6 weeks

Well - we are in week 6 and I think Jacob is growing and changing lots! He has more control over his head now (building up his neck muscles) and he is starting to grab things that he means to grab. I can tell that he knows my voice and will follow it with his eyes, he is "talking" way more then before and I think he makes a new noise coo everyday?! Next week we have our 6 week appointments and then the week after that is his immunization and my surgery! That week will be a crappy week for both of us, I hope hubby realizes that he will have his hands full?! This weekend we are going to the annual slow pitch tournament out of town and I think I have everything in order for that!? I bought Jacob a little "Cars" (the movie) suitcase for all his clothes and stuff that he might need. The good thing about camping at the ball tournament is that it is still in the town so if I did forget anything I can run to the grocery store or Wal Mart to pick it up. I'm sure I will have to go there at least once!!

We changed the formula Jacob was on, originally it was Enfamil A+ but it seemed to make him constipated so we switched to Parents Choice (Wal Mart brand), which is a lot cheaper and it seems to agree with him more. So yesterday I went there to get more and I seriously stood in front of the formulas for about 20 minutes trying to figure them all out?! I noticed this time that there was a "regular Parents Choice" formula and beside it was "with Iron Parents Choice" ~~ the cans looked almost identical so I was trying to remember which one we had bought before and then I noticed another one that was "with Iron and Omega 3 and 6" still Parents Choice!??? So now I'm wondering which one is the best one to buy and is it OK to switch his formula again to one that may be better? What if it makes him plugged up again? But I know that Omega 3 and 6 are really good vitamins that he should probably have? and what if it was the Iron that made him have problems before? I know that it's the iron in prenatal vitamins that usually causes problems and if you can't handle it to switch to a different vitamin? It is soooooo confusing, why can't they just make one that is "cow based" and one that is "soy based" but make them the best ones? Why so many choices?!!? So I think I will go back to Wal Mart today and get the one with Omega 3 and 6, they are important and I don't think by adding extra vitamins to his formula will plug him up? ? At least I hope not!!

2 kids!?

Well lots has been happening but once again I will probably have to make this a quick post, baby is once again sleeping but that can change at any moment!! ;)

Lately our dog has been acting like an only child that isn't getting the attention she once did before baby Jacob arrived! Which is probably true, we haven't really been spending too much time with her and she is definitely letting us know! The other day hubby asked me if she has ever gone into the garbage bags that we set outside, and I told him no - she's never gone in the trash, ripping bags open and checking out what is in them. We assumed it was a bird or cat that did it ... cleaned up the mess and decided we would now double bag our garbage. Well hubby went out today to run some errands and when he got home the garbage that he had just re-bagged was again spread on the driveway .... the culprit was obviously the dog since she had been outside all morning and would have chased away any animals in our yard! I'm surprised - she has never gone into garbage before but it made me realise that she is acting like a only child that is all of a sudden not getting the same attention as before and if doing bad things will get her that attention then she feels like that is what she needs to do!! grrrr - it's very frustrating.

I had Jacob's baby shower on the weekend, there was a huge turn out - probably 50 people. Jacob got tons of gifts, mostly clothes (in bigger sizes, which is really good) we also got a few gift cards and a few toys. I think everyone got a chance to hold him, some more then others, I was expecting him to be very grumpy from being passed around but surprisingly he did very good and only fussed when he was wet, hungry or gassy (as usual). We did stay later then expected so I am still trying to catch up on my missed sleep. The hubbies aunt and cousin took tons of pics, which I can't wait to see and when I do I will definitely post some pics!

I can't believe how big Jacob is already and he is only 5 weeks old! At the 2am and 5am feeding I actually have a hard time caring him cause I'm so tired and feel like I have no strength. I couldn't imagine giving birth to a baby his size now (almost 10lbs) ...which does happen. I lay him on my tummy and think there is no way he would fit in there now but people do carry big babies~? August long weekend we are kinda going camping, there is a big slow pitch tournament in a small town a couple hours away that we go to every year. It's kinda like a family reunion (on the hubbies side) and we have some fun playing ball while we are there. So that will be our first trip away from home with Jacob, I am already making a list of all the things I will need and that list is really long!! I'm hoping that I don't forget anything but I suppose if I did it's not like we are camping, I could run to Wal mart and pick up what ever I forgot. Hopefully everything goes well and he adjusts to being away, which I'm sure he will cause he doesn't really have a schedule/ routine yet and doesn't really know that his bed is his bed - as long as you hold him he will fall asleep. Now when he is 14 months (next year) we might have more issues!?

O - we also got professional pics done of Jacob to hand out at the shower, I wasn't too happy with them but they were cheap so what do you really expect? I just know that next time we won't be using Wal mart, maybe we will try Sears? Anyway I will post a few of my favorite pics from them, tell me what you think! Better go now, if I want to get some sleep before he wakes up!! :)

It's Friday .... I think ~?

Everyday feels like a Saturday to me .... it's so hard to figure out what day it is, not that it matters much - as long as I remember to go to any appointments! ;) Things are going well, a little update .... we were waiting to tell people until we found out more info so now that I know the whole story I can tell you. At Jacob's first doctor appointment she noticed that he had a heart murmur, which I kinda assumed he would have (most babies do) and she asked us to come back after the weekend so she could check him again. So two days later I drive all the way back to see her (about a 45 minute drive) and she tells me that it is still there and recommends that we go see a specialist at the Stollery Hospital for kids. She arranged an appointment for us and the next week we were off to the kids hospital - I was a little worried but not too bad, I had faith that it wasn't going to be serious but there was still the fear that maybe something bad could be wrong? Well we found out that it is an "innocent murmur" which means absolutely nothing, it means he is healthy and can do everything that other little boys do but if we ever go to another doctor we should tell them about it just to avoid unnecessary tests. They also say that he should grow out of it, so there is nothing to worry about.

That was the biggest event so far with Jacob, I feel like he is definitely thickening up, I bet he is probably a pound or more then he was at birth? I plan on going to the health clinic to get him weighed at one month. He is eating about 3 1/2 - 4 oz per feeding, which I think is good. We were having a little trouble planning his baby shower, it seemed like no one wanted to step up to the plate to organize it?! My SIL said she would but after weeks went by with no plans we decided to tell her not to worry about it, by the time she gets around to planning one Jacob will be crawling!?! :o So instead we are combining my MIL's "meet the baby BBQ" with some what of an unofficial baby shower. I don't think people will be expected to bring gifts (although that would be nice!), it will be more of a family/ friend get together, a social event~! So far I think she has invited 70 people with about 45 replying "yes", I think it will be a nice/ fun but very stressful/ exhausting event!! Jacob gets pretty fussy when passed around too much, he kinda likes to get comfy and stay there, so I'm expecting him to get grumpy from 40 people wanting to hold him and coddle him - which in turn will make me very grumpy! I get pretty irritated when he is cranky and I can't do anything to help him out. I just have to remember that it is only for one day and I just have to get through it! :P

Not much has changed in the weight loss area, I am still at 190lbs which is 25lbs lighter then when I went into the hospital but I still have 20lbs to go to get to my pre-pregnancy weight! I try to go for a walk everyday (at least 30 minutes) and I am watching more of what I eat - not really dieting but just making sure I get my fruits and veggies. I also realize that it has only been 3 weeks since his birth and I shouldn't expect to loose it all in a few weeks but I feel like maybe I should be doing more to shed the pounds? Maybe once he can do more it will be easier to get the weight off cause we could go to the park or go swimming. I will be chasing him more and not just sitting on the floor giving him raspberries/ zerberts!! ;) he he

2 weeks

So we are now two weeks into my mat leave and things seem to be going fairly well! ? I find that some days I barely have time to eat and other days I sit here trying to think of things to do. He seems to be getting into somewhat of a routine, he likes to stay up in the morning for a few hours and usually has a long nap between 11am and 3pm, then we usually go for a walk and he goes back to sleep around 8pm for the rest of the night (of course waking every 3 hours or so to eat but then he goes back to bed pretty easy). For the first two weeks I was writing down every time he ate and how much, how many bowel movements and wet diapers he had but I don't think I will do that anymore!? There are some days that I look at him and think he is so new and everything about this is new but then there are days that I feel like he has been here forever and I couldn't imagine life without him? It's so weird but I guess in a way he has been with me for 9 months!? If I go out shopping without him I feel like I'm missing something, like his little punches and gabs in me, or maybe it's just me missing his presence? I'm still not sure if I will be able to go back to work at the track and leave him for 8 hours with a sitter!? I still have a few weeks before the first race back so we will have to see how I am then!?

It has been really hot for the past couple days but surprising Jacob hasn't been too cranky about it, in fact I think the heat makes him sleepy and extra thirsty, so I feel like I have been changing more diapers then usual but at least I know he isn't dehydrated!

We don't really have too much planned for the next few days, we were suppose to go to a wedding out of town this weekend but have decided to stay home instead, he doesn't seem to like his car seat too much yet and after about an hour in the car he starts to get cranky. So instead I have dropped off some pictures to get developed (the birth pics - so I'm very excited to see them, I just hope that hubby took LOTS of pics!), they need to be picked up tomorrow and I received his birth certificate in the mail yesterday so now I can go get him his SIN number. Other then that I don't think there is anything else planned, I might try and do some visiting this week just to get out of the house. Or if it isn't too hot out I would like to do a little baking.

That's about all for now - I better go have lunch now, while he is still sleeping! :)