Sick Baby Update

Kaleb's cough and stuffy nose became more frequent yesterday. Ran the cool mist humidifier last night and kept sucking out his nose- seemed to help a little bit until coughing fits from 3-5 a.m. (was almost ready to head to the ER). I felt so bad for him, he would get done and just let out a single soft cry =(. His little eye lids were all puffy too. It didn't matter what position he was in, he was either stuffy/coughing or not.

This morning he kept coughing and coughing and his mouth turned light blue *panic!*, had to rub him a few times to get him to catch his breath after a cough. I finally decided to play Dr. Jenn and give him a half of the min dose allowed of Robitussin for Infants....seems to be working as Kaleb has only coughed a few times in the last 3 hours and they weren't as bad as this morning.

He is sleeping peacefully in his seat.

(His appetite is still normal...!).

Kaleb with his "Daddy's Little Pumpkin" onesie (Old Navy.com)..note the meds on his collar:

Birth Announcement

Finally made it in the Sunday paper!

Daughter, to Loren and Jessica, Nov. 20. (our hairdresser)
Daughter, to Wayne Jr. and Michelle, Nov. 28. (Cathy's daughter)
Daughter, to Khampho and Uangfa, Dec. 4. (this lady had NO DRUGS and it sounded like it hurt)
Son, to Rodney and Victoria, Dec. 6.
SCHREIER: Son, to Todd and Jennifer Schreier, Dec. 6.
Son, to Justin and Kristy, Dec. 6.

Sickness Update

Kaleb actually has a form of strep (!). I have no idea how he got it as we have only gone 2 places with him in the last week and to my knowledge no one was sick. (We normally don't bring our babies out until they are at least 1 month old, but decided to make 2 small trips to see people for the holidays). He is on an antibiotic (Zithromax) and needs to have the humidifier; Dr. C said not to be alarmed if he doesn't want to nurse that much as his throat is "raw" (he has actually been nursing more often).

It it tough seeing the baby sick..he makes these little cries once in a while but other than that and his congestion you wouldn't know he was sick.

Little Munchkin is Sick

As I mentioned on the family page, Kaleb has caught whatever this horrible thing is going through our house (doesn't help that Jakob remebers to cover his mouth on the second cough). He started last night with a stuffy nose, a cough, and some sneezes. The stuffy nose is on and off and I have already had to give him saline drops and "suction" his nose (I hate doing that!). He did manage to sleep a good part of the night though. We (the family) are going to head to the doctor this afternoon to get checked out so we wont have to make an unexpected trip to the ER or have to wait until Tuesday. I get real nervous when babies are sick, especially with him being so young and with it being cold out.

Time to trim the nails again (hate that too!)- he attacked his face this morning. I am going to take the "clip at the corner and peel off nail" approach like I did on the second hand last time.

Here are some pics of the little guy sleeping- he has on his "Peace" onesie and tan cargo pants.

A Milestone

I was holding Kaleb tonight and he smiled! He even "cooed" a couple of times. He kept moving his mouth like he wanted to do more; he even mimicked me "fake cough" a couple of times.

It was so cute- wish I could have gotten a picture!

I am 3 Weeks Old!!

Well, last night wasn't as good for us as the night before. The baby has been spitting up a bit lately..not so fussy anymore...awake quite a bit! His face is filling out (heehee) and he now has a double chin! Luckily he and I have not caught the "sickness" in our house, which now includes "poo issues".



Kaleb Scissorhands

Sleeping infront of the computer

Sleep Came Last Night

I was so happy when I woke up to feed Kaleb a little after 5 am and realized he slept for 4 hours!! Not only was that good, but when I woke up after 9 am...he did it again! This would be a really good pattern; Jakob always stayed up late and was up with the chickens.

Kaleb's First Christmas

Santa was very good to Kaleb!

(He did almost make it to a 4 hour straight stretch last night, but continued his some what "fussy and wanting to nurse very often" pattern today).

Oh STOP...you did not see Santa!

Mmmm Mommy...chocolate cream pie was good!


Oh Nana!



And Grammy....


Grampy even!!

Changes

These past 2 days have been a little crazy as far as Kaleb's schedule goes. I was starting to see a pattern of when he eats and how long he was sleeping. Because we were out and about Friday night and Saturday afternoon, his schedule is a little messed up and hasn't done as well as he had been (Jakob was the same way...). He was up both nights every 2 hours to nurse and approx every 1-1.5 hours during the day. Little fussy here and there too (probably mostly due to my chocolate intake). We'll see if things settle down tonight...maybe the bath will help?

Christmas Eve

Pictures of the boys in their matching jammies are on the family page.

Christmas Pictures

I have posted our Christmas photo(s) on the family page. Enjoy!

I am 2 weeks old!!

I had to take a picture of his wrinkled leg (that you can't really see because he kept moving!) and his argyle socks...kind of looks like an old man!

We are so blessed to have such a good baby, I can't say much else! Jakob still adores him. He calls him the "Little Munchkin Pumpkin". He has cut back to about 1,000 Kaleb kisses per day...heehee.

We are still trying to get the sleeping thing down at night, but I understand that he is ONLY 2 weeks old.

He has been focusing on voices and lights this week! He has also been making more baby noises, it is cute!

His eyes are still "baby blue/gray", but you can actually see where they are starting to turn....blue more than likely (or green as we have a few family members on both sides with green eyes). His jaundice has pretty much disappeared, and his tone is a bit darker than Jakob's was...maybe it is the Native American in his blood (my Father's Grandmother was full blooded)? His hair is light brown on top and black in the back- his eye brows and lashes are really light...maybe he will be a "dirty blondie"?

The many faces of Kaleb:

Sleeping with Big Brudder (not really..I put him there seeing as they were both sleeping; ignore Jake's drool stain on the pillow!):

Little Munchkin

For a few days, Kaleb was the only one in the house that was being "good"..heehee. He still continues to be a really good, content baby.

He still does well at bath time, actually seems to love it until I wash his hair (Jake hates it too!).

(His "bili cord" as Jake calls it fell of this weekend!).

I have started to wake him up during the day to nurse because he will sleep 3-4 hours at a time and only nurse on one side...PROBLEM...because he was waking up every 2 hours to nurse at night. With changing this and us moving to Jakob's room (I took him out of the co-sleeper that goes in the bed) he slept close to 5 hours last night, nursed, then slept for another 3 hours!

He is a lot like his Daddy...boy can he toot!! Kaleb's facial features resemble the three of us. He has the same bump on his ear that Daddy and Jakob have; he has my finger nails and toes; and he yawns like Todd and Jakob. His hair is just the way Jakob's was when he was born- short on top, waivey on the sides and longer, darker hair in the back.

I love to hear him when he makes his little grunting and baby noises...makes me melt- I will miss this part of having a baby (but maybe not enough to want another in lets say 4 years haha!).

He is really trying to pick his head up when he is upright on your shoulder.

*Look for the Christmas Photos I will be posting later this week!

**BTW- the cookies from work were OUT OF THIS WORLD!

http://www.gourmet-cookie-bouquets.com/

I am 1 Week!

Kaleb is still such a good baby! Here are a few pics taken today. (He slept 4 hours last night!).

Special Gifts from Work

The fruit basket was yummy:

I cannot wait to eat these really cool cookies:

Kaleb wearing his special outfit {6 days old}:

First Check Up

Kaleb had his first check up today with Dr. C. He is 5 days old today! He weighed in at 7 lb. 7 oz. and looks great aside from a little jaundice, which is normal. His circumcision is healing nicely. Next appt. is 1/5/07.

He is nursing regularly every 2-3 hours (he can seem to go closer to the 3 hr mark during the day...but likes to nurse every 2 hrs. at night). He does sleep a good portion of the time and loves his bassinet we have in the living room- he also seems to like the Eddie Bauer bouncer too. When he is awake he is very alert and does stay awake longer than I remember Jakob. He is a very "relaxed" baby, only fussing when I take his diaper off to be changed and then he quiets down; and of course when he is hungry. We couldn't have asked for a better natured baby.

(BTW- Most of his clothes are still big as he has 0-3 months and he should actually be in "Newborn" being under 8 lbs.).

Jakob is adjusting to the new addition. He recognizes our routine (diaper change, feeding) and lets me know that I "need to go get him" when he starts to cry and that he needs a poopy diaper change and then he has to be "fed with breast milk from your booby". He enjoys discarding the soiled diapers and also trying to burp him- he is also quick to point out that I need to nurse him on the other side too! When he does fuss while getting his diaper changed, Jake will sing a song for him called "Good night Kaleb". he also loves to give him kisses!

First Bath

Kaleb did really well for his first bath. He cried when initially put into the water, but soon quieted down. Jakob enjoyed "helping".

We are home!!

I will post all of the details at a later date, here is a quick update and a few pictures.

"After almost a full week in the hospital (57 hrs of it in labor), Kaleb is FINALLY here! Labor was rough, delivery was quick, and I feel 150% better than I did after I had Jakob. We came home today and we are both doing well (no trace of diabetes in either one of us!!). Jakob is so excited- he has already told me to bring him back to the hospital because he cried while getting his diaper changed and it hurt his ears...then it was "feed him breast milk so he will stop crying!". I am finding it hard that I can't "get the house cleaned the way I want", but hopefully in a few days."

Kaleb Lincoln Davis
Born 12.6.06

4:49 p.m.
Weight 7 lbs. 15 oz.
Height 21.5 in

Just born

With Daddy

With Daddy and Big Brother

Jakob and Daddy holding Kaleb

With Daddy

And Mommy

And the "Star"

Getting ready for home

All set..let's roll

Ahhh...home!

Duck Booties

I saw these online a few weeks ago at Gap.com and had to order them....they are so cute.

Can Monday Come Faster?!

Have had small contractions on and off all weekend and have slept on the couch for the past 2 nights. Pretty much taking it easy, but am finding myself doing little things here and there (dishes, etc.).

Looks like we are still on schedule for tomorrow morning! Jakob is so excited- he woke up this morning thinking it was the day we were going to the hospital.

NST #12

After our appt. this afternoon, Todd and I headed over to my LAST NST. Kaleb was very cooperative today- we were in and out in less than 45 minutes, not bad considering I hadn't had lunch yet. Todd was able to see and hear the baby's heart beat be monitored. When we weren't watching the monitor, he read the paper and I filled out paper work for Monday. The nurse did see that I was having contractions 5-10 minutes apart, but again they weren't strong enough for me or the nurse to be alarmed.

Feel ok today considering the amount of sleep last night. Not very hungry yesterday or today. Still some crampy aches.

Todd and I were able to head for lunch after- he was "feeling" Some Place Special, so why not- I wanted their steak, cheese, onion, and mushroom sub (but wasn't so into it when it arrived). Splurged for my late afternoon snack and stopped for a pumpkin spice muffin/coffee- at least I was able to enjoy like 5 sips of the coffee before I dumped it all over the living room!!

Baby Update {December}

Well, just in case..the car was packed today in the event I would be kept at the hospital (now all we really have to worry about is getting there Monday).

Dropped Jake off at Nana's and Todd and I headed over for my appt. (he was able to get done with his Boston run early). I lost 1.5 lbs. of the 3 lbs. I gained last week/this week just by keeping off of my feet. My blood pressure was a little higher than the doctor wanted to see, so he checked the other arm. He didn't like that it is higher when I am up right, so I am on "bed rest" until Monday. So that brings us to.....I am only 1 CM still and although Kaleb is "down", his head is not quite down to where it needs to be. We all know that can change over night. Baby's heart beat sounded good.

Apparently there were a bunch of inductions/c-sections scheduled for this week and the book had pretty much cleared up and the nurses were like "hmmm, what will we do?!"...so some of the ones scheduled for within the next few days were called to see if they wanted to come early- Dr. Cooper heard that and he said "I bet Jenn would love to come!!". But no such luck.

We are still on schedule for Monday morning- I need to call ahead to make sure they will have a space for me as anything can happen like 4 labor patients at once. It could be a lengthy process, but because of the GD/blood pressure they will not make me labor too long (which could lead to a c-section, which I am ok with). Jake will probably go with us and Todd will drop him off at Nana's after things get rolling or my Mom or Missy will wait with him if he wants to stay. I want him to be there if he wants to be and as long as he is being behaved- I do not want him to feel left out at all during the birth of his baby brother and I want him to be close by after I deliver because I will want to see "my Bug" and his baby bro has a few gifts for him =).