happy halloween!

from our own little curious george.

we hit several parties today, and as usual, link was a hit and quite the trooper.

1 month old

yaaaaawwwwwwn

link turned one month old this weekend! i seriously can't believe it. he is doing so well. he has slept through the night a couple of times, is eating like a champ, holds his head up with ease, and even rolled over last week during tummy time (he LOVES that little "gym"). we are really enjoying him and have been able to get out a lot since he is such a good baby. he's been to most of our favorite restaurants (trying to stay on porches to avoid germs as best we can, for those of you that were concerned), out for walks everyday with the pups and his parents, and to the arboretum twice.

this is definitely the most enjoyable time i have ever had and i cannot BELIEVE how fast it is already going by. one month of pregnancy is an eternity, one month of babyhood is SOOOOO FAST!

love you, little link!

streeeeetch!

checking out mango the monkey

right after he rolled over - he was as surprised as i was!

so over the picture thing. hahaha

busy, busy!

we have had a busy couple of days! our friend corby hooked us up with free tix for the OU/tx game, so saturday we made our annual trek to the fair and game. thanks again to hunny and papa (my parents) for taking care of link. :) even with the pitiful game and outcome, we still had a really good time.

we made it as a family down to the grand opening for the performing arts center here in dallas. whew! that area is so impressive, and i am looking forward to all that it will bring to the area, so we had to get down there and support the opening. so awesome. (this was also our first outing to use the baby bjorn - LOVE it!)

and i've also posted a few pics from our trip to the pumpkin patch out at the arboretum. gosh i love the arboretum and all it's fun-ness. the pumpkin patch plus a beautiful fall day did not disappoint.

i love our little family and had so much fun on our outings - link is such a trooper, i just can't get over it. i never could have dreamed how much i was going to love being a mom. jay and i both are having so much fun, we kind of have to pinch ourselves every once in a while to remember this isn't just a dream. we love you, link!

the pritchard family

linkers

at the P.A.C. opening

game-day crew

our little sooner!

chillin' in the bob

i love barry's hat. couldn't have said it better myself.

can't wait for the game tomorrow, it's supposed to be perfect weather and it will be our first trip out to the fair. let's go sooners!

BOOMER!!!!!!!!

mom's first night out

i can't think of a better way to spend my first night "out" on the town - with my hubby and some of my best friends, watching U2!!! they are my favorite band EVER and never disappoint. it was pretty hard for me to leave the little guy for the first time, but i knew he was in really good hands with hunny and papa (my parents). we had a really great time...it was nice to get out, we had a lot of laughs, and of course, it was an excellent show. and thanks to jay, we also had awesome seats!! i will say i was still definitely very excited to get home and squeeze on our precious little link!

preccccccious pics!!

thanks, mollie!!!!!!!

click here to see link's debut: http://www.bloomaustin.com/blog/?p=779

link's first week

we have had a great first week. lots of laughs, cuddles, and falling deeper and deeper in love with our little son. he is truly wonderful and we are having so much fun. we have had lots of visitors, friends, family - and are so thankful to our parents for all they have done for us. whew, it's been a whirlwind, but definitely the greatest experience ever! jay is so cute as a dad and i love watching them together. so sweet...i just cannot say enough how thankful we are for this precious boy. we know we are blessed.

tulsa cousins

sweet daddy

first car ride

prepping for the first ride in the bob - first walk with the pups!

with my dad - papa, so sweet!

my bro, josh, joy, and kids

my bro, jarrod, shannon. and kids