1 year ago today.....

I found this post from Jan 31st last year. Wow...I am just amazed how much God has blessed our family in just a year. How quickly we forget! And one year later we have a happy and healthy 3 month old that we are completely in love with. He has made our family complete and has brought Ben and I closer together. It is true "having a baby changes everything!"


January 31, 2007

Had our doctor's appointment this morning and we are not pregnant. They are increasing my Clomid to 200mg with the hopes that we can get a good egg(s) on day 13. In the past, it's taken a couple more days to get a mature egg.

Looking ahead to important upcoming dates:

February 12th - Day 13 - pray for a mature 18mm egg!
February 14th - Next IUI if egg is mature
February 23rd - LEAVING FOR SKI TRIP!!!!!!
February 28th - Find out if we're pregnant in Colorado

As always, we'll keep you updated. Thank you for all your prayers.

New pictures and another cute video!

I am pleased to report that Kevin is doing much better. He hardly spits up now and is loving his new bottles with cereal. He has slept throught the night the past 2 nights - yay!!!! Hope this continues. Not too many pictures since he's been sick the past week but now that he's all better - more will follow!

Look at my new chair! I sit up like a big boy


Passed out in mom's arms


Sleeping again with mom

The Faulkner's on TV

The Faulkner family was on TV this morning talking about international adoption!! Check them out here! And seriously....how cute is Deacon?

Diagnosis: Reflux

We had Kevin's ultrasound this afternoon...thanks to the wonderful doctor at my office for moving up our appointment....And he does have reflux. He did great during both ultrasounds and almost fell asleep. We now have a prescription and instructions to add rice cereal to his bottles to help keep everything down. We're on the road to recovery...finally!!!!! He already lost weight from his appointment from Friday so I hope to report soon that he is gaining weight.

Still feeling yucky....

No luck with the 4 oz bottles. He threw them all up yesterday....just about an hour after he'd eat. I gave him a bath at 7:30 and no sooner could we make it back to his room he threw up all over his clean little body! We are so ready for this little guy to feel better. It's horrible not being able to "fix" him. All day yesterday he'd eat - stay awake for about an hour and then crash for 2 hours. His play mat and swing are absolutely out of the question. He wants to be held and cuddled only...and I don't blame him. I'm calling the doctor again today (I'm sure they are tired of me) and making sure we don't need to do anything different. I'm so worried about him not getting enough to eat.

I am so blessed to have a wonderful husband at home who is taking care of Kevin while I'm at work. I thank God every day for you, Ben. You're a great husband and most of all a great daddy to our baby! I love you.

Hanging in there!

Kevin is starting to feel a little better. I took him to the doctor on Friday just to make sure nothing else was going on with him before the weekend and she said it was just a bug....thank goodness! He continued to throw up Friday and a couple of times yesterday but after spending the entire night snuggled up next to me...I think he's feeling better!!! We're trying his normal bottles today to see if he can keep those down. Poor baby is so hungry he cries after he finishes his bottles - even the 4 oz ones. We're hoping the worse is over and he'll start to feel better soon. We miss playing with him and seeing his little smiles.

Please be in prayer for my grandma. She is having surgery tomorrow and will spend this next week recovering. Please pray for my mom who will be taking her to the hospital and doctor's appts and staying with her as she recovers.

Sick Baby

Kevin has a stomach bug and poor Ben is home with him. I was woken up this morning to a push on the back and a "Candi, I need you!" quickly following. I got up wondering what in the world could be happening at 3:00 in the morning that Ben would need me. That question was answered when I walked into Kevin's room and immediately saw and smelled throw up all over the room. Poor little guy took his 4 oz bottle and threw it all up. I laid him on his changing table to clean him up while Ben took a shower and next thing I knew, he was throwing up again...this time it got all in his hair. Out came the bath tub. Yes...Ben and I were giving Kevin a bath at 3:30 in the morning! I started a load of clothes since he had gone through 3 onesies (and burp rags) in 30 minutes and the last round of throw up made it all over his changing pad....not to mention the fact that Ben had gone through just as many clothes as Kevin!

Round 2 started after his next feeding at 7:00 this morning - luckily he had only gotten down 2 oz before he got sick. I left the house at 8:00 and both my little guys were sound asleep. We have instruction from the pediatrician and we'll start those when Kevin (and Ben) wake up from their morning nap. Yay for daddy being willing to stay home and take care of a sick baby!

LOL

Kevin laughed out loud for the first time yesterday. We were playing and apparently something I said really cracked him up. He tilted his head back, got a huge smile on his face and laughed. It was too cute! He was so proud of himself - he did it again a few minutes later.

2 mo check up and updated pics

Kevin had his 2 month check up last Monday. He weighed 11 lbs 13.5 oz and was 23 1/4 inches. That puts him at 60% for his weight and 90% for his height! He's going to be tall like his daddy. He also got 5 shots...poor little guy only cried a little bit and then slept almost all day Monday and Tuesday. The video below shows what a big boy he was! Kevin also surprised us Thursday night and slept through the night! We were so excited and of course, it only happened that one night....but at least we know he can do it. We bought his "breathable bumpers" this weekend and they work great. I woke up this morning at 2:00 to check on him and found him sleeping against the bumpers again. I'm so glad we have them.

And last but not least...congrats to my friend Elizabeth and her husband Michael who found out they are expecting their first baby in August!!!! We are so excited for them as they also struggled to get pregnant. After more than 2 years, God has answered their prayers and we share in their joy and pray for a good pregnancy and healthy baby. We love you Aunt Libby :)

Enjoy the pics and videos.....

This was the oral "shot" Kevin got first. We're not sure what it tasted like but we know Kevin liked it!!



And here are the yucky shots....

Protecting the Family

Effective 01.14.08 our blog will be protected. If you are interested in keeping up with our family blog and seeing all the cute pictures of Kevin - please leave a comment with your email address or email me at candi-s@sbcglobal.net and I will send you the invitation.

I have tons of new pictures of Kevin that I will be posting this weekend. I also have the video of Kevin's first shots from his appointment on Monday. Things are so crazy now that I'm back at work, I don't have time to post at night. Especially since I don't put him down until he goes to bed.

Back to work

I'm back at work and Ben's work is just now starting! My first few days back were good. I was glad to get back to normal but missed Kevin like crazy. Ben had his first experience with middle of the night feedings. He did great and didn't complain once! Kevin just adores Ben so I know he's having a great time staying at home with daddy. I love coming home and feeding Kevin and kissing all over him. Ben fixes a great dinner and we enjoy talking about our day. It's so great! I love my little family and am so grateful for such a great husband that takes care of me and our baby.