Grayson went to the doctor today for his 2 month old check-up and shots. Although he screamed when they gave him the 3 shots, he took it like a champ afterwards. He squeezed my hand SO hard and once I got to pick him up, he was fine and fell right asleep once he got in his car seat. He's such a big boy!
The exciting news is that Grayson's levels for his milk protein intolerance have gone wayyyy down and he no longer has blood in his bowels. Me going dairy-free has worked and I couldn't be more ecstatic! I still have to go dairy-free until he reaches the point where he's outgrowing it as long as I'm still breastfeeding but this is a HUGE step! This means I can still breastfeed him and I couldn't be happier. I won't be having to put him on special formula after all. It's definitely the news I've been waiting on for weeks! Pheww! There's a HUGE weight off of my shoulders.
Grayson weighs 11 pounds and is 23 inches long. He's in the 50 percentile for weight and 80 percentile in height. He's gonna be long and skinny like his daddy! And to have hopes that he'd be a little short shit like me! Darn! Lol! He's growing so fast and I just want it slow down. It's definitely mind blowing that he's already 2 months old. I'm gonna cry! Lol! Before I know it, he'll be starting his first day of kindergarten. Then I'll REALLY be crying!
Grayson is asleep and TC and I are just relaxing until we have to go run some errands. So I'm gonna keep this short and sweet and jump off of here so I can get some work done. :)
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Monday, June 24, 2013
2 months old!
Yup! Our baby boy just turned 2 months old yesterday! Really makes me wanna cry! Lol! It feels like just yesterday that we were in the hospital meeting Grayson. Ahh! Time is flying by! Before I know it, he'll be rolling over, sitting up on his own, crawling, walking, talking, and turning 1 year old! It's crazy! He's always had a personality since the day he was born. His first smile was just a few hours after he was born right after I breastfed him for the first time. He smiles bigger and bigger and it just melts my heart. I love when I'm breastfeeding him and he just looks up at me and smiles. Too stinkin cute! He's trying to laugh so hard and gets frustrated when he does. I seriously can't wait until he starts laughing although I've heard that when babies laugh for the first time, they start crying because it's just a new noise for them and it scares them lol. As much as I hate when he gets upset, I find it so cute when he sticks his bottom lip out right before he starts to cry. Lol! He's quite a mover though but then again, he has been since I was 20 weeks pregnant with him. He loves to kick those legs and swing those arms up and down. He's learned this new thing where he stands up and swings back and forth. He LOVES to stand up on my legs while I hold his arms. He's also gotten really great with his head control. I barely have to hold his head anymore and it makes me sad. Soon enough he's not gonna be calm enough to just lay on my chest and want to be held. As much as his clingyness gets tiring after awhile because I have so much to do, I love it! Things I have to get done can wait. I'm not always going to be able to spend time with him at this age. Well, let me rephrase that: HE won't want to spend time with me after a certain point in time so I'm definitely enjoying this age and I definitely love that he loves to be near me. He may look like and act like his daddy, but he loves to be with his mommy (and his daddy when daddy isn't working) :)
Things have been really hectic around here this weekend though. Grayson started projectile vomiting Saturday night and wouldn't stop. He wasn't running a fever and after he stopped, he was as happy as can be, just a smiling and moving like nothing happened. Of course I wasn't as happy as can be. I was a nervous wreck. TC went up to Walmart and got his some Pedialyte and he was fine after that until yesterday morning. I fed him for the first time after he slept for 7 hours Saturday night and not even 10 minutes later, he was on a puke fest again. He wouldn't take the Pedialyte and the little bit that he did, he couldn't keep down. So we took him to Urgent Care. He threw up one more time the short ride to Urgent Care. He didn't puke after that. The doctor said it's just from the heat we had been in Saturday afternoon mixed with his terrible acid reflux. I had to stop giving him the acid reflux medicine because it made him sick since it's mint flavored. TC HATES mint and we believe Grayson has picked up on hating mint as well because any time I ate mint when I was pregnant, I'd be sick as a dog the whole day, and even now if I eat mint, Grayson gets sick since I breastfeed him. So it's taken me until today for the doctor to change it since his regular pediatrician didn't prescribe it to him. Another pediatrician at another office did. We pick that prescription up tomorrow since they're having to give him a special kind of medicine where I have to do a lot of work to give it to him. But that's ok. As long as he gets to feeling better without any pain, I'll do whatever is needed.
One of the hectic things that has happened, I really don't want to publicly announce all over creation so I'll keep that one to myself.
Tomorrow morning, Grayson goes to get his 2 month old shots. This shall be fun! Before we go, I'm picking up some baby Tylenol to be prepared and ready for his fever to hit after his shots. Poor little thing will probably be a clingy mess tomorrow and just want Momma all day. So I have cleared my day tomorrow just in case. Hopefully he'll sleep good afterwards where he won't to be uncomfortable from it. It's going to be a long day tomorrow to say the least.
I'm typing this oh so fast so excuse any grammar issues in this. Trying to finish up before Grayson wakes up.
TC is at work and I'm bored as all get out although I have a million and one things to do, but would rather just blog. Lol! I'll regret it later but oh well.
My daddy will be in town for a week starting July 23rd and I can't wait! We haven't seen him since Grayson was born and he couldn't stay but for 3 days. So we're definitely going to enjoy being with him for a whole week. Not sure what we're going to do, but we always find something fun to do even if it's just having a movie night and going out to eat. I love spending time with my daddy. There's never a dull moment what so ever! Dakota's out of school for the summer so I know we'll be able to do something extra fun without having a schedule to work around. I believe TC will be at AT for the military while my daddy's down which is a real bummer. Hopefully he'll be able to come home on a weekend to spend some time with us all. It's definitely gotten more and more hectic to get everyone together now that me and my sister have husbands and a kid and all 3 of us (Amber, Dakota, and I) live in separate houses and have our own schedules now. But that's ok. We always find a way to come together and part from our schedules. I honestly can't wait!
On another note, my niece is growing up before my eyes. She can already talk pretty good and say small sentences like, "I love you," "I'm cute," and "I'm beautiful". And she even knows a lot of our names besides her own. Lol! She calls me Rye-Rye and I LOVE it because that's what my Pawpaw has always called me since I could remember.
I found this little quote on Pinterest that said, "How to really love a child: be there. Say yes as often as you can. Let them bang on pots and pans. If they’re crabby, put them in water. Read books out loud with joy. Go find elephants and kiss them. Encourage silly. Giggle a lot. Remember how really small they are. Search out the positives. Keep the gleam in your eye. Go see a movie in your pajamas. Teach feelings. Realize how important it is to be a child. Plan to build a rocket ship. Stop yelling. Invent pleasures together. Surprise them. Express your love….a lot. Children are miraculous."
Well I'm gonna jump off of here and probably do the things I need to do before Grayson wakes up which he'll probably wake up right as I'm starting to get something done like always. Lol! I love that little boy so much even if he's a handful sometimes but that's a baby's job, right? Lol!
Here are just a few pictures over the past month:
Things have been really hectic around here this weekend though. Grayson started projectile vomiting Saturday night and wouldn't stop. He wasn't running a fever and after he stopped, he was as happy as can be, just a smiling and moving like nothing happened. Of course I wasn't as happy as can be. I was a nervous wreck. TC went up to Walmart and got his some Pedialyte and he was fine after that until yesterday morning. I fed him for the first time after he slept for 7 hours Saturday night and not even 10 minutes later, he was on a puke fest again. He wouldn't take the Pedialyte and the little bit that he did, he couldn't keep down. So we took him to Urgent Care. He threw up one more time the short ride to Urgent Care. He didn't puke after that. The doctor said it's just from the heat we had been in Saturday afternoon mixed with his terrible acid reflux. I had to stop giving him the acid reflux medicine because it made him sick since it's mint flavored. TC HATES mint and we believe Grayson has picked up on hating mint as well because any time I ate mint when I was pregnant, I'd be sick as a dog the whole day, and even now if I eat mint, Grayson gets sick since I breastfeed him. So it's taken me until today for the doctor to change it since his regular pediatrician didn't prescribe it to him. Another pediatrician at another office did. We pick that prescription up tomorrow since they're having to give him a special kind of medicine where I have to do a lot of work to give it to him. But that's ok. As long as he gets to feeling better without any pain, I'll do whatever is needed.
One of the hectic things that has happened, I really don't want to publicly announce all over creation so I'll keep that one to myself.
Tomorrow morning, Grayson goes to get his 2 month old shots. This shall be fun! Before we go, I'm picking up some baby Tylenol to be prepared and ready for his fever to hit after his shots. Poor little thing will probably be a clingy mess tomorrow and just want Momma all day. So I have cleared my day tomorrow just in case. Hopefully he'll sleep good afterwards where he won't to be uncomfortable from it. It's going to be a long day tomorrow to say the least.
I'm typing this oh so fast so excuse any grammar issues in this. Trying to finish up before Grayson wakes up.
TC is at work and I'm bored as all get out although I have a million and one things to do, but would rather just blog. Lol! I'll regret it later but oh well.
My daddy will be in town for a week starting July 23rd and I can't wait! We haven't seen him since Grayson was born and he couldn't stay but for 3 days. So we're definitely going to enjoy being with him for a whole week. Not sure what we're going to do, but we always find something fun to do even if it's just having a movie night and going out to eat. I love spending time with my daddy. There's never a dull moment what so ever! Dakota's out of school for the summer so I know we'll be able to do something extra fun without having a schedule to work around. I believe TC will be at AT for the military while my daddy's down which is a real bummer. Hopefully he'll be able to come home on a weekend to spend some time with us all. It's definitely gotten more and more hectic to get everyone together now that me and my sister have husbands and a kid and all 3 of us (Amber, Dakota, and I) live in separate houses and have our own schedules now. But that's ok. We always find a way to come together and part from our schedules. I honestly can't wait!
On another note, my niece is growing up before my eyes. She can already talk pretty good and say small sentences like, "I love you," "I'm cute," and "I'm beautiful". And she even knows a lot of our names besides her own. Lol! She calls me Rye-Rye and I LOVE it because that's what my Pawpaw has always called me since I could remember.
I found this little quote on Pinterest that said, "How to really love a child: be there. Say yes as often as you can. Let them bang on pots and pans. If they’re crabby, put them in water. Read books out loud with joy. Go find elephants and kiss them. Encourage silly. Giggle a lot. Remember how really small they are. Search out the positives. Keep the gleam in your eye. Go see a movie in your pajamas. Teach feelings. Realize how important it is to be a child. Plan to build a rocket ship. Stop yelling. Invent pleasures together. Surprise them. Express your love….a lot. Children are miraculous."
It reminded me of when Elizabeth got into the baby powder while I was babysitting her a couple of weeks before I had Grayson and instead of getting mad about the mess I had to clean up, I joined her in the creation of the mess. A lot of parents need to let things go and have fun with their kids even if it makes a mess. A mess can ALWAYS be cleaned up. No need to get mad about an accident. Make accidents fun even if you get dirty or sticky. And then tell your child this is a one time thing and that we're not doing this ALL of the time. It boosts their self-confidence a little instead of making them sad and feel bad about messes. Yes, I'm a new mom but when you acted like a mom to your brother your whole life, you learn things. Definitely going to have fun with Grayson. I don't wanna be a mean mom who gets mad at the littlest things. Search out the positive. That quote just opened up my eyes. As much as I think kids need discipline, if you teach them VERY early (as in when they're walking good and starting to get into things) not to do certain things WITHOUT jumping the gun and yelling, 9 out of 10 times, kids will behave. As frustrating as my brother got when I lived at my mom's house, I regret not talking to him calmly FIRST when he did something I didn't like. And I'll be the first one to admit I would just automatically yell at him instead of calmly telling him not to do something or to leave me alone. I think that has a lot to do with the way he acts and has acted.
Well I'm gonna jump off of here and probably do the things I need to do before Grayson wakes up which he'll probably wake up right as I'm starting to get something done like always. Lol! I love that little boy so much even if he's a handful sometimes but that's a baby's job, right? Lol!
Here are just a few pictures over the past month:
The sock monkey hat's still a little big and the diaper cover that comes with it with a tail is a little too small for his chunky butt, but we made it work. Thank you to Candi Watts for making it for me.
With cousin, Elizabeth. She loves Grayson!
She did NOT wanna sit in that yucky dirty grass. Lol!
Oh, I LOVE the expression on Grayson's face. So precious!
Miss Sassy at her finest wearing my bracelet. Lol!
We got to do a Mommy session with Tzedibear Photography :)
Doing the one eyebrow thing that only Daddy, Grandma Sally, and Aunt Lisa can do. Lol! Grayson can do it with both eyes while they can only do it with one. He's gifted! Lol!
Woke up just as happy as he could be! :)
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Poo-Pa!
So many people keep asking me why I call Grayson "poo-pa". Well, I don't even know lol. I started calling him that when we were in the hospital the second Grayson was born. I was calling him "popeye" because he would always just have one eye open when he'd try and go to sleep since he didn't wanna miss a thing. And then it just turned into "poo-pa" lol
BUTTTTTT ANYWAY!
Our little poo-pa is a month and a half old! He's getting so big and is so alert about everything! But he's been that way since the day he was born lol. It's been a bit of a roller coaster lately though. We took Grayson to the doctor on June 4th because he was excessively crying without any kind of soothing. We found out that he's milk protein intolerant (which pretty much means he's allergic to dairy) and that he has an inflamed tummy due to it. SO with that said, I've had to change my diet since I'm breastfeeding him. It's been frustrating, to the point where I wanna rip my hair out! I've never been a big dairy person ESPECIALLY during the summer. But since I was about 7.5 month pregnant, I've eaten nothing BUT dairy: blocks of cheese (I would go through about 3 blocks of cheese a week!), ice cream sandwiches, cheesecake ice cream, ranch veggie dip, mayonnaise, glasses of milk, Alfredo pasta sauce, tapioca pudding, the list goes on and on. I've NEVER been that way. I can't stand eating cheese plain, I used to HATE mayonnaise, and I wouldn't be able to drink a glass of milk without gaging....up until I was about 7.5 months pregnant. I guess I ate TOO much dairy and it's done bit me in the ass! They say it's not because I ate so much dairy, but in my personal opinion, I think it was!
So, we've had to go to NUMEROUS grocery stores on the hunt for either coconut milk, almond milk, and rice milk, vegan cheese, and anything WITHOUT milk, whey, and caseine in it. I NEVER knew just how many things have milk in it. I definitely didn't know that honey mustard, hot dogs, tomato based pasta sauce, and so many other things had dairy in them! It has taken me twice as long in the grocery stores because now, I have to read labels, search for 3 main ingredients (milk, whey, and caseine), get frustrated, and throw it back on the shelf as I pout like a 2-year-old.
As frustrating as it has been and how much I just complained up there, I'm doing this for my baby boy. Everyone keeps telling me, "oh just switch to formula!" Um, no! And here are my reasons:
1. He's allergic to formula and can only be on specific formula
2. That specific and special formula is EXPENSIVE as hell, breastmilk is free!
3. I have a good supply of breastmilk coming in, why go through the pain of trying to empty my breasts and make my good and gold of a milk supply go bad?
4. I really do NOT want to have to spend weeks stuffing cabbage in my bra to dry my milk up and going through the horror of humongous and painful boobs! I have 2 men in the house, ok? Grayson loves to cuddle on my chest and TC, well you all know what men love to do with boobs?
5. I need to change my diet any way and this gives me the right motivation to do so.e
6. Studies show breastfed babies are at a lower risk for juvenile diabetes, metabolism conditions, and obesity than formula fed babies. They are at a lower risk of getting sick multiple times throughout the year, they have higher IQs, and so much more! *NOTE: I'm not bashing women who feed they're babies formula and I'm not saying they're babies will grow up to be stupid, fat, or sick.
7. I absolutely LOVE the bonding time I get with my son
And the 2 BIG reasons:
8. I'm NOT giving up that easy!
9. My baby boy means the world to me, I refuse to test him on all kinds of special formulas like a lab rat to see which one his tummy agrees on. Breastmilk is what's best for babies. Every doctor, formula company, specialist, etc. will tell you that. Granted, I know a lot of women can't breastfeed because they either don't make enough milk or they're babies don't do well with it. But seriously, I CAN breastfeed. My milk has come in and stayed in and I pray it stays that way.
I can give you so many reasons why I choose to breastfeed my son but "ain't no one got time for that" (bahaha! just for you, Uncle Joel) :) This is MY son and I'm doing what's best for HIM, no one else. I'm willing to risk my own health, to make him healthy. I am going to talk to my doctor and see what kind of calcium vitamins I can take in order for me NOT to have a calcium deficiency. I'm willing to do ANYTHING to help my baby boy and to still breastfeed him.
But any way! Off of that subject! Grayson is growing like a weed! He now weighs 10 pounds and 1 ounce. WOW! So many people are shocked when I tell them that because he's so tiny! Lol! I always get asked how much he weighed at birth and if he was a premie. Nope, he's just a tiny babay! Lol! We find out on the 27th if he's doing better with the breastmilk and if his inflamed tummy has gone away or at least hasn't gotten worse. Fingers, arms, toes, and legs crossed and lots of prayers heading his way. <3
I absolutely LOVE my baby boy! His daddy's alright, too! Lol! Just kidding! I love both of them with all of my heart!
BUTTTTTT ANYWAY!
Our little poo-pa is a month and a half old! He's getting so big and is so alert about everything! But he's been that way since the day he was born lol. It's been a bit of a roller coaster lately though. We took Grayson to the doctor on June 4th because he was excessively crying without any kind of soothing. We found out that he's milk protein intolerant (which pretty much means he's allergic to dairy) and that he has an inflamed tummy due to it. SO with that said, I've had to change my diet since I'm breastfeeding him. It's been frustrating, to the point where I wanna rip my hair out! I've never been a big dairy person ESPECIALLY during the summer. But since I was about 7.5 month pregnant, I've eaten nothing BUT dairy: blocks of cheese (I would go through about 3 blocks of cheese a week!), ice cream sandwiches, cheesecake ice cream, ranch veggie dip, mayonnaise, glasses of milk, Alfredo pasta sauce, tapioca pudding, the list goes on and on. I've NEVER been that way. I can't stand eating cheese plain, I used to HATE mayonnaise, and I wouldn't be able to drink a glass of milk without gaging....up until I was about 7.5 months pregnant. I guess I ate TOO much dairy and it's done bit me in the ass! They say it's not because I ate so much dairy, but in my personal opinion, I think it was!
So, we've had to go to NUMEROUS grocery stores on the hunt for either coconut milk, almond milk, and rice milk, vegan cheese, and anything WITHOUT milk, whey, and caseine in it. I NEVER knew just how many things have milk in it. I definitely didn't know that honey mustard, hot dogs, tomato based pasta sauce, and so many other things had dairy in them! It has taken me twice as long in the grocery stores because now, I have to read labels, search for 3 main ingredients (milk, whey, and caseine), get frustrated, and throw it back on the shelf as I pout like a 2-year-old.
As frustrating as it has been and how much I just complained up there, I'm doing this for my baby boy. Everyone keeps telling me, "oh just switch to formula!" Um, no! And here are my reasons:
1. He's allergic to formula and can only be on specific formula
2. That specific and special formula is EXPENSIVE as hell, breastmilk is free!
3. I have a good supply of breastmilk coming in, why go through the pain of trying to empty my breasts and make my good and gold of a milk supply go bad?
4. I really do NOT want to have to spend weeks stuffing cabbage in my bra to dry my milk up and going through the horror of humongous and painful boobs! I have 2 men in the house, ok? Grayson loves to cuddle on my chest and TC, well you all know what men love to do with boobs?
5. I need to change my diet any way and this gives me the right motivation to do so.e
6. Studies show breastfed babies are at a lower risk for juvenile diabetes, metabolism conditions, and obesity than formula fed babies. They are at a lower risk of getting sick multiple times throughout the year, they have higher IQs, and so much more! *NOTE: I'm not bashing women who feed they're babies formula and I'm not saying they're babies will grow up to be stupid, fat, or sick.
7. I absolutely LOVE the bonding time I get with my son
And the 2 BIG reasons:
8. I'm NOT giving up that easy!
9. My baby boy means the world to me, I refuse to test him on all kinds of special formulas like a lab rat to see which one his tummy agrees on. Breastmilk is what's best for babies. Every doctor, formula company, specialist, etc. will tell you that. Granted, I know a lot of women can't breastfeed because they either don't make enough milk or they're babies don't do well with it. But seriously, I CAN breastfeed. My milk has come in and stayed in and I pray it stays that way.
I can give you so many reasons why I choose to breastfeed my son but "ain't no one got time for that" (bahaha! just for you, Uncle Joel) :) This is MY son and I'm doing what's best for HIM, no one else. I'm willing to risk my own health, to make him healthy. I am going to talk to my doctor and see what kind of calcium vitamins I can take in order for me NOT to have a calcium deficiency. I'm willing to do ANYTHING to help my baby boy and to still breastfeed him.
But any way! Off of that subject! Grayson is growing like a weed! He now weighs 10 pounds and 1 ounce. WOW! So many people are shocked when I tell them that because he's so tiny! Lol! I always get asked how much he weighed at birth and if he was a premie. Nope, he's just a tiny babay! Lol! We find out on the 27th if he's doing better with the breastmilk and if his inflamed tummy has gone away or at least hasn't gotten worse. Fingers, arms, toes, and legs crossed and lots of prayers heading his way. <3
I absolutely LOVE my baby boy! His daddy's alright, too! Lol! Just kidding! I love both of them with all of my heart!
Love that smile!
He loves his sock monkey baby! We have 2 of them that are the exact same. TC made the mistake of showing him BOTH of them, and Grayson hasn't let go of either one of them.
Rub-a-dub-dub, big chunky babay in the tub :D
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