Josie Two Months...

Our sweet girl is two months old today!!! Where does time go?

It seems like we just came home from the hospital yesterday!

What are you up to these days, Josie Claire?

You weigh 13 lbs. 2 oz.

You nurse every 3 hours.

You eat 3.5-4 ounces in a bottle when mommy is away.

You are still wearing size 1 diapers.

You have outgrown 0-3 month and wear 3 or 3-6 month clothing.

You smile all the time now (but it's hard to capture on camera!)

You have started "talking" and coo and laugh just a little.

You are holding your head up really well.

You still love to be held.

You still love to sleep in between mommy and daddy!

You go to bed around 11:00 pm and sleep until 3:00 am when you get hungry.

You then go back to sleep until around 7:00.

You like your swing and bouncy seat a little more (but not as much as being held! ha!)

You're doing better riding in the car.

We went on your first long car trip last weekend to Gatlinburg.

Grady calls you "Jose, Jose" and says "Can I kiss Jose, Jose?"

You love your paci (Nuk).

You love to watch fans and look at light fixtures.

We LOVE you so much Josie Claire! You have brought so much girly sweetness to our house! Can't wait to see what this next month holds...but please do us a favor and SLOW Down!!!

Catching up...

We went for Josie's one month check up on May 6th. She was really five weeks old at this appointment. She weighed 11 lb. 11 oz. and was 23 1/4" long. Both of these are in the 100th percentile! Her head measured in the 75th percentile. She's our BIG girl!!!

She is smiling all the time now, too!

Last Sunday was Mother's Day. We went to breakfast with Asten's mom and grandmother and then went and visited with my Laurie. I left my camera at home and didn't get any pictures except this one below.

We cooked lasagna here at my house and had my mom and sister-in-law over.

My grandparents came over on Tuesday afternoon to bring some gifts for Josie and Grady that my great-aunt sent.

Granny Rose and Josie

Pop and Grady playing trucks

On Thursday my aunt and cousin brought my grandmother over. She will be 90 in August and hadn't met Josie yet. This is our 4 generation picture.

I never blogged about this, but on April 27th a devestating tornado came through our town destroying everything in its path. We are just now beginning to adjust to the way things look around here. Although Grady still gets confused when he see's McDonalds. The other day he said, "I'm sad because a tomato broke chicken donalds apart!" :(

On Saturday, we went to the grocery store and came home to the most beautiful rainbow that looked like it was right over the main part of Ringgold where the tornado swept through. You could see both ends and it was a nice reminder that God is great all the time! This picture does not do it justice, but I wanted to capture it on camera.

Josie Claire One Month...

It's hard to believe our little princess is one month old! She has been such a little blessing for our family. She is just growing sooo fast...slow down Baby Girl!!!

What have you been up to Josie Claire?

You weigh 11.7 pounds.

You eat every 3 hours during the day and every 4 hours at night.

You are wearing 0-3 month clothing. (some of it is getting tight!)

You wear size 1 diapers.

You don't like to sleep in your bassinet. :)

You LOVE to be held!

You haven't smiled at us yet...but we think you're close!

You LOVE taking a bath and especially getting your hair washed. You arch your back to try and get more water on your head!

You don't really like to ride in the car unless you're really tired. We go and pick up Grady from school each afternoon and you usually fuss there or back just wanting to get out!

Grady ADORES you and wants to kiss on you any chance he gets!

You like your bouncy seat and swing...but not for long periods. Mommy uses the bouncy seat so she can take a shower and watch you at the same time. We go this Friday for your one month check up and I will have your stats then. Thank you for being such an angel! We are so thankful that you are such a happy baby.

Easter 2011...

The Easter Bunny came to our house last Sunday!

Grady looked EVERYWHERE for his basket...

...before finding it on the front porch!

He couldn't believe the Easter Bunny brought a Spider-Man basket!

We got ready and headed over to Nana and Papaw's for lunch and an Easter Egg Hunt!

Nan even sent over a basket for Grady and Josie!

He found the PRIZE egg hiding in his playhouse!

Josie Claire slept through the whole thing! This is her sweet Easter outfit that I had made.

(I wish I had gotten a better picture of her in her little onesie...because she MESSED it up big time that afternoon!)

Looking at all his goodies inside the eggs he found...

We went home for a good nap before heading over to Nani's to meet up with Will, Cindy, and Avery for dinner and another Egg Hunt.

Sweet Avery (I love that face!)

Daddy and Josie (sleeping through another hunt)

Grady found a Spider-Man egg at Nani's!

Sweet Cousins

Happy Easter!!!

Precious Josie...

We continue to be amazed by our little doll, Josie Claire.

She is just sooo sweet and we are really soaking these newborn days up!

Just look at those sweet cheeks and double chin...

One of my best friends, Lisa took Grady out to the movies last Thursday.

He really enjoyed being with the "Big Kids".

They all couldn't wait to hold baby Josie.

Abby and Josie Ashley and Josie Alex and Josie

Dylan, Landon, and Josie

I asked Dylan if he wanted to hold her and he said, "No, I don't trust myself!" ha!

Avery and Cindy brought us dinner last Thursday night and Avery couldn't wait to get her hands on Josie. She is amazed that she is smaller than her! This picture below cracks me up. I would love to know what they are thinking!

Since Josie hasn't lost her umbilical cord, we have to wash her hair in the sink. Since it's so long and everyone rubs and kisses on it, we have to wash it frequently!

I can't wait to get her in the bath because she loves getting her hair washed!

All Bundled Up!

Grady has been doing a LOT of this lately...

He's just SO in love with her!

On Sunday afternoon, Pop and Granny Rose came over for a visit. They brought a rose that they had placed on their church's alter in honor of Josie Claire.

Granny Rose

Pop and Granny Rose with Josie

That evening we went over to Bryan and Brittney's for a little get together.

Amy, Josie, and Chandler

Josie and Chandler are less than 10 weeks apart! It will be neat to watch them grow up together!

Today, Grady went back to school. He was SOOOO proud to show off Josie to Mrs. Carla and his friends. When we got home he found a pink hair bow and placed it on top of Josie's head and thought that was so cute to have two hairbows!