Update...

Well things are finally starting to slow down around the Hall household! Thank goodness! I am exhausted. Over the last 3 weeks, Pierson has had 9 different people taking care of him, including Nate and I. I dont know what we would do without our family close by. Last week Aunt Erin and Uncle Jared dove right in and stayed with him ALL day while Nate and I were at work. They are wonderful and only called once the whole day!

Pierson also enjoyed his very first Christmas. We spent the nights in College Station and then headed out to Nate's aunt and unlces cabin on Christmas day. We had a great time and loved getting to hang out with family.

He didnt like his new hat...

Pierson and Great Grandmother

Jared and Erin feeding the deer at Camp Creek.

Pierson getting love from his 2nd cousin Alexander!

We also celebrated my moms 50th birthday! We had a nice dinner and then came to our home for cake, ice cream and a little Guitar Hearo! We love you Grams and dont know what we would do without you!

Mom and Dad playing Guitar Hero.

I am offically a stay at home mom and I am so excited! Hopefully that means I will have more time to actually update this thing!

Say What?!?!

Yesterday, I quit my job. Really, I did it and still can't believe it. We are in the worst economic times since the Depression and highest unemployment rate in 26 years, people are getting laid off left and right and I quit my job. It was a tough decision, not because I dont want to be at home with Pierson but cutting out an income is a HUGE decision. Nate and I both have a strong desire for me to be at home with Pierson so we are stepping out, stepping out on faith and asking God to provide. This is the biggest step of faith I have ever taken for sure. I think it is amazing how much more you depend and trust in the Lord when you are scared or anxious but when things are great, you tend to think you can do it all on your own. So, if you are reading this, please pray for our family.

Side story...I left work yesterday with a stomach ache and went to pick up Pierson from my parents house. When I got there he was wide awake. I went over and said hi and he just kinda looked around. I then said, "Guess what Pierson, mommy quit her job today so she can be at home with you all day!" and he looked right at me and smiled HUGE! At that point I knew we were making the right decision and I dont want to miss another one of those smiles!

2 months

Pierson turned 2 months on Tuesday...so crazy! He is weighing in at 12lbs 5oz and 22.5 inches long. Not huge, but not tiny either. The doctor told us he was a little concerened about his height to weight ratio, I guess his BMI and told us that we need to stop feeding him at night because children who are overweight at 4 months have a greater tendency to be overweight as children and adults. ARE YOU KIDDING! I am pretty sure my husband was huge when he was little and cant gain a pound to save his life now.

I am also back at work full time. It has been tough, really tough. I dont like it but it is something I have to do at the moment. My mom and my sister have been watching Pierson and that makes it so much easier to come to work, espically when they talk about how he is such a good baby and how easy their day was! Thank you Lord for such a content and precious little one!

8 weeks tomorrow!

Pierson is going to be 8 weeks tomorrow! I can hardly believe it. Somedays it feels like yesterday we were bringing him home and other times it feels like it was years ago! :) Here are a few things about my boy at 8 weeks..

- I am SMILING up a storm and smile the most when mom, dad, or Grams talks to me!

- I love the star on my activity center, I could stare at those lights forever!

- Some nights I am going 4 to 5 hours between feedings! YEAH! We are still waiting for the sleeping through the night thing. I have a feeling it might be awhile!

- I love when people talk to me. I try and talk back but havent quite mastered that yet...my tongue seems to get in the way. If you are talking to me and then get up and leave I start to fuss until you come back.

- I love bath time! I could stay in the bath forever and kick and splash!

- I am not a big fan of napping, mommy has to try many tricks for me to fall asleep each day. (Any advice on this would be welcomed!)

- I have NO schedule what so ever! I eat when I want to eat, sleep when I want to sleep, and play when I want to play. We are also working on this one!

- I found my hands and I LOVE for them to be right in my face. This means I am scratching myselft like crazy. Mommy is trying to keep my nails trimmed but it doesnt seem to be working.

- I love my bed time routine. I go to bed between 8 and 8:30 everynight with out a single fuss! (Eat, Bath, Swaddle, Book, Out like a light!)

That is all I can think of for now. I go back to work on Friday so I am trying to figure that out...very sad about it for sure but Pierson will get to spend lots of quality time with Grams, Aunt Megan, and Uncle Matt (he is home from college for the break).

Here are a few pictures...

Go Cowboys!

I love Uncle Matt!

Hanging out on the couch with Mommy and Bentley!
Me and my friend Julia playing!