More fun pix!

Me and my lil' man...:)




"Hey, there's that big thing they shove in my face again..."

"Hahaha...and there's that funny man again..."

"He makes as many funny faces as I do..."

"But I sure do love him..."


"He's kind of odd...Hey, that's mine!"


Oh, we are having a blast being parents. It's great! Can you tell?
Each day is a new adventure. I can't write long, but Kaleb had his two month check up today. Momma cried as he got his shots (FOUR!). I can't believe they do that many at once! But oh well.
He cried really hard during the last one, as the nurse said, "This one hurts the most."
Yeah, I could tell! And so could my boy!
We talked to the doc about several of our concerns.
One is that Kaleb has not been gaining weight as much as we'd like.
He's at 9 pounds, 2 ounces. But he was born at 8! So....we were a bit worried.
And Dr. Rakov said that his weight is a little low. He'd like to see babies gain at least a pound a month. But anyway, he asked about our feeding, and I told him I had been strictly breastfeeding until recently. I have been increasing the feedings I do, and giving him a bit of formula on the side just the last few days. I am so hoping this helps! We are going to try Similac for sensitive tummies to see if it works. He gets really gassy even on breastmilk and tends to cry a lot, so we'll try the anti-gas kind of formula!
Also, we were a bit concerned about acid reflux. He chokes quite a bit, and spits up a lot. Sometimes in the middle of the night, I have to grab him up real fast (he's in a bassinet next to our bed) because I can hear him choking and I'm worried that one night he won't be able to catch his breath!
Rakov said this is fairly normal - there are lots of things we can do to try and fix it. One was to kind of elevate him after feedings. But that's hard, especially if he nurses to sleep. So...he said he'd prescribe him a med for it that I can't think of the name for right now...(mommie brain!) Starts with a T. But anyway...Doc said that his esophageal sphincter (sp??) is still immature, and therefore food comes back up pretty easily into his esophagus, causing frequent spitting up, and choking. Sad!
Hopefully, between the meds, and the formula, and the more frequent feedings, we will help this little guy get what he needs.
I just want to make sure he gets all that he needs.
He is still crying a lot, but I kind of see these new things to try as a ray of hope...Some days I decide to cry after he's been crying for hours at a time! It's sometimes exhausting!
But I know, too, that this too shall pass. Ecclesiastes is my friend! :)

Then again, I am cherishing the happy moments with our little guy. He has a great time in the morning when he is SO smiley!
He has just started being more vocal (and not just crying!) which is awesome and makes us proud! He says "Ahhhh," a lot, and has started (almost!) laughing. I could be wrong, too, but I think I've heard hims say things like "Agooo..." more than once now. :) SO fun!!!
The first time he smiled, I will never forget. I had just said, "Are you mommies little man? Yes you are."
That was when he gave me his first real smile. Oh it melted my heart and I got tears in my eyes!
Well, better go...gotta get up at a decent hour and the Lord knows Kaleb will be up a bit tonight. I am hoping so much that he's not in too much pain the next few days from the shots!