Mother's Day and recent pictures

Life has been trucking along here in Indiana. We officially hit the one year mark the first of May. It's strange because it seems like it's been forever since we lived in Alabama but it also seems like we just moved into this house. We are praying for the future and the next position for our family. 

A few weeks ago we met my parents and Chad's parents at a hotel in Nashville for the weekend. We had a great time visiting and shopping! Chad and I even managed to sneak away for a dinner without kids! That doesn't happen anymore since we moved 7.5 hours away from our babysitters! :)

 Preston seemed to enjoy his first hotel stay. He slept like a champ! 

Parker is really becoming an excellent big brother. He gets worried about Preston when he's fussy. He loves to talk to him and he can make Preston smile with the biggest, most precious smiles! 

 

Our little buddy. He is such a happy little fella..

 Mother's Day 2012... 

Dear Lord, 

Please let me NEVER forget the true blessings that Parker and Preston truly are to our family. I am so grateful that you chose me to be their mommy. I pray that I will lead them to a life that exhaults You. Please also be with the other women who desperately want children and are on their knees praying to you for this blessing. Please comfort them in their time of sadness and heal their broken hearts. 

Preston is 2 Months Old!

Dear Preston, 

You are 2 months old today and we are more in love with you than we could've imagined! You and Parker both are true miracles and we are so blessed to have you as a precious part of our family. 

You are such a happy baby. Your smiles light up the room and make us beam! Your favorite thing to smile at is Parker. He is so silly and he loves to dance around to see you smile. You also love to smile at mommy and daddy. We just bought you a new play mat for the floor and you like to look up at smile at the toys. You are starting to swing your arms at the toys as well. One of your favorite things to look at is the ceiling fan. 

You are sleeping through the night now and you started doing that about a week ago. You will sleep from around 11 pm until 6:30 am. Mommy feels like a new woman! Thank you for being such a great sleeper. 

You don't cry that often. You do cry if mommy is taking too long to feed you though. You are much for waiting. :) You will sometimes have tummy issues in the evening which will cause some fussiness but it's getting better. Thankfully, you don't spit up that often either. Parker had more issues with this so we are so glad you are suffering like he did. 

You love to be held but that doesn't happen as much as mommy would like. With crazy Parker running around, you are getting lots more time in your swing than Parker ever did. Hopefully one day you'll understand! :)

You will take a bottle but it makes you pretty mad. Nursing with mommy is your preference for sure! During the day you want to eat about every 3 hours. If you are in your car seat sound asleep, you will go longer. 

We go to the doctor for your 2 month check up tomorrow. My guess is at least 12 pounds. You are getting chunky like Parker was. 

I am sad because your hair is much thinner than it was at birth but I don't think it was all fall out. 

You are not too crazy about tummy time. Parker hated it so I guess you are taking after your brother. 

You are wearing size 1 diapers and 3 month clothes. You have outgrown all of the cute newborn things we had. :( 

You rolled over at 3 and 4 weeks but you haven't done it since. 

You are a great car rider and that makes mommy and daddy very happy since it's a LONG drive to go back to Alabama for a visit. You are going to your first hotel this weekend. We are meeting the grandparents in Nashville for a weekend of golf and shopping! 

Preston Allen Greenhaw-

We love you more than you will ever know. Our hearts beam with joy when we see your precious face. We are so grateful that God saw it fit to bring you into our family. We can't imagine life without you now that you are here with us. 

 Parker will always show up in pictures when I am taking too many of Preston. Can we say jealous? 

Sweet brothers!

Recent Updates...

Preston will be 2 months old on Tuesday so I'll do an update on him then, but here are some recent pictures. 

Aunt Elizabeth sent these precious matching shirts so we had to model them this weekend. 

Parker is really loving being a big brother. He can make Preston smile better than we can. His eyes will just follow Parker around the room. 

My three kids... :) 

Last Sunday was Preston's first trip to church and Parker's first time to go into a class. They both did great! (No, Parker did not wear the pirate gear into church. I didn't feel like fighting him about taking it off before the picture!)

More to come, but guess who has slept through the night the past 3 nights??? :)

Preston's 1 Month Update (2 weeks late)

I can't believe that Preston is already one month old! (He will actually be 6 weeks old tomorrow so I'm late posting this!)

This first month has been such a joy. We were blessed to have both sets of grandparents stay with us after Preston's arrival which was so helpful. One of my biggest concerns before the birth was how Parker would adjust. Having undivided attention from the grandparents made Parker's life pretty great! He didn't even seen to notice the baby.

For the most part, Preston has been a great sleeper. I think that he might be hitting a growth spurt right now though because he is wanting to eat every 2 hours again. He will sleep for a four hour stretch now which is nice... I am dreaming of an entire nights sleep though... The lack of sleep is starting to catch up with me now.

He is also a good eater. We are breastfeeding now. Not sure how long I'll stick with it but for now, it's fine. I am also pumping so he can practice taking a bottle. He prefers to nurse, but he will take a bottle which is great! I need some breaks!

He has rolled over from his belly to his back twice. He did it the first time at 3 weeks...

He is in size 1 diapers.

At his one month check up (which we actually went to at 5 weeks) he weighed 10 pounds and 11 ounces.

He is smiling now. I caught one of his first real smiles with the camera. My dad was holding him and he was just grinning away. It was precious.

He loves to watch and listen to Parker. I am sure that Parker will provide endless entertainment for him for years to come! :)

He made is first trip to Alabama at 3.5 weeks old. He did GREAT on the drive. We only had to stop one time to feed him.

He hated his first bath that we gave him when we got home from the hospital but he seems to like them more now.

A full belly at bath time!

I caught him smiling at my dad. Isn't that sweet?

Easter Sunday

Parker and Julianna. The Manchesters came to visit the first half of Spring Break. We loved having them here with us!

This picture makes me laugh. Preston is screaming his head off and Parker is just happy as can be.

My precious boys. I am so thankful for these gifts that the Lord has blessed me with.

Sweetness..

Our sweet Preston...

We survived the first 2 weeks!

Our sweet Preston is now 2 weeks old. Both sets of grandparents spent a few days each up here helping us adjust to life with two kids.. We are so thankful that they were able to come. They were great entertainment for Parker and I think that it made the adjustment period for him MUCH easier.

So far, Preston has been an amazing baby. He only cries if he's hungry or if he has gas. The first night home from the hospital was rough because he was up and down all night but after that he was done so well! The first week he was only waking up one time during the night! I would feel him around 11 and then put him down. He would sleep until 3. I would nurse and change him and put him back down and he would sleep until 7 or 7:30... How great is that?? Now, the past few nights he has woken up 2 times.. but still.. You won't find me complaining...

I am nursing him for now. Some days I am ready to quit but it's getting better. He's a great eater thankfully, but I just don't really enjoy the sore boobs... (sorry boy readers!) :)

Preston weighed 7 pounds and 7 ounces at birth. He lost down to 7.1 the morning we left the hospital. We left to come home on a Sunday afternoon and we went in to the doctor Tuesday morning for a weight check. He was already back up to 7 pounds and 11 ounces! He gained past his birth weight! The doctor was so impressed she said that she didn't need to see him until is 1 month check up.

Parker is really enjoying having a big brother. He likes to talk to him and he loves to sing him Twinkle Twinkly Little Star. It's precious to my ears! However, he gets very frustrated when Preston cries and it keeps him from hearing his cartoons...

Preston loves to be swaddled. (what baby doesn't?) Chad is the MASTER swaddler. He looks so cute wrapped up like a little baby burrito.

Chad went back to work the day after we brought Preston home from the hospital. He opted to take off 5 Friday's instead of just taking one whole week. It's working out great and it helps to break up the week. We took both boys downtown yesterday for the St. patrick's day parade. The Friday before Chad took Parker to MOnkey N Around to play. We LOVE having daddy home with us.

Here are a few pictures....

Bath time! Preston doesn't love a bath as much as Parker did at this age.

On our way to the doctor for a weight check.

Daddy giving Preston his first bottle...

My sweet boys!!

And of course, our Parker! We went to the park today and played outside. The weather here has been gorgeous! I can't believe how lucky we have been with our first "northern" winter!

Parker and Preston

Comparison pictures...

The morning of my induction with Parker... 39 weeks...

The morning of my induction with Preston... 39 weeks and 2 days...

Parker... He had a "tan" from being under the lights for a few days.

Preston at the hospital.

I think they look very similar except Parker looked "chunkier" even though Preston weighed more at birth. Sweet Parker had that big ole head... :) Preston's is smaller.

Both precious miracles!!