Katching Up with Kanyon

We had a good week last week with lots of the normal fun stuff and some not normal fun stuff! So...the week in pictures:

I mean this just makes me laugh...is there anything cuter?!
When Kanyon was in the NICU, we posted a picture to show you his double chin. Here's an update on that double...well, maybe triple chin.
I love this picture. I see this expression on his face all the time. Glad we captured it.
Our friend Amanda has been wanting Kanyon to have a muscle shirt since he was a tiny tiny tiny baby. She tried to find the shirt that looks like a man without a shirt on...you know with pecs and a six pack...she couldn't find it, so she made this one herself! It says "I'm all muscle!"

Saturday night Kanyon slept in his bed for the first time overnight. We had to pass on the traveling bassinet to our new friend Addison. He of course did fine. He never bothered me in the bassinet in our room. Once he goes down, he's a good sleeper, so he didn't ever keep me awake or anything. When I layed down that night in my bed and he wasn't right there, I felt like I missed him. But I also felt like I was sleepy, so I commented to Kory that I missed him, Kory told me that was crazy since he was right across the hall, and I went to sleep.
Wednesday was a big first...he went to CHURCH! An equally big first is that that meant me and Kory BOTH got to go to church. We thought Wednesday night was a good time for the maiden voyage. Not too many people and not very long. He did pretty good other than making some "embarrassing noises" so I was standing up in the back of the class with him most of the time. The events of Kanyon and Jayde have kind of robbed me of (or postponed) some of those things that make you feel like a mom. You know, like having your baby and them handing it to you, changing diapers, holding them, feeding them in the middle of the night (yes I looked forward to that), riding in the car with him, looking at your new babies through the nursery window...ok you get the idea. Some of those things I will never have with Jayde and Kanyon, some I had to wait on, and some are still to come. Taking him to church was one of those "mom" moments. It was nice.

Kanyon attended his first birthday party on Saturday. His great grandma Nanny Lou turned 80. So he got all dressed up (for him that means something more than just a diaper or a onesie) and went with us to Johnny Case's for the dinner and then back to Gilmer for cake and fun with family. He was a trooper.

Another expression I see quite often.
Check out those lashes. So long and curly. His sister had the same ones.
Over the last week, Kanyon has made a new discovery...his tongue! It is so funny to watch the faces he makes. I got a little carried away with these, but I couldn't help it.


We went to church again Sunday at Nanny's church in Gilmer. It was fun and he did good. I was glad because to get out I would've had to walk up a center isle and we were on the front row. It was so good to see so many people we love at that church that have been so good to us. And to top it all off, everyone was very good about not being all over him and in his face and touching him without us having to say anything (I hate confrontation, so I'm so glad I didn't have to worry about it). Total mom moment.