2 Months

• You had your 2 month check-up yesterday and did really well.  I wasn't sure what to except getting 4 shots, but you handled it like a champ.  The screaming didn't last as long as I feared and the only side effect you seemed to have was wanting to sleep the rest of the day.
• Weight: 11 lbs 1 oz (25%)
• Length: 23 1/4 in (52%)
• Head: 15 1/2 in (27%)
• Eating: I started exclusively pumping and giving you a bottle and this has seemed to solve the weight gain issue.  You now eat 5 ounces about every 3 hours (6 bottles a day)
• Sleep:  We moved you out of our bedroom and into your crib when you were six weeks old.  You started sleeping through the night just a few days before you turned 2 months old.  You did it all on your own.  I hear you on the monitor some nights wiggling around, but you usually put yourself right back to sleep without ever crying.  This is a huge accomplishment since I am about to start back to work.
• You made your first trip to Northeast AR this month to see CiCi and Papaw at their house.  You were excellent in the car.
• You were diagnosed with Eczema and I think we have that under control now.  
• You have an umbilical hernia, but the doctor says not to worry this should correct itself by the time you are 2 years old.
• You have started smiling more and you love to stare at the TV.
• You don't really like tummy time.

I just can't believe you are 2 months old.  These first couple of months have been hard, but worth every bit of it.  I can't imagine life without you.  Mommy and Daddy love you sooooo much!!

Mother's Day 2013

Last year on Mother's Day weekend, I went home to see my parents.  While I was in town, I also met with a doctor regarding my issues with infertility.  That appointment resulted in the decision to have surgery which removed tons of endometriosis.  I am soo thankful that God led me to this doctor and Scott and I decided to have the surgery.  Because of that, I spent Mother's Day this year as a MOM!!!

My parents came down for the weekend and we cooked out and did lots of projects around the house.  My dad built me this awesome planter.  Now I just have to find something to put on it to tone down the brightness of the paint.  But hey, I scored that paint for $5 at Lowe's because it was apparently the wrong color or someone didn't like it.

I am soo grateful for this little guy and I am soo happy I was able to spend my 1st Mother's Day as a mom with family.  The weather was great and we spent lots of time outside.  

1 Month

I know I am way behind, but I wanted to document a few things from Carter's 1st month.

• We made several trips to the doctor in the 1st few days you were home from the hospital to have your Bilirubin checked because you were jaundice.  Finally on the 3rd check if was starting to go down. 
• Your hair is still brown but your eyes have turned from hazel to blue.
• Weight:  You weighed 7lbs at your 1st dr appointment, the second appointment you were 7lbs 3oz, and the 3rd appointment, which was the next day, you were 7lbs 2 1/2 oz.   At your 1 month appointment you weighed 8lb 2oz.  You have had some trouble gaining weight, but we are working on it.  You were given Zantac for reflux because you have been spitting up a lot and the doctor was afraid that it was part of the issue with you not gaining a lot of weight.  When you were 3 weeks old I knew something was off with your weight so I took you in for a weight check.  You were 7lbs 4oz.  You had only gained 1 oz in 2 weeks.  They told me to start offering you a bottle after each feeding so that is what we did.  In 6 days you gained 7 oz so you were up to 7lbs 11oz.  A week later you were up to 8lbs 2 oz.  The doctor asked that we come back 3 days later and have it checked again and you were up to 8lbs 9oz.
• Length:  You were still measuring 21 3/4 in at your 1 month check up.
• Sleep:  Some nights are better than others.  We actually got a few nights were you slept 6-7 hours and there was even one night where you slept 8 hours.  Lots of nights you were up every 3 hours.  Sunday nights always seem to be the worst.
• Eating:  You eat about every 3 hours.  Since we started offering a bottle after breastfeeding it seems like one meal takes an hour and a half so some days it seems like all we do it eat.  

I can't believe how fast this 1st month has gone by.  While it has been very stressful at times, I have loved every minute of it.  We have even caught you smiling a few times and I can't wait to see more smiles every day.  You make some pretty funny facial expressions.

Mommy and Daddy love you sooo much!!