New Tooth

Emma Claire's tooth has been loose for a while, but look what we discovered behind it! It won't be long now!

Thanksgiving Pictures from Dad's Camera

I stole a couple pictures off of Dad's camera from Thanksgiving. It's always better when you have 2 cameras around. : )

Left: This is Emma Claire's happy place. She LOVES to help take care of Dawson and take advantage of feeding him when I can pump a bottle. She is definitely a little mommy.

Right: It's take a lot of hands to prepare a feast!

Left: Just look at this handsome boy!

Rigtht: Cousins!

Yes, that's my son picking his nose in the family picture.

Oh my. Taking a picture with 3 small kids is hard work!

Thanksgiving 2012

It is always such a treat that mom and dad are able to come to our house for Thanksgiving. And we don't skimp on food either! Check out his yummy meal we put together...

Uncle Bruce and Kalei even got to come down to share the holiday with us.

You can't believe him. I did.not. have 3 plates!

It's become a tradition for mom and I to shop Black Friday for all of our Christmas presents. Just look at all this loot we came home with after 14 hours! We took care of all of our Christmas except for 2 gifts and had many laughs. Dawson even got to tag along this year and Emma Claire got to join us for our last couple of stops!

On this Thanksgiving we are so thankful for family and God's provision for us this year. He continues to bless in ways that we can't even imagine!

Happy Thanksgiving 2012!!!!

Dawson's Growth Chart

Oh, wow. I was not expecting him to weigh this much at today's visit!

Weight: 12 lbs 4 oz
Height: 23 inches
Head Circ.: 28.2 cm

His weight was with clothes on mind you but the doctor said that would only change things a couple ounces.

Happy 6 Weeks Buddy!!

Dawson's First Smile

This morning at church Dawson smiled at Mommy for the first time!

When we got home I tried my best to get a picture of him smiling. It's not a great shot but you can tell he is happy! : )

Right: We also added a little Elvis lip!

Camp's Thanksgiving Feast

Today I got to share a Thanksgiving Feast with this turkey!

It was such a treat to spend this special time with my boy.

Just look at that ham! (yes, I'm talking about Camp, not the food!)

They sang a cute song about a turkey and then said the verse....

"O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good...."

Psalm 107:1

Dawson was a good boy, too! This is what he did the entire time. : )

I'm so thankful for you, Camp! I love my little turkey!!

Dawson's 4 Week Check-Up

Can you believe this boy is ONE MONTH OLD!?

Where has the time gone. Please, please slow down.

On Tuesday I took Dawson to his 4 week check-up. I was expecting him to be somewhere around 9 lbs but boy was I thrown for a loop when they told me he was already 10 POUNDS! Which meant he had gained almost 2 lbs in two weeks. Oh my, I think we are going to have another big boy!

We did learn a couple things from this visit:

1. Dawson has thrush. For him it's not too terrible but because I'm breastfeeding it's excruciating for me. I have never experienced anything so horrible. A few times I have honestly felt like I've reached the point of passing out when I nurse. Everything I've read says it can hang around for a month or so, so lets just pray it evacuates soon! 
2. Dawson still looked a tad bit jaundice so Dr. Rule wanted to send us over to Rex to have blood work drawn. She wasn't too concerned but just wanted to make sure everything was working properly and that our sweet boy was okay. *We went that afternoon to have the blood work done and everything came out fine. His level was at an appropriate lever and our sweet boy was just fine!
3. Dawson has a big head. His head was measuring quite large for where it should be so she wants to see us back in two weeks to make sure it hasn't grown any larger. It measured a little over 38 centimeters, however, Camp's head measured at 39.9 centimeters at his 4 week visit. I'm thinking we're okay but we'll go back just to make sure.

Weight: 10 lbs (50%)
Height: 22.5 (80%)
Head Circ: 38 cm (85%)

Can I just say what a good baby Dawson is. He is so much more 'chill' than my other two babies were. We are enjoying him SO MUCH. Love this boy!

Dawson Rolled Over From Belly to Back

Guess who rolled over today!? What??? He is too little to do that already. What's going on?

I had laid Dawson on his belly to take a nap and walked to the other room. When I walked back in the room he was laying on his back.

He's only 4 weeks. Slow down baby boy!

Someone Was Taking Over the Bed This Morning