2 Months Old

Lawson turned two months old yesterday. I know they say it goes by fast, but man I didn't realize it would be this fast! In honor of turning 2 months, Lawson slept through the night for the third time! 10pm-6am Woo-hoo! He actually did wake up at 4:30 but instead of nursing him I decided to try a pacifier and it worked, he went right back to sleep. Other new things in his life are chubby cheeks and chunky thighs, and I love both. He is holding his head up pretty good and smiling all the time. His smile makes this momma melt!

On Monday he had his two month well check along with his first round of vaccinations. The shots weren't bad at all, but the rest of the day was very hard. He felt terrible, and due to the recall of Infant Tylenol, I couldn't find anything for his pain. I went to four different stores until I finally found an off brand of Motrin for 6 months and up. Once we gave him some of that, he was back to our sweet baby boy. Thank goodness! It just broke my heart to see him in so much pain. Here is a picture of him with his band-aids.

2 Month Stats

Weight: 11 1/2 lbs.

Length: 22 3/4 in.

Head: 15 in.

Lawson's Firsts

First.......

car ride

time in stroller

bath

time sleeping in crib

tummy time

bottle

thumb sucking

smile

Sleeping Through the Night

The only part about Lawson being a newborn that I have wished would change and hurry up and get here is him sleeping through the night. Well.....last night he slept from 10:30 until 5:30 this morning. He is 4 weeks and 6 days and slept for 7 hours straight!! I started waking up at 2:30 a.m. and I am pretty sure I checked on him every hour until he finally woke up. It is crazy because as much as I wanted the sleep, I sure did miss our time in the middle of the night.

I know this may not happen again for a while, but at least I know that it is possible!

1 Month Old

Lawson has grown so much in just one month. He is a great eater and is becoming a better night time sleeper. He is really starting to hold his head up on his own and seems to be growing and maturing everyday. And of course we fall more and more in love with him everyday!


1 Month Stats

Weight: 8 lbs. 15 oz.

Length: 21 1/2 in.


Head: 14 1/2

Lawson's Birthday

March 29, 2010 is the day that my life completely changed.

This is before we left the house.

5:30 Arrived at the hospital

6:00 Got an IV and was started on Pitocin

7:30 Dr. Klouda arrived to break my water

7:30 to 11:00 Had contraction after contraction. After the first few difficult ones, Jarrett and I had the routine down. He held my hand and talked me through each contraction watching the monitor and letting me know when the contractions were easing up. During that time I received pain meds through my IV, but they didn't help much....just made me loopy and put me to sleep between contractions!! I was saying some pretty funny stuff!! Like so this is why people take drugs...I was joking!

(This is me on drugs!)

11:30 Was finally dilated to a 4 and the anesthesiologist came in and gave me my epidural. Aw.....relief!! I labored and progressed consistantly. Every time she checked me I was dilated 2 more cm. At around 2:00 I told Jarrett that I needed the nurse to check me because I felt ready to push! She checked me and I was at a 10, so she called the doctor and I started pushing. I pushed for about 45 minutes, and then Lawson Ryan English arrived at 3:17. What an incredible moment!! I was overcome with emotion and love for my child and my Savior who had blessed me with this miracle.

(Look at the creeper in the entryway, I remember while I was pushing thinking who is that guy. Never found out, but he is in all the pictures!)

On a side note, Jarrett was the most amazing coach/husband I could have asked for. I have never needed him the way that I needed him that day. I was overwhelmed by what an amazing husband I have been blessed with.


Lawson Ryan English

March 29, 2010

7 lb. 1 oz.

19 3/4 inches

3:17 pm

What Will this Weekend Hold?

I officially had my last prenatal appointment today at 11:00. Jarrett and I went in having no idea what to expect and to our surprise, we will be having our little boy on Monday!!! After getting checked Dr. Klouda she said that I am ready and if we don't move things along soon, this boy will be two big to deliver naturally. So due date is April 10th, but he will be here March 29. I think we are still in shock. It is just so real now! Jarrett said he wasn't sure how to react laugh, cry, or throw up!! We are so excited and so ready!!

So this weekend Jarrett has Overdrive so he will only be home at night. As for me...I've already got a lot of things I want to get done. Maybe I've gone crazy, but tonight I came home and with my skirt still on, I put on Jarrett's work boots, marched in the backyard, weed-eated and blew off the back porch. I'm sure I was a sight with my huge belly, skirt and boots!! But there were just a few places that were bothering me!! I thought about mowing....but came to my senses. So, we will see what tomorrow holds! For sure a manicure, pedicure and car wash, but I will let someone else do it!!

One Night with Me

I wanted to document what my nights are like lately. Last night was a pretty typical night.

• Went to bed about 9:30 and talked with Jarrett
• Lights out at about 10:00 and went to sleep very easily
• Woke up at 12:00 to potty
• Woke up at 1:00 to potty
• Woke up at 1:52 to Jarrett using the restroom and eating Tums (I guess he had heartburn)
• Decided to go ahead and get up and use the restroom since I was awake
• Woke up at 4:00 to potty
• Woke up at 5:00 to potty
• Got up at 6:10 to get ready for work

It looks like it may be a long time before I get a full nights rest again!!!