November

Well, I can't believe November is over and we are coming up on Christmas! Things have been crazy around our house! At least one of us has been sick since before Thanksgiving! It all started when Adam got pink eye and it hasn’t really stopped since. Poor Wheaton has had the worst of it. He has had the worst cough for weeks. After several trips to the doctor's office and one trip to the ER in the middle of the night, he was diagnosed with Bronchiatitis (basically baby bronchitis). We have been using the nebulizer every few hours and he seems to be feeling better, but overnight is still really rough. He has been waking up on average about 7 times per night. We are all exhausted. Needless to say, blogging has been on the back burner with many of my other usual pleasures like sleeping and brushing my hair. The worst of it has been feeling so helpless. It's so hard to know what is wrong, what to do, when to call the doctor. I just want him to feel better.

Aside from our various minor illnesses, things have been going along pretty well. As you can see from the photo above, Wheaton has been smiling despite his awful cough. His teachers adore him and have said he is becoming quite the little flirt! He rolled over from his belly to back and is so close to rolling from back to belly! He seems quite pleased with himself. He is not sleeping through the night, but that issue deserves it’s very own post so I won’t even do there right now. Plus, his cough has really complicated the whole sleeping thing. He is now 13 pounds and 12 ounces and 24 inches long. He is such a big boy!

Well, Novenmber was a busy month so lets get started.

The month started out with a bang. Adam's show at Gallery 5 was great. So many people came out for the show!We were all pretty beat when it was finally over! Poor Adam got pink eye!

We had many visitors that week including Wheatons Grammy! We had so much fun on her visit. Sadly, we didn't get many pictures, but there she is above enjoying the show.

Highlights fromThanksgiving:
We spent Thanksgiving at Mimi and Papa's new place in Deltaville

Wheaton spent a lot of time snuggling with family:Here he is with Mimi


and Auntie Brooke


and Grampy


and Papa.

Wheaton had a blast with his cousins Graham and Reid.

We enjoyed taking nature walks.

and being with family.

Wheaton loved Delaville!He found it very relaxing.

Other things that happened in November:

Wheaton got his first winter coat.

Wheaton is getting closer to being able to sit up.

Wheaton and I finally got to meet Kiki and Sawyer. Kirsten is a fellow new mom and blogger. Despite the fact that our mom's went to high school together and we feel like we have known each other for years, this is the first time we actually met in person!

Wheaton had his first play date with Sawyer! So cute!

December promises much more fun. My new plan is to post monthly on my blog. Hopefully I can handle that! Thanks for checking in! Love, Blair

Happy Halloween!

Well, we had a pretty fun Halloween. Wheaton and I dressed up one day before Adam got home from work to surprise him. Wheaton was my little black cat and I was his witch.

We carved pumpkins (and when I say "we" I mean Adam) the night before Halloween. Of course I suggested cat Jack-O-Lanterns as usual. They turned out really well and we got lots of compliments.

The house looked very spooky!
Wheaton wore his scary black cat onsie to day care o Halloween day........

....and dressed up like a baby duck to help hand out candy on Halloween night.

He would like to thank Dixon Mescall for lending him such a cute costume.

I think Wheaton enjoyed his first Halloween!

Birth Announcement!

Better late than never, right?

Back to Work!

Well, my weekdays of staying in my pajamas and taking long walks in search of the perfect acorn are over. I went back to work this week. As hard as it was, I am relieved that the transition went as smoothly as it did. I took Wheaton to day care for a few hours a day the week before to help us both get acclimated. And it was a good thing I did because I was a mess! I pretty much cried all day the first day, but each day got a little easier. It certainly helped that Wheaton seemed to really enjoy being there. I think he was getting bored staying home with me! We really like Chesterbrook Academy so far. His teachers are great and he loves to look at the other babies and at all the bright decorations in the room. Adam and I are taking turns taking him in. Unfortunately, it is pretty far from my office so I have to get up super early on the mornings I take him. I was relieved that he adjusted so well; it made my transition back to work a million times easier. Here are some pictures of his first full day of "school" and my first day back at work. He looks like such a big boy with his shoes on! I addition to preparing for the transition going back to work, we have been keeping very busy with all sorts of "baby business". Here are some of the things we have been up to:

Wheaton and I have continued our yoga practice. Last class he only cried for the last ten minutes or so. He's still working on the whole zen thing.We have established a bedtime routine which includes a bubble bath

Wheaton loves his bath time!

We are still trying to figure out the whole sleeping thing. I always said I would never have the baby in bed with us, but our nights would go something like this. I would put Wheaton down in his crib and he would sleep until his next feeding time. I would feed and change him and then put him back in his crib. The next three hours before his next feeding consisted of me getting up and down to try to soothe him or replace the pacifier. I started just laying on the floor so that I wouldn't wake up Adam a million times getting in and out of bed. He had gone back to work at this point and I was trying to let him get as much sleep as possible. Wheaton really did not like sleeping on his back or being swaddled. We had to buy a special swaddling blanket with Velcro to keep him in. I understand that his startle reflex would just continue to wake him up if we didn't swaddle him, but he really didn't like it and I felt so guilty. Anyway, at three months he is starting to have more control and less of the startle reflex, but he still does not like sleeping on his back. He can be fast asleep in his swing or in my arm and his eyes will pop open the moment I set him in the crib. I am not ready to let him cry anything out, so for now this is our sleeping arrangement:I am sure we have some long nights ahead of us when it comes time to get him back into his crib and he has to learn to fall asleep on his own, but for now we are all sleeping much better like this. Especially since I am not with him during the day anymore, I want to spend as much time bonding with him as I can. I have read about many different theories on babies and sleep, but I think when it comes down to it, each family has to make a decision on what works for them. And eventually they do learn to sleep without us. I promise we will not have a ten year old in bed with us every night.

The window valances and crib skirt came in. It really pulls everything together in the nursery:


Here are some more pictures just for fun:


Adam has been splitting time between helping out with Wheaton and trying to finish his work for the upcoming show he is curating at Gallery 5. He requested that no photos be posted as he looks like he has been burning the candle at both ends. Although we are both thrilled about the show and can't wait for the opening on the first Friday of November, we will all be glad when he can just hang and have fun. Hope everyone is enjoying the fall weather. It's a beautiful time of year! Wheaton is struggling over his decision on what to be for Halloween. Any suggestions out here?

What we have been up to.......

Wow, it's been a while. I guess the every Sunday posting may not be in the cards after all. Babies sure are a lot of work! Wheaton is taking his afternoon nap, so I thought I would take a moment and catch everyone up on what we have been up to over the past few weeks and at least post a few pictures. So here is what we have been up to:Posing for a birth announcement photo

Learning to smile

We enjoyed the last few days the pool was open........

At least most of us did.

Wheaton and I have been attending our "Mommy and Me Yoga" class! So fun!

We have spent lots of time playing with our new camera.

Wheaton still loves his swing!

The Baby Bjorn is also a very popular item at our house these days!


Pussca has graduated from the co-sleeper to the crib (don't worry she she closely monitored when W. is sleeping in there, but I couldn't resist this photo op.) Wheaton doesn't seem to mind sharing his crib, as he has taken over Pussca's favorite place here:


Sashi, on the other hand, enjoys the glider for her naptime.

Adam and Wheaton have been enjoying wearing matching outfits. I am so jealous! The brown cargo pants are always a winner.

We have been been working on keeping on a schedule of eating, sleeping, and playing. Wheaton really seems to enjoy being outside so we have been taking lots of walks. The early fall weather is perfect! I am so sad to go back to work soon! I have one week left, so I may not post again till after that. If you want to view more pictures visit Adam and Blair's Pictures (link on the right). Hope everyone is well!