Our Special Time

Every morning Forest wakes up around 6 am and it is my favorite time to be with him! Although he is grumpy while I change his diaper prior to eating (he is hungry and just wants to eat) and I am sleepy, it is a really sweet time for just the two of us. Forest is really happy during and after his feeding. During this time Forest loves to look up at me with his sweet big eyes and kind of smile while nursing! mm! It really warms my heart up! He will then fall asleep in my arms as I sing and rock him back to sleep! It is just such a special time for the two of us; there are no interruptions, no errands that need to be run, and we are both happy to see each other! This is actually an older picture and is not during our "special time," but it is a cute picture of us together. On another note do you notice that Forest is actually tanner than me... :(

Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day!

Especially to my two sweet hearts!

gully gully

Head Knocker

Eye Winker

Nose Droper

Mouth Eater

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GULLY GULLY GULLY GULLY!!!

The last few days have been really exciting with Forest!! He has developed such a cute personality and has started to smile ALOT! It just makes my whole day when he flashes me one of his adorable smiles! I tried to upload a video of him talking and smiling with us but was not able to. Hopefully in a day or two i will be able to upload the video so stay posted!

Forest

Having a baby has totally turned my life around. I can now run on very little sleep, it's a good thing Forest is so dang cute otherwise I would not be as willing to wake up every 3-4 hours at night! He is so amazing and perfect! I just love the little guy! Today he is 3 weeks and 3 days old! he has gained 5 oz. from his birth weight, can do the YMCA, and is as cute as a button! He really is the cutest baby I have ever seen! It is fun to be a mom, a little tiring and a hard some days but overall I love it! I still can't believe that Forest is MY baby! He still sleeps a lot but it so special to have him rest on my chest and to listen to his soft breathing! He is just so precious!
Here are some cute pictures of Forest, Bridger, and myself from over the past 3 and a half weeks!

just born! 6lbs 12oz, 181/2 inches long!

look how cute he is! what a beautiful new born!
the happy family... very tired!
cousin Lindsey holding Forest with Grandmys helpComing home!
look how tiny he is in his huge crib!

look at the cute new dad and sleeping ForestChristmas Eve. Acting out the NativityChristmas Morning, Forest wasn't too excited!sitting and waiting for the circumsision operationso cute - he looks chuby in this picture!sunbathing
Forest this size of Dad's forearmMe and ForestForest the lionForest in a cute outfit Bridger wore when he was a babyForest in his Russian hat! so cute!

Bridger's Blog

Bridger, my adorable husband, started a blog to join the McBride family band-wagon! so you should go view his cool new blog.. there are FUN pictures! You can click on his link under McSister's Blogs... hum I guess I'll have to change that name now!

Procrastination

top ten things i would rather do than my paper:

take a nap

watch an episode of the Office

play spider solitaire

check email and blogs

visit Bridger at work

eat anything... preferably chocolate

put lotion on my belly

practice my baby signing

sign up/ look for classes online

do the dishes... believe it or not!

I don't know how much longer i can put this paper off before i get too stressed out and anxious that i will finally break down and start it! I have been meaning to start it all week but i have always found something better or "more important" to do; like watching Space Balls- this was my first time to see it...it wasn't too bad! Anyways i think i will play just one more round, or until i win, of spider solitaire and THEN will i start my paper!

Fun weekend with the In-Laws

So between school, work, and homework I have not had enough time to sleep let alone blog!! i don't have enough time to catch up on the past months but i do have time to report on my way fun weekend! This last weekend we had Bridger's mom, Lisa Field, and sister, Lindsey, come and stay with us. It was such a fun weekend!! We ate delicious food, went shopping, got pedicures, talked, saw the movie "Hairspray", and really got to know each other. It was such a good visit and I am so glad that Lisa and Lindsey came. It is sad to be back to school and work. Well here are some pictures from our weekend:

this is my 33 week large pregnant belly

and front view
our cutely painted toe nails (my toes are the ones in the flip flops)this is all of us on the last night squishing into the frame
Bridger and I outside our apartment with our Halloween pumpkins

for some reason the computer wont let me type above this last picture. This is Bridger's newly reupholstered chair. He completed this project all on his own! Impressive is it not? I am so proud of him! McBride sisters you might recognize the form of this chair... it used to be covered in blue fabric, now it is so much more attractive!!