1st time - Dinner at the Table

I had a school trip earlier this week, so I was away from home for two and half days. When I got home, as I was holding Troy, I realized he was sitting up pretty much by himself. I was so excited that he was able to control his head. So, the next night, we had dinner at the table and Troy sat in his high chair. How fun!

Small town

You know you live in a small town when you go to the local Mexican place and your baby gets passed around while you eat. I love it!

School Supplies in Use

Troy used his school supplies at daycare Friday to make a grandparent's card for Grandparents Day. His teacher said he did not do very well in art class, poor kid. You can see from the picture that his hand isn't exactly even. Unfortunately, he only made one card at school, so Brian and I had to make some this morning. These cards did turn out well, but I didn't take pictures of them.

Hallie's Birthday

Today was Hallie's birthday party. We had a great time watching Hallie spend time with her friends. Right before we left, I wanted a picture of grandma and grandpa with all their grandkids. It is IMPOSSIBLE to get all the kids making normal faces and looking at the camera at the same time, but at least they are all smiling.

First Calera Game

Brian tried to take Troy to his first Calera game for our opening game, but an hour and half lightening delay and the possibility of rain made them stay at home. So, Troy got to come to his first game Friday night. The band always marches down to the field, so Troy got to come along in his stroller as Dee pushed him.




Troy did a great job at the game and is so content to sit in anyone's lap. He did sleep during halftime (we're gonna have a talk about that so he knows that halftime is the best part).

First Troy Game for Troy

We had looked forward to being able to take Troy to his first Troy football game for a while. We had a blast and it was a pretty special game because we got to sit in the Chancellor's Suite. The University dedicated the new fraternity houses on Saturday and as part of the dedication, Chancellor Hawkins invited one alumni from each fraternity to join him in his suite. Brian was chosen for his fraternity.



It was a great game. Troy slept for half the game, and Brian actually fell asleep for about 5 minutes too...pretty funny that he slept during a football game. The outcome was great with a Troy win in the last few minutes of the game. Everyone in the suite was so friendly and it was fun to cheer on the Trojans with them. Brian even joined in "high fiving" with the other men in the suite.

After the game, we were able to get Brian and Troy's picture made with Chancellor Hawkins.

3 months

This has been a really good month. We are finally in a routine as far as nighttime and morning time goes. Brian and I make a good team. Troy is doing a great job at sleeping in his crib all night. We usually put him to bed around 8:30 or 9:00. Most nights I only have to get up once to put his passy in his mouth, and then he's fine. I get up between 5:00 and 5:15, so I just put him in bed with Brian then. I get myself ready and then Brian gets up at 6:00. He gets ready while I feed Troy. Brian usually changes and dresses Troy (which Brian says his is favorite thing to do all day) and I usually get the bottles ready. Brian fixes our lunches and helps me carry everything to the car and we leave at the same time. I am so blessed to have such a great husband who is so helpful.

Daycare is going well. The ladies tell me all the time what a good baby he is. I'm so grateful that they are taking care of him. He is taking his bottle well and eats a little over 4 ounces each feeding. I never thought I would be able to do it, but I'm keeping up with nursing, and that's going well.

Troy really is a happy baby. He is so much fun right now because you can talk to him and get him to smile. He LOVES being sung to, and Brian and I make up silly songs all the time. It doesn't matter to him what we sing, he just likes it when we sing. He smiles and smiles.

Things that I love about my baby this month:
I still love his pajamas. I'm not sure I'll ever quit loving the footed sleepers. I just love it. He is so cute.
I love how he giggles when you sing to him.
I love how his face lights up and how you can get him to smile by getting close to him.
I love how he relaxes in my arms.

He is still growing and now wears mostly 3 months. He is in a size 2 diaper already. Something new that he is started doing this month is sleeping on his side. I put him on his back, but it doesn't take long for him to end up laying on his side. He curls up that way and it's really cute.