We're Officially Teething!

It's been a busy week for Sean - BOTH of his bottom teeth popped through! He had a few rough days but seems to be getting used to his new teeth. Our baby is growing up right before our eyes (sniffle sniffle)....

Flipper

Sean has started doing this funny squeal ALL.... THE.... TIME! We call him Flipper... sounds like he can call dolphins from across the globe. His volumne in this video is about a 5 but trust me, he's normally around a 9 or 10 :)

Tonight Sean realized that he can really splash around with his legs in the tub. It's funny though because his serious face still doesn't match the excitement of his body. Hopefully soon his smile will catch up! haha

Sean's Journey

I've been meaning to put this together for quite a while. It's pretty cool to see all these pictures together. What an amazing journey....and it's just the beginning!!

5 Months Old!

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Christmas Pics & Video

Christmas in Charlotte

Since we'll be traveling for Christmas, we decided to have our Christmas in Charlotte this past weekend. Originally, it was going to be Saturday but as inexperienced new parents we didn't start early enough and had a very tired, cranky baby before the festivities began. So, we started early on Sunday evening and were able to get through everything before Sean's bedtime!
I wanted to give a quick shout out to baby Sean - yesterday he learned how to roll from his back to his stomach. Look out ladies and gentlemen.... we have a mobile baby on our hands!!

4 Months Old

I just can't believe how fast the time has gone. Our baby is already 4 months old!

A Visit to Santa

Emily and I took Sean and Julia to see Santa today. They both did so well, they were pretty much awake and didn't cry!

This is what happens after all the Santa excitement:

Sean's Rolling Over!!

John had a bet with me that Sean would be rolling over by the end of the week. Looks like he won!

Thanksgiving Pictures

We had a wonderful time up in Annapolis for Thanksgiving. Sean got to meet his Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa Jacobs along with the rest of my family. We also celebrated my dad's 60th birthday!!

Exersaucer

It's finally time to put the exersaucer to good use! Sean looks pretty small in it but I think he'll get the hang of it soon enough :)

Aunt E's Visit

We were lucky enough to have Aunt E visit with us for a few days this past week. It was so nice to spend time together although we didn't leave the house very often! Sean loved having Elise around and seemed to fall asleep in her arms a lot :) We hope to see each other again around Christmas.... fingers crossed!

3 Months Old!

I just can't believe he's already 3 months!

Poor baby got his first shots last week. He was just shocked that the nurse he was flirting with one minute could be so mean the next minute!

The best part of this photo is the spitup on my shoulder. I think every article of clothing I own looks like this now.

Can you guess who dressed Sean?

Happy Halloween!

Thanks to everyone for Sean's lovely outfits! We had a great Halloween yesterday!!

1st Roadtrip!

What a weekend! We went up to Richmond for a few days to visit with John's family and Sean did great. He got to meet his Aunt Michelle, Uncle Marshall & Aunt Megan, Great-Grandaddy & Great-Mamaw Bryant, John's Aunt Gale & Uncle Mike and Aunt Katie (second cousin Katie just didn't sound right, haha) . It was a really special weekend and a lot of fun :) Sean was so tired he slept until 6:45 Saturday morning and 7:45 Sunday morning! Yikes! He did pretty well in the car, too, so hopefully there will be many more trips in our future.

Hands Taste So Good

We think Sean discovered his hands today. He hasn't looked at them yet but has started putting them in his mouth every chance he gets! He's starting to grab his blankets (and my hair!) a lot, too. How exciting!!

October Pictures

Sean's First Pumpkin!

We FINALLY got to the pumpkin patch yesterday to get our pumpkins for Halloween. I'm not sure Sean really knew what was going on but he did great in his Bjorn and if you can believe it wasn't the youngest baby there (there was a 3 week old which really reminded me how much Sean has grown in these past 2 months). It will be funny to think that next year he'll be walking around and I'm sure wanting to go on the tractor ride!! :)

2 Months Old!

I can't believe our baby boy is 2 months old already! We don't realize how much he's changed since we see him every day but if you compare his 1 month picture there's a real difference. He's growing up so fast! GASP!
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Sorry for acting 'Stupidly'

Ok so you have to watch these videos in order. John and I keep saying that we have to capture Sean's agony between the time he decides he's hungry and when we can get the bottle ready for him. It's probably about 3 minutes but with this cry you'd think it was 3 days :)

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First Official Playdate

This morning we had our first official playdate! We went across the street to visit Miss Jessica and Rylan who is 9 months old. Little does Sean know that the two of them will be best buds in a few short months! I think Rylan was confused why Sean was so boring....

Afterwards we can home for a quick lunch then it was off to BJ's. I told John that as I was leaving the store I thought - Wow! What a busy day it's been (and it was only 4) - but then I realized that every day is this busy and I just better get used to it. My hats off to all the ladies before me....

Smiling Sean

As usual, Sean is all smiles on his changing table!

And this is just a cute picture of my family...

Grandaddy & Grandma Leigh Visit

We had a really good time with Grandaddy & Grandma Leigh last week. Sean definitely loves all the attention :) We can't wait to see everyone again soon up in Richmond!

One thing Leigh and I did was go through all of the bottles, etc. to see if we should move Sean to anything different to help him eat faster. There's so much stuff and it's SO confusing.... I just had to take a picture to explain!

Getting the Hang Of It!

Well today was a great day! John went to work in the morning so Sean had to come with me for my doctor's visit. I got a clean bill of health (which is great except it means I can once again vacuum and exercise - yuck!) so I'm really excited. We were at the doctor's office for almost 2 hours and Sean did great. All the ladies ooo'd and aahh'd over him and he loved it. He even cracked a smile :) After a quick diaper change in the back of the car, Sean and I met up with John and had a nice lunch outside at one of the local bistros. Sean had his bottle while John and I ate (I'm getting good at eating with one hand and feeding Sean with the other). After we said goodbye to Dad, Sean and I were off to Harris Teeter. This was a big step for me - I was a little nervous to be honest. But once we got inside I realized I was in good company. There were literally at least 10 other moms with car seats in their shopping carts just like me! It was funny. I'm actually starting to feel like I'm getting the hang of things. It's been such a huge change and a lot to learn but we're getting there... one day at a time!

Football In My Life

I took this video Saturday night after the VT/Miami game. It was another long day of football watching and Sean was absoutely exhausted! haha

When Good PJs Go Bad

Ewwwww! Well they say a picture is worth a thousand words... :) This happened last night somewhere between 6 and 7 am!

And here is Sean in one of his new Swedish outfits..... Thank You Mats, Ellen and Hana!! They are they best clothes ever!!