1 Month Old!!

Our little man turned 1 month old today. He is growing so fast, every day I see something new or he is trying something different. It has been a rough 5 days though. Wednesday I started to feel bad. I had a runny nose and felt like I had a little bit of fever. Then Wednesday night Collin got really fussy. We stayed up all night trying to keep him happy and calm. All he wanted to do was sleep on our chest. I thought he had a fever too, and of course this first time mommy had no idea what to do. I ran to Walgreens to get medicine. But then when I go home he calmed down and didn't have a fever. But he sounded so congested, I felt so bad for him. So then on Thursday my mom came to help me. We took Collin to the doctor and she said he had some kind of virus. That he probably got it from me. She wanted to put him on Amoxicillin and to make sure we kept him propped up not to let him lay flat. They also weighed him and he is 10lbs 2oz. He has gained 2lbs in four weeks. So as soon as we got his medicine then it was time for me to go to the Dr. And sure enough I had a upper respiratory infection. My doctor put me on amoxicillin too and some nasal spray. Thursday night was a lot better and Friday we both seemed to be doing better the medicine seems to be doing the trick. I still feel bad for him you can hear how congested he still is. I hate sucking all the mucus out of his nose. He cries so hard. But each day is better.

So now for today we had a great morning and this afternoon we went to Sears to take 1 month old pictures. They did a great job there with him. The pictures are cute, we just don't get them until Nov 11th. On Monday they said they will send me a link so at least you can view them on the web. We dressed him in a little baseball outfit.

So we are still breastfeeding and supplementing with a bottle. He is drinking 3oz with the bottle and we are feeding about every 2 and half hours. And at night every 3 hours. He is sleeping about every 3 hours too.

That's our update for the week, hope everyone has a great weekend and a Happy Halloween. Cant wait to see all the pics of the little ones in their costumes. Here are some photos from the week.

Getting ready for bath time

 His little fingers

 Grandma and Collin

 More Bath Time

 This is how I sleep best!

 More Bath Time

 Look at this hair

 Hanging out on the couch

3 Weeks and 3 Days old - plus a visit from Friends

Great weekend this weekend. David and Jennifer came down to see Collin from Houston. Saturday afternoon we went to Bootfest, Collin, David and my mom, for the afternoon. Collin did so good we were able to walk around for about an hour and half before he started to get fussy and it was time to go home. Then Saturday night, grandma stayed home with Collin and Josh and I got to go back out to bootfest with Jen and David and watch a band and fireworks until 10. That's the latest I have stayed out. Boy was I tired. But we had a really great time. Today we were able to spend the afternoon out in the country with my family. Everyone got to pass around the baby and take lots of pictures. He is very loved.

Collin is growing so fast. He seems to be getting bigger by the minute. We are about to go to 1 size diapers as soon as we finish the box we have. We have been using Pampers Swaddlers. They work really well. Collin has been spitting up more and more lately though. And seems to be fussier. I think it is gas pains. We had to start using some drops. They seem to be doing the trick, but when he does get fussy, he starts crying so hard, and I feel so bad I wish I could help and make the pain go away faster. We are starting to have naps that last 3 hours now. More 3 hour naps than 2 hour naps. Hoping this is a good sign of things to come. We are still breastfeeding two feedings and then a bottle feeding on the third. Although, breastfeeding is becoming kinda hard for this mommy, and I think soon we will probably switch to just a bottle. But I am going to try and hang in there as long as I can.

Here are some pictures from this weekend.

2 Weeks and 3 days old - A great weekend!

This past Thursday we both had our doctor appointments.

Collin's appointment was in the morning. He did so good. He measured at 19 1/2 inches  - we grew one and half inches.

He weighed 8lb 12oz - from the day we left the hospital he gained 1lb 2oz. (We are doing good in the feeding dept)

The rest of his doctor's appointment went really well. The doctor said he was a very health boy.
Then it was time for my doctor's appointment, that too went really well. My incision looks good and she wants me to come back in four weeks. So Collin and I both had a clean slate.

He is still eating every 2 hours. We are adding 30 mins here and there to each nap. He still has only slept for 3 hours just twice, but we are getting there. We are still supplementing every third feeding. And it seems to be working well. I wish he would go to sleep better during the night feedings. I think he still may have his days and nights mixed up. Last night we even brought his swing into the bedroom and at 2am he slept for 2 hours in it. So it worked!

Thursday night, Josh's parents came down from Oklahoma. Collin got to see his grandparents! We had a great weekend. Collin did so good, not too fussy at all. Only one really rough night of sleep, the other nights were not too bad. Friday night we went out to eat and Nana came to babysit. This was my first time to be away from Collin. (It wasn't too bad.) Saturday we went to the Pumpkin patch to go take pictures. He did such a good job. After the pumpkin patch we went to lunch and then to Sam's to buy more diapers. We are going through about 10 diapers a day. And you can never have enough diapers. Overall it was a fantastic weekend, Josh and I were so happy that his parents got to come and see Collin.

Here are some pictures from the weekend.