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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

3 Months!

Oh my how time has flown. It's been 3 months since Jett came into our lives and it's been an emotional roller coaster. He was only 3 lbs 7.5 oz but a fighter from day one. The first month was the hardest time in not only my life but J and most importantly Jett. He spent 23 days in the NICU getting big and learning how to eat. When he finally was able to drink from a bottle, we would celebrate the ounce he took down. His preemie clothes were still too big for him and he fit perfectly in one arm. Fast forward to today, he's 10lbs 4 oz and taking in 5/6 ounces at every feed. He's able to sit up for short periods of time in his Bumbo, and is a rolling over champ.He's much more alert. He stays up for the better part of the day and just wants to play. He makes all sorts of noises and kicks his feet and swings his arms around like he's dancing.I got him a little toy the other day and he just stares at it and occasionally smacks it with his hand and makes faces. Last night(his birthday) he also graced us with his first laugh. He scrunched up his nose opened his mouth and let out a big giggle. My heart melted. I know what it feels like to love someone so much it seems to make your heart grow. Our little monkey, munchkin, pumpkin, Jettster is an amazing little boy. I'm so honored to be his mommy and I wouldn't trade it for anything in this world. 


Happy Birthday Monkey! Momma Loves you!


Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Tuesday Morning

What a nice chilly morning for me to wear sandals :/ Isn't this weather going to change for warmth any time soon?? I'm a total winter lover, but this year I cannot wait til summer. It has a lot to do with the fact that I want to be able to take Jett out and not have to worry about him being cold and getting sick. RSV season is almost over!!!! Thank Goodness. I'm back to work and it feels amazing. I get a few hours during the day to work, talk to other adults and best of all get paid to do it. I was really gung ho about being a stay at home mommy but due to the terrible state our country is in, I wasn't able to do so. J's paycheck would be enough to pay all the bills but then we would have nothing left over for even a .99 cent burger :/ and that's just not going to fly. I have a new passion well I'd say it's more of an obsession now... I'm so into sewing I can barley contain myself. I walk into a craft store and I feel like a little kid in a candy store. All the fabrics and thread and I can't even complete a sentence because I'm getting super excited as we speak. I love it. Yesterday after work I headed over to Hobby Lobby to buy some materials to make Jett a Mobile for his room. I spent 1 1/2 in that store and didn't even notice. It's a vicious cycle I tell ya. 

Jett is doing amazing! I took him over to my parents house this past Saturday and he spent the night with his grandparents. It's a bitter sweet moment for me because I love the time to do me but I also missed the little booger like crazy. I called her about a million times just to see how he was doing. He's eating a lot more now and it's because we've changed his formula. He was on NeoSure with is designed especially for kiddo's that are born prematurely. It was 2 extra calories per ounce to help them "catch up" quicker. The only problem was that it was a super thick formula and my poor baby was having some difficulties with it. He wouldn't eat as much and when he did, he would throw up. Not spit up but stomach churning, gaging throwing up. I was petrified when I saw him doing this so I changed his formula to the Sensitive kind and he's doing so much better. His feeds have gone up so much he can go through a can of formula in 2 days. He takes in about 4 oz every 2 hours :) I weighed him last night and he's at 9lb 13oz! 3 oz to go to reach the big 10. So exciting!