The Meandering Thoughts of Jan

Baby Boy hit 1 month this week! Hooray! Here are some of the milestones that have occurred since his birth. Milestones: As of 3 weeks, can lift his head and hold it there. He has a very strong neck. Is focusing on things more with his eyes, particularly on his mommy's face when being fed and picture frames on the wall. Is growing! He's gained about 3.5 lbs since his birth, which is good since he was at a low birth weight. The double chin he is sporting is quite dashing. Has moved from preemie clothes up to newborn/ 0-3 month clothes. Favorites Activities:  Eating! All. The. Time. Waving his hands around like he just don't care! (Seriously, don't swaddle this kid's arms or he will FREAK OUT. He really likes his hands by his face.) Hanging out in his bouncer The Great Outdoors. (Meaning taking walks around the neighborhood in his stroller.) Grunting Dislikes: Getting his diaper changed. The dark. (He always cries when the lights a...

Wow, I received a whole lot of love on my last post. Thank you, kind people. I appreciate the validation. We are doing well. Baby and I are becoming more accustomed to our new lives together. Baby is a very cute little buddy I get to hang out with all day. So if in my last post I seemed, I don't know, overwhelmed (because I was) , just know I feel like we are making progress. I've been meaning to share these pictures of the baby's room forever ago (ok, like a month).  My mom and I worked frantically on his room while I was in the middle of having contractions a few days before Baby made his arrival. I was quite pleased how it all turned out. Special thanks to my sisters who created the wall decor. We will get a crib once he gets a little bigger. The changing table. We spend a lot of time here. The toys, which I'm sure he will enjoy all in good time. In other news, I've decided my little family and I need to move to Hawaii. I know we just bought a ho...

Ok, so my baby didn't really come in a baby carriage, it was actually a much more messy process than that, but my baby did come! Umm, like 3 weeks ago. I kind of fell off the blogging wagon being pregnant, but now life with a newborn...sorry people, I'm just lacking when it comes to communicating in general. But yes, my baby came, two weeks early to be exact. Labor and delivery went pretty well, though I have to say giving birth to a baby was one of the most intense experiences of my life. It kind of blew my mind a bit and is hard to put into words. Yes, it hurt and yes, I cried and had a whole lot of adrenaline pumping. However, it's just remarkable to hold a little squirmy baby that was once inside of you. We sure love this little guy. Baby is doing well. He was pretty little when he was born, 5lbs to be exact. My doctor said that was caused by some health problems I had during pregnancy. However, my doctor said though he is a little baby, he's a strong baby. He...