...its been a long week...

Well we discovered last Saturday that our little man has developped Colic. About a week ago, we started noticing that his behavior was changing. All of a sudden he didn't want to take naps anymore. Then, we noticed him getting fussier and fussier in the evenings. But what really got us to figure out what it was was when he started crying while he was being burped and immediately after eating.
It was a rough day for Mommy when we found out. On one hand, I was relieved to know that you wern't crying because I was doing something wrong. Your tummy was just hurting! But on the other hand, I went through a little phase of grief because I was afraid that I wouldn't get to see my happy baby again for a few months.
But God has blessed us so much since we found out. I have had so many moms call and give their support. Many of them have come over and held Darryl while he cried so I could take a break. Since Chris works at night (his fussiest time) we have gone over to the Smiths house on numourous occasions and spent time with them. We even got to spend the day at Amy Wood's house baking cookies and hanging out with friends. Not to mention Dayla who has come over and loved on baby D a lot. And as always, we are thankful for the Rigdons, Fites, Reiningers, and Howells for all the love they are always giving us.
But I am so excited because the last two nights in a row you haven't been fussy!! I'm hoping its a trend... We would love for everyone to keep praying!!!
Now for a funny story about Darryl... So he is a MOVER. He can inch all over the place and roll over from this tummy to his back. Well, this has made sleeping at night very difficult because every time he rolls onto his back it scares him! So we decided to get one of those wedge things that you can put in the crib to hold your baby in place. Well, we were really excited because it looks like it was working...until last night when we heard him grunting. We looked in the baby moniter and he was "crawling" across his crib... DRAGGING the wedge!! It was hilarious!!!!
Oh our strong little man....

A Mommy Confession...

So last night was rough. You had been doing so well sleeping and all of a sudden for whatever reason you just couldn't sleep for longer then an hour at a time. We would hold you, change you, feed you...yet you kept waking up. I felt so helpless. I wanted you to get a good night's sleep sooo bad because I knew it was better for you (plus I wouldn't mind getting as much sleep as I had the last couple of nights! :)

About my 3rd time to get up and try to console you...I started hearing the voices. "You don't know what your doing" "If you had kept him up longer during the day then he would be sleeping better" "If you had done something different he wouldn't be fussy" "If you were a better mom this wouldn't be happening" on and on they went...I could feel the pressure I was putting on myself as I held you and tried to get you to stop crying.

Well its morning now, and you are sound asleep in your swing. As I'm sitting here praying for you I realized something. I'm not going to be perfect. Granted, I realize now that even if I was doing everything "perfectly" you would still have nights like that. Your a baby. Babies cry and its ok. But as I prayed against the voices that I had allowed to effect me last night God reminded me that I'm not perfect and thats ok.

So son, I can't promise you that I'm going to be the perfect mommy. There are going to be times that I make a wrong decision. There are going to be times when your older that I might say something that hurts you. There are going to be times that I make mistakes and you suffer for it. But I can promise you this.... I love you with every part of me. So though I might not do things perfectly... I am going to love you like crazy. I never want you to doubt or question my love for you.

I love you so much that I'm going to point you toward the person who IS perfect. Who won't let you down and who doesn't make mistakes. You have a heavenly father who loves you even more then I do. And even when I make mistakes, I promise that I will point you toward Him.

You just woke up and your hungry. I can't wait to play with you today...

More little discoveries...

We have had a lot of little discoveries the last few days!

For one thing, we have confirmed that you LOVE country music! You have had some fussy days this past week (lots of gassyness..boo....) and there were times when you would just scream and scream and we would try EVERYTHING we could think of to get you calmed down. Whats the only thing that worked? Sitting in your room in your rocking chair and blaring country music. Now, I know some people might be thinking "oh, well its just music in general that makes him feel better" but oh no...we tried other types of music and he just kept on screaming. The moment we changed it to country you would calm down immediately. This has happend three times! Daddy is so proud!

Also, you officially know how to roll from your tummy onto your back! You had done it just five days after you were born but that was a freak accident and it REALLY scared you. But now, you are doing it several times a day. You still get a little freaked out but I think you are getting used to it! Last night I walked in to check on you and you were on your back (I had placed you on your tummy) and you were just staring at the ceiling with a slightly confused look on your face.

You are holding your head up SOOOO good now!! The night before last we stayed at your grandma Kim and grandpa Darryl's house so we could see how you would do sleeping in your pack n play (You did great by the way!) Before we went to bed, Kim was holding you and you help your head up and looked all around the room. I can't believe how strong you are getting!!

We are hoping you feel better soon! You have had a rough couple of days with gassyness...hopefully you will get better soon!

Another thing I love about you...

You can sleep anywhere.

Little Darryl has travelled to a lot of places over the past month of his life, and one thing never changes...this kid could sleep anywhere. Doesn't matter how much light or noise in the room, lay down a blanket...put him on his tummy, and he is out for nap time. Today we went to Karen and Wallace's house for the afternoon and he did just that. He ate, we played with him for a little bit, and as soon as he started getting fussy (good indicater that its nap time) we put him down for a nap. He slept great! Now if only you could do that for long periods of time....like all night long... :)

Like Father, Like Son....

Te he he....

One month old!!

I can't believe that yesterday was your one month birthday. It is crazy to me how fast time has flown by. Chris and I realized that this means its been an entire month since we have gotten a full nights sleep! He is doing really well though... he is slowly starting to sleep for longer lengths at a time.. don't worry, there will be an excited blog post the first time he sleeps through the night!

Its been so fun to hold him these last few days and realize just how much bigger he is. He feels heavier, he holds his head up really well now, and he focuses on his mommy's face much easier. And don't worry...his crazy hair is still there!!

Here are some random memories from the last month...

• Oh our son has had some crazy poops! One night around 3 a.m. both Chris and I were up with him when all of a sudden we smelled something... sure enough it was the biggest blowout of a poop I had ever seen! It was so bad that Chris started running some water in the kitchen sink, saying that we were going to have to bathe him to get it all off. So I removed his clothes and the dirty diaper and started to carry him to the sink and sure enough....he pees EVERYWHERE! Maybe it was because we were extremely tired, but Chris and I just laughed the whole time. "Welcome to parenthood!" we told each other.
  
• We have had so many friends and family visit us this past month. We have felt so blessed and I know Darryl is so loved. It has been so fun to have so many people into our home!


• Even in the middle of the night, I have loved getting to just hold Darryl and rock him before he goes to bed. It gives me a chance to just think about him and pray for him. I love the look on his face when he looks at me as he is drifting off to sleep...


• I have loved how much closer Chris and I have gotten to each other through the birth of our little boy. The delivery was an experience I will never forget and I especially love all the conversations we have in the middle of the night after we feed our son and get him back to sleep. It has been amazing to watch Chris with Darryl and I am so blessed to have such an amazing man in my life. I know there are going to be times when we get tired and stressed, but I have felt so loved and encouraged this past month. I know Darryl will feel the same as he gets older!


• It has even been fun taking Darryl on errands! We get his little stroller out and walk around. He mainly sleeps but it is fun the few times he does wake up because he just stares at me and smiles. It takes me three times as long to shop now....but its totally worth it!

There is so much more but Darryl is waking from his nap. Here are a couple of pics I took yesterday on his one month birthday! I can't believe how much bigger he is! Love you baby D!

Day at the Zoo

Today, Darryl made his first trip to the zoo! He slept really well last night, and so we woke up and had a really pleasant morning. One of my favorite things to do with him is to lay him on a blanket on his boppy and read to him from my chronological Bible while I sip coffee and attempt to wake up. Sometimes I think I bore him because of his cute yawns :)

Once we got dressed Chris noticed how nice of a day it was so he had the idea that we should all go to the zoo! Darryl was so excited that... he fell asleep :)

But we bundled him up and met up with the Rigdons and the Loehrs at the Oklahoma City Zoo. It was so much fun to be outside and spend time with friends. Plus, we definately put his stroller to good use! Darryl pretty much slept the whole time but I think that means he was having a ball. :) I love him being a baby, so don't get me wrong I don't want this stage to fly by, but I can't wait to see what he will be like when he is older and really knows what is going on around him. It will be so amazing to see his personality and see what kind of questions and thoughts he has.


Well Darryl, you are almost a month old. I can't believe it!!!!