Royal Wedding

So, I recorded William and Kate's wedding and watched it today after I got up. I have always been fascinated with the royal family and English history. The wedding today was just beautiful. I love weddings, they always make me cry. Now they remind me of how special mine was. It always makes me think about how happy and blessed I am with my sweet husband and now precious son. I thought Kate looked lovely. I LOVE hats! I wish more people wore them because I would totally wear them all the time. I think next Easter I am just going to go for it and wear one. Maybe I will set a trend ;). I thought Kate's sister also looked beautiful. I also think it is fun that my name is Catherine Elizabeth just like Kate. Thanks Mom and Dad for giving me a royal name. I was watching a special about Kate last night, and they talked about the coats that Kate is always seen wearing. I think they are great, and I would like to have one. Some people think it is silly that people have made such a big deal about this wedding. But I think it is an important part of history and not to be laughed at. Whether you are a fan or not, it is still a big deal. I'll get off my soap box. Now I would like some wedding cake!

Schedule

It seems we are finally on a schedule with Gus! He has slept for 6 hours in a row the last 3 nights. This is our current schedule, He eats at 8am, 11, 2, 5, 8, and around 10:30. Then, the last three nights he has been sleeping until around 5. Sometime we are off schedule by around 30 minutes, but I am trying to follow it the best I can. He seems to be doing great on it. This has made life so much easier for me and Josh! Now we are working on his napping. He doesn't always like falling asleep and fights it. Today he keeps waking up while he is down for a nap. But, it seems we have overcome colic! Yay!!

Josh was off work yesterday, and we enjoyed the day just being at home! It is nice for me to not be by myself with Gus all day and to get a little of a break. But, I love spending my days with this sweet little face!! Sometime I just look at him and cry because I feel so blessed. God is so good :)

News Flash!!!

Big news...... Gus slept 6 hours last night!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We could not believe it. He did scream for two hours before he went to bed, but it was amazing to sleep that long. The last time I did was March 7, haha. Hopefully it won't be long before he does it again. :)

Sleeping Baby!

Because of this:
I can make this post!

So yesterday after being up most of the night with Gus, I took Gus to the doctor. As we had guessed, he is just has colic. The cure.... waiting for him to grow out of it :( It is just so frustrating when he cries and cries, and we can't make him happy. Sometimes now, I can tell when he is just being fussy, and it is almost comical. We tell Gus that he is being like the boy who cried wolf! He does cry though every time that he has a dirty diaper, he hates being wet! Gus has definitely tried both of our patience. I am glad to have this experience though, because I am hoping someday I can help some other mom who has a very fussy baby.

When we do have time with Gus when he is awake and not crying, it is so much fun to watch his facial expressions! I cannot wait until he is happier, and we will have more times enjoying him :)

I have some issues with clothes since Gus was born. I only had about 4 shirts that fit besides my maternity ones. So, last weekend while we were in Dallas I went shopping!! I was so excited to shop :) I tried to not buy too many maternity clothes because I knew I wouldn't be wearing them very long. So, I had not really shopped much at all since last summer. I was able to find several things over the weekend. It made me feel so much better! Although they aren't the size I wore before Gus, I am just glad to have something to wear. And- all but one thing were on sale! (that always makes me very happy)

All my swelling finally went down in my legs and feet! It was a glorious day when I was able to put my foot into my shoes. It took about a month for the swelling to go away, so I was afraid it would never happy and I would need all new shoes.

I think the biggest adjustment with Gus has been the loss of my time with Josh in the evenings. Gus so far usually is crying and fussy in the evenings. So, we spend the evening taking turns trying to keep Gus happy. Even watching our usual TV shows is sometimes difficult because we have to pause the show all the time when Gus decides to be upset.

Over the last few weeks I can tell that Gus knows who I am. He will move his head so he can see me. It is so amazing to me. I just pray that I am and will be a good mommy to this precious little boy that has been given to me.

For all the moms who read this, I am thinking about getting a swing for Gus. Do any of you have one that you recommend?

Busy Busy!

So, I thought I would have time to post updates when Gus took naps. However, that has not been the case! Gus is a bit of a fussy baby. Sometimes he has to be held when sleeping because he wakes up when we put him in his bed or rocker seat. We have our good and bad days. We have tried mylicon and gripe water, sometimes they make him feel better and sometimes they don't. We finally are on a pretty good schedule. He eats about every 3 hours, sometimes every 2 during the day.

We made our first big trip to Dallas last weekend. Gus did great! I fed him during take off each way on the plane, and he slept the rest of the flights.

We got Gus weighed last week, and he was gaining as he should! Now if we can just work through all the fussy times.

Sorry for such a short post, but he is starting to wake up from his nap. Here is a picture from this weekend: