We went to the Dr. on monday and confirmed that Chasen in huge and healthy!
Weight: 16lbs 13oz
Height: 2'2 or 26 inches...I think 2'2 sounds funny :)
He is definatly changing rapidly
He loves to stand in his saucer and johnny jumper, kicks at all times
He chews on EVERYTHING, drools allot
He is super observant....always watching and soaking it all in...i just love that, it makes me stop and soak it all in too!
He smiles alllll the time, and is mastering the cutest giggle ever, he has also found his high pitched scream Im sure that will be on video soon.
He loves his high chair, its a great "baby sitter" I can do dishes and other house chores and he just watches.
We did try cereal last night, more for fun than anything, they say to wait till 6mo but if your child has:
doubled birth weight(X)
holds head up well(X)
is interested in watching you eat(X)
then you can try it. It has to be really runny so it was had to make it stay on the spoon but hes not used to eating off a spoon and his tongue just pushes it out so we arent going to go crazy with it but maybe a few nights a week we will try it and see how things progress, at least he will be getting good practice and when he's ready we will know!
Im really excited because Im making his baby food and growing the veggies and he will be the perfect age by the time we harvest it all! And he will be the perfect age for the pool this summer, I already bought him swim trunks....orange (of course my fav. color) and brown.
So onto a little about Ean and I,
I have ran maybe a handful of times since I posted about running, its allot harder to find time then I thought and the weather isnt so great either, I do have the jogging stroller put together so we are ready for you sun...come on out so we can RUN!!
Im not sure how to run with a stroller and a dog...there is no way I could leave Kev at home, so the stroller may only get used for short runs.
Ean just bought a tractor to bail our hay and scoop the drive n the winter, he got tons (literally) of rock for the driveway. And we are in the process of boxing up all the papers from the business we dont need and moving the office out of the dinning room.....ohhhh I can NOT wait :)
So as usual life is busy, but good busy!
March 10, 2009
March 5, 2009
Spring a time for firsts
Chasen went outside for the first time ever today!
He touched a tree and he laughed and laughed at Kevin playing fetch.
When Kevin plays fetch he runs around and around and jumps on the picnic table which is where Chasen was sitting.
Chasen is feeling much better today....still pooping but its getting more formed.
I love spring time .... but it doesn't love me, I'm allergic to mold and my allergies and sinuses get all messed up this time of year as things are melting and wet, it happens in the fall too. Something to do with all that yucky mold.
But I have a lymph node right below me ear that is swollen and really driving me crazy, not to mention i can't breath out of my nose.
But I'm thankful for sunshine and sharing the sun set with my boys on the porch like I did tonight!
It was my first sunset with Chasen!
I'm so amazed at all the firsts Chasen will be experiencing,it just makes everything seem so new and exciting for me, I can't wait till hes old enough to talk to me and tell me what he is thinking of all these new things....Then I can experience the world through his eyes...like brand new, just like Spring!!!
March 4, 2009
I almost forgot....
Happy 4 month Birthday Chasen!!!!!
here he is sick on his monthly birthday and clutching for dear life to that toy!
also here is a pic of him with his first non milk food...pedialyte!
He likes to hold things tight when he is sick, this morning all he wanted was to be held and to hold my finger tight, i tried to remove my finger and he woke up and I got the saddest face ever....which kinda made me feel good and needed :)
pool little guy, Im not sure that things are getting better he just puked up everything he ate and is sleeping now, he hadn't thrown up alllll day, had 5 runny poo's and 4-7 clear wet diapers so the wet diapers is a good sign! And he cried tears, I dont want him to cry but tears = hydration!!
Now im feeling sick to my stomach, im not sure if its the copious amounts of coffee, or the fact that I give myself an ulcer every time he is sick, I just worry that Im gonna miss something and he's gonna get so sick he dies....Im not kidding .... its a legitimate fear of mine....irrational maybe, but Im telling myself its a normal feeling for new moms ;)
Denial works for me ;)
praying for health, wealth and sleep!!
Down with the Sickness PART II
Well Ralphy has returned. If you remember when Chasen was about 4 weeks old he had acid reflux and puked all the time so I called him Ralphy.
Well Ralphy is back and he brought a friend.....Squirts McGee!
Yup, you guessed it Chasen has rotovirus.
I thought something was up on Sunday when he chugged an 8 ouncer and then puked it all up and then pooped, but the poop was formed and I had sat him up right away after he ate so I didn't think anything of it.
Monday he didn't puke much at daycare but he had an EXPLOSION at about 4pm and then had another one for us the next morning, and he normally doesnt poop but once every other day. But again they were formed so I just figured he was pooping more because I have stopped breastfeeding (which is going okay, I have a blocked duct and Im scared it will get infected...) anyway
so yesterday I get a call at work from daycare and they just so happened to call me when I was gone and im NEVER gone from work but I had to drive someone home and was gone for like 10min and that's when they call so i have a message on my desk that said daycare called and its not an emergency, but Im like it has to be something if they are calling me. So i call them back and Karen tells me that Chasen has thrown up allot and had two watery stools she also told me there was a 2 year old with the stomach virus and she was hospitalized for dehydration.
So i immediately called the Dr. to ask if he can have pedialite at his age and how much, of course they wanted to see him so I made an appointment and left work early.
Got to the Dr. office and Chasen pooped 2 times in their office with in 45min so I was able to show it to them, im sure they appreciated that :) And he leaked through immediately and got watery poo all over my pants, right in the crotch so i look like i had peed my pants, thanks buddy!
so there is nothing they can do for a virus but they told me the signs to watch for for dehydration, which is what im most concerned about, and they told me that he could have pedialite but that if he had an appetite to give him milk.
So we got home and i gave him milk which he threw up right away so i gave him pedialyte thinking that would maybe stay down and it did! So we did 4 oz pedialyte and 4oz milk, then he pooped again then he played and he is really happy! then at 9pm we had another 4 of pedialyte and 4 milk and he slept through the night so I was thinking I could go to work but he got up at 5:45 and pooped a ton!
* disclaimer* this is gross......
Ean was holding his legs up as I was wiping and the poo shot out and onto my shirt!!
SICK.
So anyway I'm home now till noon then Ean is coming home, we are really short staffed at work so I gotta go and Ean had to go this morning because of some crabby lady who needs her floor done and he rented a really expensive tool that if he doesnt use he will loose all that money.
I just pray the little dude stays hydrated and we dont have to admit him to the hosp.
Well Ralphy is back and he brought a friend.....Squirts McGee!
Yup, you guessed it Chasen has rotovirus.
I thought something was up on Sunday when he chugged an 8 ouncer and then puked it all up and then pooped, but the poop was formed and I had sat him up right away after he ate so I didn't think anything of it.
Monday he didn't puke much at daycare but he had an EXPLOSION at about 4pm and then had another one for us the next morning, and he normally doesnt poop but once every other day. But again they were formed so I just figured he was pooping more because I have stopped breastfeeding (which is going okay, I have a blocked duct and Im scared it will get infected...) anyway
so yesterday I get a call at work from daycare and they just so happened to call me when I was gone and im NEVER gone from work but I had to drive someone home and was gone for like 10min and that's when they call so i have a message on my desk that said daycare called and its not an emergency, but Im like it has to be something if they are calling me. So i call them back and Karen tells me that Chasen has thrown up allot and had two watery stools she also told me there was a 2 year old with the stomach virus and she was hospitalized for dehydration.
So i immediately called the Dr. to ask if he can have pedialite at his age and how much, of course they wanted to see him so I made an appointment and left work early.
Got to the Dr. office and Chasen pooped 2 times in their office with in 45min so I was able to show it to them, im sure they appreciated that :) And he leaked through immediately and got watery poo all over my pants, right in the crotch so i look like i had peed my pants, thanks buddy!
so there is nothing they can do for a virus but they told me the signs to watch for for dehydration, which is what im most concerned about, and they told me that he could have pedialite but that if he had an appetite to give him milk.
So we got home and i gave him milk which he threw up right away so i gave him pedialyte thinking that would maybe stay down and it did! So we did 4 oz pedialyte and 4oz milk, then he pooped again then he played and he is really happy! then at 9pm we had another 4 of pedialyte and 4 milk and he slept through the night so I was thinking I could go to work but he got up at 5:45 and pooped a ton!
* disclaimer* this is gross......
Ean was holding his legs up as I was wiping and the poo shot out and onto my shirt!!
SICK.
So anyway I'm home now till noon then Ean is coming home, we are really short staffed at work so I gotta go and Ean had to go this morning because of some crabby lady who needs her floor done and he rented a really expensive tool that if he doesnt use he will loose all that money.
I just pray the little dude stays hydrated and we dont have to admit him to the hosp.
March 1, 2009
The Laugh!!
So here it is the much awaited laugh! Chasen had just peed on the floor and Ean was fake yelling at him.... I think its funny that he laughs when he's in "trouble".... Im sure someday we wont think its so funny :)
awwww i could listen to this all day!!!
awwww i could listen to this all day!!!
thank you
Thanks everyone for the eamils and comments with you advice,
I gave in an pumped fir day morning but I think Im gonna make it through the weekend and maybe it will be done then!
We had a busy but fun weekend, A ton of my friends were down for pledging so I took chasen all over to see everyone, we went to two basketball games and Cornell won the conference tournament for the first time ever, I took him to chameleons and to lip sync, Everyone loved him!
I gave in an pumped fir day morning but I think Im gonna make it through the weekend and maybe it will be done then!
We had a busy but fun weekend, A ton of my friends were down for pledging so I took chasen all over to see everyone, we went to two basketball games and Cornell won the conference tournament for the first time ever, I took him to chameleons and to lip sync, Everyone loved him!
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