Briggs is ONE month!

Literally, how in the world did that happen so quickly? The baby of the family is already a whopping one month old, which means it's time for his first monthly update/picture!

Weighs: Briggs' one-month check-up is next week, so I don't know his exact weight right now. But I did weigh myself on the scale and then held him with me on the scale and figured out that he weighs about 10.5 lbs. We'll see how accurate that was! {{Just for reference, at his two-week appointment he had gained 1.5 pounds and two inches in length}}

Sleeps: Briggs is a pretty good sleeper throughout the day. He still enjoys napping a lot, and due to the LOUD noise level of our house, he can sleep through just about anything ;) Just like we did with Wells & Grayer, we try to make sure he gets some awake time in the evening so he's ready to go down at night. During the night, he wakes up every 3-4 hours; so that's usually two overnight wake-ups and one in the morning once it's time for everyone else to wake up.

Eats: Briggs is a great eater! He hasn't had a full bottle of breast milk yet (just about one ounce that I pumped for Wells to feed him because he had been DYING to feed him!), so I'm not sure how many ounces he is eating in one sitting. During the day, he usually eats every two hours.

Wears: He can still wear some newborn items (some of the sleepers are definitely getting too small, though). I guess 0-3 month clothes are the best fit right now. We are finishing up the last of his newborn diapers, and then we'll be starting to use size 1's.

Plays: He's obviously not into toys yet, but he is starting to hold his gaze a little more. He will stare at items if you put them in front of him. He will listen to you talk to him, and he is starting to get a tinnnnnyyyyyy bit vocal. He seems to like when there is a lot going on around him (which is all the time in our house!!!).

Briggs has been such a blessing in his short little life! He has such a sweet personality and has been so easy going. His big brothers both love him and always want to be near him, be touching him, and be talking to him. As fast as this month flew by, I know it'll seem like no time that he's up and running around with his bubbas.

Hello Baby + Hello Summer

Sorry for the lack of posting lately. I was busy having a baby and all! :)

My due date was June 11th, but I had a feeling little man might come a little early. We celebrated Wells' 4th birthday with a party a few weeks early just in case the baby came on a later weekend. We got the party done just in time because I was in labor two days later. We welcomed Briggs Alexander on May 28th. Just like I did with Wells and Grayer, I'll be posting his birth story here on the blog.

So far it has been a great summer! Eric is off of work (perks of the teacher life!), and we are getting to spend lots of quality time together as a family of FIVE! Here's a little of our life lately...

Like I said, we had an early birthday party for Wells. He has been LOVING sea turtles lately, so we had an Under the Sea 4th birthday party for him. He and Grayer had a great time playing with all their friends, and we were all exhausted after all that bounce house/water slide fun!

Two days after that, we headed to the hospital since I was in labor! Later that night, we welcomed baby brother Briggs into the world! We had to stay in the hospital from Monday through Thursday morning (details why in upcoming birth story), so I was BEYOND ready to get back home! Even though they came to visit at the hospital, being away from my big boys for that many nights was hard.

All my boys together!

Settling into life with three kiddos was hard the first couple of days (hello, hormones! haha!), but things have been really great since then. Briggs has been such a good baby, and the boys are doing great adjusting to having a baby in the house.

We've been enjoying time on the boys' new trampoline (but they enjoy it more when we put the sprinkler underneath it because it is HOT outside!), going on bicycle rides, watching some favorite movies, snuggling baby brother, and attending a week of VBS.

Last week, we celebrated Wells' actual birthday by taking a little day trip to the Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island (which is only about 1.5 hours from us). He loved seeing all the turtles, and we stopped by the beach for a little bit on the way home.

So, that's what we've been up to lately! We've got about 5 more weeks of summer left to soak up, and I'm hoping to squeeze in a trip or two to the movies (hello $1 summer movies!), lots of water fun, some ice cream runs, 4th of July fireworks shows, and our trip to the beach (Charleston, SC) with Eric's family. And hopefully I can find the time to get back on the blogging train!