I rarely have the opportunity to get my real camera out and take pictures of Samuel but at around three months old I made it happen and here are a few favorites of our beautiful baby boy!
Christmas 2014
**Clearly I'm really behind on blogging, but I don't want to give up! There just aren't enough hours in the day for me to keep up like I used to be able to, but my goal is to still post here as often as I can.**
We had a wonderful but somewhat unconventional Christmas this year. My entire family of 11 went on a week long ski trip to Breckenridge, CO. It was all planned before we found out we were pregnant (and due 3 weeks before the trip) but we decided why not!?! What better way to kick off life with two little ones than baptism by fire.
Our pediatrician advised us not to fly with a newborn because of germs at the airport and on the airplane, so we knew we would drive while the rest of the family flew. But then it occurred to us that the only thing worse than a 13 hour road trip with a newborn would be a 13 hour road trip with a newborn AND a toddler who requires constant entertainment. So we sent Beckett on the plane with his uncles and aunt and cousins, and my parents decided to drive with us in case we were sleep-deprived. Thankfully with Samuel's early arrival we weren't all that tired and he was still super sleepy, so the trip was a breeze. And Beckett LOVED getting to ride on an airplane and talked about it nonstop.
We all were in a great condo together until my 3 year old nephew Tucker came down with the flu the second day we were there. So my brother and sister-in-law checked into a hotel for a couple nights to get him past the most contagious period, and thankfully it was a very mild case and he was feeling so much better even by the next day. Miraculously no one else came down with it. So everyone got to ski for a few days each, including me! It was great to be on the slopes again. I love to ski and have been dozens of times (we lived in Connecticut for a few years when I was in elementary school) but hadn't skied since college.
The cousins were SO HAPPY to be reunited at the condo on Christmas Eve, as were the rest of us, and then we spent Christmas morning at a tubing hill together and had a blast.
Beckett loved playing in the snow and Samuel just snoozed away inside. It wasn't the most relaxing holiday with 4 kids 3 and under in a fairly small condo all day, but we all took turns skiing and caring for the little ones and had a lot of fun while we were at it!
Here are a few pictures. And you'll notice I don't have any of my brothers, SIL or mom but I promise they were there and we all hung out ;)
We all were in a great condo together until my 3 year old nephew Tucker came down with the flu the second day we were there. So my brother and sister-in-law checked into a hotel for a couple nights to get him past the most contagious period, and thankfully it was a very mild case and he was feeling so much better even by the next day. Miraculously no one else came down with it. So everyone got to ski for a few days each, including me! It was great to be on the slopes again. I love to ski and have been dozens of times (we lived in Connecticut for a few years when I was in elementary school) but hadn't skied since college.
The cousins were SO HAPPY to be reunited at the condo on Christmas Eve, as were the rest of us, and then we spent Christmas morning at a tubing hill together and had a blast.
Beckett loved playing in the snow and Samuel just snoozed away inside. It wasn't the most relaxing holiday with 4 kids 3 and under in a fairly small condo all day, but we all took turns skiing and caring for the little ones and had a lot of fun while we were at it!
Here are a few pictures. And you'll notice I don't have any of my brothers, SIL or mom but I promise they were there and we all hung out ;)
Lots of snow at the condo!
One of my favorite parts of the trip was skiing with my dad like the good ole days!
Samuel had his own way of enjoying Colorado and all the snow...
Kolby and I on the slopes:
Beckett LOVED the snow!
Christmas Eve! Beckett was so excited when my parents told him he got to open a present.
Samuel was pretty excited too :)
The cousins! Love this crew.
We had to exaggerate Beckett's height a little for him to be allowed on the tubing hill, but he was so brave and loved it. Here he is walking with Pops and listening intently to the instructions.
Ready to go! We actually went A LOT faster than I was expecting, but Beckett did great! We just paid for one run for him then he played the rest of the time in the lodge with Pops and the other kids while we adults got serious with some tubing competitions.
I have to share these two pictures of Beckett. He has such a potbelly that we couldn't zip his snow pants but he was in good company because I couldn't zip mine either. And the second picture is when we went out to dinner one night and it was cold and snowing and even though we were only outside for a few minutes I'm pretty sure Beckett froze in that position. Even after we got inside he didn't move for a few minutes.
And then it was time to head home... and this little passenger slept like the sweet baby he is the whole way!
And a few pictures from our own little Christmas at home this year..
At the tree lot.
Love my flannel boys!
He takes the decorating very seriously...
Reading stories on the first day of advent.
Our neighborhood has a Santa's Village that we go to every year and Beckett loves it.
What a great Christmas it was as a new family of four!
Samuel: One Month Old
Kolby was home for three of the four weeks of Samuel’s first month of
life (he took two weeks off, plus Thanksgiving break) so we had a ton of time
as a new family of four and enjoyed it so much!
I love having a tiny baby around again.
I firmly believe there is no better human experience than holding a
sleeping baby on your chest and I’m so thankful to be living that for hours
every day.
Samuel looks a lot like Beckett at times but they are so different in
just about all other ways! First and
foremost he is SLEEEEEEEEEPY. He sleeps
so much I can hardly believe it. It’s
normal, but Beckett was awake so much that the difference seems shocking. Samuel eats really fast, also in stark
contrast to Beckett. Well, either he
eats fast or just can’t stay awake long enough to eat for more than a few minutes. I was so happy to hear at his one month
checkup that he’s been gaining weight like a champ because of how little he
seemed to want to eat. So far it seems
that Samuel loves a pacifier, something Beckett rarely took to at this age (or
any age, really). And Samuel’s cry
sounds like a little piglet. Oh, and he's super tan. But I think that's mostly the jaundice ;)
Samuel loves loves loves to sleep on our chests with his legs pulled up
like a little frog. I’ve enjoyed this to
no end and am already dreading the day he grows out of liking it so much. I feel like a picture of him on my chest
sweetly sleeping soundly pretty much sums up his first month of life.
Above all else about Samuel, its most worth noting that he is super
easy. He’s sleeping great (waking up
twice in the night to eat but then easily going back to sleep) and eating
great, and although he does not love awake time when he’s not eating, he’s not
awake much so that fussiness is always short lived. He’s happy in his car seat and we’ve been
able to go on several outings (including out to a nice dinner for Kolby’s mom’s
birthday when Samuel was only a week old) and he’s just snoozed in his car seat
the whole time.
I’m looking forward to him being awake more so we can get to know him
better, but he sure has made this first month of transitioning to a family of
four easy on us by being so content!
Some pictures from Samuel’s first month!
First car ride... home from the hospital!
We have this insanely soft blanket and Samuel can't stay awake if he's in it. We call it the miracle blanket and you'll notice it in most of our pictures of him :)
Family resemblance much?
Beckett on the left, Samuel on the right.
I love this picture so much. Newborns are seriously the best.
Meeting Gran and Daddy Monk
Catching some rays to help beat his jaundice. He's actually still jaundice a little bit but the doctor said it'll resolve by about 6 weeks old.
Here's the image I'll always have of him as a newborn. So sweet I can barely stand it.
My little nap buddy
Sam Frog
It's tiring being this handsome
So tiny and sleepy....
First family outing to church.
(Sporting my post-baby bump with pride here. That belly has served me (and these two precious boys) well!)
(Sporting my post-baby bump with pride here. That belly has served me (and these two precious boys) well!)
Bed buddy
Sleepy
Almost ready for Christmas!
Happy one month birthday, little one!
Welcome, Kirby!
Welcome to the family, baby Kirby!
Kason and Sarah welcomed their second child, little miss Kirby Reed, on December 14. Everyone is doing great and big sister Kyndall is taking on her new role like a champ!
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