2 week checkup

We went to the doctor on Wednesday. Noah weighed 8 lb 15 oz! He's gained 1 lb 7 oz since we left the hospital! He also grew 3/4 of an inch. The doctor said she was really proud of him and he was in perfect health!

I asked her about the Enfamil Gentlease formula and she said that since he was fussy and gassy that it wouldn't hurt to try it. She said that it helps some babies and others it doesn't...so she gave us some samples (yeah!) to try to see if it helped Noah or not. We have been using it since Wednesday and so far, Noah seems a lot less gassy. We haven't had to give him hardly any Mylicon drops!

I also figured out that after I feed him at night, if I rock him for 10-15 minutes, he falls into a decent sleep and I can just lay him down and go to bed! Normally, I would lay him down awake and then play the 'paci game'....you know, where he drops the paci, crys, I put it back in, go back to bed, paci falls out, again again again and he would fight sleep and stay awake for an hour. Now we are both getting a little more sleep! Babies should really come with instruction manuals!

I am thinking of going back to work on March 8th. Noah will be one day shy of being 4 weeks. I am SO ready to get back some sort of normalcy and routine. And I ready to feel like a human again! Plus I really love my job and I'll be taking Noah with me to work until he's six months old. Physically, I feel ready to go back to work today.....but I'm still a little worried about how I'll function at work off the few hours of sleep I'm getting at night. And I would like Noah to get on some sort of routine before I go back....but hopefully everything will just kind of fall into place.

And now something for Daddy.....Noah's first National Championship shirt!

He threw up allllll over this outfit before Daddy got home from work to see him in it!

And now I need some advice. How did you lose the baby weight? I know it's only been 2 weeks, but I'm tired of feeling like a fat cow and not being able to wear any of my clothes!! Did the weight just eventually fall off? Did you diet?? I need answers people!

Noah's first bath

I know I'm way behind in blogging, but someone has me a little preoccupied! Last week (I think?) Noah's umbilical cord stump finally fell off so we popped him in the tub!

He hated getting a sponge bath, but he LOVES having a real bath! He gets that from his Mommy!

Bella loves taking care of Noah. At least, she thinks she is taking care of him. Wherever he is, she is right beside him making sure he is ok. It's so sweet!

He looks like a little old man! I love him!

All clean and no tears!

We are going to Noah's two week doctor's appointment today. He has been REALLY gassy/constipated/fussy lately. He just cries and cries, especially at night, because he's in pain. We've tried giving him Mylicon drops but they just take the edge off. Right now we give him the regular powdered Enfamil, but I just did a little research on the Enfamil Gentlease (for gassy babies) and I really think it will help. As soon as I get the go-ahead from the pediatrician, that's what we are going to switch him to. Wish us luck!

Ramblings of a sleep deprived Momma

Is it possible to be this tired?? You hear people tell you how sleep deprived you will become once you have a baby, but I never knew I could physically be this tired! I really don't see how people do this alone. I don't know what I would do without Brad. He has been amazing through all of this and goes out of his way to make sure Noah is taken care of and that I am taking care of myself too. I am so blessed to have such a wonderful husband. And a wonderful baby boy that I love more than I ever imagined I could! As tired as I am, I wouldn't change it for the world! I could just eat him up!!

And now to change the subject...I ordered Noah a sling from kangarookorner.com after seeing some other bloggers that loved them. We tried it out and Noah LOVED the sling. He actually started snoring when I put him in it!

I think he was a little worried that I would forget he was in there...

...so he decided to leave me a little reminder!

And someone has started to become a little bit jealous of all the attention Noah is getting. Aunt Katie came to visit and while she was holding Noah, Bella decided she needed to be held too.

Yesterday, Noah and I finally got out of the house and we went to the office to visit Aunt April. I was SO glad to get out of the house....I was beginning to feel like a robot! Noah enjoyed the car ride and enjoyed visiting. We both passed out as soon as we got back home...we had a big day!

Today, on the other hand, we are staying home and trying to catch up on some much needed sleep! But we might try a walk around the cul-de-sac later this afternoon if it warms up a little.

Ok, I'm really rambling now. Have a great Thursday! (It is Thursday, right??)

One week old!

Wow! Time has flown by. I can't believe it has already been a week since Noah was born! Life sure has changed for us! Noah has experienced a lot of firsts these past few days. The biggest first was meeting Bella. She has been staying with my Mom since we were in the hospital and she finally came home a couple of days ago.

She seemed to really like him, which completely surprised me! I thought she would be so jealous! And as you can see, Noah was just thrilled to meet her. :o)

Somehow, she knows not to get too close to Noah. She hasn't been jealous at all! I also figured she would be more curious about him, but she acts like he's always been here. It's amazing how dogs just know things. I really think she knows he was in my belly.


Another first we experienced was someone else feeding Noah besides me and Brad. My grandmother, Big Mama, got the privilege! Noah didn't seem to know the difference!

And last but not least, Noah's first time playing Farmville! If you know me IRL, you know I am completely addicted to that game! So we figured we might as well start teaching Noah early!


Happy One Week Noah! I never knew I could love someone so much!

Pictures!

Finally! Right? So these are all pictures of us on Noah's birthday and while we were in the hospital. Enjoy!

Here I was about 7 cm's. Huge belly!

30 minutes after the above picture, the nurse said I was 10 cm's! Brad, my Mom and I

This is my Dad. He was in the room when we found out I was ready to push so he stayed behind the curtain until he heard Noah cry. Then he left to let everybody in the waiting room know that Noah had arrived!

This is probably one of my favorite pictures ever.

The first time I saw Noah!

I was already in love!

He cried for like 30 minutes straight right after he was born!

EIGHT pounds! I pushed out an EIGHT POUND baby!

He had to stay under the warmer for a while. He was still crying so they wheeled him over to me. I held his little hand and he immediately stopped crying!

My first time holding him

My buggy!

MiMi (my Mom)

Handing Noah over to his Daddy

Brad's first time holding Noah

Brad, Noah and Gammy (Brad's Mom)

MiMi holding Noah for the first time

Aunt April holding Noah for the first time

Papa Carl, Gammy and Noah (Brad's parents)

Aunt Rissie!

Getting ready for his first bath

He hates baths!

HATES BATHS!

Paw Paw! (My Dad)

We planned on Noah wearing Brad's 'going home outfit' home, but it was SO COLD outside the day we left that I decided to put him in a little fleece outfit instead. Not quite as cute, but I didn't want my precious baby to be cold!

And there you go! I think I'm pretty much caught up now. Don't miss the V-Day post below!

My Valentine

We are having a really good Valentine's Day! Noah is really getting into a routine of eating every 2 1/2-3 hours. I'm so proud of him! But Daddy goes back to work tomorrow and we really aren't looking forward to that!

My two favorite boys!

Maybe one day I'll be skinny again!

Don't tell Brad, but I'm pretty sure Noah loves me just a little bit more!

Happy Valentine's Day!