Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Weight Check and Uncle Phil's Gift

Posted by Jessica Bell

Great News! Henry's weight is up to 8 lbs, 5oz! He has been growing like crazy the last couple of weeks. We can tell that he has a lot more energy--he is awake more and we are even starting to see some cute little smiles from him. He's so much fun!


When Uncle Phil came to visit, he brought Henry some onesies that he custom designed just for him (or for Adam??) We had to take some pictures of him in them before he grows out of them!
Daddy's little Republican...fits right in in Texas!
Another loyal Jeep customer
I'm not sure what to say about this one...

Monday, July 27, 2009

Henry is 1 Month Old!

Posted by Jessica Bell

It's hard to believe that Henry is already one month old. The past month has gone by so fast! We had his 1-month check-up yesterday, and he weighed in at 6lbs 12oz and 20.5 inches long. His weight gain is borderline (he should be gaining an ounce a day, and has gained just under that in the last 2 weeks), so we are going to keep watching it and do some weekly weigh-ins for the next couple of weeks. Other than that, he is doing great. He also had his second Hepatitis B shot yesterday, which he did not like AT ALL! :-( At his 2 month appt he'll get a few more shots, but he'll also get some Tylenol which should hopefully help a bit.


In the past month, Henry met his Grandma and Grandpa Carlson, his Uncle Phil, and his Grandma Bell. He is excited to meet Grandpa Bell, Uncle James, and Aunt Tina in a couple of weeks!

Here are some pictures from the last few weeks:

Henry at One month old! His hands and feet are always moving around so much that it's hard to get a still shot sometimes!




Although he isn't sleeping in his crib at night yet, I put him in there during the day sometimes to get him used to it. He likes listening to his rainforest crib soother. Here he is with his wrist rattles on for the first time (they are a little big on him!)



Max the protector is never too far from Henry. However, I think it might be that he knows he will get more attention if he is near the baby :-) Either way, it's cute! The only downside is that Max has become quite a barker since we have brought Henry home. Whenever he hears a noise outside, he runs and stands in front of me and the baby and barks like crazy. Hopefully, we can get him to stop barking!


Henry and Grandma Carlson
Henry and Grandpa Carlson
Happy Grandparents
Henry with Uncle Phil. Phil brought Henry an Ukelele with his name painted on it and some screenprinted custom onesies. Once we get pictures on Henry in the onesies, I will post them--they are pretty funny :-)
All of the Carlsons with Henry
The happy family
Henry's first holiday--the 4th of July! Aunt Sue sent a couple of great t-shirts for him to wear. I was glad she did, because I had not bought any. Since Henry was 3 weeks early, I didn't think he'd be here for the 4th of July!
Grandma Bell came to visit the week after the Carlsons. We had not seen her since November, so it was great that she was able to come visit and meet Henry.

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Baby Henry is Here!!

Posted by Jessica Bell

We were so excited to welcome our son into the world on June 26th. Henry Reynolds Bell was born at 9:58 am, weighing 5 lbs 8 oz and measuring at 18.9 inches long. Henry was born 3 weeks early due to some complications Mom had, but is doing great!! We are loving parenthood and are so in love with our baby. He amazes us every minute.

Here are a few pictures from the hosptial and his first week at home. It's hard to believe he will be a month old in less than a week!! More to come soon...
First picture taken, right after he was born


Getting his hair washed for the first time:



Where am I??!


Finally all cozy in Mom's arms :-)

The happy family

Mom and Henry

Dad and Henry


Finally going home after 4 days!!!


After his first sponge bath at home



kickin' back and relaxing
Swimming in his newborn size sleeper. We had not bought any newborn size clothing, so Adam had to go out and buy a few things while we were in the hospital. We never thought our baby would be this small!

A couple of pictures of Dad and Henry snuggling













Monday, June 22, 2009

The countdown continues!

Posted by Jessica Bell

I think we are finally ready for baby! We have everything we need (at least everything we think we need), the carseat is strapped in the car, and our hospital bags are packed! My co-workers had a surprise shower for me last week (which Adam was in on and I had no idea!). We received our carseat, stroller and many other very nice gifts. Here are some pictures from the past few days:
36 1/2 weeks pregnant!!

Adam assembling the carseat and stroller (Max wanted to help as always)







The stroller all assembled with the carseat in it. I had to take it for a spin around the living room and try it out :-)










Monday, June 01, 2009

33 weeks

Posted by Jessica Bell

Here is a picture of me at 33 weeks pregnant, taken last week. We're starting to count down the days!! We finally got our crib on Saturday, and Adam put it together. We just have a few more things to get for the nursery, and then we'll be all set.


Monday, May 25, 2009

The Newest Addition...

Posted by Jessica Bell

No our baby didn't arrive early, we adopted a dog! Max is a 10 month old Golden Retriever-Husky mix that we adopted from the local animal shelter. He has been with us for 2 weeks and is adapting well. We knew we wanted to get another dog at some point to grow up with our kids, and decided that it would be better for us to train him first before the baby arrives. Here are a few pictures.


Max and Adam




Max and Jess



Helping Adam put together the baby swing...he was very interested in being involved!


The baby countdown continues! Only about 7 weeks to go (give or take) until we meet our little boy. We're just waiting for the crib to be delivered for the nursery, and then I will post pictures once it is finished. Other than that, we just still have a few little things to get and we will be all ready!!

Thursday, May 07, 2009

30 weeks pregnant!

Posted by Jessica Bell

Here's a picture of me at 30 weeks that Adam took this morning before we headed to work. We're getting so excited to meet our baby!! We've been working on the nursery, and I'll post pictures once it's finished in the next couple of weeks :-)