tatum: one month old

yesterday tatum turned one month old.

hard to believe that it has been a month already.
she is a wonderful baby.
sleeps long stretches through the nights.
only cries when she is hungry.
has beautiful lips and long fingers and toes.
is starting to grow long eyelashes like her brother's.
her mama could just eat her up,
and can't stop kissing her sweet little head.
makes her brother laugh with her bodily noises.
has completely stolen our hearts.
is her big brother's "girlfriend."
daddy's sweet girl.
and is truly a blessing to our family.

and just because i don't want to forget:

naked pics didn't happen because somebody was over it.

and peed all over her mama and clean cloths hanging in the closet.

oh, the ways they can create a load of laundry!



lately

august has been trying and liking some new foods.
among them: olive garden bread sticks, noodles, mac and cheese, and homemade potato chips.
not exactly healthy foods, but we'll take anything he's trying!

tatum's view of our christmas tree.
imperfect, perfectly decorated and redecorated daily.

my addiction, my weakness,
my "morning coffee",
at christmastime my "elf juice,"
and to the rest of the world it's simply known as coke.
i need to quit.....but it will have to wait until another day.

jack the elf made a late appearance this year.
the jury's still out on its effectiveness.
maybe next year he'll be more mischievous like so many others.
some fun elves out there on facebook and in blogland.

my sleeping beauties:
august at the dr.'s office.
he's not sick either.
got a clean bill of health and clear lungs!

tatum in big brother's passed down pj's.
mama may or may not have joined in her snoozing a few moments after snapping this photo.

out before christmas.
'tis the season of miracles!

i am loving instgram on my iphone....so easy, so fun!

tatum's first bath

tatum finally lost her ambilical cord.
or "nasty thing" as august called it.
so a real bath was in order.

her ever watchful brother overseeing the process.

unlike august she didn't cry one bit.
i think she's gonna be a bath girl like her mama.

august preceded to run around like a wild man.

she felt so tiny tonight sitting in my sink.
i know these days will pass quickly.
and i intend on soaking them up.

holiday happenings

we've been soaking in the holidays around here.
first up the christmas parade.

these two were quite the pair.
laughing, waving, yelling merry christmas.

tatum slept the entire time.

and heagan soaked it all in:
dancing, catching "snow," and saying merry christmas.

and there was no shortage of candy.

next up was august's christmas program.
my handsome shepard.

following mrs. alison's every hand move.
he takes this stuff serious!

so proud of him.
his face was priceless when he saw his cheering section.

and grandmama jo came to meet tatum.
our baby girl has no shortage of granmotherly love!

thanksgiving weekend

the weekend before tatum arrived was thanksgiving.
we spent thursday with family eating turkey and all the fixings.

i have only 2 picture to show for the day,
but we loved gathering with the family that we are so thankful for.

friday we took the kids to the woods for some jeep riding and fireside fun.

the men and kortney worked on getting the bathroom and shower up and running.
they all decided that the pregnant lady should be the first to try it out.
(just a little preggo humor!)

i never did get to have belly shots......
this one's for you, mandy!

saturday we prepared for family to join us in watching the big game.

it wasn't pretty, but our beloved noles pulled out a victory.

state champs once again!

another great thanksgiving weekend for the record books.

getting crafty

gran and august got into the holiday spirit by making pine cone christmas trees.

one for august and one for tatum.

the artist takes his work seriously.

hope to get pictures of the final products once they are finished.

(our initial attachment didn't work and the craft closed on us!)

he adores her

10 days ago...

tatum officially joined our family.
she is fitting in quite nicely.

here are some pictures when she was just 5 days old.

love you baby girl!

tatum ray

a week ago today, our family of three became a family of four.
we welcomed tatum ray into the world.

those first precious moments with my sweet baby girl.

before she came, august nicknamed her big foot.....

august seeing "sis" for the first time.

he is so proud of her.
and a few nights ago said this, "i thought about it.
and i liketed the name tatum."

loves of my life all together.

coming home from the hospital,
she stared out the window taking in the world.

tatum, you are such a precious baby.
stealing our hearts more and more each day.