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!