Highlights from baby dedication weekend, Sept 26-28
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Almost!
Nana and Papa are here along with Aunt Leslie and Uncle Jon this weekend, in town for a visit and for baby dedication day at church tomorrow. Everyone had traffic delays getting here Friday night but that didn't stop anyone from oogling and ogling over Mark when they got here and having plenty of fun after he went down for the night!
This morning Mark got up at around 5:45 and Nana took him to their room and let us go back to sleep. She fed him, then she and Papa played with him until he went back to sleep. They had a blast and we slept for another 2.5 hours! It was wonderful!
Then we hung out and had breakfast, taking turns holding Mark and just seeing how cute he is and how well he's doing on the hypoallergenic formula. It is wonderful. He is getting back to the happy and somewhat consistent baby that we had for about half of his life so far. Then the boys left to golf and the girls got the little man ready to go out and we hit up Kohls to get me a cute shirt for church tomorrow and also to get Mark some khaki pants to go with his polo onesie to wear to church tomorrow. I threw in a very cute pair of shoes as well (Mum, these will be the ones we want bronzed!). Don't worry, we'll take LOTS of photos tomorrow!
After we came home I went to change his diaper (another reason I'm ready to get off of this formula - GROSS!) and he was so happy laying down that we just let him lay on the floor a bit and he ALMOST ROLLED OVER, from his back to his front. There were several times he almost had it, he was teetering on his side but his arm kept him from going all the way and we were cheering him on, but he just wasn't getting it. We're going to give him another opportunity tonight, and we'll have the video recorder ready!
He has just been so good today and I'm so glad. We're taking lots of photos and so don't worry, there will be more photos up here soon!
This morning Mark got up at around 5:45 and Nana took him to their room and let us go back to sleep. She fed him, then she and Papa played with him until he went back to sleep. They had a blast and we slept for another 2.5 hours! It was wonderful!
Then we hung out and had breakfast, taking turns holding Mark and just seeing how cute he is and how well he's doing on the hypoallergenic formula. It is wonderful. He is getting back to the happy and somewhat consistent baby that we had for about half of his life so far. Then the boys left to golf and the girls got the little man ready to go out and we hit up Kohls to get me a cute shirt for church tomorrow and also to get Mark some khaki pants to go with his polo onesie to wear to church tomorrow. I threw in a very cute pair of shoes as well (Mum, these will be the ones we want bronzed!). Don't worry, we'll take LOTS of photos tomorrow!
After we came home I went to change his diaper (another reason I'm ready to get off of this formula - GROSS!) and he was so happy laying down that we just let him lay on the floor a bit and he ALMOST ROLLED OVER, from his back to his front. There were several times he almost had it, he was teetering on his side but his arm kept him from going all the way and we were cheering him on, but he just wasn't getting it. We're going to give him another opportunity tonight, and we'll have the video recorder ready!
He has just been so good today and I'm so glad. We're taking lots of photos and so don't worry, there will be more photos up here soon!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Dare to hope...?
Today was amazing. Mark was just about perfect. He ate, was awake awhile and then slept three separate times today! This was huge for me, and it came right when I needed it most. On Friday I will have been "dairy free" for one week, and although we were occasionally having some good times, he has still been so fussy so much of the time that I worried that this two week trial of no dairy for me and the expensive formula for him weren't going to get us to the the solution. It might not, but today gave me hope that it actually might help.
I had time to clean the house some during his first nap, and to work on photos AND make dinner during his third. The second time though, I wasn't here - I had left him with Aunt LeAnne. This was the first time he'd been left with anyone besides Grandma and Grandpa Gibbons, which only happened once during the first week of August. Both times it was so I could go and do a photo shoot. It was a little weird leaving him here with someone else in our house, but I trusted LeAnne - she has two happy and healthy just-about grown kids and I knew she would take excellent care of him, and I was absolutely right. LeAnne was at the hospital for most of the day the day Mark was born, part of the group of family and friends who saw him just minutes after I did!
Here she is with him in the hospital -
And here she is with him at our house today, just over 2 months later!
What a cutie! :) This boy is growing like a weed by the way... I put this 3-month outfit on him today for the first time and had a little bit of difficulty!
I had time to clean the house some during his first nap, and to work on photos AND make dinner during his third. The second time though, I wasn't here - I had left him with Aunt LeAnne. This was the first time he'd been left with anyone besides Grandma and Grandpa Gibbons, which only happened once during the first week of August. Both times it was so I could go and do a photo shoot. It was a little weird leaving him here with someone else in our house, but I trusted LeAnne - she has two happy and healthy just-about grown kids and I knew she would take excellent care of him, and I was absolutely right. LeAnne was at the hospital for most of the day the day Mark was born, part of the group of family and friends who saw him just minutes after I did!
Here she is with him in the hospital -
And here she is with him at our house today, just over 2 months later!
What a cutie! :) This boy is growing like a weed by the way... I put this 3-month outfit on him today for the first time and had a little bit of difficulty!
Sunday, September 21, 2008
2 Month Appointment
So Mark had his 2 month pediatrician appointment this last Thursday. I left work and met Ali and Mark at the Dr. office. We were showed back to the exam room. The nurse asked us all the usual questions, i.e. intake, output, medications, and general behavior. We told her about the switch we are making to Prevacid from Zantac. So far that is going quite well. We also told her about his continual fussiness and crying during the day. The nurse and Ali then took Mark out to get his measurements and weight. When Mark returned I was informed that he now weighs 13 lbs. He really is getting big.
Next the dr. came in and gave us the newest measurement charts. Mark has leveled off to around the 80th percentile for weight and length and is still in the 90th for head circumference. Our little boy is growing well. The dr. then started asking about the switch to Prevacid and we explained the switch, since he didn't prescibe the Prevacid. We then talked about the fussiness. We explained how he has been crying a lot during the day and doesn't stop when we pick him up. The dr. then talked with us about probiotics. He explained that giving Mark this will help the good bacteria in his digestive tract to help settle his digestion. Then the dr. did his exam and concluded that Mark is developing well. We then talked with the lactation consultant. She said that the probiotics should help Mark settle down some if the fussiness is due to his digestion tract. She also said that Ali should also start cutting out the obvious dairy parts of her diet to determine if that cuts down on Mark's fussiness. She also gave us some hypoallergenic formula to see if that helps in the time it takes for dairy to get out of Ali's system.
So on Friday Ali started the dairy-free diet. Knowing that it would take time to make the transition, last night we started giving Mark only the formula. So after a day and a half of straight formula, Mark slept most of the afternoon today, on me watching football. And he finished his last feeding tonight and promptly went right to sleep. I think we might have found the solution. So while Ali is transitioning, we mostlikely will be giving Mark the formula but it is unbelievably expensive. The plan is to figure out what Ali needs to eliminate from her diet and then stop the formula.
So we are now taking donations to the Mark's Hypoallergenic Formula fund.
Next the dr. came in and gave us the newest measurement charts. Mark has leveled off to around the 80th percentile for weight and length and is still in the 90th for head circumference. Our little boy is growing well. The dr. then started asking about the switch to Prevacid and we explained the switch, since he didn't prescibe the Prevacid. We then talked about the fussiness. We explained how he has been crying a lot during the day and doesn't stop when we pick him up. The dr. then talked with us about probiotics. He explained that giving Mark this will help the good bacteria in his digestive tract to help settle his digestion. Then the dr. did his exam and concluded that Mark is developing well. We then talked with the lactation consultant. She said that the probiotics should help Mark settle down some if the fussiness is due to his digestion tract. She also said that Ali should also start cutting out the obvious dairy parts of her diet to determine if that cuts down on Mark's fussiness. She also gave us some hypoallergenic formula to see if that helps in the time it takes for dairy to get out of Ali's system.
So on Friday Ali started the dairy-free diet. Knowing that it would take time to make the transition, last night we started giving Mark only the formula. So after a day and a half of straight formula, Mark slept most of the afternoon today, on me watching football. And he finished his last feeding tonight and promptly went right to sleep. I think we might have found the solution. So while Ali is transitioning, we mostlikely will be giving Mark the formula but it is unbelievably expensive. The plan is to figure out what Ali needs to eliminate from her diet and then stop the formula.
So we are now taking donations to the Mark's Hypoallergenic Formula fund.
play time on the pooh blanket
Grandma's friend Iris gave Mark this great fleece Pooh blanket (with awesome homemade fringe!) for "tummy time." Its hard to get some cute photos during tummy time and he was so happy here, I just had to take the photos this way instead. He loves it! Thanks, Iris!! :)
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
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