4 Months Old!!!

4 Month Checkup = 4 shots for the little man :(

Weight- 15lbs 13oz. He is in the 56th percentile for weight                                                      

Height- 26 3/4 inches. He is in the 95th percentile for height

Sleeping- Through the night (for the most part)

Eating- 7 oz of formula every 4 hrs. We also start cereal and baby food this month, I will let you know how that goes.

This Month's Milestones

• He is holding his head up all by himself.
• He can now play with some toys.
• He is laughing and babbling like crazy. I believe he invents a new sound everyday.
• If propped up against a pillow he can pull himself all the way up.
• He is starting to try to hold his bottle, although he still needs mommy's help :)

Not so fun moments:

• He is grabbing at everything, which mainly consist of my hair, jewelry, and skin (and he can pinch hard).
• Fighting sleep. He usually only does this during the day time for naps but it is so frustrating, if your sleepy just go to sleep. He will scream at the top of his lungs for like 3min and then he is out, which leads to.......
• Nap times are almost nonexistent in the Faile household. My child will only sleep for 30 to 45 min at a time. I know I shouldn't complain since he is sleeping through the night, but I believe most kids take naps that last hours??? Easton probably naps about an hour to an hour and half a day and this is usually in 30 min increments.
• He is no longer content sitting in his car seat while we are eating out. I hate to be the person with a screaming kid in a restaurant but I also do not plan to stop going out to eat. He has been good the past couple of time though, I have learned to pack several toys.

We are also trying to get him to go to bed at night on his own, instead of us rocking him to sleep. Most of the time he falls asleep during his last bottle anyways but there are nights that he will stay up forever. Thanks to his Grandma he got a toy for Christmas that plays music and has lights that goes in his crib. Hope this will help.

I am trying to teach Easton sign language. I have always wanted to do this when I had a kid, so I hope it works. Everything I have read says they should start around 6 months but I figured that I needed to learn the signs and incorporate them into our daily routine first. I am beginning with these- dad, mom, milk, eat, more, bath, and sleep. I can't wait until he can start manipulating his hands more and see if he is learning them.

We also had two holiday's since I wrote last, Thanksgiving and Christmas. I will post pics. Santa was very good to E. I never want to wish time away and I enjoy every moment of this age but one thing I really look forward to is Christmas when he is a little older and understands more.

The leave I was filling is over and that means I get to spend the next 7 months with my sweet baby!!! There are going to be so many big changes coming up with him, I am so glad I get to be here to see them. I felt like he didn't even know who I was when I was working. After all I was away from him more than I was with him, but don't get me wrong I am praying hard for a job next year!!

                                                        Santa brought E a Jumperoo.
                                          He doesn't love it but I am sure he will grow too.

                                                                    Thanksgiving

                                                                   Christmas pics

                                        @ Bass Pro Shop after getting pics made with Santa

First Iron Bowl

                                                

3 Months Old!!

                                                  We are now 1/4 of a year old :)

Feeding- He is eating 6oz every 3-4hrs (mostly every three, which leads me to ask when do they start going longer in between feedings?)

Sleeping- THROUGH THE NIGHT!!!! ( with the exception of a couple nights of course).

• We have started a night time routine with him which is bath, bottle, and then bed. It really helps, the couple of times he did wake up during the nights were the times we skipped bath time.

Milestones:

• Of course sleeping through the night is the biggest milestone for me.
• He has now found his hands. He gets his left hand and puts it right in front of his face and stares at it for the longest time. He also sucks on his right hand all the time and he is slobbering alot(I know those are signs of teething but I can't tell if he is or not).
• He has started laughing out loud. Which is the only thing that could melt my heart as much as seeing him smile.
• He is able to hold his head up for longer periods of time but he hasn't completely mastered this, I know it is coming soon.
• He rolled over for the first time, from his stomach to his back. It just so happens that I am the only one who seen it and I can not get him to do it again. He is very good about making a liar out of me ;)

• We celebrated Easton's first Halloween/first big holiday. He was the cutest frog ever!!! We went to our Church's Trunk or Treat but no one had milk so we opted for Milk Dud's instead.

Here is Daddy and Easton at a family reunion. This is the first time we have used the carrier. Josh got a little taste of what it felt like to carry him around for 9 months. It was hilarious watching him sit down and get up with that thing on, he looked just like a pregnant woman.

This is  Easton during some tummy time. He hates laying on his stomach.

2 Months

Wow I can't believe my little man is already 2 months (actually closer to 2 1/2 months it has just taken some time to sit down and write this). So much has happened in this past month, he is learning and doing new things everyday. He is also getting bigger every second, it is hard to look back at pics from a month ago and see how much he is already grown. I wish I could just freeze time, it is going by too fast!!

Feeding- He is eating around 5-6oz about every 3-4hrs (except during the night)

Sleeping- He sleeps anywhere from 5-9hrs

** My dear husband took him to his 2 month checkup and forgot to get his height and forgot the ounces on his weight so when I go back I plan to get those. I must say that I sent him with a list of questions to ask and he did get everyone of those answered so I can't be to mad at him.

Weight 11lbs ___oz

Milestones: At six weeks old he smiled at me for the first time. He has always done a little grin in his sleep since the day he was born but this was an actual wide awake, mommy said something funny smile. I cannot believe how much just seeing him smile makes my heart melt. It really is the little things.

At 2 months he slept through the night for the first time. He slept from about 9:00-6:00. Of course when I woke up and realized that he did not wake up I shot out of bed to make sure he was still breathing. After I got over my panic attack I was ecstatic about getting a full nights rest.

At a month and a half he spent the night away from home for the first time. We went to the Auburn game and spent the night so Easton stayed with his granna and grandad. It was hard leaving him but at the same time it was nice to get away and spend time with my hubby and friends.

Other News: I went back to work about 3 weeks ago. I am filling in for someone on maternity leave until Christmas break. I hate being away from Easton for so long but I sooo enjoy being back in the classroom. It also will make me appreciate more the time that I will get to spend with him once this is over. I really hope I get a job next year but being away for a couple months makes me realize how lucky I am to get to spend the first year at home with my son.

     Easton went to the ENT doctor Thursday to get his tongue checked out. He is what they call "tongue tied". The little part under our tongue that connects out tongue to the bottom of our mouth, well Easton's is at the tip of his tongue so they will have to cut it so that he won't have speech problems. We were hoping they could do it in the office when we went but the Dr. decided that it was to thick. So we will have to do it in an outpatient center and he will be put under anesthesia. It is the most minor procedure they do so we are just going to wait until after Christmas to get it done.

2 Months Old!!

Waiting at the doctor

Smiling :)

5 Weeks old

Week 5

Feeding- 4oz of formula and one 5 oz bottle before bedtime.

Sleeping- At the beginning of  the week he was sleeping 4-5 hrs during the night. By the end of the night he slept 6hrs!!!

He is starting to notice things more and follow me with his eyes. His toys are becoming more appealing to him this week.

He had a fever this week and felt awful. On Monday he was really fussy and burning up, he sweat through 2 of his outfits, I felt so bad for him but the Dr. said that I could not give him anything so I felt helpless. By Tuesday he was just kind of out of it. I held him all day and he just laid there. By Wednesday he started feeling a bit better. I think his fever was brought on by his shots at his 1 month checkup.

Weeks 3 and 4

Week 3

Feeding- This week I started weaning off breastfeeding. He was only getting about 1/2 oz to an 1oz. I breastfeed about once or twice a day and feed him 3 oz of formula every 3 hrs.

Sleeping- Still waking up every 3 hrs to eat during the night. He is starting to wake up more during the day, he is staying awake for 3 to 4 hrs at a time now.

This week we went to Boaz and watched the football game.

Daddy and Easton napping

He hasn't figured out he can just look up, he thinks he has to turn his head to see.

Week 4

Weight- 8 lbs 6 oz. He is in the 12th percentile for weight. He finally gained 2lbs since I quit starving him with trying to breastfeed.

Height- 21 and 3/4 inch. He is in the 70th percentile for heigth.

Sleeping- During the night he sleeps one 4 hr strectch and then wakes up every three hours. He is staying awake alot more during the day.

Feeding- 4 oz of formula every 3 hrs.

Went for his 1 month check up and got 1 shot and his foot pricked. He did good, he only cried for a minute.

He also started sleeping in his crib the day he turned a month old. He sleeps much better in his crib than he did in his bassinet.

1st nap in his crib

1 month old

2 Weeks old

Weight- 6lbs 6oz (he lost another oz)         Feeding- Breastfeeding and feeding 2 oz of formula every 3 hrs.
Sleeping- Still sleeping most of the day and waking up every 3 hrs during the night.

This week we made another trip to the pediatricians office. He had big lumps under his nipples, the doctor checked them and said that they were from hormones and it was normal. They went away by the end of week 3. His circumcision healed up this week and he was able to take his first real bath. His umbilical cord also fell off when he was 8 days old.

Two days before he turned 3 weeks old I left him for the first time to go to the Auburn game. I missed him sooo much but it was good to get out of the house and have some time alone with Josh.

1st trip to church

1st Week Home

Aug 24, 3 Days Old- First car ride, on the way home from the hospital.

1st day home

Watching Sleeping through first Auburn game.

August 25, 4 days old- 1st visit to the pediatrician.

Weight-6lbs 7oz ( he lost 5 oz)

Feeding- Breast feeding and supplementing with 1/2oz to an 1oz of formula.

Sleeping- Sleeps most of the day. The first night home I had to wake him up every 3 hrs to eat, by the second night home he was waking up by himself every 3 hrs.

Aug 26, 5 days old- we went to Boaz and had his newborn pictures made. He was a very good boy, he slept through most of it. After pictures he made his first trip to Mill Street and we ate lunch and then visited my family. By the time we got home I was worn out and hurting from going nonstop.  The next three days we stayed at home and rested. He pretty much slept through the entire first week.

Two Becomes Three

****I have not had time to blog since Easton was born so I have six weeks worth to catch up on. This is starting from the beginning.

On August 21, 2011 at 6 am my water broke, only at that time I was not so sure if it was my water breaking or not. I was in the bed semi awake and felt a gush of water (not a huge puddle like in the movies), I jumped out of bed and ran to the bathroom. I am certain that I stood in the restroom for ten minutes trying to decide if I peed on myself or if my water broke. People always say when you are pregnant that the baby can push on you bladder and make you pee on yourself, so this is why I was confused. I was not sure what to do so I went and woke Josh up (Josh was on night shift so at this time he had only been asleep 3 hrs). I told Josh that I was not sure if my water broke or if I had peed on myself, he sat up and asked me if I was having contractions, I said no so then he told me to go back to bed ( he will never live that down). I laid down for a few minutes, but of course I couldn't go back to sleep. I got back up and googled water breaking. Most everything said their would be a continuous trickle and I did not have that so I convinced myself that it did not break. I finally went back to sleep for about an hour and then got up and did laundry and cooked breakfast. Around 10:00 I woke Josh up to eat breakfast. While we were eating I told him that I was still not convinced that my water hadn't broke and that I was going to call the hospital to see what they say. The hospital told me to come in so they could check me. We made it to the hospital around 11:00 and they did a test and told me that my water had broke. At that time I was only dilated to 1 and still no contractions so they said it would probably be the next day before I would deliver. We were admitted into the hospital and just sat there waiting. I never had contractions ( that I felt) so around 9:00 pm they gave me medicine to start thinning my cervix. They then gave me an ambien and I slept until around 12:00 when they came in to give me the next round of medicine. Immediately after that I begin having contractions.

Labor and Delivery-August 22,2011
My contractions begin around 12 or 1 that night. Around 4 a.m I was hurting so the Dr. gave me some medicine to ease the pain. The medicine (I'm not sure the name) didn't really work it just made me really loopy ( I would not recommend it). At 6:30 they gave me pitocin to induce labor at this time I was dilated to a 2. About 8:30 a.m. I was in so much pain I asked for an epidural the Dr. checked me and I was dilated to 6. It took about thirty minutes for the anesthesiologist to come and give me the epidural. By this time I felt like I was ready to push. They checked me immediately after I was given the epidural and I was dilated to 9 1/2. Basically I endured all of my contractions and got the epidural just in time to push. The nurse told me that I was ready to push and I told her I wasn't ready, I had just started feeling pain free. She let me wait about 20 min since it was going to take the Dr. that long to get there. I started pushing for I would say around 15 min (I'm not real sure) and Easton arrived at 9:40. He weighed 6lbs and 13oz and was 20 and 1/2 inches.

My First Completed Crochet Projects!!

This is far from perfect but I'm pretty proud of it since it is the first time I

have ever crocheted in my life. Oh and I taught myself(really You Tube taught me).

I have no idea if these will actually fit a child's head since I had

no one to measure with but if they do and I am not having a little

girl who ever wants these are welcome to have them. Of course

you must be an Auburn fan.

Easton's Room

Easton's door sign for the hostpital.

His tree that was lot's of hard work for daddy and me.

It's a bit crowded now but when he arrives the bassinet and swing will

be coming out of his room (to crowd the house elsewhere).

Can't wait for his newborn pics to fill the picture frames!

39 Weeks and No Sign of a Baby

I believe I had convinced myself that I was going to have this baby early, so every time I go to the Dr. and there is no change I am deflated. Now I have convinced myself that I am going to 41 weeks and even though this pregnancy has flown by, another 2 weeks feels forever away. I went to the Dr. Monday and there was still no change. The Dr. says that he has dropped but that I am very narrow so I may have to have a C-Section. I used to joke about not having those child-bearing hips, but never thought it was actually true. I was very upset when I left the Dr. that day. The last thing I wanted to hear was that I may have a C-Section. I know some women would prefer it and I also know that thousands of women everyday have them successfully, but it just scares me I'm not sure why. The Dr. also said that they would not induce me if I was not dilated until after 41 weeks. All in all as long as I have a healthy baby that all that counts. Overall I have still been feeling very good. I get tired occasionally and my hands and feet swell some but nothing too bad. I went to the chiropractor the last 2 weeks and they did an adjustment. It has helped me sleep so much better, I recommend this to all pregnant women.

On another note I have started crocheting. Since I graduated school, I have nothing but time on my hands, so it sounded like a good idea. I made Easton a baby Auburn blanket and then decided I didn't like it so I tore it apart and started on another one. I will post pics soon, I am almost finished.

9 Months

My how time flies when your getting fat :) It seems like just yesterday I found out I was pregnant and now I am impatiently awaiting the arrival of my little angel. We had the baby shower as I previously posted and I believe that we have everything we need for Easton. His room is finished, Josh just needs to put a few things together, but besides that I believe it is just waiting on a baby. I am finishing school up this week and I am so happy to get that over with, but now all I have is time on my hands. My friends say not to take it for granted, but I am ready for my little man to be here. I'm not quite sure that me and Josh are on the same page, he wants me to go all the way to my due date and I am thinking 37 weeks sounds good to me. Not that either of us have control over it, but I tell him all the time that if he wants to carry this baby he is more than welcome to want it to last 40 weeks. I understand now why they make those bellies for men to wear to get the feel of it. I need to find one for my dear husband.

I had a 35 week Dr. Apt. last week. They examined me and said that I was not dilated but that she could feel the head. She estimated his weight to be 5 1/2 to 6 lbs, although I know you can't really depend on that. I go back Monday and I will be 36 and half weeks, hopefully I have progressed. I don't really think he has dropped but my stomach definitely feels like it is all baby. I would love to see a sonogram of him now. I am starting to stay tired again but I think it's mostly from not being able to sleep well at night. It is a bit harder to get around and I find myself sweating( I have never been a sweater) even though I am doing nothing. I still feel pretty good but I still stick to my guns that being pregnant is not the most joyous occasion.

We went to the beach about two weeks ago for the Fourth of July. I had a pretty good time, the first few days were great. I mostly stayed under a tent, in the pool, or in the ocean. My hands and feet swelled while I was there but now that I am home they have went down. The last day or two I mostly stayed out of the ocean. The last day I stayed in the room. Me being tired was the worst part, the heat was not all that bad on me. Again, I had a good time but I was ready to go home when it was time.

Now all there is left to do is pack our bags for the hospital. I'm not sure how well I am going to handle the next few weeks of sitting around twirling my thumbs. Surprisingly I am not nervous. But I am typically the type that does not get nervous until it actually happens. I am sure the day of I will be. I really do not want to get induced. I have the whole vision in my head where my water breaks at home and it's all a big surprise. I know that doesn't happen often, but that's the way I want it. Now if I make it to 40 weeks I will be singing a different tune. I'm sure by then I will be ready to get the show on the road.

Baby Shower

The wonderful ladies of my church threw me a baby shower on July 10th. We had a great turn out and baby Easton got lots and lots. I chose to just have one big shower because of it being the middle of summer, I know how busy everyone can be so I want to thank everyone who made it and especially friends and family who made food and helped put his room together. I feel like we are actually ready for him now we are just sitting around waiting.

Maternity Pics!!!

29 Weeks

It has been awhile since I have written mostly because nothing interesting has really happened. I am still getting bigger every second it feels like. Josh and I had maternity pics made last week, I am really excited to get those back and I will post them as soon as I get them. My 7 month check up was Tuesday. I had to take the glucose test which wasn't awful but wasn't great either. They took blood from me twice and I had to get another shot, something to do with my blood type. To sum it up this was the least amount of fun I have had thus far at my Dr's visits. I really do not want to write how much weight I have gained but since I am committed to telling about ALL of my pregnancy experiences I will. At this visit I gained 10lbs, which means I have gained 29lbs total. My goal for the total pregnancy was to gain no more than 40lbs but I'm not sure that I will make that. I really don't feel like I eat that much. Around month 4 and 5 I could tell an increase in my appetite but it has kind of slacked off lately. I have had more cravings for sweets lately, that could have something to do with it. Which brings me back to my glucose test, I have not heard from the Dr. which means I must have passed. This makes me very happy because I was so worried about having gestational diabetes. I know some people will want to slap me for saying this, but so far this pregnancy has been super easy. It is hard adjusting to getting bigger, but I have not had swollen hands or feet yet, no heartburn, and etc. I know I still have 2 1/2 months to go, I only pray that I continue to be so lucky. Well that is all I can think of for now, I will post again soon.

6 MONTHS!!!

Today I went for my 6 month checkup. Everything was good, so says the Dr.... Next month when I go I have to do the glucose test and I am very nervous about that since practically everyone on my mothers side of the family is diabetic. I am saying I am going to cut out sweets two weeks before I go but Josh does not seem the think I can do that (to be honest I'm not sure I can either.) They say the baby weighs almost 1 1/2 lbs and is almost a foot long. He is still kicking up a storm and it still entertains me very much, I could watch my stomach jump for hours. I have gained 19 lbs total which really scares me because I hear it gets worse these next three months but the Dr. said that I was average and on track. I still feel pretty good, I am having some pain in my stomach during the night and have had more headaches this week. Not to mention that doing simple task such as taking a shower sometimes takes my breath away. Besides all that I am great. I am wondering how some women say they feel sooo beautiful when they are pregnant... My sweet husband tells me that all the time but I think they are all crazy I don't see how you can carry an extra 20lbs and feel beautiful. I know I know I'm pregnant I am pregnant and supposed to get this way but that's just the way I feel.

On another note we had a great Easter weekend. Went to church and then ate at Josh's grandparents and my moms. Easton got a basket with a picture frame and socks in it and I stole the candy out of it.

This week has been very emotional due to all the storms. I have watched the news and cried for hours. I am so blessed that everyone I know was safe and didn't get to much damage but my thoughts and prayers are definitely with those who were not so lucky.

God Bless!!!

22 weeks and He has a name!!!

This week we have accomplished allot. My sweet husband finished painting the nursery while I supervised. I love it! Now we are having someone come and paint some things in it and I have already started shopping for the decor. I went to wal mart the other day and spent $10 on a small bottle of dreft laundry detergent for babies. Yeah I didn't know babies had a special kind of detergent but I'm glad I found out(even if it is going to break me). I have washed clothes, the swing cover, and car seat cover. I may never get the car seat put back together but at least it's clean. Tonight we went and registered at Target. I felt like an idiot, I had no idea what we needed and what name brands to use. Good thing most of my friends and family have little ones running around, I trust that they know what to get.

We accomplished the most important thing this week, our baby boy now has a name! I let Josh make the final decision and he went with Easton (sorry Gina R.:( ) We do not have a middle name yet, it may take another 3 months for that to happen,but I am just happy Josh's dad can quit calling him little Johnny and my family can quit calling him Dale Jr.

21 weeks

Ok pregnancy brain has definitly set in... Yesterday I went to Gadsden to get paint for the babies room and to do some other things. As I was driving around looking for the paint place, that I have been to a couple of times, I could not find it anywhere. I had to call and fortunalty for me I was not crazy, they had moved. As I was driving around I spotted Maters Pizza and thought that would be good to call in for supper ( I always forget that there is one in Gadsden). Anyways on my way to the paint store I was going to stop by Sally's and buy a new hair straigtner. Well of course it wasn't where I thought it was either so I drove around for about 10 min until I found it. Finally I made it to the paint store. I called in my pizza and went back to pick it up and again I got lost. I spent 3 hours in Gadsden yesterday and 2 of them were driving around lost. Oh I also went to Old Navy and Martins, but I knew exactly where they were :)....Not to mention last month I went to pay the power bill which is something I do every month and passed the power company twice. I should not be let out alone.

Week 21 has been good. The no named baby is still kicking up a storm. I am now hating maternity clothes, I know, I know I said I couldn't wait and I loved them. I just hate the limited selection on what to wear. I did buy some cute pants at Martins yesterday, im not sure if they were maternity but they had an elastic waist and they were only $16.99......I don't do much throughout the days but on the days that I sub or am going full speed I definitly feel more tired and my back hurts. I am so lucky to be able to stay at home while going through this expierence or else I would really be a whiner.

Anyways paint paint, Josh finally started painting the nursery last night. He was so cute, he said he hasn't got to do anything for the baby yet(because I have done all the shopping and picking out) so he was happy he got to paint the room for him. More power to him, I say!! We are painting 3 walls blue and one wall brown. Once that is finished I am having someone come in and paint some things on the wall. I am very excited to get to start decorating.