I swear Grayson cannot catch a break. First his milk protein intolerance, then him not passing his hearing test and thinking something wrong was his hearing and having to see an audiologist (thankfully he finally did), then his acid reflux, then his tummy problems and not being able to pass a normal bowel movement and having to see a gastroenterologist, then spending time in the ER for his tummy on his 3rd month birthday, then us moving and him being all confused and not being able to sleep well trying to get used to everything, and now he has an upper respiratory infection. Phew! One of these days, he'll catch a break and I'm bound and determined come the 23rd when he turns 5 months that NOTHING is going to go wrong. But at least he's still happy through it all. He's one tough cookie like his momma (if I do say so myself lol). Poor little thing will be sleeping and have a cough fit and wake up not able to go back to sleep. He's so sleepy! Just wish they could give him something but they can't with him being so young. He just has to fight it off as the days go by. Thank the Lord for breastmilk so he can fight it off quicker. My poor little poo-pa! :(
TC and I are doing alright. He quit his job due to management problems so he's trying to get a new and better job that will pay better so we can get our own place. We're living with my grandparents for right now until tax time hits. Hopefully we'll be out by then as long as we can get TC this job and save up money too. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE my grandparents and I love that they're able to give us a place to stay, although we're very cramped. I'm just independent and don't like to depend on people. TC's the same way. I'm just ready to live on my own again, have my own bedroom, my own kitchen and living room, and have a place Grayson can call a permanent home. But sometimes, you just have to suck up your pride and do what you have to do for your family. And that's what we're having to do. It is good to have someone to talk to when TC's not home where I'm not all by myself though because talking to a baby and getting crazy looks gets a little sad haha!
Business and been real slow which sucks! Hopefully when it starts getting cooler, I'll get business. Christmas is getting close and that's one of my busiest holidays along side Easter. So I'm pretty excited. And I'm even more excited for NEXT summer when I do my 4th of July stand mini sessions and my Lemonade Stand mini sessions. Even though I can't wait for cooler weather. Just dreading the winter. I have to be too hot and I hate to be too cold lol. Spring and Fall are this girl's seasons! Hopefully when we get our house, I'll have a room specifically for my studio. I really want to give my clients the option of indoor photos too. I just need to get the equipment and some back drops and some more photo props and I'm praying to God this works :)
Halloween is approaching I cannot wait! Pretty sure I'm more excited than a kid on Christmas morning! Grayson was going to be a sock monkey but NO ONE has the right sized costume in town and I refuse to pay $30 plus shipping to buy it online. So an awesome friend from college, Blair, is making Grayson a crocheted minion costume. Eeeeek! It's too cute! Can't wait to take him trick-or-treating. Just praying it's not too cold! I know it's probably lame that parents take their baby trick-or-treating when they can't eat food let alone candy, but I think he'll enjoy seeing what Halloween's all about (even if he doesn't understand it lol).
Okie doke. Gotta jump off of here. Grayson is crying and coughing like crazy!
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Another Family Update
So much has been going on lately. First and foremost, TC, Grayson and I moved in with my grandparents due to land lord issues. The house we were living in got too unsafe for us to live in. It's been stressful. That's an understatement actually. It's just been so hectic trying to unpack, get Grayson back on a schedule, get everything organized, and have the time to balance work and mommy life. It's been crazy!
But anywho. Out big boy is 4 months old! He knows how to make funny noises with his mouth, roll over, eat mashed naners (as we call it), sit up in a big boy high chair, give kissies, pitch a fit (lol), and fully hold his head up (well he's been doing that but he does it so well!). His tummy time is increasing and he loves to raise up on his elbows. He even pushed off with his hands one time! He's getting so big! He's not a fan of oatmeal cereal though (we skipped the rice cereal due to it being known to cause constipation and he doesn't need help in that department lol). He's been having tummy troubles for about 2 months now and it breaks my heart. He has seen a gastroenterologist and was taken off of his acid reflux medicine and switched to a different one. THAT was a nightmare all on its own to get that! He's allergic to mint and that's the only flavor they have in that medicine. NO ONE had that medicine in stock besides Walmart but of course they only had mint flavor. So they had to order his medicine. He went a week without his medicine and you talk about fussy baby! His tummy is still bothering him and he isn't passing a bowel movement normally. I know breastfed babies can go 8-10 days without a bowel movement, but when he goes it's....well disgusting and looks like a bomb of poop exploded. But I won't go into detail about that lol. We had to take him to the Children's Hospital because he couldn't stop pooping last week and they gave him another kind of medicine that I have to put into a pumped bottle. Not sure how well THAT'S gonna work when he REFUSES a bottle since he's not used to one. Had to take him to his pediatrician a few days ago because I'm just so fed up with how he's in pain and it's breaking my heart. His pediatrician told me to give him the medicine the doctor at the Children's Hospital and if that doesn't work, he gave me a can of hypoallergenic formula (since he also has a milk protein intolerance) and I swear I'm gonna cry if I have to give him formula. I just want to breastfeed as long as I can. But if the medicine doesn't work and the formula does then I'm gonna do whatever it takes for him to get better. Poor little thing is just in so much pain from it all and I wish more than anything that I could just take it away from him and put it upon myself. So with that and his acid reflux and him being milk protein intolerant, it's been a roller coaster ride and this mommy is sleep deprived!
Aside from all of his problems, Grayson weighs 14.14 pounds and is 25 inches long! Growing like a weed!
My niece, Elizabeth, and him and just too cute together! She loves her cousin and Grayson is just so intrigued by her! They are just too precious! Elizabeth just turned 2 this past Friday. I've asked her for a month now what she wanted for her birthday and her answer is always french fries! Lol this kid is obsessed! I asked her if she wanted a baby for her birthday since she's obsessed with Grayson and she says so cutely, "noooooo!" and the look on her face is just priceless when she says it. Oh, I could just listen to her funny self 247. She's just too funny!
Grayson and TC act EXACTLY alike. Grayson loves his daddy so much! I swear if I didn't breastfeed him, he'd have nothing to do with me lol. TC was at drill this weekend and wanted to talk to Grayson before he went to bed. I had already laid him down for the night but he was being fussy. I put the phone against Grayson's ear and TC talked and you talk about that child's whole face lit up. But then he looked at the phone weird like, "woah da-da! how did you get in there?!?" Lol! Too cute! I walked out of the room to talk to TC again and once I got off, I went to go check on Grayson and he was out like a light. All he needed was to hear his daddy's voice. TC hasn't been away overnight since May so it was a little hard on TC.
Besides the move, we've been doing pretty good. Struggling a bit, but that's ok. This too shall pass! Goodnight folks! I'll add some pictures later :)
But anywho. Out big boy is 4 months old! He knows how to make funny noises with his mouth, roll over, eat mashed naners (as we call it), sit up in a big boy high chair, give kissies, pitch a fit (lol), and fully hold his head up (well he's been doing that but he does it so well!). His tummy time is increasing and he loves to raise up on his elbows. He even pushed off with his hands one time! He's getting so big! He's not a fan of oatmeal cereal though (we skipped the rice cereal due to it being known to cause constipation and he doesn't need help in that department lol). He's been having tummy troubles for about 2 months now and it breaks my heart. He has seen a gastroenterologist and was taken off of his acid reflux medicine and switched to a different one. THAT was a nightmare all on its own to get that! He's allergic to mint and that's the only flavor they have in that medicine. NO ONE had that medicine in stock besides Walmart but of course they only had mint flavor. So they had to order his medicine. He went a week without his medicine and you talk about fussy baby! His tummy is still bothering him and he isn't passing a bowel movement normally. I know breastfed babies can go 8-10 days without a bowel movement, but when he goes it's....well disgusting and looks like a bomb of poop exploded. But I won't go into detail about that lol. We had to take him to the Children's Hospital because he couldn't stop pooping last week and they gave him another kind of medicine that I have to put into a pumped bottle. Not sure how well THAT'S gonna work when he REFUSES a bottle since he's not used to one. Had to take him to his pediatrician a few days ago because I'm just so fed up with how he's in pain and it's breaking my heart. His pediatrician told me to give him the medicine the doctor at the Children's Hospital and if that doesn't work, he gave me a can of hypoallergenic formula (since he also has a milk protein intolerance) and I swear I'm gonna cry if I have to give him formula. I just want to breastfeed as long as I can. But if the medicine doesn't work and the formula does then I'm gonna do whatever it takes for him to get better. Poor little thing is just in so much pain from it all and I wish more than anything that I could just take it away from him and put it upon myself. So with that and his acid reflux and him being milk protein intolerant, it's been a roller coaster ride and this mommy is sleep deprived!
Aside from all of his problems, Grayson weighs 14.14 pounds and is 25 inches long! Growing like a weed!
My niece, Elizabeth, and him and just too cute together! She loves her cousin and Grayson is just so intrigued by her! They are just too precious! Elizabeth just turned 2 this past Friday. I've asked her for a month now what she wanted for her birthday and her answer is always french fries! Lol this kid is obsessed! I asked her if she wanted a baby for her birthday since she's obsessed with Grayson and she says so cutely, "noooooo!" and the look on her face is just priceless when she says it. Oh, I could just listen to her funny self 247. She's just too funny!
Grayson and TC act EXACTLY alike. Grayson loves his daddy so much! I swear if I didn't breastfeed him, he'd have nothing to do with me lol. TC was at drill this weekend and wanted to talk to Grayson before he went to bed. I had already laid him down for the night but he was being fussy. I put the phone against Grayson's ear and TC talked and you talk about that child's whole face lit up. But then he looked at the phone weird like, "woah da-da! how did you get in there?!?" Lol! Too cute! I walked out of the room to talk to TC again and once I got off, I went to go check on Grayson and he was out like a light. All he needed was to hear his daddy's voice. TC hasn't been away overnight since May so it was a little hard on TC.
Besides the move, we've been doing pretty good. Struggling a bit, but that's ok. This too shall pass! Goodnight folks! I'll add some pictures later :)
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