Two months

My baby boy is two months old!  He is growing like a weed and developing right before our eyes.  I'm amazed at how much he has changed since he was born.  He brings us such joy and I am so thankful that God allowed us to be parents to this sweet fella!

Here is a peek at how much he has grown this month:

Stats:   
Weight:  11bs 5 oz and is in the 50% percentile (6 lbs and 2 oz at birth)
Height:   22 3/4 inches and is in the 50%percentile ( 19 1/2 at birth)
Head:       15 1/4 and is in the 50% percentile ( 12 1/4 at birth)


Loves: His paci, swinging, being rocked, playing with his Daddy, Zebra toy, and his changing table.

Eating: Eats every 3 hours and is drinking 4 oz.  He is still getting pumped breast milk but next week he will start on formula since pumping is wearing me down.  I want to be able to enjoy my time with him instead of having to pump and wash supplies all day.  If I could have breastfed him it would have been different and I would have done it for much longer.  Pumping is exhausting and it's not something I could do for six months so I've decided that when I was ready to quit I would.

Sleeping: Grant is still waking up every three hours at night.  He takes good naps during the day and doesn't have any trouble falling asleep when we lay him down at night.  He sleeps with us and seems to love being close to us.

Clothes: Newborn and some 0-3 month outfits.  He is wearing size one diapers.

Firsts:  Spent the night at his grandparents (with me), strolling in the neighborhood, cooing, looking from side to side, smiling, shopping trips, rolled over, AL National Championship game, and a visit from his Granny.


Fun Facts:

*When Dr. Barron was checking Grant's head control he was talking about how rolling over was a 4 month milestone and Grant rolled over right then!  Dr. Barron said we need to call Nick Saban.


*Grant has been cooing a lot.  On Josh's birthday I was talking to Grant and telling him that Daddy is old.  I really stressed the ooo part of the sound in old.  I made the noise a bunch of times and Grant did it too.  Later that night I was changing him and doing it again while Josh was in there and I said "Grant, what is Daddy?  He's ooooold."  I said it again and Grant said ooold.  It was the cutest thing.  Josh was so shocked and asked me how I got him to say that.  I got lucky!


*We decked Grant out in all the Alabama stuff that he had for the National Championship game.  He looked adorable.  He slept through the whole game so we had to silently cheer to celebrate.  We believe that he was our good luck charm.


*It's been a great month and we are truly blessed!

9 weeks

January 24th-30th

Loves: Nestling under my pillow, looking at the ceiling, covering his eyes with his blanket, and his zebra toy.


Hates: being swaddled, waiting even a minute to eat, or having his hands covered up by his blanket.


Eating: He eats 4.25 oz every three to four hours.


Sleeping: he is still waking to eat every 3-4 hours and is getting pumped breast milk. Monday night I gave him formula and swaddled him and he slept 7 hours but no such luck the next night.


Clothes: Grant is wearing 0-3 month and 3 month clothes. I've put away his newborn outfits. :(


Firsts: We went for a walk in the neighborhood and also slept 7 hours.


This Weeks Happenings:  We went for a walk in the neighborhood and he loved getting out of the house.  He slept mostly the whole way since he kept having to close his eyes because of the sunlight.  


Fun Facts:


*Grant loves to fuss at us with his paci in his mouth.  It always makes me laugh cause it seems like he is telling us off.


*I have started singing some songs to Grant each day.  He loves "The Wheels on the Bus" and "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes."


*We have been reading books to him as well.  He listens patiently and will look at the pictures.  I sure hope he will love to read when he gets older.


*Grant has a red birthmark on the back of his head.  

8 Weeks

January 17th-23rd

Loves:  Being rocked, sleeping, kicking around on his activity mat, laying down and stretching out, and seeing his Daddy after he's been gone all day.

Eating: He is eating a little over 4 oz this week.  He must have had a growth spurt this week cause he was taking around 5 oz for a few days and never seemed full.  He's gone back down now though.  He is still eating every 3 hours.

Sleeping:  Although I would like to be able to say otherwise, he is still waking up every 3 hours to eat.  He enjoys sleeping in his swing during the day and in our bed and night.  I've tried to get him on a routine of going to bed around 10 p.m. every night now.  

Clothes:  I had to go and buy him a few more 0-3 month outfits this week.

Firsts: Celebrating Daddy's birthday and eating out at Cajun Steamers.

This Weeks Happenings:  Josh's 30th birthday was the 17th and we celebrated it by going to dinner at Cajun Steamers.  Grant slept most of the time but got fussy towards the end.  It was loud in there so nobody really could even hear him fussing. Josh's mom came for a visit. She told us she might come but didn't call us the day before and showed up that morning.  Our house was a wreck but we were very thankful that she came for a visit.  There was also a tornado that came through the Clay/Trussville area this week. 

7 Weeks

January 10th-16th

Loves:  His paci (of course), laying on the changing table and talking to us after his diaper has been changed, his swing, and sleeping with a blanket near his face.  

Eating: 4 oz every three hours

Sleeping:  He is still waking up every 3 hours to eat.  I am starting to wonder if he will ever sleep through the night.  He takes good naps throughout the day so I can't complain too much. Maybe one day he will be ready to sleep through the night so his mommy can get some rest. :)

Clothes:  He has outgrown several newborn outfits.  He is wearing mostly 0-3 months now and size one diapers.

Firsts:  He went to Grandmother and Grandaddy's house to spend the night.  He was spoiled rotten while he was there.

This Weeks Happenings:  I wanted to get my haircut so we traveled to Selma on Thursday and spent the night.  His grandparents were so excited to see him.  He did well on the trip over there.  I was a little nervous since he was in the back seat all by himself but he slept the whole way there.  Grandmother rocked him to sleep all day and he loved it.  He didn't sleep very well while we were there though.  When we got back home he seemed much happier and slept really good that night and all the next day.

Fun Facts:

*I wish I could bottle up his baby smell!  There is nothing like it!

*I also love his baby breath.

*Grant does the most cooing while he is getting his diaper changed.

*He loves the birds on his swing and he smiles at them when he sees them.

*He is looking from side to side now and loves to check out everything around him.

*He still hates his bouncy seat.

Here are a few photos from this week:

                                                

                                                   

Six Weeks and National Championship Game

January 3rd- January 9th

Loves:  Have I mentioned that he loves his paci?  He also loves getting his diaper changed, his swing, and being held all day.


Eating:  He is currently eating 4 oz of breast milk.  He is still eating every 3 hours.


Sleeping: I'm one of those horrible parents that has allowed my baby to sleep in the bed with us.  I know, I know!  Most people give it the name "co-sleeping" to make it sound a little better.  It got to the point where Grant would not sleep in his bassinet very long because he was hitting the sides with his arms and waking himself up.  Then I was having to put the paci back in his mouth all night and I got ZERO sleep.  When I would put him in the bed beside me he would fall right asleep and the paci would fall out of his mouth and he never wanted it back in.  This was heaven to me since I was finally able to get a little sleep again.  I feel horrible about it and I know that I will have a time getting him out of the bed with us but the damage has been done now.  I don't know who it will be harder for when it's time for him to sleep in his crib.  I think I love having him there as much as he loves it.


Clothes: He is still wearing newborn clothes but it won't be long before he is out of them.  He is wearing size 1 diapers.


Firsts: He experienced his first Alabama football game.  Of course this wasn't just any game.  It was the National Championship Game.  We put on all his Alabama garb and he looked so cute.  He slept through the game and we had to cheer silently but we sure did enjoy it.  I consider him to be our good luck charm! He actually rolled over for the first time on January 4th.  He was on his activity mat and rolled over several times from his stomach to his back.  On January 7th he had his first shopping trip to Lowe's and Office Depot.  We had to pick up a drill and a desk for Josh.  Grant slept the whole time we were in Lowe's but started to get fussy by the time we made it to Office Depot.  On January 8th he smiled at me for the first time.  It was the cutest, gummiest smile I have ever seen.  It melted my heart!


Here are some pictures of Grant during the National Championship game:

Five Weeks

December 27th- January 2nd

Here are a few photos from the week:

ONE MONTH OLD

January 28, 2012

It's so hard to believe that my baby is one month old already.  He's getting so big and we love him more and more everyday.  He is growing too fast!  

This week we went back to the doctor and had to get shots.  I was really dreading this visit but he did much better than I imagined.  Here are his stats for his one month check up:

Weight: 8 lbs and 8 oz and is in the 25th percentile 
(up from 6 lbs 2 oz at birth)


Height: 20 1/2 inches and is in the 25th percentile 
(up from 19 1/2 in at birth)


Head:  36 inches and is in the 25th percentile


He's doing great!  At his one month visit he was in the 10th percentile so he is getting closer to where he needs to be.  Here are a couple of photos from his doctor's appointment.