Where to begin?...

Hi there!! Let me apologize to all our avid readers, (all six of you that is) for not being better about keeping up on the little nugget's blog.  I am going to give you a recap of what the Lamoreaux family has been up to lately.  Mack has had a whirlwind first couple months of life...from Downtown Reno outings (during the day of course) and 10 hr car rides! I am going to write from the most recent and work backwards to keep in proper timeline.  So start from the bottom of this and read up. (yes, I am anal like that) ENJOY :)


WHAT I'M DOING THESE DAYS...
Mack has been getting so big lately.  Its crazy to think he was in my belly just a few short months ago!  He definitely recognizes mine and Lamb's voices now.  He is starting to smile and coo all the time when he sees us.  Nights have been getting better, we have gotten Mack on somewhat of a routine and he is taking to it well.  He showers with dad, some nighttime lotion, feeding, then in bed by around 9p.  For the past couple of nights he has only woken up once (around 2a) and then up in the morning around 6a to eat.  Lamb weighed Mack last week and it put him at 13lbs! We think that may be a little off, but getting big none the less.  This made daddy happy as he was slightly disappointed at Mack's weight at his 2 week appointment (8lbs 6oz, putting him at 50th percentile) Here are some pics of Mack in all his cuteness and a video of him talking to me.

my handsome little man!

Daddy and Mack

Mack chatting it up with Momma

 MACK GOES TO CALIFORNIA...

After Nana and Tata's visit we got to go home to California for a week so that Mack could meet all his relatives and get to know his So Cal roots better. ha.  If he hadn't been spoiled enough the past few weeks he definitely got his fill while in Cali.  We visited Grandpa Alvarez (aka Papa P...shhhh don't tell him, he is not a fan) and Mack got to meet all his crazy/fun aunts on the Alvarez side.  He also got to meet some of his future BFF's, Jackson and Logan.  Logan is my dear friend Kerry's little boy who was suppose to be due a day after Mack but decided to make an early appearance at the end of February.  Jackson is my friend Anna's (who I have known since I was 6) lil man.  He was born on March 25th, just a day after Mack.  The introductions went great and Mack is already telling me he misses his buds. 
We made a trip down to El Centro to hang with the Lamoreaux gang so Mack could meet his aunt Tricia, uncle Mike and cousins Bryce and Austin.  He is not big enough to pee in the great outdoors like his dad but rest assure when he is, dad will show him the ropes.  We also got to see aunt Toni in Buena Park who made Mack his adorable blocks and talked a lot about babies, it's great that Mack will also have a cousin on Lamb's side to hang out with.
Mack did a lot of hanging out with his cousins on my side, Rya and Mia definitely gave him a lot of love.  He got to watch cousin Rya play soccer and Mia was teaching him how to play guitar.  Literally, she was making him play a mini toy guitar.  And lil Ari and Saige gave him some competition in the cute department. 
All and all is was an amazing trip as it always is to be home with family and friends, we only wish we could do it more often.  Pics are below...

Big temperature difference from Reno to Cali.

Hanging with Grandpa

With Jackson (one day younger)

With Logan (one month older)

Nana Venise and all the grand babies

LOTS O' VISITORS...

We were very fortunate to have family and friends come stay and help in Mack's first few weeks of life.

Nana and Tata Montano were the last to come to Reno.  They stayed for 2 weeks helping with Mack in all sorts of ways.  Making dinner, cleaning and watching Mack while I napped.  Lamb and I also got to go out to dinner one night which was nice.  I rode back with them to California while Lamb was in Kansas City for a strength and conditioning conference.
Auntie Kylie and Auntie Sara came to visit for a few days.  They absolutely adore Mack and enjoyed hanging out with him as well as messing with him (taking pictures of him with their glasses on)  Its crazy to think not too long ago we were dance the night away at 2am and now the only reason I am up at 2am is to fed the lil man. 
Next up was Gma and Gpa Lamoreaux.  They have not had a grandbaby to spoil in about 15 years so Mack was well taken care of during their visit.  Momma Margo made some great food and really helped with Mack in changing and soothing him...and they did their fair share of holding him while they were here. 
After my mom and sister Daniella left, Auntie Bianca and baby Saige stayed for an week.  It was great to have someone around who just went though it all so she was a great help on little random questions I had through the week.  We braved the mall one day and even got out for some sushi with Lamb plus babies.

Promise that Mack loves his greatgrandparents he was just hungry

Hanging with Gma and Gpa Lamoreaux

WEEK ONE

A little over a week has gone by since we brought baby Mack home. My mom and sisters where here until this past Tuesday so that was a huge help.  He is a really good baby (no, I am not just saying that).  He pretty much just hangs out.  He is very alert when awake and makes the cutest little faces.  Nighttime is as expected, we did get one night when Mack only woke up once but for the most part it is 2 sometimes 3 times a night, I am just glad he is not fussy.  The diaper changing/feeding in one sitting at night is where we need some work.  Mack is not a fan of getting his diaper changed so we were changing his diaper and then I would breastfeed to put him back to sleep and Tah Dah it was fine.  Well since he is eating more now, if we change him and then feed him, about mid feeding he will pause...give me a look and then there is a mini explosion in his diaper (Thanks Mack).  Therefore I have to change him again, making him angry and it is tough to get him to fall back asleep. Now I just feed a little and let him poop, Lamb changes him and then I feed him again....seems to be working.

Lamb is great with Mack and helps out a ton.  Whether it be little things I need for myself because of my c-section or changing/dressing or rocking Mack.  He is lucky to have such a good daddy...although he is already a momma's boy :)  Below are a few pictures of Mack's first week of life as well as pictures of all the babies Ari (3 1/2 months) Saige (7 weeks) Mack (4 days).  I think we laughed more than we took pictures.  Today, Bianca and I did a mock photo shoot on a chair I have (now I know why photographers charge so much for newborn pics),  here are a few that came out ok.

ROUGH LIFE...

How Dad calms him down.

hahahahaha...priceless

He decided to practice his crawling skills during his photo shoot

my sweet little man...

My FAVORITE!! :)

FIRST DAY HOME

We got to come home yesterday around 12:30 in the afternoon. We came home to a full house of Nana Venise, Daniella, Bianca, Ari & Saige (the other newest additions to the family). It was nice to be home so we could be comfortable and on our own schedule.

Mack was good, he woke up about every 2-3 hours, but when he sleeps he sleeps. Lo is still on meds for her pain, she is getting around fine, just slowly.

Here are some new pics and a video (I can't figure out how to rotate the video so sorry for the kink in your neck).

Mom relaxing while Mack is napping!

Dad & Mack (Twins)

Mack trying to sleep but Dad is picking on him to get up and eat. (sorry I can't figure out how to rotate it).



The Big Day Finally Came

3/22/11 Lo had been having contractions...she woke me up about 1 in the morning and said they were getting more intense. Around 2 we started timing the contraction length and the amount of time between them (we had to google it, the class was out the window at crunch time!). They were about 30 seconds long and anywhere from 3-8 minutes in between. Finally around 4:30am we decided to pack up and go to the hospital. They checked her and sent us home. False alarm, waa waa waaaaah!

3/23/11 She continued to have contractions throughout the day & night...getting way more intense, lasting a full minute and only 3 or 4 minutes in between. Finally around 9pm we (Nana Venise, Daniella & Bianca who drove up that day) convinced Lani to go back to the hospital.  At 10:15pm they admitted us dilated at a 3-4. She immediately got an epidural and was told to get some rest.

3/24/11 They came in regularly and checked her throughout the night and morning. She dilated to a 7 on her own, then was given drugs to fully dilate. At 10am she began PUSHING! She pushed like crazy for 2 hours, the doc determined that Mack was not turning (was still face up) and just might be too big for Lo to get out on her own. They decided a C-section was the route, in a flash Lo was prepped, papers were signed, I put on scrubs and rushed off to the O.R.

Our little man, Mack, was born at 12:38pm (March 24, 2011). He weighed in at a fit 7 lbs. 13 oz. and a towering 21.5 inches. He has hands and feet like a bear, hopefully he will be like a puppy and will grow into them.

He is the greatest thing GOD could ever have given us, it is amazing how much you are attached even though we had never met, he is our everything. Here is a video fresh out the womb getting cleaned up, covered up and getting the heck out of the operating room.

TIMES UP!

Enough said!!!

ALMOST HERE!

Our little bun in the oven is almost done! Any day now Lo will go into labor and our little man will arrive...he is clearly on his own schedule. It has been a really long while since we have last posted. I have been on the road with basketball and the computer has been acting up again so Lo couldn't use the computer. Things have been relatively the same, doctor appointments are in and out...LITERALLY, walk in, sit down, called back, weigh in, blood pressure, measure stomach, listen to heart beat, cold/goopy fingers AND OUT!

We have both been NESTING a bit, getting all the final preparations ready for his arrival. Cleaned the house, set up his room, decorated it, got all of his clothes and things organized, put the seat in the car...all that is missing now is HIM!

We have finally settled on a name. The Last name has been in place obviously since the beginning (LAMOREAUX). The Middle name was agreed upon shortly after we found out he was a boy (EASTON). But as of late I finalized his name (MACK), Lo picked the middle name so I got to pick the first name...partly because of an indecisive wife and her worries of naming him something that he will later get made fun of. So keeping my initials M.E.L going (which spells my Dad's name), we soon will be introducing the world to Mack Easton Lamoreaux.

Those are a few pictures of the nursery...we wanted to keep it simple and vintage.

M.E.L.'s BABY SHOWER

On Jan. 16th, my sisters, mom, dad's wife Mona and my Nina Lori threw me a baby shower for baby boy Lamoreaux at my sister Daniella's house.  Although it was mid January the weather was GREAT, nearing the 80's (it did make me realize however, how thankful I am to NOT be pregnancy during the Summer)  I was blessed to have plenty of family and friends in attendance, my aunts on both sides of the family, the Lamoreaux ladies, friends and some extended family as well.  On the menu was some fajitas and sides that Mona had made, sweet tea from Chik-fil-a (my favorite) and knowing that I am not much of a cake person, my sisters did a dessert bar which came out AMAZING!  I got so many things that I needed...stroller/car seat from the Auburn girls, a monitor, bouncy chair and enough sports onesies to make this child start making passes in his sleep! :)  I had a blast and felt very loved/blessed from all the gifts we received.  Below are a few pictures...

Happy Parents to Be :)



Hostesses with the mostestes. ha

Preggos here, preggos there, preggos EVERYWHERE!

The awesome candy bar! 

 The card says Cameron Newton :) hahaha

 Personalized onesies from Grandma Lamoreaux