Landry Kay Leftwich

Miss Landry arrived today making Nate and I an aunt and uncle! We are so excited! Little miss was a bit stubborn and wasnt quite sure she was ready to come out but Megan did great! She arrived today at 12:19 pm, 8lbs 2oz, and 20.5 inches! She has a head of black curly hair and is so precious!! Pierson cant wait to play with his new cousin!









I of course had to add one extra picture of my little man in his bear outfit, we think he is the cutest!

2 tags, 1 to go

Well in the past 2 weeks I have been tagged 3 times. I am going to start with the easy ones (just answer questions) and then move onto the 10 honest things tag - which may take a while!

TYPE ONLY 1 WORD… IT’S HARDER THAN YOU THINK!

1. Where is your cell phone? table
2. Your significant other? couch
3. Your hair? brown
4. Your mother? amazing
5. Your father? hero
6. Your favorite thing? family
7. Your dream last night? forgot
8. Your favorite drink? dietcherryvanilladr.pepper
9. Your dream/goal? jeans
10. The room you’re in? living
11. Your fear? alone
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? here
13. Where were you last night? home
14. What you’re not? alert
15. Muffins? blueberry
16. One of your wish list items? shopping
17. Where you grew up? arlington
18. The last thing you did? dinner
19. What are you wearing? sweatshirt
20. Your TV? 24
21. Your pet? mess
22. Your computer? black
23 Your life? Pierson
24. Your mood? content
25. Missing someone? nope
26. Your car? black
27. Something you’re not wearing? make-up
28. Favorite Store? banana
29. Next summer? outside!
30. Favorite color? black
31. When is the last time you laughed? afternoon
32. Last time you cried? wednesday
33. Who will/would re-post this? jana
34. Four places I go over and over? stroller fit, home, church, home group
35. Four favorite foods: chips, salsa, cookies, cake
36. Four places I would rather be right now: no where

Baby Tag

1. Were you married at the time? 4 weeks shy of our 4 year anniversary
2. What were your reactions when you found out you were pregnant? So excited but couldnt believe it
3. How old were you? 26
4. How did you find out? Our dog was acting weird so I was telling Todd (coworker), he asked me if i was pregnant, went home and took a test
5. Who did you tell first? Nate and then my brother
6. Did you want to find out the sex? Um, yes. I am a planner
7. Due date? October 18th
8. Did you deliver late or on time? 9 days early
9. Did you have morning sickness? nope
10. What did you crave? anything bad for me, will not do this with my next pregnancy
11. Who/what irritated you the most? people i didnt know touching my belly or giving advice
12. What was your first child's sex? a boy
13. How many pounds did you gain throughout pregnancy? Really, I dont think I can put this on here, lets just say A LOT, I was very swollen, I lost 35 pounds in the first 3 weeks after I had him
14. Did you have any complications during pregnancy? nope, very blessed
15. Where did you give birth? At the hospital
16. How many hours were you in labor? from when we started timing contractions to when he was born, 18 hours
17. Who drove you to the hospital? Nate
18. Who watched? Nate and mom
19. Was it natural or c-section? natural
20. Did you take medication to ease the pain? Yes, sure did.
21. How much did your child weigh? 6lbs, 14oz
22. Did your child have any complications? Nope, amazing!
23. What did you name him? Pierson Everette
24. How old is your first born today? 3 months

I tag Katie and Amber - my blog readers are very limited!

3 months old!

Pierson was three months old yesterday! Sometimes it is hard to believe and other times I feel like he has been here forever! He is becoming more responsive and so much fun these days! It is amazing how fast they learn and grow. Nate and I measured him to the best of our ability and it looks like he is coming in between 23 1/2 and 24 inches long and probably weighs around 13 1/2 pounds! It is amazing how much bigger he is now. These are pictures from his first week home.
Here are some things about Pierson at 3 months...

- He is sleeping through the night most nights. He will wake up between 5 and 6 and then goes back down until about 8:30. It is wonderful and Nate and I are feeling very rested!

- He loves to put his hands and fingers in his mouth. He has now started doing this to help himself fall asleep.

- I have been trying to get him on a schedule to no avail! Some days he sleeps, other days he doesnt and the days he doesnt sleep you would never know it - he is the exact same kid! He has always gone down really well and never cried when going down for naps or bedtime...until yesterday! All of the sudden he decided he no longer likes his crib...he would scream for about 5 minutes before falling asleep...who knows! He has pretty much decided he will go to sleep when he is ready...hence the picture below. He fell asleep while playing.


- He started "talking" a couple of weeks ago and it is precious to hear. If you talk to him he will usually smile and try to talk back. This last week he started talking while playing and when we ride in the car. It is so fun to listen to and Nate and I just laugh. Here he is talking to Granny (Nate's grandmother).


- He realized the other day that his hands can move objects. He is batting at his bouncer and activity gym and started grabbing things yesterday. Last night at dinner he was grabbing Nate's pinking and putting it in his mouth and sucking away. I think he was hungry! He got a hold of his paci the other day and was so stinkin cute!



- He is getting better at holding his head up when sitting up and during tummy time. Here he is sitting up like a big boy in his Bumbo.



- We read a lot of stories. This was story time a few days ago and Bently decided to join in. (Just a little jelousy going on).

We are having a blast and I cant wait to see what new things he is doing at 4 months!

I was going to upload some video but blogger isnt letting me do it. I will try later!

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!