Christmas Update

It is so much fun watching B look and laugh at his toys. He finally figured out that he can see and sometimes touch the toys that hang down from his bouncy chair. He gets so excited and swings his arms and legs around. This is good news for me because it means that he can entertain himself and I can get a break. He is looking at his toys now while I type this.

Christmas went so well. B was such a good boy. Probably because he slept most of the time. He got so many toys and books. We are so blessed to have such loving families and everyone was able to attend the festivities. I'm glad that neither Mike nor I have holidays that we dread due to family squabbles. We always have a good time.

Looking forward to the annual bowling tournament. Another birthday for my dad and my niece. It is always fun to watch such stiff competition. My brother-in-law won the trophy last year, hopefully B wins it this year ;-)

2 MONTHS OLD!

I can't believe my baby is already 2 months old. He is growing out of all his newborn clothes. This makes me so sad. I am going back to work soon and am not looking forward to it. I fear my child won't know me or need me and after all I went through I at least deserve him wanting me. Call me needy I don't care. I'm interested to see how Mike does with him. I tend to have a little more patience with him. I'm sure his mom will be around to help.
Yesterday B got to meet his Great Grandparents in Colorado Springs. They adored him. My child is so loved by everyone! He had a little trouble in the car on the way back. Rush hour and a hungry baby do not mix. We ended up pulling over and feeding him.

B is holding his head a little better, but when he gets tired it falls to one side. Although he smiles and coos, he is still not actually laughing yet. I swear, sometimes I look at him and I am in awe of how cute he is.

I am excited to be working on his baby book. It is pretty detailed. I hope when he is older and he looks through it, he appreciates the work that I put into it. I know as a teenager and an adult I enjoyed looking through mine, especially old pictures.

8 week appointment

B went to his 2 month old check up and it was one of the hardest things I had to witness. Well, first on a good note, B weighs 9 lbs 12.5 ounces and is 23 inches long (that is so subjective). He did really well with his ultrasound. He just laid there with his arms up and didn't cry or move throughout the whole procedure. Made me so proud. Then came the shots! They held him down and just stabbed him over and over again (ok maybe I am being over dramatic). It took everything I had not to just scoop him up and run out of there. We got him some tylenol and rubbed Vicks Vapor rub on his thighs to soothe the sore muscles (per the nurse advice). He seemed to do really well after that. Not too fussy at all. I was expecting a lot worse.






WAR WOUNDS

Yesterday I bought some new jeans. It's not that I weigh more it's that my hips have spread. I can't pull my other jeans over them. So I splurged on new jeans. I started my workout program, not to lose weight but to tighten up. It's weird because I used to be able to do crunches til I was blue in the face, now I can barely sit up from the floor without having to arch my back or roll to the side. So, that is top priority for my workout. I hope by summer to have a six pack (oh and I hope my boobs are still big).

All Smiles

Lately B is all smiles! Mostly in the morning after his 7 am feeding. That also happens to be the time Mike feeds him and I get to sleep in from being up at 4 am. He always gets the smiles out of him. Sometimes I wonder if B likes his dad more than his mom. I am just the milk machine. Sometimes I get him to smile at me and it just melts my heart. He is getting so big! When he stretches out on the changing table he is almost the same length as the changing contour pad. He is also spitting up more too. This time I'm not afraid of it. When its your own child it doesn't matter any more. I don't freak out like I did with my niece and nephews.

Started my work out routine. Lets just hope it is routine. It was so hard just to get out of the house. My goal was to be at the gym by 1pm and I didn't get there til 3:30 pm. I finally had to just pawn him off on Mike. I was going to go when he went to sleep, but lately during the day he just takes these 30 min naps and heaven forbid my boob leaves his mouth, then he is wide awake again. Can't run on a treadmill with my child hanging on to me.

He is starting to really enjoy reading books, as long as the pictures are large. His eyes will get big and he will kick around and coo. It is really cute. I like teaching him things.


Mike pulling double duty with Jewel and B.


He always has one arm up, I don't know why.