Thanksgiving Week

Patrick and Sara were here this past week. Click here to see pictures from their visit ... we baked cookies, picked out a Christmas tree, decorated gingerbread men, decorated the tree, ate a great Thanksgiving dinner, and of course, played with Dillon! Enjoy!

Dillon - Already Sharing!

This thumb is kind of hard to keep in ... I see why he has trouble! :o)

Here Comes Santa Claus ...

Patrick and "Little Patrick"

First of all, Patrick loved the boppy pillow. He must have thought it was a cool kind of hat we have here in North Carolina!

Patrick was the first to feed Dillon. He was a little unsure about the burping part ... didn't want to get anything on his new furry hoodie! But nonetheless, he did a great job!

Then last night Patrick held Dillon while we watched Alvin and the Chipmunks. They were bonding! I have a feeling they are going to be great friends!

Sara Meets Lil' Dill

Sara was the first to hug and love on Dillon yesterday! He just loved his big sister. Here are a couple of pictures from their first encounter.


Sara is a total natural! She just knew exactly what to do with the little guy!

Dillon and His Thumb

Dillon is not always able to get his thumb in his mouth when he wants it to go there, so when he does get it in, he is not going to purposefully take it out! Point in case ... here he is with his thumb AND the bottle in his mouth! It's kind of hard to see, but it cracked us up! Dion was all "hurry, hurry! get the camera!" Turns out there was no rush ... he kept it in there until the first burp! Too funny ...

He doesn't always suck his thumb, but he is definitely starting to more now ... we'll see.

Dillon's 2 Month Update

Dillon's Stats

11 lbs 2 oz (50th percentile)
23 inches long (50th percentile)

Dillon is progressing exactly as the Doctor had hoped! We are so thrilled! Those early days of him being lazy and not eating are long gone! Now Dillon is smiling and cooing ... he even rolled over for the first time at the Doctor's office today! He scared himself to death when he did it, but he did it!! Who knows what he'll be up to next!

Patrick and Sara are in the air right now on their way to meet Dillon! I will post more pictures and comments once they land. Dillon is taking a good little nap right now so he'll be ready to play when they get here!

Early November - lots of first!

I guess the next several years will be full of firsts! But here's a few of the first firsts! ha ha

Here is Dillon meeting Wilson and Jack officially. The boys were so cute together! Wilson was mesmerized by Dillon's small feet! It was too precious! And Jack loved patting Dillon's head! I can see they are going to be the best of friends!

Last Friday was gorgeous in Huntersville! Dion got the boat out and took some of his work friends to lunch. Dillon and I met them. We would have ridden on the boat, but little Dill doesn't have a life jacket yet. Can't wait until next summer when I can finally ride on the boat without worry! (Well, I say without worry now! I guess next summer will come with its own worries! This past summer I was always worried I was going to bounce Dillon out, or knock a brain cell loose, so I opted to stay at home during almost all the boat outings ... I even missed shake the lake! HA!)

Final first of this week was Dillon going to Boone! YEAH! I asked him if he was going to go to Appalachian ... he didn't answer! Never too early to start talking about it!! Anyway, the first picture is Mom and Dillon at Boone bagelery ... oh yeah, we had the bagelicious ... be very jealous! And then you will see Dillon and I walking down Main St in Blowing Rock. I had on my App sweatshirt and the baby bjorn ... how much did I fit in? Incredibly well! I definitely looked the part of a Boone hippie! And loved every minute of it! Man, do I miss Boone!!!

Summer's Back?

Today Dillon and I took a walk through the neighborhood and into the shops. We did a little shopping as well. Dillon wore a short-sleeve onsie and I wore shorts and a t-shirt! Is summer back? It's gorgeous outside today!!

Oh - and this is a hoot ... they are putting up the neighborhood Christmas tree. It was funny to see the tree going on while all the shoppers had on their flip flops with bare legs!

Dillon enjoys being outside - he looked around a little, then snoozed a little. I enjoyed getting out! I also got some ideas for homemade Christmas gifts while shopping. Good times!

6 Weeks

Monday was 6 weeks, and in 3 words ...

WE MADE IT!

That sums it up! LOL Things are so much easier now when I think back to those first 2 weeks! As you can see, Dillon is a precious cutie! We are having lots of fun with him these days. This past weekend he really started smiling and reacting - that was so cool! Those first smiles are the best!

Starting this week I decided to get up every morning and shower, fix my hair and get dressed ... I know it's only Wednesday, but so far so good! This way when Dion or someone calls for lunch at the last minute, I will be ready (and not still in my PJs and without a shower for days!) I am also trying to leave the house everyday. Monday Mom and I went shopping, Tuesday I went to Weight Watchers (big night out!), and today I went out to lunch and visited with some work friends, then stopped by Dion's work. Not sure what we'll get into tomorrow, but I do feel much better getting out some! Maybe we'll head to MegArt and work on the Christmas presents some more. Tonight I also reactivated my gym membership ... it will be good to get back into somewhat of a routine (well, I have been in a routine ... it goes like this - 6am, watch news; 9am, watch Regis & Kelly; 10am, watch Bringing Home Baby; 11am, watch Jon & Kate Plus 8; 12pm, Desperate Housewives ... you get the picture!!)