7 weeks

I'm almost 7 weeks playing in the leaves!

Hanging out with Daddy

In my Halloween Costume!

It has been a fun week... on Wednesday October 28th mommy had to go back to have her six week follow up... While at the doctor all the nurses decided that I was just too cute! They are having new pictures made for their office and decided that since I was soo cute and that my mommy is pretty that we should be used for the pictures! We will be going to have professional pictures taken on Wednesday Nov.4... Mommy is excited and proud of me for being cute! I hope that my hair is cool for the pictures since that is my most noticed feature! :) The rest of the week was pretty quiet. We ran errands as normal. Mommy was worried about me for a couple of days because I kept spitting up! I would eat and then a little while later spit up and Mommy thought it was that she was eating bad foods but no matter what it seemed like I just kept spitting up. Mommy figured out that I just need to burp a couple of times after I eat and then I do better! My I decided that I can take longer go eat at night time and ate at 10pm then didn't get up until 3am. With the time change it meant I waited about 5 hours! I usually go to sleep around 11 but at least I am letting Mommy sleep a little while longer! On Sunday morning Daddy wasn't feeling good so Mommy went to get medicine and I hung out with my Nana... I was talking to her and having a good time until I got hungry. She helped me wait until Mommy came home to feed me! I did good at church and almost made it through the whole service. Mommy took me out and lots of older ladies talked to us and thought I was cute! Monday was Mommy's first day back to work. I was sad to have her leave me but I think she was more sad to leave me! I did pretty good staying with Daddy. I wanted to eat two times and almost didn't have enough milk but Daddy made it work. I was happy to see Mommy when she came home and was anxious to eat! I think that I will be ok to stay at home with Daddy but I hope that he can get his new job so Mommy can stay with me too... I don't like having to share her with other kids! Well that is my week so far. I will let you know how my pictures go tomorrow! If they are posted online I will give you the link! Thanks for coming and visiting me Nana!!

6 weeks old

My 2nd Shot

Hanging out watching the arm of the couch
All smiles 6 weeks old!
A lot has happened in my life in the last week! On Wednesday I had my second Hepatitis B shot. I also got weighed and with my clothes on and a slightly wet diaper I was 12 lbs and 10oz! I know I have grown but I didn't think I was that big!:P Mommy and I have been going on walks every afternoon. We let Daddy come sometimes but usually leave after he goes to work. We have been going farther and discovering more of our neighborhood and have really enjoyed the changing colors of the leaves! It has been a little cold out when we go but Mommy bundles me up so I don't get too cold! On Thursday we went to get our first family pictures made. I was awake the whole time and even though I didn't smile we got some good pictures! Mommy took me to a consignment sale again and we got a few more good things. I was really hungry when we left so Mommy decided to feed me in the car, I got really hot and while I was trying to eat I spit up all my milk all over me and Mommy! Mommy turned some cold air on me and blasted me in the face to cool off. Then Mommy only had one outfit for me and it was a newborn size. Needless to say I have grown quite a bit and the outfit that was supposed to be long sleeved and long pants was 3/4 length sleeved and capris! Mommy and Daddy laughed at me but oh well at least I had clothes on! On Saturday Mommy and Daddy took me to a yard sale for a TV show called Clean House... I saw the famous people who are on the show and even though we didn't find any good things to buy it was fun to go to! We went to Chick-fil-A for lunch and Mommy discovered later on that night that I do NOT like it! (SORRY PAPA!!!) I spit up a lot and after I got it out I was fine! We went to church on Sunday and I was quiet the whole service! I went to Sunday School with Mommy and Daddy and everyone was excited to see me again and meet me! I went to lunch with my girlfriend (and our families) and then hung out with Mommy and Daddy! I had my 6 week old pictures made today and I did not want to cooperate. I was tired hungry but we got a few good pictures! Mommy got some good pictures of me smiling once we got home though! Well...until next week...

I'm 5 weeks old!

Ready for Church

So Aaron is now 5 weeks old! I cant believe how fast the time has gone! We are really loving having him in our house and are enjoying every aspect of being parents! He is a really good baby! He LOVES to eat... and wants to do it all the time! It can be hard on Mommy when she is trying to get things done and has to stop a lot and feed him or when we are out to eat or at church etc! We usually are just creative and find a place to feed him. I wish more places would have places for breastfeeding mothers... At target the other day we went into the FAMILY bathroom which should imply a chair or something for you to sit on to feed or for any other reason but there was nothing! A toilet and a changing table... Soo I thought about sitting on the toilet but then thought that would be too weird so we stood up... This gets to be pretty hard when you have a 10lb baby you are trying to hold onto for 10 min or so without anything to support yourself on! You would think that as long as people have been breastfeeding that places would have an area for nursing mothers! I guess we will continue to have to be creative with how we feed him!:) Tomorrow we go to the Dr for Aaron's second hepatitis B shot and see how big he has gotten in the last month! I can't wait to see how big he is now! I really am apprehensive about the next week... It will be my last week at home with Aaron... I will go back to work on November 2nd part time UNLESS Andrew gets his promotion before then! There is a possibility of that but until we know for sure I will be working from 8:45-12:15 M-F... It will be SOOO hard to leave him even if it is with his Daddy! anyway... He has now woken up and is hungry so I better go... Until next week....

Aaron Levi is HERE!!!

With the Pusch Family
With the Roberts Family
Heading home
One Day old
Right after he was born!
So I know its been a while but Aaron is here! He was born September 14,2009 at 6:35pm... He was 8lb 14oz and 20 1/4 in long. He is such a good boy! We are loving having him in our house! Nana and Papa were with us when he was born and it was great to have them to support us and help us out! They came back on the weekend as well as Kristy and Barry, Melissa, Emma, Luke and Caleb and Jeremy even made the long trip from South Dakota to see us! IT was a wonderful weekend and we really enjoyed having everyone at our house! Aaron was a little bit jaundiced but we tried to get him out in the sun ( when it wasn't raining) but we got about 12 inches of rain the week after he was born! The hospital even was surrounded by water so if he had been born a week later we would have had to take a boat to get home! :P During Aaron's third week of life his Oma and Opa and aunt Audrey came to visit from South Dakota. We were busy the whole week they were here going to many different places. Then Aaron took his first major road trip and we went to West Virginia for his cousin's birthday! He has already been to Georgia, Virginia and West Virginia! More than most people have been to! :) He is truly a blessing and we are loving having him in our life! I will try and update weekly on his life!

Its almost time!!!

I went to the Dr today and am only 1cm dilated. He asked me how long we wanted to wait for him to arrive before we induce. What a hard question to answer! I mean I'm ready for him to be here now but then oh my goodness he could be here at anytime! So we are giving him until Monday to arrive. If he doesn't make an appearance this week then we will go to the hospital Sunday at midnight to get my first dose of medicine to start the process! I am also starting tomorrow a medication to increase my platelets. I have to go 4 times... once every 12 hours to get an IV with the medicine. I start at 9am Wednesday morning and then again at 9pm and the same on Thursday. Then I will have high enough platelets to get an epidural if I need or want to get it. I am so excited to meet our baby and can't wait until Monday when he arrives!

almost time for Aaron to arrive!

I am soo excited to meet our son! We are getting soo close! I can't believe it is September already! I am soo ready to meet him! I am having a really hard time getting up out of chairs ( I almost got stuck on the swing at work today!)... Oh and last weekend I almost didn't fit in the booth at Hardees! If he would have been a tiny bit bigger I would not have fit!!! I went to the Dr yesterday and was not dilated but he is big! I had an ultrasound to see his size and the tech said I expect him to be a little bigger than the average 6 1/2 lbs... and sure enough he is measuring around 7lbs 10 oz... He has a lot of hair and is definitely a boy!! I thought he may be coming last night and thought maybe my water had broken but after a trip to the hospital they decided I was not leaking fluid and sent me home... I was kinda disappointed but didn't think he was quite ready to come see us anyway! Here is a new picture of him... He kept putting his hand in front of his face and wouldn't move it!

Getting Closer!!!

We are getting closer! Not too much longer and we will get to meet this little squirmy boy! July has been a busy month! We have had lots of activities on the weekends making it hard to actually relax! Last weekend Katherine went to meet her family in Knoxville and went to the zoo. It was fun and we will have to go back when Aaron is actually is here! His new knickname is squirmy as that is all that he does is squirm around in his mommy's tummy! He is constantly moving around and adjusting to his smaller environment! He is growing quickly and now my waist (Katherine's) is larger than his daddy's and he is still growing! Each week I grow about a half an inch around! It is a fun experience!