Where is time going?

Wow. I can't believe Jacob is already 7 weeks old! Where the heck is the time going? It's insane. Days all run together. I keep telling myself I want to get on here and update, but I never have any down time! When he's sleeping, I'm usually running around the house like a mad woman trying to get everything taken care of (laundry, dishes, shower, etc.). I will sometimes nap with him, but most of the time I have too much on my mind!

He is getting so big and changing by the day. It's really amazing. Being a stay at home mommy is the most amazing job in the world. I keep thinking to myself that had I gone to work I would miss so much! All the smiles and new things he does. I would hate to hand him over everyday to someone else. It would kill me. I'm so blessed that I have the opportunity to stay home. I know there are many women out there that would kill to be able to stay home with their little ones.

I'm not sure how much he weighs now. Last time we checked about 2 weeks ago he was already 11lbs 6oz! I couldn't believe it. He's not very chunky though - just VERY long!

Here's a few things you are up to Jacob:

- You are in size two diapers. I think you would still be in size one though, but Seventh Generation seems to run a bit small. We compared the size two to a size one pamper and they were the same size.

- You are in 3 month clothes. You have a few jammies that are 0-3 month and they are now too short. This just happened in the last few days.

- You are starting to smile more and more each day. It makes mommy almost cry when you look at her and smile that big sweet smile of yours.

- You are trying to find your voice. You will coo here and there, but not all the time. I can tell you want to though. You make the facial movements, but nothing comes out yet.

- You love bath time! You kick your legs sometimes and make a big mess for mommy and daddy to clean up.

- You take a bottle with breast milk at night from daddy and love it. I think it's your time to bond with one another.

- You are starting to focus more on things and us.

- You still don't love going on car rides, but you seem to tolerate them a little better now.

- You have a clogged tear duct right now. We took you to the doctor to have it checked out and you were such a good boy!

- You have a little bit of acid reflux, but it doesn't seem to really bother you too much. Not enough to put you on medication.

- We swaddle you every night to sleep and it seems to be working. Daddy does it the best!

- Most of the time you will sleep 5-6 hours, get up for a diaper change and to eat really fast and then you go back to sleep for another 3 hours. Such a good boy! We will have the occasional bad day, but that's typically how it is.

- You love your swing and Rock and Play Sleeper. You are starting to notice the mobile on the top of your swing and will look at it for awhile and then get bored.

- You take a long time to wake up. You will sit there and grunt for awhile and fight your swaddle. Mommy will undo it for you and you will usually fall back asleep for a little bit.

We love you so much sweetheart. You make Mommy and Daddy so happy. We will sometimes just sit there and watch you sleep. You have no idea how much you are loved, and that love gets stronger with each passing day.

New pictures to come later today.

Being a Mommy

A few pictures from my cell phone of my handsome little man

Tummy Time! He's SO strong!

Not too sure about the car ride

Loving the Ergo Baby Carrier! He fell asleep as soon as I put him in there. Literally like a minute.

Being a mommy is amazing. It's better than I could have imagined and more tiring than I could have ever expected. I sometimes wonder how I got so lucky? How is it possible that we made this perfect little baby? I feel incredibly blessed. I think about my friends that are unable to have children or my friends that have lost their babies and wonder why I am so lucky? I thank GOD every single second for blessing us with this little miracle. He's truly a blessing. Amazing in every single way.

He turned three weeks old yesterday. And yesterday was a bit of a rough one. He is going through a growth spurt, so all he wanted to do was eat, and eat, and eat. He was attached to me for pretty much the entire day. He nursed for a total of six and a half hours. No joke. He's usually at around five hours, but yesterday was special. He's a growing boy and needed his food! He usually naps anywhere from 2-3 hours two times a day. Yesterday his longest nap was an hour and a half which was just enough time for me to pick up and take a shower. I felt so bad for him because he just seemed so hungry and couldn't get comfortable. So, I held him and nursed him ALL DAY. I ate dinner while he nursed.

Our night went okay since he was up most of the day I prayed that he slept well and he did. We had a nice long stretch from 11-3 which was so nice. Granted, it was on me and we slept on the couch, but it worked. After 3 though he was pretty much up every hour and a half and has been that way all day today. He kept fighting sleep! My amazing hubby suggested we try swaddling again. He has hated it since day one because he likes his arms to be free, but guess what? It's working. He's been asleep for about an hour - IN HIS CRIB. He naps pretty well in his crib which is amazing. He hates his bassinet. We haven't been able to get him to sleep in it since we brought him home. We have been sleeping in his recliner in the nursery. I know it's not the best, but it works, so we do it.

We moved him into size one diapers a few days ago. The newborn ones still fit for the most part, but he was having lots of accidents, so we figures we would move him up to a bigger size and they seem to be doing the trick. They are pretty big on him, but I roll down the top so they don't mess with his cord (which has yet to fall off) and they seem to be doing the trick. Thank goodness! He was wetting through a few diapers a day which meant we were changing clothes a ton! I never realized how much laundry comes with a baby! Good thing I like doing laundry.

I tried pumping for the first time two days ago and it went great. I was able to pump a few bottles and had planned on having Alex giving him his night time feeding, but he's going through a growth spurt right now and they don't recommend supplementing during a growth spurt. We did give him just a little bit on Thursday night to see if he would take the bottle and we had no problems there! He likes to eat! We got the Tommee Tippee bottles and they are fantastic! We ended up going back and getting the ones for sensitive tummies which should help reduce the amount of air he takes in since we aren't giving him a whole lot with the bottle.

We went for his two week check up this past Monday and our little boy had GROWN! He was 8lbs 1oz and 20in when he was born. He went down to 7lbs 12oz in the hospital and on the Tuesday after he was born at his weight check he was 7lbs 14oz and 20 1/4in. Well, at his two week check up he was 9lbs 6oz and 21 1/2in! Oh ya, he put on a little weight and grew like a weed! Looks like my milk is doing it's job! haha.

A little about what Jacob is up to:

• You love to eat. When you aren't going through a growth spurt, you eat every 2-3 hours during the day and about every 3 hours at night.
• You get so mad when you don't get food when you want it. You want to eat the minute you decide you are hungry and will scream until you get what you want.
• I can't change your diaper right when you wake from a nap because you are too hungry. I have to wait until we nurse on one side and in the middle of your feeding, before I switch you to the second breast is when we get our shot.
• You usually don't mind getting your diaper changed - you just hate when it's time to close the diaper.
• You love warm wipes.
• You love your little giraffe that we put on the changing table. He plays "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and he seems to calm you a little. You've actually started to notice him more in the last few days.
• You like the bottle and we can't wait to give it to you more. Daddy really enjoyed feeding you for the first time, even if it was only a little tiny bit.
• You don't like the paci. You will take it every once in awhile, but you would much rather have mommy.
• You love to look at the artwork in the house. When Grandma was here, she would take you around the house and you just love checking it all out. You have one favorite that you can't stop looking at.
• You are in size one diapers, but newborn still fit you. Size one seem to help with the accidents.
• You LOVE to pee and poop when you get your diaper changed. Sometimes I think you plan it that way.
• You fart. A lot.
• You don't like sleeping in your bassinet at all, but will sleep pretty well in your crib which is amazing.
• We had two outings with Grandma this past week and you did an amazing job! We were even able to go out to lunch and you slept the entire time.
• Your belly button is still attached but we think it might fall off very soon. We hope so because we really want to give you your first "real" bath! We think you will really like it.

We love you so much Jacob. We can't wait to watch you grow. It seems that each day brings new and exciting changes as you grow. You're very loved.