You know what’s gross? When you baby sticks their hands in their poop while you are trying to change their diaper. And you know what, every baby does it at some point or another. If you have a fussy baby, wiggly baby or curious baby you should get the Halo SwaddleChange. The Halo SwaddleChange is…
Simon turned 1 month old yesterday. Can you believe it’s already been a month. In some ways he still feels so new but we’ve already been through so much this month, it’s been a long month. Stats Weight: 11lbs 4oz. Height: 23inches Clothing Size: 3mos – Mostly for length Sleep: Simon sleeps a lot, but…
We put a lot of consideration into the names we give our children. Most specifically we care about the meaning of the name. Obviously we want it to sound cool too but meaning trumps coolness. Jude Aidan means “Praise” & “Fire” Noah Asher means “Peace” & “Happy” Simon Edward means “To be Heard” & “Wealthy…
Yesterday we took our first ambulance ride and trip to the Emergency Room. Baby Simon had some trouble breathing after choking on reflux and when an 8 day old has trouble breathing you call 911. He was sound asleep in my arms when he suddenly vomited a large amount all over himself and me. He…
I have an induction scheduled for this coming Tuesday morning, election day. So hopefully by Wednesday I will be holding my sweet little babe in my arms… and all the election campaigning will be over! I went to my 41 week appointment this week, they did a non-stress test on baby 3 and he appears…
Yesterday was my Due Date. It came and went without a baby being born. I also had my 40 week check-up with the OB yesterday. The doctor checked me and said I was 3 cm dilated and 50% effaced. She also stripped my membranes. I had some pretty noticeable and uncomfortable contractions yesterday but nothing…
Up until recently I’d never heard of a push present. I always assumed the baby was the prize for pushing. But apparently it’s a real thing. What is a Push Present? From what I understand the father gives the new mother a special gift to mark the special occasion of her giving birth. Push presents…
The test results from my blood-work last week came back and almost everything is normal. The midwife said my hemoglobin levels have been progressively dropping and suggested I start taking an iron supplement. In addition to the iron supplement I’m trying to be more faithful in taking my prenatal vitamins (I suck at taking a…