Giggles, Goblins, and Ghouls

Jace REALLY laughed at us for the first time on October 22nd!

It was the best sound ever! I love his little laugh and he get the hiccups after laughing!

I'm in LOVE!

One day I am going to miss holding my sweet angle like this!!

We took Jace out of daycare since hours were being cut at work. Thankfully my mom is able to come and stay at our house Monday - Thursday to care for Jace.

She is so excited to be able to spend this time with her grandson!

Looking handsome wearing Daddy's hat!

Trying on our Halloween costume - and talking! LOL



We went Trick or Treating in Lexington! We met up with all of Jace's little friends there.
Before the trick or treating festivities we went over to the Schumpert's and BBQed.
We had a blast as usual!


THE CUTEST GIRAFFE EVER!!

The whole crew!

Keely, Trey, Jayden, Trinity, Gabe, Kylee and Jace

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Jace's other little buddy, Oren, turned one and we went to his BLAST OFF Party!

Happy 1st Birthday Oren!

I can't believe its been a year! I remember going to see Latisha in the hospital the day he was born! The very next day is when I found out I was pregnant with Jace!

We try to use our Bjorn carrier when we can - Jace can finally face forward in it!

We went for a short bike ride with Jace in Bjorn. Justin actually wore him because I couldn't seem to balance on the bike with him on the front of me.

My Aunt Didi came to Texas all the way from Pennsylvania! We don't get to see her often so we went to Mimi's house to visit with her.

Jace found his feet November 19th!

I was at work but my mom was sure to snap a picture of him for me!

Entering Back into the Working World

We started putting Jace in his crib to sleep at night. He had been sleeping in his swing.

It was the perfect angle for his reflux and so cozy for him.

He seems to be doing great in the crib so far - as long as he can sleep on his tummy.

Now I know how "bad" it is to let babies sleep on their tummies before they can roll but it was the only way this kid was going to sleep! his doctor never said NOT to but said she couldn't say it was ok. She did mention her child had reflux and slept on her tummy started around 8 weeks!

I LOVE outfits that have stuff on babies' butts!

Justin was in Nathan and Amy's wedding so we packed up and went to Austin.

Jace did fairly well on the drive and he slept great (better than expected) in his pack n play!



His fingers were a big hit before I gave the pacifier back to him (took it away until the breastfeeding and latching was better managed) - but he found his hands again!
This could be a good and bad thing if it becomes a new fave!

Wow - they start young!
This is Jace and Daddy watching football! He LOVES the bright colors of the jerseys.

I had to return back to work on October 12th.....SO SAD!
I really enjoyed the time I had with Jace - seeing him develop and grow right in front of my eyes every minute of every day!

Dropping Jace off at daycare was not nearly as hard as I thought it was going to be. Don't get me wrong it was not easy but I didn't bawl like I expected to.
Daddy telling Jace good bye at daycare

Getting my snuggles before leaving Jace at daycare for the first time

Justin and I visited Jace at lunch time and he was ALL SMILES!

I was so glad he was happy there!

Blowing bubbles!

My 2nd favorite time of the day - picking up from day care!

He is always so happy to see me!

My MOST favorite time of the day is waking Jace up in the morning - he smiles so big at me!

Ready to go to church for the first time!

We love bath time. Its officially our family time!

We give Jace his bath then play on the floor for a bit before bed time.

Strong boy pushing up!

SO HANDSOME!!

" Mommy - stop with all the KISSES!!!!"

Slowly but surely filling out!

Not "Good Bye"...Just "See Ya Later"...

We made the difficult decision to give our chocolate labs away to a family where they will have more attention and MUCH more land to enjoy!

Once Jace came into this world we were not able to give them the attention needed. They required much more than Lil Bit.

They are living out in the country where Baby is now a table scrap fed inside dog - and I am sure fat as can be now. Rebel is surrounded by other females that he gets to breed with often - I am sure he is in heaven! LOL

Good part is we get to visit whenever we want and and even pick them up for a weekend.

Oh how I miss that face! He was the CUTEST puppy EVER!!!

Rebel and Baby
We love you and miss you!

I am SO far behind...

I am SO far behind but I will try to keep up once I get caught up....

Here is Month Two!!

We figured out what was causing Jace so much grief while eating - reflux! His doctor prescribed Zantac - which didn't work so we moved onto Prevacid. What a life saver! Poor baby was hurting during and after feedings. The Prevacid seems to have made Jace a totally different baby!

Jace and Daddy ready to watch the Longhorns beat Texas Tech

Jace is finally warming up to Tummy Time!


Such mischievous smile ALREADY?!?!?
He started to slightly giggle and coo at us!



Learning to grab at his toys! Its amazing how fast they learn and develop!




We took a trip to Lexington for the first time with Jace......

While we were there we stopped and visited with Granny.

She was happy to see Justin and his new baby!

Jace had his 2 month appointment WITH shots on his 2 month birthday!

Poor guy!

We did our monthly pictures before the shots.

Look at those LONG skinny legs! :)

Opa Huetwohl buys all the grandchildren and great-grandchildren teddy bears.

Here is Jace's teddy bear! We are going to start adding this teddy into our monthly pictures so there is a visual to see how much he has grown!

Month One

WOW! What a journey so far and it's ONLY just begun!

One month FLEW by and was full of new and exciting things!

I was able to get out and do a mommy thing by myself. I went to lunch at Chick-fil-a and then to get my hair highlighted and trimmed. As soon as I made it to Katy I was missing Jace BIG TIME! Its so funny how you think you want to get out alone but once you do you are consumed by the urge to just be home with your child! Justin did great taking care of Jace while I was out but I was so happy to get back home to both of my boys! :)

I have been putting Jace on his belly to sleep for naps since that is the only time he will let me do "tummy time". If he is awake he HATES it! I kept thinking he would never learn to pick his head up while on his tummy because we never get to practice it.

Jace smiled at Justin and I for the first time on the 16th of August.

It melts my heart! After he smiled that one time we were able to get him to smile many more times. Oh SO SWEET!!

Here is a picture I was able to catch of him smiling.


We went to the doctor, Jace was diagnosed with reflux and was put on Zantac to help. I PRAY it works because it is very difficult to get him to nurse due to it.
He is steadily growing - on the lower end of average but growing :)

Here is our first monthly picture - I will try to do this picture with the same set up every month for his first year to show the growth and changes he will go through!

Playing Catch Up....

I have been behind on updating the blog but I have a VERY good reason :)



Jace is 3 weeks old now and things are getting easier by the day.



I plan to go back and add posts about the labor then week one, two and three.....I am hoping to be able to really stay on top of this for those of you that like to follow my blog.



Well, nursing is difficult with no hands - so I am ending this post. Just wanted to let you know that the blog is not over.

Week Three

My family on my mom's side came to visit. Mawmaw, Nanny, Uncle Greg and Ethan all came in from Louisiana to visit. Although I was tired and it was a short visit, I really appreciated seeing them.

Mawmaw loving on Jace!

Ethan did great holding Jace - even if Jace was crying.

I remember when E-Man was this little! :)

He has gotten so big and SUPER smart!

Uncle Greg

My Nanny rocking Jace

Yikes - I look pretty rough but I had VERY good reason too

That little bundle of joy keeps mama BUSY! :)
Three Generations

We were invited to a party with Jace's other cousins!

It was nice to get out of the house for more than just a doctor appointment.

We had fajitas and sweets.......I had a small sample of a margarita but WHOA!!! a few sips and I was woozy - I could not handle it plus I didn't want it to affect Jace either.

Jace's cousins are pretty close in age....

Jace (2.5 weeks), Brayden (11 weeks), and Ryker (6 months)

Three Weeks old!!

Still in that baby acne stage LOL

Next up.....One Month :)