Rolling Over

We had a little bit of a big day around here!

Campbell celebrated his 12 week birthday by rolling over!! Yay Campbell!! He's been rocking back and forth a lot lately and when we were doing tummy time I thought it may be coming so I started recording him and just so happened to catch it on camera! I would share it with y'all but it comes attached with a super loud cheer from yours truly so I've decided to spare you. Scott was watching when it happened and I'm so glad. Such a fun day!

Campbell has been a little wiggle worm lately. It sometimes stresses me out to watch him on the monitor because he is all over the place in his crib. There have been quite a few days when I go to wake him in the morning and he's done a complete 180 and his feet are in the exact same spot that I laid his head down the last time I saw him. It cracks me up....and also makes me wonder how in the world he manages to do that...swaddled! 

My baby boy is getting so big and is quickly turning into my bestest little buddy.

Campbell is trying to figure out how to laugh and it's really cute. He really wants to make the noise but just doesn't quite know how to do it. I can't wait for him to laugh. I know it will just make my heart melt!!!! On Sunday night Campbell started sticking his hand in his mouth so that's new too. Exciting stuff around the Johnson house y'all! :)

I love this. It captures their relationship perfectly. Daddy + Madison 4 Ever.

Landon

My favorite nephew, Landon, is in town for the summer and I got to see him this past weekend for the first time since Christmas. Landon lives in Tampa but spends his summers here in Arkansas and we always look forward to him coming! I could not believe how big he has gotten in the last few months. He's huge! His eyebrows got bushy, he has hair on his legs, and I swear his foot is almost as big as mine is!!! I said to him "Landon stand right there and let me get a picture of how big you've gotten" and this is what he did. Ha!

I love this kid. He is the biggest mess with the sweetest little heart.
Landon got to meet Campbell for the first time over the weekend. He was so excited to get a boy cousin because he has 2 other cousins on his Mom's side but they're both girls. He was definitely due for a boy cousin!!

Campbell is going to love Landon and think he's so cool. Landon is 9 years older than Campbell and I know he's going to be such a sweet big cousin to him. My dream has always been for Landon to go to school at the UofA. I'm pretty sure my family will encourage that pretty hard!! I hope, if Landon does go to the UofA, he'll take summer classes and live with us while he does! Or at least come visit all the time while he's in school.....even if it's just to get a free dinner! Nothing would thrill me more. I've always, always dreamed that and I hope it comes true!

Sixty

We had a fun and busy weekend in Little Rock. We left our house with a carload full of baby stuff! Campbell did great on the ride down and slept the whole way. We arrived in Little Rock just in time for dinner.

I love this picture of Campbell and his Pops! Campbell does't know it yet but he is going to love his Pops. He's fun.

My parents recently moved into a new house and they have this big window in the front that the girls love looking out of. Mom bought some poufs so they can see out of the window better and they love them! Any time we left the house they were looking out of the window and when we pulled back up they were still there!

One of the reasons we went to Little Rock for the weekend was to celebrate my Uncle Rex's 60th birthday. There was a big party for him at the Chenal Country Club so Scott and I left Campbell with my Grammy and had a much needed little date night where I allowed myself to indulge in a little red wine + a glass of champagne!

My parents new house is just a few feet from the club so I knew if my Grammy needed me I could be back home in just a few seconds. I left her with very specific instructions about his schedule and told her he was supposed to have a bottle at 9:30, then his bath and he should be in bed for the night by 10:30. I was having such a nice relaxing time at the party and was gone for a little over 3 hours but was anxious to get back because I missed my baby! I was hoping I could see Campbell before he was put down for the night so Scott and I left early to head home. When we walked into the door I saw this.

Grammy was beaming and said "well he's been so sweet and has just slept this whole time." Oh. Okay then. Don't worry about the specific instructions I left you! Haha. I appreciate my Grammy watching him and she's been so very helpful to me since he's been born so it's okay that she totally ignored my instructions. I was worried I was going to be up with him a lot that night but he did great even though he went to bed about an hour and a half later than he usually does!
It was a fun evening and it was nice to get dressed up and get out for a little bit. I really missed my peanut though! It's so funny because I always want a little break and then when I get one, I miss my baby. I'm glad Scott and I had the opportunity to get away for an evening. We need to try to do that more often!

Fathers Day 2014

What a great Fathers Day! I'm so glad I was able to spend it with my father. My Dad is the best there is and I love him so much. He's my friend, my mentor and someone whom I have the utmost respect for. My Dad has worked so hard to provide for his family and because of that has given us more than we could ever ask for, even if it meant sacrificing something for himself. My Dad not only loves me but he loves my Mom and that is something that I have always been so very grateful for, especially as I've gotten older. I'm so blessed and honored to be his daughter.

It was also a great Father's Day because it was Scott's first Father's Day! Scott has truly amazed me at how great of a father he is to Campbell. I had no doubts he would be a wonderful father but he has gone above and beyond what I expected. Scott comes home from a long day at work and then continues to work by helping me out with Campbell or take over house duties. He lets me sleep in on the weekends, take long baths, and escape the house whenever I need a break. Campbell LOVES his Daddy. I know one day they will be best friends and that makes my heart so happy.

I'm so very grateful for these two men in my life....and the new little man in my life who makes my heart so happy I feel as if it could burst!

'Through The Night'

Should we give out a little woo hoo that it's almost the weekend? I'm very much looking forward to mine! My people and I are going down to Little Rock to visit my parents. I'm so excited about going but really hoping it doesn't mess up Campbell's new routine. It shouldn't since I am so meticulous about Campbell's schedule and I know I won't be getting off of it. I'm just worried that him being in a new place/environment will throw him off. Please, little peanut, don't let it throw you off! I really don't want to go back to our old ways.

I plan on doing a more detailed Baby Wise post for you guys to let you know how everything is going but I want to give it a few more weeks to make sure we're solid. So far though it has just been amazing. The night before last Campbell slept for 7 hours--10:30-5:30!! It's the longest he's ever slept. However, last night he woke up twice. Ever since we've started Baby Wise he usually just wakes up once. Waking up twice is considered a bad night now. Baby sleep patterns are just so unpredictable. You can do the exact same thing day after day and one night he may sleep 7 hours and the next he may only go for 4. I put Campbell to bed around 10:30 and he usually wakes up between 3:00-5:00. We're up for 30 minutes, I lay him back down, then Scott and I have to wake Campbell up at 7:30 to get our day started. It's a huge improvement from where we used to be. I can completely function and feel like a normal person, who gets good sleep, like this. Although I'm very much looking forward to him sleeping through the night. I've found that the term "sleeping through the night" has a different definition for every parent. Some consider 11:30-5:00 sleeping through the night and others 7:00-7:00 is sleeping through the night. For me, sleeping through the night would be 10:00-7:00 or 10:30-7:30. Same bedtime as me. I'm hoping that Campbell can get there by the time he's 5 months old. That's the goal. Anything better than that would be a very exciting bonus. The long term goal is 7:00-7:00. That seems so unimaginable to me right now though! One day....hopefully! Some babies never can seem to get there until they're toddlers. Hopefully Campbell will be capable of doing it before the year is up.

In other news, I got my hair cut today. We took off quite a bit and it feels pretty good. There's nothing like a fresh new haircut is there? Until tomorrow....

Swaddles

I have to kick today's post off with this precious picture of Madison.

Sometimes I could just eat her up with those big brown eyes! This is her with her Christmas Tree. It ties with Razorback frisbee as favorite toy ever. Christmas Tree may actually be winning as favorite toy these days. It's always in her mouth and she always wants you to throw it.

Campbell's trying out a new swaddle today. It's this easy swaddle by Aden + Anais and so far I'm really liking it! I love all things Aden + Anais. The fabric they use is so soft and comfortable and their products are really cool to me. (I'm 100% guilty of buying baby items based off of looks). For the longest time we actually swaddled Campbell. Like, wrapped him up in blankets and swaddled him. I got pretty good at it but I wish I had started using easy swaddles from the very beginning. It's so much....easier!!! And no matter how tight I could get that swaddle, Campbell always managed to bust his arms out of it somehow. Up until now we've been using this swaddle by Woombie. We LOVE it. The only reason I'm trying something different is because Campbell is on his way to getting too big for the woombie and I thought I'd mix it up this time with a different type of swaddle to see what I think about it. I may still order the bamboo woombie in the next size up and switch between that and this new one. I know it sounds silly but new swaddles excite me. Actually, buying anything new for Campbell is so fun and exciting. I'd much rather buy stuff for him than me!
I need to pick my house up before the little peanut wakes up from his nap. Until tomorrow....