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8 week mile marker!


Little man turned 8 weeks old yesterday, my oh my how the time has flown! We started off the celebration by heading here to Myrtle Beach, & will be here through Monday!

Hasting has been such a joy to Chad & I since he came into this world. He is such a blessing & a wonderful miracle. Chad & I both thought it would be a while before we could have children. My progesterone levels were too low, & I was apparently "underweight". Then wallah, his little booty popped up :)

He is growing like a WEED! A few days ago we took Hasting in for a weight check at his pediatrician, and he weighed in at 9 pounds 9 ounces. We were so happy to hear this, because at 5 weeks Hasting had only gained about 7 ounces since he was born! He has also became VERY alert and loves to watch TV, look out the window (whether we are home or in the car), and loves to kick his feet. I tell Chad he is going to be our little soccer player the way he moves those feet. He absolutely loves taking a bath, that's where he can kick his feet the most!  He has also started cooing & trying to talk to us a litte bit! It's so bitter sweet to hear him make such cute little noises!

One of the BIGGEST things Hasting loves to do at the moment is suck on those fingers! He has recently found his hands and the fact that he has chubby little fingers he can suck on. When we try to give him his bottle his fingers are right there tagging along :) He also prefers his fingers over his paci, which doesn't bother me one bit! It's so cute to hear him sucking on his fingers! I swear you could hear him sucking on them a mile away!

Chad & I have adjusted great to becoming new parents! I've finally gotten to the point to where I don't need to nap every time Hasting naps, which is great. It help me out with being able to spend more time with Chad at night as opposed to having to worry about getting all the chores around the house done. Chad and I have been able to have a mommy/daddy date. We went out to eat at Outback and went to a movie. It was harder on both of us than we thought it would be leaving our baby boy. Although it was just with granny & peepaw Gray, it was still rough. It's important to Chad & I to make time for each other as well. Hasting is semi-sleeping through the night. He was doing great for almost a week, then when we found out he was having weight gaining issues I had to change his feeding schedule and it threw him off. He usually eats his last meal of the night around 10, goes down to sleep around 10:30-10:45 and will wake up around 2. After that he'll usually wake up again at 6, then sleep in until 9 or 10. During the week I get up with Hasting because Chad has to get up for work at 6am. On the weekends Chad may help some, but I don't ask him to because that is really his ONLY time to sleep in, and he needs his rest!

Well, that's it for now! We're here at Myrtle Beach for our first family trip, which there will be a later blog on. Hope everyone has a great night!

Wine calls :)

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