7-Month Birthday

As we post this, Jordan is already a week away from the 8-month mark. Unbelievable! Anyway, once again, better late than never. Jordan's 7-month birthday is extra special because he shared it with his daddy. Andy turned 31 on July 13th as Jordan turned seven months. In the afternoon, Andy, Nez and Jordan visited The World of Coke for the first time. Well Andy and Nez had been to the old one years ago, but not the new location. So it was a first time for everyone.

After the World of Coke, we had birthday dinner back at the house with Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Lindy, and Uncle Ross. Andy and Jordan blew out the candles together, well Andy blew the out while Jordan grabbed a fist-full of icing.

It definitely couldn't have been a better birthday!

Road Trip to Tampa

The weekend before the 4th of July, we took Jordan on his first actual road trip. We decided to make the 7-hour drive down I-75 to Tampa to visit Nez's grandmother in the hospital. Rayne, Eric, and Amelia also made the trip to Tampa that weekend so Jordan got to see his cousin again! (Well, not in this pic, he's sleeping.)

Being that this was our first road trip with Jordan, we decided not to overpack.

We got a great deal at a really nice hotel that was actually on the campus of USF where Nez went to grad school. The best part was that there was a pool, and we actually remembered to pack for it. So we took Jordan in a real pool for the first time. Lito came to watch and take pictures for us.

Once we got the munchkin all lathered up with sunblock, we were ready to hit the pool. He had a blast and wasn't scared of the water at all.

We also decided to head to downtown Tampa to visit the Children's Museum. There was a ton of cool stuff there and Jordan will enjoy it more when he's a little bit older, but he still had a good time. His favorite part was probably playing in the "sand" which wasn't really sand. It was extremely small chunks of rubber. So it felt like sand but didn't stick to you and get in your shoes. It was awesome!

We're so glad we got a chance to take him down there to see his grandparents and great-grandparents and have some fun too!

Six Months Old In 12-Month Clothes

Well, Jordan turned six months old last week. We took him to the doctor for his six-month visit. He's doing great and falls into very high percentiles in all the categories (head size, weight, and height). Actually he's off the charts in height (99th percentile), which makes perfect sense with a mom who is 5'3" and a dad who says he's 5'10" (all guys round their height up to the next inch). Maybe we each have some long lost relatives who are tall or something. Anyway, here's what else has happened since our last blog post...

Nez's 1st Mother's Day / Jordan's Baptism
On Mother's Day, Jordan was baptized at our church, Chamblee First United Methodist, with many family members and friends in attendance. He was all decked out in his white tux and behaved like a champ throughout the ceremony.

Jordan's First Time in the Baby Pool
We bought a cheap baby pool so we could let Jordan try it out on the back deck. Since he loves splashing water in the bath tub so much, we figured he'd like it. He didn't know quite what to make of it at first but just as we suspected he LOVED it!

Our 2-year Wedding Anniversary

On June 7th, Nez and Andy celebrated their 2nd wedding anniversary. Andy's gift to Nez was in the form of his first attempt at using iMovie. The movie/slideshow features pictures and videos of Jordan's first 6 months. Luckily, we had plenty of Kleenex on hand for Nez's first viewing.
Jordan's First Six Months Video link

Engagement Party for Aunt Lindy and Uncle Ross
Lindy and Ross had their engagement party on June 11. Grandma and Grandpa Crosby were here for the party and of course to see their grandson.

Since Heather threw the party, she was here with Stan, Lucas and Carson. Jordan got to spend some time having fun with his older cousins.

Jordan's First Braves Game
Nez, Andy, Jordan, Lindy and Ross headed down to Turner Field to see the Braves take on the Reds. He only slept through part of the game...there was just too much to look at to sleep through very much. The Braves are currently undefeated with Jordan in attendance (1-0).

Andy's 1st Father's Day
We don't have pictures to post from Father's Day, but this was a Father's Day that Andy will never forget. Just being able to spend the day with our little munchkin made it a perfect day!

For Grandma Mikki...
When Grandma Mikki was here for the engagement party, she asked for a specific picture. She wanted a picture with Jordan on this blanket. This was a blanket she made for Andy 30-ish years ago and also made a carseat cover out of the same fabric. Here's Jordan sitting on it in his Bumbo.

Summer Vacation
Since Andy is a teacher and has the summer off, he and Jordan will be spending LOTS of time together. Jordan doesn't have to go back to daycare until Andy is back in school and this daycare doesn't charge you to hold a spot (woohoo!!). Currently, Nez is in New Orleans at a conference, the it's just the boys at home this weekend (and Ali). We're looking forward to seeing Lito and Lita next weekend as we travel to Troy, AL for the big 10-year Charles Henderson HS Reunion for Nez. Grandma and Grandpa Crosby are planning to visit a couple weeks later around Andy's birthday to spend some time with the munchkin. Jordan is very excited to see all his grandparents in the next few weeks, as we know they are as well.

4 months and Jordan's 1st Easter

We can't believe that our little munchkin is already 4 and a half months old! Last week, following his 4-month doctor visit, we began giving him his first taste of food from a spoon. He's been trying the rice cereal mixed with formula and some of it has even made it into his mouth!

Saturday morning we took Jordan over to the church for his first Easter Egg hunt. This year daddy helped him out just a little bit, but we're sure that he will be all over them without any help next Easter.

Since Nez was off work on Friday, she and Jordan did some clothes shopping...uh oh. Luckily Andy was able to meet them at the store before they bought out the whole Carter's store. Jordan did come away with a nice pink button down shirt and khaki pants for Easter Sunday.

We received very sad news the night before Easter. Andy's grandma, Nenie, passed away at the wise old age of 97! As sad as we are and as tough as it will be to travel down later this week for the funeral, we are SO GLAD that we were able to make it down to Florida last month during spring break so that Jordan could meet his great-grandma Nenie. We know he'll never remember, but we know it meant a lot to her and we will have pictures of him with her that we can show him when he gets older.

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Daycare: To Go or Not to Go?

Jordan is now almost 4 MONTHS OLD and is growing so much every day. He's now figured out he can coordinate his hand movements and is playing with the toys on his swing now. He's also holding on to us when we are holding him and is starting to try and hold his bottles too. He is so much fun to watch! We just love our little guy! I'll be sure to post an update after our 4-month doctor visit next week.

He has been in daycare for 4 weeks (Well, technically only 3 -- he stayed home this week). Monday, March 14 was his first day of school. Fortunately, Mondays are my late night at work, so he was only there for about 4 hours. All morning, I was fighting tears and trying not to think about leaving him. Andy came home during his planning period to go with me to the daycare (he knew I wouldn't be able to leave him if I was alone). When I pulled into the daycare parking lot, I completely lost it. I couldn't even get out of the car. Andy helped me calm down and we finally got Jordan into his classroom, and met his teacher and his new classmates. It wasn't bad. But I was hanging on to my composure by a tiny microscopic thread. We left the room and were walking out when we stopped to talk to an Assistant Director for a second. That's when I heard a baby from Jordan's class start crying. I lost it and started crying again in front of the Assistant Director. I just kept saying "Jordan can't be crying when I leave him on the first day! I'll never be able to do it!" But I made a point to not go back to check because if it really had been him, I never would have made it to work.

I spent the night crying my eyes out telling Andy I couldn't take him back, that I wanted to quit my job. But of course, we can't give up my paycheck so I had no choice. By now, I've gotten sort of into a routine with taking him every morning. But of course, it still kills me to leave him each day. It's just not the same as Mommy or Daddy watching him. Although, I do realize he's doing so well with the socialization and interaction with others during the day. He's such a sweet baby!

A week into daycare, Jordan was coughing and sneezing more than usual, though he seemed to feel ok and didn't appear to be sick. But of course, my first thought was, "Go Figure. He's been 100% healthy ever since the day he was born and right away, as soon as he gets to daycare, he starts getting sick." Talk about feeling like a crappy horrible mother! Well, I called the pediatrician and the nurse said, of course, that we can't give him anything, except use a cold mist humidifier in his room and use a nasal aspirator to clear his nose when he gets congested. So we did that for almost 2 weeks and it wasn't helping.

This past Monday, I had the day off (because I worked Sunday) and so Jordan was at home with me. I am SO glad I was home! He was so upset and crying all day long, I knew something was wrong. He wouldn't sleep well in his crib, and he was crying so hard most of the day, that he refused to take a bottle, which is so not like him. Jordan rarely cries. Only when he is hungry and immediately stops when he is being fed. For him to cry for an entire day, I knew something wasn't right. So I took him to the doctor, and sure enough -- he had his first ear infection! Poor thing, I felt so awful! He was in so much pain and probably got it from the cold he got at daycare! I know I can't protect him from ever getting sick, but man, it makes me feel so guilty to know that he started getting sick immediately after going to daycare. I feel like such a bad mommy!

Luckily, after 3 days of antibiotics, he is acting much more like his usual self and very happy. His fever is gone and he's smiling and laughing with us again. But we decided to keep him home from school this week, just to make sure he's well again. (He was only going to go Tuesday-Thursday anyway since I have Monday & Friday off this week.) I would hate for him to get another baby sick because we took him back too soon.

So, in the first month of daycare, we've also had to deal with Jordan's first sickness. Kind of tough when Mommy hasn't racked up any vacation/sick time at work yet since I've been back. I think we may have to wait another 5 or 6 years before having baby #2 just because it might take me that long to save up leave time again! LOL!

Working at 3 months

So, Thursday I went back to work for the first time since he was born. It was hard leaving the house, but I was more ok with it, because Andy was on Spring Break so he stayed home with Jordan and I got to see them at lunch. That made it much easier. Helped me focus on just getting back in the swing of things at work and trying to catch up on things. And, oh man, is there a ton to catch up on, too! Sounded like Andy and Jordan had a good time hanging out together, just the boys, which made me smile. I can't believe I'm about to say this, especially because I am usually the more organized of the two of us, but Andy actually got more things done around the house in 2 days than I got done in 3 months of maternity leave! Go hubby! That was a nice surprise. :)

Yesterday (Saturday), the three of us went to review the proofs from Jordan's 3-month photos. They turned out so well! It was really hard to narrow them down to the few that we like the absolute best. As soon as our photographer, Beth, posts them online, we'll let everyone know so you can browse and if you so choose, select to purchase. They really did come out fantastic. But of course, I'm his mommy so of course I think they are awesome!

Andy and I also took Jordan to Freedom Park for a walk yesterday. It was such a nice day, we just wanted to enjoy the warmth and sunshine for a bit. I'd never been there, so it was a nice change of scenery, and I really enjoyed seeing that part of Atlanta. It really is a beautiful area.


Today our little munchkin turned 3 months old. I can hardly believe it! It doesn't seem like it's been 13 weeks since I last had him in my tummy. He's changed and grown so much in the last three months, and his personality is just blossoming. Everyday we get such joy just from watching him sleep, gift us with the biggest gummy smiles, coo and laugh and just be a happy little baby. And of course, to celebrate the occasion, we had to take the monthly photos...


Tomorrow (Monday) will be Jordan's first day of daycare. It has been eating away at me for a couple weeks now, with increasing distress and heaviness in my heart that I cannot stay home with him. My biggest fear (silly, I know) is that he will hit major milestones while at daycare instead of with me or Andy. Like getting his first tooth. His first venture into crawling. His first steps. His first word. Fortunately, Andy will be home with him during the summer, but it just isn't the same as having one of us with him everyday. We know his moods and routine, and it breaks my heart to think that pretty soon, the daycare staff will know his moods and routine and personality better than we will, since he will be basically coming home to eat and go to bed every night. It just makes me sick to my stomach. I don't know that I'll ever get used to someone else caring for my child. I know they are professionals, who know what they are doing, but it just isn't Mommy or Daddy. It's not the same. It is completely eating away at my heart. I just thank my lucky stars that Andy will be able to go with me tomorrow when I drop Jordan off at daycare, because otherwise, I don't think I would be able to leave him there and make it to work. I honestly think it is going to be the most heartbreaking day of my life so far.

I'll let you all know how I do after this first week.

~Nez