Andy has this star that lights up and plays music and it is his favorite toy right now (well, the only one he even really cares for at all besides his jumperoo). Here he is smiling at the star...
Sunday, August 31, 2008
All smiles!
Andy smiles a lot now these days! And I LOVE his smile and his little laugh! They are just too cute!!!!!!
Baby Shower!
The ladies of St. Herman's (our Church) threw us a baby shower yesterday! Thanks to everyone who came - it was so nice to be able to sit and chat with you all!
And thank you to everyone who brought food and gifts - everything was so fantastic!
Friday, August 29, 2008
Andy's 1st ambulance ride and Hospital visit
Last night was brutal. Bru-tal! Andy had his last feed at 10:50 last night – I wanted him to eat late so he would sleep in late, like normal. But he was up at 2. I put his soother back in 3 times before getting up to feed him at 2:25am. He ate 6oz and was up for the full hour and then never seemed to be himself again for the rest of the day. He was up pretty much all night crying and screaming, not really wanting his soother or a bottle. We fed him another 2oz at 5am and then he screamed until another small feed (1.5oz) at 7:40am.
He cried all day long with small naps and a few 10-25 minutes of happiness throughout the day. But mostly he cried and screamed all day long. He ate 1oz at 1pm and 1 oz at 2:20pm. We attempted to feed him multiple times until Gabe took him to the clinic at 7:30pm. They were closed so he went to the Hospital but the line up was really long so he came home. We have Andy 1ml of Tylenol every 4 hours or so (5 times in total).
But after 4 or 5 hours of constant screaming, Gabe called the Health Clinic. Andy had been doing this weird hiccup sounding thing that seemed to be worse when he cried, and when he attempted to drink. It seemed like he was having trouble breathing and swallowing. The BC Health Nurses Line nurse said it sounded like he was having seizures and that we should call 911. So we did and I rode with Andy to the Hospital in the ambulance as Gabe followed in the car behind us. Elia stayed home with Owen. And of course, Andy stopped crying just before the paramedics got to the house and almost didn't complain, cry, or hiccup at all since then. He did have a few of the weird hiccup things in the ambulance though and the paramedics said it sounded like he was struggling to breathe.
Once at the Hospital we were seen to right away. We told our story to 4 nurses and 2 Doctors. Andy had a poop there and seemed to be better once he did that. We did attempt to feed Andy a bottle there, twice, and he refused to eat the first time,but at 11:30pm he ate 1oz. He had a good crying fit and the Doctors listened to his heart and lungs. They checked his ears, throat, back, chest, and checked his heart rate and circulation. They figure Andy is just having a bad reaction to the immunization shots he got yesterday but that it isn't an infection or allergic reaction. We attempted to feed him one last time but Andy didn't eat. We went home just before midnight and on the way out (this part kills me), Andy smiled at the Nurses. Why didn't he just say “My parents are idiots. They over reacted.”
I even said to Gabe while we were there “I'm glad Andy is feeling better, but I wish he cried a bit just to show the Doctors why we are here.”
He seems to be acting normal now (it is 12:30am) and I hope he eats a bit more and then sleeps. He hardly slept all day so I am hoping he'll sleep through the night. Today was brutal for me and I need a good sleep just as much as Andy does.
He cried all day long with small naps and a few 10-25 minutes of happiness throughout the day. But mostly he cried and screamed all day long. He ate 1oz at 1pm and 1 oz at 2:20pm. We attempted to feed him multiple times until Gabe took him to the clinic at 7:30pm. They were closed so he went to the Hospital but the line up was really long so he came home. We have Andy 1ml of Tylenol every 4 hours or so (5 times in total).
But after 4 or 5 hours of constant screaming, Gabe called the Health Clinic. Andy had been doing this weird hiccup sounding thing that seemed to be worse when he cried, and when he attempted to drink. It seemed like he was having trouble breathing and swallowing. The BC Health Nurses Line nurse said it sounded like he was having seizures and that we should call 911. So we did and I rode with Andy to the Hospital in the ambulance as Gabe followed in the car behind us. Elia stayed home with Owen. And of course, Andy stopped crying just before the paramedics got to the house and almost didn't complain, cry, or hiccup at all since then. He did have a few of the weird hiccup things in the ambulance though and the paramedics said it sounded like he was struggling to breathe.
Once at the Hospital we were seen to right away. We told our story to 4 nurses and 2 Doctors. Andy had a poop there and seemed to be better once he did that. We did attempt to feed Andy a bottle there, twice, and he refused to eat the first time,but at 11:30pm he ate 1oz. He had a good crying fit and the Doctors listened to his heart and lungs. They checked his ears, throat, back, chest, and checked his heart rate and circulation. They figure Andy is just having a bad reaction to the immunization shots he got yesterday but that it isn't an infection or allergic reaction. We attempted to feed him one last time but Andy didn't eat. We went home just before midnight and on the way out (this part kills me), Andy smiled at the Nurses. Why didn't he just say “My parents are idiots. They over reacted.”
I even said to Gabe while we were there “I'm glad Andy is feeling better, but I wish he cried a bit just to show the Doctors why we are here.”
He seems to be acting normal now (it is 12:30am) and I hope he eats a bit more and then sleeps. He hardly slept all day so I am hoping he'll sleep through the night. Today was brutal for me and I need a good sleep just as much as Andy does.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Jumperoo!
Andy loves to jump - he has from the very beginning, So Grandpa Kim bought him this Jumperoo. And Andy loves it!
Fashion Show!
As Andy is growing out of a lot of his newborn sized clothes (he is 12lbs 13oz now!), I had to do a fashion show and photo shoot before Iput them all away for good.
Friday, August 22, 2008
sleeping good!
Last night was another goo done! Andy ate at 10pm last night, and went to sleep around 11pm. He then slept until 5:10am! He ate 5oz at 5:15, had a huge puke, and then it took me an hour to do the whole routine (by then the sun was rising). I was worried he would be up soon after that, but he slept good until 9:40! That is more than 7 hours between feeds and sleeps – that is awesome!
I honestly credit the Miracle Blanket for his good sleeping these past few nights! He doesn't even have to come into our room anymore – I just put him down in his crib, on the nursing pillow all swaddled up. I don't even have to go back in and put the sucker in and all of that (at least not more than once within 2 minutes of laying him down). It is great!
I honestly credit the Miracle Blanket for his good sleeping these past few nights! He doesn't even have to come into our room anymore – I just put him down in his crib, on the nursing pillow all swaddled up. I don't even have to go back in and put the sucker in and all of that (at least not more than once within 2 minutes of laying him down). It is great!
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
The Miracle Blanket is a mircale!
I bought this blanket online about a month ago and only really started using it now as the weather was too hot to swaddle Andy for the last few weeks. Andy has never had a good sleep 
from his middle-of-the-night feed to the morning feed , and that has been really hard on us as I don't sleep much a tall, and that is the time of night we really need our skeep. Otherwise it feel slike we have been up since 3:30am - and sometime we have been!
from his middle-of-the-night feed to the morning feed , and that has been really hard on us as I don't sleep much a tall, and that is the time of night we really need our skeep. Otherwise it feel slike we have been up since 3:30am - and sometime we have been!So I swaddled Andy all up in the blanket last nightand put him in his crib at 2am - and he slept until 7 without making a peep! And he is in his bed again now for his morning nap all swaddled up and sleeping heavy. This blanket is awesome!
Colic update
Well, we can now officially say that Andy is colic free. Yay! I don't know if he just grew out of it, or the chiropractor massage worked wonders, but it is all gone! They do say it peaks at 6 weeks, and we found that Andy's 6th week of life was terrible for colic. But now, at almost 8 weeks old, it is all gone. (knock on wood!)
Andy had his 2 month check up yesterday and he is happy and healthy! And 12lbs 5oz - my big boy!
Andy had his 2 month check up yesterday and he is happy and healthy! And 12lbs 5oz - my big boy!
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Coping with colic
Yesterday we heard that these 2 things help with colic:
- infant massage from a chiropractor (3 times in a wek should do the trick)
- a drug called “BENTYLOL” (the trade name), also known as “DICYCOLMINE” (the generic name)
So today we will try both. Has anyone else heard of these, or any other ways of helping with colic?
Sunday, August 10, 2008
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