For the Record...

Precious Colt,

You are 12 weeks old TODAY! I say this after each week goes by, but time really is flying by! It is so crazy not to be pregnant anymore and my body being back to normal (besides my last 3 pounds to be back to pre preg weight...hallelujah! and a 4 inch scar on my belly) Other than those things, life is perfect and you are growing so fast! You eat SO much!(8oz every 4-5 hrs and sometimes even 3 hours on occasion). You have been sleeping through the night for at least 5-6 weeks and take a 3 hour nap each day, but ONLY if you are in your swing or in the car or if someones holding you. You do not like to lie flat on your back to sleep until bed time. Which is very weird to me how a baby's body knows when to sleep for a long time and when not to...BUT I'm not complaining. Every night, either Daddy or I give you a bath between 8:45-11pm. Depending where we are and if we are home. (You LOVE your bath, by the way, and have NEVER cried) We put your "pooh suit" on because it is FREEZING in your room, lay you in your crib and off to la la land you go until 7:30am. I love to watch you on the video monitor. During the night, I will turn it up for a second so I can hear you breath. I think that's a mom thing and I wish I wasn't so paranoid, but I hear it never ends! On the nose, at 7:30am, you start to squirm knowing that Mommy will come and put you in your swing so you can sleep until 10. I love when I come pick you up out of your swing and say "mommy's here, hi monkey!" You smile at me like you know who I am.

You love to go outside with Daddy and watch him shoot his bow or play with Star, you smile alot, you have been rolling over from your tummy to your back for a while now and have just started to roll from your back to your side, but haven't quite made it to your tummy yet. You do not like being held like a baby unless you are being fed. You like to face out so you can see. When I hold you up to the mirror you laugh. I just wonder what your little brain thinks it is. When I change your diaper I always sing "I aint got no panties on, no panties on, I aint got no panties on...on the dance floor" and you laugh. I bet you are thinking, "mom you are so weird!" I'm going to be the one responsible when you go to school and sing that everytime you go to the bathroom!

You are one LOVED little boy. I can't tell you how many kisses you get a day and how many times people tell you they love you. Between Aunt Haley, Yaya, Doodad, Gertie, Poppy, your Daddy, Me, Mamaw, Papaw, Memaw, and the list goes on and on....you get a lot of attention! I pray over you ALL the time in hopes that you grow up to be a Christian young man, Christian husband and Christian father. I love it when people tell you what they are going to do with you when you get big enough and I love how you can make adults act so silly just to get one little smirk or belly laugh out of you.

Your Daddy is just stupid over you! He is one hands on Dad that loves you to pieces. He was on cloud 9 when we found out you were a boy! His first words were, "we struck gold." He calls you his "little man." A few weeks ago, I was in the kitchen doing dishes and Blake walks in holding you...He looks at me in the face, holds you closer saying, "I just love him so much, lets pray over him." I was almost in tears. I just walked over, touched your little head and we prayed. Yaya always told me that I'd never know how much she loved me until I had my own child. Now I know.

I'm signing a few words to you in hopes you will actually get the point one day. I learned to sign before I could speak and I just figured why couldn't you do the same. I do the sign for "eat" when I give you a bottle. I do the sign for "bath" when I am getting ready to give you a bath and while I'm giving you a bath. I sign "roll over" when I lay you on your tummy, I sign "I love you" ALL day long. I sign "jump" when you are in your Johnny jump up swing. I made up a sign for "Dixie." When she comes around, I say her name and show you the sign. I will start signing "more" and some other things once you start eating actual food. We'll see how long it takes for you to understand or if you ever do.

I take your picture ALOT! I like to dress you up in all your fun clothes like you are my little doll. You are very photogenic and its always so easy to make you smile. You are so cute and absolutely melt my heart!

You don't know you have hands or toes yet, but you like to eat your hand all the time as well as suck your thumb. It is so cute...for now.

You are like my little side kick. We go everywhere together and I'm sure you think you live in your car seat and often wonder when we are going to stay home! I love you so much and you will know how much that is when you have your own.

I'll love you forever

I'll like you for always

As long and I'm living

My baby you'll be!

Love, Mom