Week Recap.

Its been a BUSY, BUSY week and weekend. Work was reallllllyyyy busy this week, with me working late most nights. Yuck. Only a couple of more weeks of it....and then things should slow down. I feel like I missed out on Drew alot this week from being at work so much, but its been a great weekend with him! I'm not so excited about starting another week of it though.

Friday night I had a girls night out, and Sam stayed home with Drew. Me, Katie, and Lyndsy and a few other friends went to dinner and then went to a concert (Three Six Mafia....very interesting) at the Town Center. It was my first real night out with friends since Drew was born....well being away from him more than just a couple of hours. Drew did great with Daddy....I think they both went to bed early and got a good nights rest! I text Sam while I was out, and asked him how Drew was doing....and his response was 'he has a 105 degree temperature and we're headed to the emergency room. julie...we're fine...have fun.' Drew's got a pretty good daddy and I've got a pretty good hubby. :)

Saturday we lazed around the house in the morning with Drew and then got out of the house and spent time in the beautiful fall weather! It has been a BEAUTIFUL weekend in Fayetteville....the trees are GORGEOUS! We headed to the mall to do a little shopping and Drew sat in his stroller like a BIG BOY! He has started to not like being in his car seat in the stroller, probably because he can't see anything and he's pretty cramped in it, so we decided to see if he would sit in the stroller without his car seat. HE LOVED IT! We spent a couple of hours at the mall, then he fell asleep in the stroller, and we didn't want to wake him, so Sam and wondered around for a little while longer so he could rest.

We went over to Jeremy, Sarah and Addie's house on Saturday night to watch the Razorbacks play Ole Miss. We had a great time - although I really don't even know what happened with the game - Sarah and I gabbed the entire time. Sarah and I were talking and figured out that both Drew and Addie started making the same gurgling sound this week. Weird.

Today we spent the majority of the day doing stuff around the house and playing with Drew. Then we headed to Walmart for some grocery shopping and did a couple of other quick errands.

Oh....and Drew had some rice mixed with bananas- in his high chair! We have tried feeding him rice a couple of other times - the boy is just not getting satisfied off of formula. He will eat an 8 ounce bottle and then still be begging for more - and his sleeping through the night hasn't been so good lately. Anyways, he has NOT LIKED the rice. Every time we feed it to him he spits it right out. Mom suggested that we add some fruit to it....and that worked! We added a little baby food banana and he just kept opening his mouth for more! He did pretty good with the spoon, but its definitely going to take alot of practice!

Well...that about sums up our weekend! It was a good one, but went too fast like usual! Here are a few pictures from the past week and a half! Hope everyone has a great week!



Yum, yum....rice and bananas! Drew is starting to always look so serious in pictures!

Drew looked so sweet in this little outfit!

Drew watching the mobile in his crib - one of his favorite things to do these days!

Big boy pj's!

Look at me in my bumbo!!!!

4 Years and Counting.

Happy Anniversary, honey! It seems almost impossible that we have already been married a whole 4 years - it really does seem like yesterday we were getting married(and decorating the entire fairgrounds building) and on our honeymoon in Jamaica! It has been a wonderful 4 years with you! I love you more each and every day and I absoutely can't wait to see what the next 4 year brings us! Thank you for being the BEST husband, father, and best friend. I am soooooo lucky to have you! I LOVE YOU!

Here's a jog down memory lane.........


Prom night - May 1995 - I was a sophomore and Sam was a junior..........


June 2003 - The weekend we first saw each other (it had been yearrrrssss) after Sam had been overseas with the Navy for 10 months or so. Me, Suz, and Samantha went to the Little Rock airport to pick him up......and when I saw him, I fell head over heels in love with him. Well....I guess I had already fallen for him.....we had been writing letters and talking on the phone while he was overseas for those 10 months.


August 2003 - On a vist to see Sam, we headed to DC for the weekend....and did some sight seeing! We also took the train to Baltimore to catch an Orioles game!


Moving me to Virgina. Sam flew down to LR to drive us to Virgina. The start of our lives together.


November 2003 - Thanksgiving weekend - We took a weekend trip to New York....we went to the Macy's Day parade, ice skating at Rockefeller Center, and shopping in China town. Oh, and Sam took me for a carriage ride around Central Park where he ASKED ME TO MARRY HIM! Definitely one of the BEST weekends of my life. I of course said YES!


Newly engaged - in front of the Statue of Liberty in NYC - unfortunately you can't see the Statue of Liberty!


April 2004 - Our engagement pictures - taken in Virgina Beach, VA


JUST MARRIED!!!!!! Oh, the work that went into our beautiful wedding! We were so ready for that relaxing honeymoon! Another one of the most wonderful weekends of my life!


October 2004 - Honeymoning in Jamaica!


Back in Fayetteville and cheering on the Hogs! One of our favorite things to do together.


Together at Shawn's 30th birthday party in Mtn. Home. It was 70's themed...hence, Sam's outfit.


Christmas 2006 - at our annual Christmas party w/ friends.


At my ten-year high school reunion.


Trip to Dallas for the Cotton Bowl! I had just recently learned I was pregnant!


Preggo, about to bust, with Drew!


Our first picture as a FAMILY. I will always love this picture I think.


Together as a family for Drew's newborn pictures.


And for Drew's 3-month pictures.

GO HOGS!

More family favorites.

By Anne-Camille Collins of Capturing Moments Photography.

This picture makes my heart MELT.

Thank you A-C for this picture. Just this one picture was worth the entire session. I know that this is one picture that I will treasure for many, many years to come!

Third times a charm.

He did it again! We are so estatic!
What a good little boy we have!
We have our sleep back! Wohoo!

Happy 3-month Birthday, Drew.

October 12, 2008 - Flower courtesy of Grandpa Haney

Wow, it seems like I was just doing his 2-month birthday post.

Time really does fly.

Drew has changed so much in the past month. Its seems like he is doing something new almost everyday, and that makes each day with him more and more fun. I am loving Drew at this age - he is super smiley, talks alot, and is just a happy, happy baby (there were some days back in his first and second months that I wondered if I would ever be able to say that). Of course, he still has his moments, but they are getting easier and easier to resolve (he's either tired or hungry). I just wish I could freeze time and keep him at this age. Our love for him grows stronger and stronger everyday; he is the center of our life - and I am absolutely loving every moment of it. We feel so blessed to have a happy, healthy, precious little boy.

So, here's what Drew is like at 3-months:
-sleeping for about 8 hour stretches (wohoo!!! mommy and daddy are so excited!).
-loves laying in his crib and watching his mobile - it will entertain him for at least 30 minutes!
-starting to grab his little toesies alot! its seriously the cutest thing I've ever seen!
-makes really good eye contact and will follow us across the room/house. he is really interested in where we are at all times.
-talks alot. we can have baby conversations with him.
-he mimics us - sticking out his tongue and doing 'motor boat' with his lips. sooooo cute!
-he's sitting up really well, but not quite doing it on his own yet. we can prop him up against the couch and he will sit there for a while though.
-still doesn't like tummy time. he is getting a little more tolerant of it, but will only take it without screaming for a few minutes.
-starting to put everything in his mouth! fingers, burp clothes, blankets, toys.
-beginning to grasp and play with little rattles - he surprises himself when he makes it make noise.
-likes his bumbo and exersaucer - still likes the bouncy seat too, but not the swing as much.
-still fights sleep - he will be so tired (rubbing his eyes and cranky - the two signs), but he will just not give it up! we're still swaddling him and turning on the hair dryer! although, i do have to say that we aren't using the hair dryer quite as much now! and by the morning, he has escaped his swaddle blanket!
-still loves to be on his changing table - i swear that this is where he is the happiest.
-eats every 3-4 hours about 6 ounces.
-really likes baths now, although he's outgrowing his little baby bathtub - he's had one 'big boy' bath, but he's just a little too small for them i think.
-beginning to show emotion/expressions when he sees mommy or daddy.
-refuses to take a pacifier. he prefers his fingers.
-beginning to DROOL.

Oh, and I think he weighs about 16-17 pounds and is 26 inches long.

Happy 3-month birthday, sweet boy! We love you!

Two nights and counting.....

Drew slept all night again last night! From 9:00 pm until 5:30 am this morning! We are soooo excited and hope that he does it again tonight! My mom said that it takes 3 times of doing something to make it a habit, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for night 3!I know this is a silly post, but I'm really exited! Its come at a good time with work being so busy.

MH Weekend.

We headed to MH last weekend to visit our family and have Drew's 3-month pictures taken by Anne-Camille Collins! It was also Sam's 31st birthday....so we had little birthday celebrations at both the Haney and Marion houses. Ben and Viv treated us to a yummy breakfast on Saturday morning of biscuits and gravy, bacon, and sausage and then after our pictures, we headed back to their house to hang with them for the day, and had a delicious lunch of chili and a pie for Sam's birthday. We ate dinner with my parents (steak, potatoes, salad, baked beans) and then we celebrated Sam's birthday again, this time with chocolate birthday cake! We took Drew to church for the first time on Sunday; Mom got to show Drew off a little bit. He did GREAT during church - no fussing, not even once. I think he liked listening to PaulPaw play the guitar and hearing everyone sing and clap. Fun weekend, it just went by too fast!

Grandma Haney & Drew

Sam and his birthday pie (Abe Lincoln pie) made by his Mom.

Neither Sam or Drew liked having their picture taken outside!

Daddy and Drew on Sam's birthday.

Drew laughing at Daddy.

Drew's new toy - he's loving it!

Happy Birthday, Sam! Mom's yummy chocolate cake!

Me & Sam.

Happy Boy!

Hanging with Grandpa Haney!

Our little family - Sunday after church.

Silly Grandpa Haney making Drew laugh.

Nana and Drew.

Grandpa Haney is funny!

Sweet face.

All Nighter.

Not awake all night - asleep ALL NIGHT. Drew went to bed at 9:00 pm and didn't get up until almost 5:30 am this morning! We were so excited and proud of our little boy! When he finally woke up this morning, he was just as smiley as he could be! We're hoping that he's not just teasing us though.........

More beautiful Drew pics.

Here are some more pictures that Anne-Camille of Capturing Moments Photography took of our baby Drew this weekend. I think they are just beautiful! I'm sure there will be more to come soon. Plus, I have lots of pictures from our weekend in MH....and I need to post about Drew's 3-month birthday!