stinson photography

our good friend, chris stinson took these pics of mccoy when he was a week old. he is so talented and lots of fun to work with, i mean chris that is. to see more of his work...check his blog out!

i was obsessed with these orange polka dot socks for the first month...now mccoy gets too hot with them on...i'm kind of sad. oh well, fall's right around the corner and that means it's sock time again!

play day

last week, burt went out of town for one night, only one night...but i felt like it was forever. mccoy was such a good little man. i had to take some pictures for burt of mccoy's accomplishments that day. he loves his bouncer with his woodland friends. he's actually starting to hit them now.

he's working on his neck muscles as brutus hangs out. our oldest pug, brutus, lost his hearing recently, but he might be the lucky one since he doesn't have to hear mccoy scream (which is not very often--thank goodness!) titus, our younger pug looks at mccoy like he's crazy. titus says...are you serious, it can't be that bad. i mean, they love you more than me now!

old man pants

These shorts are so funny on him...i bought them on sale thinking they were 0-3 months, but they are really 3-6, which is good for us since he can wear them longer...but for now, they look like some grandpa's pants!

mccoy emerson's christening...8.2.2009

the christening was at st. paul's episcopal church in fayetteville...it was a beautiful service, and mccoy did absolutely wonderful. he didn't even cry when the priest poured the water on his head...burt and i have really enjoyed the christening process and especially the people at st. paul's. they made us feel extremely welcome.

afterwards, we had a fabulous brunch at savor...that was our first time there, and the food was excellent...definitely heading back there sometime. it was also nice to have all the family together. this is the first family picture in 5 years since our wedding...thank goodness for mccoy.

the night before christening

my dad, aka sir, playing with mccoy

michael piechocki holding his godson for the first time
mccoy's great grandmother...nothing but pure love

it was so neat getting to see his great grandmother hold him and love on him...i love this picture of my mom and grandma with mccoy.

mccoy in our family christening gown... my grandma and mom designed and sewed this gown when i was born. he was so pretty in it...

unfortunately, he was not too fond of it :)

sleepy time

belly shots

visit daddy at work day...7.21.2009

workin hard

burt and travis, the chief operating officer of the company

takin a break with my boy...i could hold him like this all day!

a day of firsts...7.19.2009

mccoy's first bath...the umbilical cord finally came out! he's just chillin'

i tried to work the self-timer on the camera but that didn't work, so you get one of each of us.

mccoy's first bottle...he actually did really well (notice burt has his drink too)

house calls

my mom came to visit and help me around the house...actually, she held mccoy, while i did stuff around the house. that was so nice, just getting to straighten up...i think i took a shower then too! she loves holding him on her chest so their hearts are close together :)

auntie b came another day to hold him, too. we got out of the house that day...it was nice to get out and about. he actually opened his eyes for her.

mccoy's godmother, mandy piechocki, stopped by after coming up from little rock for a business trip.

part of the metro girls...barry and julie

my cousin, jessica robin, made this quilt for mccoy...she knew how much i love polka dots!

i love this picture of him with his eyes wide open and his tiger socks

my cousin, byron, is in the background

bassinet modifications

this bassinet has been in our family for three generations. my mother slept in it. i slept in it, and mccoy was going to sleep in it. unfortunately, he was having none of that. the first few days, burt and i were up all night (which is to be expected) only because mccoy didn't like to sleep in it since it was so open. Therefore, we went to target when he was a week old. burt stayed in the car with mccoy, while i ran in to buy anything that would allow us to sleep (I can't tell you how many things i ran into with the shopping cart once i was inside)

this is what we ended up with...

notice he's sleeping!!!

boy oh boy mccoy

mccoy's first "sponge" bath...he wasn't so sure about this.

this towel is too cute since it says he loves his mommy!

he's our one armed bandit...no matter how many people told us to swaddle him tight, he was not having it...since day one, mccoy has to have his right arm out!

Our puppies have been doing great with mccoy...although, now titus wants to sit on him.

visitors...6.29.2009

papa comes to visit...

and he brought a furry friend with him.

actually, this is a groundhog that we found in our yard the day after coming home...he stuck around for alittle while until the grass was mowed, and we haven't seen him since.