4 Months Old...

Photo by Art and Soul Photography by Angel Porch

Well our little guy is 4 months old!  It is seriously going way too fast.  On the evening that he turned 4 months, October 25th, I was nursing him in the bedroom after his bath and the lullaby playlist I made was playing and only the lamp was on. It was so peaceful and perfect.  A song came on that I always thought was sweet but hadn't really listened to all of the words.  Well here they are:

Lullabye (Goodnight My Angel)
The version on my playlist is by Haley Gibby but I guess Billy Joel originally sang it but I 
hadn't ever heard his version.  

Goodnight, my angel
Time to close your eyes
And save these questions for another day
I think I know what you've been asking me
I think you know what I've been trying to say
I promised I would never leave you
And you should always know
Wherever you may go
No matter where you are
I never will be far away

Goodnight, my angel
Now it's time to sleep
And still so many things I want to say
Remember all the songs you sang for me
When we went sailing on an emerald bay
And like a boat out on the ocean
I'm rocking you to sleep
The water's dark and deep
Inside this ancient heart
You'll always be a part of me

Goodnight, my angel
Now it's time to dream
And dream how wonderful your life will be
Someday your child may cry
And if you sing this lullabye
Then in your heart
There will always be a part of me

Someday we'll all be gone
But lullabyes go on and on...
They never die
That's how you
And I
Will be

So this song is on and I'm nursing and just bawling my eyes out!  And Harry comes in to see if Ramey is done eating and ready for his bedtime story and says "are you crying?" and I said, "yeah" and he said "because you love him so much?" and I said "yeah."
I just don't know how we got so lucky to have such a happy and healthy little boy.

Today, October 29th, we had our 4 month well baby check up and shots.  Harry got to go with us this time because he works at such an amazing place!  Ramey did good.  He started crying before the shots even happened because Harry was holding him down and he is a mover and a shaker.  He is always waving his arms and kicking his legs.  So the fact that he was restrained wasn't making him happy and then he got the shots which made him even more mad.  But he stopped crying before we had even gotten out of the room.  I did give him some Tylenol before the shots this time which I think helped, thank you to those who suggested it!  He fell asleep in the car but woke up when we got home, but didn't seem to be in any pain.  I nursed him and then he was sleepy because he didn't get his good morning nap (normally 1.5-2 hours- I still have to wake him from most of his naps to eat!)  So he ate and went right to sleep in his swing.  He is sleeping as I type.

Dr. Adair said he is perfect!  He weighs 13.13 lbs up from 10.4 lbs at his 2 month and still the 25%.  His height is 24.5 inches up from 22 inches- (31% now from 25%.) And his head circumference is 41cm up from 38cm- (15% now from 10%.)  So he is just growing right along.  I asked her about his head shape because I want to make sure it isn't getting flat on the back or anything and she said his head shape is perfect, lol.

We have always kept an eye on his butt crack because it is hairy.  He obviously has alot of hair, but his back and butt crack have always been hairy too.  She said we would keep an eye on it.  She said before it is almost like God is pointing and saying "look here."  Well this time she was checking his butt and noticed that it is also looking a little crooked which could mean his spinal cord is tethered.  So just to be safe, we are going to get an ultra sound and check it out.  It isn't that big of a deal if it is.  Just a little simply surgery when they are little.  If it goes undetected and isn't noticed for a long time then he could have long term side effects from it, but that is why we are looking at it now so if it is tethered, we can fix it now.

In other news, Ramey has gotten so good at grabbing things and putting them in his mouth.  Everything goes straight to his mouth.  Sometimes he thinks he has a good grip on something and tries to bring it up to his mouth and it is just his hand and he gets pissed.  But he does like to suck on his hands during most of his waking hours.  

Like I said earlier, he still sleeps alot.  He goes to bed around 8:00pm.  I dream feed him at 10:30 and he will sleep until 5 or 6 then go back to sleep after I feed him and not wake up for the day until 7:30-8:30am.  Then he will be up for about an hour to an hour and a half then go back to sleep for 1.5-2 hours when I wake him up to eat again.  He will normally take another good nap after his next feed but then the other nap or two may or may not happen.  It kind of depends if we run errands or not and what is going on. But even if he doesn't sleep he is just the happiest little guy!  He can miss his morning and first afternoon nap and still be smiling and happy- but with really red eyes and eyebrows.

Still no rolling over for him though.  He will roll to his side from his back and if I start to help him roll over from back to front or front to back he will do most of it on his own with a little push, but hasn't done it himself yet.  I have a feeling it will happen soon, but he hates to be on his stomach so much and spits up almost every time I put him on his stomach, he just doesn't do alot of tummy time.  He will lay on my stomach and has great head control and loves to stand up and sit on my lap but does not like tummy time.     

We try to read lots of books (we could definitely do more though).  Here is a picture of Ramey "reading."  We got this cute little book in one of my Citrus Lane boxes that I was talking about in my last blog post. You put your finger in the little puppet in the middle and it goes through to each page, if that makes sense. Ramey loves his Little Spider book because it is really easy to put in his mouth.

Here is a picture of us reading at my mom and dad's house.

Here is a picture of Ramey holding his bottle.  He is still exclusively breastfeed but we put breastmilk in a bottle occasionally so he knows how to drink out of a bottle and so I can be gone for more than 3 hours if I need to be.  So far I haven't found a nipple he won't take.  But I've only tried 3 different kinds.  But as long as he will take one kind, I'm good with that.  We had just bought a few different ones before he was born in case he was picky.  Which he is not at all.  Same with pacifiers, he will take whatever paci you put in his mouth.  He is a pretty laid back and easy going guy.

We went to the pumpkin patch in Piedmont a couple of weeks ago.  We didn't need a big and fancy pumpkin patch- plus the one I wanted to go to wasn't open on Tuesday when we wanted to go.  So my Aunt Shelley suggested the Piedmont Pumpkin Patch.  There were really cute photo opps and it was free and the pumpkins were priced really well.  Cheap if you ask me!  And they had some great huge pumpkins!!!  Harry had gotten allergy tested that day so he came home and we went!  Mom came with us and Dad met his there.  Aunt Shelley came to and brought my god-brother Landon.  Then my other god-brother (her other son) got dropped off there after school.  My Aunt Linda heard we were there so she came and then Uncle Scott heard we were there so he came too!  It was a great time!

People still ask where Ramey got all of his hair or who does he look like?  Well we finally got a baby picture of Harry and it explains alot!

                  This is Harry.  I don't know the age.    This is Ramey.  Almost 4 months in this pic.

Here is our monthly Ramey sheet.  Harry and I make this list together on the night he turns a new month older.  It is more for us than you guys, lol.  Once he is 12 months, I am going to take his month pictures and these facts and put them into a shutterfly album.  That is why some info is repeated from earlier in the blog post.  Just fyi.

4 Months

October 25, 2012

Weight: 13.3 lbs- 25%

Height: 24.5 inches- 31%

Head Circumference:  41 cm- 15%

He loves to blow bubbles with spit.

Loves waking up in the morning.  Is very smiley and happy!

Has stopped pooping every day.  Will go every other day or more days without going!

Loves when Daddy blows on his tummy.  Laughs very hard then gets hiccups!

Loves to play “Pretty Mama” with Mommy.  I take his hands and rub them down my cheeks and say “Pretty Mama” and he laughs.

Has started bouncing in his Baby Einstein activity center.  He really likes to play with the toys on it too.

Loves chewing and holding Dottie. (Sophie the Giraffe)

Likes to hold books and try to put them in his mouth.  Especially his Little Spider book.  He sucks on the spider. (Daddy thinks the spider looks like a penis)

Still cranes his neck to watch the tv.  It can’t be on at all during the day.  Sometimes Mommy has it on when nursing, but has to turn it off once Ramey realizes it is on and would rather watch tv than eat.

Gets very upset when there is no more milk left in Mommy.  (I started to take more Fenugreek pills and even made some "Lactation Cookies."  They have some ingredients that make you produce more milk. Now he is a happy boy again when he eats.  He was going through a growth spurt and just needed more milk!)

Likes tummy time if he is looking at Ellie or the tv.

Watches Ellie wherever she is.  But if she moves to fast, it scares him.

Still likes his activity mat.  We have started doing tummy time on there with some of the toys hanging above him because he can keep his body more upright and can actually grab them while lying on his tummy.

Sleeps until 5am or 6am for his middle of the night feed.  Then gets up between 7:30-8:30.

Did great for our family portraits.   They were in the middle of naptime and he didn’t sleep a wink on the ride to Norman.

Does great during baths and now gets his hair washed while he sits in the tub.  Tonight, he decided that he wanted to sit up while Daddy tried to wash his hair and got a face full of water, which he didn’t love.

He plays with a toy turtle when Daddy washes his hair.

Still sleeps in his swing or on someone during the day.  But mainly in his swing

Loves grunting and blowing bubbles.

Grabs any and everything and puts it in his mouth.

Still loves Jack Johnson and Edith Piaf.  

(I'm trying to get him to like Taylor Swift too, so we can get the new album!)

Hates to be hot.  He would much rather be cold.  If he even gets a little hot, he will complain and then is fine once you remove his pants, socks, or blanket.  I guess I'm going to have a hot natured child.  I'm always cold (except when I was pregnant... maybe that is why he hates being hot! lol)

I think that is all for now!  Have a great week and thanks for reading!

And I'll post some pictures after Halloween!

One more picture.  This is Harry's favorite picture of Ramey so far!

3 Months Old

Happy 3 Month Birthday, Ramey!

I can't believe Ramey is already 3 months old.  I know people say that time flies but oh my gosh!  Wasn't I just finding out I was pregnant?

Sunday was my birthday and it was a great day!  I slept in!  Harry got up with Ramey and gave him a bottle of breast milk (pretty proud he still hasn't had a drop of formula!) and I slept until 8:15!  Not really sleeping in by my old standards but it is better than 7.  I know that I can't really complain with 7 either because some babies wake up at 5:30 or 6, but my little guy is like his Mama and Daddy and likes his sleep!

After I slept in, lol, we went to our neighborhood park.  All 4 of us.  Ramey was perfect and Ellie was a mess.  She wined and barked and pulled on the leash the whole time.  But we got to the park and were about to sit down at a bench by the pond and then I thought with all of this West Nile stuff going on, better safe than sorry, so we just kept walking.  Well the path that goes between the 2 ponds was flooded and we didn't want to go back were we just were so we kept walking because we hadn't even gone the whole way before and it was a nice day so we decided to do it.  Well.... after about 30 minutes of walking we came out at the front of the neighborhood!  Then had to walk all the way back to our house, so after about 45 minutes we were back home and we were walking pretty briskly too.  I never intended to work out on my birthday! So we were all pretty tired when we got back home.  Ellie collapsed on the tile, Ramey fell right to sleep in his swing, Harry went straight to his Lazy-E-Boy and I fell onto the couch.

Before our trip to the park

Sweet baby with me on my bday

Then Harry's sister came over to hang out for a little bit then after she left our friends Ison and Ashley came over before they headed back to Fort Worth.  They really should move back here!
Then we went to dinner with Mom, Dad, Kat and Ryan at The Wedge.  My favorite.  Ramey fell asleep in his carrier after about 10 minutes and slept the whole time and it was so loud in there.  He is such a good little guy.
Then we came home and had a ribbon cake from Raspberries n Creme.
Oh and I almost forgot!  My parents got us tickets to the Civic Center for the season for my birthday and Harry got me a Timmy and Leslie diaper bag!  I am such a pack rat I felt like my other diaper bag was already too small, so I needed a bigger one and this one is so pretty too!  Harry also surprised me with a freezer!  I told him that we needed an extra freezer because ours is always busting at the seams and I would like to do the "prepare ahead meals" that you freeze then just throw everything into the pan/pot but we have no room for that in our freezer.  Plus I want to make baby food and have breastmilk to store, lol.  So he really spoiled me this year!

New Diaper Bag

Then right before bed Ramey gave me a great present too!  Our first huge blowout all over Mommy!  We were just sitting on the couch and he was sitting in my lap just talking away to me and then....
you know.  We had had a couple of times were it comes out the top or something but this was out of control!  So thank you little man for that wonderful present.  It might have been so bad that we actually took a picture to document it.
Then that night he gave us a real present.  He went to bed at 8:15.  I dreamfeed him at 10:30 and then he didn't wake up until 6:10 for his middle of the night feeding and went back to sleep until 7:50!  I think he was so tired because we had so much activity yesterday that he didn't get his good long 1 1/2 to 2 hour naps throughout the day.  Again, he loves his sleep!

Last weekend we had our 10 year high school reunion.  That morning/afternoon one of our classmates had a picnic for everyone at Hafer Park with catering by Steve's Rib.  Maybe 50? people came.  It was pretty fun and good to see everyone that came and their kids!  Ramey however, was the only baby there that was in a bad mood! Lol.  Like I said, he likes his sleep so if he goes over his hour limit on awake time he gets cranky.  So Harry put him on his chest and rocked him to sleep and he fell asleep until we left at 1:00.

Ramey ready for the picnic and wearing shoes for the first time!

At the picnic

Then Kali or Mrs. Clark, lol, came over with her sweet hubby and they babysat Ramey for the evening part.  The reunion was downtown at the Bricktown Brewery.  I would say maybe 100-125? people were there.  It was alot of fun seeing everyone.  It was really weird because it was like no time had really passed and we were all just back hanging out with the same people we have known since elementary school and middle school!
Harry had a little too much fun, so we had to leave earlier than I would have wanted but it was so good to see everyone!  And the consensus is that we should have a 15 year reunion because 10 years is too far away for another one!

Last week I got my first Citrus Lane box!  You pay $25 a month a get a box of goodies specifically for your babies age and gender.  The products have nothing to do with citrus, that is what my mom thought.  That is just the name of the company.  But they are products that you might be amazing but you might not buy on your own because you haven't heard of the company or because you already have something that works and you are use to it.
This month I got a precious organic bunny teether toy, a bib, a little kit that goes in your diaper bag (with little baggies for diapers, bandaids, diaper rash cream, hand sanitizer, a one time use thermometer, and some other things- 25 items), California Baby diaper rash cream, lotion and shampoo and wash, and a little laundry detergent packet that you use in a sink if there is poop explosion when you are out and about and don't want the stain to set in.
I was very happy with my first Citrus Lane box and can't wait for my next one!  If you want to sign up you can do a 3, 6 or 12 month subscription.  If you do, use my code so I can get money to use for more boxes then other people can do the same for you!  Here is the link!
http://www.citruslane.com/invitedby/Meredith.Harrison

Now that Ramey and I have a pretty good routine/schedule down I feel like I can actually do stuff around the house and get out more with him.  I had lunch with 2 of my early childhood education girls from OU last week in Moore.  This week we have a play-date with one of my sorority sisters and her little ones!

It will also be my goal, and if I put it on here I have to do it, to make one pinterest recipe a week and do one pinterest project/craft/something!
Last week I made a crock pot beer chicken and it was delicious!  Also, if you do Weight Watchers it is 3 points.

Here is the recipe:
CROCK POT BEER CHICKEN

2LBS SKINLESS, BONELESS CHICKEN BREASTS 
1 BOTTLE OR CAN OF YOUR FAVORITE BEER (I did a wheat beer because it is the only kind I sort of like.  I don't like beer)
1 TSP SALT 
1 TSP GARLIC POWDER 
1 TBSP DRIED OREGANO 
1/2 TSP BLACK PEPPER 
COOK IN CROCK POT 6-7HRS

I also cleaned the washer with the tips on pinterest and washed my towels with a baking soda and vinegar recipe from pinterest.  I'm not sure they smell that much better but they weren't bad before.
I have 3 pinterest recipes planned for this week and I will let you know how they go!

Now all things Ramey!
Since my last post Ramey hasn't laughed that much.   On the 10th he had his first laugh and has laughed once or twice since then but on Saturday Katherine was over and he wouldn't stop laughing!  He loves his Aunt Kaprine so much!  She was holding him and kind of bouncing his arms and making a sound and I was doing a monkey sound, which always makes him smile really big and he just laughed and laughed.  We got alot of it on video because he was doing it so much!
Katherine has been amazing and comes over to babysit for an hour or two so I can run errands without have to lug him around with me.
He LOVES to suck on his hands and prefers it to his paci most of the time.  I will give him his paci and he will almost immediately spit it out and put his hand up there instead.  But oh my gosh, he sucks on his hand so loudly!  You can hear it on the other side of the house.  My house isn't big, but that is some serious sucking!
He also loves to watch tv and it has become a problem.  I am a bit of a researcher and I was thinking that there is no way tv is good for babies eyes.  Well I found a few different things that said an hour of tv a day, which we would never let him watch that much but that is besides the point, can cause ADD, ADHD and even autism.  I can understand the ADD and ADHD but I am still a little skeptical on the autism.  Anyways, with the changing pictures and flashing colors all the time it gets their little brains wired for all of that stimulus and then they need that stimulation or expect it all the time.  Before when he wasn't aware of his surrounding as much I would have it on but now if he is awake and not nursing I don't have it on at all because he cranes his neck around and tries to watch it.  It really is crazy how much he loves it and tries to watch.  We have gotten a couple of good pictures of him doing it.
I also found things that said even the baby dvds, like Baby Einstein or Baby Genius, aren't good for them either.  So I might let him watch one of those for 10-15 minutes occasionally because he does love it and smiles when he is watching but not like I would have before I read the things about ADD and
ADHD.

TV problem

TV problem

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He doesn't HATE tummy time like he used to.  He actually even laughed at me about an hour ago when we were doing tummy time!  Major improvement!  There have been a couple of times that he gets so mad that he almost rolls over because his little legs get going so much.  But he is getting stronger every time and doesn't start to get mad about it as quickly.
He is also getting so much better at sitting up without as much support.  He sits on my lap and I have my arm around his back and don't have to support his head at all and barely have to use my arm to keep him upright.  He occasionally goes forward and Katherine, my OT sister, says it is because his back muscles aren't as strong yet.  It is nice having her OT, occupationally therapy, knowledge because she shows me things I can do to make his muscles stronger or points out things he is doing that mean he is progressing like he should (things I don't even know exist).  I told her that she can come over every day to work with him on OT things and make him laugh, lol.  But really, come on over Sissy!

 Eating his hand 

 Long Lashes

 Sooner Born and Sooner Bred

Teaching him right

 Crazy hair after his bath

 Crazy clean hair

3 Months Old

September 25, 2012

Hates getting hair washed, previously loved it!

LOVES bath time and smiles during

Really laughed for the first time at Aunt Kaprine and Mommy

Loves when Daddy bicycles his legs

Loves the falling game with Mommy

Goes insane on his activity mat with all 4 limbs going at once

Doesn’t mind his carseat anymore and falls asleep in it

Has begun having Poop Explosions!  Was having them every morning until we switched to a size 2 diaper at night time

Loves smiling at Daddy, Mommy, Boompa, Grandma, Aunt Kaprine, Uncle Ryan,  

Aunt Laurie, and Aunt Kali

Likes to watch people walk across the room

Likes to look at Ellie and smile at her

Is obsessed with watching the tv.  Which we don’t let him do.

Doesn’t like being held in the cradle position.  Must be standing or sitting up.  But will stay in the cradle position to “chat” with Mama after he has eaten and just stopped.

Had his bedtime moved up to 8:15 because he was falling asleep before we put him in bed.  Bath at 7:45 if it is bath night.  Start night time routine at 8:00.  Down by 8:15. Dream feeds at 10:30  then up again between 4 and 5.  The day after Mommy’s birthday he slept until 6:10!

Rarely, if ever, pees on us anymore.

Still dislikes tummy time but will tolerate it longer but likes tummy time on the boppy.

Likes reading books and will hold and touch the books while we read.

Smiles and waves arm at toys in front of him.  Especially the little monkey rattle.

Still loves sleeping in his swing and on mommy or daddy.

Holds mommy’s hands and can pull himself up with not too much help.

Can totally support his head and is good at sitting on laps with very little support to stay upright.

Watches the fan until he falls asleep in his swing.

Thanks for reading!

Have a great week!

11 Weeks Old

 Happy, Naked Ramey

Happy September!  My birthday month! I have always loved my birthday and the entire month of September.  But this year it doesn't feel like September since I am not in school.  I am still trying to get use to not teaching, but I did get to see a bunch of my precious little angels over Labor Day weekend!  I messaged my last years class and some other wonderful parents of previous years and invited them over for a few hours on Sunday and Monday of the Labor Day weekend.  It was so great to see their sweet faces and their amazing parents!  Thank you to everyone who was able to come and meet Ramey and hangout with me!  If you didn't get a chance to come by, we will definitely do it another time!

Ramey is now 11 weeks old!  It is crazy to me that I was on bedrest for 10 weeks and that time went sooooo slowly but these last 11 weeks have flown!  It really makes a difference what you are doing! Lol.
Here are some of the new things Ramey can do or has noticed.
He has found his feet and loves to stare at them! He has found his hands as well and loves to put them in his mouth and suck on them when he is in his swing and wants to take a nap.  He sucks on them so hard that you can hear it across the room.
He likes to smile at himself in the mirror.
He loves to listen to Mommy read books.  We try to read at least 3 books a day.  He looks at the pictures and sometimes smiles and has started grabbing for the book.
He loves to watch tv.  We have a Baby Genius dvd and he will watch it and wave his arms and smile almost the whole time!
He has started rubbing his eyes when he gets tired (just like his daddy!  Harry is a 28 year old man who still does this!)
He smiles all the time!
And my favorite: yesterday, he laughed at me!!! Harry never would have believed me because he hasn't done it again but I was laying on the floor with him being as goofy as it gets and he was just smiling as big as can be and then he laughed!  I yelled at Harry in the other room "He laughed at me!" and Harry came in and said, "I heard it!" So what have I been doing all day?  Being even more goofy trying to get more laughs!  So far... nothing!

Saturday is our 10 year high school reunion.  I seriously can't believe we graduated 10 years ago!  It only seems like a couple of years!  It probably seems shorter to me that other people because I have been with Harry the whole time, but it has flown!  On Saturday, one of our classmates is throwing a picnic at a park in Edmond for people to bring their families to and I am pretty excited to meet everyones kiddos!  Then we have a tour of the school.  I was last in the school in 2007 because Katherine was there but I barely saw anything then.  I know it has changed alot.  Then Saturday night we have the main reunion thing at the Bricktown Brewery.  I can't wait to see everyone but I'm not sure what I am going to wear, lol.  I went shopping the other day and that was just depressing!  All of the dresses I found had a weird waistline that was not flattering at all to someone who just had a baby, therefore, I didn't get a dress.  Boo!  I think I will have to dig in my closet and see if anything will work!

On the 2nd, we (Mom, Dad, Katherine, Ryan, Ramey and I) had a surprise birthday dinner for Harry.  I ordered a cake from Raspberries and Creme, the amazing Ribbon Cake!  I took it over to Mom and Dad's house on Saturday and then told Harry we were going to do our first Sunday Dinner by going out to eat.  Then Mom and Dad brought the cake and we all met at Charlestons.  When we sat down I said, "Yay! This is your birthday dinner!"  Harry was pretty surprised and even more surprised when they brought out a cake!  I felt bad we never celebrated Harry's birthday since it was the day after Ramey's birth.

My dad's amazing cousin, Jamie (my 2nd cousin) started and own the baby product company Leachco.  I talked about my maternity pillow before and it was made by Leachco and was the biggest life saver during my bed rest.  Well they have AMAZING stuff once the babies are here too!  Well her sweet daughter, Mabry (my 3rd cousin) and Jamie have been so amazing and sent me tons of their wonderful products!  What a great and generous family I have!  This is a picture in one of their products, the Podster.  Ramey loves it!  It is great because it props them up a little bit so they can look around and is adjustable so he fits in it perfectly!  He will sit in it while I fold laundry or when he is watching his baby genius dvd.  You will see it in quite a few pictures because he loves it so much!  I will post more pictures as we use more of their amazing stuff!  Go buy Leachco stuff, they are amazing and based out of Ada!  Toys R Us, Target, Walmart, BuyBuy Baby, and many other places all sell Leachco products!
Thanks again cousins!!!
Here is their website if you want to see their amazing things!
http://leachco.com/

Ready for the 1st Game

 This is the face he made the next morning when he heard OU won!

Love those long lashes!

 Watching Baby Genius for the 1st time

 Aunt Kaprine babysat and put the little guy to sleep.

 A little morning exercise

 First minute of tummy time before he gets mad, lol

 Trying to turn around to watch the tv.  He takes after his Boompa and his Great Papa, Big Ramey

Have a fabulous week!!!

2 month check up and more

Happy Monday!

Ramey had his 2 month check up this morning.  He is doing great.  He weighs 10 lbs 4 ounces (25%) is 22 inches long (10-25%- I don't know why there is a range) and his head is 38 cm (10%).  So he has a small head, which is funny because big heads run in my family.  We even measured everyones head about a month ago when my Uncle Steve and Aunt Karen, Katherine and Ryan, Mom and Dad and Harry and I were all together because we wanted to determine who has the biggest head.  I won't embarrass the person and post the results here, lol.  Anyways, I asked Dr. Adair if that was okay that his head was smaller and she said yes he is just a little guy.
Then it was time for shots.  He had to drink one of the "shots" and he didn't like that and kind of choked on it even though I gave it to him pretty slow, so he started mad.  Then I thought he felt a little warm so I had the nurse check and she thought so too, so she took his temp... in his booty.  He was 98.4 so he could get his shots, but that just made him even more mad.  Then he got 3 shots, 2 in one leg and 1 in the other.  He did the 'scream so hard nothing comes out and you aren't breathing' scream.  He has done it a handful of times in his short life but this was definitely the worst.  Katherine use to do it when she was a baby so it doesn't scare me like it might someone else but I still don't like it.  Then he calmed down and I put him in his carrier with 2 big bandaids on and we left.  He was asleep by the time we were outside and is still sleeping (in his carrier in my bedroom) right now.

The last couple of weeks.  Harry still loves his job and Ramey is growing like a weed!  He can hold his head up so well now and can push up really well with his arms when he is laying on my chest.  He still doesn't like tummy time on the floor but likes doing it on my chest.  He is also getting strong little leg muscles.  He loves to stand up on my legs and put weight on his.  Sometimes he looks a little like Elvis with the hip swaying but he is getting pretty good at it!

Had my first horrible Mom experience on Friday. I was clipping Ramey's nails for the first time and when I got to his precious little thumb, I accidentally got a little bit of his finger.  He screamed immediately so I stopped clipping so I didn't cut it all the way, but good enough for there to be bleeding and crying from both of us.  Harry was here (thank goodness) so I said, "Take him!" and gave him to Harry while Ramey and I both cried.  It looks so much better today, but I just knew the top part of his thumb was gone forever.  Stupid nail clippers and teeny tiny nails.
I had Dr. Adair look at it and she said he is fine.  She has had some parents cut every single finger and not know it because the baby was already upset when they started so they didn't realize they were cutting them!  So at least mine wasn't that bad!!!  She said to use little Revlon blunt scissors next time.  So I said that to mom and she said "Oh yeah!  That is how I did it. I was thinking, How did you cut his finger when you were using scissors"  Thanks alot, Mom!  She even bought me the clippers when I was on bed rest! lol.

We did deal with thrush last week.  I was having some horrible shooting stabbing pains while breastfeeding and for hours after all day long for a few days.  It was getting really bad and not looking too good either.  I checked Ramey's mouth and he had some white areas in his mouth but I couldn't tell if it was regular mouth color or thrush.  I called the doctor and they prescribed some nystatin for Ramey and then I called my OB and got some for myself.  If one of you has thrush you both have to be treated otherwise you will just keep giving it back and forth.  I also had some All Purpose Nipple Cream, that Harry's work compounded for me, and had already been using that for a week.  Well let me tell you, giving a 7 week old 2ml of medicine 4 times a day is not fun!  Some would come back out of his mouth and it was so sticky and sweet.  He didn't like it but got better at it and I got better at giving it, but occasionally he wouldn't swallow or something and he would choke on it.  The first time he choked, it was so horrible!  He turned a little purple and wasn't coughing for anything.  I thought I was going to have to do CPR.  I sat him up completely, he was already partially up, and started patting him on the back and he finally started coughing.  It was so bad that I cried after it was over and called Mom.  After that I gave it to him much much slower and made sure he swallowed it all before I gave him any more, but he still managed to choke a little bit a couple more times.  Once he finished that last dose I was pretty happy.   I also made an appointment to go to the lactation consultant again to make sure his latch was good and to check me out to see if she thought we needed another week of the medicine.  But she thought we were good to go.  We also did a weigh check and he weighed 9.15 at 8 weeks and 1 day.  He gained 20 ounces in 21 days!  I was worried he wasn't gaining that well anymore because he has been sleeping longer stretches at night, wakes up twice (around 2 and 5) then gets up between 7-7:30 and eats for 15 minutes or so, alot faster than he was before, but he is just getting better and more efficient at eating.  But he is also still such a sleepy little guy.  I normally have to wake him up every 3 hours during the day to eat still, but I guess he is doing good!

Ramey has gotten so long and likes to sleep stretched out, so he no longer fits in his bassinet but we don't want to put him in his own room yet.  Our pediatrician recommends he stay in our room until he is 6 months.  SIDS is at its peak between 3-6 months.  So we got a mini crib for our bedroom.  Here is a pic of our long little guy in his too small bassinet.

Ramey LOVES to smile!  He is normally a very happy boy!  Here are some of my favorite smile shots!

2 Month Picture

Our Family

Ramey turned 2 months old on Saturday and we doing a list each month of his likes and dislikes and what is going on with our little man at that time.  So here it is:

2 Months Old- August 25, 2012

Stats as of 8-27-2012
-Weight: 10 lbs 4 ounces
- Height: 22 inches
- Head Circumference: 38 centimeters

Called Bubba, Monkey, Chicken, Ramis, Rame

Loves to pee on Daddy in the middle of the night when he is changing his diaper

Smiles after he is done eating

Smiles big when Mommy kisses his cheeks and Daddy kisses his tummy

Loves to sleep in his swing or on Mommy and Daddy’s chest

Has some crazy farting sessions

Enjoys his bath now and even smiles sometimes when he is getting his bath

Falls right to sleep at bedtime.  Eats at 7, goes to sleep around 8:30-9:00 has a dreamfeed at 10:30 and sleeps until 2.

Enjoys swatting at his animals on his play mat and pack and play

LOVES the monkey that hangs from his carrier

Normally naps for 1 ½ hours to 2 hours

Will stare at the birds and mirror on his swing for an hour

Gets angry at Mommy when he doesn't get milk fast enough

Holds on to my shirt or throws his arm over his face when he is nursing, or throws his arm behind him in a completely relaxed manner.

Smiles while getting his diaper changed if he has already eaten.  If he has not eaten he screams at us!

He cries when he has a dirty diaper... before he could careless

Shakes his leg in the bath

Likes to get his massage, especially the eyebrow rub and head massage

Is getting really good at holding his head up.

Still doesn’t like tummy time on the floor, but loves to do tummy time on Mommy’s chest.

Spits up 30% of the time.

Been listening to French, Edith Piaf is his favorite French singer.  Especially the song Padam Padam.

Likes to look around when Mommy is holding him.  His head is still wobbly and we call it "chicken" when he does it because his head bobs a little and he looks like a little chicken.

Has started babbling and cooing more especially when he is doing tummy time on Mommy or chicken time.

Won’t fall asleep on Mommy’s chest unless he has a paci because he won’t stop looking for food.

Is unhappy if he can’t look around

Has started to bare weight on his legs and likes to stand with Mommy’s help.

Hates getting his finger nails clipped = (   and shots!!!



And I am chopping off my blonde hair on Thursday and going shorter and brunette!  So excited!

Here are some nursery pictures!