Our First Photoshoot

Hey guys!

So I decided to post the photos from our photo shoot on here. I know most of you probably saw them on Facebook already but I still would like them to be in the blog too.

We decided to go get our pictures taken at the Dallas Arboretum. It is GORGEOUS which is why I wanted to take them there!

Just a fun background on our outfits: So I decided that I wanted to wear the blue/turquoise dress because it was long, bright and it hid my gross legs! The plan was for Chris to wear a navy polo, and Alden would wear a turquoise one. This way it would tie all the colors together, but that Alden would be the most vibrant and therefore shine through lame old mom and dad!
I looked online and found that at Kohls, they had the color polo I wanted and had it in store. We show up there Friday night and NOTHING. I walked that department at least 5 times and couldn't find anything. I then decided that having both Chris and Alden wear navy wouldn't be the worst thing. Go figure the very few solid navy tops I could find were not in his size.
We then decided to cruise across to Target (where we had already been looking for shoes) because I knew they would at least have plain old packs of onesies. I ran inside and AGAIN they didn't have his size. I ended up settling on this outfit that came with a faded navy polo. I was pretty disappointed but at that point, I had no choice. It was almost 9pm, Chris and I were starving and it was time to get home and get Alden to sleep.
Saturday morning I decided to run to Walmart just to see if they had some shoes that Alden could wear. Guess what I spotted... A TURQUOISE BABY POLO! So.. Walmart saved the day! I ended up not having to settle and we all got to dress the way I had planned.

We used Captured Memories by Vanessa Roman. You can check out her Facebook page HERE.
I am all about supporting my fellow classmates when I can. You can tell she has a passion for this. She has GREAT prices and her photos turn out amazing. If you are looking to get photos taken REACH OUT TO HER PEOPLE!

With all that being said...ENJOY!

Month Three...

Hey guys!

Welcome back to my mommy blog. It's time to re-cap Alden's 3rd month on this Earth. As you can see in his 3 month photo, his crazy little personality is starting to show. This boy is CRAZY! He is going to be a class clown some day.

We have discovered that he LOVES basketball! He will sit on his daddy's lap and watch an entire game with him. Could this be foreshadowing of his future? Perhaps... but only time will tell. I honestly think it is because of the bright colors and the constant movement, but hey I can dream right?

In last month's update I talked about how Alden had found his voice. Well now he squeals. It is super adorable and he does it when he gets excited. For those of you who who watch the videos I post of him on Facebook A.K.A "Chattin' with Alden" you have probably heard his squeals.

I was also able to transition him from sleeping in bed with me to sleeping in his rock n play. Generally around 5 in the morning he will wake up and start talking. As soon as I place him in my bed, he snuggles up to me and crashes out. I really do miss having him in my bed, but I do NOT miss sweating all night from my little heater. Still it is nice to have that short time in the morning to snuggle before the day begins.

My sweet little booger man is now starting to get distracted when he eats. Thankfully he can latch and unlatch himself now, so he will unlatch and look at something, then a few minutes later latch right back on. Sometimes he will unlatch and just stare up at me and smile like "wow.. you are my mommy? I get to keep you forever?" It is SUPER adorable.

We celebrated Alden's first Easter this month too! He got to go to church and get gawked over. He fell asleep during Sunday school, woke up and ate during worship service and then fell right back to sleep! He was very well behaved. 

Alden also got to go to the zoo for the first time AND sit in his stroller without being in the car seat. He was pretty alert at first. Then he got fussy because he was wet. Once I changed him and put him back in his car seat, he was OUT! He at least got to see the giraffes before passing out! Thank goodness.

I guess I'll end this post now. We took family pictures last weekend so as soon as I get those I'll be making a special post. :)

Just like always... its picture time!

 Alden rocking his T-Rex fossil shirt

 I love this picture because Alden looks like a little baby thug

 First zoo trip! Looking snazzy in his shades

 This kid is too fly for you

First Easter! Alden is rocking his Noah's Ark outfit from his great Meemaw

That's it for this post!

As always... thanks for reading!