Noah is off at camp...

Yesterday we took Noah to Charlotte, NC for a week away at church camp. I know I'm missing him more than he is missing me! He was invited by his cousins to go to the camp with them. When he gets home I'll post some of the photos he's taking while he's there, but for now I'll post some that the camp has on their website! Enjoy!

Noah at camp in the rec room

Singing songs in the chapel

Cousin Josh (in the orange) in the rec room

Cousin Joseph (in the blue and gray) in the dinning hall

Two Months Old...

James is 2 months old today! I can't believe how fast he's growing! He had his 2 month check up today and was 12 pounds and 24 inches long! (50th percentile for weight and 90th percentile for height) And, we survived the 3 shots and one vaccine by mouth. There were tears of course but he did well. (And I did well, too, I didn't cry like I did when Noah used to get his shots!)

Pictures, of course, are on the way!

James' Baptism...

Today was James' baptism...it was a great day, he was perfect during the service and didn't cry when he was sprinkled...we were blessed to have James' Godparents there (because they are expecting a baby any minute now!!) and some family as well. Enjoy the photos!!

Us with Katrina & Will (James' Godparents) and Pastor Sizemore

July 4th weekend...

Our 4th of July weekend was packed to say the least...we started off on Friday with a trip to see the grandparents in Greenville, SC...then headed back to Columbia to see the fireworks at Fort Jackson...then the next afternoon we headed to the Blowfish baseball game with fireworks following the game...we had a lot of fun and here are some photos for you to enjoy!

James at the baseball game...being fanned

Noah at the baseball game with the Palmetto Health Baptist Kangaroo

Noah getting excited about the game...well, at least the game food!

James in his sling taking a nap

Noah pretending that his glow sticks are light sabers...lol

Customer Appreciation Day @ Chick-fil-a...

Ok, so I won't go into detail about our lunch but here are some pics of the boys in their cow shirts...too cute!!

Playing Catch-Up...

It's been several weeks since my last post...sorry about that! Needless to say so much has happened in the past few weeks. James is doing very well! He had is first of many baths, has learned to love his swing, bouncy seat, and sitting in his boppy pillow, he adores his big brother and will watch him so intently, he had his first stroller ride when we went for a walk at the mall, and he has learned to smile his beautiful smile that melts my heart every time I see it! Next Sunday, June 12th, is James' baptism and on Saturday, August 1st, we are traveling to VA for my brother's wedding. So, many more photos to come!

Sleeping in my swing for the first time

With my Great-Grandma Duncan for the first time

My first bath...my big brother Noah helping!

All clean!!

My big brother Noah holding me

Noah put on my socks...he likes to help our Mommy with me!

Me in church being very good!

Yesterday...a day of 2nds

What a day it was yesterday. Upon picking Noah up from his last day of school he shouted "I'm finally a 2nd grader!!!" I can't believe how grown up he's getting. And, James had his 2 week old check up. He's doing good...7 lbs, 12 ozs and he's grown an inch!
The only issues right now are that one of his ears looks like it might be more prone to infection and that he seems to have a dairy allergy. Which is making breastfeeding very difficult because I've had to cut out dairy from my diet. It's been three days for me without dairy and he's still not able to keep down my breast milk, so the allergy may be worse than we thought. For now I'm still doing no dairy and James is getting soy formula, which he can keep down with no problems.
(More pictures to come...as soon as the cord to the camera turns up!)

Being a big brother...

Things have changed completely in my house as one would expect with the arrival of a newborn. Not to mention that he is the second child in the house. Noah is loving almost every minute of it. This photo is of Noah getting to meet James for the first time! You can tell that he was so excited...he loves him so much! He's always wanting to hold him and love on him. It's too cute! The only time I've seen any bad feelings about having a little brother were at church today...when people usually ask him how he's doing but today were only asking how he likes having a little brother...it was tough for him. I was worried about him not getting all the attention and we worked on it while I was pregnant, letting him know that there were changes headed our way. He is doing an amazing job of being a big brother...so helpful and loving! I couldn't have asked for two better boys!