yay! good work, baby!!!!

first day at zoo

we took deigey to the santa ana zoo on friday last week. so fun! my parents were in town so they were able to go with us. deigey didn't really notice many of the animals. but, he loved being outside. we walked and walked and he did so well. he loves the outdoors. its so fun to take him places. we walk all the time. which is good for me too! and good for ava, our dog! =) today we walked to blockbuster. which is pretty far! anyway, this is baby at the zoo! xoxo

-ALLI

auntie anna

my boys and their blue eyes...

my boys have GORGEOUS eyes! both of them! they are so beautiful and blue. sometimes micah's are more green. but deigey's eyes are killer blue! i love this picture because their blue outfits make their eyes seem more blue in color =) so precious!

green beans!

deigey eats green beans now once a day! its my favorite!!! so cute to feed him cause he LOVES them and he makes such a mess! so sweet! i love love love this time of day!

me in the crib...

my sister, anna, caught me taking a nap with deige and ava in the crib! how all 3 of us fit in the crib is beyond my imagination...but, it worked and it was fun! =)

baby deige

deigey isn't so "baby baby" anymore. he's a big baby! yay! getting so big. he's growing up right before my very eyes. i get sad every now and then because it really does happen fast! i always laughed when moms would say how quickly their kids grew up...but it's true! and now i'm one of the mommy's who says it! =) deige is such a good boy. he eats green beans now and rice cereal along with breastmilk and formula. i've been home a lot and my milk supply is really strong again because i've had more time to breastfeed him. i enjoy that more than anything. its such a special bonding time with little deige. he looks up and giggles while he eats and it melts my heart!

the little man started getting teeth. none have popped through the skin...but they are coming. he's a little fussy from it, but nothing major. baby and i take walks every day around the neighborhood with ava our dog. i think ava loves it more than anyone else. but deige enjoys being outside a lot. it's been rainy lately so i've taken deige to target to walk around when it was raining outside. he loves being in his baby bjorn. so cute! my sister, anna, brought him to the salon to see me on saturday. and she walked in with deige in the baby bjorn. it was adorable! everyone stopped working to come see her and the baby.

a few big changes happened for me this week. i learned how to "let go" a little bit. i allowed anna to drive deige in the car without me. before now, i've been REALLY cautious of anyone driving him other than micah or myself. but since anna is the nanny while i am at work, i had to let go of that a little bit. otherwise anna and baby would be house-bound every day. and deige loves getting out as much as any of us. so...big step for mommy alli~ =) i know it sounds silly, cause its not really a big deal. but to me it was.

also, i have deige sleeping in his crib about 5 hours each night. i know a lot of you may be saying, "what? he doesn't sleep in his crib?" well, no! he doesn't. he has always slept with us in our bed. when he was really little that was the only way i could get even 2 hours of sleep each night. as his crying spells lessened, i was able to grab 4 hours, then 6 hours. now we sleep solid 8-10 hours a night with him in our bed. its nice. everyone is happy because we all get to rest at night. but it has created this sleep pattern for deige where he can't sleep all night long without feeling me next to him. hearing me breathe, hearing my heart beat...all of that good stuff. so, he now falls asleep in his crib around 8 or 9. and sleeps okay...not soundly. he will whine a little and he moves a lot. but he sleeps until around 12:30. i usually can calm him down and get him back to sleep until around 2 am. then, its over. he HAS to be with me. so, one night at a time. 4 hours last night, hopefully 6 hours tonight. we'll see... but, while some of you look at this as a set-back. it's actually a big step forward in our home. so yay deige! learning the stillness of the crib is his big challenge right now.

anyway, that's our update. more later. i also have really cute pics to share. look for those! =) xxoo

LOVE,
alli

grand junction, colorado

on the way to denver to see my parents for christmas, we were able to stop in grand junction, colorado! that is where my grandparents and my auntie and her family live. it was nice to see them with deige. it's the first time any of them have seen him! so special. this is my papaw and my bamma with deige. so sweet.

XOXO,
alli

nana and grandpa w deige

17 pounder!

my big boy is now seventeen whopping pounds! can you believe that? he is ginormous! =) i am so thrilled. he is truly thriving. he is such a good boy, too. he is now eating rice cereal in the morning, mid afternoon and evening. its adorable but absolutely disgusting and messy! rice cereal gets EVERYWHERE! i think its adorable until i have to clean it up. =) but even then, i still love every minute of feeding him actual food! he also sleeps much better with a completely full belly. i love that! but the stinky side of that is literally STINKY! his poopy is soooo stinkly its mind-blowing! i heard it only gets worse from here! looking forward to the many nasty diaper changes to come...

so we survived our road trip to colorado for christmas. it was a long haul. but so worth the trip. we had a great time seeing family and friends. and deigey was of course SPOILED rotten for his first christmas! my family and micah's family went ga-ga over buying deigey christmas gifts. we were so stuffed with presents that our car ride home felt slower because of all the extra weight! =) anyway, it was a nice time. i will post pictures...look out for them!

i've been awful at writing. but i will PROMISE to write more later. mark my word! =) talk to you all then...

XOXO,
alli

deigey was dedicated in church...

my "papaw preach" was able to dedicate our son at his church on sunday, dec. 23rd. it was really special because it is my papaw's 3rd great grandchild...but the only one he's been able to pray over in church. it was sweet. my family was there and so was deigey's godmother molly. she's my best friend and deigey LOVES her! molly is family and has been forever. so it was a special touch to have her there as well. and my uncle tim and his family were here from michigan. everyone had a special time. and of course... i cried. i am always such a soppy mess when emotional events take place. when my papaw prayed for micah and i as parents was when the tears began to roll. =) anyway, good tears. good day. special day for deigey.

xoxo,
alli

UNCLE JOHN FERRAIOLO =)

deigey so big!!!

WE WENT TO THE DR. TODAY BECAUSE I AM A HYPOCHONDRIAC! I SWEAR! I JUST STRESS OVER EVERYTHING. AND I FEEL LIKE DRS HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS! =) SO, I'M CONSTANTLY CALLING THE NURSES AND HIS DR. AND REALLY ANYONE I CAN TALK TO ABOUT MEDICAL ADVICE =) MY BEST FRIEND MOLLY IS GOING TO BE A DR. AND I'M CONSTANTLY CALLING OR TEXTING HER FOR ADVICE TOO =) AND THE FUNNY THING IS THAT I'M NOT JUST A PARANOID FIRST TIME MOM. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN THIS WAY. I CALL DRS WITH QUESTIONS REGARDING MICAH AND MYSELF ALL THE TIME! =) ANYWAY, DEIGE HAS BEEN KINDA BUGGERY LATELY. SO, I CALLED THIS MORNING AND THEY HAD ME BRING HIM IN JUST IN CASE =) WE WENT AND OF COURSE HE IS FINE! BUT...GUESS HOW MUCH HE WEIGHS!!!??? OH MY! BIG BOY! HE WEIGHS 14 POUNDS 7 OUNCES! CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT? HE OUTGREW ANOTHER DIAPER SIZE! FROM NEWBORN DIAPIES TO SIZE ONE...NOW A SIZE TWO! WOW! BIG DAY IN THE BYRNE HOUSEHOLD! =)

STAY TUNED...
XOXOX,
ALLI

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