Smiling!

I wanted to share some video of Gage smiling. He starting doing this a couple of weeks ago and we just love seeing it. Sorry about the shakey camera work. I'm new at it. :)

Catch me if you can

So we've been trying to capture a picture of Gage smiling but it's been a challenge. We've gotten close. We also wanted to be able to look back and remember what he was like at 6 weeks when he smiles and coos so we went out and bought a camcorder this week. So hopefully in the next few weeks I will be able to get some video up on here so everyone else can hear him "talk" and see that beautiful smile as well.

Here are some pictures that we took this week in our quest to get that smile.

Baseball

We had received an outfit as a gift for Gage not too long ago that is baseball themed. Since it's a summer outfit I wanted to make sure that he wore it at least once. So as our tribue to baseball and the World Series that is going on, here is Gage in his baseball outfit.

We can't wait until next summer when he will be able to wear his Cardnial gear and hopefully get to go to his first baseball game to see the Travs play!

Smiles and Colds

This has been a good week although I think that we are getting colds. With the new beautiful fall weather comes crazy messed up sinuses. I started feeling sick Sunday night with a runny nose that has now progressed into a cough, sneezing and the works. Kelly now sounds like he might be getting what I have. Let's just hope that Gage doesn't get it. We are washing hands and making sure not to give kisses right now. I can't wait to get better so I can give him lots of kisses. The nurse from his Doctor's office called this week with his blood re-test results and they came back completely normal which is such an answered prayer.


This week Kelly and I got our first real smiles from Gage. It's such a great thing to see. He is also starting to coo and working on finding that voice of his. I am working on getting a picture of that beautiful simile to share.


Other than that we have just been hanging out around the house this week. Although I did get to run by Kohl's to spend the rest of a gift certificate that I got from my bosses at work for Christmas. I was proud of myself. I only spent what was left on the card and got $10 of free Kohl's cash to spend at a later time. Here is what I got for Gage for to wear at Christmas.

Daddy and Gage

Last night after my birthday dinner I took some pictures of Gage and Kelly watching TV that I wanted to share. They are so cute!!

Oh yeah and these from the night before!

Happy 29th Birthday!

Well today was my 29th birthday. My last year in my 20's. It feels weird, I don't feel like I am 25 most of the time. It's hard to believe that life moves so fast the older you get. You would think it would be the other way. When we are young we are so eager to get to a certain age, 13, 16, 18, 21. We wanted life to hurry up and move along faster so we could get where we thought we wanted to be. But now I wish I could slow everything down it's all moving so fast. Here I am married for 6 years, I just had my 10 year High School reunion, I just had my first child, how did we get here so fast. I hope that this year I can slow down just a little to enjoy life. Make sure that I watch Gage in his first year of life with so many new and exciting things he will be doing and experiencing.


So I woke up this morning to check on Gage and in his bed with him was a card that said To: Mom. I started to tear up (dang hormones) as I opened this card.


This is my first card from Gage. It was so sweet of my husband to think of doing this.

Today I spent the day over at my mom's with her and my sister in law Angie and my niece Heather. We had a really good time just sitting around talking. My brother showed up later that afternoon. Gage was the center of attention everyone passing him around getting to hold him. It's so great to see my family with him.

Tonight Kelly and Gage took me out to eat at Olive Garden. I have been craving Calamari since the Doctor told me I couldn't have fried foods due to my Gallbladder acting up. It was so good. For dessert I had a glass of Sangria which was great as well.

Today was a great birthday. Next year we will be celebrating Gage's 1st birthday in September and then my 30th in October. Crazy to think of.

One Month Old!

Gage, It's hard to belive that you have been in our lives for a whole month. You have already changed so much in 4 short weeks. Your daddy and I feel so blessed to have you in our lives and now we are truly a family. You have already met so many people that love you so much and can't wait to watch you grow.

You are starting to stay awake longer to look at this new world around you. You are holding your head up more and more these days. You can follow mommy and daddy with your eyes and now are starting to turn your head to sounds that you hear. You learn something new each day and you also teach something new to mommy and daddy as well.

We love you Gage!

Mommy and Daddy

Bath Time

Gage had his first real bath yesterday. Since the cord fell off earlier in the week it was okay to now give Gage a real bath. We didn't think that he would like it too much but he actually did really well and didn't cry through most of it.

2 Weeks Old

Gage is now a little over 2 weeks old. He is changing so much. He's starting to sleep longer now and is starting to eat more as well.

He's also starting to stay awake for longer stretches now. He is so aleart and fun to just lay in the floor and talk to. He makes such adorable faces.

We are both such proud parents that we wouldn't wait to show him off so this week we took him to see both of our places of work. Everyone at both places just couldn't get enough of him.

Last Saturday was Razorback game day so we had to dress him up in his Razorback apparel.

He was so cute in this outfit. He has a Razorback pants as well but they are still a little too big for him.

Welcome Gage

We wanted to start this blog so that all of our family could read about what was going on in our lives. Now that Gage is here there will be changes daily and we want everyone to be able to see and read about them.

Gage Lamar Reed made his way in this world on September 6, 2008. He was 6lbs and 13oz and 19.5 in long.

Kelly and I are so thrilled to have this beautiful baby boy come into our lives. He is truly a blessing and we can't wait to watch him grow up.

Gage did have to spend a little time in the NICU while we were in the hospital for fluid on his lungs. He was able to work it off on his own and was able to go home the same time I was discharged from the hospital.

We had his first doctors appointment the friday after we came home to check on his jaundice and just an overall first look from our peditrician. Gage gained 2oz over his birth weight, weighing in at 6lbs 15.5oz at the doctors. We were so pleased to see that he was gaining weight since he had lost 8oz in the hospital.