Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
1st day by ourselves
Tom went back to work today so today was Donovan and my first day together, just us two. Overall it went really well! We took lots of naps together, and he was awake and happy for two hours straight today, the longest to date! During that 2 hours, I was able to lay him on his activity mat in the bathroom while I took a shower, and that was all before noon! I also gave him a bath this evening right before Aunt Jenna came over to keep me company as Tom went straight from work to the baseball game tonight. She watched Donovan while I ran to get some dinner for myself. I was suprised when I came home to see him sleeping as it was time for him to eat and he has been very hungry lately and Jenna said "Notice anything different?" I looked at her and him and realized they were both in different outfits and Jenna informed me that little man had a major poop blowout that resulted in a new onsie for him and a new shirt for her. I guess that was what he needed though because after she changed him he went right to sleep.
Donovan has been getting very good at holding his head up more. He will only lay his head on my shoulder now when he is sleeping, otherwise he is pushing off my shoulder and holding his head up, looking all around. He loves to look at light- whether it be windows or our sky lights, he just cannot get enough. So far he has already been on two dates and both of those were with 7 month old girls so he likes the older ladies (they liked him too I think.)
We had a photo shoot on friday. He screamed at the beginning when we were taking pictures of all three of us, was good for only daddy and Donovan pics, Donovan only pics and then mommy and Donovan pics but screamed again when we were all together at the end so apparently he didn't want to do family shots yet. Hopefully the pictures turn out nice and we get some really good ones.
I have some recent pictures from this past week, just random ones but I have yet to download them onto the computer so as soon as I do I will post some. Until then here are some from May 9th.
Buddha belly
Looking a little concerned.
The most beautiful baby in the whole world!
Donovan has been getting very good at holding his head up more. He will only lay his head on my shoulder now when he is sleeping, otherwise he is pushing off my shoulder and holding his head up, looking all around. He loves to look at light- whether it be windows or our sky lights, he just cannot get enough. So far he has already been on two dates and both of those were with 7 month old girls so he likes the older ladies (they liked him too I think.)
We had a photo shoot on friday. He screamed at the beginning when we were taking pictures of all three of us, was good for only daddy and Donovan pics, Donovan only pics and then mommy and Donovan pics but screamed again when we were all together at the end so apparently he didn't want to do family shots yet. Hopefully the pictures turn out nice and we get some really good ones.
I have some recent pictures from this past week, just random ones but I have yet to download them onto the computer so as soon as I do I will post some. Until then here are some from May 9th.
Buddha belly
Looking a little concerned.
The most beautiful baby in the whole world!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Reading with Grandma B
These pictures are so precious. My dad took about twice as many as I posted here, and they are all so good I had a hard time narrowing it down. It just doesn't get much cuter than this.
Donovan's nicknames
When we told people what we were naming our son Donovan, many of them asked us if we were going to call him something for short. We told people that for now he would just be Donovan and eventually if a good nickname evolved we would consider it but we knew for sure we didn't want to call him Don or Donnie. My labor nurse has a nephew named Donovan and they call him Dono, which we thought was kinda fun so we were open to that. Well since Donovan's birth we have come up with many a nickname. Here are some of the ones I can think of off the top of my head that we have been using.
-Donobin
-Binny (from Donobin)
-Dono
-Big D
-Little D
-The Disel
-Van
-Chewy (short for Chewbacca as he makes the Chewbacca noise when he cries sometimes)
-Boo Boo nugget (for funsies)
-DQ$ (pronounced D Q money- his daddy is TQ$, a nickname from who knows what)
-Crabby pants
-Little Man
-Petey (that one is just an accident)
I am sure I left some out but those are the ones I can think of right now. Donovan has been fussing/crying for over an hour straight right now so his daddy said he is about to get some new nicknames, but we won't type those here.
-Donobin
-Binny (from Donobin)
-Dono
-Big D
-Little D
-The Disel
-Van
-Chewy (short for Chewbacca as he makes the Chewbacca noise when he cries sometimes)
-Boo Boo nugget (for funsies)
-DQ$ (pronounced D Q money- his daddy is TQ$, a nickname from who knows what)
-Crabby pants
-Little Man
-Petey (that one is just an accident)
I am sure I left some out but those are the ones I can think of right now. Donovan has been fussing/crying for over an hour straight right now so his daddy said he is about to get some new nicknames, but we won't type those here.
Sad boy
My parents left on Sunday and we miss them already. Donovan missed them a lot and showed his displeasure of their absence by spending the majority of the day crying and fighting sleep. It was a pleasure. He has since calmed down but that day was very taxing. Apparently Donovan did not know that it was mother's day and he should be nice to us so I could have some relaxing/sleeping time. Oh well, there is always next year.
During my parents visit we had some exciting things happen. Donovan lost his umbilical cord, he was "babysat" for the first time so mommy and daddy could go on a date, and he took his very first bottle (with no problem I am told by my mom). During their visit he also peed during his diaper change for the first time, discovered that he loved peeing with no diaper on, and continued on with his second thru 30th or so pee while uncovered. This has led us to many an outfit change. Even with covering him up with a towel or a peepee teepee he somehow manages to knock them off so that he is soon squirting all over the place. Tom and I have both had to just hold our hand over the stream to prevent it from going all over during the act. I never thought I would be so ok with someone peeing into my hand before but surprisingly I giggle the whole time it is happening. On occasion when we are too slow Donovan manages to pee on his own face, which is pretty hilarious and sad at the same time. I actually have just finished giving him his first official bath as a result of one of these incidents. A mommy can only wipe her son's pee off his face with a wipe for so long before she just throws him in the tub. On a side note, he did not hate the real bath as much as he hates the sponge bath. It also helps that it took much less time, even though I had to do it by myself as daddy had to go into work for a little bit.
In other news, Donovan is starting to spread out his feedings which is nice for his mommy. Generally he goes 2 and a half hours or more between feedings now, but never longer than 4 hours. I'll take it though. He also is not sleeping (basically at all) in a crib/bassinet/play pen by himself. He will fall asleep in our arms no problem but it seems like as soon as we put him down he wakes up crying. It seems like no matter how long we wait to set him down he wakes up. I think that we just need to read his cues a little better and lay him down when he is in the deepest part of sleep, however when you are half asleep in the middle of the night, this is easier said than done. So for now we are letting him sleep with us. Last night was our first time letting him in our bed and it seemed to go really well. Before that I was sleeping with him on the couch but after doing a lot of research on co-sleeping, I decided that we should give it a try. Hopefully this is all temporary and as he gets older we can get him more accustomed to sleeping by himself. His reluctance to be out of my arms is the reason for the delay in postings. As I type this he is propped on the boppy in front of me, sleeping away. He is such an angel when he sleeps!
Tom and I getting ready to go on our first post-baby date.
Donovan's favorite facial expression. He loves to make a little "O" with his lips. So cute!
All the grandparents and Donovan. Grandma and Grandpa B on the left, Grandma and Grandpa Q on the right.
Three generations: My parents, Tom and I, and Donovan.
During my parents visit we had some exciting things happen. Donovan lost his umbilical cord, he was "babysat" for the first time so mommy and daddy could go on a date, and he took his very first bottle (with no problem I am told by my mom). During their visit he also peed during his diaper change for the first time, discovered that he loved peeing with no diaper on, and continued on with his second thru 30th or so pee while uncovered. This has led us to many an outfit change. Even with covering him up with a towel or a peepee teepee he somehow manages to knock them off so that he is soon squirting all over the place. Tom and I have both had to just hold our hand over the stream to prevent it from going all over during the act. I never thought I would be so ok with someone peeing into my hand before but surprisingly I giggle the whole time it is happening. On occasion when we are too slow Donovan manages to pee on his own face, which is pretty hilarious and sad at the same time. I actually have just finished giving him his first official bath as a result of one of these incidents. A mommy can only wipe her son's pee off his face with a wipe for so long before she just throws him in the tub. On a side note, he did not hate the real bath as much as he hates the sponge bath. It also helps that it took much less time, even though I had to do it by myself as daddy had to go into work for a little bit.
In other news, Donovan is starting to spread out his feedings which is nice for his mommy. Generally he goes 2 and a half hours or more between feedings now, but never longer than 4 hours. I'll take it though. He also is not sleeping (basically at all) in a crib/bassinet/play pen by himself. He will fall asleep in our arms no problem but it seems like as soon as we put him down he wakes up crying. It seems like no matter how long we wait to set him down he wakes up. I think that we just need to read his cues a little better and lay him down when he is in the deepest part of sleep, however when you are half asleep in the middle of the night, this is easier said than done. So for now we are letting him sleep with us. Last night was our first time letting him in our bed and it seemed to go really well. Before that I was sleeping with him on the couch but after doing a lot of research on co-sleeping, I decided that we should give it a try. Hopefully this is all temporary and as he gets older we can get him more accustomed to sleeping by himself. His reluctance to be out of my arms is the reason for the delay in postings. As I type this he is propped on the boppy in front of me, sleeping away. He is such an angel when he sleeps!
Tom and I getting ready to go on our first post-baby date.
Donovan's favorite facial expression. He loves to make a little "O" with his lips. So cute!
All the grandparents and Donovan. Grandma and Grandpa B on the left, Grandma and Grandpa Q on the right.
Three generations: My parents, Tom and I, and Donovan.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Second Doctors visit
Today we had our two week doctor's appointment. We brought the paparazzi (aka my parents) along for the visit so we got some pictures to document the event. They were interested in seeing our pediatrician as she was the ped. for both my sister and I. This visit was equally as good as last time. This time I was really excited to see what his weight was as the baby books I read say that by 10-14 days old the baby should be back to his birth weight and I was wondering if Donovan was on track. Much to my surprise he not only met his birth weight of 8lbs 1oz he surpassed it and is 8lbs 10oz! The doctor entered our room saying "I love the weight gain" so we got major accolades for how well we have been doing with breastfeeding. That was the highlight of the trip, but everything else was good as well. So our next appointment will be in two weeks when he will be getting his second Hepatitis B shot. I think it might be worse for mommy than it will be for Donovan. Its funny though, ever since I found out he is 8lbs 10oz now, I feel like he looks so much bigger to me. It's silly but true.
Donovan showing his displeasure with being stripped down to his diaper and prodded.
Donovan showing his "devil horn" while Grampa B tries the binky to calm him.
You can't tell but Donovan is holding Grampa B's hand which is holding the binky.
Getting examined by the doctor. It's a spectator sport.
Donovan showing his displeasure with being stripped down to his diaper and prodded.
Donovan showing his "devil horn" while Grampa B tries the binky to calm him.
You can't tell but Donovan is holding Grampa B's hand which is holding the binky.
Getting examined by the doctor. It's a spectator sport.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
First walk
Ever since we went to the doctor's last week we have been trying to stretch out Donovan's feeding times to at least 2 hours. Overall we have been doing really well but on occasion he decides that he needs to eat sooner than that and is inconsolable. So yesterday we just needed to buy 15 minutes before his next feeding and he was just not settling down. So my mom suggested that we take Donovan for a walk. Well he loved it! As soon as we put him in the car seat and then the stroller he calmed down and was awake and alert, just looking around, enjoying the scenery. We have not taken him on a walk since that one so hopefully it was not just a fluke and will be something that we can do together often, since we all enjoyed it. Here is the little man after the walk.
The New Grandparents
The big event of this week has been the arrival of my parents in from Denver CO to meet Donovan. They arrived thursday night and will be here to visit/help me until this coming weekend. So far they have been a great help and we have been having a great time visiting. They are just as enamored with Donovan as we are, but we didn't expect anything less. Here are some pictures of their visit with us thus far.
Great Grandma Held
Tom's grandma Dode became a first time great grandma with Donovan's birth. They got to meet on wed. of this past week. Here is a cute picture of the event.
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