August Already

I can hardly believe that it's already August. We've had a busy week and a half since the last post. Micah is still amazing me everyday. He's talking some "ay" and "ooh" and "i" seem to be his favorites. He's been giving many smiles away to anyone who will give him attention, and let me tell you, he sure knows how to work an audience! We took him to have his photos done this past weekend and he was all smiles and talk. The photographer just couldn't believe how well he did. Here's where I'm going to give the photographer a plug, her name is Bridget Clarke of Columbia and you can go to her website at www.bridgetclarkephotography.com--she does an amazing job!

Well, breastfeeding is still not going well so I've pretty much given in to the bottle. I know that this doesn't make me a bad or a good mom, the important thing is he's still getting the breast milk. Yes, it's more work for me, but it's working for us right now. When it becomes too much, I'll reevaluate our options.

I went for my 6 week check-up last week and got a good report. I'm finally off of the blood pressure medicine!! YAY!!! and I've got 11.5 pounds to go before I'm back to pre-pregnancy weight.

Micah weighed in at a hefty 9 lbs 5 ozs last Monday at a drs appointment for him. He's fine. He went through a good fussy period last weekend and I thought it might need to be addressed, Dr. Lazaro thought it was just colic, but he seems to be much better this week. The truth is, the little guy gets overstimulated way too easily. Well, that's it for us. We're taking Micah to Birmingham for the first time this Wednesday. I really hope the trip goes quickly and quietly.

~Ashley