We are loving our newest member of the family.
We just went in for his two month appointment. He's 6030 grams or 13 pounds and 56 centimeters or 22 inches. He was a brave boy for his shots. He cried when the doc gave them to him (and looked at me like how could I let this happen to him, but not as bad as his circumcision), but was smiling again a minute later. It was Kelsey who was crying...then throwing up. Fun times.
Kelsey likes to push the swing as high as it will go. Sometimes I look over and they're both smiling/laughing.
Poor guy was circumcised this month. They don't do it at the hospitals here so we had to take him to a special clinic to have it done. Tal and I debated whether or not to have it done, but in the end, we decided "like father, like son." I took him to the clinic while Mike & Anna watched Kels and Tal worked. They gave me the option to stay or leave the room but highly suggested I stay. I think the part he hated most was being given the local anestesia. He looked at me like I had betrayed him. I prayed a LOT going into this and really felt the Lord blessed me to be strong through the whole ordeal. I nursed him in the beginning of the procedure but by the end he was too sad/mad to nurse so I just held his hand. It was pretty quick - 5 or 7 minutes - and then onto recovery. It's always hard to see your baby bleed and be in pain and I questioned myself several times about why I did this to him. Now that it's all better and that everything healed well, I can say I'm glad we did it. He couldn't make that decision on his own later...it's one of those things you either do when they're young or if you don't, you hope they never have to when they're older!
Prepping for the procedure. They used the Plastibell Method.
Just chillin' on Lake Zurich
Sitting up in his bumbo chair. He's a social baby and likes to be where the action is at.
He's a good eater, eating every 2.5 to 3 hours except at night. He'll wake up around 1am (some nights I just stay up until then), eat, and fall right back asleep. If he wakes up before 6, I just put the binky in and bring him into bed with me. Then I feed him when he wakes up at 6 and we fall back asleep. He's always up by 8:30, but usually it's around 7:30.
He's still wearing size 2 diapers but they're getting a bit tight. He could easily be in 3's. I still have some left of the 2's so I'm determined to use them all. I remember having a lot of leftover 2's with Kelsey. Guess my babies just grow BIG fast.
Cocoon Photo shoot
I love those chubby arm rolls and how he's holding his hands like he's praying
Isn't this hat darling? A lady at my church made it for a service project. I loved it and asked her if I could borrow it for a photoshoot. She said I could have it as a gift to Aiden. Score! I love the little sheep on the side. It reminds me of the Switzerland and the sheep farm by our house.
Taken at the end of the shoot - right when he woke up.
Evolution of a YAWN...
I didn't like that big yawn!
4 comments:
I will tell you a funny story about circumsision. When I was pregnant with my first we were at a party or maybe the party was at our house can't remember, but there was another young couple who was also pregnant too. Anyway, the topic some how got on this topic of whether to or not too, and my friend accidently ask my husband if he was circumsized. After she did and my husband blushed, she realized what she just asked and was embarased too because of course she didn't really mean to ask him. We just all laughed and my husband said like father like son. Then my husband told her that when he was almost 4 he was circumsized because he kept getting infections. He says he still remembers it and remember all the blood and how painful it was, so I hope this makes you feel better about your decision. Our middle childs was not done correctly and he has infections all the time, but since he is 7 I just don't want to put him through having more skin taken off. I am hoping as he get older it will work itself out. They did not use the bell cap on him. The other two had the bell cap and had no problems. It looks like Aidan is going to have darker eyes or at least hazel eyes because they are blue on the outside but greenish blue on the outside. I wonder if his hair will be darker or light? He looks like a really sweet boy!
Jess, better to do it now. My friends husband was just circumcised at 32 because he was having so many infections. It tells you something when someone would rather make the choice to have part of their penis removed than deal with how bad it hurts already, right?!?!?! He couldn't even have sex anymore, so. . . you definitely did the right thing. After all, he won't spend years of agony wondering if now is the time to do it or not. Don't act surprised, you knew I would have to comment! PS the hat is way super cute and would be REALLY easy. Just do stockinette but for the stripes do two rows of purl. Call when you get a chance!
Your kids are so cute... I can't wait until Christmas when we get to see you guys. James and Kelsey are going to get along really well. They will be able to talk to each other this year. Aiden is very cute. (big boy!) Emily is six months old now and weighs 1lb more then him. Too cute!
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