More videos on YOUTUBE!!

Switch rolled over today!!! Dad missed it, but so did Mom because she was being lazy and taking a nap...booooo!!! I guess I learned my lesson about sleeping my life away. Switch is getting so big and so much more active. He was playing on his play mat tonight and kicking his legs and grabbing at everything :) He is usually over he play mat after about 20 minutes, but tonight he played for about two hours.....YAY, mommy and paw paw wore him out. LOL! He is sleeping peacefully now. I am completely in love with this little guy! I have a busy day tomorrow so I am going to bed. Remember to check out the new videos of Switch trying to roll over and on his play mat on youtube....see the post below for the link :) Love to all!!

Proud DaddyThey sleep the same :)Happy to have us as parents!!

Watching "So You Think You Can Dance" with Mommy :)Switch's Great GrannySwitch's Great Aunt DonnaProud Mommy :)Switch's Great Great Aunt DeloresSorry it's been so long!! Things have been going so well and we've just been so busy being parents. It's been hard to find the time to blog anymore. Right after I got home from Baton Rouge, my Granny and Aunt came into town from Tampa as well as my Aunt Delores, from Georgia. We had a wonderful visit and I can assure you that Switch is even more rotten than when he started out! We had a small celebration for his "3 month birthday". He did rack up on some new outfits for the summer! Our little boy is so very loved. Switch has started to lift his head and he no weighs 9lbs. He is also FINALLY out of his newborn clothes and into a 0-3 month size!! YAAAAAY!!! Mom and Dad are quite proud of our son. Daddy bought Switch a play mat and he love it, until you put him on his tummy that is....he still hates tummy time! He loves to kick and grab at all the little toys that hang over his head and feet. It's amazing to watch them grow and start to do new things. He has giggled in his sleep once, but I can't seem to get him to do it while he is awake. I am going to keep the post short because I have lots of pictures to post. Hopefully, I'll be better with my time management skills and try to keep posting....at least once a week :) Much love to all. And to all those that are keeping us in your prayers, THANK YOU!!

Shelley, Blake, and Switch

oh yeah....thanks to Dad and the wonderful mothers day present, I have posted some new videos on youtube. Here's the link:

http://www.youtube.com/user/mommy2switch

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!

Getting to know one another. Jaden and Switch. The only picture I could get of them atleast facing the camera.A smile only an older cousin can produce :)

I had an amazing mothers day with Switch and Blake!! Many thanks to Blake for making it so memorable! My Mom and Dad helped Switch pick out his gift to me. He gave a lovely necklace. Blake gave me a digital video camera so that I can post videos on youtube....guess I have no more excuses for not getting to it because it is so easy with this camera. All I have to do is plug it in and press the "youtube" button and it automatically downloads. It's an HD and the picture quality is amazing! You'll see!! I'll let you know when I get something else downloaded. Switch and myself left from MS very early this morning to get to Baton Rouge by 7:00 this morning! Our trip was so good and I am quite thankful for having a son that travels so well! We'll be here for a week and a half...or until we overstay our welcome..lol! Switch got to meet his Uncle Beau, Blake's brother, and his cousins Jaden and Zachary. Jaden can get Switch to smile on cue (something noone has been able figure out). Switch also got to meet his Nana D, Blake's Mom. We all spent this Mothers Day together. I just wanted to wish everyone a happy mothers day, even if it is almost over!
Much love to all,
Shelley, Blake, Switch

Daddy did good!

Switch absolutely HATES bath time!! I have to make myself bathe him ever other day. It just about broke Blake's heart to have to give him a bath! So Dad found this thing called a tummy tub. They are made in Britain and cost about $50.00 bucks, but Mom, being a bargain shopper, found one exactly like it at Target for $22.00!! Dad o.k.'d the order and Switch has enjoyed bath time ever since! I have bragged about the tub and apparently it has been on Good Morning America and some other shows, but they are awesome! The one at Target s called the Prince Lion heart Pod Tub. They are suppose to mimic the womb in they way the child sits in the tub and warm water...IT ROCKS!! I posted a video of bath time on youtube and this was honestly the first bath that wasn't rushed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtrxhuFbls8

Nila and Switch It's been a minute...sorry about that! We just got back from Atlanta where Switch had his 2 month check up as well as his check up with the cardiologist. Everyone said that he's looking good. He is staying on his heart medicine and we don't have to go back to the cardiologist for 2 months. At the pediatrician, he got his first set of shots. Not the first time he's been stuck, obviously, but it still broke his mommas heart!! It didn't take much to get him calmed down, just a little snuggle time with Mommy. He now weighs 8lbs and is 21 1/2 inches long. His doctor said that he is still off his growth charts, but I just think it's going to take some time...he had surgery on his heart and diaphragm for pete's sake!!! Switch and I are leaving early Sunday morning to visit Blake in Baton Rouge and we're so looking forward to it. That's all I have for now so I am going to get my little guy to bed. Love to all!!

Shelley, Blake, and Switch

He's nine weeks old today and things have been amazing. I knew this parenting thing was going to be good, but I had no idea how wonderful it was going to be. We had a wonderful week with Daddy here visiting and we can't wait until the next time! It really was the best week ever. Switch did the cutest thing tonight, he giggled in his sleep. The angels must have told him something pretty funny! I heard it and thought it was a cough and when I looked over at him he had a huge smile on his face and then he did again. Priceless!! I need a video camera on him at all times! He has been really gassy though. Poor kid can't catch a break. I've heard that they grow out of it at around the 3 month mark. Here's hoping! He also has a milk allergy, not sure if I posted that in an earlier blog or not. Most kids do grow out of that though. If there is one thing that I have learned from the last year it is to not ask the question "what next?". Seriously, I asked and then I got pregnant, I asked again and then the ER doctor told me I miscarried, I asked again and my OB/GYN tells me I am still pregnant with one of the babies......and so on and so on to present day. LOL!! Don't ask that question...EVER! I guess the real lesson is that there is always going to be something else for you to deal with and it is how you deal with it that makes you who you are. Switch got to meet his Uncle Jeremy, Aunt Tara, and cousin Bryce this past week and we all had a lovely visit. I know Dad misses him terribly an we miss him equally! It's time for medicine and feeding so I am going to get back to "work". Love to all!!

Shelley, Blake, and Matthew/Chase/Switch

Best weekend ever!

This weekend has been so wonderful! Mom and Dad have been trying to adjust to Switch's schedule.... and so far.... we lose! He is so unpredictable in his sleep habits that we can't keep up. Although we're doing our best, we still have a ways to go. His feeding schedule is pretty simple, every 3 hours on the hour, it's just the medicine tht gets confusing! Anyway we've just kinda been relaxing and enjoying sharing our time with him and giving him all the love and kisses he needs! We will unfortunately be apart again after Tuesday so I will keep this short in order to spend all the time I can with them! Thank you to everyone for your continued love, prayers, and support! Until next time...

Blake, Shelley and Switch