8 Months

8 months! 8 months! I can't deal, hee hee.

he loves his bathtime

socks are so yummy!

sam love my camera

always smiling

hello

7 Months

Here are my favorite photos from the past month:

he is so handsome

my little monster

we call this the, "Hello Ladies" pose, cracks me up

halloween was so fun!

playing in the leaves

Sam: 1 - 6 months

My sweet boy. He's changed so much!

6 months

holy 6 months batman!

Here's some of my fav photos from the past month:

yum, paper

yum, foot

trying to fit Sam in Rob's baptism outfit

Sam loves Faith

yum, turtle

Sam and Mommy selfie

walking on the greenway

oh this boy, oh my heart

5 months

Here's my fav. photos from the past month:

these overalls!

mmm, avocado

chillin' on the couch

can he wear this outfit all the time please?

getting some peas

playing with some old school toys

feed me!

4 Months

 Sam is 4 months today!

Here are my fav. photos from the past month:

Sam love bath time

he's a rock star at holding up his head

hanging out outside

he loves his pal Newton

hello

at the farmer marker

Sam & Suzy: 13 weeks

3 months

Sam's 3 months! He's officially a baby! Gone is the 4th trimester! Now the fun will really begin and Sam will be growing and developing like crazy.

How was everyone's Independence Day? Ours was low key this year. We went to our boss's house for a bit. Sam got to swing on the swing set and he loved it. Next year he'll be able to go in the pool and play with the other kids. Afterwards, we chilled at Rob's parents with everyone. Surprisingly, Rob lit off no fireworks and this is us who always has the cops show up at our house. Sam did great all day with everyone and all the excitement...but when he got tired, he was pretty cranky. Needless to say he slept good last night.


Sam:
Somedays he's just the same little baby doing the same things and then bam, he does something new and he's grown so much in the blink of an eye. Sunday I noticed him grabbing at his stuffed animal and looking at it. Like really paying attention to it. Also, when he bats at stuff his hands are open rather than in a fist. That's some big stuff happening in his brain!

He's also a lot more vocal. He still does the cute goos, but now he does more talking with longer "words". Sam 'specially loves doing this when he's slightly annoyed. "Waaaaa wa wa" aka I'm getting hungry and I could use a nap. He's also been crying a bit more too. It's mostly when he's tired and this week he's been staying at Rob's parents, so there's a lot more one on one attention and his schedule is a bit off. It's ok though, he is a baby afterall.

Suzy:
Getting my period last week got my hormones all screwy and I've had some bad anxiety this week. I really do notice an improvement when I take my placenta tincture. I feel a bit more clear headed. I go to the doctors today, so I'll ask him about it. But when I'm feeling great, I'm feeling great! And Sam makes me feel better too, 'specially when it's just me and him and he's all talking to me.

Sam & Suzy: 8 weeks

Sam did end up catching a cold last week. It wasn't too bad, just mainly a stuffy nose. He ran a little fever at daycare and I took him to the doctors just to be safe. All was good and I got some great tips to help Sam. I love our doctors! We chose a practice that practices integrated medicine since I believe that pills don't always have to solve everything. Sam just got prescribed time with the humidifier.

Oh and then Sam gave the cold to Rob, which hit him pretty good on Memorial Day. It tried getting to me too, but I fought it off. It knew better.


Sam:
Mornings are now my favorite time with Sam. We prop him up on the boppy while we're getting ready and he's just smiling and talking away. It puts me in a good mood. It's just amazing to see this little guy grow and change in such a short amount of time.


Suzy:
I'm sure it's partially hormones, but if I don't get at least one block of 3 hours solid sleep in a night I am not a happy camper. It really sucks and I try not to be like that, but I can't help it. And when I'm like that, I take it out on Rob, which is not fair. Thankfully, Sam is sleeping a lot more. Like a couple nights ago I got about 4 hours of sleep, fed him and then other 2 hours. Awesome!

Sam and Suzy: 4 weeks

sam 4 weeks

Are we a month old already? Sweet!

We made a big decision this week. We are going to continue supplementing Sam with formula and breast feed him with a bit of pumping. For 3 weeks we tried upping my supply and I barely doubled it. It was just getting too stressful for everyone. We had to breast, bottle and pump every 2 hours and most of the time we had to wake Sam up, which then we'd have to get him back to sleep only having to be woken up a hour, sometimes even less for the next feeding. Now we feed him when he's hungry, which is about every 2 -3 hours. We all sleep better too, yay! (well...most of the time)

I wish I could exclusively breast feed him, it really breaks my heart. I have to accept that my body cannot make enough and be happy that I atleast can give him some and that's still awesome.

Rob and I also had our first date. Rob convinced me that we should go out while his parents were still in town because it'll be a long time till we get another chance. We went to the movies and I cried at the Superman preview when they showed baby Superman. Yeah...go me, lol. Then we went and had some sushi. I was thrilled to be able to have smoked salmon again! I also bought Sam a couple of outfits to help me feel better about leaving him. When we came back, I rushed to my little man and hugged and hugged and hugged him.

Sam:
We introduced the pacifier to Sam. While he doesn't use it much, when he does it works like a charm. I love it. And, he looks so cute with it.

He's becoming more aware of his surroundings. He likes laying under his activity center, chilling to the music. I still read him his contrast book everyday, which he loves to stare at. I can't wait till he starts grabbing at objects.


Suzy:
I started working part time from home this week. It feels good to work a bit and to chat with the people at work. It does get hard when Sam doesn't want to be put down. I put him in the Ergo carrier so I have both hands free. It works rather well!

I am itching to start exercising again. I need to get my body moving. Also, I'm getting too small for my maternity pants, yet too big for my pregnancy pants. I really don't want to buy new clothes. But I really can't wait to start running again and running some races in the fall. My goal is to run a half marathon in 2014.