Jack was a fairly good sleeper from the start. He slept for about 4 hours at a time in the hospital. We were released on Thursday and got to finally take him home. Jon's parents drove down from Pittsburgh and got here Sunday. That first week we had his first doctors appointment (which went well) and his first big photo shoot. I of course think the pictures are wonderful :) The drive to the photo shoot was hell for me. We had to keep him awake and couldn't feed him 2 hours before getting there. That wouldn't have been so bad if we were only traveling 15 min or so but it was an hour drive. We rolled the windows down, tickled, talked, turned up the music- we tried just about everything to keep him awake and he wasn't having it. Luckily he was very hungry when we got there, so we put him in a milk coma and started snapping pictures.
We also hit a growth spurt around day 10 and boy was that NOT fun. He was cluster feeding (about every hour) and was fussy the entire time. We also learned that with full term babies, there is an hour or so in the evening that they say the babies are "bewitched" and they can't be consoled. We noticed this kept happening around 8PM. We tried a drive, feeding, changing, cuddling- nothing worked. Then, after about an hour he was completely fine. I think we have finally grown out of this.
Somewhere between week 2 & 3, we noticed he was getting really, REALLY fussy after eating. He would turn bright red, scream bloody murder, spit up and stiffen out straight as a board. After googling many hours during his feedings, I started to think he might have reflux and it's not just gas. Then he started to grunt during the night which sealed the deal for me. We took him back to the doctor and sure enough, she said he has "GERD"...basically acid reflux. The doctor prescribed him some meds and said he will likely grow out of it. He seems to be doing much better and is finally gaining some weight. He gained 12 ounces in one week, and the doctor only expected him to gain 6 at most.
Now that he's feeling better, he's also sleep much better. Lately he's been doing about 6 hour blocks and then gets up for a feeding and diaper change and then back for about 3 more hours of sleep.
Each day we get more time with him where he is awake and alert. You can seem him taking inventory of the house and trying to figure things out. He's enjoyed his story time and absolutely LOVES the mobile. We put him in his pack n play and he just starts smiling and cracking himself up staring at the little owls on the mobile.
We tried bath time and that was an epic FAIL. He is like his mommy and hates to be cold. Our nurse suggested that we put him in the shower with Daddy. I remember when I was pregnant, he would curl his back/butt up towards the water when I would shower. Sure enough, he loved his shower with Jon. No crying at all...until we took him out. :)
We have a million pictures already but here are a few that haven't made Facebook.
Jack has been trying to hold his head up since he was placed on my chest. The staff at our doctor can't believe how strong he is. He almost has it down! |
He started pushing off like he wanted to stand, so Jon helped guide him. We might have our hands full sooner than we planned! |
hand in mouth...no surprise |
Our first walk |
After our shower |
Our pants are a little too big :) |
The face we get after we give him his meds. What a face! |
Chatting with dad while watching golf :) |
Everytime he wakes up, he stretches his arms over his head. So dramatic :) |
Much love,
The Waags
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