So long newborn...

Tommy will be 6 weeks old tomorrow and he's already changed SO much! This week he's started wearing size 1 diapers. Just last week I put him in a size 1 and they were much too big. Today, they fit just like they should. He feels so solid now and getting more chunky every day. His once skinny legs are soon going to be thunder thighs! He is starting to smile at Daddy and I, other than for gas reasons, and it melts our hearts. He smiled at Daddy last night when he told him he loved him and I think John shed a tear. He is focusing more on things and loves playing on his mat. I always put the boppy pillow on it to prop him up and he sits there, listening to the music and staring at the hanging toys. I'm trying to move him from the bassinet to the crib so wish me luck! I was going to start it last night since we got the monitors in place but I was sad to. I will be letting him nap in there a few times then eventually keep him in there during the nights. He is almost too long for the bassinet anyway, so I have no choice. So many changes already. I'm excited to see him grow and learn new things but it's bittersweet. We love you past the sky Bug.

Where has the time gone?

Sorry I haven't posted anything in forever! Here's what has been going down in this household. Aunt Mel came in town on July 29th and we were so happy to have her here! Bug enjoyed being held all day every day and I enjoyed someone else holding him for a bit! We got lots of good pics taken and even a first family pic with John, Tommy and I. We didn't get out much when she was here for many reasons. It's still new for us, we mainly wanted to just catch up and visit, it's way too hot outside for anything and for whatever reason I was sick for 2 days. Not sure what it was but since I couldn't even keep water down I was glad it didn't affect Tommy. Well, directly. This brings me to our current issues. Hard to admit but I'm struggling at this breastfeeding thing. This was a must for me and I never really thought about other options but my supply has recently been slim to none. I noticed Tommy was going from eating every 2hrs or so to every hour, then for a few days it was ALL day. Seriously, hours at a time and he was never full and wasn't napping well. John and I were both really, really stressed and finally looked into more options. Bug also has reflux and the little milk he was getting gets spit up right after he stops eating. Thanks to my nurse friends we came up with a plan that seems to be working much, much better! My supply has increased, he's getting full and napping better AND I'm not nearly as stressed. I now feel like I can run to Target if I need/want or get out of the house without worrying about feeding him as soon as we get where we need to be. Or, taking him to Mimi and Pawpaw's so John and I can have some time on our own. So, we are still breastfeeding but supplementing with formula right after to fill his growing belly. By the way, Bug is getting chunky - It's too cute! His little belly was so full yesterday while Monica was holding him I just HAD to get a pic. I'd say he's close to 10 pounds if I had to guess. Gotta get to a scale and weigh him. So, since Mel has left, Tommy has had a few more visitors. His Aunt Robin, great Aunt Kari, Scott, Chary, Kayson and Cohen all came in town the weekend of August 6th. We all hung out at our house so the boys could swim (too bad we couldn't put Tommy in yet) and cooked out and enjoyed family time. I'm so glad Kari was able to make it down to see all the boys. We all miss The Stanley's and wish they lived a lot closer. We got lots of good pictures, including our first 4 generation picture that I will add to the 4 generations frame Aunt Robin got me for my birthday. Lorena, Angela, Terri, Mindy and Monica have all stopped by to check out Tommy and see how much he's changed. The first time Mindy came over with Jack, he and Tommy looked so much different in size but now Tommy looks much bigger! Nonny, Mimi and PawPaw have all stopped by a few times as well. It's nice to have them so close! Thanks to Mimi, I got an awesome new camcorder for my birthday so soon I will be able to add videos to my blog! Guess I should figure out how to add pics in certain places first. ha! Speaking of pictures...we got Tommy's first photo session under our belt and we LOVE the turn out. A coworker of mine takes amazing photos and was kind enough to take T's, even though he has a newborn that was born on my birthday ! We plan on using him whenever we'd like photos taken. Next session will be at the pumpkin patch in Flower Mound when the Shear's are in town. All of my mommy friends are bringing their kiddos out so we should have some awesome pics! I cannot wait!