6 weeks!

I am soooo happy!!
Baby Jack getting so excited about smiling!
I am a smiley little boy!
Working on tummy time. I can hold my head up for 30 seconds and sometimes more!

Jack's 1st month

I have some time to write! The first month of little Jack's life have been incredible. I have learned so much from myself and him in this short time span. I have learned my real priorities in life and how to redefine myself as a whole new person: a mommy. I am getting used to the fact now that I am a mom. With that comes new goals in life, new worries and new responsibilities.
The first few weeks were really hard. However, every single morning when I would see Jack looking up at me, it made everything better. Now I look forward to the mornings when I am the first person he sees. It makes me so happy and proud when he recognizes my voice and face!!
These are the highlights of Jack's first month:
1. Every day he starts making more and more baby noises
2. He is awake more and playful
3. He only gets up twice in the night! And actually the other night he went to bed at 9:30pm, slept til 3, ate and then slept again till 7am! That, however, hasn't been repeated yet.
4. He is starting to smile :D
5. He loves to cuddle
6. He is starting to try to roll over
I can't wait to see what this month brings!

5 weeks old!!!

I get to go to Disney World someday!




When we came back from a diaper change Ally had taken our spot!

I love my daddy



I will write soon!

Baby Jack

Grandma Peters dressed me for breakfast

My favorite picture of him so far

My favorite view of Jack



Ally wanting to do Tummy Time

Week 3

Jack and Uncle Scott haning out!
How come it's easier to get into a routine during the day vs the night? I feel we are making some progress. He is pretty predictable with his eating, which is good. He had his a check up yesterday and he now weighs 8 lbs 1 oz. He is a growing boy :) He has also grown about an inch and a half. Some of his new born clothes don't fit anymore, so he is wearing a lot of clothes that are a little big right now. Jack is also finding his voice. Each day he is making more noises. It's fun to hear them. I can't believe that he is getting close to the 1 month mark!
As for me, I am still recovering. My infection is still not getting better so I am trying a new medication. It hasn't been agreeing with me so far, so we will see if I am able to switch or not. Overall, our little family is doing well!

Week 2

Well we have survived another week! I am catching on that nothing really stays on a pattern. Once I think I have something figured out, it changes. I am definitely a creature of habit, so this is a little tricky for me! One thing that I keep telling myself is that there IS a reason why he is crying. Sometimes I feel like I have done everything and there is nothing left, but there is always something that I missed. Once I have my "a-ha" moment, things are good!

Yesterday we went to the fair with Greg, Cheryl, Uncle Phil and Aunt Mimi. It was fun! Chad, Jack and I walked around for a little bit by ourselves and it was cool to be a little famiy. Jack slept through the whole thing! We were only there for 3 hours, but he did well!

In the past few days Jack has increased the amount he eats again. I don't know what other babies eat at this point, but I feel he is going to be a big boy! He has also stretched the length between feedings to 4 hours. But again, things change so who knows what tomorrow will bring! Jack has another Dr appt next week. It's called his 2 week appt but it's technically his 3 weeks. I am very interested to see how much he weighs in!

I had my 2 week check on Tuesday. My blood pressure remains high and they found another infection. So I am on more medications. I can't wait till I am off everything! Every day I am starting to feel better and better. It helps that I have Jack's cute face to get me through!