Thanksgiving with my dad

First off, I will apologize for so many pictures but it was just so hard picking which ones to post. Well, on Thanksgiving morning my sisters, Adrianne and Brittany, my dad and I all woke up bright and early to do the Turkey Trot. To the left is a picture of us right before the walk began. David was suppose to join us but the cold he had been fighting to get over came back ten times worse so he stayed home to sleep so he could join us later and enjoy some good food. We left Trent with his grandma Ginger and Aunt Gail to "help" them while they cooked. To the right is a picture of Trent hanging out with my cousin Alex all decked out in his Turkey bib. It was such a nice Thanksgiving because we had so many people in town. My other cousins, Jeff, his wife Amy, their little one Gus, Melissa and her husband Bill also came in from out of town to celebrate. To the left is a picture of Trent and me and as you can see in the background is little Gus exploring the backyard. I just can't get over what a perfect first Thanksgiving it was, besides David being sick, with so many people for Trent to meet for the first time and to see again. To finish off all the pictures, I had to add in one with his grandma Ginger. He just looks so tired from the busy week he had but happy to be in his grandma's arms. I am just looking forward to a wonderful Christmas that is just right around the corner!

Thanksgiving at my mom's house

Due to having so much family in town this year, we had two Thanksgiving dinners, one at my mom's house on Wednesday evening and one at my Aunt Gail's house with my dad's family on Turkey Day. It was very special this year at my mom's house because my grandma flew in from Maryland to celebrate Thanksgiving with us. She finally got to meet her fourth great-grandchild and just loved being around him. Also, while my older sister, Adrianne, was still in town, our mom treated us to the Mavericks game on Saturday night. It was so much fun! Below is a picture of myself, my sister, my grandma and my mom after the Mav's game.

What a big boy!

We went to the doctor the other day for Trent's 2 month check up and he is weighing in at about 14 pounds and is 24 inches long. He's about in the 90th percentile for his age. He's growing up so quickly! To the left is a picture of Trent in his cowboy gear from a week or so ago and to the right is one of him in his outfit just a few days old...he doesn't even look like the same baby! Look how much his onsie use to hang on him and now it's starting to get a little snug.

Naps, baths and smiles

Trent was sure in a different mood yesterday! He just wanted to sleep all day long. After he finished eating late in the afternoon, I put him in his bumbo chair so he could look around and work on his head. I figured since he had been napping all day he would finally stay awake. I went to go get some laundry started and when I got back to check on him I found him passed out in his chair! Then later that night he finally started to wake up and wanted to play. I gave him his bath and he was so good. He didn't cry once and actually really enjoyed himself. He just stared at his daddy and "talked" to that other baby in the mirror. When I took him out to dry him off he just smiled and started "talking" to me. Of course I asked David to get the camera and by time he has it we couldn't catch Trent's full smile...just this small one. I think we have a camera shy baby :-)

A new baby?!

I've heard so many people tell me to just wait till about 3 months and it's like a new baby because he'll start sleeping through the night and the colic will go away and so on...well it's already happened!! Ever since last Friday, Trent has been sleeping 6-8 hours a night. It was really sad too because I put him to bed around 8 or 9 like normal and I started getting sleepy around 11 but figured I might as well stay awake. Midnight passed and then 12:30 and he was still sleeping! Finally, I feel asleep and didn't wake up until about 4 am. I figured it was one night thing but sure enough every night since he has been sleeping "through the night"! On top of that he has been so happy and playful. He really gets fussy if he's tired or hungry but besides that he just hangs out and takes in everything around him. Up at the top is a picture of Trent with his little twin buddies and to the right is him in his bumbo chair. He's head control is getting better each and every day.

Happy Halloween

Trent had a very busy Halloween! We started off meeting one of my friends for lunch. From there we went over to another friend's house to see her twin boys who were born just 4 days after Trent. After that we met up with my sister in law and her three kiddos. We got all the kids dressed up and went to mine and my mother in laws work. Then Trent got to join his cousins and their friends while they went trick or treating around the neighborhood...well actually Trent was dressed in his pumpkin costume sleeping all bundled in his stroller. Here is a picture of Trent with the youngest, Gavin. It was pretty difficult trying to get a picture of a 7 week old and an 8 month old but soon enough these two will be playing non stop together!