A very special day

^^^This is what I was doing one year ago today ^^^

What an amazing year it's been :)

15 weeks old

Preston is 15 weeks old today! I'm taking a picture of him every Wednesday in the same chair for his first year to see how much he changes and grows. It's fun to look back at the pictures - he's such a big boy now! I weighed him this morning and he's up to 13 pounds. He got this puppy dog outfit as a baby shower gift and it finally fits him. The booties are little puppy faces and sooo cute! I love dressing up my lil' man :)

Superbowl Sunday

Preston got all ready for Superbowl Sunday. He had everything he needed - milk, Doritos, a comfy chair and a cute football outfit. It was all staged though, neither one of us watched it.

Preston is 3 months old!

Preston turned 3 months old yesterday. Our little buddy is growing up fast! He doesn't look like a newborn anymore and he's starting to figure out that there's a big world around him filled with exciting things. He just found his hands and is constantly sucking on them....which makes him a drool monster! He's now sporting a bib at all times to catch the slobber (except when I'm taking a picture of him in a cute outfit). He wore his first pair of overalls yesterday which won't fit him much longer!

First road trip

We took Preston on his first road trip this past weekend. It was filled with many firsts:

First car ride - he did so good!

First restaurant - Noodles and Company (Yum!)

First hotel room


First time holding a bottle by himself


First time in a big bathtub - he loved splashing the water.

First time sleeping in a hotel - he did great!

First changing table (Cheesecake Factory - LOVE that place!)

I can't wait to take many more trips with our little guy!! It's so fun to be a family of 3 ♥

Birthday suit

I realized that I don't have any pictures of Preston in his birthday suit so I got out the camera and we had a photo session a few days ago. I also don't have any pictures of him on his tummy. Well, 86 pictures later, we now have pictures of him in his birthday suit on his tummy. He was a good sport and gave me lots of smiles. He's growing so fast and is getting so big!

(Thank you Anna for the adorable blanket!!!)

1-11-11

A year ago today is when I learned that our final fertility treatment failed and lost all hope of ever becoming a mommy. Such a hard day, but what a difference a year makes!! Here's an updated picture of our little miracle taken on January 5, 2011 - Preston was 10 weeks old:

One year ago today...

Last year on December 30th, Brandon and I did our last IUI fertility treatment. It was our 6th attempt and we decided this would be our last. It was just too expensive and emotionally draining and the dr. told us we should move onto something else if this didn't work. It was by far the most painful procedure out of the 6 and I was hopeful that if we 'gave up', this time would be successful. I found out on January 12th that this time had failed also. One of the worst moments in my life. It was a start of thinking a different way - we looked up information on adoption even though that path never felt right to me. I had given up hope on ever becoming pregnant. Little did I know that 17 days later, little Preston would start growing. Oh man, - it still brings me to tears thinking of all we went through and where we are now.

Here's some Christmas pictures of our little miracle man:

^Santa Baby^

^Love this face!^

^"Stop kissing me!!!"^

2 months old!!

Preston turned 2 months old yesterday - that sounds so much older than 8 weeks. He's such a cutie pie and doesn't look like a newborn anymore. He recently found his tongue which is so funny to watch. He's slept through the night several times now and that's such a treat for mom and dad!!

Bad mommy!!!

In a desperate attempt to get my sweet little Preston to stop crying and to go to sleep, I plopped him down on the bed, tightly wrapped a blanket around his wiggly arms, propped pillows around him so he wouldn't fall over, stuffed a pacifier in his mouth (he hates them!) and turned the radio on and started signing loudly - and badly! - while I folded laundry. He immediately quieted down and while sucking on the pacifier, fell asleep. I know this was wrong of me, but it worked and I may be onto something. Bad mommy!!!