Every day is a new adventure

So over the last two weeks Steven has been going through a chaning period. He went from eating every two hours to going stretches of 3-4 hours during the day and up to 7 or 8 at night. He is staying up for up to 2 hours at a time and has had more fussy periods in the evening. We have had to introduce gas drops a few times when he seems to be inconsoilable and they seem to help. He still wakes up one time a night, usually around 3, but then tends to sleep til 7 or later :)

Our boy is now 2 months old. He had his appointment on the 23rd and did great. He only got one shot and an oral vaccine. He will get the other two next month. He got a great check-up and weighed 13lbs 7oz and was 23.25in long. The Dr. said he was a healthy, chunky baby! Haha, he is definitely chunky. We had a great photo shoot that morning taking his 2 month pictures. He is definitely a morning baby, all smiles and cooing a lot. Guess he gets that from me, Mike is not a morning person.

Last night we celebrated Shelley's (Mike's mom) 50th birthday with a surprise party. Steven did really well and actually slept during the entire party, which was in a bar/restaurant. Several people wanted to hold him, but we said since he was asleep we weren't going to wake him. Quite different from the family Christmast party over a month ago. We got home around 10:45pm and I woke him up to feed him. He went down a little before 12 and slept all at the way until 7 am. I couldn't believe it. That little boy was worn out I guess. It was nice that while we were at Mike's parents, Shelley got to feed Steven for the first time and changed his diaper. I think she really enjoyed the time she got to spend with him and her surprise party. Mike's dad pulled it off wonderfully and even though I came close to blowing it a couple of weeks ago, she was truly surprised. She even cried.

Well we don't have a schedule yet, but we seem to be getting a little better about figuring this little guy out. Who knows what each day brings, we just try to let him tell us what he wants or needs and give it to him. For now he is in charge. I keep telling him that when he gets a little older, its going to be Mama and Daddy's rules, not Steven's. Well, until next time. Let the adventures in Stevenland continue!

Sleeping better

So since his hiccup last Monday and Tuesday, Steven has been keeping a pretty regular schedule at night. If he goes down at 10 or 11pm, he will wake up once and then sleep til 6 or 7 am. I'm feeling pretty good getting this much sleep and hope he continues. On Wednesday, he found my hair and latched on pretty good. I'm not planning on cutting my hair because of this little dude, but my tune may change down the road.

We had a busy weekend. Friday, we made it out to our bible study group which was nice. There is another baby in the group that is about 2 months older than Steven, but he is about her size. We knew he was getting big, but didn't realize he was that big. It will be interesting to see how much he weighs and how long he is at his 2 month appointment, which be the way is next Monday!

Saturday we had my friend Lauren's baby shower and again there was a baby there about 2 months older and Steven was about the same size. Guess all that nursing he does pays off. Mike says he doesn't know how he gains weight because he spits up so much. Its mostly in the morning, I think because thats when I produce more milk and he gets overzealous.

Sunday, we went to Virginia Beach to see Mike and Shelley. They hadn't seen Steven in 2 weeks and were amazed to see how much he had grown and changed. He is more alert for longer periods and more interactive. He also holds his head up more. He really enjoyed being held by his granddad Mike and even took a nap on him. Hurley and Colt were also glad to go for a visit. I'm planning on updating the blog once a week or so, so stay tuned for our adventures this week!

Starting a Blog

Good Morning. Well I've decided to start a blog to keep everyone up to date and since I spend so much time sitting and feeding this growing boy. I've become quite the one-handed typer. Little Steven is almost 7 weeks old. I can't believe it. We seem to be gettung better at things. Him at being a baby outside the womb and me a mom.

Starting at 6 weeks, he started sleeping better at night. If I feed him between 10 and 11pm, he will sleep until about 2 or 3am, then again until 6 or 7am. The other morning he slept until 8am! :) Last night though after his 3am feeding, I was changing his diaper before putting him down and he was wide awake. Usually I feed him, change him and put him right to sleep. Not kast night. He was smiling and ready to socialize. So I swaddled him up and put him in his crib and turned the mobile on. This kept him busy for about 30 minutes. He cried and fussed a liitle then went to sleep for about 1 and 1/2 hours. Oh well, I guess I can't expect every night to be perfect. I've been getting 6-7 hours of sleep, although broken up, at night which I figure is pretty good at this point.

Well I hope to do a good job at keeping this blog up to date. I'm not a big journal person, but hopefully this will stick. Until next time...