We've got a 10 pounder here!

What a week it's been...
Sunday - Jared got his first tub bath, which he liked a lot better than his sponge baths. Also, Kamili and Rachel stopped by for a visit.

Monday - Jared went to the Doctor for his regular visits, and we come to find out that he now weighs 10 lbs., 0 oz.! He's also grown 2 inches since birth.

Tuesday - Jared and I went out on our first restaurant trip. We ate lunch with a gal from my prenatal yoga class, and her son, who is about 3 weeks older than Jared. It was funny, since we had the exact same infant carriers! :) Jared behaved himself very well at the restaurant.

Wednesday - Just before I went to my 6 week OB doctor's visit, Jared gave me the trifecta bad diaper change. Poop, pee, and spit up all over! So then I raced off to my doctor's visit, which went fine. But they sent my prescription to the wrong pharmacy, and we waited 2 hours until they figured out the problem. That was frustrating. At the end, Jared was getting fussy, since he was hungry and had a dirty diaper. So we get home, only to find out that the A/C broke, and the apartment was 85 degrees! So I hurried up and changed and fed him, then we hung out in the Leasing Office until the A/C was fixed. But it wasn't really. They just said that the circuit breaker tripped. If you reset it, the A/C works until the circuit trips again. Which brings us to...

Thursday - waiting for the maintenance guys to come over and fix the A/C. It will work as long as I reset the breaker when it trips, so we're staying cool, but something is obviously wrong with the unit. It only tripped twice since last night, so that's not too bad, but it's still annoying to wake up to a warm apartment.

*On the plus side, we finally took some video of Jared. He likes to bat at the hanging toys coming down from the arch over his vibrating chair. We'll try to get some of that video posted.
Also, he really likes his swing now. It's good for him to hang out in while we're eating. And he always seems to fall asleep to the calypso music, which I think is weird, but whatever...
Everyday we get more smiles and laughs, which is amazing.
Oh, and last Friday, Steve started giving Jared a nightly bottle, which he took to with no problem whatsoever. That made me relieved that I can now be away for more than 2 1/2 hours if I need to be.
New pics are up.

Mommy transformation

Yesterday, Jared was on his 4th outfit of the day by 9:45 AM. He had peed, pooped, and spit up on his outfits - thank goodness we ran out of orifices! :) Somehow, I didn't even really mind getting pooped on - I must really be a mother now. We finally moved him up to Size 1 diapers, since he had a blowout of his newborns. But the Size 1's are huge - we need size 0.5's or something. Oh well, the Size 1's are big, but seem to hold everything in.

The "It's a Boy" mylar balloon that my parents bought us at the hospital for Jared's birth is still floating around the apartment - I didn't realize that was possible! I figured that it would fall within a couple of days.

He's starting to smile more, and even sometimes laugh. It's really awesome.

1 month old today!

Jared is one month old today, and what a month that it's been! I've learned so much about Jared, Steve, and myself. Steve is such a wonderful father, and I'm definitely learning what it means to be a Mommy (which is way more than I bargained for! :) )
Jared and I are venturing out of the apartment. Yesterday we went to the mall, and today we went to a baby store to get a Moby wrap. Hopefully, this one won't hurt my neck. We even have a tentative play-date scheduled for later this week with the lady and her son from my prenatal yoga class.
My life has changed so much in this past month, and I am looking forward to next month's adventures.
Look how big Jared is now! New pics posted in the album...

Diane and Jared alone - Day 1

Well, I survived my first day of just me and Jared. Steve had worked half days in the past, but this was his first full day back at work when I had no helpers. This was supposed to occur on Monday, but I woke up with a pinched nerve in my neck. I think that this was due to wearing the baby carrier for too long the night before.
This was really bad, since I couldn't move my neck or pick up Jared. So on my first day by myself, I activated the "Mom Network." Diane Perry rushed over to watch Jared while I went to the chiropractor to get adjusted. And she had her kids go over to a neighbor's house, so the cascade effect also came into play. Steve came home from work on Monday afternoon, and Steve's mom Beth, came down Monday night to help me out while I recovered. I got a massage on Tuesday, and I almost feel back to normal. Jared and Beth pictures have been added to the online album.
Luckily, the lady that sells the baby carrier will take it back. Even if that wasn't really the cause of my neck/back pain, I would be afraid to use it anymore. We'll have to look for a more supportive model.
Jared was really good for me today, and even took a couple of naps! Hopefully, this good behavior will continue. :)

Mr. Crabbypants

**New photos posted** (this link is now permanently under Favorite Links as "Jared Pictures!!")

Jared has been getting into the crabby stage lately, which I guess is typical for 2+ weeks of age. His GI tract is still maturing, and I think sometimes that bothers him. He also gets the normal evening fussiness that I hear is pretty common. Too bad that he always seems to be fussy when Steve gets home from work.

My mom stayed with us this past week when Steve started back to work full-time, which was super nice for me to have the company and the help. I think Jared and I are ready to go it alone this week (I hope).

When he isn't fussy, he is acting super-cute as always. He really likes to cradle his head with his hands. He seems to enjoy our walks, and he even made his first trip to the grocery store.

This morning, we had our first poop explosion during a diaper change. It was quite surprising how far it went. Luckily, Steve was there to help clean up the whole area.

Whoa baby!

Jared had his first bath on July 26th, and as you can see from our online pictures, he wasn't too big of a fan.
His umbilical cord stump fell off on July 31st, when Diane Perry was over burping him. He didn't really seem to notice that it was gone. But it does make diaper changing easier.
We took him on his first walk around the block on Aug. 1st. Of course he slept through the whole thing. He would open an eye to give us a look when we hit a bump though. :)

At the doctor's yesterday, Jared had his heel pricked for his 2 week blood test, and didn't scream at all - it was awesome!
He's now an inch longer than he was at birth, and he weighed in at 8 lbs., 2 oz.! This is amazing, since he weighed only 7 lbs., 2 oz. at our last doctor's appointment on July 24th. The doctor says that I must be feeding him cream! :)

My mom is here this week while Steve goes back to work full-time. She's a huge help with Jared, which lets me get a little bit of sleep.

Sorry this part took so long, click here to see Jared's official hospital pictures.

New pictures are up!

Click here. I'll embed it on the site later when I have more time.