Ta-da!

I must be kicking some postpartum tail or someone has lit a match under mine because the last couple of days I have been in over drive! I have seriously managed to organize my bedroom and Jacks! Yes, that's right TWO bedrooms are now in order. I started with my room...this took a while...but I managed to organize all pregnancy, summer, and winter clothes/shoes in my closet, PLUS organize Brian's closet as well! Before Jack was born, his room was spotless, however, that all changed since he came home from the hospital. But, if you were to walk into his room now you would find a nice and clean baby room. I am very excited over my progress. I hope to now continue to move this cleanliness train into the bathroom (mainly organizing what is under the cabinets and in the closets) and then into the kitchen. When we moved in, I really just put things places and did not try too hard to make functional. I really did a "it will do for now" job. I did nest like crazy, but I was not too organized in my nesting methods! So, this has really been an ongoing process and now that I am feeling more up to speed with life, things are really starting to come together.
Jack has been a little fussy today. I am pretty sure his last two bottles have given him some rotten gas! We are out of the house today, though! I called my mom and told her to get ready because we were on our way over! Plus, they are doing some painting on the hallways and apartments in my building and the painters are loving their radio! It is seriously like a fiesta...I needed to get out of there...and I didn't want to call and complain because it would have been my third time to call the main office and complain. So, I'll let them have their fun and Jack and I will enjoy an afternoon at Moo and Bull's house.

Shots!!!

Jack had an appointment yesterday with Dr. T, which is what everyone calls him because Dr. Thotakura is too difficult to pronounce! Yes, it was that time...Jack had to get his two month shots! They didn't tell me that was what would happen, but I had assumed he would be getting shots. Needless to say, I was right. Once my fears were confirmed, I was terrified for little Jack. No one likes getting shots and for my angel to have to be put in pain...well that is just wrong! He was a trooper though. He received his first two shots in his left leg and the last one in his right leg. I was standing on the right side of him when the nurse administered his final shot and I literally grab her arm once she stuck that HUGE needle into his leg. It was awful and Jack screamed the entire time. He also had to have his heel pricked for blood work. The nursed pricked his tiny little foot and then squeezed the snot out of it five or six times! Luckily, I was able to hold him while she tortured his foot. He finally calmed down after shushing him and loving on him...I don't know if I was hugging him to comfort him or myself! As quick as it started...it all ended and before Jack knew it we were home at last. The poor little booger slept for three and a half hours after that traumatic experience. He woke up, took another bottle, and then went right back to sleep! I don't blame him! (on a side note...I knew that him sleeping all day would totally mess up our chances of getting him to sleep until six, which he had done for two nights in a row, but I felt so bad for him that I made the little sacrifice and let hem sleep all day!!) The funny thing is, he probably doesn't even remember what happened to him yesterday! It's a good thing too!!
Today will be a lot less exciting for us. I plan on taking it easy and trying to organize my bedroom. This has been a goal of mine for about a month now...so you can imagine the disaster that lays within those walls. I bought coat hangers a week ago to try and motivate me to unpack all of the cloths that I still have in boxes, but it has not motivated me in the least! (I still have boxes of clothes because I am still trying to lose this pregnancy weight and it get so depressing looking at all of the shirts, pants, and dresses that I can't fit into!) To make matters worse, those boxes are now hidden underneath all the clothes that I do wear that I haven't put up! It's pretty rough! There is a little method in the madness, but I know that I would sleep so much better if I had a clean room to rest in! Wish me luck!!! One step at a time...right?

Just a little more patience

Our hard work finally paid off last night!!!! Jack slept until 6:00 this morning!!!! Brian, Jack, and myself all got a good night's rest!! Thanks for all the suggestions! We have really tried to keep him up later and fill his belly up before he drifts into that deep sleep of his and last night we experienced the benefits! I seriously can't help to be a little hopeful for tonight, even though I know I need to continue to be patient with him. And, to be honest, getting up with him is really not all that bad. However, being able to sleep is a real treat! Way to go Jack!!

Lessons Learned!

OK, so I am starting to get the hang of things...with a few exceptions. I must be honest here and let you know that for the most part I become extremely freaked out when I know I have to take Jack places. The two of us have not really gone anywhere together. If I have to run errands, like grocery shop, pick up prescriptions, or simply run to the bank, I will leave Jack with my mother. And, if Jack does come with me for my errands, I always have someone with me. The first month of Jack's life were pretty tough for me, I wouldn't want to go anywhere...and if we would go places, I was giving "calm me down" medicine just to get out of the door. After realizing that this has A LOT to do with my hormones, I figure something needed to change. So, I called the doctor.He told me that it is normal for any new mom to have anxiety about their baby, but when it becomes paralyzing, it is always good to take care of it. So, after being reassured I wasn't an absolute nut and given something to help me out, I was told things would improve in a couple of weeks. And, they have...a little. I still get extremely nervous of the unknown, but the more I get out there, the better I feel. My point is that Jack is a great baby. I always get so nervous that something will happen the minute we leave the front door...like he will scream the entire time or he won't want to sleep or whatever else babies do whenever their unhappy...but every time we leave, he is wonderful!! Every trip we go on, he is prefect...so it is more clear to me now...that I am the nut and my nervousness comes from whatever scenario my imagination will create! Nonetheless, I am doing a lot better and Jack is really an amazing baby!!!

Eight Weeks!

Jack is eight weeks now and growing so, so, fast! He has outgrown a ton of his newborn outfits and starting to wear more of the three month clothes! He is responsive to my voice and will give you the biggest smile if you ask him for it! I can’t get over how alert he has become…I’m pretty sure he knows every time he is about to get a bottle because every time I put a bib on him he will start to grin…it’s adorable!
Y’all, Jack is sticking to this new sleep routine. He will go to bed around eight in the evening and will stay asleep until three or so in the morning! If I go to bed around nine, which I usually do, then I get about six hours of sleep before having to get up again. It really makes all of the difference in the world. The only downfall is that Jack will then wake up at five and then again at six in the morning. So, after the long stretch of sleep, we are usually up and down after that. I somehow need to get him to stay up a little later so that he will wake up later in the morning. It is difficult, though, to get him to wake up once he has had his eight o’clock bottle. I have tried everything to get him to wake up…including wiping him down with a cool wet wipe, tickling his belly, and even blowing cool air on him…he just will not wake up! And, if he does, he will only drink an ounce of his bottle so the entire point is pretty mute. I have got to figure out a way to make him go to bed later!! Any suggestions??

As promised....

Here are some pictures from our fun day out on Wednesday! Babies everywhere!

Brandie's princess, Blakeley, with her tiara! How precious!


And Zayley, Jack's girlfriend!


Play Time


Jack has no clue what's going on!


Kendall, Brian's niece...adorable!

Two Best Friends...

A great week of sleep!!!

I must let you all know that Jack only woke up ONCE last night!!! How amazing??? And, to make things even better, I somehow managed to get Brian to get up with him! My feet never touched the floor last night!! What a peaceful night we all had!!
We had another very busy day yesterday, and it must have really worn Jack out. Brian, Jack, and I had to go back down to Jacksonville, and while we were there we got to visit my very best friend and her little girls. Jack doesn't know it yet, but little Zayley will be his first girlfriend! I wish that I had pictures to post, but I don't have the cord to hook up to the computer, so I will post the pictures later! We also went to Brian's brother and sister-in-law's house to visit with their little ones. Bronson, Jack's cousin, is only three months and these two are going to be best friends. I have the cutest pictures and really wish I could put them up today...but they will just have to wait! I just couldn't wait to brag about Jack and how he basically slept through the night! Have a great day! I know we will!

Just one of those things....

Sometimes Jack can be such a little mystery to me. I can usually figure out what his needs are or what he wants, but there are those times when I am just down right clueless. As long as he is not wailing, I can quickly run through a process of elimination to figure out what is bothering him, but if he is screaming at the top of his lungs...I loose all sight of things and have to calm him down before accessing the situation! This is the one good thing about last night. Jack did not scream. He simply just grunts...A LOT. (it's his way of waking us up without him having to really wake up himself!) Nonetheless, I was clueless last night. Jack woke up a good four to five times and only had a full bottle once. He did not want to sleep. I would try and give him a full bottle and he would only take an ounce of it and then fall asleep...only to wake back up again with the same grunts! He would grunt so much that he would make himself sick and ended up laying in spit up on more than one occasion. (spit up from the bottle that he did not want to drink!) So, finally, at 5:30 this morning, Brian ended up putting Jack in his swing and letting him grunt until he was sound asleep! I really don't think there is any real concern in what happened last night....my concern now is that this doesn't happen again tonight! I was pooped today!

A Miracle!!!

We experienced a miracle last night!!! Jack slept for a good seven hours!! Yes, that’s right….7 hours!!! We had a pretty long day yesterday and I am pretty sure it wore my sweet angel out!
We had a pretty active morning. We started the morning off with a bottle and a nap. After the nap, Jack took a bath. He loves the bathtub!! He can be pitching a fit and as soon as that little rear reaches the water he is in heaven. I love to watch his facial expressions while I’m washing him. They change every time he takes a bath! After the fun bath, Jack took another bottle and another nap. A short while later, my parents showed up to play with Jack while I got ready for the day. This is always such a big help for me! They love to come over and play with their grandbaby!
After yet another bottle and nap, it was time to get ready to leave! Brian came home from work around one o’clock and we prepared for our day long trip to Jacksonville and back. I am pretty sure the time spent in the car was enough to knock Jack out. He did wonderfully on the way down to Jacksonville. He continued to do great for the two hours that it took for us to complete our errands….unfortunately; we ended with a screaming child who was not happy to be placed back into his car seat after tasting freedom!

(Does this face not just break your heart??)

Jack hasn’t cried like that since he was in the hospital. I usually can get to him before he starts wailing! I felt awful. However, the amount of screaming that he did knocked him out! We arrived home at 7:30 and Jack took a bottle and then passed out!!! He slept from eight o’clock until three o’clock in the morning! It was wonderful!!
The long day really wore him out and the crying, I think, was the last straw. Jack had had enough!!!
Normally, he will sleep for four to five hours after his seven thirty bottle, but we have never experienced a seven hour sleep period! Let’s just say…he killed his bottle at 3 in the morning!!!!