Yesterday Heather had to have a cavity filled, so she went through the usual round of numbing shots, which then led to me laughing harder than I have in a long long time. She was laughing really hard too because I was laughing so hard, which only made her look funnier. It was a good 10 minutes before we both regained our composure.
Sam and Graham hung out this morning on the couch, so I thought I’d get a few pics. They are getting along great so far, I think they’re going to be good buds.
We are back from a 4 day weekend with my family over near Gatlinburg, TN at Douglas Lake. We had a great time and got some good pictures along the way. Emma is a lot of fun and being around her makes me excited about Sam getting a little older. I had to work on Thursday until late so we didn’t leave Murfreesboro until around 9pm, which put us in Knoxville at about 2 in the morning, so we were pooped. Friday morning we got up and all of us headed down the road for about an hour or so to the cabin. We spent the rest of the time there either out on the lake or in the cabin relaxing and getting in some good talk time. Sam did great and it was good for him to get to spend some time with Nana and Papa. He also hasn’t had much time with my sister and her family so that was nice too.
Heather goes back to work in a couple of weeks so we’re trying hard to get Sam used to his schedule. It’s easier said than done. He was doing great there for a while about sleeping for 4 or 5 hours at night before waking up but we’ve gone back to 3 hours max. We’ve been pretty busy lately with going out of town and doing other stuff so it’s been a little complicated with sticking to a set schedule, but hopefully we will be able to solidify some stuff over the next 2 weeks. It’s not all going to be easy, but overall he is doing really great and we’ll get it worked out. He’s gotten past the point where he would sleep no matter what noise was going on around him, so we have to be more conscious of how loud we are when he is napping. He is also a smiling machine. It’s obvious that he recognizes Heather and I now and that just makes you feel good when you can walk into a room and make your baby smile.
This weekend Emily and John are coming up to visit us from Georgia, so we’re looking forward to that. Then next weekend I am going camping with the dudes and I think Heather and Sam are going to head down the Georgia to stay with Mimi. Heather isn’t sure how much she’ll like staying here at the new house by herself without my strapping male presence, and really who can blame her. Talk to you later!
The Mosley Gang
Emma loved to give Sam kisses,
and Sam just thought it was time to eat again
Emma loved the boat and the water
I am wearing a bathing suit, it’s just a tricky color
Well yesterday was mine and Heather’s 2 year anniversary. It almost seems cliche to say it, but it’s pretty amazing to look back and see how much my life has changed over the past 24 months. Marriage, bought our first place, sold our first place, had a baby, bought our second place, and those are just the major highlights. There have been countless more smaller and less notable things that may not seem to be significant but have all played a major role in making these past 2 years the best 2 years of my life. I can’t wait to look back when it’s been 4, 6, 8 years and see what’s developed then. There is a lot to look forward to.
It’s been a busy past week. And yes, I do realize that it’s been a week without an update, since the very update where I promised to post the next day. So I’ve learned not to promise such things. I really like posting here, and I’ve actually bought the domain themoosles.com where I plan to move this blog shortly, so look for that.
Since my last post Mimi has come to visit, we attended Michael Waggonner’s 16th bday party as well as the annual Skinner family picnic (the Skinners are Heather’s grandmothers side of the family). It’s been a very busy couple of weeks at work for me, but on Thursday we’re taking a long weekend to go hang out with my parents, my sister, her husband and Emma over at a lake near Gatlinburg. It will be really nice to relax for 4 days and get in some good family time, I know they’re all itching to see Sam. Here are a ton of pictures from the various events over the past week. I’ll start out with a series of pictures showing how Sam likes to try really hard to get out of his swaddle blanket. He is usually successful with at least one arm, and we’ve actually started to leave his upper body un-swaddled. We thought we’d try it one night and he did really well, he slept for 2 five hour increments that night, so Heather only had to get up once to feed him, and we were both stunned. He is still doing well so we’ll see if it continues. Talk to you later, sooner rather than later.
Kathleen Foutch and Sam chillin’ in the backyard at Michael’s bday party
Here is Aunt Andrea, Heather, Gigi and Mimi
Grant and Michael
Elise and Cameron
James and Kathleen
It’s been a good week or so since my last post. I have no excuses for my lack of posting, I just got out of the habit, so I’m working on getting back in it. Things have settled down here quite a bit, which none of us are complaining about. Graham and Greta are home and we are about 99% unpacked, so I’d say our new house is actually starting to feel like a home. Sam is changing every day. He is smiling and making little noises on a regular basis and I’m pretty sure it’s because of the faces I make at him, and not just gas. He is still sleeping well, usually he’ll go between 4 and 5 hours between feedings over night at least once. Heather is going back to work after this month so we’re trying to get Sam on that schedule so it won’t be a huge transition for any of us. Nana and Papa came to town last weekend and they were keeping Emma for a couple of days while my sister and her husband were out of town, so that was fun. I didn’t get enough pictures, as usual. I WILL have more to post tomorrow, if I don’t then you have my permission to yell at me.
These are either some really sleepy eyes or he is just giving me a preview of the looks I’ll get when I ask him to pose for a picture when he’s a teenager.
Here Sam is showing the dogs how to properly execute the
Flying Crane Kick from Karate Kid
and finally, a little bit of Nana time.
