We had a great weekend!

Well lets see... where do we start?

Friday - Colin came home from work & we decided to give Robbie a bath before we went to Colins ball hockey game. Now, in past, Robbie hasn't been a fan of baths. He loves getting his face washed with a warm cloth... but that's as far as he goes, so we decided to try the big tub. Mama got in with him! He started off screaming at the top of his lungs while I was washing his hair but then he stopped & realized he was floating in warm water. I was swaying him from side to side & he loved it!! He was so relaxed that he peed on mom! (oh well... their urine is sterile) So after the relaxing bath I gave him a good feeding & then we headed off to the arena. He was a little fussy at first but as soon as I gave him to Jennay (the girl that organized/hosted my baby shower) he fell fast asleep. We got home around 11:30 and I fed him before we went to bed... he ended up sleeping from midnight to 7:30! Then I fed him & we all fell back asleep for another couple of hours!!! SWEET LOVE!

Saturday - We spent the morning at home... feeding him. In the afternoon we went to my old work to see everyone. It seems as though people think that he looks more like Colin now, but there's the odd few that think he still looks like me. This may sound odd, but I think he looks like himself. I don't see myself or Colin, maybe that's because I see this kids face 24/7.

Sunday - Well, he's been sleeping for the past hour so I was able to clean the bathroom & now I'm writing this blog. Col & I are going to take the monster for a walk, I think we're going to go see what's out there for movies & maybe pick up a slurpee on the way home. It's suppose to be 22 today so we should take advantage of this nice weather before it turns into snow =(

That's all for now. We've got our 6 week check up tomorrow! I can't wait to see how much he weighs! I'll update you guys on the results of the appt =)

-H

Feeding

Colin & I were having a conversation about this... it's still disturbing me, so I thought I'd write about it seeing as though it's about babies.



I was on one of my pregnancy message boards and there was one post titled "schedule" so I started reading away and this mom was asking how she gets her little one onto a feeding schedule during the night (her baby was just a week older than Robbie) And all these ladies are replying saying that it's OK to let the baby cry! One lady said that with her older son she only wanted to feed him once a night so when he woke up she would let him cry until it was time to feed. ARE YOU CRAZY ?!?! These little humans have no other way of communicating with us except through sounds. When they cry there's something wrong.... and if they haven't eaten in 5hrs it's probably because HE'S HUNGRY!! I think it's so selfish for moms to deny their child food because they want a good nights sleep. My baby is constantly growing and going through growth spurts... is a 20 min feeding sufficient for 7-8hrs? If the baby wants more food, I say give it to them!



My 2 cents.

My Dolly

Yes, Robbie is my dolly! I carried him inside of me for 9 months... I had to deal with heart burn, nausea, birth, etc so I feel I'm allowed to dress him up! We've got all these cute outfits from friends and family, I can't help myself but dress him up! I know he'll hate me for putting him in these clothes when he grows up... oh well =P They'll be good pictures to show his girlfriends! (thanks Ally for getting him this froggy outfit!)

He's slowly discovering his hands and feet. When I nurse him he kicks to the point that he pushes himself off the boob and if I stand him on my belly he'll try to keep his legs straight every now and then. When he was sitting in his vibrating chair I was trying to encourage him to use his hands and I think he's slowly catching on that hands = sensation. He's really into the black & white cow right now, definitely cute to watch!

Did... he.. just...

YES! He smiled for me!!



He's had his grins/smiles when he sleeps, but he's never really had a full on smile in response to someone... until today! I was talking to him while buckling him up in his car seat, getting ready to go run some erands when all the sudden he looks at me and gives me the biggest gummiest (sans teeth) smile! It was awesome. Maybe it was because I had just fed him for a good 30mins and he was so content... but he smiled in response to my smiles and words!



Just when you think you already love this guy to the fullest...

Have a great day!
H

Sept 17, 2006

Well we had a nice weekend. We stayed home and just spent some quality time together.

Robbie's becoming more and more responsive every day! Right after he wakes up from his naps, when he's in a good mood, I can make him smile with my kisses (not every time... but getting there!) He holds his head up all by himself when we burp him, the lights seem to give him that much more incentive to keep it up... he just thinks that light is the cats meow! He's cooing all the time, even when he eats. It seems like he's always got a story to tell... and I'm all ears =)

Today I dressed him up with the first outfit we ever bought for him. Colin doesn't like it (I think deep down he does like it), I think the word "Safari" isn't manly enough for Robbie. hahaha! I think the little dude looks adorable. Your thoughts? (You can add comments by clicking on the "comments" button at the bottom of the article)

I hope everyone's enjoying the beginning of fall!

Love,

Heather

Pictures

September 15, 2006

Just when you think you've figured him out... He throws you off course again! Usually once I feed him in the morning he zonks right out and will wake up one or two times to be fed. He JUST fell asleep now (11:30) after a good 3 hours of fussing! I'd feed him & he'd pretty much fall asleep at the boob and then out of nowhere he'd wake himself up and fuss (he wouldn't eat more, wouldn't burp and had a clean diaper) Sometimes he fights this sleep thing with everything he has within him... He wants to stay up and be bounced! Speaking of bouncing... He's going to be a jolly jumper fanatic! I'm getting a good workout by bouncing him up and down while he stares, mesmerised by the lights.

We go for our 6 week check-up in, just over, a week. I hope she can tell me that I can start working out... I'm really not happy with the way I'm looking right now. I'm also really curious about how heavy Robbie is! If he gained 2lbs in just over a week... Can you imagine how much he weighs now?! Over 10lbs for sure!... He's growing up so fast.

He loves his Boppy pillow! It's great to help with nursing when you first start out, it helps the little ones hold the baby & it's a great way to let the baby sleep (as you can see!) I definitely recommend one.

Todays pictures

September 14, 2006

Well he's officially 5 weeks old today!!

He's very alert these days, he loves looking at the lights (natural or artificial) When he's awake he can hold his head up really well. He's going to love the jolly jumper, I can just sit there for hours bouncing him up and down & he's on cloud nine!

These past couple days he seems to be sleeping for the day & then awake in the evening. He just wants to eat! I feed him and then 30 mins later he's fussy and it turns out he's hungry!! We've come to the conclusion that he's packing on the food so that he can sleep through the night (he's our little hibernating bear!)

He had his professional pictures done http://www.lulufoto.com/Superman/index.htm he was so alert for the whole session. It's a nice little memento to have these pictures, I highly recommend it to any new mom.

We're in the middle of Sept and we're counting down the days until Auntie Shari's baby arrives (due Nov 02) I can't wait to introduce our babies to each other... They're going to have such a special bond being born so close together! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that baby gives her a quick labor!

Well, That's all for now.

Love,
Heather