5 Weeks Old Today

Gosh, 5 weeks have alreday gone by... this is going too fricken fast!! My little boy is starting to do so many things lately, he's found his tounge and loves to stick it out at me, and I think he's finding his hands too, he was sitting in his bouncy seat the other day just staring at his hand like "What is this thing?" It was adorable.

This week has been a little rough on us though, it started with him having green poop  and bad gas for a while and so we switched him to soy formula, the soy formula so far hasn't done much but we are thinking that his  little body is just getting used to it. He got a little constipated and so he's been extremely fussy and cranky some days... but the Dr told us to give him some Karo syrup with his formula and we are hoping that he passes this and is good after that.

I did get one reward this week when I got my first smile the other day. Of course I cried! Other than that, not much else going on this week. We are putting him in his own room for the first time tonight and I am nervous as hell. But I just have this feeling like it's time. It will be easier on me and AJ since I will not have to worry about turning lights on or anything like that and I won't have to worry about being quiet. Plus for the past few days he's slept in there extremely soundly during his naps, so I know he will be fine. But of course first time Mom, I am nervous. We will see how it goes though and I will update my FB with how the night went.

Other than that, things are going great. I love my little man and I feel like I'm fighting time before I have to go back to work... only 3 weeks left to enjoy as much time as I can with him...

4 weeks old

Well today Sam is officially four weeks old. He will be one month old on Saturday. I can't believe that this time has gone by so fast already and I feel like my return to work date is just rushing at me! I am not ready to go back to work and in four weeks I doubt I will be ready yet... but I know that I need to help provide for my family and pull my own weight too, I've just so enjoyed being able to spend so much time with my little man... the only thing that makes going back to work a little easier is that I have family helping to watch Sam, so I know that he will be in good hands.

In the last four weeks he has changed sooo much, he is starting to pay more attention to his surroundings and focus more on the things and people around him. I'm so anxious for that first smile... Another thing that makes life easier is that he is officially off of the oxygen. I cried when they called and told me that, and even though we were out at the store, the first thing I did when I got off the phone is take that stupid thing off his face. He is definitely happier now and taking him places is no longer the hassle that it once was. I'm just a tad nervous at night when he's going to sleep but I say a little prayer (after checking his breathing about 20 times.) asking God to watch over him through the night... it helps me sleep easier. I'm not sure yet, but if at the end of the week I'm feeling more comfortable and we don't seem to have any issues, I'm thinking of putting him in his own bedroom... though I want to ease him into it, so I think I'm going to try putting him in there for naps first so he can get used to the big bed instead of his bassinette. I'm going to start this tomorrow and see how he does...

We also got his first set of pictures taken today and he was absolutely ADORABLE and awake the whole time which I am happy about. I haven't gotten access to the online webpage yet but when I do I'll make sure to post them on Facebook.

Other than that, not much else going on, we're just one happy happy family and I am absolutely loving my new role as Mommy.

Three Weeks and 2 days old!

I can't believe it's been three weeks already, it feels like just yesterday that I was pregnant, and now I have this sweet little boy who's just become the light of my life... I am going to be a complete wreck when I go back to work. Even just leaving him with AJ's mom for a few hours the other day made me sad and I started missing him after about 15 minutes, I even started crying in the car when I told AJ that I missed him, lol.  It just really sucks that in this day and age you pretty much have to have a two income household to make ends meet.

My little Sam is such a bright little boy already, he really has started becoming much more aware the last week. He really is focusing on people and objects. I first noticed that he was watching the ceiling fan the other day and then whenever I talk to him he just looks and looks at my face like he understands everything I am saying... and then it was so awesome my Mom was holding him and his cousin Aiden came up to say hi, and Sam turned his whole head over to where Aiden was so that he could see who was there. That was just amazing to me! He's already grown and developed so much in the last three weeks, I can't believe how much he's changed... now I'm just ready for his first real smile.

Other than that, not much else going on this week, we did the pulse ox test yesterday and he did much better than last time. There was about 30 minutes where he sort of stayed in the 90-92 range, but for most of the night he was around 94-97. So I am hoping he passes though we won't know till Monday, since the Dr's office didn't get the results from the test faxed until later in the day today.

I've got 4 weeks and 4 days till I go back to work, so I'm trying to enjoy every second of it.

Two Weeks Old (and two days, lol)

I realize this blog is a little late, unfortunately though it's much harder to find the time to do this kind of thing now that I have a little one to take care of. But I do want to keep it up since I know a lot of people like to keep up with me this way.

So two weeks have already gone by and I can't believe it. Already my little man has changed sooo much. He's already got a little personality and I love it, though he seems to have inherited the stubborness and impatience from us, so he can sometimes be a challenge.  But that's okay, because he makes up for it with how calm he is most of the time, he is just impatient when he's hungry and stubborn about going to bed. He also seems to be a morning person right now, he wakes up around 8:30 and just sits there kicking his legs and arms around and talking to me for a few hours, it's my favorite time of day!

Unfortunately we are on the oxygen for another week. We did the overnight test on Wednesday night, and Sam stayed above the 90 mark for his pulse ox, but was just hanging around 91, and Dr. Leubbert wants him to be consistently above the 92 mark for his pulse ox, so next week we get to do it again, and the Dr seems to think that he should be off of the oxygen by then, but we will see. I just don't want to take him off till he's ready, I know the first night that oxygen is gone that I probably won't get much sleep since I'll be checking on him all night.

We also got to meet cousin Jake today and he is also so adorable. You can definitley see the size difference, but Brook is also a smaller girl than I am and look at Sam's daddy! It's in Sam's genes to be a big guy. Obviously they didn't really do much today because they are so small right now, but I can't wait till they are both bigger and can play with each other, I'm sure they will have tons of fun together.

Other than that I am about 95% better now, I'm still a little sore, but for the most part, I am feeling way better, tired a lot but what new Mom isn't? The important thing is that I love my new job as Mommy, my little guy is really the light of my life now, and I love him so much!