Nearly 2mo's old and growing

Weston's First Halloween

With Dr. Brett in the house and Nicky dressed as a witch, Weston was bee'ing very good. When we put him in his costume, he even started buzzing. But it sounded a little more like a cry, so he stayed dressed up just long enough for a few pictures.

Getting Bigger

Now that Weston has experienced a major holliday, he decided that he was a big boy, and he grew to fit the part. We did a quick survey and took his measurements at home. We discovered that Weston now weighs 11lbs and is 23inches long. As you can see, he looks pretty big on Nicky for being less than 8 weeks old (2 months on Nov 8).

The outfit he has on in this picture is a 3mo size outfit (not 0-3mo). All of his newborn stuff is starting to get tight on him, especially when he stretches. This kid has long limbs and a good sized neck. I held his little newborn cowboy sleeper and felt sad that he will never be that small again.

Last Thurs he started coo'ing at me and Nicky while I was holding him before going to work. Today he gave us his first, genuine smile. I've been really fortunate to be with him for nearly all of his milestones so far. With my crazy schedule, it's pretty amazing. I think he tries to save them for me. He really seems to know what's going on. Its just amazing! I really think he is amazing and I love him very much.

By: Brett

Bee all that you can Bee for Halloween

Weston's a bee for Halloween! This costume was actually made for a small dog, but you probably won't think me too inhumane after seeing how cute he is in it. =) Ha,ha.

Photoshoot

Emilie, my friend from work also has a photography business called Photo by Emilie. http://www.photobyemilie.blogspot.com She came to do a photoshoot with Weston in our home. She did an awesome job! I'll let the darling pictures speak for themselves:

Weston's so Cute it's SCARY!

So, I decided to take some Halloween photos with the baby this morning and set up my own little decorative background. This picture's really cute, but the binky had to go... One interesting thing about babies are their extreme emotions that change in an instant. It's quite funny!
Exibited is my point, Below:

In the above picture, baby appears calm, content and happy. I take the binky away from him and it is as if his world has fallen apart as he screams from the TOP of his lungs. (See Below)
Reinsert Binky: It is as if nothing ever happened and he is 100% content again. Oh, silly baby! (Notice the protective hand over the binky. "Don't event think about it, Mom" are his thoughts. He wins this time, but I don't want him so dependant on the binky that he can't sleep or be content while awake without it. Ha,ha- Wish me luck, because like I said, he LOVES the binky!

So, I tried again after he was asleep.

Fast Catch Up

Okay, so here's a quick catch up-hopefully it will make sense. We take a ton of pictures of him, so here's some of the favorites: Bathing in the bathroom sink- yes, with his binky. =) He likes the sitting in warm water part, just not the being washed part.
"I LOVE HUGS!"
The After bath. "Hey, maybe this being clean thing isn't so bad," he says.
This was going to be his Halloween costume that I ordered online and the part for his body is HUGE, so I'm going to return it, but first I took a pic with the little hat that wasn't that big.

Long time, no blog! This is the first time I've had a chance to get on the blog since we've brought the baby home. Babies are a lot of work! =)
So, how is being a mom with a new baby at home?? WONDERFUL!!! I've really been in maternal bliss and overwhelmed with all of the love that I have for this little guy. =) It's just indescribable. I LOVE caring for my sweet little baby! I could hold him and stare at him with awe for hours every day. He is super snuggly and sweet. He's a pretty consistent every 3 hr eater and usually sleeps well in his own crib. He LOVES the binky. When they first gave him a binky in the hospital, they had to take it away because he liked it so much it made him too relaxed and dropped his blood pressure dropped too low.

Brett, Weston and I are doing great- it's the house you should be worried about! If I had any visitors show up right now I'd be really embarrassed because of the large pile of unfolded laundry, the dishes, bottles, bibs that need washing, the fact that it's 6:30pm and I've been in my pajamas all day and haven't showered, etc. (How did it get to be 6:30pm anyways? And how could it be so hard to take a 10 minute shower? And why am I blogging instead? LOL.) The funny thing is, I am working on it! I feel like I'm constantly working- doing laundry and washing and sterilizing bottles, and yet I just haven't gotten the trick of being on top of it. I'm sure this will get better as get my routine established, but for now it's a little crazy!



Michael McLean has an adoption song that describes it perfectly how I felt the first night he was home and I held him in the chair in his very own nursery:



"There's an ache that's missing today,

There's an emptiness that's been filled.

There's a cloud that's lifting and drifting away,

There's a raging storm that's been stilled.

There's a joy that's real,

There's a wound that's finally healed...

There's a future replacing the past,

There's breathe of new life in the cast...



And there's something perfect happening here and this moment will bury the mountains of fear and through countless tomorrows,

it won't disappear,

There's something that's perfect happening here.



No one knows, because no one can say, that tomorrow

all will be well.

Will the brightest promise that shines on today, shine tomorrow?

No one can tell.

But one thing is sure, and will be forevermore-

when such unselfish love has been given, the world just made more room for heaven!"



[Thank You, Thank You, to our birth parents who have literally forever changed our lives and made our dreams come true with a miracle and happiness that could come in no other way!]



Many of you who read my blog are trying, but have been unable to become parents. I know what a roller coaster it is. It feels like a loss, it feels like grief. I remember feeling frustrated sometimes, wondering why God gave me such a deep desire to become a mother and it wasn't happening. Well, I needed that deep desire in order for this plan to unfold. I know how you love your husbands, you love your life as it is, but it gets really hard sometimes. My favorite advice that someone (I don't even know who it was) said, "Be grateful in advance for your blessings- because they will come." It's hard when we don't know when, or how, but they will come, and God loves you and knows what he's doing. Oh ya, and IT WILL BE WORTH THE WAIT. Sometimes you have to wonder because people who have kids can be so good at complaining about them sometimes, so don't be discouraged with the dumb, "You can have my kids!" or "You're lucky you don't have kids" comments... because what you are going through now, I believe is going to enhance your feelings for your child and it will be much harder to take your kids for granted, or at least make ignorant comments that you don't mean.

Our little walk in the park.


100 GRAND BABY

and counting.

My dad brought this candy bar over because before insurance he's already accrued $100,000 in hospital bills (and there are more to come.) Luckily we have good insurance, otherwise we'd probably go bankrupt!

...Worth Every Penny

Sleep in heavenly peace

Uncle Randy

Little Prince

Oh, yay! Grandma Kelly tackled the stairs so she could finally meet Weston!

(They were both very happy)
Weston (right) and his cousin, Linc, who's 4 months old! (left)
Weston's first Dr. apt. with his pediatrician! He seems like a great Dr. which makes me feel so great! Weston weighed 6 lbs 14 oz (So that means he's gained 13 oz already! He's in the 3rd percentile for weight, 7% for head circumference, and 27% for height. They're judging off of other babies his age, not gestational age. What a tall guy!)
Laying on Aunt Nat's belly- communicating with his cousin who will be coming in March! Look, they're close already!

Welcome Home Weston!!!

On Saturday, Sept 27, 2008 Weston was allowed to go home from the hospital for the first time. After a quick examination from the Resident Dr. he was declared fit to leave the hospital. No longer a patient, but a free man (uh, Baby!).

Upon discharge, he was carried down the hall by hospital staff (see below). They inspected the car seat and placement to make sure that he would obtain maximum safety and let the new family on their way. It was a bright afternoon and the sun shone in the car as Mommy rode side by side with him to make sure that he handled the ride well.

After saying that he can be taken on walks as long as crowds are avoided, they asked if the little family had anything special planned. "I think we are going to the park." was Brett's reply. "He's never been outside before," Nicky added. And that's exactly what they did.

After a quick stroll around Liberty Park, and stopping only to watch a Capoeira circle (from a distance), Brett and Nicky knew they'd better get home before Weston got hungry.

The stroller in this photo was closed except for when we took pictures in the shade.

He also had a few visitors (as seen above)

When all was said and done, Weston sighed, as if to say:

What a big day! I'm exhausted.

by: Brett

"Look, Mom- No Tubes!"

He loves to streeetch his neck...and show off his nostrils are free of any man made objects!

As of yesterday Weston is unattached to oxygen, feeding tubes, or anything else annoying in his mouth or nose! He first got off oxygen a few days ago, then the night before last night he ripped out his feeding tube. Woops. But, that was okay, because he had just recently sucked down his first bottle, and after screaming a bit about the funny sensation he just experienced as the NG tube came out of his nose, he was ready for another bottle! Yay, Weston! We are so proud of you! He will probably be discharged on Saturday! (He just needs to eat on his own and be gaining weight for 2 days.) They have him feeding "on demand" so I need to get down there so I can feed him as much as possible since he knows me best and tends to feed better when I'm around (they say this is usually the case w/ the primary care giver.)

So, we brought his car seat in for a check and I think I've got a great pediatrician picked out, I just need to call and see if he could get Weston in on Monday. Yes, he will see this pediatrician very often, especially because he was a preemie with complications.

Well, there's my short update- off to the hospital, I go!

Do little boys get any cuter??



Scarfin' his bottle

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