pics
July 9, 2010 | Filed Under Luke, Photos | Leave a Comment
Here are a few previously unshared pics of Luke to make up for the lack of pics in the last post!
Not so squishy anymore! (2 months)
July 8, 2010 | Filed Under Luke | Leave a Comment
Lukie Pookie turned 2 months on Saturday, and today was his doctor’s appointment. The nurse proclaimed him perfect (she may have been referring to his temperature, but try telling me that!), and I agree. He has gotten positively chubby over the past month. One day I woke up and his chicken legs had grown rolls. How did that happen? He’s now 15lb 12 oz and 25.5 inches long–98% for both. The doctor was amazed at the spike in his growth curve. I could only smile.
The nurse walked in to find a smiling, cooing baby. Happy as can be (until the shots). They officially do not get any easier (on Mom). Amazingly, he didn’t start crying until after the 2nd shot and stopped immediately when I picked him up. He’s going to have to be tough to grow up in this house!
Obviously, nursing is going well. Sleeping isn’t too bad either. He wakes about 3-4 times/night to eat. After eating, he goes right back to sleep. The only trouble is getting him to sleep. The little night owl must take after his dad, as sometimes I can’t get him to sleep until after midnight…much past MY bedtime.
In mid-June, Luke rolled over for the first time from my tummy to his back. He has since done it several more times. This week, after 3 leaky diapers in a row, I moved him to size 3 diapers. This solved our problem, but put me into crisis. He’s growing up too fast!
Ben said this week “Momma, I’ll be sad when Lukie grows up. He’s so cute now.” I agree kiddo. I agree.
Sam continues his love affair with “his baby.” He wants to see him first thing in the morning and any other time he can wake him up. “Momma, he’s waking up. He’s wooking at me.” He also has to be on hand to watch every diaper change.
This post definitely needs pictures, but they will have to wait. I’m happy to get words down for now!
PS: For reference, Ben was 16lb 2oz and 26 inches at 2 months. Sam was 13lb 9.5oz 24 inches at 2 months.
I know…
June 26, 2010 | Filed Under Benny, Luke, Photos, Sammy | 1 Comment
it has been forever. I can’t keep up. Here are a few of the boys and even moi. Check out racheleagle.com and flickr for others if you haven’t.
…snooze…
May 8, 2010 | Filed Under Luke | 3 Comments
Thursday night was pretty rough with Luke. He slept in 20-45 minutes bursts, with plenty of nursing in between. By morning, he had an exhausted and sore Mommy. In fact, she slept right through his newborn checkup. Luckily, the doctor’s office called to offer us an afternoon appointment. The funny part is that it took me hours to realize that they called because we had already missed the appointment, not because they anticipated our missing the appointment.
Anyhow, the afternoon brought Luke’s first outing. His appointment was typical; he started by peeing on himself. His weight is 8lbs 11 oz, which is exactly the same as when he was discharged on Wednesday. The only concern is his jaundice, so the doctor sent us to Rochester for a bilirubin test. Afterward, we attempted to get our tire fixed (slow leak). Turns out that we had a nail in the sidewall and needed a new tire. Luke spent his afternoon at the tire shop.
We arrived home to a message from the doctor’s office asking to call back, but the office was already closed. Jason called over to the hospital and finally found someone who could give us our test results. Luke’s BR was 16 (up from 9.1 at discharge). It wasn’t high enough to warrant the lights, but they want to check him again Monday. Of course, they also had to scare the pants off me with all the warning signs that should send us to urgent care before Monday. I know all these from Ben’s experience, and I don’t think it is a big concern for Luke. I still worry.
Last night was pretty good, with 2-3 hour stretches of sleep. I feel much more human today. Luke is napping with Daddy now, so I’m going to go enjoy my time with the big boys!