Holidays

Well it has been 3 months since our little K has entered the world all bright eyed and bushie tailed. He is such a sweet boy. We love being with him every moment possible and miss him every moment we aren't with him. We have found that having a new baby is a lot like being addicted to drugs. The more we are with him the more we want to be with him and when we aren't the withdrawal is unbearable (for me anyway). I find myself doing anything for a baby fix...IE putting a new picture on my computer desktop every day at work, snuggling instead of sleeping, and mainly just staring at him.

The most fun is now that he is 3 months old he has started to recognize who we are in his life. He may not know our names or titles but in his little heart he knows who we are and that we love him. If you have never looked into the eyes of a baby while they are smiling you are missing out on an amazing experience.

God is so good for making babies. Without them we would never be able to imagine the sacrifice and love he sent through Jesus.

The holidays are here! I usually am not a big fan because we are either traveling, spending too much money or being pulled here and there for this party or that. This year I am actually somewhat excited. It will be K's first holiday season. We spent Thanksgiving down at my Dad's house in Kfalls and will be doing Christmas in Albany with Eryn's family.

Kfalls went really well. The weather was horrible (as expected) but we stayed with my Dad's parents and had a great time with family and friends. Everyone got to meet the little guy and he loved being held.

Khalil has such a wonderful personality. He is a quiet baby who loves to smile, make funny faces, read books, sing songs and talk your ears off (That doesn't sound like anyone you all know does it...lol). For a couple of weeks now every time we put him down to go to sleep he will talk to himself to keep himself from falling asleep. It is one of the funniest things we have ever heard. Two weeks ago he learned how to arch his back during tummy time and lift his head up to see what is around him. A couple of times we have gone into his room when he was supposed to be sleeping and found him looking around the room just chattering away to himself.

Well I hope this post finds everyone healthy and trusting in the LORD. Enjoy the pictures. I always do.

Love the Womacks

Khalil is 2 Months!!!!

I can hardly believe how fast the time has gone by. It seems like yesterday we brought him home and were staring at him in his bassinet, nervously carrying him around the house hoping we wouldn't drop him and rocking out to Bob Marley trying to get him to stop crying in the middle of the night. Now we run around with him like he is a little football, he goes to sleep all on his own in his crib and as long as he is fed, changed, and has a binky hardly puts up a fuss in the middle of the night.
It has been an amazing two months. We brought him home and a month later celebrated our 2 year anniversary. A month after that we took him pumpkin picking at the famous Roloff Farm from the show little people big world.
We are so blessed to have him in our life. We were a family before him but he is the cherry on top of our family sundae.
The little guy struggled with nursing in the beginning and wasn't gaining weight so the doc had us supplementing with formula. I'm sorry to report that once we started the formula his nursing habits didn't get any better and now we are almost completely formula feeding him. It has been a blessing and a curse to formula feed. The blessing is he is now a healthy 9 lbs. The curse is the smell, gas and cost. It's just another example of what you will do as a parent to have a healthy child.
It has been the baby year we have two friends who were due one month before us and one month after us and all three babies have finally joined us in the world. First came Judah, then came Khalil and last but certainly not least is Koa. They are going to be fantastic friends. I can't wait for the sleepovers, birthday parties and games.
As I said before it feels like we just brought him home but sadly it's been 2 months and I have to go back to work tomorrow. My schedule is such that I only have to work 3 days a week till the middle of November leaving me a 4 day weekend with the little guy.
We feel blessed to have someone sitting for us that we know, trust, and has the same parenting ideals that we have. It is truly a blessing from the Lord. I think he knew that in order for me to feel ok about going back to work he would have to line up someone truly special and amazing to take care of our little one.
Eryn and I are really looking forward to the holidays this year with an excitement that we don't normally have. We can not wait to enjoy the holidays through the eyes of our little one. I know that he will not be able to enjoy the holidays as much this year as in subsequent years but this is his first year and we want to make it special.
We hope that is update finds everyone healthy and seeking God.
Love
Eryn, Jasmine Khalil and Kona

5 Weeks Old

Wow it has been a crazy month! Khalil turned 1 month old on September 15th and now he is 5 weeks old. He has changed so much since we brought him home. He has always had a calm and laid back personality but now he is developing preferences and connecting with Eryn and I on more of a relationship level rather than a needs/care giver level. He will occasionally smile at us and will coo/talk to us when he is in a good or relaxed mood. I call him Mr. Wiggles because he is constantly moving when he is awake. He uses his arms and hands to express himself by moving them all around when he is awake. He still makes the best faces. Now they are all the time and not just when he is waking up.
I caught a cold this last week. It has been a struggle to take care of him, make sure I am not getting him sick and on top of that rest enough to get rid of the cold. This weekend was great Eryn took care of me all day Saturday. He made my meals, let me get a shower, took care of the baby so I could take naps in between feedings. I really do have one of the best husbands I would say in the world.
Today is our 2nd wedding anniversary! I can't believe it has been two years already. It seems like we were just married...(without all the planning and stress of a wedding or of being newlyweds). Eryn is taking me out to dinner in Corvallis tonight at a restaurant that I have been wanting to try for over a year now.
What else is there to say but I hope that this blog finds everyone healthy and striving to be in the presence of God.

God Bless
The Womacks

Week 3 and Beyond

Well this week Khalil turned 3 weeks old and I am a little behind on my blogging because on Sunday he will be 4 weeks! I can not believe that he is getting to be so old already. It seems that just yesterday he was born, and although he isn't that old and he was born only three and a half weeks ago he has changed so much already. He is tracking movements of the things around him and will tolerate tummy time for 10 min before he gets fussy.

This week he has started self soothing at night when I put him to bed half asleep/awake he will fall asleep on his own without fuss.

The bouncy seat has become his favorite activity besides eating, sleeping and pooping. He especially likes a little blue toy elephant that hangs from the little bar. He will stare at it for half an hour before getting bored.

Eryn has been back at work for two weeks now and I still wish he were home with us. It has been a learning experience to try and get some resemblance of a schedule during the day. For the most part we have a schedule as long as he doesn't wake up in the middle of the night before he is suppose to.

Yesterday we were out all day in Corvallis at appointments and running errands. I have never had such a tiring day. Not even the day he was born can match the exhaustion I felt yesterday. Since we have a fairly set schedule any deviation of more than half an hour is detrimental to his mood.

I did learn a valuable lesson...don't schedule more than 1 appointment per day. It's ok to have multiple errands but multiple appointments are too crazy to handle.



I have to say that I am really enjoying being a parent. It helps that he is a sweet boy. He is as sweet as they come.

We hope this post finds everyone well and loved.

God Bless

Jasmine, Eryn and Khalil

2 Weeks Old

Khalil is 2 Weeks Old!!!
We are ecstatic that our little guy is 2 weeks old. He has been wonderful since we brought him home. Yes there have been moments when we have questioned whether we can handle being parents of a newborn but in the next moment we do what we always do when faced with an obstacle, band together and tackle the task as a team. We really believe that parenting like every other life adventure/obstacle is a team sport and will only be accomplished well if we work together.
As a last hoorah before Eryn had to go back to work today we celebrated Khalil's two week birthday anniversary by taking him to the coast yesterday. We have been wanting to take him to the coast since before he was born and have been talking about how much fun it would be for him to go and experience the salty air, see Daddy surf, and be out of the house. The Oregon Coast is fickle with its weather patterns, and yesterday we were expecting 60 degrees, wind and cold and what we got was sun, 70 degrees and hardly any wind at all. It was such an amazing day.

I was nervous about being home by myself for the first time today as Eryn had to go back to work. Khalil didn't make my nervousness go away since he had a rough night. He woke up every hour and a half hungry but would only eat for 10 min when it normally takes him an hour then fall asleep. In the process of the night I started praying that God would give me the strength to be the best mom I could be today because that is what he deserves and he can't help that he keeps waking up. God answered my prayer by him sleeping in this morning so that I could prepare for the day. When he finally awoke today he was in such a good mood and has been all day. He did 10 min of tummy time without fuss, had a bath and has been on schedule all day.
All I have to say is God is Good...( I would say this even if we didn't have such a relaxed and wonderful day.)
I have been officially inaugurated into the mommy club. I have been peed on, spit up on and now am learning how to take care of myself and him at the same time.

Well nap time is almost over so here is to being a new mom, alone with her new baby, and feeling grateful to have my new son to occupy my day.

Grace and peace

Jasmine, Eryn and Khalil

Week 1

Well our little guy has been home for a week and everything is going sooo well. We are enjoying every minute of his life. It feels like he has always been here with us.
He has been a good baby. When we brought him home he was sleeping 3-4 hour stints at night. Then last night he slept a full 6 hours then another 4. My Dad and Step-Mom came up to see him. We all had a really good visit.
I don't think there is anything that truly prepares you for parenthood. Mainly how much you love them and would do anything for them.
We took our first family walk last night we didn't get very far but it was still a good walk.
I know it's not much to report on but for us it has been the best week of our lives together.

Enjoy the pictures

Jasmine

Baby Khalil Is Here!

He is here!
After much waiting we can finally say that he has arrived! His grand entrance was quick and for the most part pain free.
I recommend hypnobirthing to anyone who is looking for a little more direction in birth. It was great for Eryn and I because he was able to direct me to a place where I was able to stay calm and relaxed for 99% of our birth.
Enough about hypnobirthing on to the good stuff...
He arrived on 8-15-10 at 12:15 pm weighing in at 6lbs 11oz and 20in long just 30 min after we arrived at the hospital.
He is our little miracle baby when he was born the midwife (Katie Robins...who we love) noticed a problem with his placenta that wasn't caught on his ultrasound. Her first comment after he was born was that he must have had a guardian angel in there with him. We are so grateful that he his here, healthy, and thriving without any negative effects from the complication.
We are also thankful for the prayers throughout our entire pregnancy for his safe and healthy arrival. Some had commented that we did look like we were having twins at one point and now I am convinced that it was his angel in there protecting him and making sure he arrived. I know that because Eryn and I offered up prayers that he would be a great man of God some day that he will be because he is a gift from God.
Please pray for his faithfulness to abound in all things and for him to love the Lord with all of his heart, soul and mind for all eternity.
After one day in the hospital where we were treated very well we came home because honestly there is nothing more comfortable than your own couch and bed.
Eryn and I are doing really well. We have started him on a schedule and are tag teaming the middle of the night fussiness. He has been a really good baby. He only cries when he needs something or is naked. It's all pretty manageable.
Since we went into labor Eryn has been my rock. He has been amazing! I can't describe how this life altering event has brought us so much closer together.
He is a natural Dad. Having not been around babies at all really he has a soothing demeanor that Khalil takes to and likes. He is so much fun to watch love on his son. This morning Khalil opened his eyes wide for the first time since he was born and just stared at Eryn. It's the little things that make life so much fun and exciting.
Kona (our first baby...a mini doxi) has been beside himself trying to figure out what is going on in his house with his parents. When we left for the hospital he was concerned and wanted to comfort me and go with us. Then while we were in the hospital he paced around the house whining and sulking. Since we arrived back home he has been intrigued by the "thing" that is occupying all our time. He gets concerned when Khalil cries or whimpers. He is starting to get protective of the one we call "little brother" and will sit next to his bassinet. Over all I think Kona is going to be a good "big brother".
Well I guess that is all I have to report for now. I hope everyone enjoys the pictures.

God Bless
The Womacks