I discovered a feeding problem!

AHHHH!!! I discovered a feeding problem that I have been having with Landon, but I am on a mission to get that fixed. I dont know how long it has been going on, but Landon has not been getting enough to eat when I have been breastfeeding him. I have milk but he must not be sucking enough out, which leads him to trying to punch me in the chest and him freaking out. Sometimes if you take him away too soon he squeals like NOOOOOOOOOO...I'm not done! Poor little guy. I just wish I knew about this problem before and then he probably would have gotten more sleep, wouldn't have had to eat every 1 1/2 hours and probably wouldn't have had as many trips to the doctor. I think what I thought was a gas and colic problem was a lack of getting enough to eat problem. I do admit that some of the time I think he did have gas but now I am thinking that part of that time he was just trying to tell me he was still hungry. Now that I have pin pointed the problem I will be forced to pump more, which I am ok with. He is now eating about 4 or more ounces every feeding and stretching his feedings, on average, to every 3 hours. I guess I can't get too upset at myself because I am still learning but I just wish I would've known so I could have helped my son sooner.

Goodbye turtle...hello fishies

Let's play ball!
Take me golfing, Daddy!
I love this little guy and his big smile so much!
Landon's cool new aquarium.....

After the poor turtle took on a horrible murder by our dog, Daniel decided it would be cool to get Landon a little Aquarium for his room. Now, Landon has 2 lullaby soother aquariums on his crib...but its not real! We had a huge 77 gallon fish tank and as bad as it may sound, we were letting it go. It had a ton of algae growing in it and it was in a spot where we would not always remember to feed the two fish living in it. So the other day Daniel and his mom went to the store and found Landon a small fish tank that we could put the two fish in and then Daniel and I went to the pet store and got Landon 3 more little fish. Landon loves his new fish tank from daddy! He will look at it and all the neon colors as I stand near the fish tank with him. I use it as a night light in his room because he is now crib trained!!! Yay! I would hate to just put him in a dark room because I know as a kid I needed a hall light to light my room, plus Landon has always slept with some sort of light on.
I feel that Daniel and I are finally getting a good handle on parenting. Landon is going longer between feedings and sleeping more. This is a much needed thing for our growing boy. When he needs to sleep, I just let him sleep and I realize that even if he does sleep during the day he will still sleep during the night. I am finally getting to sleep in a real bed and just waking up when Landon needs me in the middle of the night. What a transformation from a month ago! The nights where I would have to angle myself on the couch to have Landon comfortable and safe on me while we slept and then walking down the hall to his room to change him in the middle of the night. I am seeing that Landon eats a lot more! He can suck down about 5 to 6 oz before bed, so now I have learned that I will need to pump every day so I can feed him a big bottle at night in order for him to sleep better.
All in all, Landon has been happier lately, and I know that that is partially because Daniel's parents have been keeping him entertained while they are here on their visit, but I think its also because we are finally getting the hang of things and it is getting so much easier!

Good ole Zoe

Daddy and his little cutie!
Landon with Grammy during tummy time.
My mom holding Landon during his really good nap.
So Precious!.......................

Friday, Daniel's parents were coming in from Colorado to meet our sweet little boy for the first time. They were so excited to meet their first and only grandchild! So, Daniel and I were really busy, before they arrived, trying to get things cleaned and put away. Daniel went outside on Thursday to work on the lawn in the backyard and when he moved the lawn mower he found a wonderful surprise :P. I was inside working on crib training Landon for his nap and he came in and got me. He was like can you come outside?... I walk outside and he goes "so you'd think we live in Florida" then shows me that where the lawn mower was...there was a little turtle! Weird...so he put the hissing turtle in a box and we were going to keep it...at least for a little while. I would go out and feed it some lettuce and I told Daniel that the turtle because of our little Landon. Well, the days are flying by and Daniel's parents arrived we have been enjoying our time with them. They have been helping us so much with Landon and have been enjoying all the little faces he makes.
So Saturday Daniel's mom went outside and was helping us with the upkeep of our pool. I said Daniel why don't you have your mom come inside?...she shouldnt be doing our work for us. He went outside and came back in and says "Evy, Zoe (our dog) ate the turtle!" Now, Daniel jokes with me a lot...so I didnt believe him at first. He then said, No Evy, I am serious there is blood on the patio and pieces of turtle shell out there. I didnt even want to look so I just asked him to clean it up because I knew that it would be sickening for me to go out there. Daniel was so sweet to clean up the whole mess and then last night Good ole Zoe decided to throw up the only thing she had eaten all day.... TURTLE!!! There was spit and turtle throw up in our kitchen and once again Daniel kindly cleaned up dead turtle mess. Ever since the incident Zoe has not been living down eating that poor little Turtle. You gotta feel sorry for a poor little turtle being eaten by an 80 pound American bull dog. :(

Saying "I dont know what to do"

Lately Landon has become extremely fussy! I just did not know what to do. It seemed to have started a few days ago when I started crib training him. It's almost like whenever he is awake now he is fussy. He gets his moments where he decides to be happy and smile (which I love) but most of the time he is scream/squealing and crying. I figured it was from his lack of sleep since he hates crib training but I couldnt be sure. Maybe he wasnt feeling good?! What do I do? I hate seeing him unhappy. He had cried so much this week that his voice started sounding raspy... my poor little guy.
I tried crib training him the whole night last night. He ended up calming down and falling asleep but he would only stay asleep for probably about 1 1/2- 2 hours. So I was going in his room all through out the night. It was almost like sleep on an actual bed was just a tease to me. The good thing is we made it through a night of crib training and I think he did pretty well, especially since this has been the first night home where he has slept alone. I know I spoil my son and maybe that is why he has been so fussy lately. He went from being with me constantly to me setting him down a lot more and now crib training on top of that. My poor little guy! :(
So today I told Daniel, I'm calling the doctor. I wanted to see if they could tell me something I could give him over-the-counter to help him sleep since I figured his fussiness was from a lack of sleep. They didnt tell me I could give him anything for him to sleep, but that they wanted me to bring him in to get him checked out to make sure he didnt have an ear infection or something. So I took him to the Doctor and she looked over his whole body....basically checked everything. She checked his eyes, ears, gums, tongue, skin, pee pee and said she didnt see anything wrong. She asked me some questions and thought that maybe what he is dealing with is acid reflex after talking with me. She told me to give him small doses of Maalox. I made sure that this wouldnt hurt him (considering we dont know if he really has acid reflex) and she said no. I kind of doubt he has that...he only spits up on me about 1 time during the day, but if it doesnt hurt and could potentially help him feel better I thought we could try it. So tonight I have to go get that for him.

Please pray for my baby boy. I hate seeing him unhappy and I just want him to be happy Landon again! :( The baby days get so hard sometimes because you just dont know what exactly to do for your child when they cant talk. I want to be able to reason with him if the fussiness is because he wants me, but I guess its just not exactly that simple. So I ask for your prayers...I know that Jesus can make him a happy little guy again.

Landon and Gracie

A long nap after a long, rough day! :(
So this is my cousin Gracie, huh? I think we'll be good friends...:)
Gracie was checking Landon out. Looked like she was going to give him a kiss.

I can't quite hold myself up like Gracie can, mommy.

Landon has met his cousin Gracie before but never really took a good look at her until today. We didn't have the best day today. He was super fussy during the day, but when Gracie came over he seemed to stop fussing for a little bit. Amanda and I had fun watching them together.

Great Progress!

Crib training....... DAY 1


Crib training....... DAY 2

Today we had to take Landon for his Cardiology appointment to find out what the results were, regarding his heart, one month after birth. While there they managed to bruise his arm with the blood pressure cuff ..my poor little guy :( ...and then told us that they couldnt get a correct reading from it because after a while he started to cry. Well...duh...you bruise my baby and I think he will cry. He was a tough guy for a few minutes of it but then he didnt want to take it anymore. They also weighed and measured him and we found that he is now about 13 lb.s and 4 oz. and is 22 3/4 inches!!! I thought that was cool. He may end up one of the tallest of the family!
So, for the really good news....his heart news!... The doctor came in and started talking to us about it and it was sounding like he was saying that when he checked him at the hospital he had 1 out of 3 irregular heartbeats which he would consider worse than something benign. He continued talking to us and it sounded to me like he said...those symptoms are almost all gone. But then I clarified a couple minutes later and said...so their almost all gone? He said no, they are all gone! So, that was our really good news all of his irregularity is gone! The doctor said he heard what sounded like a normal baby heart murmer so we will just check when Landon is 6 months on that. The doctor tried to explain that the reason for the murmer on babies is that their heart hasn't completely developed and expanded yet but by about 6 months they are developed enough where it should be gone. These are things that I wouldnt have thought to even check on before he was born!!!
On another note, I decided to try to conquer the "Crib Battle". Yesterday, I started working with him on it. I only try 1 time per day. I dont want to bother him too much with it at first...and I dont want to wear myself out too much either. I tried yesterday and of course he probably cries more than he sleeps but I hang around and listen for his sounds. He will only sleep about 15 minutes but he is learning and that's progress to me.
So, that is the latest! I am so in love with my little boy. I tell him that he is my special baby...my only one :). For in the future he may be my only baby...

Happy guy!!!

WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY?!? I'M A HAPPY GUY,MOMMY?
REALLY?.... ME?!
YAY, LANDY POO IS THE WINNER FOR HAPPY GUY AWARDS!
I'M SO TICKLED, MOM!
..... AND THIS IS ANOTHER ONE OF MY CUTE OUTFITS....

An update on me- 6 week mark!

I love posting on Landon rather than posting on myself (which I'm sure everyone would rather read updates on sweet Landon anyway), but I figured it would be good to let everyone know how I am doing and what I am doing.
As of this morning when I weighed myself I am only about 5 lbs. from my weight that I was when I first became pregnant with Landon. Crazy to think that I went from 115 pounds to 163 pounds by the end of the pregnancy. I realize now that it was fine that I gained so much weight because I ended up with a big, healthy, little boy.
Even though I am almost back down to the weight I was when I became pregnant (a good view of what that would look like is if you refer to the picture on the side of my page) my body is no longer what it looked like last year before becoming pregnant. My stomach has become this squishy thing that lacks a baby and I cant tell you how many stretch marks I have on my love handles. I am trying to get rid of those ugly marks but then again I dont know if those will ever go away. The main thing is that "Im trying" to get rid of them with this expensive cream AKA Mederma.
I am now getting more sleep. At first I wasnt getting much sleep but now after 6 weeks I can finally say I'm getting the hang of things more. I have figured out that Landon doesnt need me to hold him constantly. He loves being held but has enough independence that he lets me put him in his swing and will take a nap. After bringing him home from the hospital I would change Landon's diapers a lot. I figured out that if he is in a good sleep and probably can go without being changed its better to not wake him and just change him a little bit later after we both have had more sleep.
I have a good handle on breastfeeding now! I was having a hard time in the hospital handling this delicate baby with a ton of heart monitors all over his chest. They were feeding him quite a bit of formula on top of that, so he was very unhappy that he wasnt getting much from me because my milk was not in. This was not only frustrating to him but it was also frustrating to me because even though I only wanted to breastfeed him I would have to break down and give him his formula because I didnt want him to be frustrated and hungry. I solved the problem and eliminated his frustration and hunger...even though I was frustrated that with all the pain my milk hadnt come in. Now, I am glad to report that I have no problem and he is no longer having to drink formula...so now we have a big tub of Similac Advanced sitting in the kitchen waiting "for a rainy day."
The passed 5 1/2 weeks have consisted of sleeping on the couch for me. When I lay down on an actual bed for a nap I realize what a difference there is and how good a bed feels compared to a couch. Even though I feel how comfortable a real bed is I am not quite ready to attempt the crib battle. For a couple of reasons that is... I realize that this is precious time with my little baby that I will never get back. He will never be a baby ever again once he grows up and he will no longer want to have his mommy as much as he does now. My other reason is the convenience for the two of us. Most of the time, since he sleeps on my chest, I can just wake up and feed him when he starts to stir without him having to go into full blown "I'm awake ...FEED ME" mode. So, I am waiting until his stomach gets a little bigger and he can go a longer period of time without eating to try the crib battle.
Lastly, I dont get out of the house much...which is completely fine with me! I mainly have only been going out to get groceries or an occasional visit to my parents house. Daniel and I are staying healthy this way and dont want to expose Landon to too many germs this early in his life.
I know this post was a little long but I just wanted to update everyone on me, since some people wonder and ask. I hope you all are doing well and thank you for all of your prayers for my little man. He is over his first cold. I will have another update soon because we get his heart monitor results on Tuesday! Please, Lord Jesus, help our little boy's heart to be pumping like it should!

My poor little guy! :(

Well, I found out what the problem was yesterday and the day before that.... Landon had a little cold. At least, that's what it seemed. He had a bunch of gunk in his left eye and I would try to wipe what I could away and then later there would be more. On top of that, his hands would occasionally get freezing cold, he would sometimes sneeze, and last night when he went Number 2 it smelled awful...along with his gas. It was like he was an adult man...and I know breastfed babies poop isnt supposed to smell bad! So my poor baby dealt with his first cold which would explain to me why he was so fussy and didnt want to be in his swing, but only wanted to be held. Who could blame him, if I were him I would want that too. I have been letting him sleep as much as possible so that he can try to get over this cold quickly and I think today he is doing a lot better. Seems like the gunky eye is subsiding and he is actually sleeping in his swing right now. If you think of him during your day, please pray that he continues to get better...yesterday was a really bad/sad day for him. His sweet smiles were numbered which was disappointing.

Not knowing

He slept a tiny bit in the Moses basket! He is almost too big for it!
My mom bought this outfit for him. Yesterday was the first time wearing it and I thought he looked so cute in it!
Mommy, why am I laying here for another picture?!

So I guess every mother has her challenges with not knowing or worrying about what to do for her baby. I think I have hit that point. Landon was loving his swing but yesterday he had a major diaper blow out. He woke up crying in his swing and when I went and got him out of it the poop that blew out of his diaper was coming through his outfit too. That had to be his worse diaper blow out ever! Ever since that happened he doesnt seem to really want to take naps in his swing...at least not like he was. So, he fusses and fusses and fusses and then when I give in, most of the time picking him up stops the fussiness. The thought has come across as to "how am I ever going to get him to sleep in his crib?!" I'm not even trying yet, and we were making progress with him putting himself to sleep in his swing and now its like he's telling me "Sorry mom, but I won't sleep anywhere else but with you!" I dont know if I should think he's not feeling good or if we are backsliding or what?! I guess I will struggle and hopefully this is just a small phase.
I guess I just shouldnt go by a time schedule and if I have to sleep on the couch with him for a couple more months then I guess Im just going to have to do that. I know that all babies have different time schedules in their lives than others and when they are ready...they're ready. I must say though, the times that I am actually able to lay on the bed and fall asleep I feel like I have never laid on anything better. I might as well be sleeping on a cloud. For now, I will just have to dream of the day when I can sleep in an actual bed, but at the same time I will continue to enjoy this time of sleeping on the couch with him (even though the couch isnt as comfortable) because I know that I will never get this time with him back.

Getting older and bigger!

I can't get over this face!!!!!
Landon looking at the sea creatures on his swing.
What is this a photoshoot, Mom?!

Can you teach me how to do that too, Daddy?

Landon was 5 weeks old on Saturday! He gets cuter and cuter everyday...with this rate he is going to be a heart breaker when he starts school. Landon is getting so big and Daniel and I can feel the extra weight when we pick him up, which leads me to think "future football player"...but Daniel says ...No.... future golfer! From calculations from last night, it appears that he is about 13 lbs now! I think this calculation is probably bigger than most 5 week old babies but I dont know what percentile he is in.
Landon's swing has become a life saver. He loves looking up at the sea creatures that spin above his head on the swing which helps him to fall asleep. He also loves being cuddled, eating, and having mommy and daddy run their fingers through his hair. I guess you could say he is a little man. He also likes being sang to, listening to music, and looking at art and photography. He is a good mix of Daniel and I. I think he is going to have a good voice and like music a lot when he is older. He seems like such a smart boy already. I love him so much...my love just continues to grow, as a mother's love naturally does.

Personality

It is certain that my little boy has a funny personality. This morning I went to change his diaper and he decided that even though I tried covering his pee pee in case he decided to pee before I finished changing him he still succeeded and wet his changing cover and got it on the side of the changing table. I guess this is what little boys like to do. So now instead of changing just his diaper, I had to change his outfit, and push up his changing pad cover so he wasnt laying on his pee. So I changed his diaper and pushed up the cover and then changed his outfit. After I finished changing his outfit his personality came out and he grabbed the cover and pulled it down around his head. I just had to get some pictures. What a funny boy! My best friend was commenting the other day how she has never seen someone make so many different faces. One thing for sure though...Landon has a great personality.

Our family with ZoE

Last night we had a family movie night. Landon was really good and we were able to watch a whole movie! We ended up watching the movie "Marley and Me". If you havent seen the movie and dont want it spoiled then you probably dont want to read the rest of this blog and how I related it to our little family.
I got kind of emotional at the end of the movie. Maybe this is because I am a mom now and it was kind of like watching Daniel and my family (though we dont plan on having 3 kids). As the movie went on I realized why the movie was named "Marley and Me"...it was because it showed a husband and wife and how their family grows after they buy their little puppy Marley. Marley doesnt seem like a very good dog, but more of a terror...messing things up around the house.
Jennifer Anniston is the mother in the movie and soon becomes pregnant and they have a little boy. They come home with the new baby and show him to their dog, Marley, and make sure he knows that he is part of the family now and that the new baby is not to eat! This part Daniel and I could relate to us because when we came home from the hospital with Landon we had to make sure Zoe knew that Landon was staying and that she was going to have to be nice and not hurt him. Zoe actually has been very good with him and I know she knows now that he is staying and she is going to have to continue to treat him well.
As the movie goes on the couple's family grows and have another baby boy a couple years later. The couple gets at each other's throats as the mother is trying to take care of the new baby. She is so upset because of the dog and says how she is sick of the new baby not being able to sleep because Marley is constantly barking and how the dog knocks down the oldest son twice a day! She tells her husband, as they are in a tiff, Dont even try to relate this to postpartum depression! That is not what this is!....I am just exhausted!!!!!!!!! Daniel and I were watching this part and looking at each other kind of laughing to ourselves and smiling with how this part of the movie has been kind of similar to what we have gone through in the last month. Now, dont get me wrong...Daniel and I love each other very much but nothing can quite prepare you for how much work it is in the first month or two of having a baby. We, as first time parents, have gotten at each others throats for different various things after the exhaustion has set in.
Anyways, Marley ends up growing with their kids as the years go on and then one day something happens to Marley's insides. He gets taken into the Vet. and gets some help but the Vet. warns that a lot of times the same thing will happen again and if it does it most likely wont be fixable next time. The whole family is sad when he comes home, even the little girl that is about 3 years old. She let's Marley borrow her little lamby stuffed animal and tells him, just dont chew off lamby's other ear like you did before. It is so cute and sweet! But, who it really gets to is the oldest son, who is about 10 years old. He had grown up with Marley and it seems that he knows that the dog will be dying soon. He gives Marley a hug as he cries on Marley.
Daniel kept looking over at me, holding Landon, and silently crying. I thought about how Landon, like this little boy in the movie, will also grow up with Zoe. Zoe will be 5 this year and it was just sad to think of when the time will come when we end up losing her to old age as well. It made me tear up thinking of what a sad time that will be for our little family. Zoe is a really good dog and I havent been able to give her attention like I used to because I have been caring for Landon. I guess I can only hope she understands that she is still cared for even though we have to prioritize differently now. Anyways, that was my little story I wanted to share...if you havent seen the movie- you should!...even though I kind of already gave the plot :(.

Goodbye yucky heart monitor!

My sleeping boy, this morning, before I was able to take his monitor off.
My mom has been so sweet to help me with Landon so much. She hasn't missed a day of his life and I am so grateful for her.
He was finally able to meet his Auntie Peggy, since the NICU was closed when she had come to see him at the hospital.

Landon had to get his heart monitor and wear it for 24 hours yesterday. This morning, shortly after the monitor ended, I took it off of him. I am not kidding I took it off probably only 5 minutes after it ended. It was so nice to get that off of my baby boy. What a pain to have a monitor hanging off of him...and having an extra thing to carry around!
My mom gave Daniel tickets to the Diamondbacks game so that he could get out and have something fun to go to with one of his friends so while he was there I went to drop the monitor off and then headed to my mom's house. As I drove to drop off the monitor I had a spur of the moment idea to drop by my old work with Landon to show him off. I only stopped by for about 30 minutes but made my rounds and talked to a couple of my friends from there. Everyone loved Landon and kept commenting on how cute he is. Someone said that I should be proud of him and I said..."I am"! :). It was a nice little visit and I am glad I stopped by.
It was very nice to get over to my mom's house after dropping his monitor off. I cannot say how blessed I have been that my mom has helped me so much. Last night was a bad night for Landon. I could not get him to sleep. He finally fell asleep around 2 am. and then the dog wanted to wake me up (after my night of sporadic sleep) at 9 am. What a tiring night! My mom watched Landon for me today and I was able to take a 2 hour nap. It was so refreshing.
Landon is so precious and gets cuter everyday! He is so adorable and my love for him keeps growing and growing.

My sweetie's 1 month old!

Daddy loves his Landon so much!
Awww.....too cute!
My favorite outfit on him. He was not happy about his picture being taken.

Landon is now officially one month old! Recalling back to 1 month ago I still cherish the moment that Landon had the gunk taken out of his mouth and immediately was lifted and placed on top of me when he came out. I immediately fell in love with my little boy as he put his tired little arm around me and starred at me with his little eyes. It was so sweet how Daniel broke down with emotion when my mom said to Daniel "that's your son." I will never forget those precious first moments with my family. That was my biggest accomplishment of my life and I was able to share it with my little baby Landon, my wonderful husband, my loving mom, and my sister Becca.
The passed month has really been something. We are learning all the time. Daniel's latest discovery is that Landon likes to spit up on him when he isn't wearing a shirt. Yesterday Landon would have succeeded, but lucky for Daniel he was holding him with Landon sitting on his legs. We have also learned that Landon loves to stare at art and photography. I am hoping he grows up inheriting his daddy's natural art skills. He also loves to be held. I have spoiled him so much already that he doesnt seem to like to be set down for more than 1 hour. Some other little things about Landon is that he has a ton of different faces. He mostly smiles in his sleep..and sometimes laughs in his sleep too. I love seeing him smile, it so one of the cutest things. He smiles so big and I wonder what he is dreaming about. I guess I wont ever know until I can ask God, in heaven because I am sure Landon wont remember when he is able to talk.
Landon is a great scooter with strong legs. With his scooting ability I am guessing that he will be able to crawl at about 3-4 months. He scooted about 1-2 feet yesterday when I was playing with him for his tummy time.
Today he received his heart monitor. What a nice 1 month old present :(. We have to take it back to the Cardiologist tomorrow for the monitor to be evaluated. Please pray that his heart is truly back to normal.
My little boy is growing so fast. I take one day at a time and it seems like time is already flying by. He is the most precious gift God has ever given me and I am so blessed with his little life.
Happy 1 month Landon! Mommy and Daddy love you!!! xoxo

Fun for Landon

OUR FUNNY BOY!!!

He's a big boy for his age...yet still so tiny!

Yesterday Landon spent time in his bouncer, had tummy time, and I took him in the Baby Bjorn so I could take our dog for a walk. Landon fell asleep for our walk but I like to think he enjoyed it anyway. He kept his paci in his mouth the whole time, which was nice because we didnt lose it on the sidewalk. He didnt have too much fun trying to put himself to sleep in his basket. Yesterday didnt go so well with that...he even poked himself in the eye which Daniel and I realized later when he opened it and had a red dot in it. For some reason he seems to scratch himself in the face when he is upset in the basket. I had to get the clippers out today because some of his nails were getting too long. Hopefully that will help eliminate the scratches. With how big Landon is getting he will be going into size 2 diapers soon. It's amazing how many diapers/diaper changes we as parents go through. I am really glad that I stocked up on diapers before he was born. Luckily we have diapers up to size 3 so that should help with numerous trips to the store. We enjoy being at home with our little Lander. He is so precious and God has truly blessed us with his little life.

Success!

Just a small update on Landon:
Yesterday I took him to the pediatrician to see if I could get something for his colic. He already had been better yesterday, so it must of been something about Tuesday...I dont know why he was so gassy that day. I took him in to see if there was something the doctor might want to prescribe him. Well, the doctor didnt feel the need to but told me some over the counter names for his gas. It was the same stuff my sister told me about the day before but the good thing was he told me how often he can take it (if needed). He checked his ears- NO infections! yay! ....and he listened to his heart for a little while and thinks that it is now regulated. He told me he didnt hear any skipped beats, so that was really good news. The cardiologist will have to verify this for us when we take him in soon but for now I am going to trust the good news and hope that the Doctor's assessment is right. He encouraged me to try to stop sleeping with him. I guess its better for me to break the habit now. He was saying it will be more uncomfortable trying to break the habit later...so he tried to tell me how to get him used to sleeping on his own. His measurements at the Doctor yesterday were 11 lb.s 4 oz. and 21.25 inches. The length that they measure has always been shorter than what they measured at the hospital, but Im not worried.
Shortly after I brought him home I tried to make sure he was dry, fed, and it seemed like he would need a nap soon....Perfect time to try! Only about 1 hour or so after we were home he put himself to sleep in his basket. He didnt want to at first...he wanted me to just hold him, but I knew I at least needed to try. It only took me 1 time of taking him out of his basket and giving him love and then setting him back in! The next time he cried a little and the next thing I know it the crying stopped. I went and checked on him and there he was sleeping away! He took a good 45 to 50 minute nap, which was great because I was actually able to get my butt off the couch and make myself useful around the house for a little bit.
My mom was very nice to buy us his gas medicine last night so we wouldnt have to go back out to the store. He had a little bit of that and we didnt deal with any colic. I allowed him to have 2 little cry sessions when I figured he would need to sleep soon (before we would go to sleep for the night) and then fed him. Although he didnt fall asleep til around 1:15 am...this was more successful than the night before. I am still having him sleep with me at night, until I can get him more practice at sleeping on his own. He slept through the whole night last night! I only had to get up a couple times to feed him and change him, even at those times though he didnt get real fussy and then fell right back to sleep.
So, all in all, I had to right a blog about our good night last night! Thanks for all of your prayers regarding his heart and colic.

New things

Landon is now 3 1/2 weeks old and has lately had some new things in his life. One of them terribly bad and the other two should be considered temporary life savers.
I dont know if I was over feeding him or what but I have been trying to be more careful by only feeding him ever 2 hours or more if he can go longer without eating. Little hunky chunky is now at least 11 pounds and is a very big boy. What can I say?....He's healthy! Anyways, he has obtained very bad colic lately. Yesterday it lasted all throughout the day and last night I didnt fall asleep til about 4 am. I can't seem to get all the gases out of him and he gets so upset and fussy. My mom even bought him some homeopathic medicine for it but he still seems upset...so I guess I just need to wait until he is a little bit bigger to try something else for him. For now I must battle...there's not much that I can do and even though I asked God for a break last night He didnt seem to want to give me one.
The two good new things are Landon' bouncer and the Baby Bjorne. Daniel put together Landon's bouncer yesterday so we could see if he liked that. Almost every time he was awake yesterday he was crying (I made the comment that if my stomach hurt constantly I would be upset too), so while he was napping yesterday we went in his room and Daniel put together the bouncer- I mostly watched. I made the comment to Daniel " I hope he likes it." I had tried putting him in the swing yesterday but he hated that. Anyway after he woke up and had colic again I put him in his bouncer and he seemed to really enjoy it for about 10 minutes. 10 minutes of no crying.....I'll take it! He seemed to really like the red teething star that is attached and even hit it with his hand. Last night Daniel and I still hadn't had dinner and it was around 8pm. Landon was super colicy so I was willing to try something else out...and that is when the Baby Bjorne came into play. It was kind of staining on my back and neck but he fell asleep and I was able to walk around with him in it. I was able to get a glimpse of what it would be like to still be pregnant with him. Very uncomfortable! I kept trying to make sure he was getting air because his little face was right up against my shirt. Even though it was uncomfortable I realize that it was a good $20 spent buying it from a lady on craigslist.
The idea of not knowing how long his colic is going to go on and then knowing his teeth are going to come next is hard for me. I dont want my sweet boy in pain and wait...how long is that going to last? It's almost like this poor little guy is going to be miserable for a while and there is not much I can do for him. I may end up calling the pediatrician today and seeing what the office says. In the mean time please pray for me...right now I am going off of little sleep and I am hoping my son isnt going to wake up and get colic really bad again today.