brodys one month appt.

Today was Brody's one month appointment. its hard to believe hes been in our lives one month already. ANd its hard to believe its been a month since ive slept more than 2 hours at a time!:) Brody apparently had huge growth spurt this week....he gained 10 oz. so now he is 9 lbs 12 oz. hes changing so much already and getting so much bigger every day!

Weight check

We went back in to check Brody's weight today. and hes only half an ounce away from his birth weight! i guess im just not making enough milk for this hungry little monster:)i hate using formula...but hopefully we wont have to use it too much longer!

Back to the Doctor

We went back to the dr. today and brody has gained almost 3 oz. Praise the Lord! we are going to stick with feeding some formula until hes back up to his birth weight.

2 week check up

Today we went for Brody's 2 week check up. everything looked good except he had lost some more weight. So the is having me supplement with formula until tomorrow and they are going to check his weight again. they said he could gain up to a couple ounces by tomorrow. i guess my milk supply has dropped some and i didnt know it:( hopefully the formula helps!

The first 10 days

Its been 10 days since Brody entered the world:) and i have definitely been way to busy to write about it! its amazing how a little thing that eats, sleeps, and poops can take up all of your time! it has been wonderful though! the first few nights a home were pretty rough. Brody would sleep fine all day long and then as soon as it was bedtime for us he would wake up! He was determined that one of us was going to hold him all night. He would sleep fine as long as he was being held....but as soon as we would put him in his bassinette he would start wailing! so brian spent several nights sleeping with him in the recliner. thankfully the past few nights have been much better and he has been sleeping in his bassinette and i have been getting to sleep in our bed. Getting up every 3 hours to feed him at night however doesnt make me feel very rested:)! Anyway....being a mom is wonderful. Just knowing that this little buddy is part of me and brian is an amazing feeling. Its crazy how much more i love him every day!

First Pics

Brody had his first pictures taken today at 9 days old. Our friend courtney who took my pregnancy pics took these too. They are adorable! ive only seen a few of them, but im sure the rest are just as cute! Brody was great for the pictures. he was awake almost the whole time...which is amazing. The only little mishap was that he peed halfway across the room while we were taking the naked pics...it was pretty funny!

Brody's First Doctors Visit

Today we went to the pediatrician for the first time. This was our first outing.....Its amazing how long it takes you to get out of the door with a baby! Brody weighed 8 lbs 7 oz. Babies always lose a little bit of weight in the first few days. The doctor said everything looked great! She did have us go to Rex after the appointment to get his bilirubin levels check to make sure he wasnt jaundiced. she said she thought he looked a little bit "yellow". The levels came back fine though and she told us just to put him in front of the window as much as possible to soak up the sun.