The best four months of my life...

Crue turned four months old and I still can't believe he is here! It seems like yesterday I was still taking pregnancy tests because I just couldn't believe it; like the first six!

We flew to Texas on Sunday so we could see Dr. Joe! He is the absolute best pediatrician in the whole world! He makes me feel so comfortable with everything he does with my sweet boy! The shots were no fun and Crue was really sore later in the afternoon. It broke my heart!

I never thought I could love someone so much! God gave me Mitch and Crue to show me what my mom has always told me. She would often say, "you will know the love for your own one day." What a wise mommy I have!

Crue weighs 17 pounds and is 26 and 3/4 inches long! He is in the 95 percentile for his growth. Mitch and I gave him his first bananas and it was quite entertaining! He is still drinking 5 ounces four times a day and sleeps through the night. Through the night, I mean twelve straight hours! Can I say blessed!! He laughs all of the time and coos the sweetest coos.

Love, that tiny powerful word doesn't describe enough the feeling in my heart!


























- Susannah

On this day...

On this day 27 years ago, my mom had a baby boy. Jarod only lived 6 weeks... On this day two years ago, God gave my mom a son-in-law because I said "yes!" On this day one year ago, we were rehearsing our vows with our family and friends! God gave my mom "two" sons. An angel watching over us from above, and my sweet Mitch who takes care of us on Earth! For that, I am so thankful!

Today, I am waiting on my sweet husband to get home so we can celebrate our one year anniversary tomorrow! I made reservations, but I can't reveal them until tomorrow! I can't believe this year has gone by so quickly! It seems like yesterday I was calling my wedding venues and doubling everything!!

This has been a very special year for us! Married AND a baby in the same year!!! While I love our sweet boy more than anything, tomorrow, we are going to celebrate just "us!" But hey, the next two days, we can celebrate Crue! After all, that is when he was conceived! ;)

One year ago today...


- Susannah

Funny Faces!

The last few days I have had to fight back tears when I look at my sweet baby for long periods of time. He is changing so quickly and learning something new every day!

He is getting such a cute personality and smiles and coos all of the time! I know there will be days when he is older that I will pull these sweet memories out and wonder where time has gone!

Today he started making a face that looks like a little monkey! I would mimic him and he would smile like he knew exactly what I was doing! I wish I would have gotten a picture, but I was too busy watching him, I didn't want to miss it or for him to stop!

I am going to try my best to get a picture of my sweet little monkey face! For now, here are some of the many faces of Crue!

























































And I love every single one of them!

- Susannah

Christmas Is NEAR!

This weekend was a weekend filled with Christmas cheer and I loved it! My mom got VIP tickets to Christmas Village this year and I have to say it was so much better than any other year!

Not only did I drag my precious husband along with me, but Mom, Jennifer, and I brought the babies too! Now, for those of you who have never experienced Christmas Village, it is filled with Christmas decorations, soups, dips, children's apparel, clothing for women, more soups and dips, and baby clothes!

I usually go to enjoy all of the dips and to visit my girls' from the Clothes Tree booth. This year on the other hand, I shopped for baby clothes (and of course soups and dips)!!! It was so much more fun than any other year! I am so excited to make my hubby some yummy soup on a cold winter day, maybe even after a hunt, but I am even more excited for our baby's first Christmas!

After I told Mitch there was a second floor, I thought he was going to die! Three hours later, we bought the best thing yet! We had Crue's handprint molded into ours! I can't wait to see how they turn out! Here are the beginning of the precious molds...





























After a long day of shopping bliss, sweet boy had a good Sunday's rest!





- Susannah

Happy First Halloween!

Halloween this yea was the best one yet!!! One, I got to spend it with my HUSBAND, and two, we had the cutest Ninja Turtle ever; our sweet BABY Crue!

Because he is so little, we decided to have everyone at our house! Tuesday, we bought our dining room suit (finally), so it was perfect!

Both family's came and our sweet friends, Shanan and Jesse brought sweet Batman (Sawyer)!

Mitch manned the grill and I took care of the sides! We had steaks, baked potatoes, and salad! I also had the sweet babies' cakes made for their first Halloween!

Life is so sweet after our Halloween treat!












































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Roll Dawgs!

So, on this day, I refused to let sweet boy wear Mississippi State, but decided to play fair! We say "Roll Dawgs" on days like these.
Crue also laughed for the first time today! Possibly the sweetest little sound ever!












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Three months in a blink of an eye...

Today my sweet boy turned three months old. I feel like I brought him home only yesterday. I now understand why everyone always says, "don't blink." He has grown and changed so much, way too fast.

There are definitely days when I sit and wish I could bottle us up in time and he would just stay a baby. Words do not describe my love for him, and I can't even attempt to try or I will fall apart in the middle of this post!

I remember the day Crue was born like it was yesterday! I had such an easy delivery and it almost made time go by too quickly. It was a very special and intimate moment between Mitch and I. Honestly, I tried to talk Mitch out of looking. But now, I'm so glad his stubbornness prevailed.

I will never forget looking into our baby's eyes for the first time. Crue only had to stay in the hospital overnight and we were home in a little over twenty-four hours. I will admit, I was a little terrified.

From our first night home, to his first "real" smile on the morning or Mitch's twenty-seventh birthday, we are now sitting in our new home and our precious baby is three months old. I have looked at him literally all day long. I want to be able to remember every smile, every cry, and every coo.

I love you Crue Howell Moreland; more than life itself. I am so lucky to have the two very best boys in my life. You have changed mommy in a way words can not explain. I love you and your daddy more and more each and every day.

Mealtime: You eat 5 ounces every four hours.
Bedtime: Your have always been a good sleeper. At three weeks, you were sleeping eight hours at night. Now, you sleep between eleven and twelve.
Personality: It seems like you smile literally all day. You are such a happy baby. You have definitely discovered your tongue and you now like to make spit bubbles. You love it when mommy and daddy say "I love you." It's almost like you think it's silly.
Clothing: Mommy has definitely enjoyed dressing you! The month of October, you have worn pumpkins, spiderwebs, ghosts, and all of the Halloween necessities. Let's not forget your leg warmers! I got you your first Northface jacket and can't wait to out it on you! You wear a size two in diapers and still have some room to grow.

I will remember this little face forever!

































Three months have definitely flown by. But, they have been the best three months of my life!

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