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Charmed, I'm Sure

On Feb. 12th, I celebrated my 29th birthday. On the 11th, we went over to Michael's parents house for a wonderful dinner. His mom remembered me admiring her charm bracelet months ago, so they started me out with a Pandora charm bracelet! I absolutely love it and am excited to continue adding charms to it. On the night of the 12th, Michael and I enjoyed a nice dinner at Morton's and got to sleep in, as my parents watched Graham overnight. On the 13th when we went to pick up Graham, we went out to dinner with my parents at this fun restaurant that overlooks the lake in Evergreen. What a fun birthday weekend!

3 Months Old!

Our little man is 3 months old!!

Tummy Troubles

"After switching to a different brand of bottles about a month ago, feeding time has gone much more smoothly. He is still eating the soy formula and doing well with that."

~Posted on Jan. 27, 2011

Boy, did I ever jinx us with that post. A few days after I posted that, Graham started throwing up quite a bit on a regular basis. I immediately recognized that it was when we first switched him to formula all over again. Luckily, this time I felt like I knew what to do and reassured myself with a quick call to the pediatrician. Graham's next few bottle were Pedialyte, so that he wouldn't get dehydrated and we could flush his system out. I made the decision to switch his formula to the hypoallergenic kind, as I really felt that he had developed a sensitivty to the soy. We were told when we first moved him to the soy that many kids who had the milk protein sensitivty also had a soy sensitivity and it could take awhile to manifest. While the hypoallergenic smells awful, G seems to like it and has been doing much better. Hopefully this will help with some of our feeding issues - fingers crossed.

Despite having tummy issues, Graham was the happy baby that he always is!

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Family Resemblance

Everyone always comments on how much Graham looks like Michael. While I defintiely see the resemblance, I couldn't help but notice that he has some of me in him too when I saw these baby pictures of myself. The top pictures are of me - on the right I am 3 months and on the left I am 6 months. Graham is underneath for comparison. Also, look back to this post to see how M and G look similar!

All About Graham

Graham is almost 3 months old! I can't believe how time is flying! It seems like just yesterday he was a tiny baby and we were bringing him home from the hospital. Here's an update on all the latest in Graham's world.

He smiles all the time and is starting to laugh a little bit. He is also starting to find his voice, as he has been making a lot more noises.

He can easily roll from his back to his side and enjoys sleeping on his side.

He can wiggle himself all over his crib - top to bottom, side to side. We always find him in a different place when he wakes up. We recently stopped swaddling him when he sleeps (I was nervous about doing this, because for a long time it seemed to be the one thing that kept him asleep through the night) and it has been a huge success. He doesn't fuss when we put him down and continues to sleep through the night.

He LOVES tummy time and can hold himself up pretty well. He has excellent head control and will start to wiggle his butt when he is on his tummy and try to push with his feet. He is definitely trying to find ways to be mobile.

In the past few days I have noticed that he intetionally grabs for things (his lovies, his pacifier, toys) as opposed to it just happening to end up in his grasp.

He continues to LOVE bathtime and getting his hair washed. I have accidentally gotten water in his face a few times, and he doesn't mind at all. I can't wait to take him swimming this summer!

After switching to a different brand of bottles about a month ago, feeding time has gone much more smoothly. He is still eating the soy formula and doing well with that.

He sucks on anything and everything: his pacifier, his hands, his lovies, the collar of his shirt, my shirt.

Daycare is going well for him, and he has only really had one day so far where he was fussy and didn't have a good day. He seems to be happy there and is getting excellent care. Graham is the youngest of three babies! The other two girls are both about 2 months older than him.

Graham is such a wonderful, happy little man. We enjoy him every day and look forward to each and every new thing he does!

The Happiest Baby on the Block

Our little man is all smiles!

Daddy's Mini Me

Graham looks so much like Michael did when he was a baby! At this point it seems like he got his hair color from me and his eyes. At least the shape of his eyes. For now they are blue (also like mine), but that can change as his eye color won't really be determined until he around 6 months.



Graham looks so much like Michael did when he was a baby! At this point it seems like he got his hair color from me and his eyes. At least the shape of his eyes. For now they are blue (also like mine), but that can change as his eye color won't really be determined until he around 6 months.

Graham & Grandpa

With Grandpa Pretekin


With Grandpa Dozeman

2 Months Old!

Graham is 2 months old today! This afternoon, we went to his 2 month checkup. He weighed in at 11 lbs. 8 oz. and was 23 inches long. Way to grow little guy! He also received his first round of vaccinations and came through like a champ. I think it was harder on mom than it was on him.

Happy Holidays!!

Graham has just finished up his first holiday season! At the beginning of December, we celebrated Hanukkah. We also had a few postponed Hanukkah celebrations throughout the month in order to wait for our close friends to come into town. Unfortunately, I have been neglecting my camera and did not take any pictures of our little man at these celebrations. Graham had a wonderful time and received some very cool gifts (clothes, toys for the car, and stuffed animals). Luckily my mom and dad are much better at remembering their camera and documented Graham's first Christmas Eve and Christmas.

Meeting Uncle Kyle for the first time.


Playing with Papa on Christmas Eve before our tradition of making homemade pizzas.


I'm such a handsome man! Look at my cute Christmas onesie!


Hanging out in the middle of Christmas dinner preparation.


The family opening presents. Graham napped through pretty much the entire afternoon and missed the present opening.



A beautiful view from Mom and Dad's deck in Evergreen.

Off to the land of Wynken, Blynken, & Nod

Slumber Parties & Smiles

Graham had quite the busy week! He had overnight stays with both sets of grandparents! On Thursday night, he stayed up in Evergreen with Grandma and Grandpa Dozeman while Michael and I got some work done (him for school and me for a class I have to take for work) and got some sleep. On Saturday night, he stayed with Cookie and Grandpa Pretekin while Michael and I went to the holiday party for his work and stayed overnight downtown. Graham had a great time both nights! On Thursday, my mom told me that she was pretty sure he was smiling on his own and it wasn't just gas anymore. On Friday, he smiled at me for the first time! Grandpa Pretekin captured his smile when he was there Saturday night.





Cookie's friends got her a Pack'n'Play and a swing to have at their house for Graham for her birthday at the end of November. And while he doesn't seem to go for the swing at our house, he loved it at theirs. I'm not sure why this is true, since we have the exact same swing, just with different stuff on it (ours is a lamb and the colors aren't as bright..maybe that's it).