Sleeping through the night!!!

For the past 3 nights Pierson has been sleeping through the night! He goes down around 8:30 and wakes up between 5:30 and 6! It is so glorious and wonderful and we are so proud of him. Just a month ago we were still getting up 2 times a night so I thought that sleeping throught the night would be a long way away! I do find myself waking up in the night when he used to get up...I guess it is just habit and as soon as I go check on him (gotta make sure he is still breathing - I wonder if people do this with their other kids after the first!) I go right back to sleep! Now if I could get the kid on some kind of schedule during the day, we would be set! Stay tuned for a post all about Pierson - he is almost 3 months old and I was tagged by my friend Jana so I will be blogging away!

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!

First time for everything...

I have never been tagged before but I thought I would give this a try. I was tagged a few weeks ago but I am just now getting around to it...my child is sleeping...it is a miracle! My wonderful friend Katie tagged me!


THE RULES::* Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.* Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog.* Tag 5 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.* Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog....Ok...7 random facts about me in no particular order:

1. When I was 6, my doctor misdiagnosed me and I ended up having a collapsed lung. I spent 10 days at Cooks Childrens hospital. I remember being there so well. I had to have 7 IV's, took breathing treatments multiple times a day, my parents had to sneak my sister in to see me, and I remember waking up in my Dad's arms after I had surgery.

2. I am really not OCD or very detailed about much but when I eat Frosted Mini Wheats I have to eat them in order from least frosted to most, which requires turning each one over and closely examining them.

3. Who knows if I would be married to Nate today or not! When he was a senior and I was a junior I lied and told him that me and my boyfriend had broken up so that he would ask me to his senior prom. He did and we started dating a few months later! Does this mean that there are sometime when lies are ok?? :)

4. When I was a freshman in college I had a seizure in the middle of my anthropology class...talk about embarassing! It is a very long story but what I remember the most is my teacher standing over me when I came to, she was trying to make sure I didnt swallow my tounge.

5. I dont like flying. I think it may be due to the lack of control that I have when I am in the air. Who knows... but I do fly and have gotten better since working at Usability Sciences. I traveled for work and pleasure 14 times last year. I am still trying to build the courage to fly overseas, not sure when that will happen!

6. I love to shop and I love new clothes. This has come to a halt since getting pregnant but I cant wait to get back down to my normal size and buy some new things!

7. This isnt really about me but I think it is great. Nate was born before my parents were even married! His parents waited 7 years to have kids and my mom was pregnant on her first anniversary so we are only a little over a year apart.

I tag whoever wants to do this...when you have the time!

4 years and 4 weeks

Four years ago today I married my very best friend and 4 weeks ago today we had the cutest little boy you have ever seen. I can't believe how much has changed in the past four years. We have lived in 3 cities, gone to 3 churches, multiple vacations, and have truly enjoyed every minute of it! Even thought the last 4 weeks have been the hardest of my life I am truly learning to enjoy these times as well. He is already growing so much and changing and I know he will be one before we know it.

Nate - I can't thank you enough for loving me the past few years...they have been so wonderful and I cant wait to spend the next 60 with you. You gave me the most beautiful gift 4 weeks ago and there is no one else on earth I would want to be his daddy! We love you!

Here are some new pictures...

First Halloween...my mom bought him this sleeper...it says, "My first Halloween, dont scare me!"

Grammy giving him his first fingernail trim.

Wide awake!

Ready for bed

Hanging out with Daddy.