Today was a big day for the little boy! :)
He started out by waking up relatively late. He slept in until just after 10. I got him up and brought him into our bedroom. He was wearing his green striped PJs with three turtles on them that say, "One.. Two... Three... Cute as can be!" And it's true, he is cute!
Caleb sat on my arm with his feet pressed against Eric's side. Eric tickled him, and the baby laughed and smiled. They played for about twenty minutes, although when Eric's attention started to wane, the baby reminded him who was boss with a few swift kicks in the ribs. Yeah, try to play the game, will you, daddy?? Take THIS! *kick*
When he was finishing playing, I brought him downstairs and we filled up the bathtub for the first time. Normally he just gets a sponge bath or is suspended via hammock over the water in the tub. Today he's old enough and his scar is healed enough for a bath where he can sit in the water. We didn't use a lot of water, just enough for his bum to be covered and his legs to splash if he kicked. At first he was like, "OMGNO!" but then he realized the water was just fine. I did try to put him in the deeper end near the end of our bath, and he said no thanks to that one. One step at a time, I guess.
After that he had his first 100% formula bottle. He's been on fortified breast milk since he was born (26 calorie for those of you who know). Now he's taking so much volume per feed, and my supply is dwindling so I'm moving him to formula. For me, this is a big stress reliever, because it's hard to realize that you can't make enough food to feed your own child. I've gone through a lot of emotions over it, and I think finally I've come to terms with it. As for Caleb, he drank 3oz both feeds he's taken it, and doesn't seem to mind a bit.
After an afternoon nap, Grandma and I packed up the little dude and drove him to the Bellevue city park. We walked the 1/2 mile loop around the park, with the little one in the stroller. We stopped at a bench to watch the baby ducks (well, Caleb mostly kept his eyes clothes with the bright light and the wind, I don't think he noticed the ducks at all). The walk was seemingly enjoyable for him. Today was very hot--81 degrees at 6pm when we were on the walk, but very breezy.
Caleb may think the camera is part of my body... it's always pointed at him!
Now that we got home, he's having a little bef0re-bed cranky time. :) Boys!
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Days days days
The days go by really quickly. We have all kinds of things to do, nearly every day!! Caleb is doing fantastic. He has his moments (like today when he didn't sleep too well last night, and then cried a lot this morning.) but overall he's coming into his own schedule.
He will sleep anywhere from 4-7 hours at night (I have no idea how to predict which he will do, there doesn't seem to be a pattern). When he wakes up he hollars and is delivered a bottle. When he's finished sleeping he'll not fall asleep after the bottle, but instead look around the room wide-eyed.
We will get up and go downstairs and have some "kick boxing" time. He has a little chair he sits in and kicks and punches at a plastic blow-up ball. When he's finished with that he'll huff and puff. When picked up he'll usually need a diaper change, followed by a short nap. Then it's time for another bottle.
Somewhere in there we usually include a bath and some smile-time. He's starting to smile and have the beginnings of a laugh. He has also mastered sticking out his tongue! (Grandma taught him this) If you're not paying enough attention to him during a diaper change, you might just look down to see that he has a huge grin and his tongue sticking out at you.
Usually near the early evening/late afternoon there is a cranky period. He's unsure what to do. If it's a VERY cranky period we turn on the vacuum cleaner and he actually calms down quite well to that sound. At 10pm/10:30ish he has his nightime bottle and hopefully falls asleep quiet happily.
Friday we have a weight check... let's see how massive he is!
He will sleep anywhere from 4-7 hours at night (I have no idea how to predict which he will do, there doesn't seem to be a pattern). When he wakes up he hollars and is delivered a bottle. When he's finished sleeping he'll not fall asleep after the bottle, but instead look around the room wide-eyed.
We will get up and go downstairs and have some "kick boxing" time. He has a little chair he sits in and kicks and punches at a plastic blow-up ball. When he's finished with that he'll huff and puff. When picked up he'll usually need a diaper change, followed by a short nap. Then it's time for another bottle.
Somewhere in there we usually include a bath and some smile-time. He's starting to smile and have the beginnings of a laugh. He has also mastered sticking out his tongue! (Grandma taught him this) If you're not paying enough attention to him during a diaper change, you might just look down to see that he has a huge grin and his tongue sticking out at you.
Usually near the early evening/late afternoon there is a cranky period. He's unsure what to do. If it's a VERY cranky period we turn on the vacuum cleaner and he actually calms down quite well to that sound. At 10pm/10:30ish he has his nightime bottle and hopefully falls asleep quiet happily.
Friday we have a weight check... let's see how massive he is!
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Friday appt post script
Hmm... dunno how to edit things and it's too late to try to figure it out. :)
Just wanted to say he's right on track, right in the middle as far as growth goes. Just a bit either above or below 50% in all categories of height, weight and head size. Not so bad for a baby that had such a rough start!
Just wanted to say he's right on track, right in the middle as far as growth goes. Just a bit either above or below 50% in all categories of height, weight and head size. Not so bad for a baby that had such a rough start!
Friday appointment
So I'm a little late...
We went to see our regular pediatrician on Friday. Just your normal two week check-up. The little guy is weighing 9.5lbs according to their scale. He was more than that the Friday before, so they just claimed the difference in scales. All I know is that he's big!
He's doing great as far as the regular check up goes. He is a little advanced in the fact that he will smile at us. He is a little behind in the way that he hasn't started to reach for anything in front of him yet. Well, today I swear he reached for something, so we'll call it even. hehe He does track things visually and reacts to noises.
They checked his thyroid levels and gave him 4 shots and an oral vaccine. They tried drawing blood out of both arms, so each limb is poked full of holes. :( He was NOT happy at all about this development. He was having a good time at the doctors, and yet this ruined his mood. I don't know if I've ever heard him scream like that. Luckily when I was able to hold him he calmed down. But he was so instantly tired that he passed out in my arms. He slept until about 4am with little waking inbetween.
He'll have another weight check in 2 weeks, and another appointment in 4 months. We're not having as many appointments and doctor visits now. It makes me wonder if he'll be so "good" next time. hehe He'll not be used to getting poked and proded.
We're starting to get out in the world a little more. We can go for walks and to the store and to friends' houses now. Not for long, we are not pushing it, but he's still out there in the world looking around. There are so many things to show him, so many things to learn!!
We'll get started on all that... after we try to get some sleep tonight...
We went to see our regular pediatrician on Friday. Just your normal two week check-up. The little guy is weighing 9.5lbs according to their scale. He was more than that the Friday before, so they just claimed the difference in scales. All I know is that he's big!
He's doing great as far as the regular check up goes. He is a little advanced in the fact that he will smile at us. He is a little behind in the way that he hasn't started to reach for anything in front of him yet. Well, today I swear he reached for something, so we'll call it even. hehe He does track things visually and reacts to noises.
They checked his thyroid levels and gave him 4 shots and an oral vaccine. They tried drawing blood out of both arms, so each limb is poked full of holes. :( He was NOT happy at all about this development. He was having a good time at the doctors, and yet this ruined his mood. I don't know if I've ever heard him scream like that. Luckily when I was able to hold him he calmed down. But he was so instantly tired that he passed out in my arms. He slept until about 4am with little waking inbetween.
He'll have another weight check in 2 weeks, and another appointment in 4 months. We're not having as many appointments and doctor visits now. It makes me wonder if he'll be so "good" next time. hehe He'll not be used to getting poked and proded.
We're starting to get out in the world a little more. We can go for walks and to the store and to friends' houses now. Not for long, we are not pushing it, but he's still out there in the world looking around. There are so many things to show him, so many things to learn!!
We'll get started on all that... after we try to get some sleep tonight...
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
MY doctors appointment
I had my 6 week checkup today. I am doing just fine, thanks for asking.
I am having a little trouble with the old emotions as of late, but as my doctor pointed out I am in the "high risk" category for post partum depression. Oy.
Um... what else? I went shopping at Target and bought the baby a bunch of stuff.
I adore him. I absolutely adore him!!!!!!!!!!!!
He is beginning to like me now. hehe That sounds silly, but he's starting to bond with me as the primary caregiver. He is more likely to respond to my attentions to him than before, although he still can say, "Bugger off!" and just scream in my ear if he feels like it.
Friday is his next appointment... he's nearly 10lbs as of last Friday, I wonder how much weight he's gained in a week. I think they might be taking him off the fortified food soon as he's packing the pounds on quite nicely. He is taking a lot of volume at this point.
Ooh, must go make another bottle. He's starting to wiggle himself awake.
I am having a little trouble with the old emotions as of late, but as my doctor pointed out I am in the "high risk" category for post partum depression. Oy.
Um... what else? I went shopping at Target and bought the baby a bunch of stuff.
I adore him. I absolutely adore him!!!!!!!!!!!!
He is beginning to like me now. hehe That sounds silly, but he's starting to bond with me as the primary caregiver. He is more likely to respond to my attentions to him than before, although he still can say, "Bugger off!" and just scream in my ear if he feels like it.
Friday is his next appointment... he's nearly 10lbs as of last Friday, I wonder how much weight he's gained in a week. I think they might be taking him off the fortified food soon as he's packing the pounds on quite nicely. He is taking a lot of volume at this point.
Ooh, must go make another bottle. He's starting to wiggle himself awake.
Friday, May 11, 2007
Myologist? No Urologist!
So it's getting harder to come up with boring titles, and nearly impossible to come up with witty ones. Therefore you get horridly bad ones.
We visited the baby's urologist today. Don't ask me to pronounce her name because I cannot. Basically what she said is the same thing they said before. He as a little tad bit of kidney reflux (urine going from the bladder to the kidneys instead of the other way around). So in order to prevent infection he's on antibiotics for the next several months.
At about 3 months they'll want to do another ultrasound. She says that he'll just grow out of this. It is hereditary in some sort, so either Eric or I probably had this, but never knew about it. We just have to watch out for bladder/kidney infections.
Too many kidney infections can lead to high blood pressure, and let's face it, he doesn't need that.
Other than that, the appointment left me wondering why I left the house before 7am to get to it. Caleb was apparently wondering as well as he urinated all over their exam table to show them that he did, indeed, have excellent kidney function.
We visited the baby's urologist today. Don't ask me to pronounce her name because I cannot. Basically what she said is the same thing they said before. He as a little tad bit of kidney reflux (urine going from the bladder to the kidneys instead of the other way around). So in order to prevent infection he's on antibiotics for the next several months.
At about 3 months they'll want to do another ultrasound. She says that he'll just grow out of this. It is hereditary in some sort, so either Eric or I probably had this, but never knew about it. We just have to watch out for bladder/kidney infections.
Too many kidney infections can lead to high blood pressure, and let's face it, he doesn't need that.
Other than that, the appointment left me wondering why I left the house before 7am to get to it. Caleb was apparently wondering as well as he urinated all over their exam table to show them that he did, indeed, have excellent kidney function.
Whoa... it's *how* much??
Ok... just received one preliminary statement from Children's.
This is just part of his care there, this doesn't include anything from Evergreen or any prenatal stuff.
As of May 4, my current account balance: 249,576.60
Ooh. How about that raise??
Well, if we're still paying this off when he's 18, it will be well worth it. Not only that, but by then he can get a job and help out! LOL
This is just part of his care there, this doesn't include anything from Evergreen or any prenatal stuff.
As of May 4, my current account balance: 249,576.60
Ooh. How about that raise??
Well, if we're still paying this off when he's 18, it will be well worth it. Not only that, but by then he can get a job and help out! LOL
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