Loving Life

So we tried Graham out in the swing yesterday for the first time!  I think it's safe to say that he loved it...you can see from the pictures!  When I texted Trent a picture his response was, "He's loving life!"  I'm thankful for the awesome park in our neighborhood that is just a block away.  We actually went twice yesterday, and I'm looking forward to some nice weather these next few days so we can go again!

Weekend Wrap-up

We had a very fun and busy weekend!  Lots of pics to share....

 This is actually from Thursday, but I just had to share!

Graham's new big boy car seat was delivered, and he LOVES it!  We are about done with the infant seat due to it being to heavy for me to carry, and he is just not liking it much at all anymore!

 During naptime on Thursday....he knows we're watching him!

 Just hanging out on Friday!  I don't think he gets enough to eat...

 Just playing!

On Friday evening we went out for pizza with friends!  We had a great time of fellowship!

 About an hour after G's bedtime Friday night...still wide awake! :)

On Saturday we had two different birthday parties to attend!  They were both church friends so we had lots of fun hanging out and watching the kids play!  That afternoon we came home for naps!  And then Graham was ready to play!  Thanks to the 80 degree weather, he was able to wear his onesie from the beach...he already can't wait for Port A this summer!

On Sunday morning we had Sunday school and church, and then we just relaxed and napped the rest of the day!

 The boys playing on the floor!

 Graham telling me something very important!

 His new trick...I'm not a fan!

 Too cute! :)

 And this is from this morning, we started a Tiny Tots and Tunes music class at church with some friends!

Graham absolutely loved ringing the bells, marching in a circle, and doing lots of hand motions! :)

Happy Monday everybody!

Adventures With Rice Cereal

So we first tried rice cereal a couple of weeks ago.  Graham was not a fan!  He kept gagging himself and crying hysterically and trying to escape the Bumbo.

 "You want me to eat what?!  Where's my bottle??"

I'm pretty sure he didn't end up swallowing any of it.  He just spit it out and it ended up all over his face and bib!

So we decided to wait a couple of weeks to try again...

It actually went a little better this time around, although the pictures look worse than the first attempt!  We will just keep trying!  But can you blame him?!  Rice cereal does not look appetizing whatsoever! 

Weekend Wrap-up

Happy Monday!!  What a fun weekend I have to write about...it was a big one!  Trent's company has a conference in Scottsdale, Arizona every year.  Last year I flew out for the weekend to join him, and we had fun hiking, golfing, and just relaxing!  We first traveled to Scottsdale about 4 years ago over spring break and enjoyed the warm weather by the pool and went to spring training baseball games!  Ever since then it is one of our favorite places to visit.  So this year when his conference was scheduled again, we decided that it would be a good first time for us to travel since having Graham.  Thanks toNana and Bop who made this all possible!

I kept thinking this trip was a long ways away after Christmas, and then all of a sudden it was here.  I was very nervous about being away from Graham, but my mom listened to my every concern and was very reassuring and calming.  Trent flew out to Scottsdale on Tuesday morning so Graham and I loaded up and headed to Waco.  I'm glad we had a couple of days there for me to help him get adjusted.  He is all of a sudden in that stage of being clingy and unsure of people he isn't around on an everyday basis.

So Thursday morning I headed back to Houston bright and early to catch my flight to meet up with Trent.  There were definitely tears as I left and along the way, but I knew Graham was in the best hands and that Trent and I would have a great weekend!

I am very thankful for lots of videos and pictures!  Nana and Bop loved their time with Graham, and he had a great weekend with them!  Trent and I also had such a fun time having uninterrupted conversations, leisurely meals, and lots of time to sleep!  I took a nice nap everyday while we were there!  But we sure did miss our boy and were excited to see him on Sunday!

 I was so glad he woke up happy on Thursday and ready to play!  It was best for both of us that I left while he was still sleeping!

 Gran and Poppa came over to play!

 They got lots of good cuddles and play time!

 The beautiful sunrise on my way to Houston.

 All bundled up for a walk!

 Playing golf on Friday morning!  I just drove the cart...my favorite thing to do!

 Our resort from the 16th hole!

 YUMMY!!!

 I went along for the experience to the Barrett Jackson car auction on Saturday.  This is the original Batmobile that was up for sale for the first time ever.  It ended up going for 4.2 million.  It was so cool seeing it up close before it was auctioned!

 At sunset every evening a bag piper walks up the 18th green...it is so cool to watch and listen!

 My spot by the fire pit listening to the music!

 Reunited and it feels so good!!  I was so excited to see him!  He seemed so much bigger and busier than ever!

We've had lots of fun play time today! :)

Nana and Bop, thank you so much for watching our sweet boy for us so we could enjoy a weekend away!  I hope y'all got lots of rest today! :)

Weekend Wrap-Up

We had a great weekend!  It was very productive with lots of good family time!

Graham loving the Bjorn at HEB on Friday!

That night we just ordered pizza and watched a movie...my favorite thing to do on the weekends!  On Saturday morning we had brunch with our friends Glenn and Sara before coming home to tackle or garage...

Our garage has been the catch all place for everything since we moved.  All of our boxes were just in a big pile, not even broken down or anything.  After just a couple of hours on Saturday afternoon, it looks great!  Everything is put up and organized on shelves.

 Our supervisor!

 The boys playing on the floor!

 My little love!   He was the entertainment for the evening when our friends Adam and Danielle came over for dinner!

 He LOVES his new bath seat!!  

On Sunday morning we went to church and then had a relaxing day at home.  Neither Graham nor I was feeling well so we took some good naps and just took it easy.

Graham's favorite place to nap! :)

Thankfully we both feel much better now, and I think we were just fighting off a cold.  

Happy Monday!

A Year in Review

I know we're already more than a week into 2013, but I want to blog about last year!  2012 was a great year for our family!  I want to highlight a few of my favorite things!

January

We started off the year finding out I was pregnant on the 3rd!  It was our fun little secret until I was 8 weeks along and we had our first doctor's appointment and heard the heartbeat!  We had so much fun surprising our families with the great news!

In the middle of January we took a long weekend trip to Scottsdale...one of our favorite places!  Trent was already there for a work conference so I flew out for the weekend!

 Hiking in Scottsdale...6 weeks pregnant!

February

We flew to North Carolina to see our good friends Luke, Brittany, and their baby Nolan at Duke.  We had a fun weekend catching up and seeing their part of the world before Luke graduated in May!

Also in February, we made it official on Facebook announcing that we were pregnant! :)  And I gave my letter of resignation at school!

March

For spring break we went to Charleston, South Carolina for a few days!  We loved exploring the history of the city!

We also made a last minute spontaneous decision to fly to Atlanta to cheer for our Bears in the Sweet Sixteen and the Elite Eight!  I'm so glad we did this, and we figure it would be the last time in awhile we could do something so last minute like that!

Go Bears!

April

We had our big 20 week ultrasound in April!  Baby Agnew looked great and healthy, and we stayed strong and didn't find out the gender! :)

20 weeks pregnant!

May

We listed our townhouse for sale and started looking for a new house at the beginning of May!  I finished my school year, which was wonderful.  It was the best class ever, and they really spoiled me and Baby A!  I also had my first two baby showers!

At the end of May we celebrated my brother Justin's 30th birthday with a fun filled weekend in Waco that included a scavenger hunt and bocce ball!

 The kids!

Lots of fun playing bocce ball!

June

We traveled to New York City to celebrate our 5 year anniversary!!!  Trent and I had such a special weekend doing all of the touristy things, having good quality time, and talking and dreaming about Baby A!  We knew it was our last big trip for awhile, and we definitely took advantage of it!

Going to see Wicked on our anniversary!

July

We spent the Fourth at our good friends lake house in Austin!  It was a great relaxing time with fun friends!

I taught a kindergarten VBS class with some girls from Sunday School and had a blast but was exhausted!  

Then we made our annual trip to Port Aransas with the Cox family!

I made it to the 3rd trimester and was feeling great!

We also closed on our new house at the end of July and started demo and renovations!

August

We started off the month making lots of decisions for the house remodeling and finishing up buying baby stuff!  Little did we know that August would be THE month that Baby A would make their big debut!

We celebrated Trent's 27th birthday, and I was just hoping that we would make it through his dinner without going into labor! :)

This is the only pic I have from his birthday...aren't they cute?!

And then on the 30th, my water broke!  It was time to meet Baby A!  Early in the morning of the 31st we found out Baby A was actually a boy, and Graham stole our hearts forever!  We experienced a new kind of love that we never knew existed!

 What ended up being my last bump pic at 38 weeks!

 Graham Allen Agnew

Overwhelmed with love and gratitude!

September

This month was just spent cuddling, feeding, changing diapers, and sleeping when we could!  Those first few weeks with Graham are such a blur now, but they were so special!

At the end of the month, we moved when Graham was 4 weeks old!

October

We celebrated my 29th birthday and enjoyed a date night out!  Graham also traveled for the first time this moth, and he did great!  We went to Waco twice for Baylor football games.  Graham even got to tailgate!

It was so much fun dressing Graham up for Halloween!

Two of Graham's great-grandparents came to Houston for a special visit to meet him!

November

This month started off with Baylor Homecoming!

And we had our first Thanksgiving with Graham!

My boys! :)

December

We had lots of fun Christmas activities all month and enjoyed celebrating with Graham!

What a fun walk down memory lane!  The Lord blessed us tremendously in 2012!

Here's to 2013 and all that it holds.  I was listening to a Beth Moore podcast today, and she said that it doesn't matter that we have no idea what 2013 holds, but we do know that God is good.  And He will be good in whatever comes our way this year!