Major developments: Smiles at you and is talking more. So cute listening to him babble.
He is 11 lbs 2 ozs and wearing 3 month clothing and some 3-6 month items.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
6 weeks
AJ has changed so much in six weeks. He is sleeping longer at night and even surprised us with a few 6 hour stretches. We are trying to end his 5+ hour waking streaks during the day to avoid the meltdowns. His doctor has him on probiotics to help with the colic.
Major developments: Smiles at you and is talking more. So cute listening to him babble.
He is 11 lbs 2 ozs and wearing 3 month clothing and some 3-6 month items.
Major developments: Smiles at you and is talking more. So cute listening to him babble.
He is 11 lbs 2 ozs and wearing 3 month clothing and some 3-6 month items.
AJ's First Month
The first month is a huge blur. Amazing what sleep deprivation will do to you. My parents came for a week to help out. Then I was on my own during the days. I slept when baby slept which didn't feel like all that much sleep. He has colic so the evenings are rough and I breastfeed so Chris does what he can to give me a break. We also found he was tongue tied, which required a trip to the pediatric ENT for it to be clipped. Hopefully breastfeeding would be easier for AJ as he was slow to gain.
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| Daddy & Son |
Getting big!
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| One Month Old |
Fell off the blog wagon....Baby's arrival
Yikes! It has been forever since I posted. I'm going to attempt to improve that now that I'm feeling a little more human.
A lot has happened since my last posting.
Andrew John (AJ) was born by scheduled c-section on August 7th at 6:24 pm. He was 8 lbs 7 ozs and 19 3/4 inches long. I had a hard time coping with the fact I wasn't going to have the natural birth I had dreamt of and planned for. AJ was breech and had been since I started getting monthly ultrasounds at 20 weeks. I tried everything on spinningbabies including chiropractic and acupuncture. I was not willing to try external version for fear of something terrible happening to our baby boy and ending up in a c-section anyway.
Here is my last belly shot before going to the hospital the next day:
It was an odd feeling waiting the entire day on the 7th to head to the hospital as we had to arrive at 3:30 pm. We were placed in a standard L&D room and I was prepped for surgery.
I had a hard time being in the OR but felt better when Chris could join me and we heard our son cry for the first time. AJ stayed in the OR instead of going to the nursery for his first bath like they normally do but there was a baby explosion that week and Chris got to hold him while they finished my surgery. It was awesome to be together. I was able to hold him in recovery. Skin-to-skin and breastfeeding were really important to me so being able to do that made the c-section experience a lot better.
My favorite photo...holding my son for the first time.
A lot has happened since my last posting.
Andrew John (AJ) was born by scheduled c-section on August 7th at 6:24 pm. He was 8 lbs 7 ozs and 19 3/4 inches long. I had a hard time coping with the fact I wasn't going to have the natural birth I had dreamt of and planned for. AJ was breech and had been since I started getting monthly ultrasounds at 20 weeks. I tried everything on spinningbabies including chiropractic and acupuncture. I was not willing to try external version for fear of something terrible happening to our baby boy and ending up in a c-section anyway.
Here is my last belly shot before going to the hospital the next day:
It was an odd feeling waiting the entire day on the 7th to head to the hospital as we had to arrive at 3:30 pm. We were placed in a standard L&D room and I was prepped for surgery.
I had a hard time being in the OR but felt better when Chris could join me and we heard our son cry for the first time. AJ stayed in the OR instead of going to the nursery for his first bath like they normally do but there was a baby explosion that week and Chris got to hold him while they finished my surgery. It was awesome to be together. I was able to hold him in recovery. Skin-to-skin and breastfeeding were really important to me so being able to do that made the c-section experience a lot better.
My favorite photo...holding my son for the first time.
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| Baby Burrito |
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
35 weeks...30 days to go
Can you believe that my due date is 30 days away...Holy Cow!!!
Baby boy is doing very well. He has passed all NST's with flying colors and mom's blood pressure is great. Had a growth scan today and he is estimated to be 6 lbs 5 ozs with lots of hair and long legs. Today he appeared to be sucking on his toes!
Downside: He is still happily in his breech position. Mom could do without the bulging head above her belly button making her acid reflux even worse! There is still some time for him to turn but the perinatal was not hopeful since he has never been head down. Mom is trying all non invasive techniques to encourage him to turn with the final attempt being a call to an acupuncturist this week. It is appearing that a schedule c-section might be in my future but I'm refusing until after 39 weeks.
Nursery: It is painted, crown and base is up and painted. Daddy has some blue paint to touch up and the carpet cleaner is coming on Thursday. If all goes well, the room will be loaded this weekend. Daddy really wants his garage space back. I'm so excited to see the crib put together for the first time!
Baby Shower was on the 30th. I had a great time celebrating with family and friends. I'm still in amazement and feel so blessed by their generosity.
Here are some photos:
A very rare belly photo:
Baby boy is doing very well. He has passed all NST's with flying colors and mom's blood pressure is great. Had a growth scan today and he is estimated to be 6 lbs 5 ozs with lots of hair and long legs. Today he appeared to be sucking on his toes!
Downside: He is still happily in his breech position. Mom could do without the bulging head above her belly button making her acid reflux even worse! There is still some time for him to turn but the perinatal was not hopeful since he has never been head down. Mom is trying all non invasive techniques to encourage him to turn with the final attempt being a call to an acupuncturist this week. It is appearing that a schedule c-section might be in my future but I'm refusing until after 39 weeks.
Nursery: It is painted, crown and base is up and painted. Daddy has some blue paint to touch up and the carpet cleaner is coming on Thursday. If all goes well, the room will be loaded this weekend. Daddy really wants his garage space back. I'm so excited to see the crib put together for the first time!
Baby Shower was on the 30th. I had a great time celebrating with family and friends. I'm still in amazement and feel so blessed by their generosity.
Here are some photos:
A very rare belly photo:
Friday, June 15, 2012
32 weeks...
32 weeks today! My due date is slowly creeping up on me.
Saw the perinatal this morning and baby is looking great (but still breech!). He weighs 4 lbs 5 ozs which puts him in the 53th percentile. He has long legs and lots of hair and continues to be very stubborn and keeps his hands over his face so they still can't get a great 3D photo of him. Thankfully they have all the important views they need (heart, brain, etc) so I just laugh. Passed my non stress test as well. I'll be having those twice a week until he is born.
Daddy is working on the nursery. Hopefully the crown molding goes up this weekend and the closet is completed. Ordered a few things from etsy for the walls.
Baby Shower is June 30th. I'm so excited to celebrate with friends and family and those that can't be here will be in my thoughts.
Saw the perinatal this morning and baby is looking great (but still breech!). He weighs 4 lbs 5 ozs which puts him in the 53th percentile. He has long legs and lots of hair and continues to be very stubborn and keeps his hands over his face so they still can't get a great 3D photo of him. Thankfully they have all the important views they need (heart, brain, etc) so I just laugh. Passed my non stress test as well. I'll be having those twice a week until he is born.
Daddy is working on the nursery. Hopefully the crown molding goes up this weekend and the closet is completed. Ordered a few things from etsy for the walls.
Baby Shower is June 30th. I'm so excited to celebrate with friends and family and those that can't be here will be in my thoughts.
Monday, May 21, 2012
28 weeks - Third trimester
Hello third trimester!
I had two doctor's appointments last week, one with the OB and another with the perinatal for a growth scan. Both went well. Baby is weighing 2 lbs 7 oz which is right on track. Mom has gained 12 lbs.
Nursery is painted blue. The closet drywall is complete. Still need to hang the crown molding and paint the base molding. Once construction is finished, we will have the carpets cleaned and then finally set up the crib.
Here is a photo from today...complete with Keeper!
I had two doctor's appointments last week, one with the OB and another with the perinatal for a growth scan. Both went well. Baby is weighing 2 lbs 7 oz which is right on track. Mom has gained 12 lbs.
Nursery is painted blue. The closet drywall is complete. Still need to hang the crown molding and paint the base molding. Once construction is finished, we will have the carpets cleaned and then finally set up the crib.
Here is a photo from today...complete with Keeper!
Friday, April 20, 2012
24 weeks...baby looks perfect
We had our first growth scan today at the perinatal office and baby boy is looking perfect. His heartrate was 157 and he now weighs 1.7 lbs which is right on track for my due date. They couldn't get a great 3D photo of his face as he decided to cover it with his arms. This picture is our favorite...it is actually his index finger but even the tech laughed and thought we were getting the bird! Of course..he is my child afterall!
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