Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving! We spent the holiday down in Tampa with Mike's family. A busy but wonderful couple of days. Mike and I are slowly starting to realize just how difficult it is to travel with a baby. Thinking next year we may just stay put and have everyone come to us!
Shaun hit the two month mark on Friday. It is going so fast!!! Everyone keeps saying how big he is getting and how much he has changed in the past month. We go to the doctor in two days so I will be back then to report his stats :)
I wanted to share some photos with you that my friend Juliet took for us over the weekend as our baby gift. They turned out beautiful and I am so happy she was able to capture Shaun at his two month mark. Enjoy!

Shaun meets Santa!

I just had to share this picture with everyone. We took Shaun to meet Santa for the first time yesterday. I took this with my cell phone but we ended up buying a few as well. We just couldn't resist his sweet face. Not a single tear was shed! He must love Christmas just like his dad. Thanks goes out to Grandma (my mom) for the adorable hat!!!

As for other news...Shaun is finally starting to settle into a routine. Which has been wonderful for Mike and I...helps us plan our days a little better. He is sleeping 8-9 hours consistently every night. I am in heaven! Let's hope this keeps up. It's hard to believe Shaun will be two months old this week. He is changing and growing so quickly. I can't keep up! His little smiles melt my heart and I am loving watching him develop his little personality.
I go back to work next week and just the thought of it makes me cringe. I don't want to leave him!!!! My mom gets in on Tuesday and will be staying with us for two weeks. We don't start daycare until January and for that I am thankful. I am just not ready. Somebody better be waiting for me with a box of tissues the first day I have to drop him off. Mike and I have actually talked that it might be a better idea if he drops him off instead of me. I think that may have to be the plan or else I might just end up chickening out.
We are looking forward to spending Thanksgiving with Mike's family this week. Can't wait for everyone to see how much Shaun has changed in the past month. Wishing all of you a very happy holiday!!!

Shaun's first time holding something!

So I tried to get Shaun to hold onto something today and turns out he is a fast learner! Success on the first try! So cute!!!

Shaun on his activity mat...he loves it!

So we've been using this mat for a while but we just put batteries in the bee today. What a difference. I honestly think he could stay in this all day and be happy. He hasn't stopped smiling. You should be able to catch a few smiles throughout the video. Enjoy!

Shaunie smiles!

So I've been trying to catch a smile on camera or video. I know this one is a little blurry but it's the best I've been able to do up to this point. Guess I need a camera that snaps pictures more quickly because every time he smiles it's gone before I can capture it! It melts me heart each time he does it. I have found that when I sing to him it's a sure way to get him to grin. There was quite a bit of singing and faces going on when this picture was taken.

Things here are going well. Tonight Mike and I are going out to dinner for the first time without Shaun. Tomorrow is our anniversary and our neighbor offered to watch him tonight so that we could go out and celebrate. I am so excited for a night out alone but I am getting a little nervous about leaving him. We'll see how this goes!!!
Shaun is getting bigger by the day. Finally had to pack away all of his newborn clothes and graduate him into 0-3 months. I was surprised at how sad it made me. My little man is growing up! We have been trying to get him into some sort of nighttime routine. So far it's been working well. Bath time is his favorite. Followed by a feeding and a book. He has been sleeping for 6-7 hours since we started this new schedule so hopefully he will keep it up. It has been nice to get some sleep!

Shaun at 6 weeks

So this video cuts out for some reason but thought I would share anyways...it's just too cute to keep to myself!

Shaun's new hat!

So it has been unusually warm in Jax the past couple of weeks. Some days it has been close to 90! Finally a front has started to make it's way through and we are supposed to get down to the 40's this weekend...WHOOPEE!!!! I love the cooler weather.

Tonight Shaun and I went for a walk and I just had to share a picture of him in his new hat. It's a pilot hat with bear ears on it....too cute!!!