I missed the boys’ 24 week update last week due to being off of work and the week before Christmas. I thought I’d write a quick little update on the boys this week.
The boys’ first Christmas wasn’t all party & presents like I had hoped it would be, but we spent it together as a family. (You can read more details about our Christmas adventures in my previous post from Monday.) I know next year will be better and at the age of 1 ½, they will be much more interested in the presents & parties than they were this year.
The boys are sleeping around 10 hours each night. They fall asleep after their 5:30-6 PM bottle which ends up being somewhere between 7-7:30 PM and don’t wake up much for their last bottle around 8:30 PM. They are sleeping in their cribs for the night around 9:15-9:30 PM (most of the time). They sleep until around 5:30-6 AM. They continue to make it the entire night in the crib, with almost no interventions. Great job boys! Colton has been waking up at 5:15 the last three mornings, but he doesn’t usually make that a habit on the weekends, thankfully!
Both of the boys love the exersaucer and are also becoming semi-mobile/extremely squirmy while lying on their backs. I say semi-mobile because they are not rolling over quite yet, although they both are very close, but they do not sit still while lying down. They look all around, roll from side to side and squiggle around.
Wyatt
Wyatt is starting to become one of those babies that need to be held all of the time. He will play on his own from time-to-time but sometimes he wants none of it and starts to fuss. He gets plenty of mommy-Wyatt or daddy-Wyatt playing time, but independent play is important for his development as well. He will start to fuss and then stop immediately as soon as someone picks him up. I’m hoping this is just a phase he is going through.
Colton
Colton loves talking and making noises while drinking his bottle, which you can imagine, does not make for a very productive eating session sometimes. It’s so funny though, you can’t help but laugh with him. He makes this one noise by putting his lips together and blowing – it’s too funny. However, this sometimes leads to a shower of formula if he decides to do it with a mouth full.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Monday, December 27, 2010
Merry Christmas!
Our family would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!
We spent the entire Christmas weekend at home as a family – but not just to enjoy the boys’ first Christmas together – we were sick. 1 sick baby + 1 healthy baby + 1 sick dad + 1 healthy mom does not equal a very fun Christmas.
Last weekend we started the first of the holiday parties with my mom’s extended family Christmas on Saturday. We had to travel a little bit to attend the party at my aunt & uncle’s house out of state but it was fun to visit with all of my aunts, uncles, cousins and little 2nd cousin. We had seen most of them at my cousin’s wedding back in November but everyone was still excited to see the boys and see how big they have grown. The boys nap schedule got thrown off a bit but they did fairly well and were able to sleep for most of the car ride to & from the party. Sunday, my parents watched the boys while Cory & I did a bunch of Christmas shopping (it’s a little hard to get things done between feedings with two little ones to haul around).
I took the entire week off before Christmas to get most of my Christmas shopping done, a little more Christmas baking done and to just spend some time with my little boys. I really enjoyed the week away from work and accomplished all of my goals. We even made a trip to the local mall with my sister & nephew on Wednesday to get out of the house and to see Santa. The line was a little too long to stand in to still get home in time before the boys lunch feeding and my nephew is too timid to sit on Santa’s lap so we just walked past him and watched the other kids take their turns. We’ll have to attempt that next year! We took a little break so my nephew could play in the play area while my sister & Colton watched him and Wyatt and myself made a quick stop at Old Navy for a gift. Wednesday night we had our second Christmas party at Cory’s aunt’s house with a bunch of family & friends – it was fun, however Colton wasn’t too fond of having so many people & so much commotion going on in a small space and had a slight meltdown – we’re working on getting the boys out of the house more & more to hopefully settle him down a little bit. Starting Thursday, Cory had off of work – so we each took some time to wrap up some final gift buying alternated with hanging out with the boys at home.
Christmas Eve, we got together with Cory’s mom, dad, brother, neice and his brother’s girlfriend for lunch & gifts. Cory had a slight headache before we went…little did we know that the headache was just the start of things to come. While we were there Colton started to get fussy again – which ended up in 3 huge diaper messes (including 3 times being rinsed off in the tub) and 2 destroyed outfits. Wyatt was able to enjoy some time visiting and opening up presents but Colton just wasn’t feeling up to it – poor little guy. We headed home early (although we live just a block and a half away). I talked to the pediatrician on call in case Colton got worse overnight and ended up making a run to Wal-Mart to pick up some Pedialite just minutes before they closed for the Christmas Eve holiday. Needless to say, we did not make it to Christmas Eve church services this year.
Christmas morning we were only able to open up the boys’ stocking stuffers before Colton decided that he didn’t feel well enough to do anymore. We were able to get a little bit of it on video though but I’m not sure we got many still pictures. We continued opening up presents with Wyatt while Colton slept but made sure to leave Colton’s presents and a few of the “both boys” presents until Colton was up later in the day.
We ended up skipping two Christmas parties on Christmas day (Cory’s mom’s extended family & my immediate family) and one on Sunday (my dad’s extended family). Colton drank the Pedialite really well and finally had some formula back in his diet yesterday. We saw slight improvement in Colton later on Christmas day (even though he slept like crazy) and even more improvement yesterday. Cory felt worse on Christmas day and felt slightly better yesterday. Wyatt and I ended up running to my parents’ house on Christmas day to drop off the gifts for everyone else and just to get out of the “sick” house for a little bit. We both remained healthy through the entire weekend and as of today as well.
So, that is the story of my little boys 1st Christmas. We didn’t go to Christmas Eve church service, we didn’t get pictures of the boys with the mountains of presents or their stockings on Christmas morning, they didn’t wear their cute “Santa’s Little Helper” outfits for everyone to see – but we did spend it together as a new family of four and that is what the spirit of Christmas is all about.
Cory & I were able to spend the entire Christmas weekend with the two greatest gifts in the world – the two blessings sent from above to us by God.
We are planning on getting together at my parents’ house this weekend to have a belated Christmas party and to let the boys open up all of their presents they missed out on Christmas day.
Merry Christmas everyone!
We spent the entire Christmas weekend at home as a family – but not just to enjoy the boys’ first Christmas together – we were sick. 1 sick baby + 1 healthy baby + 1 sick dad + 1 healthy mom does not equal a very fun Christmas.
Last weekend we started the first of the holiday parties with my mom’s extended family Christmas on Saturday. We had to travel a little bit to attend the party at my aunt & uncle’s house out of state but it was fun to visit with all of my aunts, uncles, cousins and little 2nd cousin. We had seen most of them at my cousin’s wedding back in November but everyone was still excited to see the boys and see how big they have grown. The boys nap schedule got thrown off a bit but they did fairly well and were able to sleep for most of the car ride to & from the party. Sunday, my parents watched the boys while Cory & I did a bunch of Christmas shopping (it’s a little hard to get things done between feedings with two little ones to haul around).
I took the entire week off before Christmas to get most of my Christmas shopping done, a little more Christmas baking done and to just spend some time with my little boys. I really enjoyed the week away from work and accomplished all of my goals. We even made a trip to the local mall with my sister & nephew on Wednesday to get out of the house and to see Santa. The line was a little too long to stand in to still get home in time before the boys lunch feeding and my nephew is too timid to sit on Santa’s lap so we just walked past him and watched the other kids take their turns. We’ll have to attempt that next year! We took a little break so my nephew could play in the play area while my sister & Colton watched him and Wyatt and myself made a quick stop at Old Navy for a gift. Wednesday night we had our second Christmas party at Cory’s aunt’s house with a bunch of family & friends – it was fun, however Colton wasn’t too fond of having so many people & so much commotion going on in a small space and had a slight meltdown – we’re working on getting the boys out of the house more & more to hopefully settle him down a little bit. Starting Thursday, Cory had off of work – so we each took some time to wrap up some final gift buying alternated with hanging out with the boys at home.
Christmas Eve, we got together with Cory’s mom, dad, brother, neice and his brother’s girlfriend for lunch & gifts. Cory had a slight headache before we went…little did we know that the headache was just the start of things to come. While we were there Colton started to get fussy again – which ended up in 3 huge diaper messes (including 3 times being rinsed off in the tub) and 2 destroyed outfits. Wyatt was able to enjoy some time visiting and opening up presents but Colton just wasn’t feeling up to it – poor little guy. We headed home early (although we live just a block and a half away). I talked to the pediatrician on call in case Colton got worse overnight and ended up making a run to Wal-Mart to pick up some Pedialite just minutes before they closed for the Christmas Eve holiday. Needless to say, we did not make it to Christmas Eve church services this year.
Christmas morning we were only able to open up the boys’ stocking stuffers before Colton decided that he didn’t feel well enough to do anymore. We were able to get a little bit of it on video though but I’m not sure we got many still pictures. We continued opening up presents with Wyatt while Colton slept but made sure to leave Colton’s presents and a few of the “both boys” presents until Colton was up later in the day.
We ended up skipping two Christmas parties on Christmas day (Cory’s mom’s extended family & my immediate family) and one on Sunday (my dad’s extended family). Colton drank the Pedialite really well and finally had some formula back in his diet yesterday. We saw slight improvement in Colton later on Christmas day (even though he slept like crazy) and even more improvement yesterday. Cory felt worse on Christmas day and felt slightly better yesterday. Wyatt and I ended up running to my parents’ house on Christmas day to drop off the gifts for everyone else and just to get out of the “sick” house for a little bit. We both remained healthy through the entire weekend and as of today as well.
So, that is the story of my little boys 1st Christmas. We didn’t go to Christmas Eve church service, we didn’t get pictures of the boys with the mountains of presents or their stockings on Christmas morning, they didn’t wear their cute “Santa’s Little Helper” outfits for everyone to see – but we did spend it together as a new family of four and that is what the spirit of Christmas is all about.
Cory & I were able to spend the entire Christmas weekend with the two greatest gifts in the world – the two blessings sent from above to us by God.
We are planning on getting together at my parents’ house this weekend to have a belated Christmas party and to let the boys open up all of their presents they missed out on Christmas day.
Merry Christmas everyone!
Thursday, December 16, 2010
5 Month Checkup Update
We took the boys into the pediatrician yesterday for a second opinion on the flattening of the backs of their heads. Our regular pediatrician is out of the office for 6 weeks (or so) for hip surgery, so a few pediatricians from another near-by clinic are filling in for her.
We loved this pediatrician! He was so friendly and had great information for us. He said they both look great. He agreed with our regular pediatrician in that the boys’ heads look just fine and they are not at the point of needing any further intervention. He gave us a couple of new ideas to try to help minimized the amount of time the boys lay on that side of their heads while they are sleeping. He also pointed out that, with the boys spending more & more time upright (sitting up, sitting in their Bumbos, playing in their exersaucer), they are now spending more & more time off of their heads and they should only continue to get better from this point. Great news!
Even though this was not a scheduled checkup, they still ran a full set of measurements on the boys, so here are their updated measurements (although I think the lengths on the boys aren’t quite accurate as Colton is definitely longer than Wyatt…we’ll mark the inconsistency up to their wiggles they both had while on the scale!):
Wyatt – weighs 16 lbs. & is 25.59 inches long (2 foot 2 in tall!)
Colton – weighs 15 lbs. 9 oz. & is 24.80 inches long (2 foot 1 in tall!)
Wyatt
Birth: 4 lbs 11 oz | 17.5"
1 week: 4 lbs 8 oz | 17.72"
2 weeks: 5 lbs 1 oz | 17.72"
1 month: 6 lbs 8 oz | 19.29"
2 months: 8 lbs 6 oz | 20.47"
4 months: 13 lbs 4 oz | 23.62"
5 months: 16 lbs (35%) | 25.59" (32%)
Colton
Birth: 4 lbs 15 oz | 18"
1 week: 4 lbs 14 oz | 17.91"
2 weeks: 5 lbs 5 oz | 18.11"
1 month: 6 lbs 5 oz | 19.49"
2 months: 8 lbs 4 oz | 20.28"
4 months: 12 lbs 11 oz | 23.43"
5 months: 15 lbs 9 oz (27%) | 24.80" (9%)
On a side-note, Wyatt is soooo close to rolling over. I had the video camera recording him for a while last night but he just didn’t want to take the plunge and roll all the way over quite yet. I’m sure it will be happening soon though!
I also finally ordered our Christmas photo cards last night and I should be able to pick them up today which will leave me enough time to get them out by the beginning of next week which is still one week before Christmas!
We loved this pediatrician! He was so friendly and had great information for us. He said they both look great. He agreed with our regular pediatrician in that the boys’ heads look just fine and they are not at the point of needing any further intervention. He gave us a couple of new ideas to try to help minimized the amount of time the boys lay on that side of their heads while they are sleeping. He also pointed out that, with the boys spending more & more time upright (sitting up, sitting in their Bumbos, playing in their exersaucer), they are now spending more & more time off of their heads and they should only continue to get better from this point. Great news!
Even though this was not a scheduled checkup, they still ran a full set of measurements on the boys, so here are their updated measurements (although I think the lengths on the boys aren’t quite accurate as Colton is definitely longer than Wyatt…we’ll mark the inconsistency up to their wiggles they both had while on the scale!):
Wyatt – weighs 16 lbs. & is 25.59 inches long (2 foot 2 in tall!)
Colton – weighs 15 lbs. 9 oz. & is 24.80 inches long (2 foot 1 in tall!)
Wyatt
Birth: 4 lbs 11 oz | 17.5"
1 week: 4 lbs 8 oz | 17.72"
2 weeks: 5 lbs 1 oz | 17.72"
1 month: 6 lbs 8 oz | 19.29"
2 months: 8 lbs 6 oz | 20.47"
4 months: 13 lbs 4 oz | 23.62"
5 months: 16 lbs (35%) | 25.59" (32%)
Colton
Birth: 4 lbs 15 oz | 18"
1 week: 4 lbs 14 oz | 17.91"
2 weeks: 5 lbs 5 oz | 18.11"
1 month: 6 lbs 5 oz | 19.49"
2 months: 8 lbs 4 oz | 20.28"
4 months: 12 lbs 11 oz | 23.43"
5 months: 15 lbs 9 oz (27%) | 24.80" (9%)
On a side-note, Wyatt is soooo close to rolling over. I had the video camera recording him for a while last night but he just didn’t want to take the plunge and roll all the way over quite yet. I’m sure it will be happening soon though!
I also finally ordered our Christmas photo cards last night and I should be able to pick them up today which will leave me enough time to get them out by the beginning of next week which is still one week before Christmas!
3 month Professional Pictures
I found a photographer in town (a mother/daughter team) who are reasonably priced and do a pretty good job (the daughter’s brother graduated high school with me and she graduated high school with my younger sister). They have a neat package deal for a baby which includes bringing them in every 3 months during their first year for photos in which select photos from each session will be compiled into one big book at the end. I did not have the boys newborn pictures taken by this photographer, so their book will contain photos from 3 months and older.
Here are a few of my favorites from their 3 month session:
Here are a few of my favorites from their 3 month session:
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
5 months old photo session...I mean sessions
The boys 5 month old photo session turned into multiple sessions when either one or the other was not having a good day. We ended up getting a few good shots out of the bunch though!
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| Colton |
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| Wyatt |
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| Relaxin' in our PJs |
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
A Favorite Quote
I am a little behind on getting the boys 5 month pictures taken. I attempted to take them this weekend but Colton wasn't having any of that (which is kind of funny because Wyatt was the one who didn't want to cooperate last month)! I also want to get them taken soon so I can use them on our Christmas photo cards this year; I really need to get them ordered soon!
Today, I want to post a quote that I recently found posted on a message board on www.thebump.com (a website for expecting & new mothers). I love it!
"I hope that my child, looking back on today will remember a mother who had time to play; because children grow up while you're not looking, there are years ahead for cleaning and cooking. So, quiet now cobwebs, dust go to sleep. I'm rocking my baby, and babies don't keep." ~ author unknown
Today, I want to post a quote that I recently found posted on a message board on www.thebump.com (a website for expecting & new mothers). I love it!
"I hope that my child, looking back on today will remember a mother who had time to play; because children grow up while you're not looking, there are years ahead for cleaning and cooking. So, quiet now cobwebs, dust go to sleep. I'm rocking my baby, and babies don't keep." ~ author unknown
Monday, December 6, 2010
22 Weeks Old / 5 Months Old
Happy 5 Month Birthday Wyatt & Colton! The boys are growing and discovering new things like crazy lately.
We picked out the boys’ first Christmas tree this weekend, without the help of the boys however. (I can’t wait until next year when they will be two little “helpers”.) Cory’s mom & aunt came over to watch the boys for a few hours so Cory & I could get some Christmas preparation done. We usually cut down our own tree but for the sake of saving time, we choose an already-cut tree this year. We spent the rest of the afternoon shopping for Christmas presents – it was really busy. We also took a small break and treated ourselves to a sit-down lunch out. It was a fun & productive day which I really enjoyed with my husband.
The boys are sleeping around 9 - 9 ½ hours each night. They have their last bottle around 8:30 PM and are sleeping for the night around 9-9:15 PM. They are sleeping until around 6 AM. Starting this weekend they have been making it the entire night in the crib, with almost no interventions. Great job boys!
With the boys getting a little bigger now, I want to start doing some single-baby activities now & then to spend some one-on-one time with each of them. Last week when Cory took Colton to the doctor, Wyatt & I headed to Wal-Mart for the weekly grocery shopping trip. It was a very different trip only dealing with one baby & one car seat – we were able to take a single grocery cart! Wyatt stayed awake almost the entire trip and really liked looking around at everything. Yesterday it was Colton’s turn. Again it was the weekly grocery trip to Wal-Mart that he was able to join me on. Unlike his brother, Colton only stayed awake for a small part of the trip – he slept most of the time.
There are only three weeks left until Christmas (this year has flown by) and I have so much to do – shopping, decorating & baking – before the holiday arrives.
This weeks’ goals:
- take boys “5 month old” pictures
- take Christmas card picture and get them ordered
- decorate Christmas tree
- put rest of Christmas decorations up
- make more progress on Christmas shopping
- Christmas baking with my mom & sisters this next weekend…??
Wyatt
Wyatt LOVES standing! We’ve been practicing sitting-up and sitting with the boys more over the past two weeks but Wyatt would prefer to stand. He also loves bending & straightening his legs while standing – we joke that he is doing his daily squats when he does these. Wyatt has also started making this noise that sounds like he’s growling. It’s so funny and when you imitate the noise back to him, he’ll make the sound again.
Colton
Colton has been battling a cold/cough for a couple weeks now. We took him into the doctor last week but everything checked out just fine (on a side note, he weighs about 15 lbs. now with his clothes on!). Poor little guy – you feel so bad for him when he coughs – he sounds miserable; however he has remained in fairly high spirits. Colton has enjoyed tummy time a little bit more this week. Colton likes it better when we use the Boppy pillow which lifts him off of the ground a little bit to begin with. He is getting great at holding his head up and actually trying to look around while on his belly, instead of just getting angry.
We picked out the boys’ first Christmas tree this weekend, without the help of the boys however. (I can’t wait until next year when they will be two little “helpers”.) Cory’s mom & aunt came over to watch the boys for a few hours so Cory & I could get some Christmas preparation done. We usually cut down our own tree but for the sake of saving time, we choose an already-cut tree this year. We spent the rest of the afternoon shopping for Christmas presents – it was really busy. We also took a small break and treated ourselves to a sit-down lunch out. It was a fun & productive day which I really enjoyed with my husband.
The boys are sleeping around 9 - 9 ½ hours each night. They have their last bottle around 8:30 PM and are sleeping for the night around 9-9:15 PM. They are sleeping until around 6 AM. Starting this weekend they have been making it the entire night in the crib, with almost no interventions. Great job boys!
With the boys getting a little bigger now, I want to start doing some single-baby activities now & then to spend some one-on-one time with each of them. Last week when Cory took Colton to the doctor, Wyatt & I headed to Wal-Mart for the weekly grocery shopping trip. It was a very different trip only dealing with one baby & one car seat – we were able to take a single grocery cart! Wyatt stayed awake almost the entire trip and really liked looking around at everything. Yesterday it was Colton’s turn. Again it was the weekly grocery trip to Wal-Mart that he was able to join me on. Unlike his brother, Colton only stayed awake for a small part of the trip – he slept most of the time.
There are only three weeks left until Christmas (this year has flown by) and I have so much to do – shopping, decorating & baking – before the holiday arrives.
This weeks’ goals:
- take boys “5 month old” pictures
- take Christmas card picture and get them ordered
- decorate Christmas tree
- put rest of Christmas decorations up
- make more progress on Christmas shopping
- Christmas baking with my mom & sisters this next weekend…??
Wyatt
Wyatt LOVES standing! We’ve been practicing sitting-up and sitting with the boys more over the past two weeks but Wyatt would prefer to stand. He also loves bending & straightening his legs while standing – we joke that he is doing his daily squats when he does these. Wyatt has also started making this noise that sounds like he’s growling. It’s so funny and when you imitate the noise back to him, he’ll make the sound again.
Colton
Colton has been battling a cold/cough for a couple weeks now. We took him into the doctor last week but everything checked out just fine (on a side note, he weighs about 15 lbs. now with his clothes on!). Poor little guy – you feel so bad for him when he coughs – he sounds miserable; however he has remained in fairly high spirits. Colton has enjoyed tummy time a little bit more this week. Colton likes it better when we use the Boppy pillow which lifts him off of the ground a little bit to begin with. He is getting great at holding his head up and actually trying to look around while on his belly, instead of just getting angry.
Friday, December 3, 2010
Their Very Own Cribs
The boys each slept in their very own crib for the first time last night and they both did awesome!
They have been sleeping together since the day they were born – from the hospital bassinet, to the pack ‘n play bassinet and finally sharing one of the cribs. Until recently, they did not seem to bother each other as they slept even when they fussed or cried in the middle of the night. However, in the past couple weeks they have become more mobile as they sleep, wiggling themselves from laying vertical in the crib to horizontal. I can’t count how many times I’ve went into their room at night, after hearing some fussing, just to find Wyatt’s head buried into Colton’s side. I think this has caused them to wake each other up either by Wyatt constantly nudging into Colton or Colton waving his arms and hitting Wyatt. This past weekend when they boys & I were staying at my parents’ house, they slept separately because of the lack of space. Wyatt slept in the pack ‘n play and Colton slept in the crib – and they did great. So after a couple of sleepless nights this week, continually going into their room to re-adjust each of them, Cory & I decided to try last night with them each sleeping in their own crib. (I did have to clean out the “extra” crib which we had not been previously using because I was using it for storage of the boys’ stuffed animals and extra blankets.)
It was a success! Everyone had a good night’s sleep. I only got up once during the night when I heard some fussing but each of the boys had not moved and were still sound asleep. They slept in their cribs from around 9:30 PM until 5:30 AM (Colton) & 6:00 AM (Wyatt). So I think we’ve said good-bye to the boys being bed-buddies at night, but they will continue to sleep in the same room as each other – just in separate cribs.
They have been sleeping together since the day they were born – from the hospital bassinet, to the pack ‘n play bassinet and finally sharing one of the cribs. Until recently, they did not seem to bother each other as they slept even when they fussed or cried in the middle of the night. However, in the past couple weeks they have become more mobile as they sleep, wiggling themselves from laying vertical in the crib to horizontal. I can’t count how many times I’ve went into their room at night, after hearing some fussing, just to find Wyatt’s head buried into Colton’s side. I think this has caused them to wake each other up either by Wyatt constantly nudging into Colton or Colton waving his arms and hitting Wyatt. This past weekend when they boys & I were staying at my parents’ house, they slept separately because of the lack of space. Wyatt slept in the pack ‘n play and Colton slept in the crib – and they did great. So after a couple of sleepless nights this week, continually going into their room to re-adjust each of them, Cory & I decided to try last night with them each sleeping in their own crib. (I did have to clean out the “extra” crib which we had not been previously using because I was using it for storage of the boys’ stuffed animals and extra blankets.)
It was a success! Everyone had a good night’s sleep. I only got up once during the night when I heard some fussing but each of the boys had not moved and were still sound asleep. They slept in their cribs from around 9:30 PM until 5:30 AM (Colton) & 6:00 AM (Wyatt). So I think we’ve said good-bye to the boys being bed-buddies at night, but they will continue to sleep in the same room as each other – just in separate cribs.
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