Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Three super ridiculous fast months

II can't believe it. Three freaking months old already. Time with two kids goes by so much faster than with one. I still insist you are ahead of your time. You are so smart, so happy, so chatty.. You coo and goo all day long. I'm driving in the car and hear you in the back talking to yourself. I feel like it took your sister forever to do that. 
You still aren't sleeping through the night (poor mommy). You're like clockwork every three hours wanting to eat. You would think at your weight you would have some reserves to make it through the night but noooo you insist on eating. I will admit I love nursing you. When your eyes roll back to fall asleep because you are so comforted. 
You are a big catnapper. I think it's mostly because deb doesn't let you get much sleep. As soon as you fall asleep she screams and you wake up. You love to be swaddles for sleep or in your swing swaddles for sleep. You sleep at night swaddled in your rock n play or in mom and dads bed. 
Your hair is brown and your eyes are blue though they look to be changing to green like your sisters. 
You still hate the car seat. You love being held. You fart like a man. You poop a lot. 
You smile all the time. You love your mom dad and sister. You like to be outdoors. You love the bath. You wear 6-12 months clothes and a size three diaper. 
You are an absolute joy to have as a baby. So easy going and happy unless you're sleepy or hungry. Mommy is enjoying every minute of you!!!  

Napping on mommy 

At the grocery store with mom 
Hanging outside with dad and sister 

You pooped through your diaper and onto grandpa David's hand




Thursday, January 2, 2014

2 super fast months



Seems like your sister took forever to get to two months of age.. Maybe that's because she gave mommy and daddy a run for there money. But you, the days are zooming by. Feels like yesterday we brought you home.You're calm, happy, smiley, cranky without sleep, a great eater ( which makes you look like you're three months old ). You have bright blue eyes, they haven't changed from birth and I'm hoping they stay this gorgeous color. You love bath time, could sit in the water all night.. You are super gassy, always waking up to fart. You already don't fit in 0-3 months clothes anymore. You're definitely a mommys boy so far.. Dad thinks you hate him, every time he holds you, you cry. And if he sets you down by yourself on the couch you're calm. You enjoy tummy time, don't make a peep.. Your first Christmas was spent here at the house, you slept most of the day away. We spent New Year's Eve at uncle Jason's house and it was definitely one of your rougher days. You barely slept and disagreed with something on my milk, causing you to throw up several times that day. Broke my heart.. You gave been to Disneyland twice with the family, can't say you get any thrill out of it yet.. I love watching you coo at me, you're so ahead of your time it seems.. You're so alert and interested in things, I see you watch objects for minutes at a time.. Wish I knew what you were thinking. One thing is certain, you hate the car seat. Cry every time we are in the car, bloody gut wrenching cries.. Can't wait to see what you are up to next month

Christmas Day at cousin Michelle's 


Visiting grandma debbi at cemetery 

New Year's Eve 

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Baby's first Christmas



Tomorrow you will be 7 weeks old... You love sleeping with mommy, eating, smiling at mommy, pooping, farting, and watching your sister.. You have a few stretches of sleeping for four or more hours at night (hoping for longer soon) which is pretty good for a breastfed babe.. But you refuse to sleep in anything other than mom and dads bed. With your sister I was so scared to roll her over but with you being the second kid mommy will do just about anything for an extra wink of sleep. You are a chunky little baby, I'm not too sure of your weight jut I am positive you are topping the carts. You're already fitting in 3-6 months clothes ( breaks my heart) .. But I'm happy to see my feast feeding journey with you go smoothly.. You latched right away in the hospital and were so eager to get on the boob. So much so I had to SNS feed you formula until my milk came in at exactly on week because you were so hungry. So you did get formula until one week old.. But we are still going strong in the breastfeeding journey. You love to fall asleep while eating, which scares me for our journey to getting you to sleep later but we will cross that bridge when we get there I guess. You have had lots of visitors to see you. You have even been babysat already by tori Stevulak while mommy and daddy went to dinner.. I didn't let anyone babysit your sister till she was almost 5 months... Again 2nd baby syndrome.. Mommy wants a night with daddy.. You are a happy baby, always smiling but crying often because your tummy hurts you or you're sleep and sister isn't letting you get any rest. This year we will be celebrating your first Christmas Eve at grandpa dons in San Clemente and Christmas Day at our home in Rancho Cucamonga.. Here is a pic of you and sister dressed up as santa. You are 7 weeks and your sister is 20 months 

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

One month old

Welcome to the world my sweet sweet boy!!! You were born on November 4th, 2013 0801 am at Kaiser hospital in Ontario, Ca. You weighed a large 8 pounds and 13 ounces. You were 21.5 inches long and came out with beautiful blue eyes and dark hair. You were born via c-section ( good thing, you were a chunk). I must say you love love love to eat. That first night in the hospital with you was hell, you were so hungry and rooting for good all night long. You cried and cried and cried. I asked for pacifiers but kaiser didn't give me one. You were so fussy the nurse came in and took you for an hour so mommy could get some rest. We decided to supplement you with formula until moms milk came in because I knew it would be long before my milk came in like it did with your sister .. So we went for SNS feedings which simulate the breast but are a pain in the ass for mom.. You took the boob like a champion. You are such a cuddler, always wanting to be held & never really enjoying all of your swings and play areas. Deb shows more interest in all of your things than you do. I find myself giving into you more than I did your sister because the baby moments are so short. I never liked co-sleeping with deb because I was so afraid something bad might happen. With you I have co-slept since night one. I have a feeling we are gonna have a hard time down the road adjusting you to self soothe and sleep alone...you really are the sweetest boy. You barely make a sound unless you are hungry or wanting to be held. While in uterine you had a condition known as fetal pyelectasis. Pretty much known as Enlarged kidneys.. Broke moms heart the entire pregnancy.. Mom and dad went in to see perinatologists and specialized doctors. Had ultrasounds done and finally an amniocentesis to rule out Down's syndrome since it was a risk factor.. I was so shaken up and afraid.. But of course the amnio came back normal. And at 1 week old your condition had resolved itself and needed no further follow up.. Your big sister is in love with you, always wanting to hold you in her lap.. Gives you the pacifier out of her mouth when you cry, try's to feed you all of her juice and foods.. It's so precious to watch. I only hope it's a glimpse into how sweet you two will be in the future to one another... This last month has zoomed by. I must say you make it pretty simple. We usually go to bed about 11:30 and you wake up twice a night to feed, sometimes 3 times. I'm
Impressed. I assumed you would be waking up way more if I breastfed but you are proving me wrong and the experience much more pleasant than anticipated... Happy 1 month Eli Alexander!!! Can't wait to watch you grow!!!