Living like a gypsy

The Rigby's were seriously coast to coast in a week! We left DC headed to our new home in Texas on a Thursday and made it Sunday morning.



Pit stop in Tn at my parents!

Once in Texas we have been staying with M's best friend until we close on our new home which is TODAY!! He has a 2 month old little boy. Both families of 3 and pets = a full house!! We are so blessed with the most wonderful friends and family!



Best friends!

Once in Texas we left Wednesday to go to Seattle for cousin Karridi's wedding. 3 time zones and five states in a week with a four month old is madness. He handled it like a champ in the moment, but believe me we paid for it once settled.



Bus ride to the airport




Love my family!



The most beautiful wedding i have ever been to!!! It was so pretty i could not figure out a way to capture it all in a picture. West washington is some of the most beautiful land in tjos country.



Probably my favorite picture of him so far. Handsome buddy at the wedding!!!



I had to put this on here. This is the top of mt Rainier. We flew out Monday morning and it was perfect weather in Seattle, so our pilot got to do the sister mountain fly by. He said the weather is rarely this perfect to do it. We flew so close to this one, mt. St Helens, and one more I did not recognize. I felt like I could have touched it we were so close. God's masterpieces truly amaze me. We also got upgraded this flight to first class and that was a first for me. Wow what a difference it is in the front part of a plane. Mike said oh no I created a monster. Haha it seriously is life changing when you have a baby you need to entertain, nurse, and change diapers constantly. Mac was so wonderful on the plane all the first class passengers gave him major props when we got off and his first wings.
So lots going on with us. We close on our home today and can't wAit to move in. I will leave you with a cute picture if my boys!!! Daddy having to much fun!


Happy Thursday!!!

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Thank goodness for 1 month!

Mac,

We made it through the first month!!! PRAISE THE LORD!! Mom and dad were not stupid when we knew it was easier to stay in the hospital for as long as we could, but they do eventually give you the boot.  Once home I definitely had the baby blues for the first 3 weeks.  The cause HORMONES and I could not wrap my head around how much I loved you and how scared I was of losing you.  My mom stayed with us one week after you were born and then Nana stepped in at night the next week.  I do not know what I would have done without these two wonderful women.  Your dad was of course cool as a cucumber the entire month.  He had to travel for work the second week, so I was extra glad to have Nana around.

Weight & Height: 
At your first appointment on March 24th you were almost back at birth weight 7lbs 7oz , 20 inches, and 50th percentile for both.  The next week you made it back to birth weight and had already grown another inch making you the 75% percentile for height and 25th for weight.  At your one month checkup you weighed 8lbs 9 oz and 21 1/4 inches placing you in the 25% for weight and 50th for height.


Sleeping patterns:
3-3.5 hours- mommy however did not sleep the first 3 days ;o)  I just stared at the monitor until my body gave out.


Eating habits:

You eat pretty much every 3 hours around the clock.  Mom has so much milk and a powerful let down that she has to give you breaks every 3 minutes or you get choked and over fill that belly which leads to a big spit up.


Discoveries and accomplishments:

At 3 weeks you began cooing which Mommy loves.  You demonstrate great eye contact and head control at four weeks.  The only time you fuss is when that mean ole gas gets you.  The last very exciting thing this month is your cord finally came off at 2.5 weeks.  Big boy bath time here we come!!


Highlights:
Your first Target trip was when you were 6 days old.  This was really silly on mom's part because we just sat in the lawn and garden area while Mimi shopped because mom was to exhausted and sore.  Hey we made it though!  Your first restaurant outing was to Cowboy cafe at 2 weeks with Nana.  It hit me once in there that I might should worry about germs.  ;o)  Hopefully your mom will stay care free!  You do not like being woken up from a nap.  Your first road trip was at 3.5 weeks to TN to stay with Mimi and Papaw for a week!  You were a dream boat in the car.  We are so lucky to have you baby Mac!!  You have made your parents better people and we are madly in love with our Macaroni! hehe

Belly laughs

This evening Mac gave us the biggest belly laugh. The reason he did it makes him such a guy. I was playing fetch with our dogs and Mac was sitting in daddy's lap. I bent over to get the ball and Mike made a fart sound. Mac started giggling and I said "Is he laughing?" The giggling rolled into a full blown belly laugh for at least 30 seconds. You could tell it surprised him too! I started cheering and jumping up and down. I knew before he was getting close to laughing. This goes straight to the top of favorite baby moments thus far!!! I thought it was even more special that Mike and I got to experience it together. As soon as I can catch it on video it will be posted.
Can you guess what we tried to get him to do the rest of the night????
I love this happy little boy!!!

*Lena my sorority sister from college made this adorable onsie for him!*

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