Samuel is officially 4 months into life and he is rocking it! Â In addition to his new skill of rolling (still primarily to the left but the right has made it’s way into his daily entertainment set list), he is…
Lump Charcoal 2
Don’t put fluid on lump. We’ll try it! One chimney full of lump. 6# chicken breasts 2 cheap hot dogs(!) Chimney lit at 6:58pm Dumped at 7:15 Did a better job spreading the coals Chicken on high side at 7:18…
Anniversaday As A Trio!
6 years ago today Stead and I stood with our family and friends and promised to walk through life together.  We did not know what was ahead, but we knew we wouldn’t have to do any of it alone.  It’s only…
Lump Charcoal!
1 chimney full of simple truth 5 seconds of Kroger fluid 1 minute for waiting Lit @ 6:20pm Waiting! I think I was skipping this part before. Dumped at 6:35pm 6:40 – chicken on! 6:45 – lid closed to hopefully…
Rollin’ Rollin’ Rollin’!
For his latest trick at 3-months, Samuel has decided to start rolling over! Â He favors his left side, so I often make Zoolander jokes once he has accomplished the task. Â It takes him a bit, and he hasn’t mastered rolling…
2 Month Stats
Samuel rocked his 2-month wellness check-up this morning! Â He rung in at 9lb 9oz on the scale and measured 23.25″ long. Â We are hoping to get some more weight on his bones but our doctor said the good news is…
Eat, Sleep, Poop, Repeat
That’s been our pattern in life over the past 8 wks – eat, sleep, poop, repeat. Â Well, Samuel’s schedule anyway. Â We are on the verge of 2 months with our little adventure buddy and he is doing great! Â Last week…
3 Weeks As a Trio
The past 3 weeks have been a blur. Â Our little Samuel is slowly but surely growing (8lbs 2oz & 22″ long as of his 3-week appointment this morning!) Â and we are slowly but surely figuring out what it is to…
It’s A Boy!
Our world changed completely at 11:53am Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016 – our beautiful baby boy, Samuel James, was born!  Months of anticipation, excitement, dreaming, hoping, joking, sleepless nights filled with kicks from inside my belly, and praying for a safe labor…
39 Weeks & Waiting….
We are on the edge of the end of our pregnancy journey with Baby Halstead! Â Earlier this week our NCU coworkers & friends helped us to prepare and celebrate by throwing us an adorable adventure-based baby shower. Â There were treats…