9/18/08 - Jonathan is 5 Months Old Today !!!

9/10/08 Update

Jonathan tried Beechnut stage 1 green beans and LOVES them! He also has tried butternut squash (didn't like so well), sweet potatoes (likes), pears (likes), applesauce (likes), and bananas (really likes). I feed him 3x a day with just a little bit of cereal and about 1/2 jar stage 1 baby food. I mix a little cereal with the baby food so it is a little thicker. If I don't mix it up that way it splatters all over the place when he sucks and smacks them little lips. LOL ... He is sooo much fun. I still feed him cereal mixed with a little formula at least once a day in addition to the jar foods. I am only feeding him one 6oz bottle of formula per day now at bedtime after breastfeeding. He doesn't usually take all of it and he is breastfeeding very well. He has started sleeping 8 hours straight some nights. Not all of them! Yesterday he took a nap in his bedroom for the first time in his crib. He has a lovely cradle beside our bed for night time sleeping. Ryan wants me to start putting him in his crib for naps to get him ready to move. I hate the idea of him on the other side of the house, but it is a small house. (:-)'

8/20/08

I had my little man to the pediatrician today for 4-month shots and well child check-up. She wrote "healthy boy" in his chart! He weighed 15lb 4.8oz and was 25 inches. His head circumference was 42cm. Everything was charted at 50th percentile. I am still breastfeeding and supplimenting with formula. I have started feeding him rice cereal mixed with formula and he likes it. He smiles and laughs all the time and is oh so ticklish! Still loves bath time and gets at least one per day sometimes two if cereal gets too messy. I am having the time of my life!

07/28/08

I know I haven't been on here in ages but my computer has been down and a friend just fixed it for us ... we're taking it day by day now.

Jonathan is growing up so fast. I can't believe my own eyes sometimes. He is so heavy and strong and curious about things going on around him. I love every new day spent with him even more than the last.

It is great being a stay at home mom. We aren't doing well financially, but who is these days? We are just living pay check to pay check like most people around here. We were happy to see gas had dropped way down to $3.79 yesterday it had been up to $4.19 around here recently.

6/18/08

I had Jonathan to the pediatrician today for his 2 month shots and well child check-up. He did fine with the shots although it broke my heart. He weighs 12lb 3oz and is 23 inches long!

06/01/2008

Hello everyone! Jonathan is now 6 weeks old and keeping me very busy! He doesn't sleep very well and I am not producing enough breastmilk apparently. So we spend several hours a day skin on skin trying to make it all better. Peds had me suppliment with formula so he would gain more weight. I felt like a failure at first but now I know it helps him get what he needs. I give him 3.5 ounces of formula 3x daily.

Jonathan weighed:

8.15 on 4/18 ... Birth

8.2 on 4/21 ... 4 days = circumcision

8.5 on 5/2 ... 2 weeks = check-up

8.15 on 5/9 ... 3 weeks = weight check-up

He is so big now but I have no clue what he weighs until he goes back to the doctor on 6/18 when he will be 2 months. I have absolutely no complaints I love him to pieces!

04/26/2008

Update: Jonathan came into this world by c-section delivery kickin and screamin at 9:51 am Friday April 18, 2008. He weighed 8 pounds 15 ounces and was 18 1/2 inches long. He has a head full of dark brown hair and looks just like his daddy. It's hard to believe I played a part in making something so beautiful.

Oh, it was the very best part ... when they wrapped him up in the blanket and put him in my husbands arms to show to me ... to see him look down at the little life we created with so much emotion you couldn't even begin to describe ... I just cried. I didn't get to hold him but I did touch him and kiss them both before they left. They let Ryan carry him off to the nursery while I was being put back together.

We had a ton of visitors mostly family and some dear friends. So many wonderful gifts for baby pretty flowers and goodies for Mom. We were released from the hospital on Monday afternoon and thought we would need a moving company to get all our items out to the car. Daddy made several trips to and from the car while Mommy learned a few things about breastfeeding.

Jonathan went to his doctor Tuesday and only weighed 8 lbs 2oz. I had to see my doctor on Wednesday. He said my incision looked good they took some kind of stitch out and steri-stripped me closed. It was nice not having to have staples removed. With my older boys I was closed with staples. There were 21 with Andy and 17 with Daniel. I was a little bit upset because I had only lost 10 lbs after having an almost 9 pound baby. They said I was still carrying a lot of fluid and to be patient it will come off. He also said I wouldn't need birth control as long as I am breastfeeding!!! Who knew?

More info later ... baby needs me ... and I love it!

Friday, 12 Oct

Yesterday 10/11/2007 was our second prenatal appt. and our second ultrasound. We got to hear our baby's heartbeat for the first time.

Saturday, 15 Dec

Sunday, 13 Jan

Monday, 11 Feb

Friday, 15 Feb

Friday, 22 Feb

Friday, 21 Mar

My OB is the longest delivering OB around here so I am confident he will take care of me but as the date approaches I become more and more nervous about the delivery. Simply because I am having my third c-section doesn `t mean it will go smoothly does it. Especially since my first two where so long ago. Doc seems confident everything will go well these days... but the first 6 months he was sure I would spend the last several weeks in the hospital. As much as the last 3 months anyway do to preeclampsia. He took me off work - January 29th was my last day and since then I have done better and better with each passing day. The first two weeks I lost about 10 pounds of fluid! He was very worried about my BP and swelling. Yesterday my BP was 110/80 doesn `t get much better than that I don `t think. He has my weight at 6 pounds heavier than I was at my first appointment. So I have gained 6lbs and Jonathan weighs 6lbs. I am trying to eat better and monitor my blood glucose 4x a day at least 3 days per week. OB said be sure one of the days is on the weekend since I was kinda avoiding monitoring on the weekend. My baby shower was held on Sunday March 16, 2008 after being postponed due to the storm of the decade. You know how you schedule something and mother nature drops 9 inches of snow on it. My luck...lol. I got so many nice things. I am seeing my OB 2x weekly and he runs NST one day and ultrasound the other day. He said he will do this from now on and if there are no further complications he will deliver Jonathan by c-section on April 18, 2008. I hope to just go into labor and deliver him the old fashion way but that would be too easy. History~After being induced with my first son he was delivered by emergency c-section 17.5 hours later weighing 9lbs 2oz and 20.5 inches long. He was due on August 11 and wasn `t born until September 3, 1989. He is my 18 year old metal head. My second son was induced for VBAC but delivered 24 hours later by routine c-section weighing 8lbs 3oz and 19 inches long on February 1, 1994. That is my 14 year old metal head. Both came late, but the first one was conceived on Nov 10, 1988. I WONDER would I have ever went into labor on my own???

04/15/2008

Thanks to everyone who wrote in regards to my mother. I am coping as well as can be expected I think maybe even better. I am looking forward to meeting my newest son on Friday morning!!! I can't wait to see my husband hold him in his arms and down look into his eyes. I know he loves him so much already. This is a wonderful website and although I didn't use it too much until recently it has been a God send for me at this time. I just wanted to let everyone know how much I appreciate the thoughts and prayers from you all. I truly believe the power of prayer works and it has made this much easier for me. Thank you. ~Tracey