wow, I did it again

I have abandoned a blog.
Well, things have been busy since December 21, 2009.
First Christmas happened, which is pretty busy normally, but even more hard to deal with when you're 39 1/2 weeks pregnant. Add into that mix that I was supposed to be resting as much as possible due to blood pressure issues, and ended up doing a total of 4 or 5 sets of pee collections/labs to make sure I wasn't developing pre-eclampsia...yeah. It was interesting.

Well, quick update: Jack was born on 12/28/2009 at 11:00 pm via c-section due to "failure to progress". I was induced because I developed mild pre-eclampsia and after 9 or so hours, the doctor suggested a c-section and I was like yes. Now. Jack felt the same way. Our beautiful perfect baby boy was born weighing 7 lbs, 1 oz, and was 21.7 inches long.

He was wedged up under my ribs because he was so darn tall. Jack said he just looked around in the nursery and didn't cry. He just observed and took it all in.

Now he's almost four months old. He's still quite observant. He cries, but not too often, and not too long. Usually its when he's hungry, or when he's really tired.

Breastfeeding just didn't work for us. We have been through three different formulas and found one that seems to work. He spits up alot. We use Enfamil AR now, and that seems to help. I still get spat upon frequently, but at least its thicker and kinda goops up instead of running all over the place.

He's been sleeping through the night pretty much since he was 9 weeks old. He moved from the bassinet to crib on 2/13/10-he was 6 weeks old. His first smile was on 1/29/10 (month plus one day), and he smiles ALL the time now. He's got different smiles for different situations and people now. He's got the "shit eating" grin, the full smile, the open mouthed smile (he uses that for new things he likes), the smile where his eyes twinkle right before, and his "I am not too sure" smile. He also giggles and laughs. His first giggle was around 2 months. He giggled when I was brushing his hair. Or really his scalp, because he has very fine blonde hair.

Jack's favorite toy is his hippo that has bells in its toes and a wide open mouth. Its quite interesting to look at and he likes to put it in his mouth. He has awesome head control, and is starting to pull himself to sitting. He's been eating cereal for two weeks now and gobbles it right up.

He hasn't started rolling over yet, but he's getting close. He loves his playmat, highchair, and is warming up to the exersaucer. He hates being strapped in his carseat, and will usually cry, but will give up after a minute because he knows its not negotiable.

So far, we have found the journey of parenthood to be challenging, but amazing and wonderful and the best thing ever.