pic updates

Wow, it had been awhile. I will post some pics for now. Then try to write about what has been going on later.

These were from when we were putting up the tree. It was awsome.

Dude started grabbing toys and putting them in his mouth.

Colby and Grammy decorated Christmas sugar cookies. Grammy put the frosting and Colby put the sprinkles. We had to throw away the towel after. Rowdy also had to vaccum.
Yes, some sprinkles did make it on the cookies.

Halloween pics

Before getting ready with their cousins.






Off we go...
Where he happily stayed the whole time.

Halloween videos

Colby was in the spotlight!

Updates

I've been able to sleep better lately. That is of course when Brady is. He went 6.5 hours 2 nights in a row. Then he got sick and went back to his newborn actions of being unsettled and needing the butt patted. It was actually working out when Rowdy is working. I get home and wash pump parts, make milk bags and take a bath. I nurse Brady when we get home. I put Colby in his chair to eat at 6:00. I go bathe Brady and get him dressed. Then I put him in his bouncy seat while I eat. It takes Colby over an hour to eat so he's still in his chair. Then I nurse Brady again about 7:00 and put him in bed. Then by 7:15 it's Colby's bath time. 8:00 is Wubbzy. 8:30 his books and then rock to sleep by 8:45. Then Brady is waking up at like 10:30. and I feed him. Then again around 3ish and 5ish. I try to feed him again before 6:30 when I get my stuff ready for work. I already get most of it ready the night before. Then I get Colby up and ready while Brady stays on his changing table. We have been putting the safety gate up on his door for like 2 months. Ever since that night he was back and forth till midnight. I think he is OK with it and he is sleeping better and longer. He was getting up at like 3am to play.

Brady needs way less attention than Colby did at this age. He will stay on his changing table or bouncy seat for a long time now. It doesn't take me long to calm him down if he cries. I can put him to sleep fairly easily. It's just to get him to stay asleep is hard sometimes. He can sometimes sleep through Colby's noise if he is asleep on me. With Colby it was rock and rock forever. He eats his hands all the time. He just went up to 4oz bottles at daycare. He eats at 9,12 and 3. Rowdy still isn't keeping him yet. Colby is loud and it's hard for Brady to nap with all the noise. I bought a pack and play with a bassinet to put on the side of my bed. He still wakes up too often for the crib. Plus he goes to bed right before his noisy brother takes a bath. I can't seem to keep him on a schedule when I have him.

I'm taking longer than 15 minutes to pump on my breaks. But, no one is saying anything. I found out that you can get way more milk if you manually express after the pump stops getting milk. you can get way more.

Colby says anything and everything now. He has counted to 10 twice. He can identify all his ACB's and fill in some blanks with the ABC song. He still whines and we don't know what he wants sometimes. I guess that is just part of being 2.5 years old. He is a picky and slow eater. His favorite is hot dogs. He is not interested in pottying at all. Although he loves to flush. He has a fit if we flush behind ourselves instead of him. He puts paper in to flush too.

My extreme hair loss started about 2 weeks ago. It is everywhere and Colby will find it. It is ridiculous after I wash it.

Colby loves his dude. He doesn't even tell me hi when I walk in. He says Mommy where's dude. Yes, his name is dude now. Rowdy said it once shortly after we got home with him. It just stuck with Colby.

Laughing

Milk storage

I had 51 oz of milk stored before I went to work. After 2 weeks, I have 68. I don't like the idea that he is only taling 3 3oz bottles a day. Colby was taking 3 4oz at this time. I pump more than that in a day. But, not enough for if he took 4 oz. But, I have recently learned that you can get more milk out by hand expressing after the pump stops getting milk out. Here is a picture of the milk I had stored before going to work.

Voice

me

I have not been doing to good lately. Insomnia has kicked in. When Brady/Colby are actually sleeping, I can't manage to fall asleep. My mind is just racing about any and everything. I looked up post pardom depression and I do have some of the signs. Not depressed or wanting to hurt someone or myself. Just insomnia, headaches, anxiety, stress. I don't know if all of this is due to lack of sleep or if ppd is causing it. I went to my chiropractor and she suggested progesterone cream, flax oil and fish oil. She said my levels are most likely out of wack. So, I'll try the natural stuff before talking to the Dr. She said I need to take care of me so I can take care of them. I also got a ocean sounds cd to replace the white noise (static) one. along with lavender lotion and a sleep mask to block out the light. I used it for 2 nights. of course last night you can't count because of Colby. He decided not to go to bed till after 1:30 so I was up most of that time too.

2 months

Brady weighed in at 13.11 at his 2 month visit today. That is 90 percentile. His legnth was 24 in. That is 85%. Colby was 11.10 at 2 months.

Still not sleeping like I would like him to. The last 2 nights, he was in bed by 8. He ate at about 12,3 and 6. Wold be better if I could actually sleep when he was.

Compare

Colby 2 months

Brady 2 monthsColby 8 weeks

Brady 8 weeks

Stretch

6 weeks

Took him to the Dr. on 8-4 and he weighed 11lbs 4oz. He started smiling at 5.5 weeks.

5 weeks

I had my follow up appointment on 7-29 so I took Brady to the nursery to be weighed. He was 10lbs 12oz. Take off a couple of oz for diaper and clothes. So, probably 10lbs 10oz.

Him and Aunt Cathy.

1 month

4 weeks

Their MaMa and cousins.

3 weeks

Stressing

I've been having a hard time juggling the two boys my myself at the same time. Not that I've really had to. But, that's part of the problem. I keep getting Mom and Mel to help. Rowdy has been on nights and I just can't seem to do it on my own. Colby has been giving us problems staying in his bed. Once he is asleep, he stays. But, he comes back down the hall immediately after we put him in. It goes on for at least 1/2 hour. Brady never stays in his bassinet either. So, how do I try to keep Colby in while Brady is screaming? Plus what to do with Brady while I'm bathing Colby? I bathe Brady while Colby is eating. He hates his bath. Of course, I normally have to wake him up to bathe him. I feel like I'm failing as a mother of 2. Colby has gotten really loud lately. Like he has to scream everything he says. Yesterday, he started throwing puzzle pieces. Oh, one positive thing is he says and recognizes all his ABC's. Sometimes he messes up though. Brady's latch has gotten better. So, I lay down in bed while nursing him. I get more rest by sleeping while he nurses. But, sometimes I don't put him back in his bed. I don't want him to wake up crying and wake Colby. Colby has still been waking for the day at 4am sometimes too. Colby still goes to daycare when Rowdy is working. I have no idea how I'd manage them both all day. I'm tired of hearing you'll figure it out too. Brady will not stay in his swing or bouncy seat. So, that doesn't help. He falls asleep nursing. But, I put him down and he is up crying. I am so afraid that he will be a bad sleeper like Colby was. Colby waking him up doesn't help. I didn't want to start the habit of Brady sleeping with me. But, I need sleep. Oh, the other night Colby was up from 1:30-3:45 AM!

Weight Gain

To recap- Brady weighed 8.8 at birth. He had dropped to 7.6. He had an appointment last week and weighed 8. He went to the Dr. Friday (8 days later and weighed 9.2! Go Mommy's milk! He also grew and inch and is now 21.5.

2 weeks

APPOINTMENT:

We went to the Dr. yesterday. He weighed 8 lbs. They didn't to a PKU because he wasn't up to birth weight. She would've done a bili level if she would've done a PKU. She said his eyes didn't look yellow and just wasn't going to worry about it. We go back next Sat. for the PKU. Hopefully he is back up to birth weight. Don't know if they will do the bili or not.

ME:

I gained 135 according to my prenatal records. First visit was 113.5 and last was 148.5. It was a bit more than that since my first visit was 6 weeks. I'm down to almost 120 and I don't really want to loose much more. I need to eat more so I don't loose as much as last time.

Family:

Mom took this the other day. We will have to get another one where the heads aren't cut off...lol.

Daddy and his boys.

Brady's 2 week picture:

ABC's