We took Austin to the pool for the first time this past Saturday.

Austin Swimming
Just Chillin'
Swimming is hard work!

Austin loves the pool, he first pulled up his legs when he was first put in the water, but soon got acclimated and settled down and soon fell asleep. At one point his arms were stretched out in the water and he was sound asleep.

I added a new feature to our blog. If you look on the left hand side, below Jen and my names, you will see a place to sign up to receive an email when we update our blog. Right now, it's just set up to let you know that we have updated the blog. If you all would rather, I can have it email the actual posting instead. I think it will send one email a day between 12am and 6am EST with any updates. Leave a comment and let me know if you want me to leave it the way it is currently setup (only notifies you that there was an update, you actually have to come to the site to read what we posted) or if you want me to set it up to email the entire post. The one thing I couldn't tell is whether or not it will email any pictures that may be in the post, or just the text, so take that into consideration as well.

Having a hail storm

Jennifer and Austin on our First Mother's Day!!

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Austin's new ride!

Happy Mother's Day!!
Love Austin

Wow what a full weekend! Austin has met lots of new family members!

The Mimms' Men

3 Generations of Mimms

Austin meets his Grandpa Mimms

His Great Grandma Hindle

His Great Grandpa Hindle

His Grandpa Ray

and Grandma Darcie

Austin is 5 weeks on Saturday. Friday afternoon Tony's parents were able to come see Austin, John had not been able to come down earlier with Carol after Austin was born. He was able to meet Austin for the first time this weekend.

Saturday we went to Buena Vista, GA to see my Dad, Darcie, Grandma and Grandpa Hindle. The also met Austin for the first time. We had a great visit and Austin was able to express every mood swing that he has for everyone to enjoy. :) We were happy to see everyone again.

Austin had his 1 month Dr. appt. yesterday. He now weighs in at 10lbs 1oz, is 22 inches long and his head is 38cm around. His measurements were in the 50th percentile all the way around. So he is doing really well! He also got a shot. Needless to say that he wasn't real impressed with the whole shot thing. The nurse stuck in the needle and it took about a second to register. Then Austin started screaming. It was one of those screams where you just scream and then you run out of breath but you're still trying to scream and can't take a breath in, so it looks like you are screaming but no sound is coming out. I had to prompt Austin to breath. He finally did and then continued to scream. Poor kid. I was proud of him though, he only screamed for a total of about 30-35 seconds, if that long. Then Jen fed him a little and he was out.

My parents will get here today. This will be the first time my dad has been able to see Austin.

When he's not making funny faces he's probably asleep. :-)

*We both got new phones and I'm still figuring out how mine works, so I apologize for the small picture size. I'll get it figured out. ;-))

Austin makes the cutest faces.

Here are a few pics of Austin's room. There are still a few things to hang on the walls, but for the most part, it's ready to go.

Definitely a Cardinals kid!!

More Pictures of Austin

Austin visiting Tony and Jennifer's school and teachers

Uncle Albie and Michael get to visit on April 19th

Austin Snuggled with MiMi. 4-29

Austin and MiMi's favorite place to sleep- on the couch. 4-29

Austin's first real bath in a tub! 4-30

Austin is 3 weeks old!

Finally I am able to put up some new pictures, more will follow I promise!

Austin got to meet some of his grand parents this last couple weeks.

Here is Austin with Grandma.

Grandma got to visit and help me out for the two weeks after Austin was born.

She was a lifesaver! Thanks Carol!!

Mom and Steve were able to come down last weekend and meet Austin.

Austin looks quite comfortable with Pop-Pop Steve

Austin and MiMi

So many new people to visit and see!

Austin is now 3 weeks old and still sleeps a lot . He is very hungry and is definitely making up for his low weight now! He eats a lot! Tony is able to help out at night with the feedings by giving him a bottle in the early shift (12am or 1am) Which means he usually has to come home from work and take a nap to make up for lack of sleep. : )

We are slowly getting by on our reduced hours of shut eye but enjoying every minute.

Austin is great to go out with, he went grocery shopping yesterday and slept all the way though. He has even made several visits to Brusters for Ice Cream, Levi's Baseball games, Joes for dinner and Church. He is becoming a regular traveler even at 3 weeks.

This past Tuesday we had another Pediatrician appointment for Austin. This time he weighed in at 8lbs 4ozs. So he had put on 11ozs in a week. Yay!! So now we won't see the Dr. again for 2 weeks until Austin's 1 month checkup.

Sorry Stace, but I don't have any of the pictures on this computer to post more. I promise that we will get some new pics up here!!

Well today Austin is 13 days old!

Today is also his original due date! He is growing so fast, his cheeks are filling out and he stretches his arms and his legs a lot more now. It is amazing to see him grow before my eyes!

Grandma Mimms has been helping out and keeping Austin happy so I can complete some homework from my Masters classes that I missed due to our early arrival.

Austin sleeps great, about 2 1/2 to 3 hrs before needing to be fed. He loves to just sit and watch what is going on just taking it all in. Max is finally coming around and has resolved to the fact that Austin is here to stay. Annie is a little mommy and follows whoever has him around.

We go back to the Dr. on Tuesday to have a final weight check. Last Tuesday he was 7lbs 9 ozs. So Tuesday we are hoping to here that he is finally back to his birth weight. If he is then we dont have to be back until his 1 mth check-up.

I will keep you posted on all this activities. Talk to you soon!!

Well, tomorrow I go back to work for the first time since Austin was born. That is going to be a very weird feeling. My mom is out here with us now though so that makes me feel some better. I am so grateful that she is here so Jen will have someone to help her with the baby, if needed, and to take her to appointments. Jen can't drive for 2 more weeks because of having a c-section. Work will not go by fast enough so that I can get back home and be with Austin. I know I have to work but I hate leaving him. Jen is a great mom though so I know he'll be fine. Just jealous that she gets to spend more time with him I guess. heh ;-)

Sleepy baby

Austin had a rough first night at home this past Monday. He was extremely constipated and his body was tensing up so bad and he wasn't just crying but was screaming his lungs out. That was the worst feeling, not being able to help. We saw the pediatrician on Tuesday morning and Austin's weight had dropped to 6lbs 14ozs. He recommended suplementing breast feeding with 1-2ozs of formula. Things got a lot better after that. We saw the dr. again today and the weight is back up to 7lbs 5ozs. Austin has been eating and sleeping much better and is now having regular bowel movements. It's strange how the sound of your baby dirtying his diaper can be the best sound in the world.

Austin's hospital photo page is finally ready. Click on the following link and when it asks for a personal access code, enter 011-96817. Austin's Hospital Photo

Austin's in the house, OH YEAH!

My First Bath

Well today Austin got his first bath. As you can see he wasn't too keen about it at first. He did good though and is now a clean baby.

Going Home!!