Randy went into his LAST first day of school last week! (Until grad school is figured out HAHA)
I am so proud of him and all the work he’s done to get to this point! We’re ready to tackle this last semester and can’t wait to see what else is ahead!
Four Generations
Graham, Mom, Grandma Ann, Great-Grandma Karla and Great-Grandpa Farrell.
Graham, Randy, Grandpa Chris, Great-Grandpa Rod and Great-Grandma Peggy
G man is so lucky to have EIGHT great-grandparents alive and here to love him. He has only met four of them because the others live far away, but he’s so spoiled and so lucky!
3 Months Old!
Graham is THREE MONTHS OLD! Some major milestones this month have been rolling from his tummy to his back and laughing! He is SO chatty and loves to have conversations or sing to us constantly. He even talks to himself at night before putting himself back to sleep. Graham sleeps through the night most of the time and we are so proud of him! He still is eating like a champ, loves his binky, and lately has been OBSESSED with chewing on his hands. He’s getting good at grabbing mom’s hair and other toys. He loves his grandparents and aunt Beth a lot. He’s only really fussy if he’s tired or hungry (just like Mom).
We sure love Graham Bam!
G is rolling over and laughing!
Hearing G laugh makes my heart MELT and seeing him roll over (he did it for the first time while we were away, of course) makes me want to cry. He’s becoming a real person and I hate it!
A Great Concert
Two of our all time favorite bands came to Utah TOGETHER which means Randy and I had to go! It was hard to leave Graham with my family but he had so much fun with them (and even rolled over for the first time while we were away. What a stinker!)
We loved listening to The Rocket Summer and getting to see Bryce (we’ve met him a few times before) and getting to see Sleeping with Sirens live. They talked about depression, homesickness, and lots of other things that made the concert really deep and impactful. We also had TONS of fun.
#bratpackforlife
Our Routine/Nursing
We’ve gotten into a pretty great routine and I’ve had a few people ask me about it! So here we go (plus some cute picture of G and I that I love – thanks Randy!)
Some days of this routine are different and we do what G needs and wants, but this is pretty standard. Sometimes the feedings are off by 15 minutes or so but usually we stick pretty close to this!
5:30 – I wake up and work until Graham wakes up.
7:00 – Graham wakes up and eats
7:20 – We get Graham dressed, read stories, make the bed, and play.
8:00 – We start getting Graham ready for a nap
8:15 – 9:45 (ish) Graham naps. While G naps I work, get ready, and eat breakfast (sometimes we go for a walk just depending on how much work I have.)
10:00 – Feeding.
10:00 – 11:20 Play
11:20 – 1:00 Graham naps. While he naps I work, make lunch, and sometimes take a nap if I’ve had a rough night (very rarely do I nap anymore.)
1:00 – Feeding
1:00 – 2:00 Play
2:00 – 4:00 Graham naps. While he naps I work, and often Randy gets home so he and I will chat, work on a project, etc.
4:00 – Feeding
4:00 – 4:45 Play
4:45 – Graham and I have some cuddle time and he starts to fall asleep
4:45 – 6:00 (ISH) Graham takes a catnap at this time, sometimes it’s short and sometimes it’s long. When he wakes up we just play until he seems a little hungry.
6:30 (ISH) I feed Graham a 2 ounce bottle.
6:30 – 7:45 – We play, make and eat dinner, give Graham a bath, and then start getting ready for bed.
7:45 – Last feeding of the day (usually another 2 ounce bottle as it’s part of a cluster feed from 6:00)
G goes to bed between 7:30 and 8:00.
10:00 – Dream feed and right back to bed.
Graham doesn’t eat through the night, if he wakes up at night it’s just to get his binky replaced or something like that!
We’ve been so lucky with nursing—it’s come super easy for G and I and we’ve been really great! He’s also an angel and takes a bottle so at least once a day I pump and get him a bottle so we always have one pumped in the fridge, whenever we need it. It’s also nice because I don’t have to nurse if we go out, I can bring a bottle if I’m not sure where I could nurse. G is also not great at nursing with a cover so having a bottle option is such a relief!
So much love for Made by Mary! Check out their amazing jewelry
The many outfits of Baby G
I find most of the pictures on my phone are of baby G, and of me documenting all his cute clothes! #sorrynotsorry
We’ve had such a fun July filled with pioneer day breakfast, tons of cousin time (Ben and Kim and their family left today and we’re going to miss them SO much!), many readings of Barnyard Dance (G’s current favorite), playing outside when it’s not too hot, getting a much better routine going, working and school for me and Randy, treat runs, baking, and a lot of fun.
I am so lucky to be working with Fawn and Foster right now—they are such an amazing company and 50% of their profit goes to helping foster children. Foster care has always had this special place in my heart and I’m not even sure why. I just know that there are so many children out there who deserve love and care, and aren’t able to get it. My heart aches for those babies and I have so much love in my heart to give to them. So working with this company has been amazing, I love finding organizations who want to help others, especially kids.
PLUS their stuff is SO cute. Go check them out!
Being a mom feels hard, but I also feel so undeserving of how amazing and wonderful it is.
Family Getaway
My parents were so sweet and planned a fun getaway staycation for our family! It was the first time we stayed in a hotel with Graham and it actually went really well!
Liv and Matt moved to Florida and couldn’t be with us, and last minute my dad had to go on a business trip and couldn’t even come! That was such a bummer, but we still had a blast.
We arrived at Thanksgiving Point and went to Farm Country to see the animals. Candace loved riding on the pony and feeding the animals, and we enjoyed the wagon ride.
We had lunch at the Deli, then went up to Cabellas and saw all the cool animals, sampled some fudge, and did the shooting range. We had such a crazy mixup with the hotel, with an employee telling us that there were tons of families at the hotel so we couldn’t have adjoining rooms, then getting us adjoining rooms and telling us there were tons of business people at the hotel so we needed to be quiet…it was just a mess.
We finally got checked in, went and did some swimming which was TOO fun, and then went to Teriyaki Grill for dinner, then went to grab ice cream and played games while the babies slept.
The next day we walked around the Thanksgiving Point grounds, then were off to the children’s museum which was so fun! We played in the water, did a climbing course, and saw lots of koi fish outside. We had delicious ramen for lunch and then were off to see the 24th of July parade floats! There were some amazing floats and we loved wandering around with the kiddos. We let the kids nap and we played more games, and then had Texas Roadhouse for dinner. The poor brand-new server dumped ice water on Tommy so Ben did a marathon sprint to Walmart to buy a new shirt. We still had a yummy dinner though! We took the kids to a toy store to wander around (it was actually a SUPER COOL store) and then went back for more swimming, shakes and fries and games.
The last day we spent in the dinosaur museum, then Ben and Kim had to go, so the rest of us braved the heat and hung out in the beautiful gardens. There weren’t many people there which made it super fun! It was a really fun trip, and we are so lucky to have parents who take us on fun adventures like this!
Graham Kazuhiro Low’s Blessing Day
Graham was given the most beautiful blessing by his daddy on July 15, 2018.
That morning I was with G alone and I seriously started bawling. I couldn’t help but think that one day when Graham was getting ready to give his mission farewell talk or getting ready to get married, I would remember this day. His blessing day. And how little he was. It seems so far away now, but I can also feel how quickly he will grow up, and how soon he won’t be my little baby anymore. It was such a weird feeling to know I would reflect back on that day, cuddled up with him before his blessing, and how much I would miss that moment.
It was seriously the best day ever! We had family and friends come to celebrate with us. Graham’s uncles (except for Uncle Matt who was in Florida and couldn’t come, Uncle Sam who was on his mission, and Uncle Clint who wasn’t an Elder yet) and his grandpa’s and two great-grandpa’s all were in the circle to bless him. And his “godfather”, Spencer, and great uncle Mike.
Randy gave Graham the most beautiful blessing about happiness and his smile that will help those around him, his job as a rescuer for others, and the love Heavenly Father has for him.
He was given the name Graham Kazuhiro Low.
We enjoyed spending the day with family and friends after, eating sandwiches and treats, and Graham is such a rockstar he didn’t cry at all-not while getting blessed or while getting passed around after.
We are so blessed to have him in our family, and his blessing day was a day I won’t forget!
Cousin Candace was keeping an eye on Graham for me hahahaha
2 Months Old
Graham Bam is TWO MONTHS OLD!
The time is going by FAR too quickly.
We went in for his 2 month appointment and here are his stats: Weight: 10 lbs 9 oz (10th percentile). Height: 23.4 inches (58th percentile). Head: 34 inches (86th percentile).
Graham sleeps through the night most of the time (right after his two month appointment and shots he TOTALLY reverted so we’re getting back to all night sleep.)
He has found his voice and loves to chat with us, smiles all the time, chews on his hands, loves stories and bathtime, can hold his head up all by himself for a while, and is just the cutest baby. We packed up his newborn clothes which was SO hard but he has so many cute outfits I can’t complain! I’m biased, but I think he’s the best kid in the universe.
Some of my favorite memories this month were Graham’s blessing where Randy gave him the most beautiful blessing, when Graham met the doctor who delivered him (Dr. Gibson is just the absolute best and I love her!) spending time with family and friends who just say G is the cutest baby ever, our family getaway, getting into our routine which I just love, cuddling G while he naps, and taking too many pictures! I also OFFICIALLY don’t have diabetes anymore which is exciting, in most cases Gestational Diabetes is just during pregnancy but sometimes the woman had diabetes before and just didn’t know. Luckily for me, that wasn’t the case!
Happy 2 months baby boy!
