No sleep

Poor Zach is still sick. He is so congested so he has not been sleeping very well. Ryan and I have been taking turns staying up with him and holding him upright so he will sleep. It has been rough but hopefully will get better soon. He feels like he is gaining a ton of weight. I am definitely working out my biceps by lifting him.

Only 2 weeks until I go back to work. It is bittersweet. I am ready to get back but I am going to miss him like crazy. The good news is I can go over and see him whenever I want but that might make it harder. I am sure he will be fine and I will always worry. I know I have to put him in school sooner or later and I will never think that anyone will take care of him like I do. It will be good for him to not be so spoiled (I admit it, we spoil him like crazy and I love to hold him all day and cuddle, but what mom doesn't)



1.5 months

We survived

We survived our babies first cold and fever. I woke up on Wednesday night to Zach wanting to eat, when I went in there he felt really hot. So I took his temperature and it was 100.4 which is very high in a 6 week old. I ended up sleeping with him on the couch and cuddling him all night because that was the only way he would sleep. You could tell he was uncomfortable. I called the doctor and they called back and had me give him some Tylenol. The good thing was he was smiling and eating really well and not acting sick at all the following morning just still the high fever. Yesterday we spent all day sleeping, since I too am getting the cold he had. Ryan took over when he got home from work. He is feeling much better and sleeping great tonight but now I feel like I have been hit by a truck. I am glad we took care of our baby and made it through it all. Now I need someone to take care of me. Once you become a mom you don't think about the fact that no matter how you feel you have to suck it up and be there for your child before anything else.

First Cold

Zach has his first cold. He sounded kind of weird last night and has been more fussy the last 2 days, when we woke up this morning I went and checked on him and he had a runny nose. Other than that and a little cough he has no other symptoms. You can tell he doesn't feel good though. I took him to the doctor and he said we just have to ride it out. Ryan was sick last week so I am sure that is where he picked it up. I am hoping I don't get it.

Sleeping in the Crib and Smiles

Last night was a great night for us. Zach slept in his crib for the first time all night. We tried to start a bed time routine. When he got sleepy (still too early for a set time) I took him upstairs, we had an impromptu bath because he peed on himself when I was changing his diaper, I fed him, swaddled him and then read him a few books. Once he was asleep I put him in his sleep positioner in the crib and we left. He did really well. He slept from 9:00-12:00 and then again until 3:00 and then Ryan fed him at 5:30 when he got up for work. The swaddler worked well, I put his arms in which he had previously fought me on, I did it when he was half asleep, and he slept great because I think he was waking himself up when his arms moved at night. The only issue I had with the sleep positioner was that when he did move he worked himself down to the bottom of it so when I went in the feed him he was off of it. So we might try not putting him in that tonight. It was nice to have our room back and even though I had the monitor to hear him I slept better because I did not hear every little noise.

In other news, Zach has been smiling for the last few days. We got his first good one on Sunday and he has been slowly doing it ever since. I can not seem to get a picture because he 1) does not want to perform for the camera and 2) he is still unsure on how to totally do it so most of the time I get a half smile and those are not great pictures. He is really starting to recognize things and his little personality is coming out. He loves the mirror and looking at the baby in the mirror, he also "talks" to the baby. It is very cute. He has also gotten mad at us twice. Once we put him in his car seat and he did not want to go and the other time we put him in the swing and he was unhappy about it and just pouted. I have put a picture of that below.


Asleep with the pacifier hanging out


With Creedon and Caddie


Pissed about being in the swing


In my play gym

Professional Pictures and Doctor

We had Zach's 1 month pictures taken yesterday. He was really fussy at first and then he did really well.

We went to the doctor today for his recheck from when he was spitting up all the time. The doctor is very happy with his progress. He has not been spitting up as much and is eating better. He is really only fussy in the afternoon so we just try and give him Mylicon and use Happi Tummi before he gets really bad. This seems to be helping. I am glad it is a very mild amount of colic. It would be very hard if it was really bad. He weighs 8 pounds 2 ounces and is 22 inches long!! It is crazy since last visit 2 weeks ago he was 6 pounds 11 ounces. We must be doing something right for him to be growing so much. His weight to height is in the zero percentile. The doctor said it was because he had stretched out so much but it is fine as long as it is going up on the curve and not down. I am so glad he is doing well. It makes you worry a little less, not much but a little bit :)

I have finally felt like cooking again and really cleaning the house. I guess I am going through my nesting now since I never got to do it before he came and then was recovering from the c-section. I am still a little sore but not too bad.

Busy weekend

We had a busy weekend. We went to Atlanta for my last shower and for everyone to meet Zach. He did great in the car and slept pretty much the whole way. The dogs did not bother him at all in the car, I was very impressed. Friday we went to see Ryan's grandmother. She loved meeting Zach. Saturday was the shower and Zach did really well. He was awake for half of it. We got lots of clothes and a play gym and door bouncer. It was really wonderful to see everyone. Zach did really well going to different people. You could tell by the end of the day he was tired. That night he slept for 5 hours!! Sunday Zach turned 1 month old. He is starting to smile back at us, be more active during the day and when he spit his pacifier out he had it in his hand and you could see he was trying really hard to get it back in his mouth. It is amazing how much difference a month makes. I can not believe it has been a month already. It has flown by. I only have a month until I go back to work. I am excited but am nervous leaving him all day. I know it will be fine but it is going to be very hard to do.

The park

Today we went to the park with Marci and Jack and went for a nice walk. It was a nice day out, kind of overcast but warm. Zach was pretty much passed out the whole time but seemed to like it. I am hoping we can walk everyday it is nice so I can get back in shape and he can be outside.


At the end of the walk, both boys passed out


Zach & me


In my crib

Happi Tummi

I have to give a shout out to Happi Tummi. It is this herbal wrap that you heat up and put on baby's belly when they are getting fussy or colicky and it is supposed to calm them down. This is the best thing ever. As soon as I put it on him he calms down and makes this cute face and you can tell it helps. It has also made him pass out. So it is beneficial to get him to sleep as well.
Speaking of sleep we had a GREAT night last night. He went from 9-12:30 and then did not get up again until 4:30. I didn't even realize. I woke up expecting to see 3:00 on the clock and was pleasantly surprised.
He is still sleeping in our room but yesterday and today I put him down in his crib and he seemed to just love it. So I think I will start putting him in there for naps and we will slowly transition him in there at night. We still have to set up the monitor so he won't be in there until then. Maybe we can do that tonight.
Here are some pictures of him awake. He is definitely becoming more alert each day and I hope that with him being up more during the day he is getting his nights and days on track.



In my ducky towel

Zach and me

With Ava

Daddy's Little Wingman

Body Parts Pictures

Here are Zach's body parts pictures. He did a great job!!

Making Progress

I am convinced that since we switched bottles, even though it has only been 2 days, it has made a world of difference. He is still a little fussy and you can tell his belly gets really tight but it seems easier to work it out and he is sleeping better. he actually went for a 4 hour stretch at one point last night, granted that was from 3:30-7:30 but it is something. Now he is passed out in the swing and I am getting a break :)

In other random news. Can you believe New Kids on the Block are coming back???!!! I went to their concert when I was 12. It is so random and I bet they will sell out their concerts.

Here are some updated Zach pictures.


In the sling!!




Passed out on Leila


Smiling away

Almost 3 weeks

Zach is almost 3 weeks old. It is flying by. He has been very fussy the last few days and nights. He is not sleeping very well and that makes it very hard on us. He has been wanting to eat all the time but not eating as much and then he is spitting up a lot more. I called the doctor and they called me back and wanted to see him today. So we went just to get him checked out. He is up to 6 pounds 11 ounces from his appointment a week ago. He ended up peeing all over the place and I think he peed in his own mouth. He did not like it one bit and screamed when he did it. I felt so bad for him. The doctor checked him out and does not think anything is wrong with him but thinks that he might be colicky. I am hoping it is just because he is growing. We also tried switching his bottles so hopefully that will help.

Zach and I went to lunch with Ryan today and showed him off around his office. He was a big hit. We had a good lunch and it was nice to get out of the house. It was the first time I had driven in 4 weeks. I know people were getting frustrated with me because I was going slower than normal, probably because it has been awhile and because I had Zach in the car. Better safe than sorry.