We got out the play mat this weekend and Mayes seemed to like stretching out and looking around a lot! Ellie is visiting her grandparents for a few days so we just had a quiet weekend and tried to catch up on some sleep. Not sure Mayes will get in much play time once big sister is back! ha!
Coe, Miki and Berta came in town for lunch on Friday to meet Mayes. I am so glad they got to come, and I think Mayes already likes them a lot! (Uncle Cliff came in town too, and I forgot to get a pic of him...sorry Uncle Cliff!)
Ellie has been pretty good with Mayes so far. Sometimes she is interested, sometimes she is not. She hasn't been too jealous of me holding him so far, but I think that will change once it is just us at home. But, the biggest thing that she has done since we brought him home is decided that she wants to use the potty for good! We have had her princess potty for a little bit and she would use it every now and then, but I never wanted to make her do it. Our doctor and some friends had suggested to just wait and try to train her later this summer once we had settled in with the baby. But, on Saturday night she said she wanted to use the potty and she did and then wanted to wear her Hello Kitty panties. The next day we got some pull-ups and she has been pretty good about going ever since. (only a few accidents here and there :) We are sooo proud of her!
We had a good first week home! My mom was here and helped us out so much! Nana was also a big help keeping Ellie entertained and busy. Mayes has been a really good baby so far. He is settling in to a 3 hour eating schedule during the day and will go two 4 hour stretches in the night. He is a snuggler and just the sweetest baby! He makes our little family complete :)
Mayes McCarter Jones was born on June 1 at 10:00 p.m. and weighed 6 lbs 14 oz. and 20 in. long. I had gone to my 37 week appointment that day and found out I was already dialated to a 4. My doctor said we could go ahead and go to the hospital but Carter and I decided to just wait and see what happened. I ran some errands with Ellie after the appointment and could tell that I was having contractions. So, when we got home I called the nurse and she said that we should go ahead and go up to the hospital and get monitored. I was dialated to a 5 by then so they admitted me at 4:00 and 6 hours later, Mayes was here! He surprised us a little early but he is doing just fine. Our hospital stay went by so fast and we were home before we knew it. So far he is a really good baby and is eating really well. He is still tiny though..we had his first appointment today and he weighed 6lbs. 4oz. Won't be long til he is chasing after big sis though!
