First Time Away!

Holden did great while spending the weekend with grandmother and grandad Thomson! I am so proud of him. While away at the wedding, Alex and I missed him! Of course, I have never been away from him for longer than 4 hours, so I probably took it harder! I thought about him the whole time we were away! Good thing I had my cell phone full of baby pictures!

Holden and Daddy

Lately, I have been looking at him and marveling at how big he's grown right before my eyes! It's hard to believe he was only just under 7 pounds when he was born. We are making all sorts of new sounds now. I like to think that he is talking to me! He is especially happy when he first wakes up in the morning.

The night we got back from the wedding, the heater hadn't yet been turned on. We asked the downstairs neighbor if she had the thermostat down there. She said no. Alex went downstairs and turned the pilot light to "on". It helped at first...then...nothing. So, we opted to take Holden in bed with us so that he wouldn't get too cold. Go figure, the maintenance guy let himself in to her apartment the next day and turned up.... the thermostat. I swear, sometimes I want to punch her. I'm dreading having to go the entire winter with her in control of the temperature. I hope I don't have to go down there every time I need her to turn it up!

...End rant.

Watchin' the Chiefs game

While at the wedding, there were a few babies there, which many me miss Holden more! One of the moms was so sweet! She had a 6 month old boy. Holden looked bigger than him! We might have a big kiddo on our hands! I can't wait to see how much he weighs when he goes to the doctor next. He'll go in on the 27th to get another dose of his vaccinations. Our pediatrician is going to be retiring, so we will have to find another soon. I wasn't too attached anyway- I've only seen her once, and I don't like how the clinic is set up.

I wasn't able to pump as often as I should have while gone and consequently, my milk supply has dropped really low. I have been pumping like crazy in hopes that it will return. For now I have been feeding him formula. I hate it. As much as I wish my boobs would go back to their normal size, I love that breastfeeding makes me feel connected to Holden. I feel good knowing that he is getting nutrition from me as well as antibodies and other good things! (Even though my immune system is not the greatest... I have been sick with a cold for the last few days.)


Grandma Kim bought him two new fleece footed pj's and a mobile! He really likes the mobile. One of his favorite things to look at has been ceiling fans, so we thought a mobile would be an ideal toy! Success! Grandmother Thomson bought him some fleece pj's, too! So spoiled!



We've got to start thinking about what to tell Santa to bring Holden! He will be 5 months old. Any suggestions?