Feeling Better

I took Ami to the doctor on Monday, and she wanted to see him again this week before Christmas so I took him again today. He has gained 5oz in 2 days; which is good since he hasn't gained any weight in over a month. His ear look questionable so next week when I take him back she will check it again. He is breathing easier each day. Last night we had him off oxygen for a while just to see what would happen. He dropped to 88 then came back up to 94, then would drop to 90 and go back up again. I let him sleep a couple of hours without the oxygen. He hates that thing in his nose, and I don't blame him. When he goes back on Thursday he's also going to have his 4 month check up, which means shots. I asked her how long we needed to quarantine him for, and she suggested through Feb. I have no idea how on earth I am going to keep him home for two months. She said that RSV does a lot of damage to the lungs. He might be over the RSV in a couple of weeks, but it will take a while for his lungs to heal from it. She also said kids that get RSV also get respiratory illness much easier than others, and if he gets too many respiratory illnesses it can affect him for the rest of his life. So if I thought I was stressed out before I definitely am now. On a brighter note we tried rice cereal last night. It went over like a lead balloon. He screamed like we were feeding him acid on that spoon. But he was a little hacked off to begin with. I guess we'll try again tonight and see where we get. He slept horrible last night. He went to bed at 8 and woke up at 10:30, then again at 11:50, 12:50, 1:50, 2:30, 3:30, and 5:30. And of course it was my night to have him. He wanted to be held to sleep. The swing didn't even seem to help. I'm pretty bummed out that we have to stay home for Christmas. Christmas eve we are going to bake cookies for Santa. On Christmas my parents are going to come over in the morning but other then that it's going to be a movie marathon day. We are going to have our own Christmas steak dinner. That may be the only good thing, no ham. Maybe it will snow...

The Hospital

Sunday Dec 12 we got to take a very exciting trip in an ambulance to St. Johns. I called the nurse on call to see if I needed to take him into urgent care or the er and she listened to him breathing and informed me she was calling the ambulance for us. When we got there he was given a chest xray and they told us he had pneumonia again. They also swabbed his nose. When we got up to his room is when they informed us that he had RSV. We spent 6 very long days in the hospital. He was a roller coaster there. One day he didn't need his IV any more, the next he stopped eating and started having diarrhea so they started the IV again. One day he didn't need oxygen any more a few hours later they had to turn it back on and turn the flow up. I couldn't tell if he was getting better, staying the same, or getting worse. Every night he would spike a fever. He would cough so hard he would throw up. He went hoarse from the coughing. He got an ear infection. We are all exhausted, stressed, and emotional about it.  He came home yesterday. He is still on oxygen and a pulse ox monitor. He pretty much sleeps all the time. He can stay awake for about an hour, hour and a half. He does talk to you, smile, play, and just hang out which is a huge improvement from just Thursday. I'm so ready to have my happy baby back. Ami has been sick for almost a month now. First pneumonia and ear infection, then the stomach flu, now this. I am so close to pulling him from daycare. I have been working in daycare for years and I know that kids get sick but good grief. I know it's not necessarily the daycare's fault. They clean, I've seen it. I work there but the hospital stay has just about pushed me over the edge. If I take him out of daycare then what do I do with him? I have to work, Josh has to work, and really there is no one else that can really take care of him. Plus I know I would miss him like crazy if he wasn't there with me. I know I'm just upset right now but I have the right to be. We did have some super great nurses though. You could tell that they liked what they were doing, and they cared about his well being. It also kind of helped that I knew two of them personally. The doctor said to keep him isolated for a while because his immune system is shot right now. I'm afraid we won't be making it to any Christmases this year. Everyone will have to come and see us. I'm glad that he won't be able to remember any of this. I'm afraid it's going to turn me into one of those neurotic moms that freak out about every little thing now. One of those moms that I can't stand. We really appreciate all of the thoughts and prayers that were sent our way. We appreciate all of the help and support everyone has given also. He is one very loved little boy and we are a very blessed family.

Sick Baby

Ami is feeling much better from his pneumonia and ear infection but now he has the stomach flu. He woke up Tuesday night at midnight throwing up, and he keep doing that until about 3:30 am. He stayed home with Josh yesterday and had diarrhea. He threw up once again yesterday evening and again this morning. He's been sleeping a lot and just can't seem to get comfortable for very long. We have him on Pedialite to help keep him hydrated. Today he is going to stay home with Aunt Trista. I really hope he feels better soon. It's very stressful when you have a sick baby. Needless to say Josh and I are exhausted. We still haven't seen Santa because he has been so sick lately. Ami is starting to get to the point of thinking about rolling over. When he's on his tummy he twists his body around but those darn arms get in the way. He goes to the doctor on the 17th for his 4 month check up and shots again. We are getting ready to start him on rice cereal. He is getting so big. A year ago today is when I found out I was pregnant. Lots of things change in a year.

Bad Day

It's amazing how I can have the worst day ever, and some how Ami brings me out of it. He giggled today. It was super cute. I was tickling him and he giggled. He only did it once for me but his teacher said he did it several times with her. I walked into his classroom this afternoon, and his teacher had all of the little babies all lined up in a row reading to them They all were watching the book, and looking at the pictures. It too was very cute.  He fell asleep in his car seat on the way home and is still sleeping in it. I'm not sure how long he's gonna stay asleep but I'm not moving him. Ami is finally starting to feel better. He hasn't had a fever for several days now. He's still really congested, and has a cough. I called his doctor today to give her an update and she said everything sounded fine. She said if he wasn't back to 100% in a week to call her back. His 4 month check up is on the 17th. I'm glad Josh takes him to those because I don't like watching him get shots.

Thanksgiving in Eminence

 three generations

Granny and Ami

 Cousin Westin and his Grandma Cindy

 Papa Jim and Ami

  Cousin Taylor and Ami

Aunt Cindy

Pneumonia

Thanksgiving went really well. Ami did super good in the car and at Granny and Papa's. He did good Friday at Great Grandpa and Grandma Cozort's. Saturday morning he woke up with a little cough and a runny nose. We were getting ready to leave to go see my grandma in the hospital, and I noticed he felt warm. Took his temp and it was 100.3 which I know isn't a temp but we went ahead and gave him some tylenol. After we gave him the tylenol he projectile vomited all over me. Well we did not go see grandma in the hospital. I called the nurse on call number and they told me what to do. We took him to Papa and Nana's house, and Josh and I went Christmas shopping. He did well at Papa and Nana's house until we got there. From then on he was very grumpy. That night his temp went to 101.3 and he slept for no longer then an hour at a time. The next morning his temp was 101.7 and he had a gray bm. I called the nurse on call again and they told me to take him to urgent care. We took him in and they did a chest xray; he has pneumonia in his right lung, and the beginnings of an ear infection in his right ear. They gave him an antibiotic shot and told us to bring him back today for a recheck. I got to see the xray today and she showed me the area in question. She said his ear infection wasn't bad and she cleaned his ears out. I'm supposed to call back on Wednesday to let her know how he's doing. She gave me an oral antibiotic for the next 10 days. He slept much better last night. He only woke up twice and at 1:00 am he didn't have a fever anymore. He took a massive nap today. He slept from 8-1. It's been a stressful and exhausting weekend. On the bright side we did get all of our Christmas shopping done this weekend. We got Ami an elf shirt and beanie that says Elf In Training. It's super cute. Hopefully he'll feel better tomorrow and we can take him to get his picture taken with Santa at Bass Pro. 

1st Turkey Day

On Tuesday we went to a family birthday party at Aunt Robin's house. I was a little nervous about it since Ami seems to be more grumpy in the evenings. But he did fantastic. He put up with all the handling and being passed back and forth. He didn't do his screaming for the bottle thing that he now likes to do. At 7:30 he got tired and was done with it all, but that was fine and understandable. He passed out in the car and didn't wake back up until 3 am. Josh said we should take him to Robin's every day if he's gonna sleep like that after. I think he did so well because there was so much to see. Lots of people, noise, and lights. The giant tv helped also. It's like taking him to Walmart. He loves it there, actually to any store. Lots of lights, people, and noises. So that gives me hope for this Thanksgiving weekend. The weather and the driving is whats got me worried. But I have faith in Josh's driving and I know he can get me where we're going, plus the car is a tank. I took Ami to Walmart yesterday to exchange his formula. He was on Enfamil Lipil and was spitting it up a lot. The doc told me to put him on soy, but I know he's not lactose intolerant because he took breast milk just fine. So we are trying other options first, and soy is our last resort. I wasn't very happy with his nurse. She told me I was wrong and treated me like I was dumb. Sorry lady but I think I know my son a little better then you do, and I know what he acts like when his medicine isn't working. I see him everyday and you've seen him twice. But that's for another day. I am writing this at 5:30 am because someone thought it would be awesome to eat every 2 hours, wake up at 2 am to talk, and then again at 5:00 to talk. At least he's in a good mood and will hopefully be tired today and sleep on the car ride. We are going to Eminence today to see Granny and Papa. I've been told they are very excited to see Ami. Then tomorrow is another Thanksgiving on the Cozort side, and I believe there is another one on Saturday at Nana and Papa's. I'm gonna wear my spandex top pants for the next three days. Not because I think I'm gonna eat too much, but because they are my warmest since they are maternity and cover my whole belly. This weekend is Christmas shopping, and next week is pictures with Santa. I can't believe Christmas is in one month. This year has flown by. I think it's because we have been so busy, and we will always be busy now. 

Happy Thanksgiving!

Pictures

 These pictures were taken last Friday when we went to the woods.

 This is the grin I get in the mornings when I get him out of bed.

 This is the mommy your funny grin

 He loves his giraffe they are bffs.

3 Months Old

Happy 3 month birthday big boy. Today Ami got his pictures taken at Nana's work. He wore a red Christmas sweater and they combed his hair to look like a comb over. Yesterday he giggled at daycare, and today he tried to roll over. I am missing my son grow up because I have to work. This sucks. I'm hoping that it really is going to be in the upper 60's this weekend. Need to get us some good ole vitamin D. I put a video on here of Ami that Josh took on his phone. Better videos will come after Christmas since my wonderful mom is getting me a video camera. I'm excited.

Beautiful Baby

It's official and not just me, my baby is beautiful. I think everyone thinks their child is beautiful; every grandparent thinks their grandchild is beautiful, but that's bias. So I have always wondered if Ami is really beautiful or if it is just me and the family that think that. Nope. Every person who has ever met him loves him and always tells me how beautiful he is. Baby modeling here we come! Oh what a rainy horrible day it has been. Ami has been great but everyone else, wow. Days like today really make me want a very long vacation. When I picked up Ami he was sitting in the bouncy seat and he was reaching out and grabbing the toys that were hanging in front of him. It wasn't an accident, he was really doing it. Ms. Brenda said they were reading a book and she read it several times to him to make sure she was seeing what she thought she was. When she got to the blue and the red pages (it was a book about colors) he would reach out to touch the pages and he would talk to them. He is recognizing and responding to these colors. It's like all of a sudden he's had a learning/developmental explosion. I can't believe he's going to be 3 months old on Friday. It has now been a year since I got pregnant with him (abouts). It amazes me how much things can change in a year. I remember when Josh and I got married we would just look at each other and say "Really? Are we really married?" Now I look at Ami and think the same thing. Do I actually have a son? No one is going to show up one day and say just kidding, we'll take him back now. He truly is a little miracle, and a blessing. Everyday he grows and changes just a little bit. He tells big long stories. He points his finger and shakes his hand at you. When he wakes up in the morning and is ready to be awake, he lays there and talks. He rarely bobbles his head when he is sitting up. He is starting to tolerate tummy time. He throws fits now when you do something that he doesn't want you to do. Like in the middle of the night and he needs his diaper changed but all he wants is his bottle and to go back to bed; he screams at you. It's not a hurt scream, it's not a hungry scream, it's an I'm mad at you scream. He is going to be a strong willed person, which will have it's ups and downs. But that's later, and we will deal with that then. 

The Weekend

It's been a good weekend. On Friday I got off work early so we took Ami to the woods. Josh and his friend sighted in their guns for hunting season. Ami and I sat in the back of the Volvo and had a photo shoot. I took some really cute pictures of him. He should be a model he loves the camera. We also took him for a walk in the woods. He looked around at all of the colorful leaves. On Saturday we got to hang out in the morning while Josh was hunting. Then we went to Best Buy, Sears, and Walmart. He did pretty good. He only got grumpy because he needed his reflux medicine. This morning he woke me up by talking. He was in his crib just talking to the fish on his mobile. I'd say he spent a good 10 minutes talking to them. When he finally started getting bored, I walked in there and he smiled at me. We got to have some mommy baby time while daddy slept in. Then when we went down for his morning nap so did I. It was nice but I am afraid he might be getting his days and nights confused. He woke up about every 2 hours last night but took a long morning nap. We did our best to keep him awake today. He was very talkative today. I wish I knew what he was saying to us because it was a big and very funny story. When he talks he pushes his lips out and moves them all around. He is picking up on how we are moving our mouths when we talk. I scared him today. He had just woke up in his bouncy seat and had kicked his blanket off. I walked up to him from his side, grabbed his thigh and said I see your leg. He jumped and turned toward me and let out a scream like I had tried to kill him. I couldn't help but laugh, Ami didn't think it was so funny. Josh had to calm him down because he didn't want to have anything to do with me. On Friday he is getting his pictures taken at Nana's (Grandma Gina) work. She bought him a Christmas sweater to wear.

Reflux Sucks

Ami had a really bad day at school today. At one point he screamed so loud that it sent me running to the baby room because I thought they had dropped him or something. He spit up all day and cried like someone was killing him. I took him to the doc after I got off work and he now weighs 11 lbs 3 oz, and needs his reflux meds upped. He's taking a good nap now, the first one all day. I wish this reflux would go away. The medicine is really expensive, insurance doesn't want to cover it, and when he out grows his dose he gets really bad really fast. I had a feeling that he had out grown his dose on Monday but Josh assured me that he was fine, and that he was just being picky. I guess I need to trust my mommy instincts a little bit more. I think we are gonna take Ami to Bass Pro some time soon and get his pictures taken with Santa. I'm not sure how I feel about making my child sit on some strange man's lap that's dressed up in a weird costume just for a picture. It's a little creapy. We teach our children about stranger danger, but then we have them sit on grown mens' laps who they don't know, we don't know, and half the time have no way of being able to identify them if something happens...all for a photo. I'm torn. Ami did some more new things yesterday. On the way to work he was sitting in his car seat pursing his lips together and making farting sounds. When I laughed at him he just smiled and did it again. Then after work he was laying on the activity mat and he held up his fist and stared at it and then swung and hit his toys on purpose! I was so proud. I tried to get a picture of it but he was moving so much it just looked like a blur of baby. So I asked Santa for a video camera for Christmas. So not only will there be pictures of the little booger on here but videos also.

Changes

Ami has been in a bit of a funk since yesterday. I think it has to do with the time change. Yesterday especially he wanted to sleep a lot in the evening and then was very restless in the night. Today at daycare when I went in to see him he was still very restless in his sleep. I can tell his is dreaming now. He talks in his sleep. Saturday night just after we put him down he let out a very loud OOOHHHHH and a very loud UUUUHHHHH. Walked in his room and he was sound asleep and smiling. He melts my heart. Breaking him of the swing wasn't nearly as hard as I thought it was going to be. I think daycare helped a lot with that though. They stopped putting him in the swing for naps long before we took him out of it at home. But if he's anything like me it really won't matter where he is to go to sleep. Hopefully breaking him of the binky won't be that hard either. I've been reading him books at night. He looks around them to watch tv but I still read them. We have been introducing him to formula a little bit at a time since my milk supply has tanked, and he is doing really well on it. He actually takes it better then he does the breast milk. He eats more of it and doesn't fight you as much. Maybe because that's what he got in the beginning so that's what he likes best. Maybe the formula will chunk him up a bit too. He still doesn't take a full 4 oz every feeding. Usually it's in the ball park of 2-3 oz. We don't force him to eat and we still feed on demand. We aren't putting the rice in his milk any more. It caused him not to have a BM for 3 days and give him really bad gas. We'll try rice again at 4 months.

Long day

Today was the first time Ami went to daycare and I wasn't there. I must say I don't like it. I had a training to go to all day, so Josh took Ami to daycare and will be bringing him home. I've missed the little booger today. I am so proud of him though. He has been sleeping in his crib at daycare for a while now, so I decided that last night was the night to try out sleeping in his crib at home. He did it and did great. He fell asleep around 7:30 like normal and slept til 1. It took a little while for him to go back to sleep after he ate but only 40 min and didn't wake up again until 5:40. He's getting to be such a big boy. Yesterday he looked at fish at daycare and Ms. Brenda said he just watched them. I feel like I'm missing out on his life. He's at daycare all day Mon-Thurs and by the time we get home at 6 he eats, hangs out for a bit, and then goes to bed. Friday he spends all day with Josh, so all I get is the weekends. I feel like other people are raising my child for me. I like my job but I'd really like to be a stay at home mom. Since that can't happen I guess I'll have to squeeze as much mommy baby time as I can into the evening before he goes to bed. Last night was bath night. I had him sitting up in the tub and Mr. Bobble Head gave out and he face planted in the water. All that hit the water was his mouth but that was enough. I looked at me with a what the... just happened look, choked a little bit then started crying. I had to laugh, it was funny and cute all at the same time. He got over it and enjoyed the rest of his bath as usual. I'm hoping that with as much as he likes the bath that he'll like swimming. I plan on starting swim lessons at 6 months, that's the soonest you can start them. I can't believe he's gonna be 3 months old this month. Today he is 11 weeks old. I'm getting pretty excited about taking Ami to Eminence for Thanksgiving. My grandparents have only seen him once. He was only a few days old and they only stayed for a few minutes. None of my family on my dad's side have seen him. The day before Thanksgiving we are going to take Ami to see some of Josh's family after we get off work. That's going to be a busy weekend then also.

Super Man

 Sunday was our first big holiday as a family. What a busy day it was. We left the house at 12:30 and didn't get back home until around 8 or 8:30. We had one very grumpy boy by the end of it all. We started our day off by going to Morgan's 8th birthday party. We got to see lots of family, even baby cousin Jakub was there. He's one month older then Ami. After the birthday party we headed to Nixa to do a little trick or treating. We went to Grandma Stark and Aunt Tina's house first, then we went to Grandpa and Grandma Cozort's house. After that we went and saw Great Grandpa and Grandma Cozort's house. Ami hadn't seen them in over a month. At dark we headed back into Springfield to Great Grandpa and Grandma Bowers'. Michelle, Chris, and Mason were there. Then we went to see Grandpa and Grandma Fry. The only nap he took that day was for about 45 min at Dave and Elsie's house. I think he did pretty well for how much we did and how much he got handled by everyone. He was super cute in his costume and he didn't seem to mind wearing it.

 Ami with Grandpa and Grandma Cozort, and of course Sophie

 Daddy likes to pose Ami like Super Man and I thought it was very funny.

 The only time Ami looks like Josh is when we stick his ears out. Thank goodness Ami didn't get those ears.

 Ami with Papa Herb

Walmart

Wow Ami was grumpy this morning. I still don't know why or what was wrong. He was mad before we left the house and about half way to work he got upset again. I like to believe that he was upset in the car because he had to listen to Daddy's boring NPR radio. Because once I got in the driver seat and turned on music he was fine. It probably was a mixture of boring radio and crazy driving that upset him so much. I'm pretty sure it is Daddy's goal for one or both of us to need to throw up by the time we get to his work. Ami's teachers said he was good today though. We bought him some cheap Walmart brand bottles to use until this thrush thing is over since boiling the good bottles' nipples were destroying them. Turns out he does better with the cheap bottles then the good expensive ones. Last night Ami stayed up kinda late. He was up until 8ish, slept until 3, ate 2 oz, went back to sleep, and didn't wake again until 6. Daddy had an easy night, hopefully he'll get one again tonight. I'm going to try something that the pediatrician said was fine to do. She told us to add 1 tbsp of rice cereal to 4 oz of milk to help with his reflux. Well maybe if we do that in his bottle before bed he might sleep through the night. So I went to Walmart and I actually took him with me... alone... And he did so good, as long as we were moving. He looked around and watched everyone. We sang BINGO and he talked to me. It's kinda hard to steer a cart with a car seat in it, but it wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. Besides when he was 6 days old Ami has never been to Walmart. We always take him to one of the grandparents to watch him. I think we could probably start taking him with us. Yeah it will take us longer but I think it will be fine.

Rear View Mirror

I'm so glad that today wasn't another 12 hour day. I got to spend a lot of time with Ami today at work. He's getting good at kicking his legs to get his toys to move. Today when we left work we went on an adventure. We drove down a road that we have never been down before just to see where it would take us. It took an extra 15 min to get to grandma's house, but now we know where that road goes. We got caught behind a school bus so I had a lot of down time while driving. So I watched him in my rear view mirror. He looked around, out the window, and talked to himself in the mirror. He's grown so much. His car seat no longer looks like it's gonna swallow him. He doesn't need that pillow around his head any more, and he's almost long enough to move the straps up higher. He does so good just laying and watching everything that goes on around him. When we got to grandpa and grandma's, grandma was home already. They sat and talked and smiled. He showed her how he kicks at hanging toys. Great grandma and grandpa came over to our house and brought us diapers. They ones he was wearing are still too big and he poops out of them. They got to see the pictures that daddy took of us when we went to Buseick. Tonight was bath night! I love bath night. He does so good. I take a bath with him and we get to hang out for a while just us. We talk and go over our body parts. Ami gets a baby massage and mommy gets to kiss nakedness. He likes to float and kick his legs. My favorite part is how great he smells after the bath, all fresh and clean. Friday night we are having fall open house and a trunk or treat at my work. Ami is gonna be super man for Halloween. Saturday night Josh and I get to have a date night, thanks to his parents. We still aren't sure where we are going to go eat or what we are going to go do but I'm excited. On Sunday we are going to go trick or treating at all of the grandparent's houses. I figure if we get started around 2 we might be back home by 8. I'm getting excited about the up coming holiday season. I've begun some of my shopping for Christmas and we are going to go to Eminence for Thanksgiving. My grandparents have only seen dude man once and for like 10 min. But not to worry we will be making our rounds before we leave and after we come back so everyone can see the baby. I'm kinda nervous about a 2 hour car ride with a 2 month old. We might leave a little bit early so we have some leeway in our trip.

Smiles and Finger Nails

Today was a day for some firsts for mommy. Ami never smiles for me. He'll talk to me all day long but smiles not so much. Well not today! We talked and smiled all morning. It made me so happy. He also let me cut his finger nails with clippers, while awake! Josh was making fun of me because my hands were shaking so much but I did it. Robin will be so proud of me...He hasn't had a fever all day. I've decided that I really don't like shots. Ami got to see Grandma, Grandpa, Great Grandma, and Great Grandpa yesterday. Mommy got to go out with Lindsey last night and see a movie. I also got my hair cut. Nothing major, just layers. Tomorrow and Tuesday are going to be long days for both of us. Ami's thrush is much better. The white patches in his mouth are gone but he still has to take the medicine for another 9 days. I went through his clothes today to sort out the ones that are too small, and I came across the outfit they put him in when he was born. I can't believe how little it is. He has grown so much in 2 months. I know they say kids grow up fast but good god does it have to be that fast. I'm pretty sure at this rate he's gonna be walking in a few weeks. I'm excited to see him grow and change and do new things but then again I dread it.  I know that one of these days he's not going to want to cuddle with me, he's not going to want to hold my hand, he will rather hang out with his friend's parents than his own, he will scream that he hates me and wishes he was never born. He will be one of those kids I saw standing on the corner downtown some where with a hoochy girl in his arms. It makes me sad and leaves me hoping tomorrow gets here slowly. So for today I will let my son sleep on my chest, I will blow raspberries on his little pot belly, and pretend to eat tiny toes. I will change every poopy diaper with a smile on my face and gladly wear clothes that smell of spit up.

 Our first hike in Busiek

 He loves his mommy and his mommy loves him

Amadeus at 2 months old

12 Hour Glass of wine kind of day

It's been a big day for both of us. I worked for almost 12 hours today and I have to do the same on Monday and Tuesday but that's fine I like over time. As for Ami. He got to spend the morning with Daddy. Then he got to go to the doctor to get his first set of shots. He weighed 10 lbs 4oz, was 24 in long and had a head circumference of 40 cm. He's getting to be a big boy. Daddy said he did really well with his shots. He cried so hard no sound was coming out but once that was over he settled right down.We've been giving him Tylenol every 4 hours to keep the pain down and the possible fever at bay. Hopefully it will make for a better weekend. After the doctor he came and spent the day with Mommy at daycare. I'm sure we'll go see Grandma and Grandpa this weekend since they come home from Mexico tonight.

Bring on the Crib

Now that Ami is 2 months old and no longer a "new born" I think it is time for him to do "big" boy things. Like no longer sleep in his swing. So we decided to cut out one nap in the swing a week. So today was day one. He actually took two naps today at school in his crib. We are also no longer going to have the swing swinging the whole time while he is sleeping. Once he falls asleep we are shutting it off. At school he has a mobile above him that he loves to watch so I went out today and bought him a mobile. I also found the most amazing store today. It is call Moody Blue and it is in Ozark by Walmart. It's a resale store for children and adults and they have really good prices on nice stuff. They also do custom embroidering there. I got several nice things for Ami today. Good thing Mommy works lots of over time. School pictures came in this week. I'm not super happy with them. Daddy takes better pictures then the "professionals" that we had come in. Daddy took some really good pictures of Ami and me this past weekend when we went on a hike. I'll post some later. I've noticed lately that Ami is able to look at and track things at a much further distance then he has been able to before. It's so exciting to see him doing new things everyday. I can't wait to see what tomorrow will bring for us. 

Napping at Grandma's

Well it's 4:25 pm and Ami is doing his usual thing, taking a nap at Grandma and Grandpa's. Today and yesterday both at school he sat in the bouncy seat and kicked at the toys. He's finally figuring out that when he does that things play music! He loves music, good thing we named him Amadeus. His teachers say that he is a really good baby. They tell me that he watches the other babies and will sit and coo at them. He also smiles a lot for them. He has tons of smiles for everyone but me. I got to play hooky at work today for about 30 min and go play with Ami. It was so nice. He laid on the floor and just talked to me. He followed the ducky with his eyes. His future bff, Mr. Hudson, came to see him at school today! Hopefully next week Hudson and Ami will be able to hang out more often when Hudson starts daycare. We were finally able to get the thrush medicine yesterday and it must taste really good cuz he just sucked on the syringe. Hopefully he'll stay awake long enough tonight to get his much needed bath. He's starting to look homeless with his dirty little hands and finger nails. We are going to be starting to ween him off of his swing. We would really like to be able put him in his crib that his grandpa worked so long and hard on. Which turned out beautifully.

The Beginning

Amadeus is two months old today. I can't believe it's been two months already, he has grown and changed so much. Ami weighed 7lbs 13.5oz when he was born, and he now weighs 10lbs 8oz. He was born at 11:43pm on August 19, 2010. After a 17hr labor and being stuck at a 6 for 4 of those hours we decided to extract him. The doctor said when they cut me open Ami was face up and looking at them. They told me not to be surprised if he didn't start crying right away since he was c-section. Well he came out a screamin. I should have known right then what we were in for. I wouldn't say Ami is a bad baby but he is demanding. He has GERD, sensitive skin, has had 2 yeast infections, and now has thrush and his third yeast infection. I believe he is slightly advanced though. He has been able to hold his head up since the day he was born and has been crying real tears since the second day. He's been trying to roll over since he was 2 weeks. He gets to his side but thats about it. He likes to sit and talk to you. He is doing more than cooing now. He copies the sounds you make and makes sounds after you do. He has anyone who meets  him wrapped around his little fingers. Especially the grandparents. He's a good kid and I can't wait to see what the next two months have in store for us.