Is there really anything sweeter than kissing your baby's soft adorable cheeks? Man I love baby skin.
It's now been the last couple days that Logan has looked at me and given me a smile. Like he knows I am momma.
But man - does he really need to be awake for hours on end? Mommy only has so much know how on how to keep a baby that can't play entertained.
And he is getting so big now even after one month that his enormous feet are stretching his little pj footies! Oh no! Looks like he is going to be in bigger clothes sooner than the 3 month mark. He's a healthy little one! That's for sure - you can tell just by looking at those plump cheeks and fingers!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
I can't believe my little guy is almost three weeks old. And yet - I totally can. After the first two weeks I finally felt like I was coming out of a bit of a baby fog. Not that my multi tasking self had it all figured out and was up and at em, but I was able to physically function a little better, was able to start getting a hang of this mom thing, and just getting to a good place with my new family unit. After having him be a pretty darn good baby for the first couple of weeks - we then pulled the trigger and said to hell with breast feeding. And really - I can't tell you how much happier I feel. So much that the crying immediately went down by 50-75%. Now I typically am only crying when I see something on TV that is talking about a parent losing their child. That sends me over the edge. But for the most part - I am doing pretty good. I've lost 30 pounds already. Have 20 more to go to make pre-pregnancy weight, and then ideally I want to lose an additional 20 to get to my ideal weight. We shall see how this all happens.
My son has given me my first real life lesson (not that I didn't know these were coming) that what Mommy wants Logan to have may not be what Logan wants. As a result, we went through some growing pains with the formula I wanted him on and as a result - it did not seem to have a good effect on him. So we changed formula - and the sky seems to have opened and the sun is now shining on us once again.
Rookie parenting and tricks mommy is learning.
When i say rookie parenting - it is all minor stuff that really isn't that big of a deal, but has you thinking - I should probably be a bit smarter about that. Like the first time Logan decided to pee outside his diaper. I sat there watching it like a deer in headlights. The second time I put a wipe on his weeny as a reflex only to remember the doctor said not to do that on the new circumcision cause it might burn. Or the time that as I was carrying the poopy diaper to the trash can I realized I had it practically shoved in his face. Yum. Or one of the first bottles that Tony put together - he realized after the act that he had down the measuring wrong. And one time he had a cap inside the bottle that prevented it from letting the formula out - so as a result he sat there in the middle of the night feeding Logan air for about 20 minutes. You would have thought Logan would have squawked or something but nope - he kept trying to suck that air down. LOL Or how about when you go to the store only to realize you bought the wrong size diapers? We've done that a couple times now.
One of our tricks we have learned is that he loves to be hot! SO much that if we want to crib him - we have to put a heating pad on his mattress to warm it up so when we put him down - he doesn't wake up (and stay awake). He loves to have his arms out and about - so we tuck the blanket under his arms. Half the time we see him sleeping with his arms above his head.
After going out a couple times now - we know now why there is so many pockets in the diaper bag! We forgot a blanket ......and clothes.........LOL
My son has given me my first real life lesson (not that I didn't know these were coming) that what Mommy wants Logan to have may not be what Logan wants. As a result, we went through some growing pains with the formula I wanted him on and as a result - it did not seem to have a good effect on him. So we changed formula - and the sky seems to have opened and the sun is now shining on us once again.
Rookie parenting and tricks mommy is learning.
When i say rookie parenting - it is all minor stuff that really isn't that big of a deal, but has you thinking - I should probably be a bit smarter about that. Like the first time Logan decided to pee outside his diaper. I sat there watching it like a deer in headlights. The second time I put a wipe on his weeny as a reflex only to remember the doctor said not to do that on the new circumcision cause it might burn. Or the time that as I was carrying the poopy diaper to the trash can I realized I had it practically shoved in his face. Yum. Or one of the first bottles that Tony put together - he realized after the act that he had down the measuring wrong. And one time he had a cap inside the bottle that prevented it from letting the formula out - so as a result he sat there in the middle of the night feeding Logan air for about 20 minutes. You would have thought Logan would have squawked or something but nope - he kept trying to suck that air down. LOL Or how about when you go to the store only to realize you bought the wrong size diapers? We've done that a couple times now.
One of our tricks we have learned is that he loves to be hot! SO much that if we want to crib him - we have to put a heating pad on his mattress to warm it up so when we put him down - he doesn't wake up (and stay awake). He loves to have his arms out and about - so we tuck the blanket under his arms. Half the time we see him sleeping with his arms above his head.
After going out a couple times now - we know now why there is so many pockets in the diaper bag! We forgot a blanket ......and clothes.........LOL
Friday, September 11, 2009
The Universe Has Changed
My life is now forever changed by the arrival of my little man. While newborns initially drop their weight and then start to gain it back - I can tell you that my little man is quite the voracious eater. SO much that he gained a pound and grew an inch in about 10 days. What a little piggy. LOL At least he is eating well. I can't imagine being a parent in Africa with a starving baby you know you can't feed. That would tear at every last emotion I had. I feel very fortunate that my little guy has arrived into a home that is warm and safe, where he is loved, fed and cared for. I'm excited to see his little face change over the coming months.
There are already things he does that we can tell take after one of us. Like he twitches in his sleep like some fine art expressionist - just like his momma. He stretches his legs and arms when he is waking up from sleep just like daddy does. He has the most intense expression usually when feeding that we aren't sure what that is all about. he furrows his brows together and just stares at you intensely. When I look at him - the top half of his face looks like Tony and the bottom half looks like me - we'll see how much that changes. He has his moms lips and arms - he has baby guns already - LOL. He has Tony's long legs - not to mention big feet, long long toes and fingers. I can't believe how long his toes are actually. Tony likens them to Michael Phelps feet they are so big. And well both T and I have a massive widow's peak so he got that too.
All in all - we are doing pretty good here. We of course have a couple funny things we deal with - like the floppy head syndrome and accidentally not supporting it at key moments. And constantly wishing we had a third arm to reach that thing that is only like 12 inches from the hand you can't use. Getting peed on has been quite the experience, or hell, even just changing the diaper to put a new one on to immediately have Logan crap or pee in the new one. Ok - do over! You find your self thinking. Or the - you can't possibly still be hungry concept after devouring more food than you think is possible to fit in his stomach and intestines. But he can prove us wrong - well sort of. Usually in that scenario - we find ourself wasting formula because he really only wanted like a half ounce more. Oh well - I guess it really isn't the end of the world.
There are already things he does that we can tell take after one of us. Like he twitches in his sleep like some fine art expressionist - just like his momma. He stretches his legs and arms when he is waking up from sleep just like daddy does. He has the most intense expression usually when feeding that we aren't sure what that is all about. he furrows his brows together and just stares at you intensely. When I look at him - the top half of his face looks like Tony and the bottom half looks like me - we'll see how much that changes. He has his moms lips and arms - he has baby guns already - LOL. He has Tony's long legs - not to mention big feet, long long toes and fingers. I can't believe how long his toes are actually. Tony likens them to Michael Phelps feet they are so big. And well both T and I have a massive widow's peak so he got that too.
All in all - we are doing pretty good here. We of course have a couple funny things we deal with - like the floppy head syndrome and accidentally not supporting it at key moments. And constantly wishing we had a third arm to reach that thing that is only like 12 inches from the hand you can't use. Getting peed on has been quite the experience, or hell, even just changing the diaper to put a new one on to immediately have Logan crap or pee in the new one. Ok - do over! You find your self thinking. Or the - you can't possibly still be hungry concept after devouring more food than you think is possible to fit in his stomach and intestines. But he can prove us wrong - well sort of. Usually in that scenario - we find ourself wasting formula because he really only wanted like a half ounce more. Oh well - I guess it really isn't the end of the world.
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