Happy Hatter

Someday maybe I’ll fill my Daddy’s hat

We had to take some pictures for Nana & Poppy 🙂
Why don’t you come see us this weekend Nana & Poppy???

Terence has been grilling us some good chicken this week
This is what he grilled on Wednesday night & tonight he made some chipotle raspberry chicken….sooooo good!
YEAH FOR FRIDAY TOMORROW!!!!

A Day in the Life

This morning I helped Mommy get ready for work
I was a good boy all morning and I love it when Mommy comes and wakes me up! It makes me soooo happy! Yesterday I woke up and was COVERED in spit up all the way down to my mattress pad. I tried my oatmeal again and I guess it didn’t settle well 🙁
I love to eat my food though so I’m sure I’ll get the hang of it soon! Me & my BFF cousin Arielle have fun every day over at Granna’s house
Granna said I like to drool on Arielle and then laugh at her!
BOYS!
aaahhhaaahhhaaahhh!!!
This is me helping Granna with the laundry
I’m such a good helper!
One of the BEST things I’ve found since becoming a new Mom is the
NoseFrida Snotsucker
Connor HATES those bulb snot suckers and this has been a lifesaver in our home!
Read more about it HERE
(use coupon code “terenceandbecky“)
How could you not want to rush home to this face every day???

Hope you all are having a good week!

XoXo – Connor & Mommy

NoseFrida Snotsucker

Moms if you have not tried this yet it’s a MUST! I know practically every baby HATES those bulb snot suckers. Terence and I ordered the NoseFrida snotsucker a few months ago and now it’s a whole new world when picking Connor’s boogies! Watch the video and go check out the website HERE

You will be SOOOOOO happy you got this!!!

You can also use the coupon code

“terenceandbecky”

when you order to get 10% off!!!

I’m the Sparkle in my Mama’s Eye

I try to document every moment child of mine….
I’m not so good at the baby book thing….but at least I have this blog for you 🙂

You are growing so fast my lovey

Sweet precious angel of mine

You are the sparkle in my eye

And my heart is full

Connor has been chosen as

BABY OF THE WEEK @ NEWPARENT.COM
WE WOULD LOVE IT IF YOU WOULD VOTE FOR HIM

Twilight Party

Me & Bree
Team Jacob vs. Team Edward
Last night I went to my friend Bree’s birthday/Twilight party! It was SO much fun to be amongst girls who are just as silly as I am about Twilight and talk about the movies and all the books. We watched the movies, ate yummy pizza & food, and the cake was amazing!

Look at this CAKE!!! A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!
And it tasted good too 🙂
Bree the birthday girl
She went all out with the decorations

Love this Twilight tablecloth

Twilight “china”
She gave me some Twilight band aids…now I just have to have a

boo boo so I can wear Edward around my fangers!!!

The wreath on the front door…the roses have blood on them!

(Bree also had a quilt made out of her old t-shirts like the one Bella’s mom gave her in the movie! So cool, but I didn’t get a picture)

Oh choices….choices…..
Bella does have her work cut out for her!
Are you team Jacob or Edward???
Party gals

See how delicious this cake looks???

Thank you Bree for inviting me and I’m so blessed to have you as a friend! I had a great time with all of you and can’t wait until the next movie BREAKING DAWN!!! We’ll have to have another party 🙂 Woohoo!!!

Little Gigglesworth

Last night we were playing with this little monkey toy and he was laughing so hard!
I had to take a video of it!

I love Twilight but I would never do this…..

or THIS! Ahhhh!
I’m going to my friend Bree’s Twilight Eclipse party tonight and I’m so excited! We are going to watch movies and have Twilight cake and everything! Recap tomorrow 🙂

Breastfeeding & Pumping 101

Here is Mr. Toot Toot who finally settled down after a 30 minute melt down last night. I can’t stand to hear him cry bloody murder like that and it drives me NUTS! He very rarely does that, but for some reason last night he let it all out. Terence will just shut the door or hold him while he’s crying no problem, but I cannot do that! It breaks my heart and he turns all red and the tears start flowing like a river….I’m weak I tell ya! W.E.A.K!!!!

BREASTFEEDING
(I am by no means an expert & I am only speaking from my personal experience)

A lot of you have asked me questions about breastfeeding on the blog and through Twitter. I thought it would be easier to write a post about it and tell you what I have learned so far.

1. It’s hard…VERY HARD. The first couple of weeks after coming home from the hospital I had breakdowns and crying spells specifically due to breastfeeding. While pregnant you have the best intentions to breastfeed your baby and desire to have that bonding experience with them.
After all that is what God designed your body to be able to do right? Nobody really tells you what it feels like when your baby has trouble latching on, or trying to feed every two hours to build up your milk, how long it takes for your milk to fully come in, how much it hurts & and the bloody and chapped nipples you get. Lovely….I know…..
2. I had trouble getting Connor to latch on. I decided after the second week I would invest in a good pump and strictly pump. I knew I would be returning to work in a month anyway so I started to pump and store my milk. While I was pumping Terence would get up and feed Connor with me. He was my main source of support and encouraged me the whole way…this was key and helped me more than you can imagine. Having a good support system is the only way I got through the first month.
3. Some of the best advice I got as far as helping me build up my supply was to DRINK WATER!!! Not just 8 oz every few hours, but chug it all day long. Water is key to building your milk supply and if your body is dehydrated then how can you produce milk? The more water you absorb, the more milk you will produce. If you are breastfeeding and want to pump to build your supply sit there and pump, even if nothing comes out continue to pump because your body will think your baby is still hungry & adjust to produce more.
I would sit and dry pump for an extra 15-20 mins. When I first started pumping it was only 2 oz-4 oz every sitting, now I produce anywhere from 9 oz-18 oz a sitting which is anywhere from 45-55 oz a day. At first you MUST pump every 2-3 hours, even through the night…and yes…it sucks!
You make yourself do it and have to push yourself through. Once you get through the first couple of months you are good to go! I only pump 4 times a day now and produce more at each sitting because your body levels out and will be on your set schedule.
4. I prefer not to use the lanolin cream. The best advice someone gave me was to use plain Vaseline to lubricate your nipples and it helped SO much afterwards! Also, if you are having a lot of dryness and your nipples are sore try using a bigger shield. I use a size large & just making that change helped a lot.
TO SUM IT UP: Breastfeeding is not what I thought it would be. This is my own experience, it’s been a rough road. I’m glad I am able to do it and it’s the best thing for Connor. I think everyone finds there own groove. If you weren’t or aren’t able to breastfeed I don’t think it is something you should beat yourself up over. It’s not something everyone can do or some people don’t feel it’s for them. You should never EVER judge someone if they can’t…because everyone’s life is different than yours. I hope this helps some of you a little bit & if you have anymore questions shoot me an email @ beckylbranch@gmail.com
Breast milk can last in the freezer for 3 months
In the refrigerator it lasts for 2 weeks

You will have LOTS of dishes and your sink may look like this 😛

Here is Connor after his bath last night…he looooves bath time!

And play time
Booga Booga Boo!!!
See ya’ll tomorrow!

XoXo – Becky