TTC Nostalgia

Isaac is almost 7 months! 6 days from now. He seems to be doing really well, at his last doctors visit I was told he was ahead of the game, which is so good to hear. He isn't crawling, but he has started rolling around the whole house, he JUST started lifting his bum in a crawling position, so soon enough. He has discovered that he has individual fingers and constantly watches them, he scrapes along the carpet with his fingers to grab toys. He sits up now unassisted too. We had a bout of baby measles, hes best friend had them and as they share everything, of course they will share illnesses too. They didn't last very long though, he was sick to begin with and only has the rash for 2 days, during his illness he got his first tooth, which I found completely baffeling, as he didnt drool or complain about his mouth once, but I assume he had other things on his mind. He is still sick now, with a sinus thing, and a pretty cruel diaper rash as he is teething the other bottom tooth.
So, I have been thinking about TTC # 2... Am I nuts? On the surface I think it would be so easy to have another baby, but when I dig down I remember.... It took me 4 years to have Isaac, it took 100lb weight loss,many tests, much hell and a horrible pregnancy to get him here. I have gained over half the weight I lost, so i would have to lose that again, I refuse to be that heavy, as my health is already suffering. Last month I though I might be pregnant, I was late and had the feelings, but they say when you spend a lot of time with someone your cycles coincide...well my friend was pregnant and miscarried, which brought back a whole schwack of other memories! Well, i think i will keep my options open, but will keep it on the back burner for now, DH and I have given it 2 years before we start ttc again, and hopefully we can wait that long.

Almost 5 months!

I seriously can not believe how fast time is passing! Isaac is almost 5 months old already. We had started him on some solids, he is going through 2 cans of formula a week, and thats getting a little pricy, so since we started him on solids he has slowed down on the formula. Everything is going well, he is 15 lbs now. We were dealing with a flat head issue, and it seems to have rounded out really nicely, we used a side sleeping device. He will let us know what he needs by his crys, when he is tired, when he is hungry, when he needs changed, its really neat. He has become very attatched to his pacifier and I am not to keen on that, but if it keeps him happy I am happy. We also got him a bumbo chair, he LOVES it! It is a great idea for babies who want to sit up but arent quite there yet. Thats our update, nothing else really going on. Husband is on unemployment and has been since Isaac was born, we are waiting to see if he goes back to the same position or if he needs to look for something else, in the mean time he only has 16 weeks left of EI. Isaac is calling, I must go now.

12 weeks old.

I still go through this daily ritual, I pick the baby up when he wakes up, i count his fingers, count his toes, listen to his heart beat and stare at him in amazment, I honestly cannot believe how much of a miracle he truly is. What a miracle life it self is, that a tiny little egg and a tiny little sperm can make a human being! Isaac is so amazing, he is starting to babble, his cries have changed and he lets you know a bit more about what he wants, he plays with toys, watches mobiles, smiles a lot, coos a alot, and still cries a lot. He eats all the time, between every 3-6 hours and still isn't sleeping through the night. He has been in size 3-6 month clothes since a week ago, he is so huge! Last time we weighed him he was 12 lbs 2oz. I find it so neat to watch him make all of these milestones daily. I am truly blessed to be a mother.

8 Weeks

Isaac is 8 weeks old tomorrow! It is really exciting watching him grow, he is hitting milestones daily, he knows who we are, he watches us, stares into space, looks at pictures, looks at his reflection, stares intently at faces and toys, coos, crys, sleeps, he copys us and can giggle. He has become quite the sweetie, and he has developed such a personality. He has gas colic, which makes him cry all the time. We had to switch formula because the other one was to hard on his tummy, so he is on GoodStart now. He has stopped the horrible all day crying, but still has his nightly 3 hour episode. We befriended a neighbour who takes Isaac when he gets to hard to handle, which isnt often, but does happen. It can be quite challening some days, but we are really used to him. He is our little miracle boy.

Isaac Kristoffer.

Well, I am so happy to say that our miracle arrived a month early! He is safe and sound, and healthy. We are truly blessed to have him here. He was born 3 and 1/2 weeks early on November 25th, his original due date was December 18. He was 6lbs 5oz, 19 inches long. My labour was very short, a total of 6 hours from when my water broke, but 3 hours from my induction. He was born at 9:55am and came in 2 pushes. I was in so much shock I had no idea what happened as he came so fast. He is here, and has a VERY powerful set of lungs. He eats well now, but lost a lot of weight in the first week, he is slowly gaining it back. He had jaundice, but it went away over the first few days of life. He is our perfect little man.

Half Way There!!!!

19 weeks!!! We have made it soooo far! I had an ultrasound on July 22 at 18wk 5d. The baby is perfect, so healthy, growing so well, 10 fingers and 10 toes! I am in such disbeliefe that we have made it this far, it seems so surreal. We are slowly getting prepared, we have a crib and some clothes so far, but thats it. I am going to wait until my babyshower in October before I start buying more things just incase we get everything we need. All is good in our little life, we are so elated to become parents! Only 20 weeks left, and concidering how fast these last 19 weeks went I am sure it will just fly by.

13 weeks

I had my Nuchal Translucency scan on Wednesday, June 11th, which was also my 3 yr wedding anniversary. We could not have had better results! The baby is absolutly perfect, the heart beat was 163 beats per minute, it had all the proper structurs and weighed 3 oz so far! I am really excited about the results, they said that the pregnancy should be fine. The only issues are non-related to the baby. I have a low lying placenta, but that is from having a tilted uterus that corrected itself, and it will lift up over time, and I have a SubChronic Hematoma which is a small blood clot beneth the placenta, but should resolve itself in the next few weeks. It is possibly cause from me being so sick and having to cough a lot. As for being sick, I have been for 4 weeks now, but i think it is mostly environmental, it is allergy season, and it finally has stopped raining here.