Today Danny laughed out loud 3 times. First when Daddy was tickling him. Then later just laughing at Hilo. Then when I tickled him.
He smiles a lot when looking at the dogs and when they kiss him.
Earlier today he pooped all over me while in the ergo at Babies R Us and yet somehow managed to not get any on him. Weird.
Yesterday I watched him suck his thumb. He had been sucking his fingers off and on but not really his thumb much. It was cute.
I am going to miss seeing all this stuff when I'm at work. That's all.
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
a picture post :)
Just born :) 4/7/09
1 month old
you guessed it..2 months old
the chick magnet is 3 months old here :)
sitting up like a big boy at 4 months
Exersaucer time! 4.5 months
one of mom's favorites..laughing at daddy, 4.5 monthslast days
Today was my last day of maternity leave! I am so so so sad. I have been dreading this day that I would have to go back to work and leave my son with someone else. But time moves on and here we are. Although my leave from the County isn't up until 9/24, I start my new job on Monday. Boo!
I want to make an entry about our last few days off. We spent most of the time just hanging out at home. It was great! We took some naps together, took walks and played a lot. This past week has been so exciting developmentally too and I'm so glad I've been around to see it all. He is more smiley and interactive than ever and just so freaking adorable!
This morning things were a bit off for him. He just did not want to go back to sleep after his morning feeding. He laid in his crib "talking" for 45 minutes then I got him up and put him in the ergo and vacuumed thinking that would lure him to sleep. Nope. So finally after about a half hour in the swing he slept for about 30 minutes. We did some tummy time in his room and he practiced rolling over. He spit up and then face planted in it. Nice. He is more interested in the dogs too. He gave big smiles when Kona kissed him. The rest of the day was pretty routine, although his afternoon nap went a little later than normal. He woke around 5pm. We laid in the bed and I napped a little, read a little and watched him sleep :) Perfect afternoon.
I am sad for obvious reasons. I have to leave my little boy who right now depends on me and his dad for everything all the time. I've watched my little preemie son grow and the changes are just incredible. When we left the hospital he weighed around 5 lbs 14 oz. At his 4 month appointment he weighed over 14 pounds! People went from commenting on how tiny he is to how big he is. He was this scrunchy little squeaky newborn who had some challenges nursing and sleeping. He wanted to be held all the time sometimes and it was (and still is) just simply exhausting. Now he is this big strong, healthy 4.5 month old who loves to stand, play in his exersaucer, eat and interact with his parents. Oh how our lives have changed!
I have been given the gift of 4.5 months off and it's been wonderful. I think that no matter how much time I would have off it would never be enough. I'm pretty sure I want to move to Canada before we have another one so I can have a year off. Anyway, I have enjoyed being a stay at home mom. I didn't know if I would. It was hard getting into a routine and feeling like I was being productive. I struggled especially in the beginning when all I did was sit on the couch and feed him every 1-3 hours. But what a job that is. While it sounds and often felt a little lazy, I was feeding my boy..pretty important job if you ask me! But at the time it's hard to have that perspective. So I got into a routine and I really liked being at home to keep the house clean, cook dinner, make lunch for Randy and be here for all the things Danny did. Oh and not to forget baking Friday! Yes it was challenging at times but totally worth it.
I wonder how this next chapter is going to be. It's hard to imagine doing everything I've been doing plus working 40 hours. But I'm sure we'll make it work. We have to.
I want to make an entry about our last few days off. We spent most of the time just hanging out at home. It was great! We took some naps together, took walks and played a lot. This past week has been so exciting developmentally too and I'm so glad I've been around to see it all. He is more smiley and interactive than ever and just so freaking adorable!
This morning things were a bit off for him. He just did not want to go back to sleep after his morning feeding. He laid in his crib "talking" for 45 minutes then I got him up and put him in the ergo and vacuumed thinking that would lure him to sleep. Nope. So finally after about a half hour in the swing he slept for about 30 minutes. We did some tummy time in his room and he practiced rolling over. He spit up and then face planted in it. Nice. He is more interested in the dogs too. He gave big smiles when Kona kissed him. The rest of the day was pretty routine, although his afternoon nap went a little later than normal. He woke around 5pm. We laid in the bed and I napped a little, read a little and watched him sleep :) Perfect afternoon.
I am sad for obvious reasons. I have to leave my little boy who right now depends on me and his dad for everything all the time. I've watched my little preemie son grow and the changes are just incredible. When we left the hospital he weighed around 5 lbs 14 oz. At his 4 month appointment he weighed over 14 pounds! People went from commenting on how tiny he is to how big he is. He was this scrunchy little squeaky newborn who had some challenges nursing and sleeping. He wanted to be held all the time sometimes and it was (and still is) just simply exhausting. Now he is this big strong, healthy 4.5 month old who loves to stand, play in his exersaucer, eat and interact with his parents. Oh how our lives have changed!
I have been given the gift of 4.5 months off and it's been wonderful. I think that no matter how much time I would have off it would never be enough. I'm pretty sure I want to move to Canada before we have another one so I can have a year off. Anyway, I have enjoyed being a stay at home mom. I didn't know if I would. It was hard getting into a routine and feeling like I was being productive. I struggled especially in the beginning when all I did was sit on the couch and feed him every 1-3 hours. But what a job that is. While it sounds and often felt a little lazy, I was feeding my boy..pretty important job if you ask me! But at the time it's hard to have that perspective. So I got into a routine and I really liked being at home to keep the house clean, cook dinner, make lunch for Randy and be here for all the things Danny did. Oh and not to forget baking Friday! Yes it was challenging at times but totally worth it.
I wonder how this next chapter is going to be. It's hard to imagine doing everything I've been doing plus working 40 hours. But I'm sure we'll make it work. We have to.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
week 18
Danny is 19 weeks old today and I'm updating about his 18th week. Pretty eventful week, especially the past few days.
First an update medically. He went in last Tuesday for his sonogram (I can't remember if I added this in last weeks post or not). Worst experience for him ever. Ugh. He screamed and screamed for nearly 20 minutes. I think he was just mad since he couldn't really squirm as much as he's accustomed to. His sonogram of his head came back fine thank goodness! We did however, have our first trip to the ER on Sunday evening. While he was nursing he began to shake. This lasted a few seconds, stopped and then happened again. Freaked me out! He did not seem phased by it all but I called the advice nurse anyway and of course we were told to go into the ER. Everything checked out fine of course. They think it was probably a spasm of some sort. Since he's still young his nervous system is still developing. I was worried they were going to run a bunch of tests but I'm glad they didn't. He had no signs of seizure or anything so we're good!
So over the past few days he has really started reaching and holding on to toys (not to mention how much he loves grabbing his right foot during diaper changes)! He puts them in his mouth and seems to be enjoying this new found skill. Very exciting :) Just the past couple of days he has been reaching out and touching my face and he gets a big old smile! He is also perfecting his hand sucking skills. In particular he seems to prefer sucking his 2 or 3 fingers (like his mama!). Not really interested in his thumb.
Lots of smiling and more beginnings of a laugh. Daddy is super funny these days. He likes it when you play peek a boo and he gets just a little scared.
This past week he has been standing on our laps and loves it! He seems so proud and smiles a lot!
This week he continued to eat 5-6 times per day. I noticed though a few days he was only interested in eating on one side which is different. He got very fussy and screamed when I tried to feed him on the left side. This went on for a day and was very odd. He was fine by the end of the day. Weird.
Sleeping at night went well. This week he continued to go to bed around 9 and woke up between 6:30 and 8. Naps are still all over the place. No regular time or place.
Yesterday I put a bunch of his 0-3 month clothes away. He can still wear quite a few of them. So he is wearing both 0-3 and 3-6 month.
This is my last week of maternity leave! I cannot believe how fast, and yet at times how slow, it has gone. I start my new job on Monday and I will be in training Monday-Friday for 8 hours so I am going to be away from D a ton the next couple weeks and I hate it! I have been pretty emotional these past few days just thinking about it. It has kind of been consuming my thoughts. I keep thinking only "x more days left to do...". I know he will do just fine in daycare (oh, we officially decided on one, btw) but the thought of him wanting his mama and I'm not there just kills me. Luckily he is a pretty easy going guy and I'm sure he will be okay. So we are spending this last week doing nothing! I did all my errands yesterday so that we can just hang out for the rest of the week. Just this morning I brought him back to bed to nurse after he woke up then we slept til 10 :)
While I'm trying to relax and enjoy this week I can't help but feel anxious about this new job and making sure I have as much in order as I can. Kind of like that first day of school jitters. Luckily though since I've worked for this agency before (and actually been through this training before) I kind of know what I'm going to be doing. While this initial 2 week schedule sucks, I'm kind of glad that I will be in training. I think it will ease me back into a work mindset. I just wish I could find a way to make money while staying home!
So I'm hoping that I will still be able to update this blog regularly, who knows what it will be like returning to work. I will eventually be off on Tuesdays and hope I can keep up with the weekly updates but my more realistic goal will be monthly updates. And I suppose I should add pictures. One of these days!
First an update medically. He went in last Tuesday for his sonogram (I can't remember if I added this in last weeks post or not). Worst experience for him ever. Ugh. He screamed and screamed for nearly 20 minutes. I think he was just mad since he couldn't really squirm as much as he's accustomed to. His sonogram of his head came back fine thank goodness! We did however, have our first trip to the ER on Sunday evening. While he was nursing he began to shake. This lasted a few seconds, stopped and then happened again. Freaked me out! He did not seem phased by it all but I called the advice nurse anyway and of course we were told to go into the ER. Everything checked out fine of course. They think it was probably a spasm of some sort. Since he's still young his nervous system is still developing. I was worried they were going to run a bunch of tests but I'm glad they didn't. He had no signs of seizure or anything so we're good!
So over the past few days he has really started reaching and holding on to toys (not to mention how much he loves grabbing his right foot during diaper changes)! He puts them in his mouth and seems to be enjoying this new found skill. Very exciting :) Just the past couple of days he has been reaching out and touching my face and he gets a big old smile! He is also perfecting his hand sucking skills. In particular he seems to prefer sucking his 2 or 3 fingers (like his mama!). Not really interested in his thumb.
Lots of smiling and more beginnings of a laugh. Daddy is super funny these days. He likes it when you play peek a boo and he gets just a little scared.
This past week he has been standing on our laps and loves it! He seems so proud and smiles a lot!
This week he continued to eat 5-6 times per day. I noticed though a few days he was only interested in eating on one side which is different. He got very fussy and screamed when I tried to feed him on the left side. This went on for a day and was very odd. He was fine by the end of the day. Weird.
Sleeping at night went well. This week he continued to go to bed around 9 and woke up between 6:30 and 8. Naps are still all over the place. No regular time or place.
Yesterday I put a bunch of his 0-3 month clothes away. He can still wear quite a few of them. So he is wearing both 0-3 and 3-6 month.
This is my last week of maternity leave! I cannot believe how fast, and yet at times how slow, it has gone. I start my new job on Monday and I will be in training Monday-Friday for 8 hours so I am going to be away from D a ton the next couple weeks and I hate it! I have been pretty emotional these past few days just thinking about it. It has kind of been consuming my thoughts. I keep thinking only "x more days left to do...". I know he will do just fine in daycare (oh, we officially decided on one, btw) but the thought of him wanting his mama and I'm not there just kills me. Luckily he is a pretty easy going guy and I'm sure he will be okay. So we are spending this last week doing nothing! I did all my errands yesterday so that we can just hang out for the rest of the week. Just this morning I brought him back to bed to nurse after he woke up then we slept til 10 :)
While I'm trying to relax and enjoy this week I can't help but feel anxious about this new job and making sure I have as much in order as I can. Kind of like that first day of school jitters. Luckily though since I've worked for this agency before (and actually been through this training before) I kind of know what I'm going to be doing. While this initial 2 week schedule sucks, I'm kind of glad that I will be in training. I think it will ease me back into a work mindset. I just wish I could find a way to make money while staying home!
So I'm hoping that I will still be able to update this blog regularly, who knows what it will be like returning to work. I will eventually be off on Tuesdays and hope I can keep up with the weekly updates but my more realistic goal will be monthly updates. And I suppose I should add pictures. One of these days!
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
week 17
Danny is 18 weeks old today, and what a sleepyhead! It's 7:30 and he's still out!
Yesterday was his 4 month appointment. He weighs 14 lbs 9.4 oz, is 25 inches long and his head is 17.25 cm. Big old head! I think it's in the 82 percentile or something. Anyway, Dr. Z is very pleased with his weight gain! Yay! We talked about starting solids and I don't plan to start them until he is 6 months. She said as long as he continues to be satisfied with breastmilk and isn't waking up in the middle of the night to feed it's fine to wait. Of course I went in with my list of questions and concerns but most everything is fine. Dr. Z is a little concerned that his soft spot is still so "open" and wants to do a sonogram to make sure everything is developing okay. Great, no worries mom..just want to make sure your son's head is developing normally! Ack! I'm sure it will be fine but I'll just be glad when it's over and we know that to be true :) She was pleased to see his head/neck stregnth and to see him roll over. I was just thinking all this time that it was his big head that was toppling him over. Nope, indeed his rolling over since he was just a few weeks (maybe around 6 or 7?) is in fact developmentally rolling over! Oh and he got a couple vaccines yesterday. Dtap and rotavirus. I don't remember him being that fussy after the last round (hib and pc) but I do remember it after his 1st round of dtap and rotavirus. Anyway, he was unusually fussy last night but seemed to do better with a bit of tylenol.
Eating and sleeping at night continue to go well. He ate about 5-7 times per day this last week. A little more than he had been. Sleeping is the same too, although we did have a couple shifts in his routine this week and he did great. He is still going down around 9 and wakes up anywhere from 6:30-7:30. Although on Sunday he slept until 8:45! I fed him on one side at 8 like normal then since we were still out we had him hanging out. Put him in his jammies for the car ride home. He slept all the way home and we got home around 9:45. Barely fed him on the other side (hey, I just wanted to make sure the kid was good and full before he went to bed) and he was in bed probably by 10:15 or so and slept all the way to 8:45. I was kinda bored in the morning..didn't know what to do with myself! Ha! Naps this week were still inconsistent. Some days he only took a couple cat naps. Some days he did take a 2-3 hour nap in the late afternoon around 3. A couple days it seemed like were spent just trying to get him to sleep.
He continues to be very chatty this past week. He is also squealing and what the doctor confirmed to be a start in laughing. When he's smiling sometimes he takes in a bunch of air and makes a funny sound. Hard to describe in words. Anyway, yay for laughing...almost! He has just been thinking mommy saying "hi" and this fast breathing thing that sort of sounds like I'm making the H sound repeatedly..he loves it! So many smiles and so cute!
In other news I got a job! I will be working back at Seneca Center but this time I'll be working for their Mobile Response Team. My schedule will be Wednesday to Saturday from 12-10pm. It will suck since me and Randy won't see much of each other these days but it will really limit D's day care to about 15-20 hours a week which is great! I am also happy that Daddy and Danny will have so much one on one time to bond. Plus I will have 3 days off and get to spend every morning with him. So I think it will be a good fit for us for now.
The challenge now has been to find someone good enough to watch our little man. Guess what? They don't exist! Shocking I know. I am lucky though that I think we have 2 good possibilities that I checked out this week. We are visiting one hopefully tonight and I hope to make a decision by the end of the week. It's stressing me out and I just want to have it done so I can enjoy my time left with D. Oh and the worst part about the job..the start date! 8/24! So I have just about 2 weeks left. I'm so sad. But I guess at some point he would have to make this transition anyway.
Sounds like he's waking up now!
Yesterday was his 4 month appointment. He weighs 14 lbs 9.4 oz, is 25 inches long and his head is 17.25 cm. Big old head! I think it's in the 82 percentile or something. Anyway, Dr. Z is very pleased with his weight gain! Yay! We talked about starting solids and I don't plan to start them until he is 6 months. She said as long as he continues to be satisfied with breastmilk and isn't waking up in the middle of the night to feed it's fine to wait. Of course I went in with my list of questions and concerns but most everything is fine. Dr. Z is a little concerned that his soft spot is still so "open" and wants to do a sonogram to make sure everything is developing okay. Great, no worries mom..just want to make sure your son's head is developing normally! Ack! I'm sure it will be fine but I'll just be glad when it's over and we know that to be true :) She was pleased to see his head/neck stregnth and to see him roll over. I was just thinking all this time that it was his big head that was toppling him over. Nope, indeed his rolling over since he was just a few weeks (maybe around 6 or 7?) is in fact developmentally rolling over! Oh and he got a couple vaccines yesterday. Dtap and rotavirus. I don't remember him being that fussy after the last round (hib and pc) but I do remember it after his 1st round of dtap and rotavirus. Anyway, he was unusually fussy last night but seemed to do better with a bit of tylenol.
Eating and sleeping at night continue to go well. He ate about 5-7 times per day this last week. A little more than he had been. Sleeping is the same too, although we did have a couple shifts in his routine this week and he did great. He is still going down around 9 and wakes up anywhere from 6:30-7:30. Although on Sunday he slept until 8:45! I fed him on one side at 8 like normal then since we were still out we had him hanging out. Put him in his jammies for the car ride home. He slept all the way home and we got home around 9:45. Barely fed him on the other side (hey, I just wanted to make sure the kid was good and full before he went to bed) and he was in bed probably by 10:15 or so and slept all the way to 8:45. I was kinda bored in the morning..didn't know what to do with myself! Ha! Naps this week were still inconsistent. Some days he only took a couple cat naps. Some days he did take a 2-3 hour nap in the late afternoon around 3. A couple days it seemed like were spent just trying to get him to sleep.
He continues to be very chatty this past week. He is also squealing and what the doctor confirmed to be a start in laughing. When he's smiling sometimes he takes in a bunch of air and makes a funny sound. Hard to describe in words. Anyway, yay for laughing...almost! He has just been thinking mommy saying "hi" and this fast breathing thing that sort of sounds like I'm making the H sound repeatedly..he loves it! So many smiles and so cute!
In other news I got a job! I will be working back at Seneca Center but this time I'll be working for their Mobile Response Team. My schedule will be Wednesday to Saturday from 12-10pm. It will suck since me and Randy won't see much of each other these days but it will really limit D's day care to about 15-20 hours a week which is great! I am also happy that Daddy and Danny will have so much one on one time to bond. Plus I will have 3 days off and get to spend every morning with him. So I think it will be a good fit for us for now.
The challenge now has been to find someone good enough to watch our little man. Guess what? They don't exist! Shocking I know. I am lucky though that I think we have 2 good possibilities that I checked out this week. We are visiting one hopefully tonight and I hope to make a decision by the end of the week. It's stressing me out and I just want to have it done so I can enjoy my time left with D. Oh and the worst part about the job..the start date! 8/24! So I have just about 2 weeks left. I'm so sad. But I guess at some point he would have to make this transition anyway.
Sounds like he's waking up now!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
week 16
Little D is 17 weeks old today! This past weekend we took our first overnight trip together as a family. We went up to Grandma's house in Clearlake. Daniel did great! He slept the whole trip up. I was a little worried how he would do sleeping all night in his pack n play in a strange place but he slept right through! He enjoyed watching the ducks with Daddy and meeting Grandma. He gave out lots of smiles. On the trip home he woke up about an hour away from home and was a little fussy but it wasn't too bad.
This week also appears to be the end of his swaddling days. On Thursday when I went to put him to bed I realized his miracle blanket was still in the dryer..and no where near dry. So I put him in a sleep sack and hoped for the best. Little guy slept straight through! And he appears to be enjoying his new found freedom to suck away at his hands :) He's growing up!
Sleeping and eating continue to go pretty well. He has been eating 5-6 times per day with the exception of yesterday. He was a little extra fussy and ate closer to 7 or 8 times and his last night feed lasted nearly an hour and a half! So I'm wondering if maybe he's going through a growth spurt. He still goes to bed around 9 and wakes up between 6 and 7. A little earlier this past week.
I noticed yesterday while doing some tummy time on the diaper changing area that he is getting so strong. He is now really pushing himself up. He still seems to favor one side and leans which results in rolling over a lot.
I also started looking at day care options. Not happy about this! But I guess it's a reality at the moment. I don't have to go back to my job until the end of September but I am looking for something else. I interviewed last week for a position and they are hoping to have someone start "as soon as possible" so I wanted to at least have some ideas of what is out there. They haven't called me back for a 2nd interview yet but have started checking my references.
This week also appears to be the end of his swaddling days. On Thursday when I went to put him to bed I realized his miracle blanket was still in the dryer..and no where near dry. So I put him in a sleep sack and hoped for the best. Little guy slept straight through! And he appears to be enjoying his new found freedom to suck away at his hands :) He's growing up!
Sleeping and eating continue to go pretty well. He has been eating 5-6 times per day with the exception of yesterday. He was a little extra fussy and ate closer to 7 or 8 times and his last night feed lasted nearly an hour and a half! So I'm wondering if maybe he's going through a growth spurt. He still goes to bed around 9 and wakes up between 6 and 7. A little earlier this past week.
I noticed yesterday while doing some tummy time on the diaper changing area that he is getting so strong. He is now really pushing himself up. He still seems to favor one side and leans which results in rolling over a lot.
I also started looking at day care options. Not happy about this! But I guess it's a reality at the moment. I don't have to go back to my job until the end of September but I am looking for something else. I interviewed last week for a position and they are hoping to have someone start "as soon as possible" so I wanted to at least have some ideas of what is out there. They haven't called me back for a 2nd interview yet but have started checking my references.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
week 15
I'm writing this late again but there isn't much new to report. Except that little D Lud is getting cuter and cuter by the day. He is just so alert and makes lots of eye contact and smiles so much. He loves to sleep like his mama and daddy. He has been waking up around 6:30 but he just hangs out in his crib until I get him around 7. He smiles when I come in and unwrap him from his swaddle. Love it!
Grandma came to visit him this past week and she just loves him so much. Grandma bought D some 6 month onesies from Carters and he's starting to wear them. So bittersweet. He's growing which is great but also makes me sad at the same time. He is wearing 3-6 month jammies and seems to be quickly growing out of size 1 diapers. He is still in between sizes though. He can still wear his 0-3 month stuff as well.
Sleeping and eating continue to go well. He is sleeping about 10 hours straight at night. I am so thankful. We have such an easy going baby I just hope it continues. He is eating 5-6 times per day. I'm trying to get at least one feeding from a bottle per day, but it's not consistent. We have a freezer full of breastmilk that is about to expire so we've got to use it up! I worked hard for it!
Grandma came to visit him this past week and she just loves him so much. Grandma bought D some 6 month onesies from Carters and he's starting to wear them. So bittersweet. He's growing which is great but also makes me sad at the same time. He is wearing 3-6 month jammies and seems to be quickly growing out of size 1 diapers. He is still in between sizes though. He can still wear his 0-3 month stuff as well.
Sleeping and eating continue to go well. He is sleeping about 10 hours straight at night. I am so thankful. We have such an easy going baby I just hope it continues. He is eating 5-6 times per day. I'm trying to get at least one feeding from a bottle per day, but it's not consistent. We have a freezer full of breastmilk that is about to expire so we've got to use it up! I worked hard for it!
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