5 Months Old

5 months old
Blaine is 5 month old! WHAT?! Already? My baby is almost half a year old. This is so not fair. Why does it have to go so fast? I've even tried to hold on to and will Blaine to be a baby longer. He might be getting big but he is still my baby.


Vernon Timothy-Blaine

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Eating habits- We are still breast feeding. Some days I worry that I am not producing enough and that is why it seems that you nurse a lot during the days. You are either a snacker or a comfort nurser. You have had a bottle of formula here and there and take them well. We havent started solids yet, however I have bought a box of rice cereal. I think we will still wait until you can sit by your self.

Accomplishments- Blaine first rolled over belly to back Feb. 20th. It was pretty funny. I had laid him down on his belly and walked away. When I came back, I saw you on your back and had to take a double look and pick my brain to see if I actually laid you on your back. Mommy had bad memory problems. :) So I rolled you back onto your tummy and you rolled over again. You did it 3 times for me! I was very happy! My little guy made it to another milestone!

You love to pull your feet up and chew on them. Its so funny! You are also starting to "talk" to us more as well as blowing bubbles and raspberries. I love it!


My Dearest Little Blaine,

There will come a day when you will get mad when I call you my baby, but unfortunately son, you will always be my baby and I will remind you of it every day! I will try not to be the embarrassing mom when your friends are around, but when you are alone, you will be free game to all my hugs and kisses! So be prepared. Im glad I have at least 10-12 years till you start complaining! :)

Love Mommy!

4 Months Old

 Blaine is 4 months old! ((Tears!))

He weighs 15 lbs and 3 oz

His length is 26 and a quarter inches. That makes him 2 1/2 feet tall! WOW!

He is still breast feeding and doing great. He has had 2 bottles of formula, when Ive hard to leave him with the  Nanas. We are not starting solids yet, probably wait a couple more months. He isnt rolling over yet and doesnt like being on his belly for very long. He is doing pretty good at night, usually only wakes once or twice**. He sleeps in the pack and play still for part of the night and also in bed with me for the other parts of the night.  He is taking a pacifier. He is also making so many baby noises now. Its so cute and his smile is to die for. One dimple is always visible but if he smiles real big, you can see both. Mommy can even get him to laugh sometimes. He also loves to be held in the air, like an airplane. He has a favorite blanket, one I call the magic blankie. Its valor and Sherpa. If he is tired and I wrap him in it, its like instant and he is asleep.  His favorite toy is a similar one to this blue dog, sept his has teethers on his feet. I call it his baby. 

Please slow down little guy!! You are growing to fast and making Mommy sad!

These pictures were taken in January and February (so 3 and 4 months of age)

Hope everyone had a great Hump Day. Only a couple more days till the weekend!

-Robin

** Mommy is such a night owl, it doesnt even effect me!

Recap- Nov & Dec

Sorry for my MIA business. I got a new tablet (as mentioned before) and its hard to blog from it and I hardly get on my laptop. However, I really want to get back into the swing of blogging. So here's my first post for the new year and its a recap of the last 2 months.

November-

We had 2 Thanksgivings. The first was spent with my in-laws on Thanksgiving day. Logan bought a turkey fryer and we teased him all afternoon about burning the garage or house down. Of course, neither happened. It was a lot of fun and the food was great. However, because Ellie was being a brat that night, I didnt eat much. The kids all had fun playing with their cousins. We had to go home that night because Logan worked the next day.

After he got off work on the 27th, we left and headed to my parents house for the weekend. They live about 6-8 hours away (as mentioned before) The kids did great. They basically took turns sleeping and fussing. Blaine was by far the best rider. We arrived around 5 pm to a full house. My sister and her 2 kids, my brother and his wife and their dog and my parents and their 2 dogs. So that equaled 7 adults, 5 kids under 7 and 4 small hairy dogs. It was crowded. Oh yeah, my grand mother showed up too. So there was actually 8 adults. We had our Thanksgiving on Saturday and of course the food was delish and I got to actually eat more. lol We had to leave on Sunday so Logan could get back to work on Monday. It was a VERY fast trip and I was sad to go.

December-

Logan started talking about knocking out the small wall that divides the kitchen from the living room and building a bar. He has been talking about it for a while but now he was getting serious about it. lol First he put up shelves in our big pantry closet in the kitchen so I could actually put our packaged and canned food in there instead of in our hall way closet. So once I got the food moved, I put my scrapbooking stuff in the hall closet. About 2 weeks before Christmas, Logan & his friend started knocking the wall down. The projected was supposed to only take the one weekend to finish. However, they kept changing the plans and adding to it. My house was in disarray for 2 weeks and only just got completely finished maybe 4 days ago. Now we have a beautiful bar and the house looks completely different! We just have to buy chairs now.

I cant find a good before picture, but looking at the picture below, from the right wall over to where the metal ladder is was a wall. Then there was a door way from the ladder to where the guy in brown is standing.

Wall knocked out, working on removing the ac/heater vent

 Almost done.

 Helping Daddy paint the living room "accent" wall

Daddy painting

All finished

Top tile and wood trim

looking from the kitchen into the living room. Like our color selections? 

Now that remodeling is finished, it feels more like home, rather then a rental. Yes, we did this to our rental.. It's an upgrade and we didnt really ask for permission.. lol Breaking the law! breaking the law! It's practice for when we some day will have our dream home. 

Speaking of dream home, Id love to have the HGTV 2012 Dream House, just saying.

Anyways, moving on. Every year since Ellie was born we have been getting ornaments for each kid. I had just been getting them from Walmart in the passed. However Christmas 2010 and this last year, 2011, Walmart didnt have anything. Their ornament selection sure has gone DOWN HILL! I was sad this year when I couldnt even find a "Baby's first Christmas" ornament for Blaine. So after a lot of searching and deciding I didnt want to buy them on line, I decided to make this years ornaments. They turned out great! I love them!

I was able to put the Christmas tree up about 4 days before Christmas. The kids helped of course. They were excited but Garrett wouldnt leave the ornaments alone.

I do not have any pictures from Christmas, they are all on Logan's work camera. So those will have to wait for another post. However, I can say we had a great time with both of our families. We did our own little Christmas on the morning of the 25th. The kids were so excited to see their toys and get to open them too. Later that day we went to my sisters house to spend Christmas with my family. My parents, brother & his wife and of course my sister and her family were there. The kids got some really neat presents.

We spent the 26th with Logan's family at his parents house. His parents and his sister & her family were there.

We all got great gifts. The kids are so spoiled!

I am so glad we got to spend both Thanksgiving and Christmas with both of our families!

Janessa came over on the 31st, New Years Eve, and stayed to celebrate with me and the kids. Logan was at his parents house most of the day. Janessa and I played Wii games, had a couple drinks and snacked all night till 12 am. Then it was bed time. (Garrett went to bed about 8:30 so there are no pics of him)

Zoey, Nessa, Ellie & Myself

Our entertainment for the night. Who needs Gaga?

Zoey, Nessa, Ellie, Myself & Blaine

Hope everyone has a Happy New Year and that all your dreams come true.

1 Month Old

 Today Blaine is already 1 month old! Hard to believe. Its always so weird when I get something new (car, house, job, baby, pet, etc) It seems like I've had it forever.. Even know its only been a short 4 weeks since Blaine was born, it seems like he has been here so much longer. However, he seems to be staying a baby a lot longer then Garrett did. Garrett was only a few onces bigger then Blaine at birth, but he seemed to lose the baby look so much faster. I think I am just holding on to B being a baby longer this time.. Enjoying every minute I have with him as a baby.

Friday we go in for his 1 month check up. Im guessing he is close to 10 lbs by now! Wow, looking at that last picture above, I can really say he does not look like Ellie or Garrett. I do not know who he looks like. I dont see Logan in him and really dont see me either. Strange. I can point out though that he does have a little pointy chin like I do. Its a family trait. (Ellie has it, my niece has it, my sister has it, our mom has it, her mother has it, my aunt has it and even though my cousin has a "butt chin", she also has the small pointy chin..) My mom also says he has my nose. I dont notice it so much now, but as a baby, I did have a small button nose. (Ellie also has one) I cannot wait to see what color his eyes will be. I hope they turn brown or a golden brown shade. He does also have my complexion (slightly tanish and again, Ellie also has this)

I thought it would be fun to post comparison photos of each kid when they were only a few days old. Just to see if there was any resemblance shortly after birth. 

Miss E 5 days old 

Garrett 1 or 2 days old

Blaine 1 day old

So the resemblances still may be hard to see even in these pictures, but as I was going through the pictures trying to pick out which ones to post, I could see in some of them that they all do look a like in one way or another. I also cannot get over how much Garrett still looks the same as he did as when he was 2 months old. Its crazy!! 

Well anyways, HAPPY 1 MONTH, Baby Blaine!! 

6 Photos Of The Day

 I find it hard to remember to take real photos of Blaine. I take some here and there of him with my cell phone, but those arnt great quality. So today's 6 photos are of him. 

 Gave Little Man his first bath today

 Pretty sure he liked it. He didnt cry :)

 I <3 this pic.. Looks funny

 Big sister Ellie checking on "her" baby

 I took similar pics of Garrett when he was only a few days old.. To cute!

My litte Blaine is already starting to get big! :(

Hope everyone gets to enjoy their Saturday as much as I am!

Update & Birth Story

Sorry for my lack of updating as of late!! Honestly, I can say I have been busy :) Lets see, I pushed a baby out of my hoohaa, been adjusting to like with 3 kids, trying to sleep.. Oh and trying to find time to get on to the computer at all.. :)

Here's Blaine's Birth Story.

We went into the hospital at 7:30 am (yeah, late, of course) Soon as we were admited, they got me changed into the lovely hospital gown and hooked up the monitors. They had the IV, antibiotics for GBS and the potocin all started by 8:30 am. The monitor said I was contracting between 2-5 minutes apart, but they were not strong at all. At that time I was 2 cm dilated, 50% effaced, very soft but baby was still up high. Logan and I did a lot of walking up and down the hall, trying to get Baby B to drop. I even tried sitting ont he big ball.. Wasnt working though. OB decided to break my water. I cant remember when she did, how far dilated or the time.. But she did it. Also we had problems with my IV. It was leaking fluids and the nurse had to fix it, which in turn made my vein collapse. I ended up being poked 3 more times before she was able to find a vein that handled the IV tube. Ouch!

Finally at 1:30 pm, I was 4 cm dilated and contractions were getting stronger. I was hoping it wouldnt be much longer. I was also scared to get the epidural to soon and have it stall my labor out. So I kept putting it off as much as I could. Nurse checked me again at 3:15 and I was between 4-5 cm dilated. It wasnt long after that that I asked for the epidural. The contractions were much stronger and I was to 5 cm, I felt it was an ok time to get the epi. The process of getting the epidural was horrific this time around. The anesthesiologist has me slumped over, was rubbing on my sides and then feeling my back for the correct place to insert the needle.. He finally found the spot, cleaned and prepped my back and gave me the numbing shots. What followed hurt so bad. Logan says he put the needle in and then pulled it out a little and was like trying to make it go into a different spot. Basically digging around in my spine for the correct spot to put the epi tube. He ended up pulling the whole thing out and starting over in a different spot. There isnt much that makes me cry.. I handle pain VERY well but getting the epidural was more then I could handle.. I fought back the tears the best I could. FIANLLY he was done and it was in. Once it was in and the drip started, it was heaven!

I think I finally got to fall asleep at some point, but it wasnt for very long. Around 6:00 pm, I told my nurse that I was for sure feeling pressure in my butt and it wasnt going away. She asked if I wanted her to check me. She did and I was still only 7-8 cm. Progress!! Some time closer to 7:00 I told her the pressure was getting way more. She asked if I wanted her to get my Ob and I told her it was probably a good idea. Of course it took my Ob a while to get to my room. (seemed like forever) By they time she got there I had lost the pressure feeling. She waited around and in only a few minutes it was time to push. I'd say that we started pushing at about 7:15, 3 contractions later and Blaine was born.

He was born at 7:24 pm a healthy 8 lb 3 oz, 21 inches long. He is VERY mellow and hardly cries. I also didnt tare or have to be cut or anything! Oh and I felt WAY WAY more this time around. They must have turned my epi off sooner or something because the pressure was more then pressure. I didnt have that "burning ring of fire" everyone always talks about, but man oh man I felt loads more with this little guy! I could actually feel his head coming out, then his shoulders and body. I do not remember feeling any of that with the other two. It was a great experience.

Add this to another super easy birth to my 3-0 record! Woot!

Our night in the hospital was good! I didnt get much sleep but it didnt really bother me. I was very happy to be with my little one. The hospital bed was terribly uncomfortable though. He is very mellow and quiet and also sleeps great so far. Oh and we are breast feeding. Im in tons of pain from engorgement and since he sleeps a lot, I have to wake him to eat. So far, everything is going great!

 

Big sister Ellie and big brother Garrett are both adjusting really well. If you recall, I was super worried about Garrett being jealous. He has actually been very good . He actually doesnt get very close to Blaine. Ellie has been my handful though. She wants to hold him all the time, she wants to feed him, she wants him to sleep in her bed. Just a handful! Even though Blaine is a bigger size baby, he still seems like such a baby. Which is great because Garrett was 8 lbs 12 oz and he didnt seem like a baby for long. Maybe Im willing Blaine to be a baby longer because there is the biggest chance that he is our last baby. 

Ill hopefully get to catch up on the 15 Day Challenge and my weekly posts. Hope everyone is having a great week and enjoying the lovely fall weather. I know we sure are!

Notice for Eviction

 Dearest Blaine,

    My sweet little boy, it is the eve of the 37th week in which you have in habited mommy's belly. You legally have the rights to 3 more weeks on the inside. However, after all the kicks to the ribs, squished, scrunched and bunched inners, bladder jabs, cervix grinds and not to mention the inverted alien belly button, in which you have either given to me or caused over the 9 months we have been together, I am issuing you a notice of eviction. You have 1 week left to beat me up from the inside, 1 week to push on my bladder and make me want to pee my pants, 1 week to enjoy the muffled yells and screams that come from your older sister and brother, and 1 week left until you have no choice but leave your current residence!!! The first of October is an excellent day to move on out into the real world. I promise that once you get here, you will see that the outside world isnt that bad. You get to wear tons of cute clothes, in which you will get poop on more then once. You will get to be snuggled in super cute blankies and even some made just for you by Nana Rhonda. You will get to see Daddy, big sister Ellie, big brother Garrett, aunts, uncles, nanas and papas and most of all, your mommy! We may even have a party to celebrate you. Yes, your first party!! Oh and the best part, you will get Mommy juice! Its like liquid gold and will help you grow to be a big boy and be able to beat up on your sister and brother. So what are you waiting for?? Come on out and join us! We look forward to getting to cuddle, kiss and love on you.

Love,
Mommy

P.S. Please do not put up a fight on your way out, be nice to me :)