Two Weeks Old!

naptime
Brooks filling his stocking

First family photo

First picture with Santa

Brooks and the Elves

Brooks and Mommy

Brooks loves Memaw and Pops

Worn out after his run!

All decked out for his first run!

Little Wildcat!

Today is Brooks' two week birthday! Hard to believe he is already two weeks already. I feel like we just brought him home yesterday. He is getting so big and becoming more and more alert. Yesterday, he stayed awake from 9am to 5:30pm without a nap! I think he wore himself out though because he has only been awake for a couple hours today and back asleep now.

Since last posting, we have had continuous company. Paul's parents came first and they enjoyed Brooks but I could not wait for my mom and dad to arrive. I needed my mom's help with breastfeeding the first few days but by the time Paul's parents left, Brooks was getting the hang of it and it was no longer stressful. So by the time my parents arrived, we were doing well.

On Brooks' one week birthday, I received a phone call at 6am from Paul. Paul was in the ER and was not working but a patient. He has been on ob/gyn this month and a code was called in Labor and Delivery and he was in ER so he took off running as we all do when a code happens but his run came to an abrupt stop. The floors in the ER had just been cleaned and Paul busted his head open to the bone. He had many sutures and CT scans of head, face, and neck. Thank goodness all was well--he just had a few screws knocked loose. Today, he has healed and no longer has swollen bruised eyes. Brooks and I are just so glad our daddy is ok and that my parents were here to keep Brooks while in ED.

I received an early birthday present from Paul and I love it! I got a Bob running stroller and we have tried it out a few times and Brooks seems to like it as much as I do. Our goal is to run a marathon together in the spring so we have to start training but training with a jogging stroller is going to be a different much slower experience!

We also went to the hospital to meet Santa and got to pull Paul from ED for family photo. Brooks took to Santa quite quickly--he did his normal, sleep through it and never know where he has been:)

Next week, we will be heading to KY to stay with my family 4 nights and go to Lexington and stay one night with Paul's family. Then, my parents will babysit while we go to Music City Bowl to see KY play. Then back to NC. I am so excited to see my family and get to be at home for Christmas!

Hope everyone has heard Becky and her dad's song and remember why we have Christmas and remember to cherish our families at this time. Love you all!