Nicholas is 6 weeks old :0)

Wahooo! Nicholas is 6 weeks old today :0) He is growing like a weed (a very CUTE weed that is)!! He looks so big in his bassinet now. When we first got him home, he looked so tiny in it!! He has started sleeping the first part of the night in his crib in his very CUTE nursery. He looks so small in his crib...yeaaaa...I can hold on a bit longer :0) Once he wakes up at 4 AM (I really hope he gets back to sleeping until 7 AM soon!!), he doesn't go down too well in his crib, so he comes back to his bassinet in our room. It is a much shorter walk to put his binky back in his mouth when he is in our room!! I still can't figure out why he spits out his binky so much at night if he wants it in!!

Nicholas is rolling over a lot now. He has also started to push himself up with his legs from sitting when we are holding him on our laps. His doctor says that he is really strong. He is quite the fighter when we are changing him or trying to dress him...haha.

The pictures above were taken during a 4 AM photoshoot after Nick's feeding last night. He just looked so cute in his "Swaddle Me" blanket (huge lifesaver :0) that I had to take his picture! He is used to me taking his picture by now, but I still felt bad doing it at 4 AM. He looks like a little burrito and/or cocoon :0) His blanket sort of reminds me of a straight jacket, but he loves it! He was getting out when I would swaddle him on my own and then waking up more. I did not plan his outfit to match so well, that was just pure luck! Even his binky matched...haha! More soon...

Poor Nick has Reflux :0(

Now...you might wonder how much I can write about Nicholas having Reflux. Let's remember who we are dealing with here! Shall I start from the beginning? Ok, a few weeks ago, Nicholas started spitting up what looked like everything he had just eaten. He was doing it after every feeding. I was good at first, I didn't even call the doctor right away! After it had gone on a few weeks, I decided to call and see if this was normal. They said to give it another week and if it did not stop, I they wanted to see him. Well...it did not stop. So, I took Nick in last week. The doctor told me that he wanted me to take Nick to Primary Children's Hospital to have an "Upper GI" x-ray done. Believe it or not, I did not freak out. He had already had an x-ray when we took him to the ER, so I was cool with it. I even told John that I could take him by myself. Wow...I was being so grown up about it :0)

So, the day of the "x-ray" came and I was still feeling pretty good about it. I should have known things were going to be stressful when Nicholas cried the whole way to the hostptal. It was really unusual, he usually falls asleep right away right when we start driving. Then, I could not figure out how to get to the hospital (it is not the one where he was born). The final sign that things were not going to be as easy as I thought was when the technician and doctor came out to get us for the "x-ray". These were their exact words, "Should we wait for your husband?" When I said that John was not coming and they looked at each other with horror, I knew I was in for it. Then, they asked if anyone I know could come to the hospital within the next few minutes. They told me that most moms have a hard time with this test (at least they said most moms and had not figured out that I am crazier than most moms!!!)! As it turns out, an "Upper GI x-ray" is not just a simple x-ray like I thought. Here is what actually happens...

First, they tied (well...wrapped) Nicholas to a board with ace bandages. Now, I usually have my camera in the diaper bag, but for some reason I did not have it that day. I wish I did so I could just show a picture of what he looked like. But, basically, he looked like a little mummy! They had wrapped his legs down and his arms were wrapped down above his head. They said that he needed to be on the board so they could move him around easily for the test. Needless to say, Nicholas and I did not handle this very well. We were both crying hysterically! After Nick was mummified, things proceeded to get worse. They told me that Nicholas was going to have to drink Barium so we could watch it go through his system. Now, I thought that Nick would not want to drink the nasty Barium, but that boy just started chugging it! The doctor said that is why they ask you not to feed the baby 2 hours before the test...that way they are so hungry that they will eat anything. They even had to slow Nick down...he was going to town on his Barium bottle..haha! After that, Nicholas only cried when they took his Barium away! I, on the other hand, cried for the entire procedure. They were flipping him up and down and all around on the table. It was just too much for me to handle...seeing him all tied up. Really long story short...he has reflux and hopefully he'll grow out of it in a few months!!

The picture is of my boys that night.

Our Little Nicholas is 4 Weeks Old!!!!!

Well...we've made it through the first 4 weeks! Only 2 more until we make it through the toughest time, or so we are told! Nicholas is doing great :0) He has so nicely changed up our routine for me a bit. Now...I change him, feed him on one side, he does some projectile spitting up, then I feed him on the other side, then some more projectile spitting up, then I change him again, he cries and whines for a bit, finally...he sleeps, and then we start all over again! So, that is pretty much what I do all day. John took this week off so I have actually gotten out once or twice. Most of the time we just sit with each other and stare at our perfect, beautiful son and wonder how we created such a masterpiece (haha)!!! We are taking Nicholas for his first professional photography sitting tomorrow. Don't be surprised if you see him on TV soon...I am sure we will be asked if we want him to start baby modeling once they see him!!! More soon...

A little late...SORRY!

Jackson was wondering when I was going to write something about just him since he was here first! So, here it is! Long before Nicholas was born, Jackson went to see Santa! So, here is his picture with Santa from this year :0) Pretty cute, huh!? Jackson is a very good big brother to Nicholas!!! More later...

Nicholas is 3 weeks old :0)

WOW! We can't believe that Nicholas is 3 weeks old now!! The weeks have just flown by! He even looks older! Here are some things that have happened since we last updated. My parents came out for Christmas. We had such a good time until my dad got the flu!! Now as you all know...Jack is the person that is the most excited about Nick next to John and I. So, getting the flu really was horrible for him. He had to stay away from the house for a few days. This wouldn't have been too bad if he lived here, but he only had a few days to begin with.

Then, to make matters worse, the night Jack was able to come back over...We had to take Nicholas to the hospital. Now...let me explain. Nicholas had been pretty fussy all day and he wasn't eating as much as he usually does. When he did eat, he was spitting most of it back up! Then, John noticed that Nick's belly was hard. So, I called his doctor and since it was a Saturday...I was told to call PediaCall. I told them what was going on and they called the on-call doctor and she wanted us to take him in to the hospital. She was mainly concerned with the belly being hard. So, of course I started crying and then we all took him in. My parents and brother waited in the waiting room for hours while we were in the ER with Nicholas. After 1 belly X-ray and 5 hours, we were sent home…everything was fine! John and I were just shocked that it took 17 days of Nicholas being around to take him into the hospital!!! But, it was the doctor that made the ultimate decision for us to go in, so it wasn’t just us freaking out.

Nick is getting so big!! When he was weighed at the hospital, he weighed 8 lbs. 1 oz. Earlier that week he was 7 lbs. 13 oz. so he is just growing and growing. It really seems like he is growing everyday!!! John, Jackson, and I are just over the moon with our Nicholas :0) He completes our family (for now…now that we see how cute Nick is, we know we’ll have to have more babies one day! HAHA) perfectly!! He brings us so much joy and happiness on an hourly basis! We really could not be happier :0)

John has been great with helping with EVERYTHING! He cooks, cleans, changes diapers, and takes care of me and the boys :0) He does the occasional pretending that he is asleep when Nicholas cries in the middle of the night, but other than that he has been wonderful. Actually, I must share one thing that he did this past Monday. It was 6 AM and I had been up all night with Nick. I asked if he could change Nick while I got set up to feed him. This was John’s actual response, “I would like to try to get another hour of sleep before I have to get up!!” Then, he turned over and went back to sleep. Now…I can see where you all might think…he had to get up and go to work so let him sleep. But, let me fill you in on the whole story. First, I did not ask John to change Nick in the middle of the night or get up and help calm him down. So, he had gotten a pretty good amount of sleep…unlike me!!! Next, John had off work that day. He was getting up at 7 AM on his own free-will to go play BASKETBALL!!! So, yes, I will never let him live that one down!!! Feel free to post your comments to John about actually saying that to his overly-exhausted and extremely sore wife! Oh, and if you are wondering, John did not get up that morning to help out. Now I can hear some of you asking why I am complaining about one incident where John screwed up when I was bragging earlier about what a great help he is. Well…it was just so ridiculous that I had to share it with all of you. And, believe me, since then…he has been nothing be helpful :0)

I will try to be better about updating the website. I am finally getting used to our daily routine. I change Nicholas, feed him, and then attempt to get some rest! Then, I repeat the process 2 ½ -3 hours later!!! I hope everyone is doing well! I’ll update soon…I promise!