9:00 AM- I was awake but baby Jack slept on and on. The question is, who got the special treatment? Mom who slept in, or baby who slept in mom & dad's bed (only after Dan left.)
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Special Treatment...
We all have colds. Dan still had to work today, but Jack and I went back to bed.
9:00 AM- I was awake but baby Jack slept on and on. The question is, who got the special treatment? Mom who slept in, or baby who slept in mom & dad's bed (only after Dan left.)
9:00 AM- I was awake but baby Jack slept on and on. The question is, who got the special treatment? Mom who slept in, or baby who slept in mom & dad's bed (only after Dan left.)
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Jack & Mom Quality Time...
One of the best things about my job is that Jack comes to school with me. I get to bring him to my classroom on my lunch break to feed him and play with him. On Fridays my kids get an extra long gym class so we get an extra long play time. My friend took this picture with her new digital camera. She's a pro!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
2 weeks in...
We have been home for 2 weeks, back to real life- work, piano lessons, church, etc. Overall, things are going well.
After my first week of work, Jack and I met Dan up in Steven's Point for a frisbee tournament. It was GREAT! It was awfully sunny and a little windy, so baby Jack didn't quite know how to handle it. Obviously, he figured it out by day 2 and enjoyed the fresh air.
It was my first Mother's Day! The baby room at work made magnets with our child's picture on it- I got an "I love Mommy" magnet/frame with a very cute picture they took. I didn't expect anything, so it was a fun surprise.
No matter how busy we get, we always make time for play time... I wouldn't trade this time for the world! (I think he may be camera shy...)
Well, most everything is going well... I really miss visiting my friends and family during the week. I have been trying to stick to work & piano lessons, and save my free time to be as a family (and somewhere I find time to rest.) Sometimes I feel like I barely have time to chat on the phone. So- to all of the friends that I never get around to calling or visiting, I am sorry and "HELLO!" I am still here!
After my first week of work, Jack and I met Dan up in Steven's Point for a frisbee tournament. It was GREAT! It was awfully sunny and a little windy, so baby Jack didn't quite know how to handle it. Obviously, he figured it out by day 2 and enjoyed the fresh air.
It was my first Mother's Day! The baby room at work made magnets with our child's picture on it- I got an "I love Mommy" magnet/frame with a very cute picture they took. I didn't expect anything, so it was a fun surprise.
Happy Mother's Day to all of the Mother's out there!!!
I have found one of the greatest things about having a baby is dressing him (and if I can match- why not???) Last week Jack and I matched for Cinco de Mayo, I wore brown to match his puppy dog outfit and on Mother's Day, I wore brown & off-white to match Baby Jack's cute outfit from Auntie Melissa. No one really noticed, but I liked it. 
No matter how busy we get, we always make time for play time... I wouldn't trade this time for the world! (I think he may be camera shy...)
Well, most everything is going well... I really miss visiting my friends and family during the week. I have been trying to stick to work & piano lessons, and save my free time to be as a family (and somewhere I find time to rest.) Sometimes I feel like I barely have time to chat on the phone. So- to all of the friends that I never get around to calling or visiting, I am sorry and "HELLO!" I am still here!
Friday, May 1, 2009
Manda is married...
So... 5 down, 1 to go. Manda got married this last week in Utah. We were very very busy- a whole lot going on!
We finally got a family picture- not great but we're a family. I made Jack's tie so he could match the wedding party. I liked it. :)
Manda looked beautiful- these are just a couple odds and end pictures I took.
Jack on the way to the luncheon. It was a long day but he did great!
I saw my friend Susan and her baby- he is 3 weeks older than Jack.
The last day... Jack and his 2 cousins.
Monday back from vacation, I went back to work. Jack comes with me- this a picture of his first day! Check out his double chin and his oversized belly! (Jack did so good in the infant room- he loves my friend who takes care of him and he naps for her! I am very happy and feel good that he is in such good care!)
And to top of the busy- very exciting week... My sister Miriam had her baby on Tuesday, April 28. She posted her "last pregnant picture" on her blog- but this is truly one of the last to remember her little belly by. :) We are so excited about Jack's newest cousin Sadie Lynn!
We finally got a family picture- not great but we're a family. I made Jack's tie so he could match the wedding party. I liked it. :)
Manda looked beautiful- these are just a couple odds and end pictures I took.
Jack on the way to the luncheon. It was a long day but he did great!
I saw my friend Susan and her baby- he is 3 weeks older than Jack.
The last day... Jack and his 2 cousins.
Monday back from vacation, I went back to work. Jack comes with me- this a picture of his first day! Check out his double chin and his oversized belly! (Jack did so good in the infant room- he loves my friend who takes care of him and he naps for her! I am very happy and feel good that he is in such good care!)
And to top of the busy- very exciting week... My sister Miriam had her baby on Tuesday, April 28. She posted her "last pregnant picture" on her blog- but this is truly one of the last to remember her little belly by. :) We are so excited about Jack's newest cousin Sadie Lynn!
Sunday, April 19, 2009
On the road...
Here is just a little update...
Dan went to the Brewers Home Opener, and Grandma Diane bought baby Jack some Brewers Onesies- In honor of the very exciting day (no- Jack did NOT go) Jack wore his outfit to match Dan. :)
A week later...
Jack went for his 2 month Dr. Appointment. He weighed in at a WHOPPING 13 lbs!!! and he is 24 inches long. He had his 2 month shots and he did great- I think I expected a lot worse, so it was really not to bad at all. He maybe cried a minute, and then was ready to go. They offered for me to nurse him afterward, if he wanted/needed it but he was great!
We had a deadline... On the road to Utah for Manda's wedding! We wanted to leave by noon.
21 hour drive (+ 2 hours for the minor detour in Wyoming- snow storm) and Jack did great. Dan did not take the ride with us, but he is meeting us in Utah and will enjoy the 21 hour ride home with us.
We only had to make 3 unnecessary stops along the way, Jack got to sleep with me in the hotel, and when we finally made it to Utah we scored some Cafe Rio before heading to Miriam's house in Provo.
For other exciting news.. we have officially cleaned out our 0-3 month clothes (he never wore newborn) and are on to 3-6 month clothes.
Also- I think Jack is discovering his hands. I catch him playing with the back of his head, his ears, and...
Dan went to the Brewers Home Opener, and Grandma Diane bought baby Jack some Brewers Onesies- In honor of the very exciting day (no- Jack did NOT go) Jack wore his outfit to match Dan. :)
A week later...
Jack went for his 2 month Dr. Appointment. He weighed in at a WHOPPING 13 lbs!!! and he is 24 inches long. He had his 2 month shots and he did great- I think I expected a lot worse, so it was really not to bad at all. He maybe cried a minute, and then was ready to go. They offered for me to nurse him afterward, if he wanted/needed it but he was great!
We had a deadline... On the road to Utah for Manda's wedding! We wanted to leave by noon.
21 hour drive (+ 2 hours for the minor detour in Wyoming- snow storm) and Jack did great. Dan did not take the ride with us, but he is meeting us in Utah and will enjoy the 21 hour ride home with us.
We only had to make 3 unnecessary stops along the way, Jack got to sleep with me in the hotel, and when we finally made it to Utah we scored some Cafe Rio before heading to Miriam's house in Provo.
For other exciting news.. we have officially cleaned out our 0-3 month clothes (he never wore newborn) and are on to 3-6 month clothes.
Also- I think Jack is discovering his hands. I catch him playing with the back of his head, his ears, and...Friday, April 10, 2009
YouTube...
Dan likes to find videos on YouTube, and play them again and again (and again) until he finds another fun one.
The first of his long train of YouTube Favorites...
The most recent...
The first of his long train of YouTube Favorites...
The most recent...
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
7 weeks...
I will not get into the habit of posting baby Jack's weekly milestones (because sometimes it's not all that interesting), but his 7 week birthday was EVENTFUL!!!
As you saw below-(down 3 posts "I wish someone would have told me"), things were going good. I wasn't getting much out of him for naps, but he was sleeping SO good at night! I was loving it!
As of Friday or Saturday, I started to hear a new cry from our handsome man. A sad & whiny cry. He cried when he stopped eating, he cried when I changed his diaper, he was just sad. That was hard to hear. But then on Sunday morning he wouldn't go back to sleep in his crib so we ended up on the couch. He let me sleep until 10:30 AM, which means he was sleeping until 10:30 AM. We got up to have breakfast with Dan and to relax and he was so lethargic. He just laid on my shoulder and would cry whenever I pulled him away. For a kid who does not nap, this was not usual.
We took his temperature under is arm-99.1* (add a degree and that's 100.1) After some discussion, we called the on call Dr. (who was my pediatrician growing up-Jack's pediatrician's dad) and he said that we needed to get over to the Emergency room (after I took a rectal temp and it was 100.1 and still calculating-not going to lie I had no idea what I was doing!!!) Babies under 8 weeks/2 months needed to be checked for a bacterial infection. He said most likely he had what Dan had earlier in the week, but we needed to be sure.
We took him to the ER. We were checked in 2 little triage rooms and each time he had a wet diaper. Of all times NOT to be prepared, I had only 1 diaper! I usually have like 4 in the diaper bag! Luckily the hospital let us have as many as we wanted (I took 2, but we ended up needing more during our 5 hour stay!)
After a blood test (via an IV so they could give him fluids, which they didn't end up needing to do because he was still eating & peeing), a urine test (they do a little catheter-very sad) and a spinal tap (which we left the room for-I cried through the blood test/IV, I don't think I could have handled this) they concluded it was a viral infection not bacterial. They sent us home.
**I am really sad I did not have my camera- I brought it out to take pictures in the morning and it never made it back in the bag. We put him in the cutest little hospital gown. We-I considered taking it home just to get a picture of it and then we could return it.**
We went to see our pediatrician on Monday and Jack was happy and doing much better, still a fever but everything checked out to be fine. We just have to give him extra love and cut him a little slack. That is not too hard, and I am enjoying the extra cuddle time. While we were there I asked the Dr. about Jack's lack of napping and he said I may only get 30 min. twice a day, which is fine. He said that getting him on a routine during the day will help him nap too-but we should hold off until he is feeling better.
Do you like his Goofy Sticker? I figured he deserved a sticker (we actually take one at each appt. I guess they don't give them to babies...)
Today was a much better day. We had smiles this morning, a nap or two during the day and he even survived a shopping trip with me and Grandma Cindy!
For the record: 7 weeks & 1 day... 11 lbs. 11 oz.!
As you saw below-(down 3 posts "I wish someone would have told me"), things were going good. I wasn't getting much out of him for naps, but he was sleeping SO good at night! I was loving it!
As of Friday or Saturday, I started to hear a new cry from our handsome man. A sad & whiny cry. He cried when he stopped eating, he cried when I changed his diaper, he was just sad. That was hard to hear. But then on Sunday morning he wouldn't go back to sleep in his crib so we ended up on the couch. He let me sleep until 10:30 AM, which means he was sleeping until 10:30 AM. We got up to have breakfast with Dan and to relax and he was so lethargic. He just laid on my shoulder and would cry whenever I pulled him away. For a kid who does not nap, this was not usual.
We took his temperature under is arm-99.1* (add a degree and that's 100.1) After some discussion, we called the on call Dr. (who was my pediatrician growing up-Jack's pediatrician's dad) and he said that we needed to get over to the Emergency room (after I took a rectal temp and it was 100.1 and still calculating-not going to lie I had no idea what I was doing!!!) Babies under 8 weeks/2 months needed to be checked for a bacterial infection. He said most likely he had what Dan had earlier in the week, but we needed to be sure.
We took him to the ER. We were checked in 2 little triage rooms and each time he had a wet diaper. Of all times NOT to be prepared, I had only 1 diaper! I usually have like 4 in the diaper bag! Luckily the hospital let us have as many as we wanted (I took 2, but we ended up needing more during our 5 hour stay!)
After a blood test (via an IV so they could give him fluids, which they didn't end up needing to do because he was still eating & peeing), a urine test (they do a little catheter-very sad) and a spinal tap (which we left the room for-I cried through the blood test/IV, I don't think I could have handled this) they concluded it was a viral infection not bacterial. They sent us home.
**I am really sad I did not have my camera- I brought it out to take pictures in the morning and it never made it back in the bag. We put him in the cutest little hospital gown. We-I considered taking it home just to get a picture of it and then we could return it.**
We went to see our pediatrician on Monday and Jack was happy and doing much better, still a fever but everything checked out to be fine. We just have to give him extra love and cut him a little slack. That is not too hard, and I am enjoying the extra cuddle time. While we were there I asked the Dr. about Jack's lack of napping and he said I may only get 30 min. twice a day, which is fine. He said that getting him on a routine during the day will help him nap too-but we should hold off until he is feeling better.Do you like his Goofy Sticker? I figured he deserved a sticker (we actually take one at each appt. I guess they don't give them to babies...)
Today was a much better day. We had smiles this morning, a nap or two during the day and he even survived a shopping trip with me and Grandma Cindy! For the record: 7 weeks & 1 day... 11 lbs. 11 oz.!
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