Getting big!

Nothing really to update, just thought I would share soem pics!
Here is Sky @ 5 weeks.... He is getting so chunky!

Our 6 week old baby boy!! And his lil arm rolls, lol.

And as of right now he still has baby blue eyes.... I get to claim those =)))

And a bath pic for you to compare to the last.... oh how chunky my lil man is getting!!

We had our family pic done yesterday... they turned out good! I am excited. We also were able to pick Skys newborn (16 day old pics) up. He dont even look like the same baby!! I will post some when I have more time... oh.. where does time go.... =((

A Great- Great Person

So we walked up the hill the other day to visit Skys Great-great grandma (Nanny) and his great grandma (Memaw)... as soon as we walked in Nanny wanted to "hold the baby" SO I was finally able to get their first pics together. Whenever she hold him, Sky is just memorized by her.. its really sweet! Memaw did not want any pics because she was not "dressed for pics" so I still have to work on getting those!!
Loretta Artie && Skyler Davis Artie

Our trip to Houston....

Jonathans job sent him to Houston TX for the week... the weather staid pretty sucky... so we spent a lot of time in doors... Plus Sky has started having some bad spitting spells. However, given that we had a 5 week old baby and making a 11 hour drive.. he did wonderful. He even adjusted to being in a hotel room good! We were able to go see Jonathans rig and learn more about what he does when he is away from home.,. Not the most exciting vacation... but I enjoyed learning more about it.... =))
Being a good boy on the 11 hour ride... it only took us 12 hours with all the stopping we had to do... but once we got to the Hotel.. he was out!!

5 weeks!

Skys first palm trees! I personally love palm trees! They remind me of home... so I was excited to get this pic... lol

Sky was able to see his first beach (for as much as he would stay up anyway) Galvesting TX. Though I am a Floridian at heart and would rather have taken him home... it was still nice to experience it with him, as much as you can a 5 week old, lol. Next time we will go to Florida where he can play in the sand!!

Due to hurricane season the rig is brought into the ship yard for maintence work. Since we were in Houston so that Jonathan could do schooling for the company, we were able to see the actual rig he works on. It was actually pretty neat because usually the rig is out in the Gulf 100 miles off the coast and other wise we would never see it in oerson..... This is where Jonathan lives ever 3 weeks when he goes out to work.... I dont envy him at all!! (Thats the rig in the backgroud)

Learning about Daddys job... what he does//how he lives when he is away at work for soo long

Taking the ferry to crystal beach... so we can head home.... a looong 12 hour ride.

In Houston

On Monday we left to come down to Houston TX.... Jonathans job offered a school that he was able to attend down in Houston, so off all 3 of us came. It is a 11 hour drive... but with Sky I imagined it to be much, much longer. However, we did make it in 12 hours, almost to the minute, so I am not complaining!! Sky did better than I ever expected him too. He would wake on his own for his ever 2 1/2 hour feeding, like he does at home. We would stop, feed//change and put him right back in the car seat. He would then stay awake on his own anywhere from 30-60+ minutes. (At home I would have to fight to keep him up!!) Then he would either cry for just a minute or simply go to sleep to repeat the cycle!! I did get thrown up on//3 messy diapers and 1 pee mess... but other than that he was smooth. The Gripe water really seemed to help with him when he would start to fuss over gas. He also did good with his sleeping arrangments, he is usually in a bassinet but we only brought the pack n play which has a flat surface to sleep, and he did his new routine... first time down 3 hours, then back to the 2 hour cycle. But I cant complain! Well, I dont have any pics right now to share, but when we get home, I will put some up. Jonathan will be home for a nother week after this, and then he starts his 3 weeks rotation, which I am not looking forward too... but hopefully it will go fast

Almost forgot!! 3 weeks old...

Forgot this pic in the last update! He is 3 weeks (and some days) Getting big but stil OH SO SWEET!!

Random Update

Skyler went to the Dr about his constipatin probs. First thing to try is adding apple juice to 2 bottles of milk daily and see if that helps.... last night it did =) However- his pedi thinks that he might be showing sign of being colicy... which means a long road ahead of me when Jonathan is working... good news is... they do tend to grow out of it around 3 months. He is gaining weight like crazy... He is now 9.5! Almost out of newborn diapers.... and that is heart breaking to me... why cant they stay tiny for just a little longer!! He is starting to have more awake time, and I love it! He is bright eyes, and beautiful..... here are some pics....

We did get to spend some time with his Aunts yesterday and of course there was alot of picture taken. (Nana and the twins were there too... but they were not as into getting their picture taken...) I think given the choice Sky would have sat out too, lol. Tomorrow we are going to get the 5 generation picture taken! How exciting...

Moms- I need advice =(

For the past week Sky has been SUPER fussy with constipation issues.... Its only getting worse!! His pedi said to add some Karo syrup to the formula 3 times daily, been doing that, but he is still not him self... anyone else had this problem with a little one? He just passed 3 weeks... so anything you can suggest thats safe for him... I am would gladely take.... My 2 hour nap windows at night have turned into 30 minutes or less, depending on when his tummy starts to cramp.....


Oh how I took sleep for granted.

Scruba-dub-dub.....

So bath time with Skyler has been..... stressful... in his baby bath tub ecerytime you put him in he would scream to the top of his lungs, which would then make my anxiety double, lol.... so I was telling my mom about this.... and she found the perfect solutin!! This awsome bath chair....

My bath tub is big enough to set this chair in AND I can get in too and soak (which I have not been doing, and my stitches are healing sooo slowwww...) He did not cry ONE time... he loved it!! And I can soak with out him screaming like he does when I am in the shower (thank goodness for growing my hair out so i could have a mom pony tail, lol)

And he even waited patiently for my to get his bedtime stuff together to dress/feed/rock him to sleep. How sweet!!

THANKS NANA!!!! It was an awsome idea!!!

Tummy Troubles

Loveable face!

My poor boy has been haveing bad BAD tummy problems lately... every night between 7-9 he goes through a BAD crying spell... so lately we have been doing some tummy time to get a back rub and it has calmed him down lots.... I just love the little booty sticking up!!

Missin' Daddy!

We just wanted daddy to know that we love him and miss him! One week til he comes home!!

Belly Button Update!

My bright eyed baby boy. He is usually up early morning and late evening for a visit with the family. For 17 days old, he is alert and sweet. I love getting his sugar!!

But most if the time, he snoozes, but thats ok... cause its still sweet sugar! We went to MS so he could meet his Poppy. We also got his newborn pics done, they turned out good. When we get them in, I will post some.

BUT finally his belly button cord stump FINALLY came off. It looks good!

Here he is modeling his new belly...