Confessions of a Baby Monster - part 2

 

4 Weeks Old - Dreaming of all things milk-related...

4 Weeks old - sleeping on Mommy is pretty much all I do these days. She doesn't mind.

Almost 1 month old! Mommy's Best Friend and her son are admiring me. Ahhh.

 

Almost a month old. I don't know what I'm doing right here. If you know what I'm doing here, can you please tell me?

1 Month Birthday! I got an all-expense paid trip to Bass Pro Shops. Yeah, blame that idea on daddy. But look, I'm having a good time.

5 Days Old - Sorry, I had to throw this in. Look at how stinking cute I am! Mommy's best friend came over and took these (yes, there's more) pics of me.

1 Month. Haha.

 

1 Month. I believe this is the ugliest outfit I've ever worn. Hands down. Whomever bought me this should be spanked with a wooden spoon.

6 Weeks Old. Hmmm....

7 Weeks old. Oh my. I am terribly handsome.

8 Weeks old. Chillin' with mom. Mom looks tired. I keep her up a lot, but she doesn't seem to mind.

Confessions of a Baby Monster - part 1

 

3 Days Old. Already have mommy wrapped around my finger!

 

5 Days Old. Finally home! This is the good life!

 

5 Days Old. Mom thinks my milk face is adorable.

 

9 Days Old. I pooped on Aunt Kim and she thought it was hysterical!

2 Weeks Old. When I bend my neck like this, mom feels sorry for me and picks me up.

2 Weeks Old. Silly mom, she thinks I can actually play in this right now. ::rolls eyes::

 

08-07-2009, 2.5 weeks old, mom's birthday! She thinks I'm the best thing that ever walked...err..whatever.

 

2.5 Weeks Old. I'm as sleepy a a newborn!

2.5 Weeks Old. Pssst...stay tuned for more.

Benadryl

No...not my cat.

So I broke out in hives the other night for some unknown reason. I needed to take some Benadryl to counteract it, so I took some at about 2330. Well, guess who was hungry and decided to wake up at about 0100? Yep. I got up and nursed baby Max (3 months old - I don't feed him formula). For the entire day, the poor little guy (along with myself) was a complete zombie. He woke up for his feedings and was up briefly in the evening for a small amount of time, but for the most part, he slept most of the day. I felt bad for him!
:( However, my sleepy baby returned to normal the next day. (thank goodness)

Almost 3 months old!

Been a While!

Wow, it has been a long time since I have been on here. So sorry! I will try (eventually) to write a little about my "birth story". I had no complications (thank God!) and, despite the pain, it was just an amazing time. The first time I saw my little miracle being lifted up over the sterile curtain in the operating room was just the most amazing, indescribably wonderful moment in my life.



He will be 3 months on October 22nd! I just can't believe it. He is growing like a little weed. He had a short period of time where it seemed like he might have been growing a little slowly, and I was concerned for a little bit. But a lot of people were praying for him and it seemed like he perked up very quickly. Itwas amazing, like he went through an instant growth spurt!



Here's what he can do right now:

• Brings hands within range of eyes and mouth (he likes to suck on his hands - he just started that about 2 weeks ago when we were in Denver)


• While lying on tummy -- at two months -- lifts head 90 degrees to body


• Achieves head and neck control (He still bangs into my head when I hold him up by my head sometimes)


• Raises up and supports himself on elbows (He needs to work on this one a bit)


• Pushes down on legs when feet are placed on a firm surface (he just started doing this, and it's not all of the time)


• Takes swipes and reaches for dangling objects with hands


• Sucks and swallows well during feeding time (he has done this from the very first day...lol)


• Rolls over -- either front to back or back to front. (mainly back to front)

21 weeks!

I 'm 21 weeks now, almost 22. I can't believe I've made it this far! I have some ultrasound pics from a few weeks ago that I need to scan in and post. Everything looks ok, as far as they know. I have another appointment with my high risk OB on Monday - he couldn't see everything in the baby's heart because of the position baby was in, so I'm going back in for another look. And if he can't see everything again, he's referring me to a pediatric cardiologist! That seems a little extreme to me, so hopefully baby will cooperate this time.

I'm still getting my weekly Progesterone shots. They don't hurt too much, but they do make me super tired. I've also been having a lot of cramps. They're like menstrual cramps, only not as severe as the ones I'm used to getting. Either way, they still hurt and I can't take anything for them (since I'm allergic to Tylenol). They come and go, but they're especially painful right after I wake up. Along with them comes lower back pain - yayyyy! That gets bad when I sit down for too long, so I have to get up and walk around a lot. But my doctor has said that everything is normal, especially since there is no spotting or bleeding - or maybe its just normal for me? Since the baby is growing in a half of a uterus and I'm fairly skinny, the uterus has to stretch and my muscles have to stretch out, thus cramping.

So...not much fun, but nothing I can do about it. On the plus side, I've been feeling baby move! I started feeling him move at about 17 1/2 weeks. He was probably moving before then, I just thought it was gas pains. I remember driving with hubby in the car, and I felt a little bump underneath the lap part of my seatbelt. I thought there was some bug crawling down there! So I looked down and put my hand down there to feel or see anything. I didn't see or feel anything, but a few seconds later, I felt it again. I knew that it wasn't gas pains and I knew I wasn't hungry - so when I felt it again a few seconds later, I knew it was baby! Hubby even got to feel him move one time, a couple of weeks after that. I still feel him, more everyday. It's pretty neat!

Update and Kicking...

Sorry I havent written in a while... here's a little update:

- It's a boy!!
- I now take weekley Progesterone shots. They are supposed to help me from going into very early pre-term labor. They make me SO SO SO freaking tired though.
- The allergies seem to be letting up, ever so slightly. The stuffy nose is almost gone, except for occasionally while sleeping and any time I get too warm. Yay, thank the Lord!!!
- I've started taking prenatal yoga classes about 2 times a week! I'm not big on the "yoga" part, but I enjoy the stretching and learning to breathe.

Anyway, on Thursday, I felt him kicking me!!! I was riding in the car with Daryl (actually I was driving, but thats a different story entirely) when I felt something moving very low on my abdomen. I was hungry, so I knew it wasn't a rumble from an upset tummy. I thought at first that maybe something had fallen inbetween my seatbelt and my lower abdomen. When it happened a second time, a few seconds after, I pulled the belt out slightly and looked to see if there was anything there, which there wasn't. When it happened a third time, just seconds later, I knew what it was! I said to hubby, "hey, he's kicking me!!!" It felt like a couple of little finger flicks coming from inside. It was really neat!! It's amazing that something that's only 5 or 6 inches long can pack such a tiny punch. I believe the word for the first movements are "quickening". I'd felt it a little before, but this time I was sure that it was baby. :) (I was about 18wks and 3days)