Yesterday was our 3rd Anniversary!

Shad and I took a jog/walk in the morning, during which Jeff surprised me by getting off of work early! I came home to find his car in the garage, flowers and card on the table, dishes in the dishwasher, and him upstairs folding laundry. :) It was a wonderful surprise! And I loved having him home early!(I got him snickerdoodles and chocolate milk- something special from when we were dating)


After getting ready Jeff and I took Shad to his second check-up.

Shad took his first shots like a champ! He let out a good solid cry of surprise that sent me over the edge, but after I picked him up he melted the nurse with a big tear and perfect pouty face, and then fell soundly asleep in his car seat.

His 2 month stats were:
Weight: 11 lbs 10 oz (41st %)
Height: 24 1/4 inches long (96th %)
Head: 15.35 inches (53rd %)

After his appointment we went to Red Lobster to celebrate our Anniversary. I love their jumbo coconut shrimp! Hmmm...

Luckily Shad slept for a solid 6 hours after his appointment, so we were able to celebrate still.

After Red Lobster we went to Walmart to get a jar (as seen in the above picture.) We decided not to do gifts this year due to financial reasons, so Jeff came up with the idea of starting an Anniversary jar; In this jar we keep all our memorabilia throughout the year, such as ticket stubs, dinner receipts, pamphlets, etc. In this jar we also put extra money and spare change. On our next Anniversary we'll pull out the jar and spend time together going through the past year, and spending the money we've collected to celebrate. How awesome is that idea?! I loved it! Very creative and thoughtful. And we already have a dollar and Red Lobster receipt in it. :)

We spent the evening in comfy clothes watching a movie from the $5 bin at Walmart, and soothing little Shad. (He may have taken the shot like a champ and fallen asleep without Tylenol, but he was sore and had a rough evening, so we gave him some then.)

All in all we had a low-key but fun day. I love you hon, Happy Anniversary!

At 2 months Shad is:

Smiling a lot more; it's so stinkin cute!


Is cooing and making a lot more little noises, which are adorable. He also seems to coo back when we imitate all his sounds

He focuses on objects like our faces and follows us around the room, or watches our mouths as we talk to him

He knows who we are and recognizes and turns toward our voices when we're with a group of people

Started blowing bubbles which turns into drool, and has spit up a couple times- he was the cleanest baby till the past week or two! I guess it was inevitable... after all he is a little boy, with my genes... let the laundry begin!

He sometimes curls his head forward like he's trying to do a crunch and sit up, but doesn't get very far. And his neck is almost strong enough to spend time in his Bumbo!

He's very alert and curious about the world around him. When he's awake, he's always looking around and inspecting his surroundings

He shows a lot of expression- some of the faces he pulls are so hilarious


He is much less colicky! Hooray! For the most part we are able to soothe him when he's fussy, though we still have our rough days

He loves motion and really likes his swing, the car seat/ car, and strollers

When people see him they mostly comment on how strong and alert he is, and how much he looks like his Dad

He has his 2 month check up on Monday so even though I'm dreading it since he'll be getting his first set of shots, I'm excited to see his progression! And it's our Anniversary so Jeff is taking a half day to spend time with me... and be my moral support at Shad's appointment...