Visit from the Mumaw's

The Mumaw crew made the long drive from Maryland to Terre Haute for an extended weekend to come meet Austin!

We stayed busy and enjoyed spending time with them.

We went to Hobson's Fun Farm again and spent another 4 hours there! Bobby and I didn't think we would be there that long, but the kids all had fun and the weather was cool, windy, but sunny. It was a great day to go and surprisingly enough, it was a tad bit busier than when we were there the weekend before!

We only get to see them 1-2 times a year, so it was a nice visit.  Next year will be our turn to visit Maryland.

Aubrey and Bobby shooting the tennis ball cannon. (Natalie wouldn't do it because it was too loud for her)

Twins!  Natalie definitely is a Daddy's girl. While we were in the corn maze, Natalie was concerned that her daddy might be lost forever because he only did Phase 1 with us and Phase 2 he stayed with Austin because he thought the corn maze was too bumpy with the stroller.

Austin's first hayride :)  For only being a month old, he sure has gotten to go a lot of places already!  He did great, just slept the day away!  We had the hayride all to ourselves!

Cousins! Ages from left to right: 8, 3, 4, 11

On Saturday, it was just Austin and me at home. Jeff went up to South Bend for the ND game and the rest of the gang spent the day at the Indy Children's Museum. It was a nice quiet day at home for me with Austin. We would have taken him but were concerned about how busy the museum might be while pushing a stroller since it was a weekend and we haven't really taken him to an enclosed place (except church last weekend) where germs are more prevalent. We wanted to be better safe than sorry!

On Sunday, we did church then I headed out to do a senior photo shoot followed by the Mumaw crew photo shoot. Afterwards, we had Menchie's and then let the kids run off the sugar at Bogey's. I think all of the kids were exhausted, but all played together great and had a lot of fun!

Thanks again for visiting! We will see you guys at Christmas!!

Happy 1 Month, Austin!

I cannot believe how fast the first month has gone!  It seems like just yesterday we were dealing with the whole NICU ordeal. We have yet to get our bill from the hospital and I'm sure I'll cringe when I see it...not looking forward to that mail day!

We don't go to the doctor until this coming week to see how his weight gain is going. I've put him on our scale at home and he isn't quite at 10 pounds yet. I'm hoping the scale at the doctor's office shows that he's at least back up to his birth weight, but we'll see. He eats great, at least every 2-3 hours!  I'll update on his weight/height after we go. The girls were both slow, but steady growers so maybe he's just following their lead after having an extraordinary birth weight!

Weight: 10 lb 9.6 oz
Clothes: 0-3 newborn stuff is too small, but 0-3 is slightly too big...he's in an awkward stage, but 0-3                 work much better than newborn
Diapers: size 1...I tried to shove him into newborn the first week we were home, but that didn't last.                    He wore size 1 while in the hospital too!
Hair: still brown
Eyes: still grayish blue

Milestones: I swear he is already smiling sometimes and not the 'gas smiles' after just eating, like legit smiles when you talk to him. If he doesn't start to roll early, I'll be surprised because he seems to want to try already! He's starting to coo a bit and he loves when his sisters talk or sing to him. He enjoys sleeping, eating, and pooping...typical baby!  He has the 1 month old baby acne all over his face. The #1 comment we always get in public has to do with his hair!  He does have good hair!

First Bath

Austin got his first real bath in the baby tub we have tonight. I gave him a sink bath the other day, but this one he actually got to lay in the water. He didn't fuss and seemed to enjoy it. Hopefully he enjoys the water as much as his sisters do!  The girls were with Bobby at the park, but I'm sure they will be wanting to 'help' with his future baths!

Hobson's Fun Farm

My family came down this weekend to spend time with us. Amanda hasn't seen Austin since being in the NICU, so this was her first time being able to hold him outside of the hospital and the first time she's seen him awake. Bobby and my dad got a couple of things done in the basement. We need to really get going on getting the drywall up so the toy room can be moved downstairs!

Saturday, we ventured to Hobson's Fun Farm in Rockville with my parents, sister, the Vandiver's, and the Sebastian's. It was a beautiful Fall day and actually warmer than we all thought it was supposed to be. The kids all had fun and we were there for about 4 hours.

Natalie and Aubrey had a great time running around and getting dirty. Aubrey was exhausted toward the end and probably sick, but we didn't know that until Sunday. Austin slept most of the time and fussed a little when he wanted to eat, get a diaper change and just go to sleep. I wore him in the Moby wrap most of the time, but then eventually we put him in the carseat/stroller and he fell asleep. Not that this is a bad thing, but he seems to like to just lay down when he's tired instead of being held/rocked, which I think is probably partly from being in the NICU and only being held every 3-4 hours and then just resting in his bassinet while in there.

They have added a couple of new things. This was also Bobby's first time being able to jump on the big air pillow. The girls and I have been on them several times at different places, but Bobby has never been with us. He had fun, too!

Pumpkin mid-air

Just before impact 

smashed pumpkin

At this point, we were trying to get a picture of the kids all looking, but Aubrey was knocking over her pumpkin and Natalie and Aubrey were fighting. Bobby then comments "Can't you just take that picture at home?" So, more pumpkin pictures in the future!

On Sunday, after church we had a quick photo taken for my Grandma who is making something for Christmas.  Bobby was super thrilled with having his picture taken! Austin was hungry and Aubrey was not cooperating, but later to find out, she was running a 101.4 fever, but went away with Tylenol and a long nap and has not returned...fingers crossed it was just a quick sickness and doesn't return because she has been acting normal!