Friday, March 14, 2008

Life with a baby

So, it's been almost 3 months since we had our baby and our lives were changed forever. Since my pregnancy was absolutely wonderful and my labor and delivery were good too, I was just waiting for something to go wrong because it was all too good to be true. Well, it all happened when we brought the baby home ...Right now things are going great, but we must admit that we definitely had some bumps in the road to get here. Jaxson was born the day after Christmas and it wasn't until a week later that things became hard. He was readmitted into the hospital for jaundice and had to be supplemented with formula. Ever since then, he hasn't been able to solely nurse so he still does both at each feeding. Then we learned what an amazing scream he had as he liked to willingly share it with us all day, everyday for about 8 weeks. On top of that, Alyssa was having a hard time adapting to staying at home all day by herself with the baby and she was on medicine (to help her milk increase) that we later found out was the cause of really bad anxiety that was only making things worse. In addition to all of that, Jaxson is a pro at spitting up (making us do lots of laundry) and he doesn't ever poop (it took weeks experimenting with 4 different formulas before he started to get the hang of it). Lastly, he hasn't really learned how to enjoy sleeping during the day and doesn't like to be put down much (but he's getting better)... But fast forward through all of that (and just a little more) and we're here with an 12 week old baby boy whose smile melts your heart and laughing takes your breath away. Even through all of the hardships, he truly is the joy of our lives and makes everything worth it in the end!

5 comments:

seanalliefamily said...

You guys are so cute! We had so much fun visiting you. He's a cutie...I'm not sure if I'm buying that story...j/k. I know you guys endured some hard times, hopefully it's all down hill from her. Love you!

The Stones said...

Your family is so cute!! Your hair looks so long!! Wow!! What a hottie.

Cassie said...

I am so glad that things got better for you guys! I heard about what a rough start it was! It's scary to think that you just never know what that special little person will be like until they are here!! I am now almost 6 and 1/2 months prego and am starting to get nervous!! I am glad you guys started a blog!

Beth McEwen said...

Sounds like you guys had a hard time! I wish that we could have been there to help out. Mae went through a lot of the same stuff. It gets better every day! We love you and Jaxon is beautiful!

Unknown said...

hi!! so fun to discover your blog! i'm excited to keep up with you. i'm trying to keep ours updated... so good to see you!! love you!