Tipp’s First Trip to the Beach

At just 3 1/2 weeks old. Tipp enjoyed his very first trip to the beach.  The thought of taking a newborn on a 3 hour drive was pretty daunting, but he was a champ and slept the entire way.  We only made one stop for a feeding and diaper change!

The first night at the beach Tipp slept 5 glorious hours…I felt like a new person after a decent nights sleep.  Saturday morning he was in such a good mood, so we set out on a shopping trip to the outlets.  Of course no trip to the outlets is complete without a stop in Carter’s.  I also did some shopping for myself since I only have 8 lbs to go until my pre-pregnancy weight.  I was getting tired of the lounge pants and camis I’ve been wearing since Tipp was born.Over the weekend Tipp also met his Great Uncle Robbie and Aunt Linda as well as his Aunt Christie, Uncle Daniel and cousins Payne and Oscar.   Ben took him into the pool for his first swim, which he sort or enjoyed!  Sunday evening we took a walk to the beach for his first official trip to the beach complete with putting his tiny toes in the sand and surf.  

The weekend was a great break from home and we look forward to enjoying many more trips to the beach over the next few weeks, months and year as a little family. 

Happy 1 Month

The days are flying by…so much so it has taken me 2 weeks to post this!  We celebrated Tipp’s One Month with an informal photo shoot followed by his first dinner out at Tyler’s Taproom.  Our friends Chris & Sam and Rick & Tara also joined us.  Tipp loved Tyler’s and mostly slept the entire night.  At one month we are still figuring each other out.  He is finally over 8 lbs, and still nursing every 2-3 hours.  Some nights are better than others, but I am really excited that I made it to my first goal of one month for breastfeeding. 

We are looking forward to getting a little bit more sleep and seeing Tipp grow, although not too fast!