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Ok, so the next time SaraBeth calls and says she's going to be in the Atlanta area and wants us to come meet her so she can see John..... somebody slap me to remind me that SB has NO sense of directions! SB was in town with her friend Gracie for Gracie's brother's soccer tournament (we know Gracie and her brother, she and SB have been friends forever). So Friday SB calls and says she'll be in town, and while trying to find out where, figured out it was somewhere near Perimeter Mall, near Northside Hospital where John was born. I should have known SB wouldn't really know where they were, because she is scatterbrained (but I love her dearly). And yes, Gracie's dad did say it was near Perimeter Mall, I heard him in the background on the phone Friday night. Turns out, after we were down in that area, that the tournament was much closer to our house, not anywhere near where Bill and I were. The thing that was typical SB was that she pays no attention to street signs, etc, so she couldn't tell us even what street they were on, or other street names nearby. Gracie, however, was able to tell us where they were, and so Bill and I drove John over there- thanks Gracie! Seriously, though, I'm glad we took John to see her. She was so happy to be able to hold him because, in her words, she's been "waiting 4 months to hold him". Unfortunately, it was hotter than heck, so we didn't stay long because John is like his Mommy and Daddy, he doesn't like the heat much, and he was getting a heat rash.
Earlier in the week, I got to stay home one day. Monday night Bill threw up a couple of times, so I decided to stay home on Tuesday to take care of John. It was nice to have a day off where I could sleep a little more. Of course, John had been up from 2-4 that morning, and I was up with him since Bill was sick. I also had a cold that was developing, so the day off was nice. Of course, I still have a bit of congestion, but John seems to be doing ok. I had a nurse visit on Tuesday afternoon to check the blood pressure, and it was ok, 120 -something over 82 or 84, so I'm going to continue taking the medication as is for now. So it looks like the BP raise was in part due to the pregnancy but in part due to genetics and the fact that the women in my family have hypertension that appears around age 40.
Today's pics: John with SB, who will be 16 in December (hard to believe); John with his Daddy, relaxing after our outing- yes, Bill needs a haircut, he knows! And what is with you people even noticing that Bill's shorts are up like that? The point of the picture is John, not Bill (although he says he's too sexy for his shorts.... cue music....)
Just finished another busy week. Sunday our across-the-street neighbors came by to bring a baby gift and meet the little man. Anne volunteered to be John's Georgia grandma and has offered to babysit when we need a night out. John seemed to like her and smiled alot at her when she was holding him. Of course, he had just finished eating, and he smiles alot when he has a full belly. Bill had a doctor's appt. Wednesday afternoon- just a routine office visit so he could get his prescriptions for his BP/cholesterol meds renewed. We had our Parent Orientation/Open House on Thursday evening at school. It was at 5:30 and I decided to stay through from the end of the school day, so Bill brought John by (along with dinner for me) at 4:00 so I could see the little monkey and nurse him.
John continues to do well. He keeps gaining weight, about an ounce a day! This morning's weight before his bath (but right after I had nursed him, and he needs to poop) was 10 lbs, 10.5oz!!! I'm sure that is a little high, but good gravy he's huge! People keep talking, when they see him, about how little he is, but they really have no clue. Those who visited in the hospital know what a mini-baby he was back in May and June!
We recently had the monitor people come out and take the disc from the monitor (they left us a new one) so the info could be downloaded and analyzed. The pulminologist from the monitor company called Bill with the results, which were also sent to our doctor's office. The pulminologist said there were only two incidents/heart rate drops that looked like they were anything to be concerned with, and they happened way back in June and early July. He recommended we keep John on the monitor and have the info downloaded again right before his 4 month check up, which is scheduled for Sept. 16. We'll decide with John's pediatrician then whether to continue with the monitor or not. We still only hook John up at night which seems to be fine.
John is getting close to laughing but is not quite there. He makes some little laugh-like noises when we're talking to him and he's all smiling and happy. We haven't had any recent nights where John is awake in the middle of the night (knock on wood); however, many nights he is up with Bill until 11 or a little later (which is fine with Bill, because then John sleeps in a little in the morning- apparently neither one is a morning person like I am!). All in all, things are going great!
Today's pictures: John in his swing, getting sleepy; John looking good in a new outfit (no, we didn't buy it, we hardly ever buy clothes, this was a shower gift)
Today's video, John on his playmat, looking at the handsome guy in the mirror
The first week of school was, as usual, very busy. My class looks like it is going to be fun, but very chatty and challenging! I'm really glad to have Jim teaching with me, it is very different from having a teacher's aid, which is nice. We're into our routine, Jim takes the class to the lunchroom every day so I can get my lunch and go use my breast pump, and then I pick them up from lunch. So far, so good!
Bill and John had a good week, except for Monday. John got up early on Monday and decided to cry all day for whatever reason. Bill was happy to hand him off to me when I finally got home. :) I didn't mind though! Bill went out to run some errands and John and I had play time; Bill even managed to take an early evening nap that day. The rest of the week was fine, though. We seem to be getting into a morning routine, with me getting ready and then nursing John before I leave. He usually goes back to sleep, but not every day (like Monday, for example!). Thursday John decided to stay up all day, so Bill was exhausted then, too, but not as anxious to hand him off to me. Most nights John goes to bed when I do around 9:30, and gets up once or twice to nurse in the night (but quick feedings, he usually falls back asleep after 20 min. or so). I think I manage 5-6 hours tops most nights, but I got a little more than that last night. John let me sleep until about 7 this morning, and then he and I went for a nice walk after he ate and I ate.
John is 3 months old today!!! 1/4 of a year old. Hard to believe!
Today's pics: From today, John in a happy mood after eating.
John and I went to our baby shower yesterday afternoon. It was given by my friends Anna (see blog from July 17), Shannon, and Amanda and was originally scheduled for May 17, but had to be rescheduled due to John's arrival on May 16th. We had a lot of fun, it was very casual because I didn't want to dress up and nobody else did, either, because it has been too hot here!
John met his newest friend, Van, who is the son of my friend Michelle. Van was born July 10 weighing 9lbs, 2oz. Michelle and I were excited that our boys were going to be due 2 weeks apart, and we think it is funny now that even though John is 10 weeks older than Van, they are about the same size now.
I hardly saw John at all during the shower, every one there wanted to hold him! Most of the people there teach or taught at Kemp, which is where I taught when Bill and I were originally trying to get pregnant, doing fertility treatments, and then being told it 'wasn't likely' I could get pregnant using my own eggs. They were a great support during that time and everyone was excited, obviously, that I had our little miracle boy!!
We weighed John before his bath yesterday morning, and he was 9 lbs, 9.5oz! He is just so precious!!
This is most likely my last update until next Saturday! Don't harass me, please, I'm going to be busy with the first week of school and all that!
Today's pics: Shower cake; John and me with Michelle and Van, our sleeping boys; John and Van, twins? You'll notice that Van is wearing the same "Daddy Rocks" outfit that John has- see July 31st for picture- and I almost put John in that same outfit for the shower (Bill really wanted me to) but I decided not to. It would have been really funny if I had! :)
Well, I survived my first week back at school, and Bill and John survived without me. It was tough! My goal all week was to get to work by 7am, even though I didn't have to be this week. I only made it to school by 7 on Thursday and Friday, but I now know what time I need to get up to make it there on time.
Monday was tough, I had to go home to get my baby fix at lunch. Bill was sweet and had a sandwich waiting for me, so I could eat and nurse at the same time. I only had an hour for lunch, which includes the 10 min. home and the 10 min. back, so it was rushed, but it helped me make it through the day.
Tuesday I didn't get to see John at all until I came home that afternoon because of meetings all day. I had to use my breast pump at school, but I found a great spot in a workroom right off my classroom, so I'm set for next week when school is in session. I'm planning on pumping daily at lunch and also right after school.
Wednesday Bill brought John to school so all the teachers could see/hold John. They really enjoyed it, and Bill had a free lunch (PTA served us lunch that day) and yummy chocolate cake. And i got to nurse John, which is always nice to be able to do instead of pumping.
Thursday was a really really long day. I had to get my room ready and was at school until 5pm, but since Jim was helping me, too, we were able to get everything done for Meet and Greet Friday morning. Bill was very glad when I finally got home.
Friday morning was great with Meet and Greet. Looks like I'll have a nice class. We'll have 18 kids, 10 girls/8 boys. I was able to get home around 3 that afternoon, and Bill and I took John out for a bit to go shopping. Carolyn and Ro, I bought Breaking Dawn and started reading it when John fell asleep on me. It's going to take me forever to get through it, but I'll manage.
Sleep has been ok, but not great. John just won't get on a sleep schedule. I think I managed 5 hours of sleep most nights. Last night was great, John and I went to bed around 10:30 and got up at 8, but of course that include 2 nursing times when he is up for about 45 minutes to an hour. Thursday and Friday mornings went smoothly for getting ready. I got up at 5:20, showered/got ready and then nursed John around 6, and was able to leave by 6:50 to get to work by 7. Hopefully that will work next week when the students are there and I really have to be there on time!
Today was my postponed baby shower (that was originally scheduled for May 17).
I'll blog about that tomorrow.
Today's pictures: John being attacked by an alligator and managing to wrestle free and pin the monster. The gator was a gift from one of my students from last school year.
I weighed John this morning. He's getting huge! He weighed 9 pounds, 4.5 ounces!!! Here are two pictures I took this morning after I weighed him. His shirt says "Mommy's Hunky Monkey" but I call him my Hunky Chunky Monkey!
Well, I spent all my "Sonny Money" on Friday. Jim and I went shopping and spent our $200 on supplies for the classroom, some consumable stuff and extra supplies for the students who can't afford to buy them, etc. Of course, our room is not anywhere near being ready to start the school year....
Bill had his monthly poker get-together last night. He hasn't gone in ages it seems. So John and I hung out at home, he was awake some and then fell asleep. He woke up for a feeding at 11, and then I tried to get him to go to sleep, but no such luck. Fortunately for me, Bill came home around 12:20 and took John, so I was able to get a little sleep. The two of them came to bed around 1:30ish or something, I really have no clue, and John slept until 4, which was a long time between feedings for him, but not unexpected since he should be starting to go longer in-between. He went almost 5 hours again this afternoon between his 11 AM and the next feeding.
We went grocery shopping this afternoon, John is always so good when we go out. He either sleeps (which he did today) or he looks around at everything. We've quit putting the monitor on him at all during the days, only hook him up at night. I don't even bring the monitor downstairs any more. I meant to call the monitor company on Friday to get them to download the info to send to our pediatrician, but I forgot, so I'll have to do it one day next week, or Bill will have to.
That's all. This may be my last post for a week as I go back to work on Monday, but I will try to update one day midweek, we'll see.
Today's pictures: John being a lump sleeping on Mommy; John being infatuated with himself in the mirror.
Today's video: John crying (it's a very short video, 14 sec)
