This Month is for the Books

I am ready for this month to be over. The only good thing that has happened this month is Ben turning 3 months. Other than that, I will not be sad to see it be over.

 

Ben has been doing well. He has started giggling, when you tickle under his arms. He has rolled over a couple of times from back to tummy, which is actually harder. He had a 3 month follow-up appointment and he weighed 15.6lbs then. I am sure he is over 16, if not, 17lbs  now. He is definitely a little chub and we figured out who he gets his size from. Apparently Matt was a little hoss when he was a baby, he was actually bigger than Ben, weighing 18lbs at 3 months. Ben really enjoys bath  time now, thank goodness. He gets his bath around 8pm and then is asleep by 8:30. He is sleeping until 5am. He is such a great night time sleeper. He still is pretty dependent on me during the day. I can't put him down, or he cries. Apparently it is only me he does this too. Everyone else can put him down and he is fine and he will sleep for them as well. It is really frustrating because I can't do anything unless I want a screaming baby, and that is what I have been dealing with lately.

 

 

 

The beginning of the month I started back to work. I am soooo ready for a change. They keep giving me the run around about going part-time, which I don't understand. That is all they hire now. I have started the job search process but can't get too serious about it until we find out the situation with Ben's head, which leads me to our next stressful thing this past month.

Tomorrow Ben has a CT scan to find out if his sutures(soft spots)are closing too early. This is called Craniosynostosis. I really don't think he has it because his head isn't deformed liked the pics I have seen. He looks normal, he just has a small head. The pediatrician is a little worried with it's narrowness at the top, which it is, but not bad. Last Friday we had the option to try the CT scan without sedation, as long as he would stay asleep. I had to keep him awake at 5 and not feed him until 9am when we got there, so he would go to sleep with a full stomach. The car-ride up to the hospital was very difficult trying to keep him awake. Well guess what, it all back fired. We got there, I fed him, he slept all of 5 minutes and was wide awake. I tried pulling him in a wagon, but that made him even more alert. He ended up sleeping most of the day, the little turkey. Needless to say, it had to be rescheduled and he will be sedated however, it will be through a nasal spray which is new to the U.S., but been used in Europe. I am just glad it isn't an IV drip. He can't eat after 4am and have only pedialyte until 6am. I have to have him there at 6:45am and then he will be scanned at 8am. It should only take 10 minutes, but it will take time for him to wake. 

After his first attempt for the scan last Friday, Saturday morning at 3am, Matt and I were woke by Andi vomiting pineapple chunks on us. We thought maybe she had ate some bad pineapple but she kept throwing up every hour. We changed the bed sheets three times and while this all went on, Ben slept undisturbed. I had to work until 9pm that night so Matt's mom and mine both came over to help with Andi. She started running a fever, so the thought of food poisoning was thrown out. Well guess what, Sunday evening after I got off work, it hit me like a ton of bricks. I had the worst stomach virus, I have ever had. I ended up with a 102 fever and it coming out of both ends uncontrollably. This virus spread through me and Matt, then his entire family and my mom and Charlie. It was AWFUL!!!!! I am sooo glad we are getting back to normal and that the breast milk saved Ben from getting it!!!! I don't know why we have to get sick with a baby. We both got the flu really bad when Andi was 2 months and luckily she never got it. Amazingly breast milk produces antibodies to fight what you have so the baby doesn't get it. All the more reason to breastfeed.

 

 

 

 

 

Now I will end this on a good note. Easter was really good this year, except for the weather. It was cold and rainy but Andi loved hunting Easter Eggs and loved her gifts from everyone. We got her ready by practicing a couple of nighst hunting eggs so she would be good at it. She really enjoyed her chocolate!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's That Time Again!

 

 

 

 We have been having nice weather lately. Days have been sunny and in the 70's which have been nice to be outside. We took Ben and Andi to the park. She has developed the sense of fear. Last year she liked going down the slide and swinging, this time not so much. Aunt Christie had to be her support. We were lucky enough that Matt was able to make it too!

 I cut my hair off, and love it! Ben is a projectile spitter upper.

Had to post a video of Ben cooing! He was really getting loud!

2 Month Growth Spurt

I would have posted sooner but my computer crashed and I had to buy another one. Happy birthday to me. I can't believe I am 30 although it is just another day. I will say that my 20's served me well. I am thankful I found Matt and we have two beautiful children. I think my 30's will be awesome because I will get to gain memories with our children watching them grow.

As for Ben, we have a Hercules on our hands...lol. He had his 2 month check-up on the 13th. He weighed 13.6 lbs and 23.5 inches long. He is wearing 6 month onezies and 3-6 month clothes. He is the size of a 3-4 month old. He has gotten chubby too. He is over half of Andi's weight and height. He will outgrow her by the time he is 1.

He has really started cooing and smiling a lot. He is really responsive to me. He just locks eyes with me and it melts my heart. He enjoys bath time as well now, he just coos the whole time. I love him soooo much. We have developed a very strong bond thanks to nursing him, that is evident with everyone. He doesn't let family hold him very long and gets fussy. He has gotten better when I put him down but it doesn't last long. He has to be held pretty much all day. He is definitely a mama's boy! Thankfully he sleeps well at night. Last night he slept for 8 hours, ate for 10 minutes, then slept another 3 hours!!! Best yet!

Things have been better this month. Andi has started minding me a lot better. Sometimes she has her moments but all-in-all, things have gotten better.

In my last post I had mentioned getting an MRI. Well, I am going to be having knee surgery sometime soon. I tore my meniscus. I have an appointment tomorrow with a knee specialist. I can't believe it! I have had a run of bad luck here lately. My identity got stolen, I found out from our tax lady. Apparently someone turned taxes in under my social. Luckily they hadn't tried opening credit under it. Then two weeks ago I had placed Ben in his swing when he was asleep. I didn't strap him in because I was just going to run into the other room and be back. I came back in right when he fell out and hit the back of his head on the floor. Luckily he didn't cry just whimpered and it didn't leave a rec mark either, thank GOD. I was so upset and kept monitoring him but he was just fine. Then last week I was cooking and Andi likes to sit on the counter and watch. She has done it several times before. I told her not to touch the stove. She saw the steam coming up from the burner, she said hot and then touched the burner with two fingers. She just looked at me for a couple of seconds and then the hellacious cry started and lasted for 2 hours. I couldn't believe she did it after I told her not too and she even said herself it was hot. Then again, I forget she is a toddler and her reasoning isn't quite developed yet. She kept holding her fingers out saying finger hurt. We put Aloe Vera on them and had her keep her fingers on ice. We found out that she is not going to be very tough since that was the first time she has been hurt. She kept wanting us to keep kissing her fingers lol. After her crying spell, she started pulling my hair and giggling. Thankfully that was over with. Her fingers did blister, and I think she learned her lesson. I don't let her on the counter anymore either. 

One thing that is evident with Ben and Andi, they are going to have a strong bond. They both adore each other. Andi loves to entertain him and he just smiles and coos at her. It is really precious. She helps keep him occupied when I am trying to get things done. She loves to lye on his play mat with him and do tummy time. I am anxious to watch them both grow up together. I am sure there will be fights but their relationship will be special to witness.