4 Months - Boone

What a ham! Is it just me, or is this book getting smaller each month?

This little guy spends many more hours of his days smiling away. He's such a happy kid in the mornings, and Brandon and I are still confused as to how we ended up with a morning person for a child. We'll take it though! It's a great way to start each day! 

We're really looking forward to celebrating Christmas with Boone this year. It's going to be such fun to experience Christmas with a baby! 

He's doing really well in daycare and seems to bring a lot of joy to his teachers. We're grateful for them! He likes cuddling with them in the mornings, and playing with them in the afternoons. 

Weight: 

11 lbs 12 oz - 28th percentile
(We haven't had an appointment since October 9.)

Length:

22 inches - 7th percentile

Likes/Dislikes:

- I like being outside.

- I like being in the wrap on my mommy.
- I like being in my bouncer on the countertop.
- I also like my jumper.
- I like eating. I dislike waiting to eat. Food is really important to me!
- I dislike being on my stomach for long periods of time.

Milestones and Memories:
- I'm wearing size 2 diapers.

- I'm trying to eat both of my hands...at once...not just one any more!
- I laugh when I see someone being silly, or if I get scared (but not too scared)!
- I fixate on red things. Mommy and daddy think that color must be really easy for me to see because I notice it everywhere!
- Mommy takes me to Uncle Nic for weekly chiropractic adjustments.

Eating Habits:
Eats 5 ounces every 3-4 hours when bottlefed.
Nurses mornings, evenings, and weekends.

Sleep Habits:

Sleeps up to 12 hours straight at night; some nights I'm still waking up to eat, but typically only once. Occasionally, I sleep in footie pajamas - no swaddle, but I don't have a strong preference for either, just depends on the night!

3 Months - Boone

Look at this cutie! He seriously just lights up our lives and is becoming more and more fun each day! It isn't so hard to coax a smile out of him these days. We see smiles more and more often!

Our little guy still has very little, very light-colored hair. Depending on the way the light hits it, it can look red or blond, and some days it's even starting to look darker.

His eyes are blue and we're convinced at this point that they're staying blue. They're not that "looks like they're still changing grayish blue;" they're blue. And beautiful, too!   

Happy 3 months, Boone! Keep smiling every day!

Weight: 

11 lbs 12 oz - 28th percentile
(We haven't had an appointment since October 9.)

Length:

22 inches - 7th percentile

Likes/Dislikes:

- I like being outside.

- I like being in the wrap on my mommy.
- I like being on my play mat.
- I like sitting in my bouncer on the kitchen countertop watching mommy and daddy.
- I like eating. I dislike waiting to eat. Food is really important to me!

Milestones and Memories:

- I'm wearing size 2 diapers.
- I follow people with my eyes.
- I make eye contact with mommy while nursing.
- I've started "eating" my hands.
- I get really excited (kicking legs, wide eyes) when I see toys that move or have bright colors.
- I started day care at First United Methodist on November 2. My teachers are Miss Brittany and Miss Tiffani. Miss Christie (director) loves on me a lot, too!
- Mommy takes me to Uncle Nic for weekly chiropractic adjustments.

Eating Habits:
Eats 4.5 ounces every 3-4 hours when bottlefed.
Nurses in the mornings and evenings.

Sleep Habits:

Sleeps up to 9 hours straight at night; some nights I'm still waking up to eat, but typically only once. Swaddled at night.

2 Months - Boone

Our boy is growing so quick! People aren't kidding when they say time flies by! 

His little personality is starting to develop and show through. We work hard for his smiles, but when we catch a glimpse of them, they're so worth it!

We love you, Boone! We can't wait to get to know you better!

Weight: 

11 lbs 12 oz - 28th percentile

Length:

22 inches - 7th percentile

Likes/Dislikes:

- I like being outside.

- I like being in the wrap on my mommy.
- I like being on my play mat.
- I like eating. I dislike waiting to eat. Food is really important to me!

Milestones and Memories:

- I got shots at my 2 month appointment: DTap (Tetanus), DTap (HIB), HepB, Pneumococcal, Polio, RotaVirus.
- I stayed with my Aunt Mary from October 5-31 because I can't go to daycare until I'm 3 months. Mommy went back to work when I was 9 weeks old.
- I went to my very first Church Picnic.
- I have started smiling.
- Mommy takes me to Uncle Nic for weekly chiropractic adjustments. 

Sleep Habits:

Sleeps for 2-3 hours at a time and wakes up for night feedings some nights; other nights I sleep straight through from about 8:30 pm-6:00 am.

Boone's Baptism

This past Sunday was a pretty special day for our family! Boone and I were both baptized at Faith Lutheran Church, the same church that Brandon and I were married in.

Our church has a long history in the Westerholm family, and has also been the place of many milestones in the Roessing family, as well.

Pastor Donald Ofsdahl officiated the baptism. Our church is currently in transition waiting in search of a new pastor to call, and Pastor Ofsdahl is one of the pastors that joins our congregation occasionally throughout this time.

Pictured: Josh, Carlie, Connor, Jessica, Boone, Brandon, Pastor Ofsdahl, Malorie, Adalyn, Mark, Nic, Sharon, Dax

Josh & Carlie Tucker and Nic & Malorie Scaramozi are Boone's sponsors and Mark & Sharon are my sponsors for baptism.

Following the church service, we went to my family's house on Lake McQueeney to celebrate with everyone.

Our family helped us prepare food for everyone - sandwiches and snacks.

Adalyn, Boone's first cousin, born 20 days after him on August 24.

Great Grandma Carolyn "Mimi" & Adalyn

Great Uncle Ross & Boone

Great Grandma Mary & Boone

Dax & Connor

They know each other through our families, but also through daycare.

Great Grandma Mary & Great Grandma Jerrie with Boone

DeWayne & Jessica's Grandpa, Arlon

Great Aunt Kimmie & Adalyn and Nana & Boone

Grandma DiDi & Boone

Gigi & Boone

Boone's Newborn Pictures

Brandon and I worked with Chelsea Lietz Photography for Boone's newborn pictures. She is the same photographer who took our maternity pictures and she is insanely talented!

We absolutely love Boone's newborn portraits and they captured his tiny little self so perfectly. When we took these pictures Boone was just 13 days new.

We hope that you enjoy...

And one of my favorites...look at that smirk!!!

Let me know if you'd like to order any pictures. I have them without the watermarks. :)

1 Month Old - Boone

You should have seen the circus that occurred while Brandon and I tried to get a picture of Boone for his one month birthday! My goodness it was exhausting! 

We finally settled with the most telling of them all...

Weight: 

7 lbs (8/11/15)

7 lbs 5 oz (8/18/15) - 20th percentile

Length:

19.5 inches - 8th percentile

Likes/Dislikes:

- I like being outside.

- I like being in the wrap on my mommy.

Milestones and Memories:

- I snort when I cry.

- I had my first chiropractic adjustment at 3 days old to help with my latch when nursing.

- I took my first bottle at 2 1/2 weeks old so my mommy could go to Meet the Teacher.

- For about 2 weeks, I was fussy in the evenings around 6:30-8:30 about 4 days out of the week. 

(We've discussed colic, but we're unsure. Some say yes, some say no.)

Sleep Habits:

Sleeps for 2-3 hours at a time and wakes up for night feedings.

It has been so much fun, and definitely exhausting, to get to know our boy. We're your typical first time parents: we take his temperature multiple times a day and question every.single.thing.we.do. We often find ourselves telling Boone, "We have no idea what we're doing!" 

I knew I was experienced with babies before I had Boone, but when it's your own, it's entirely different. I worry about things that I never worried about holding anyone else's children. Like we said, "They're letting us leave the hospital with him? No test? No nurse? No anything? We've got to keep him alive?" It's a little scary venturing out on your own, but we've done it!

Happy 1 month, Boone! 

It's a BOY!

On Monday, August 3, just a day after my final baby shower, I spent the day writing thank you notes on the couch. While I was definitely suspicious of my slowly climbing blood pressure, I certainly didn't think that I'd have a baby the very next day!!!

Monday morning I woke up feeling nauseous and immediately knew I would have to take it easy. Despite doing that all day long, by 4:00 pm, Brandon, Dr. Kirchner, and myself had reached the conclusion that we were going to induce. 

Nine and a half hours after we started the induction, Brandon and I welcomed the cutest, quietest, most alert little BOY into the world! We were both beside ourselves and, no, we couldn't believe it was really a BOY!!!

Boone Scott Westerholm

August 4, 2015 at 5:25 am

6 pounds 12 ounces

19 3/4 inches long

As soon as Dr. Kirchner held him up she said, "It's a..." then stopped and looked at Brandon. He smiled while he just stared at our baby. I stared at him and said, "What is it?!"

He laughed a little to himself and looked at me and said, "It's a boy!" While overwhelmingly surprised by this news, I'm certain I didn't show it. Once I knew I had a baby and that the baby was OK, I laid my head back instantly desperate for some SLEEP! Ha! I was utterly exhausted, y'all, but so thankful, at-ease, relieved, and a whole bunch of other emotions all wrapped up into one.

We had so many excited people in the waiting room waiting to find out the gender of our baby: Nana, PawPaw, Grandma DiDi, McKenna, Gigi, Lefty, Aunt Mary, Aunt Kimmie, & Uncle Ross! Here's the video of Brandon walking into the waiting room to tell them. I asked him to video so I could see all of their reactions, too!

Oh, and don't worry! We managed to take umpteen pictures before leaving the hospital too, but I'm going to save them for another time.

Many, many thanks to everyone who shared in our excitement as we welcomed our sweet boy. He has definitely changed our world and we're slightly obsessed with him! Life with him is going to be so much fun!

Here are just a few more pictures from Boone's birthday...

Boone & Mommy

Boone & Daddy

We were blessed with many visitors who were thrilled to meet our sweet boy. Some of them were...Lefty & Gigi (Mark & Sharon), PawPaw & Nana (DeWayne & Melissa), Grandma DD (Darla), Auntie McKenna, Uncle Nic, Aunt Malorie, Cousin Dax, Aunt Mary Koehler, Great Grandma Carolyn Westerholm, Great Grandma Doris Roessing, Great Grandpa Arlon & Great Grandma Jerrie Jahns, Great Grandma Mary Lakey, Uncle Ross & Aunt Kim Roessing, Uncle Rocky & Aunt Jennifer King, Uncle Bob & Aunt Kathy Seeger, and Carlie, Josh & Connor Tucker.

Yes, we got in trouble a couple of times for having so many visitors and were pretty exhausted, but we honestly wouldn't change it. We know how exciting it was for everyone to meet Boone & we're blessed (ten times over!) to know so many people who love him!