Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Little Toes

Little Toes
Tuesday
April 28th, 2015
 
I am finally starting to learn how to shoot in manual. Really this is only my 3rd time, I have by no means perfected it but I have a pretty cute little guy to practice on! Today he fell asleep on my bed so I stretched the blanket out he was laying on and took some close ups of his sweet little hands and feet. I just love little baby hands and toes.  
 








Monday, April 27, 2015

Brothers

Brothers
Monday
April 27th, 2015
 
I absolutely love having another little boy, not that Kinsley isn't tons of fun but its nice to do the whole boy thing again too. Unfortunately I don't have a ton of Brody's baby clothes left so it's fun when I get to put Jace in one of Brody's cute baby outfits. Here's the two he has been able to wear so far, love it!
 
Brody 3 days old (top)
Jace 5 weeks old (bottom)
Brody 4 days old (top)
Jace 3 weeks 4 days (bottom)


Thursday, April 23, 2015

Jace: 1 Month

1 Month
Thursday
April 29th, 2015
 


 
 Weight
I’m not sure on his weight, he has to be gaining though...it feels like he eats every 5 minutes!

Health
He is still our healthy little boy. 

Sleep
Baby J is still an awesome sleeper! Most of the time he wakes up either around 2 or around 4 to eat. If he wakes up earlier he wants to nurse around 6:30 but if its later he will go till around 8. He sleeps the most in the morning hours, not really waking up for long stretches until around lunch time. One hard thing about him though is the he LOVES to nap in my arms, which I totally love but it makes is hard to get much done.
 
Clothes
He still wears all of the same clothes, newborn and 0-3 months expect that he’s grow out of a couple newborn jammies
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Diet
Milk from Mommy. He’s getting better at nursing, he only struggles when he’s really tired at night or in the morning.  
 
Crying
He is starting to cry a little bit more but I still can’t complain. He is a pretty dang good baby.
Milestones
He is doing great at holding his head up, he loves to look around at everything. And there is no doubt that he is smiling, the cutest little smiles ever!! Another absolutely adorable milestone, he is starting to make those tiny little baby coos, he started around 3 weeks…melts my heart every time.
Products I'm loving
Still just the binkies and binkie clips. I wish I was loving a baby wrap!! They are pretty expensive so I bought some fabric to make my own but I can’t seem to get some alone time to do it.  
Fun Facts
As I said before he loves to be held, so something he has a hard time when I have to put him down. I mean mommy does still have to get things done, as much as I’d like to just hold him all day I can’t. I have found that the quickest way to comfort him is with touch, he just loves to know someone is there. He loves when I softly rub his face, and especially loves when I put my face next to his…calms him right down. He also loves escimo kisses from Mommy J


Monday, April 6, 2015

Jace 2 weeks

 
Jace Gabriel
2 Weeks
Monday
April 6th 2015
 
My pictures definitely aren't as good as my Mom's, just one of a million reasons why I miss her.
 
 
 Weight
We just had his two weeks checkup today so I know exacts. He weighs 9 pounds 8 ounces (what Bro weighed at birth, just a fun fact) which is in the 75th percentile, he is 21 inches long also the 75th percentile and his head circumference is 14 1/16 inches which is the 50th percentile.  

Health
This little boy couldn’t be doing better!! The only health problem he’s had so far was his circumcision. For the first week and a half it was bleeding and causing him a lot of pain during diaper changes, thankfully that is over.  

Sleep
He is perfect, seriously! He still sleeps a ton during the day of course and is a great sleeper at night. The most times he’s woken up to eat at night is 3, and that’s a lot for him. Even with him being a great sleeper I find myself losing a lot of sleep though. With every little sound he makes I worry something is wrong and have to check on him. He also loves to sleep with us, or should I say we both love it. I’m afraid I might be setting myself up for trouble later. Oh and Kins always ends up in bed with us, 4 people in a queen beds gets a little squishy.
Clothes
Still newborn, thank goodness…I don’t want him to grow! He can wear 0-3 months but they are big.  
Diet
Milk milk and more milk, and boy does he like to nurse. He’s not my best nurser though; sometimes he has a really hard time latching on. Night time is when he struggles the most; it can take a good 5 minutes for him to latch on.  
Crying
Once again he is a really good baby, that doesn’t mean he doesn’t cry but when he does its always for a reason and he can be quieted down pretty quickly.
Milestones
He doesn’t have too many milestones yet. He is working really hard at raising his head up, especially when we hold him up on our shoulder. I am pretty sure that he recognizes us now, he focuses on our faces a lot more. And he has been giving the cutest smiles ever! Mostly in his sleep J
Products I'm loving
I’m totally loving the binky clips my Mom made!! She made a ton so it’s super easy to match them to his outfits. And of course I’m also loving the binkies on them.
Fun Facts
It is still so weird to think he is our smallest baby at 9 pounds 8 ounces (at 2 weeks), I never in a million years imagined myself having such big babies. I saw a picture on Instagram the other day of a 5 pound baby, it seriously scared me!! It looked like it could break with any wrong move!
I also still can’t get over how lucky we are, that he is here and he is ours. The amount of love you instantly feel for each new child is indescribable, unlike anything else. And the crazy part is that love just continues to grow with each new day you spend with them. I am literally by all means obsessed with this little man; I just can’t get enough of him! He is mommies little angel, I know it’s still too early to be sure but I really hope he stays that way. I sure could use any easy child!  


Thursday, March 26, 2015

Newborn Pictures

Newborn Pictures!!
Thursday
March 26th, 2015
 
Can I just say I am SOO glad my Mom is here to take pictures of this little prince!! If it were up to me they wouldn't even be half as good.
 
My Mom and I have been obsessed with newborn pictures for months...looking up ideas, getting the right outfits and gathering/planning out all our props. I even finished redoing our bedroom so that the background would be perfect, yeah we're pretty obsessed.
 
Once again my Mom came through with some AMAZING pictures!!! I am so extremely lucky to have such a talented mother, I will cherish these sweet pictures for forever.
 
 
I got this sweet little hat and diaper cover set hand made and shipped to me all the way from Poland.
 
 
Precious little baby toes :)
 
 
 
I think I finally got my light haired baby.
 


 
This was my absolute favorite photo prop, I'm dying over how adorable this baby scale is. Oh and the cute baby on top of it doesn't hurt either :)


 
Day one of pictures, plenty more to come!






Friday, March 6, 2015

38 weeks

38 weeks
Friday
March 6th
 
 
How far along? 38 weeks and 1 day.

Total weight gain: 36 pounds.

Maternity clothes? During the week I live in sweat leggings and my maternity jeans if I’m going out. As for Sunday Maxi skirts are literally the only thing I wear anymore. It’s kind of crazy to me that even Ian’s shirts are getting to short on me! They still have lots of room everywhere, just getting short.

 Stretch marks? Pretty sure there’s a few new ones but I still can’t complain too much.

Sleep: Sleep is getting harder but it’s really the least of my complaints at this point. Ever since I started taking Zantac heartburn and acid reflex haven’t been too much of an issue. I am starting to have to use the restroom more often, 2 – 3 times a night so I have to get up for that. And I’m just plain uncomfortable, but believe it or not I still get a pretty good night’s rest most of the time.

Best moment this week? Today was the start of Spring break!!! YAY!

Miss anything? Same as last week, I just really miss being comfortable.  

Movement: Holy cow, this little boy as stepped up his game big time in the movement department…and I almost wish he hadn’t! Talk about discomfort and even pain!! He is always pushing on my pelvic area, and I swear his legs like to live in my ribs. His movement is completely visibly to anyone who pays attention to my stomach when he’s in action. I swear it’s the creepiest feeling ever at this point. It was fun when he was little but now it’s just plain uncomfortable.  

Food cravings: At this point, nothing really.

Food aversions: Nothing.

Boy or girl:Boy

Labor signs: I haven’t had anything that’s screamed real labor to me…obviously or else I would have had him by now haha. But there’s no doubt my body is gearing up for it. I have been having a ton of contractions, just nothing consistent enough. I have been having crazy sharp pains in my back but again nothing consistent enough. Sometimes I swear it feels like he’s going to fall right out of me!   
Symptoms: My most painful symptom is that weird burning on my right side I described in my last post, it is getting really bad. The strangest thing is I think it’s almost worse when I’m sitting down. Really I can’t even seem to truly be comfortable anymore. I mentioned earlier that my heartburn and acid reflex is a lot more manageable now thanks to Zantac, although I still have to take tums every now and then. My back kills me and my feet ache like crazy (I would have a husband who finds feet totally repulsive and has horrible eczema on his hands that doesn’t mix to well with messages). 

Belly Button in or out? Out 

Wedding ring on or off? Off.

Looking forward to: Getting lots done over spring break and finally feeling “ready” for this baby.

Fun facts: Well I had a doctor’s appointment today and learned the baby is head down, that’s good news. A somewhat weird fact, these doctors apparently don’t check to see how dilated/effaced I am, kind of nice not being violated every time I go to the doctor. We have less than two weeks until my due date…exciting and scary has heck all at the same time. My Mom and Brother are coming for sure when I have the baby, but my sister might come now to, crossing my fingers she does!! Oh and I haven’t even started packing my hospital bag, not going to lie this scares me a little especially every time I leave the house. I plan to pack it this week. I was in charge of mutual this week and will be teaching this Sunday then I’m responsibility free for a while…woo hoo!!! I have always thought it would be nice to deliver a little before my due date, nothing crazy early but every day of pain counts at this point. But with this one I DO NOT want to go early, my Mom isn’t getting here until the night of the 17th so I’m hoping and praying I don’t go into labor before then. I’m also hoping and praying I don’t go crazy over my due date, cant he just come right on time!?


Monday, March 2, 2015

Best Friends...well kind of...

Best Friends...well kind of...
Monday
March 2nd, 2015
 
I don't know if best friends is the right way to describe their relationship, they have more of a love hate thing going on. Kinsley is OBSESSED with her kitty, Sara on the other hand isn't too sure about a little girl who wants to carry her around everywhere. Sara scratches the heck out of poor Kinsley, making her cry for a minute then she's right back to loving the heck out of her. This morning was a good time for these two so I just had to snap some pictures.
 
Kisses :)


 
More kisses


 
Snuggling her baby, could they get any cuter!



 
I am so lucky to get to spend everyday with this cutie!! Love her so much!



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