Evan's jaundice is still a concern. We had to have his levels checked again. Dr. Roberts said it may be just due to being a breastfed baby that the jaundice is hanging on. We need to check his levels just to be sure.
He is growing! He weighs 8 lbs. 6 ozs. He is 20-1/4" long.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Monday, January 21, 2008
Today
Tomorrow you are one month old. I can't believe how fast time is going by....all I do is sit and hold you and carry you around the house. You would think time would go slower. You sleep alot and still eat every three hours. Right now you are laying next to me on the sofa sleeping. You make all sorts of sounds while you are sleeping. You even open your eyes like you are wide awake but you aren't. My mom has been here all last week. It was so nice to hang out with her and you. She loves you so much. It is nice you have grandparents. I wish we all lived closer.
Today really was our first day together you and me. The first month Daddy was home and then we have had all the grand parents here visiting. So-today was the first day of our life together as mom and son. It was a quiet day. You slept from midnight to 5am. (Thank you!) and then we fed you and changed your diaper. Then, we wandered around the house and I picked up things and put things away. For these first few months I refuse to put you down. It is all about being connected to each other. So I carry you and hold you for almost the entire day. You like to lie on the dining room table and watch the pendant over ahead. I make it sway so you see it moving. Then you took another nap.
Today really was our first day together you and me. The first month Daddy was home and then we have had all the grand parents here visiting. So-today was the first day of our life together as mom and son. It was a quiet day. You slept from midnight to 5am. (Thank you!) and then we fed you and changed your diaper. Then, we wandered around the house and I picked up things and put things away. For these first few months I refuse to put you down. It is all about being connected to each other. So I carry you and hold you for almost the entire day. You like to lie on the dining room table and watch the pendant over ahead. I make it sway so you see it moving. Then you took another nap.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Today is the first day of the rest of your life...
Tomorrow the building is undergoing construction in the courtyard. I am concerned about your ears. They are jackhammering the concrete! I guess we are going to hide out at Laurie's most of the day as it is the furthest away from the noise. You need a bath. You get this milk residue around your neck and every few days I see it and think...boy this guy needs a bath. It smells like stinky cheese!
You are a happy little guy. The last two days have been harder....you seem to want to eat a lot more. In fact you woke me at 4am and weren't finished feeding until 7:30am and then started up again at 8am until almost 9am. I guess it's a growth spurt. Healthwise I am better today. My mom arrives on Sunday and that will be helpful.
I am also feeling quite separate from my "normal" life. Feeling the separation has made me realize what a full life I had. Not that I won't now...it is just different and I have to find a new one for myself and for you.
You have the hiccups right now. You get them a couple of times a day. Sometimes they don't seem to bother you and sometimes they do. Gotta go...you are about to cry.
You are a happy little guy. The last two days have been harder....you seem to want to eat a lot more. In fact you woke me at 4am and weren't finished feeding until 7:30am and then started up again at 8am until almost 9am. I guess it's a growth spurt. Healthwise I am better today. My mom arrives on Sunday and that will be helpful.
I am also feeling quite separate from my "normal" life. Feeling the separation has made me realize what a full life I had. Not that I won't now...it is just different and I have to find a new one for myself and for you.
You have the hiccups right now. You get them a couple of times a day. Sometimes they don't seem to bother you and sometimes they do. Gotta go...you are about to cry.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Rainy Days
It was a rainy day. You slept all day and I slept with you. You pretty much slept through the night. (midnight-5am) you kept waking me up with cute little noises...so I thought you wanted to eat and then realize you were just making noises in your sleep.
Friday, January 4, 2008
Birth Weight and Trust
You are at your birth weight! You have grown 3/4" (19-3/4") so that means we can try to let you sleep through the night. Your tear duct is not operating yet in your left eye. So we have to put antibiotics in it to keep it from getting in type of infection. You are still slightly jaundice but looking better. The doctor says it will just take time and now that you are two weeks there is no concern for it to effect you in anyway. So-much of this new parent stuff is just trusting the people around you that they know what is right! You are so precious. You sleep all the time. You are staying a wake a little longer each day but pretty much sleeping all day long. I am waking you up every three hours for food. I hate to wake you up as you cry and get frustrated....you like sleeping in this fluffy white pillow on my lap.
Daddy loves to dance with you and play music. You seem to love the music and stare out into space observing it. I wonder what you will be like when you are older? What will you love? What will be your passion? What will be your favorite color? We read your first Dr. Seuss book today: There's a wocket in my pocket.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Pencil Erasers and Other Sexy Thoughts
When I started to breast feed I was shocked at how a feeding distorted my nipples. I looked down one day and thought...Oh my God, I have pencil erasers for nipples. Thank God, they go back into place. I wonder if they will still behave after a year of breast feeding?
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