Look what I can do!!!!

I clap!




I crawl!

I pet!

And I Dunk!

A little sad to say goodbye

I have to admit that I am a little sad to say goodbye to 2010. Some monumental things happened in my life, and good or bad, it was an amazing year. Obviously we welcomed our wonderful Christopher into the world, but as I sit here it is hard to imagine that part of the past year was spent without him out of my belly. I know it is so cliche, and it actually pains me to say this, but time goes by so quickly! We spent 2 years trying to have a baby, and it was like being in a world where other things happened, but it was like they were fuzzy or on mute because the only thing we were focused on was trying to complete our world. So there went 2008 and 2009, and now here we are at the beginning of 2011, perfectly content with the world :)

So for no other reason then that I can look back and actually remember what happened to me in my life when I am old and have no memory left, ( who am I kidding. I already have no memory), a little year recap.

January
Can't hide it anymore! This is me on 1/15/2010, about two weeks after I was taken by ambulance from work to the hospital for heartburn. Long story. Everyone at work new after that episode.

February

I turned 28. No pictures of that sad day :)

And we began turning a room in our house from this
To this
March

Was a very difficult month. We lost my Grandfather, and it was really hard for everyone in my family. He was a force! And we miss him all of the time.
We also were able to celebrate life with a baby shower for, at that time, Baby ?. Yes we were those annoying people that would not tell people the name, mostly because we hadn't figured it out yet :)
We also welcomed a new member to the family: my new camera. March marked life A.C. , After Camera. It is amazing and I am a little addicted to it.

April
We celebrated another monumental occasion, my sister's Bridal Shower. With a month to go in my pregnancy, I played hostess, with major help from my mom and whit, to Keely's friends and our family to celebrate her upcoming wedding.
Here is Whitney and I resting and plating with baby Christopher after the shower.

Also April 16th was my last day of work for 4 blissful months.

MAY

WELCOME CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM POMPEY JR. This month my life changed forever.

I walked into the month like this
and left with
...our beautiful boy!

And 20 days later we were hereAt my sister Keely's wedding! I know. 20 days later. I remember running out to the motor home where Chris's parent were with the baby, before the ceremony, right after the ceremony, and during the reception to feed the baby. It was so stressful at the time, but funny to think about.

June
Baby's first Wine tasting trip.

July
Baby's first trip to the beach

August

First trip to the Zoo

September

First day away from Mommy, because I had to go back to work :(

And a night away when Chris and I attended my 10 year High School Reunion. Yikes!
Going back to elementary school with this photo!

October was pumpkins
November was turkey, and San Diego, and a first Carousel ride at the wild animal park!
And December was....Beer.
GRANDPA!!!No, it was lights, and trees, and presents, and family, and friends, and Santa, and magic, and happiness.

It was a dream come true! Here is to a wonderful 2011!

LOVE

"DADA"

Christopher said "Dada"! He looked right at Chris, reached out to touch his face and said it. I am not going to lie, I am a little jealous that it wasn't mama, but it was still such a sweet thing to witness!!!

A Wonderful Christmas

We had such a wonderful Christmas this year. It has been a really long time since we have had any little ones at Christmas time, and it was so much fun for everyone. On Christmas Eve we spent time with my aunts, uncles, and cousins. It was a little bittersweet seeing that it was our first Christmas without our Grandpa with us, but it was still so nice to all be together and to get to enjoy our new addition to the family. He was scooting all over the place :)

On Christmas Day we had a great breakfast with my parents and sisters and brother-in-laws. And, oh the presents. Since we are all older we don't really do presents anymore so everyone was so excited to buy for little Christopher. He didn't really get the concept but he is really enjoying his new toys. He also got a lot of new clothes. I was so thankful for that because he has literally grown out of everything!!!!!! All of his new clothes are sized 18 months. Yes, my 8 month old baby is getting 18 month old clothes. Most of them leave plenty of growing room, but he wore one of the shirts today and it fits!

On Christmas night we went to Chris's parents and had a really nice quiet dinner. It was a nice relaxing end to a busy couple of days.

I am proud to say that the decorations are down and all of the loot is organized and put away. It was a wonderful first Christmas for our family, and I am so excited for the many more to come.

I hope everyone had a wonderful day!

Dress up

I never really played with dolls or barbies. I was a little tomboy, so you would never find me playing dress up when i was younger. But I sure love playing dress up with my real life baby doll :)

WOW!!!!

So I have always heard that having a baby, working full time, and trying to have a life is hard, and before baby days I would have acknowledged that I could imagine how hard it would be, but I never thought it would be this tough. I am having a lot of fun but currently I am working full time, I am in a Master's program, and every spare minute I have I want to spend with my wonderful boys. It definitely make for a full and busy life. I wish I could keep up with this blog, but currently I do not know how that is going to be possible. So, a quick update.

Christopher....

is 5 1/2 months old
sitting up like a big boy!!!!!
is in love with our dogs. When they are around he can not help but laughis eating food! peas, carrots, pears, bananas, sweet potatoes. He doesn't seem to like anything but bananas at this point
is making so many funny noises
is wearing 9-12 month clothes!
is rolling and scooting all over the place

And is the must wonderful person I know!!!

Chris and I are having so much fun, and are hoping to take a little family get away soon. We need it!!!

4 months old

When Chris and I started dating every month was a special milestone. We celebrated every month of our new relationship, but then at some point (I think when we hit a year) the monthaversaries stopped, and for some reason we began to only allow ourselves to celebrate our commitment to one another once a year. Now that baby is here our monthly celebrations are back and more fun than ever.

CHRISTOPHER IS FOUR MONTHS OLD, and I can hardly believe it. I took him to the doctor on Thursday and the Doctor said he is PERFECT. Maybe she did not use those exact words but that is what I deduced from her comments. He is 17.6 pounds and 27 inches long. Although that puts him in the 95th percentile and means that he is closer to the size of a six month old than a four month old, his weight is proportionate to his height and he is growing steadily, so it is all good.

He had to get two more shots and when they gave him the first one he did not even cry. No such luck when he got the second one, but overall it was a much better experience then the last time he got shots. Last time he slept all day and would not really eat. This time he got home and had this smile on his face:

Such a happy boy!

Back to Work

I have been back to work now for a little over two weeks and it sucks!!!! I have always pretty much liked work and anyone that knows me knows that I keep myself busy but instead all i want to do all day long is look at this face:

So many changes

It really is an amazing process seeing baby Christopher change from day to day. He is no longer that floppy little baby that needed my support for everything. He has complete control of his head now, and when I hold him he looks around at the world with such interest. He definitely knows who mommy and daddy are and watches us all of the time. When Chris gets home from work, his entire face lights up. Yesterday Chris got home and took him out of my arms. I began to pick up around the house and his little eyes followed me everywhere I went. When I went up the stairs he strained his neck to follow me the entire way. So cute!

He grabs toys, bites things, and is even trying to sit up on his own. If we lay him down on his blanket to play and he doesn't want to be laying down he will lift up his head like he is trying to sit up on his own. He even found his feet. I know it sounds silly, but I find it fascinating when he looks at them and grabs them. He finds it fascinating too :)

One of the best changes lately has been the laughs! If I could listen to one sound for the rest of my life it would be Christopher's laugh. A couple of weeks ago we had to work really hard for a laugh. We found a pretty good tickle spot on his stomach and would spend some time working him up to it. Today, he started giving them out like candy. I looked at him with a weird face and he gave me a little chuckle! The BEST! He also found peek-a-boo terribly funny.

I know that anyone who has a child has witnessed these things, but for me, a first timer, I am amazed everyday!Some laughs for daddy at the zoo




Here is a video of a few little laughs. You can mostly just hear his dad laugh but it is the best example I have so far.

Best Friends

Auntie Keely got him this blue elephant and he loves it. He will smile at him and talk to him forever. The other day Christopher was fussy. I put him next to his elephant and he started smiling and talking. They have become fast friends.