I am 12 weeks old!!

Kaleb loves to have his feet kissed! He is laughing more and more and has lots of smiles to brighten our days. He loves to "talk" to his toys and doesn't hold back his opinion when we raise our voices! He loves to be sitting up so he can see what is going on in our crazy house! He has been sleeping pretty good aside from a few days where he was getting up every 2 hours to nurse, but we average 4-7 (!) hours straight at night. He has been going to bed before 10 p.m. which is good for me. He is still eating the same, but I have cut back on the amount of formula I give him while I am home (I limit him to one 4 oz. bottle before bed and nurse the rest of the time). He seems to enjoy the bed time stories we read to Jake.

I am 11 Wks Old!!

Happy Baby, Happy Baby! Big K is such a joy...he smiles, coos, and he even holds your finger and shirt. He laughed for a bit last Thursday! He likes when Jake makes noises at him; when you play with his baby blub (especially around his neck); and blow zerberts his belly. He started to pull his upper body forward while in a somewhat sitting position.

Sweet Baby Boy

I am 10 Weeks Old!!!

I know I say it every week, but Kaleb is getting big! Time to pack away ALL of his 0-3 month clothes! Nothing too new to report other than he smiles and coos a lot more than last week (it almost sounds like he says "awoo"). He did laugh a little bit for the first time last night! After our visit to the doctor on Monday, he has backed off the quantity he has been eating. He did get his first boo-boo today- Daddy accidentally bumped into the dresser while holding him (if you saw how Todd holds him and the height of his dresser, you would understand) while I was at work this morning.

Boo Boo

2 Month Well Baby

Kaleb had his 2 month well baby visit today. He was so good! He weighed in at 15 lbs. 11 oz. (weight is over 95 percentile) and is 24 1/4 inches long (95th percentile); his head circumference is 151/2 inches (25th percentile). Aside from the weight gain, he is perfect. Dr. C did say that if he were 4 months old, he would be on baby food (because he cannot go on a diet!).

He had 3 shots today..only crying for a few minute after. Next appt. is in April!

I am 9 Wks. Old!

Today Big K is 9 weeks old! Not too much new from last week, still doing the same things as last week only more often. He has been "swatting" at his toys and babbling to them. He does get mad and spit/cry (if he is in his seat sometimes)..it is funny. He has been using his fist to push away his bottle/binky if he doesn't want it.

His cold is still lingering and the cough is there with congestion/wheezing (with mucous now!), so I took the boys to the Dr. today (ours is in Ireland, so we had Dr. H). He checked him over and prescribed the Pedia-Pred (steroid) again..the wheezing is a symptom from the RSV he had back in Dec. He had been sleeping 3-5 hour stretches and went to being restless and up every 2 hours a few nights this week (last night was decent, went to bed at 11 pm and woke once to nurse and coughed once). He was weighed today *drum roll* 15 lbs. 10 oz.!!! BIG K!!!

He did pee on Todd last night and then again after I wrapped him in his towel after bath; he also had an Explosion" out of his diaper (first!).

He is doing good while I am at work. Drinking all of his bottles and napping!

He goes for his 2 month Well Baby visit on Monday...shots!!

More pics at our photo journal.

I Remember Now

So there were a few things that Kaleb does that I did not add in his 8 week update:

• When being held upright, he tries to push himself up with his feet (strengthens his leg muscles for when he will play hockey!! haha kidding).
• When being held upright, he pushes himself away from you with his arms (he loves to be up on your shoulder to see everything!).
• When place on his belly, he tries to pick his head up and use his arms to push himself up.
• He has discovered his hands/fists and shakes them all about and also kicks his legs- he even sucked his thumb for a bit on Friday. He rubs his eyes when he is tired even.

Since I posted last, he has been smiling and "talking" a lot. He loves lights and the ceiling fan- the other morning he was making noises at one of Jakob's pillow shams (has bugs on it) and also found friends while sitting in his Eddie Bauer seat.

Kaleb's cough/chest congestion has gotten worse since the last post too- but it is not a constant thing, weird. The cough isn't like it was when he had the RSV- it is like a normal cold cough and not the type where he is coughing so much he can't catch his breath. Last night he was up quite a bit for him- not fussy, just restless and coughing- we had the humidifier on and I had the "sucker" close by. I did give him some Tylenol at his 5 am feeding. Just gave him 1/2 dose of of medicine (our nurse actually called Thursday to say my PAP was ok and asked about the baby- she recommended I give him a decongestant) and he is sleeping (clear and no cough). He has been in a good mood and eating!

(It's no wonder Kaleb can sleep a good nap around here with Jake talking loud and buzzing all around....he just doesn't get *Please be quiet...baby is sleeping*.)

We seem to be on a better schedule than we were last week. Kaleb now eats about every 3 hours (with nursing and a bottle following) and there seems to be a pattern on the times that he eats/sleeps- need to time the morning feeding just right tomorrow because I will start pumping at work *cringe* (hope to pump 2-3 times) and will want to be able to feed him when I get home.

Would like to get a nap in was awake with Kaleb from 4 am to 6:15 am then we went for a nap- I should have no problem getting up tomorrow, but may get into an old habit of not sleeping on Sunday night because I know where I am going on Monday...and I won't be with my "babies" all day.

I am 8 Wks. Old!!!

Kaleb is getting SO BIG!! He has outgrown diapers and is working his way into 3-6 month clothes!

His facial features have changes a lot- we think he looks more like Todd and Jake looks more like me.

He is smiling and cooing a lot, mostly when he is laying on my chair after a diaper change, playing with his cheeks and chin, or making silly noises at him; today he flashed me a grin with no coaxing.

He still doesn't really cry unless he is hungry or has a mess in his pants. He did voice his 2 cents to Jake by grunting as I was nursing him and raising my voice to Jakob.

His sleeping times vary, but he is asleep by midnight. Nap times and lengths vary. Rise and shine for the day is no later than 10 a.m. Last night...he slept FOR 5 HOURS STRAIGHT!

The other night I was changing his diaper and he was tooting away (quite loud I might add!). My butt happened to be positioned close to Todd's head and as I laughed, Todd got an attitude and says "Will you quit farting next to my head!!". It was so funny!

I know there is a bit more, but I just can't think of it right at the moment. Only a few more days before I head back to work *wince*. BTW- Didn't take any pictures this past week as I did not have the battery charged in the camera. More posted in the photo journal.

Filing out his 0-3 month jammies!


This is the new breast pump. It is the Playtex Embrace system (also goes with his bottles)- haven't tried it out yet. I like that the bag is more discreet looking than my other one. Here's hoping that the "suction" is better...hahaha.

Kaleb is now in Size 2 diapers!

New carrier from Baby Bjorn- I love black, but thought this pattern was much more unique (Todd isn't too fond of it,but he will come around).

Kaleb's new binky by Soothie. He seems to like this one best of the 4 he has tried. The nipple is shaped most like his bottle and mother.



Seeing as he liked the new paci, thought he might like their bottle. Picked up one at Wallyworld last night and tried it out...not a hit..yet.

Because Kaleb seems to still be hungry after nursing, he has 1-3 ozs. of formula after most meals during the week and at bedtime after nursing on the weekend. Otherwise, we are nursing just about every hour or hour and a half! I used this formula this time around because they were the only company that sent me coupons (Jake had Enfamil).

Wallyworld now carries these wash clothes (I was using the Huggies brand along with this soap at bath). They are also good for sponge baths!

Family Photo Journal

I have created a new link on all of our pages to our new "Family Photo Journal". Rather than posting a ton of pictures on the kids' pages, it will be easier to post them here. Feel free to comment or upload!

Enjoy!

I am 7 Weeks Old!

After a few nights and days of Kaleb nursing every 1-2 hours, I decided to "supplement" with some formula last night. He drank 2 ozs. from a bottle with no problem- no gas or spitting up. He slept 3 hours, but I am convinced he would've slept longer had "big brudder" not come into the room at 3:30 a.m. and woke the both of us up. Anyway...

Kaleb is more in tune with what is going on around him- looking all around, making more baby noises, little smiles here and there (he likes his chin and chubby cheeks played with). He still doesn't really cry unless he is hungry or has a mess in his pants. When he is mad, he will do this low cry and spit out of his lips.

Today I tried him out in the swing and he seemed to enjoy it.....so much he fell asleep!

Bring out the Pump!

Ugghhh. It is that time already. Two weeks from today. I go back to work. No fun!

So, today is the day that I needed to dust off the ole breast pump and try it out. To my dismay, it worked. I ended up expressing 2 ozs.- and Jake only interrupted twice. He was fascinated by the "cool machine". I think I want a new "machine"...

Today was also the day I gave Kaleb a bottle (other than drinking 1 tsp. of meds a few times he hasn't had one). He drank the 2 ozs. I pumped like there was no tomorrow and then finished nursing. I don't think there will be issues with him transitioning to a bottle while I am at work. We are using the same type of bottle as we dd with Jakob- they changed the shape of the nipple!

Full Belly

(We had a very difficult time with Jakob- we tried different nipples, bottles, eye droppers, sippy cups..even a bottle made to look and feel like a breast! Finally he took to the Platex Nurser, then the Playtex Ventaire; he was also drinking from a sippy cup at 4 months.).

Kaleb was a bit stuffy last night, so we sat next to the humidifier and cleared up some. Was stuffy again this morning with some coughing, so he sat in his chair next to Mr. Penguin. At least he is spitting up some of the "junk". It is hard to tell if it is cold related or from the "dry heat" in this darn place.

I am 6 Weeks Old!!!

Sleeping: We seem to be getting back on track with sleeping 3-4 hours at night and then waking up to eat (he did just about 4.5 hours last night!). His bed time has been between 11 pm and 12 am. He has been sleeping less during the day (is usually awake for the longest amount of time in the morning). He has been spending more time i his bassinet- a habit broken when he became sick.

Eating: Kaleb is eating every 1-3 hours during the day (very seldom do we make it to the 3 hour mark!!)..and feels like all he does between 8-11 pm is EAT!!

Likes: To snuggle, eat, sleep, ride in the car (except when he is hungry!), have big brother talk to him, be held upright on Mommy's shoulder, be carried in the Snugli.

New Things: Continues to focus on people's voices and move his head to follow people/objects, make baby sounds, gets an excited look on his face when it is time to eat or have his clothes changed, kicks his legs and move his hands/arms all around, when being held upright he will use his legs to push himself forward/upward, holds his head up better and for longer periods of time.

Jakob said "Mom, he is so heavy I have no muscles left!"

Filling out his snow suit!

Tagging Along; Pooped

...with Jakob and his class today on their first field trip.

Hanging with those Preschooler's was rough.

The Little Pea in a Pod

Here is Kaleb in his outfit from Beatrice.

Are we done Mommy?

Week 5 Pictures

What a face!!


Here are some pictures taken last week through yesterday. He is filling out quite well..heehee.

Sleeping Baby


Hanging in his chair




Looking at the computer from his snugli (look at the cheeks/chin!)





Leg chub (3 rolls under the diaper!), muscle definition, and cankles






Jakob helped change his diaper

See the resemblence?

I am 5 Weeks Old!!!

Last night was much better...Kaleb only woke up twice between 11 pm and 5 am for feedings.

1 Month Well Baby

Last night was a repeat of the night before as far as Kaleb wanting to eat every 1-2 hours, except he was awake pretty much until 7 am this morning and spit up quite a bit.

His appt. went well. His lungs have cleared up, ear infection gone, and virtually no trace of his cold! He weighed in at 10 lbs. 12 oz. (3 lb. 13 oz. gain); measured 22.5 inches long (grew 1 inch); and his head circumference was 14.5 inches (up 1.5 inches...exactly where Jake was when he was born). Next appt. is in 1 month.

I checked out ok. I am 1 lb. more right now than I was when I went in to confirm my pregnancy. My uterus is tilted to the left a bit, but it will correct itself. DR wrote me back to work fr 1.17.07 and with my FMLA extended (and vacation, sick/personal time exhausted until June) I will return 2.5.07.

BTW- the DR's office is getting a new computer system so all appt.s will be scheduled through that!

Mommy's Tired

Well, I thought his 1 month check up and my post partum check up was today....waited in the lobby of the DR's office for approx 45 minutes before someone came to tell me my appt. was tomorrow (had they do things differently at the front desk; I didn't think today was 1/9; or I had finished my cup of Joe, I wouldn't have waited there so long!!)!!

Maybe we can start toget back to sleeping 3-4 hours at a time at night =). Kaleb was up every 2 hours last night to eat!!

Resting on Grammy...

Play Time

Before Kaleb was born, we picked out a Boppy Tummy Time Play mat (dragonfly pattern). Although he has been picking his head up a lot, I do not feel comfortable with him on his belly yet to play...so I put him on his back and he seemed to enjoy it! He was kicking around and "tooting" too!





What the mat looks like: