1 month already!

1 month already? Time is flying by! We learn new things about our little Clark almost every day, it's so awesome to watch his little personality develop. It's been a great first month. He'll sleep about 4-5 hours at night (yay for momma). But we are having a little bit of a struggle keeping weight on him (Can't say we're too surprised, look at his daddy!), but I've resigned myself to the fact that he needs formula supplement for a little while, and that's okay. We just want him to grow at this point. And he is! This week he gained 8 oz in 3 days with formula supplement! He's up to 7 lbs 9 oz. Go Clark!

Our happy boy with his "1-month tie" on

He's already enjoying the bumbo seat Grandma got him!

Hanging out with "Uncle Micah"

One of my favorite pictures! He already adores his daddy! And it's amazing how well he can hold his head up!

His tiny foot! Yeah, that's a quarter!

Enjoying his play mat from Gramptee!

We had a great visit from Grandma! We had a couple of warm days and we even got Clark out for his first walk!

Looking very handsome in his tie shirt on Sunday

Clark was very fussy one night and we discovered that Caleb's signing really soothes him.

Joining us for dinner one night :-)

Here he's "the thinker"

Thinking some more in his moose jammies

Our first day alone

So after having Caleb home for 6 weeks (yes that's right he didn't work for 6 weeks.... how, you ask? 2 weeks of R & R after returning from deployment, 2 weeks of "baby watch" as we approached my due date and then 2 weeks of paternity leave after Clark was born. The Air Force has it's advantages) Anyway, after having Caleb home for 6 weeks, which was amazing.... he had to return to work today and Clark and I were alone for the first time. Day didn't go so great. Due to a battle to get Clark to gain weight we were giving him formula after each breast-feeding. Well, since he's been slowly gaining weight (up to 7 lbs now) the Dr. says we can give him formula after every other feeding now. Well, while it's still frustrating to me to give him any formula at all..... I thought it was fair to just do every other feeding for a while. Clark evidently hates that idea. He got used to the full feeding and then a bottle for dessert. So our first day alone he's been expecting that bottle after each feeding and then gets frustrated & screams when he doesn't get it. Needless to say Mommy will be very happy when we can get this little formula addict off that stuff for good.

A perfectly content Clark after a full nursing & 2 oz of formula

Our little formula addict wants bottles after each feeding! Lets hope he can keep this weight on so we can ditch the bottle for good!

Getting to know you....

Clark's first 2 weeks at home have been so great! We've had family visiting and Clark's enjoying getting to know us, and we're loving getting to know him!

Here we are with Grami! It was so nice to have her stay with us for a while!

Hanging out with Tigger!

Getting to know the dogs with Daddy!

Sleeping late with Daddy!

Snuggling with Momma

He loves his "ocean wonders" swing!

Hanging with Grami

Now he's hanging with Sugar!

Clark's first bath's at home!

Clark really hates baths

We even got a visit from Judd & Anna!

Matching camo outfit with Daddy!

Making Grandpa laugh already! Fun!

Clark Arrives!

THE BIG DAY! After several weeks of mild contractions, it turns out the Clark was really preparing for his arrival! We went to the Dr. for a regular check up on February 3 and it turns out I was sitting comfortably at 4 cm dilated! Due to the fact that a snow storm was moving in, and things seemed to be progressing quickly, the Dr. suggested we take a trip to the hospital. We got to the hospital, water broken, a little bit of pitocin later and labor was really moving along! We were getting very excited! My labor total time was about 10 hours, pushed for 30 minutes, and yes.... I did it all without any pain medication! Clark arrived 11:59pm February 3!

I'm actually in labor in this picture. We were laughing an joking around through most of my labor. It was exciting knowing we were going to meet our little man soon!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY CLARK! This marker board in our room made it feel more real when we checked in! WOW!

Here he is! All 6 lbs, 12 oz 19" of him!

Caleb was comforting him the whole time they did his first tests, it was sweet.

So in love with our little guy!

And baby makes 3!

Proud Daddy!

His sweet face :-)

Here his is in his little bear suit, ready to go home!

Peek at the Nursery

By popular demand, I'm posting a few pics of the nursery. It's not completely done, we still have a few finishing touches, but for now.... here's a little peek.

A shadow box with fishing lures in it

My friend Carrie makes this name thing, it's so cute.

Clark's little changing area, I stenciled animal paw prints on the wall!

This is the border. It's bear, trout, and moose.

Yes, that's a real lynx that Caleb trapped in Alaska. I found that cute little boat shelf for a few bucks at a thrift store! It's been so fun putting this room together! I'm sure Clark will love it as much as we do!

36 Weeks, we're almost done!

Hard to believe I'm 8 months already! But yep, we're on the home stretch,

Clark will be here very soon! We can't wait! (that shirt is getting awfully tight, huh?) LOL

Welcome Home Caleb!

Caleb has finally returned from his deployment! Our awesome church had a "Welcome Home" party and we got to celebrate "our Christmas" just a little late.... but it was fun! So Nice to have you home sweetie, you were so missed!

Singing at church again! YAY!

Yes, I did want a steam mop for Christmas, and I do love it!

Here's a super cool steamer from my mom, for clothes. Really neat!

Our Christmas in January!

Goofy Gus likes Christmas