6 months! I can't believe how time flies!

I can't believe this past Wednesday, the 25th, Truett turned 6 months old. Wow! He is scooting backwards. Sitting up is his favorite pastime. He only occasionally falls. Today, Saturday, Truett has been having a bout of allergies, runny nose, coughing, and sneezing then add to it the teething (diarrhea and drooling). He is such a trooper though, he woke up 2-3 times for 2-3 nights and that was it. Now he is back to 11 hours of nonstop sleep. Truett gets up on his hands and knees only to jump onto his stomach.

Wayne bought Truett a kiddie pool and we have enjoyed the mess out of it. Truett thinks he is so big to be in there with us. He loves spending the day with mommy but when daddy gets home it is "mommy, who?". I can't blame him though, I love seeing him, too! We are STILL planning our 5 year wedding anniversary trip. We started off wanting to go to Puerto Vallarta or Costa Rica and now it's turned into a weekend bed and breakfast or getaway trip. I'm not complaining, but right now I have a list a mile long on things I want or need, like family pictures, clothes, a day at the spa, makeup, more clothes for Truett and just a day off! Enjoy the new pictures and I'll keep you in touch!

24 weeks, an amazing life!

Truett is 24 weeks today and 5 1/2 months old. He has been sitting up all by himself for about 1 week. He falls occasionally, but definitely stays up more and more everyday! He loves his bath time and his daddy's attention. I have such a
blast with my little "man". He flirts with me and I eat it up. I love when he puts his hands on both sides of my face and pulls me into his face. Only to blow "kisses" at me, really he just spits. It's the most precious spit I've ever known :).

Truett's cousin Kerigan came to see us this week and we enjoyed seeing her and her mommy and daddy. We loved on them for a couple of days and hated to see them leave. The next time they'll see each other they will probably crawling...it's hard to believe!

We went to a family reunion last Saturday and saw Wayne's grandparent's relatives. They didn't even know who everyone is! We took a picture of 4 generations of Mullins men!

Truett is growing so much everyday. He is over 18 lbs. and is 28 inches tall. I think we have a giant on our hands. He's so tall! He is sleeping 10-11 hours every night and loves his sleep time. It makes for such a sweet little boy. Thank God for Babywise!! It makes parenting so much easier.

Truett wants to crawl, but hadn't figured out his knees and legs can move at the same time his arms move. He pushes up with his arms until he is up on his knees but then he gets frustrated. He can move his whole body by his arms, usually in a circle. He makes us laugh constantly, he is so smart (of course).

I have been working out and trying to get this body back in to tip top shape, it's going well. I just never thought it would take so much time and effort. I can't blame all of it on Truett. I am almost in all of my pre preg outfits but definitely don't look the same in the outfit. I am working at it and I know it takes time and lots and lots of hard work. Not like it would kill me to be this size, but I really don't want to have to buy a whole new wardrobe!!

5 months old!

Today Truett is 5 months old, he's 21.5 weeks old. He is so verbal and is so much fun! I say this all the time but I can't help myself, mommy hood is the hardest thing I've ever done and the


most rewarding.
I have Christmas morning every morning and the challenges of a baby waking up in the middle of his nap or fussing for no reason at all or trying to figure out what he could possibly be fussing about is all in a day's work. Sometimes when people ask me what am I doing now and I reply "THIS!" I can't imagine anyone being able to do anything but this! I know it has it's ups and downs and sometimes I wish I were working just to get a little break, I think about this child growing up without the guidance of my unconditional love and help and know that I'm exactly in the place I'm meant to be. There is no job in the world worth it. I know this calling of "mommy hood" is a high calling and I intend to take it with the highest regard. I have so much respect for the mother's in the world and daddy's. I know Wayne works so hard to provide for us and he comes home and plays his heart out with Truett. Sometimes I know he's exhausted and yet he keeps going. He amazes me!! I melt when I see him and Truett together. I think those two are more alike than they will ever know, and I'm the lucky woman who gets to be apart of their lives.

September will mark mine and Wayne's 5 years married and 7 years together anniversary, we hope to go to a beach in Mexico and are still in the planning stages. I can't wait to get away for a while but I know I'll be ready to get back and see Truett.

Truett is turning over and sitting up momentarily on his own. He enjoys his walker and play mat, he still hates "tummy time". He "crawls" around in a circle, not moving his knees, but moving his body in a circular motion by using his arms. We went last Tuesday for a checkup and he is 17 lbs. and 26 3/4 inches!! He's a biggen! Hope to write more and soon!

4 months old!

Well tomorrow Truett will officially be 4 months old. He's getting so big and so verbal! We have had a couple of problems though. He's been breastfeeding for 4 full months. He has done great and grown so much. Which is why I don't understand why he now won't take it. He might for a couple of minutes and then that's it, no more. He will take the bottle with pumped breastmilk, so it shouldn't be a sore throat or ear ache. He might be teething although it wouldn't explain everything. He will eat a full meal when he's sleepy but only then. Ahhhh... it's frustrating. My supply is still up but in the afternoon when the supply is at it's lowest we have given him formula and he takes a good bit of that. At first he spit out the formula but now takes it pretty good. I didn't want to put him on formula until he was at least 6 months but now I worry he's not getting enough, so I supplement a little. I will say I've enjoyed breastfeeding more than I ever thought I would.

Truett is babbling all the time and loves to get going, really loud. Him and his daddy talk (jabber) and it's precious. He loves to get our attention and will squeal and look at us until we look at him. He rolls over from stomach to back, when coerced and often needs a little "help". He held his bottle last night for about 15 seconds (that's the first time he ever tried). He has been drooling a great deal and even has a little rash under his chin where it dribbles down. He also has had other teething symptoms (I won't go into details). He does not have inflamed gums, but chews on everything.


We are enjoying MO as much as you can with a 4 month old. We went to a really nice area last weekend. It was like an outdoor mall, with nice restraunts. We ate at a place called Brio's (Italian restraunt). I tried to convince Wayne to eat at PF Cheng but he wanted to eat somewhere we haven't been (I can't blame him). The food was great and we walked a good bit. Truett did great and only took one short nap while we were there, but fell asleep on the way home and slept for 1.5 hours then. Well that's about all. I hope we go home soon!

16 weeks!!

I'm back........ Hey, time flies when your having fun! Since the last time I wrote Truett has had his first Easter and first road trip. Now we are in Kansas City, MO with daddy for a CAT (astrophe). We spend most of the day eating, sleeping, and pooping. No, seriously we read books, learn spanish, work on our hand-eye coordination, holding our head up during belly time, rolling over, singing, walking, crawling, you name it and we work on it. Who does Truett think he is ... a baby!! Not at mommy's bootcamp! Hehe.... I'm so kidding. Truett thinks all we do all day long is play but I know secretly we're working.

I've been able to work out a good bit back home (Wayne relieves me for an hour) while I go to the gym. Up here I have Truett all day every day. So during one of his waketimes we go workout. Truett sings to me or the mirror and I run for 10 min and the stair climber 10 min, 6 days a week. It's not too bad. I've been able to lose a couple of pounds. I'm down to 113 lbs. which is still 8 lbs. from where I want to be in the end. I lost 3 lbs. in the last week, so it seems to be coming off faster now. I want to lose 5 lbs. while still breastfeeding and the remaining 3 when he's done, at about 6 months.


He has been on rice cereal for a couple of weeks now, and he's got the hang of it. We keep making it a little thicker each time and by next week we'll start on some veggies!! He loves "singing"
and playing with daddy in the evenings. We will take him to the indoor pool here in the next couple of weeks! He taked 2 really good naps during the day and 2 short naps. He is sleeping 8-9 hours at night. All credit goes to the book "Babywise" for helping me with his schedule.


He is about 14.5 lbs. and 25.5 inches. He has grown so much and is in the 75th-90th percentile in height and 50th for weight. He was so small at birth it's hard to believe how much he's grown, 6 inches!!! Well.... let me know if you guys have any questions. Hopefully I'll update more soon!!

The Fam!

Well, Truett is 7 weeks and 3 days. We saw our pedi on Thursday, he was exactly 7 weeks old. He was 9 lbs. 12 ozs. and 22 inches. The last visit was with Truett at 10 days old and he was 7 lbs. and 20 1/2 inches. When we left the hospital he was 6 lbs. 1 oz. and 19 3/4 inches. He is doing well and is still breastfeeding exclusively.

We went to Memphis about a week and a half ago. Truett had 2 real good nights and one really fussy one. He did pretty good in the car both ways. I can't wait to get out more and exercise more. The workout facility that we usually go to won't keep any babies until they are 6 months old. So, until then I'll be working out at home (I'm ordering Yoga booty ballet). I've heard it's a good workout and I hope to go running a couple days a week. I have about 10 lbs. to lose and will take it slow so I don't lose my milk supply. After I finish breastfeeding I hope to lose another 3 lbs., I hope to breastfeed until Truett is at least 6 months.

My sister Nicole also had her little one. She was born February 23rd, 7 lbs. 12 ozs. and 19 1/2 inches. She looks like her daddy, like a little Indian baby! I'll attach a picture. I can't wait to see her and my sister. We went through the whole pregnancy together and have a niece now! Truett will have someone to play with and hopefully grow up with. I think she's a little more "motherly" than myself. I tend to get flustered and frustrated, I'm very structured and scheduled. She is so easy going and has had many years of mothering. She practically raised me and my siblings (she was our little "Hitler").

I hope to write more later... hopefully he'll sleep through the night soon! He sleeps about 4-5 hours at a time and sleeps about 1.5- 2hrs. during the day, he take about 4-6 naps. I try to get those important things done at that time, like shower, eat, laundry, cleaning, and occasionally working out. It seems like it's never long enough. I hear it's all worth it in the end. I'm hoping it gets more worth it, soon!

Some up to date pics!!

We had a very sleepless first few weeks. Still some nights are better than others. Truett sleeps in 3-6 hour stretches. It's usually more like 4-5 hours. He has had a few bouts of colic. The Mylicon really works!! Since leaving the hospital we have taken lots of pics. I'll post some so everyone can see the darling.

Right now he is 5 weeks and 1 day. He is suppose to be taking his nap right now and is crying instead. Just about the time he should wake up he will be snoozing! We were tired of the sleepless nights and had heard about the book Baby Wise, we love it!