One Month Old!

"Hey Ya'll! I am one month old and my mom is a slacker for not taking many pictures of me lately!"

I am a little late on this post, Mack turned a month old on Sunday. I have been awful about taking pics these last couple weeks but I am going to try to get better. Mack has been keeping us pretty busy! He is growing so fast. I already had to put away most of his newborn clothes because he is too long for them. Here are a few pics of him this week...

You may notice the little red bump under his right eye, Mack had his first pimple. I think it is called baby acne, who knew? It is all healed and we hope it is not a sign of whats to come in his teenage years :)

Bath Time!

I think we are safe to say that Mack will never be a streaker. This little guy hates being naked! He screams at the top of his lungs every time we change his diaper or change his clothes. Today was the first day we could give him a real bath since it took his belly button a little bit longer to heal. I knew it was going to be bad and he was going to hate it and he did. Here are a few pics...

I want to give a shout out to our loyal companion, Bailey! He has been a trooper since Mack got here. He has forgone his #1 spot in our household and been very sweet to his new brother. We have trouble remembering to feed him and take him out as much as we used to, but he doesn't seem to mind. He even took a little nap in Mack's boppy. (Yes, mom, I washed it after this)

Mother's Day!

We had a great Mother's Day! My parents left early Sunday morning and it was the first time in four years I got to see my mom on Mother's Day. Later that afternoon Jim's family came over to visit with us, Mack enjoyed being held by all his family.

Jim and Mack gave me my first Mother's Day cards and I had already received my present in the hospital, a beautiful David Yurman ring. Mack did good on his first Mother's Day!

Later that afternoon, Jim's cousin Stewart and his family came by to meet Mack. It was fun to see Parker and Bennett with him.

Also, Mack had his two week check up today and everything looked great. He is up to 9lbs. 6 oz. It only took me about two and half hours to get us both ready to go, I have got to work on that!

Lainey!!

My mom (Lainey) has been here for two weeks helping us. For those of you who know Lainey, you know she is a cleaning machine! I don't know what I am going to do when she leaves, and I actually have to do laundry and make our bed again. She really spoiled us! She also got up at almost every feeding with us and changed lots and lots of diapers. Mack is going to be so sad to see her go, but we hope to make a trip to Mississippi in June! I also want to give a shout out to Jim, he is a trooper for putting up with his wife and mother-in-law and a newborn for two weeks all the while going to work everyday and getting up for lots of early morning feedings.

Also, since Lainey can't drive farther than Tupelo or Columbus by herself, my Dad and Uncle Chris came to SC to spend the weekend and pick her up. Uncle Chris was not able to get here for Mack's birth because of school so here are some pics of them.

Mack is getting ready for the baseball draft in 2027!

Schedule

Sleep, Eat, Poop, Burp, Occasional Hiccups, Paci, Rock, Sleep again for 3 hours and REPEAT.


Who knew that such a little body could be on such a strict schedule? I didn't! I admit I did not know much about babies besides the stuff I tried to read before Mack arrived but nothing prepared me for how much of a schedule he would adopt. It is like clockwork and as long as each step goes smoothly we are sitting pretty. He wakes up at almost the exact time for him to eat again and we start the cycle all over. I am just trying to keep up!

But, every now and then he throws a kink in the schedule. Last night was one of the those nights. Mack had a stomach ache that would not go away. He was so frustrated and uncomfortable and I felt so bad for him. It led to a sleepless night and threw us all off course. He seems to be feeling a little better this morning so I hope we are getting back on track.



Here are a few pictures from this week.

New Blogger

Following in Jim's footsteps, I have decided to start a blog for our family. I hope this will be a way for all of our family and friends near and far to keep up with us and our new adventures with Mack. The past week and a half has been such an exciting, overwhelming, sleepless and rewarding time. We have already learned so much and it is true what they say, you just learn as you go. Here are a few pictures from Mack's first week and half. I hope you enjoy!