Baby Mamma Drama

We got the pictures that we had taken when Brady was 1 week old and it reminded me of my first baby mamma drama moment, so I'd thought I'd share it (along with the photos). So here it goes...

I always see those cute newborn pictures hanging in all of the portrait studio windows at the mall, at Babies R Us, etc. So, I thought that would be cool and called Kiddie Kandids to set up an appointment (Brady was 6 days old at the time). I thought they would be backed up and we would have to wait a couple of weeks, but to my surprise they said "Can you come tomorrow?" I thought about it for about 2 seconds and said "Sure!"

So, the next day we give Brady a bath, get him all dressed up and head over to Kiddie Kandids. They started doing the pictures and everything was going great and then the photographer looks at me and says "I can't believe you already have him out". Then, like a tidal wave, it hit me...as I looked over at Brady who was naked as a blue jay on a blanket that Im sure thousands of snotty nose kiddos have sat on before, the worst feeling of guilt just came over me. I mean, he's only a week old, what was I possibly thinking?

So, the photographer (who, poor thing, has no idea what she has just happened in my head) continues to take his picture but I interrupt her and say, "I think we're done...we'll order some pictures later" and just like that we were out of there. I cried the whole way home. I was convinced that I had done major permanent damage to Brady by having him out that early. As soon as we got home I called the pediatrition and confessed my horrible mothering. The nurse was so sweet and talked me through it and assured me that everything was going to be OK.

So, that was it, my first meltdown as a mom. I'm over it now and Im pretty sure that raging hormones had something to do with this whole episode. Now its kinda funny, but at the time it wasn't. Finally the other day we went back and ordered some pictures and they even gave us a CD with the pics on it, so now I can share them with you.

8 weeks old

Brady is doing great. He is growing so much and is getting closer and closer to sleeping through the night. He has gone 3 nights with a 6 hour stretch and 1 night with a 7 hour stretch. He will be 8 weeks old tomorrow, I just cannot believe it. He is so amazing and such a precious gift from God.

5 weeks old

Brady is 5 weeks old today! Im so sorry we haven't updated the blog in 5 weeks, we will try to be better about updating it from now on. The last 5 weeks have been amazing to say the very least!

Let's see - we were in the hospital for most of the 1st week. I don't think anything can ever top the feeling of that first week. Lance and I were so happy, excited and tired that most of it is a blur, but we do have some very special memories that will last a lifetime.

His next couple of weeks were the hardest. He started to eat every 1.5 to 2 hours and he really had his days and nights mixed up. From 11-3 at night he would fuss and just couldn't get happy. Then he would sleep really well during the day. But, we got through it just fine and we are already starting to forget how difficult it was.

Alot started happening his 3rd and 4th week. He started to get his days and nights figured out. He still wakes up a couple of times a night, but he does sleep longer at night now. Also, he started smiling like crazy :) He does it espically in his sleep and it really makes us wonder what he is thinking and dreaming about.

Yesterday was his 1 month checkup. He got an A+ on his report card. He is doing great, gaining weight and length like crazy. He is in the 90th percentile for height, 75th percentile for weight and 50th percentile for his head circumference. Here is a run down of how his weight has progressed in the last 5 weeks:

6/3 - 7 lbs, 10 oz, 20 inches long (Birth)
6/4 - 7 lbs, 1 oz (Babies loose weight after birth)
6/7 - 7 lbs, 4 oz (Left hospital)
6/9 - 7 lbs, 8 oz (Hospital check-up)
6/19 - 8 lbs, 9 oz, 21.5 inches long (First doctor's visit - 2 week checkup)
6/24 - 9 lbs, 2 oz (Lactation Consultant Visit - exactly 3 weeks old)
7/7 - 11 lbs, 2 oz, 22.5 inches long (Second doctor's visit - 1 month checkup)

Here are a few of our favorite pictures from the last 5 weeks: