Happy Wednesday

Happy 80th Birthday

Today is my Gran's 80th birthday! She never thought she would make it to see 80 and she is over the moon to have made it. You can just tell in the pictures.

Happy Birthday Gran, We love you!

Generations

My Grandparents flew to my parents house over the weekend from Oklahoma. They wanted to meet their first great-grandchild. So Chris and I drove down to San Diego for the weekend and hung out with the family. We had four generations in one house. It was a lot of fun. We did puzzles, chatted, ate, shopped and celebrated a very important birthday (coming in the next post).

Gran holding Nash

Just hanging in the living room

Nash in his Sunday Best

Before Chris and I left, we had picture time. (sorry for my appearance, we ran out of hot water and needed to leave to get to church) It was crazy trying to get all the pictures that we needed to get, but I think we succeeded!

Mommy trying to get Nash to smile

4 generations of Men

4 generations of Women

All 4 generation couples

What we did to entertain Nash during pictures

The whole Smith family (minus my brother Hunter)

Last but not least our little family

Just a side note: It has been tradition in the Smith Family to do puzzles on family gatherings. Gran and I have been doing puzzles for as long as I can remember. So now I am married and this was the first time Chris did a puzzle with Gran and Grandpa and I. He had a lot of learning to do. We have puzzle rules: such as the border has to be done first, then all pieces are laid out upwards, then organized by color and then you can start the puzzle. While doing the puzzle you can not place puzzle pieces on top of the already done parts and if you take a piece from the organized pieces you have to put it back in the same place. Little did he know I have become a pro at putting together puzzles; so we had a friendly competition. I will let you determine who won;)

Baby Nash is 7 Weeks Old

7 weeks

Can you please stay little? Please

You are gaining weight everyday, I actually think every feeding.

It is the most amazing thing being a Mommy and so excited to watch you grow.

Sleep: For you to go into a deep sleep you need to have a full tummy. This past week we had a couple of nights where I did produce enough milk and you did not have good night sleep. Right now you are waking up at 10:30pm, 3:00am and 7:15am. You have stopped grunting during your sleep but once you do start grunting you are on your way to waking up. I am letting you sleep on your tummy more and you are loving it. You slept in your port a crib for the first time this week.

Feed: You are officially eating at least 5 oz every feeding and we are still breast feeding. I am still not eating any diary and my diet is pretty bland, to save your tummy. You continue to take the gas and lactate drops, but hopefully you will be able to stop these next month. Spitting up continues every feeding. I am truly not enjoying this aspect and hoping it goes away soon. You still breast feed and bottle feed. This is a huge grace because your Dad gets to feed you and I am so thankful for that.

Weight:You have to be almost 10 lbs because you are so heavy to carry around. I have started using the Mobi this week and you seem to really like it.

Length: I think you have grown because we are starting to fit 3 M bottoms.

Milestone: You had many firsts this week.

• You slept in your own bed this week. Of course it was only for naps
• Slept on your tummy for naps
• Focused on toys for a whole minute and even followed your hippo with your eyes
  
  
• Funniest Moment this Week: All the accidents that have occurred. Refer to the previous post.

Your favorite toy: You love this snowman rattle and a hippo that goes on top of your car seat. You have started to notice yourself in your mirror on the activity mat. You just stare in the mirror. I love this.

Diapers: We have officially moved into size 1 diapers and you are wearing 0-3 month clothing.

Mommy Moments: I never knew how hard motherhood would be from the very beginning. I look at him and just cannot believe he is mine. To watch him grow and learn is the most amazing feeling. Never in a million years would I think I would not care about spit up on my clothes or not being able to take a shower every morning. The love that you have for your little one is outstanding and I just love the little guy so much.

Styling Mom....Not so much

The last 24 hours have given me a new meaning to style. I officially smell more of spit up then I do of my Vanilla Lotion. My clothes have spit up or poo all over them and I still wear them out (not proud of this but right now it is survival mode) Doing my hair and make up is my last priority and my legs received a visit from my razor for the first time in 10 days.

Lets give you a run down of the past 24 hours.

• 24 hours ago, I was giving Nash his feeding. He had just finished the feeding and we were reading books in his room. Well...I was reading and he was sitting there listening, I think. All of the sudden he felt really warm to me. Then the warm sensation started to trickle down my leg. I lift Nash up off of my lap and what do my eyes see. POO! And not just a little, I mean a lot. Seriously, did the diaper not catch any of it. I scream for Chris to come help me, because I was sitting on the chair my parents lent us and did not want to return it stained with Nash's poo. So the clean up process started. Chris took Nash, holding him as far from him as he could, to the changing table. I hobbled to the laundry room and ripped my pants off and got some new sweats. The rest is just how you would expect. Both of us freaking out. Trying to figure out what to do with the poo stained clothes, while dealing with a very calm baby on the table that had poo all the way to his neck. His look was of "what is your guys problem, my tummy feels much better and I am not screaming".
• 18 hours ago I was making dinner for myself(it was fend for yourself night...proud mom?). I had put Nash on his tummy on the activity matt in the kitchen. I look over and he had spit up and then proceeded to lay his head in the spit up. It would have been nice if the spit up was just liquid but it was not. It was from the pit of his stomach milk curdled spit up. It was in his hair, ears, neck, face and mouth. Oh so gross. I picked him up, then decided I needed to eat so I finished making my sandwich while holding my spit up boy. At this point I decided I was going to multi-task. I asked Chris to put his bathtub in our tub and I was going to bath him in our tub while I was eating my sandwich. I mean in my gymnastics days I would multi-task taking a bath, while eating dinner and doing homework, this should be doable right. Oh was I mistaken. We got in the bath and everything was going great until our little Nasherson decided he was going to poo in his bath. Not again. Another poo thing seriously. So I in turn quickly picked him up out of his bath. Dunked him in my bath and Chris took care of his little tub. Not even 5 minutes later he pooped in my bath. Great. Here I am sitting in poopy water in my tub while holding him. Not exactly how I thought this event would go.
• 6 hours ago Another poopy mess. I would love to have cameras in our house when this happens. Nash was sitting in his bouncy seat and Chris and I are on the couch. We hear this big toot and we looked at each other and just knew. Another blow out. I got to check, sure enough up out of his pants on his bouncy seat. And the routine continues.

(right before his explosion)

Needless to say, I guess it is a blessing that I have not bought new clothes or that I cannot fit into my nice clothes. I do not want them to fall victim to Mr. Nash just yet.

Speaking of fitting into clothes. I have officially lost over half of my pregnancy weight. Only 13 more pounds to go. However, it is funny how my brain works. I thought looking at what my body was going through during pregnancy was hard, the after math is even worse. It is my biggest struggle and my mom and I were talking about it the other day. I want to lose this weight so bad and be back to pre pregnancy by spring training so that I do not have to subject all those people to this body. But in all reality, what my body is going through is the real reality and I have to keep reminding myself of Psalm 139:14. I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

In a conversation that I was having with my friend Annie (if you have not read her blog you have to....she has two adorable little girls and is one of the best writers I have ever met) about the struggles of motherhood and everything that my brain is thinking of; she explained to me that it is about your little one and you sacrifice for that one just as Christ has for us. So I need to eat more hamburgers and french fries and not worry about the cottage cheese that seems to be lingering on my legs or the stomach that looks like jello and is just lost on my body right now. Go with my gut and do what I know is best for my little guy. I am the one who knows him best. And if he is sleeping with us now, I am pretty sure that will wear off by college:)

2010 in Review

Below are some of the highlights for us as a family in the year of 2010:

• We were blessed with our Miracle Baby - Nash Christopher on November 17th
• Chris and I took an amazing trip to Hawaii
• Sold the Big Blue Truck after 8 years
• Bought a new truck - 2011 Toyota Tundra Crew Max
• Spring Training was in AZ and a lot of family came out to visit us
• We lived in 4 states: CA, AZ, NC, and KY
• I started a new project that allowed me to work from home
• Started house hunting in Denver, CO
• Celebrated 4 years of Marriage

(This is how we spent our Anniversary this year)

Baby Nash is 6 Weeks Old

6 weeks

Munchkin you made it! You are considered full term!

You grow everyday and more clothes go in the tubs that do not fit anymore

You celebrated your first Christmas with us and we will never forget it.

Now we move onto the New Year and our little family is so blessed.

2010 was the year of a miracle for us lets see what 2011 brings

Sleep: You have done so great this week. As you get older the better sleeper you are becoming. Our nights now have a constant schedule. You get a bath around 7:30 every night and then you stay up until about 9. Then you sleep until 10:30 - 11 and I feed you. After that you sleep until 3:45 am! Way to go Nasherson. Your Dad feeds you at this time and then he puts you back in your bed and you will sleep until 7:30am. It is so nice to have a routine sort of. One funny thing about you sleeping is if anyone is holding you and they move a muscle you will give them a goat noise. It is really funny. We know when someone has moved when they are holding you.

Feed: You still love your food. You have been eating more and more and I am trying to keep up with you. Your Dad still does the middle of the night feeding and you eat so well for him. Sometimes you hate to burp, which in affect has you spit up all over the place. I am not a big fan of this spit up phase and I hope you are getting enough to eat because seriously you spit up a lot. We go through so many burp cloths and clothes because you are constantly spitting up on them. While I am burping you, you will push your feet against me and push your tummy off of me and try to make your butt stand up straight up in the air.

Weight: 8 lbs 14.5 oz....20% The doctor is very happy with your progress. It is funny how different your little body looks as you gain weight. I love to see the little rolls grow

Length:20 1/2 inches....15% Your little legs are short and are bowed just like your Dad's legs. You have his body! Your head is 14 1/2 which is 9% so right now you have a little head just like your Momma.

Milestone: You had many firsts this week.

• You smiled! But only once and it was so amazing for me. We were sitting in your room singing and rocking in the chair and you looked at me and just gave me a huge grin. Now if I could get you to do it again...that would be wonderful
  
• We read our first books this week. Goodnight San Diego, Hola Jalepeno, The Christmas Story, The ABC Bible Versus and many other ones.
• You had your first Christmas. This was amazing and you mainly slept the whole time. Santa brought you an activity jumper. I think your Dad's favorite gift you got was the train that goes around the Christmas tree.
  
  
• You went to church for the first time for Christmas Eve service
• You went to see Santa for the first time. You slept for most of the time but we did get a picture with him.
  
  
• You met Annika and Brayden Schroder for the first time. I hope you are close to them as close as I am to their Mom, Dianna.

Funniest Moment this Week: While we were opening gifts at Noni and Gramps house you decided to give everyone a touchdown sign. It was so funny. You stayed in that position for about 3o minutes.

Your favorite toy: You got several new toys for Christmas. Right now I think you are loving your books and rattles that you have gotten. You like to spend time on your activity mat and love to look at yourself in the mirror when you are having tummy time. You love love love bath time. Which makes your Mommy so happy

Diapers: We tried size one diapers this week however they are still a little too big. So we will finish with the NB diapers and then by then hopefully you will be ready for size one.

Mommy Moments: The holidays were amazing with you around. Having you here brought a whole new meaning to Christmas for your Dad and I. We just love the miracle that God gave us with you! Every time I look at you I can not believe that you are mine. It is so fun having you part of our family.