Memory Lane...

I finally found the charger and cord that go with my point and shoot camera! I had no idea that there would be pictures from all the way back in 2010 on that little camera...guess it has been a good while since I connected it to my computer...whoops :) It was fun looking through all of the pictures though and remembering such great times...

Summer 2010 on the road with Student Life. I am so incredibly thankful for this time in my life!

Fall 2010Trip to California and lots of quality time with Briana!

Fun visits from great friends - this sweet little boy, Mattox, is who made me so excited about possibly having a boy some day (I was not pregnant at the time)
Waiting on Watson...

Three year anniversary...

Watson's first bite of solid food (rice cereal)...

Christmas 2011...
Picture with Santa

Christmas in Tuscaloosa...Watson loved cuddling with Stacy...
Sweet time with the Mattocks' - so thankful for this sweet couple and the strong influence they have had in Graham's life!
Story time with Janza and Grandpa

Christmas...

I have just been doing monthly posts for Watson on our blog lately, but I wanted to do a separate post for Christmas due to all of the pictures that I wanted to include :) I will say that I have been holding off on doing this post because many of our Christmas pictures are on my point and shoot camera, which I cannot upload right now because the battery is dead and I cannot find the charger anywhere...oops. Really hoping it shows up soon!

Our Christmas decorations this year...

We had a wonderful Christmas and New Years break - it was busy, but great! We stayed in Birmingham until the 23rd, so we celebrated Christmas with my family a little early, which was lots of fun.

We headed to Oklahoma on the 23rd and stayed there until the 31st. It was fun getting to spend Watson's first Christmas in Oklahoma. I was VERY nervous about flying with him, but it was honestly not bad at all! He did great, for the most part...I think we successfully avoided being "that family" with the screaming baby on the plane :)

On the plane...

We were able to spend lots of time with Graham's mom and stepdad, as well as his dad and stepmom. Let's just say that between both sets of grandparents in Oklahoma, and my parents, Watson was very well taken care of this Christmas. My goodness!!!

Kisses from NannieCuddling with Grandpa

...don't worry about how long my hair is in these pictures...I got it done while I was in Oklahoma, but my appointment just happened to be after all of these pictures were taken :)

We had to come home on New Years Eve because Graham had to be in Atlanta on January 1 to work at the Passion Conference. I know I talk about it every year, but it is truly amazing the way God is using the Giglios and everyone else on the Passion team to make eternal impact on the lives of thousands and thousands of people around the world. These are some of the most amazing people that you will ever meet - I promise you can trust their leadership. I was so sad not to be there this year, but look forward to making it to the dome next year :) Thankfully, they were streaming the sessions live on their website so I was able to watch them. Each year they have the Do Something Now area (which is where I have worked with Compassion the past two years). This year, the entire Do Something Now area focused on slavery and trafficking - to read more about the organizations that were represented, click here. Between the 40,000+ college aged students that attended, as well as the generous donations from others, Passion 2012 raised over 3 million dollars - every penny of which will go towards the organizations that were represented and the city of Atlanta, which is the hub for trafficking in the United States. Praise God for the ways He led people to give to this cause.

I hope everyone had a wonderful break!

Happy New Year!

Five Months...

How is time flying by so fast?! I know I say it in every month's post, but I truly feel like Watson is changing so much every day. He is at such a fun age - we love watching his sweet little personality bloom more and more each day. He is an incredibly content, happy, and easy baby - we are truly blessed beyond measure.

We did not have a 5 month appointment, so we do not have W's weight and height for this month.
Size diaper: 2
Size clothes: 6 months (some 6-9 months)
Eating: 6oz 4 times a day, sometimes 7oz. We have started adding some rice cereal to his bottle since spoon feeding it did not go over so well with his little tummy. We are going to start that back up this month, though, so that he can be ready for actual baby food at 6 months.
Sleeping: 11-12 hours at night. Napping two times a day, about 1-2 hours each. He almost always falls asleep in the early evening before his nighttime bottle as well, but I wouldn't exactly call this a full nap..maybe a cat nap :)

To say that we have an active baby is quite the understatement! This boy LOVES to roll all over the floor and scoot himself around. If one of his toys is out of his reach, he is bound and determined to get to it...and always manages to do so! He almost always rolls immediately to his tummy when you lay him on the floor, but the past week or so he has found his feet and decided that he loves having a built in paci. Not his thumb, as you would think...but his toes. Yes, his toes. He is trying so hard to sit up on his own. If he is in his swing, bouncy, car seat...anything that has him in a reclining position, he tries so hard to sit up. Graham and I always joke about how strong his little abs must be with the positions he holds :) He was doing pretty well in the bumbo seat, but the past week or so he has decided that he does not like it...at all...always calls for some tears.


Watson love, love, loved his Johnny Jump Up! I put him in it for the first time and he squealed, laughed and smiled the entire time. So precious!!! He plays so hard in this that it always calls for a nice long nap :) Win for both of us!

We tried starting some rice cereal at the beginning of the month, but it did not go over so well so we took him off of it. We are having such a difficult time getting his reflux under control. He is on a different medicine for it now, but it does not seem to be helping much at all. If anyone has ANY suggestions, please let me know!!! We are so fortunate that he is not a fussy reflux baby, but it is just constant spit up. All. Day. Long.

He still talks, smiles, laughs, and squeals all the time - I love the sweet noises that he makes...they melt my heart! He loves toys, rattles, stuffed animals and books..and does not like for something that he is playing with to be taken away from him!

Watson's first Thanksgiving was so much fun. We stayed in Birmingham and spent the day with my parents and my mom's side of the family. Watson and Abby showed up in matching outfits (this was not planned, actually) so we had to get lots of pictures of them together :)

This past week (I feel like I keep saying that...guess it has been a week of changes for our little man!) Watson began responding to his name. He always gets such a surprised look on his face when he turns towards you...always good for a laugh from his parents!

W met Santa for the first time this week - as you can tell from the picture, he wasn't too impressed :) (Don't mind the fact that it looks like he has on capris...Santa's elves were really rushing things along so I couldn't fix his little outfit before the picture was taken...)

This just might be my most favorite picture...ever. Our friend Jared was shooting some pics for us to use on our Christmas card - I had looked on pinterest (of course) for some picture ideas and dad decided to jump in on this one. I love this man so much - he can make me laugh just about harder than anyone. So thankful for him and the wonderful dad and Poppa that he is to his grandchildren!

It has been such a wonderful month with our precious boy. We could not be more in love with him! This is such a special time of the year and it is our prayer that even from 5 months of age, Watson will know and believe that Christmas time is not about Santa or gifts or Christmas trees, but about the miracle birth and precious gift of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We hope that you and your family have a joy filled Christmas and a very happy new year!

Merry Christmas!

Four months...

This month has brought so many changes in our precious little boy - he is growing up so much, I can't believe it! He is incredibly alert and aware these days - he always seems to keep a close eye on me...probably because I'm always singing and dancing for him?! Hey...I'll do anything to see that big gummy smile :)

W got an A+ at his 4 month check up...

Weight: 15lbs, 9 oz
Height: 25in (though she said there was some discretion here in the way this was measured because he has definitely grown more than 1in in the past 2 months)
Size diaper: 2
Size clothes: 3-6 mos
Eating: 6oz 4-5 times a day
Sleeping: 10-12 hours at night with an occasional middle of the night bottle, napping 2-3 times a day...W is very consistent with is morning and midday nap (though the length varies), but his late afternoon nap is hit or miss. Sometimes he can't stay awake, other times he is wide awake. Still, though, he is sleeping great at night so I'll take it! Daylight Savings was quite the adjustment for us...for a good couple of weeks he was waking up at 4 or 5 pretty confused whether he wanted to go back to sleep or not. That has finally worked itself out!

We stopped swaddling at 3 1/2 months and transitioned in to the sleep sack. Such a big boy! It was a pretty rough transition, but he loves having his arms free now. For whatever reason, this was so hard for me to take him out of the swaddle...I feel like that was the first big change from the newborn stage to infancy!


W babbles, laughs and smiles all day...he is the most content baby which Graham and I are incredibly thankful for. He has started doing some full out belly laughs which is precious :) We love to sing and dance...it pretty much guarantees smiles and laughs...from both of us!

He has been working so hard on rolling over...he usually lands on his side. He did, however, right before he turned 4 months, roll from his tummy to his back. He is also rolling over from his back to his tummy, but cannot quite figure out what to do with his shoulder once he is over...I have a feeling he will figure it out soon!

I love to watch him play with little rattles and toys now. He is so active when playing on his play mat and in his swing. What used to be a place to where he would sleep is now a place where he plays with the mobile the whole time with an occasional nap. We are trying to get used to napping in the crib, though...so I've tried to get him out of the swing before he falls asleep.

We pulled out the Bumbo seat for the first time and Watson was not sure what to think! He has pretty good head control but is still a little wobbly after a while, so he can only sit it in for a few minutes at a time.

Halloween was in Watsons fourth month as well. He was the cutest pumpkin in the world :) We stayed at home to pass out candy on Halloween night, but he did get to dress up for the trick-or-treat party at Student Life. I cannot believe I actually had a child in this parade this year...after sitting through it for 3 years I was now walking around with my own baby...so crazy!

Of all the things Watson enjoys right now, I think his absolute favorite is chewing on his hands... this boy LOVES to have his hands in his mouth. In fact, he will put anything he can get his hands on into his mouth. We already see that we are going to have to be extremely careful of anything sitting around the house that he can reach!!

It has been a wonderful month. Graham and I always say that we never knew our hearts could love like this. What an incredible blessing and joy it is to be a parent. We praise God for putting Watson, His child, in to our family and in to our responsibility. May He guide us daily as we strive to be examples of Him to our sweet boy!


This month, on November 8, Graham and I were able to celebrate our 3 year anniversary. I am beyond thankful for Graham and the incredible husband, father, and man of God that he is. The way that he loves, provides for, and takes care of me and Watson is something that I appreciate more than he will ever know. It has been a wonderful three years...I look forward to many, many, many more!