Crew's 6 Month Stats...

This is more for my information, but here is Crew's 6 month stats...

16.25 lbs. and 27 inches long.

My boy is growing fast!

Is Crew Spoiled?

A couple weeks ago, we were having a Saturday cleaning day.  We were all working really hard and Crew was being a little fussy.  I decided to put him in his saucer watching Baby Einstein on DVD.  I think he is a little spoiled.  What do you think???

P.S.  He loves Baby Einstein now.

Crew Rolls Over...

This is mostly for my journaling.  Crew rolled over from his stomach to his back for the first time today.  He is trying to roll from his back to his stomach, but hasn't quite figured it out.  

Crew Is 5 Months Old...

Crew is 5 months old.  I can not believe it.  The past 5 months have gone by so fast.   I know that I say the same thing every post, but it is really how I feel.  I love having Crew around.  He has been such a fun baby.  He is such a good baby and so fun to have around!  Here are some of his milestones the last month

-He has found his toes and loves to grab them.  He even sucks on his toes sometimes.

-He is now having rice cereal in his bottle.

-He is now grabbing for anything he can reach.

-He is laughing a lot.

-He is very ticklish.

-He can turn himself in a circle in his crib and turn on his music thing by kicking it with his foot.

-Lays on the ground and turns in a circle.  Trying to learn to roll over.

-Wears size 3 diapers.

-Is growing out of 3-6 month clothes.

-Still loves his bath.

-Loves his binkie.

-Loves his blankets.

-Loves his bed.

-Loves his car seat.

We love you Crew!

 

Crew 4 Months Old...

My good friend Shelly is so talented at a number of different things.  One of her talents is photography.  She was so nice to come take pictures of Crew today for his 4 month birthday.  Thank you so much Shelly.  I will cherish every single picture you took.  I love each and every expression you captured.  Here are a few, but go here to my new photo gallery website an check out all of the stinking cute pictures!

4 months old

-14 lbs. 26 inches long

-Loves to jabber a lot

-Loves his swing, bumbo, bouncer, and saucer.  He has a good rotation going on

-Size 2 diapers

-Smiles so much

-Takes about 3 consistent naps a day

-Always wants to be held or have someone paying attention to him

-Loves his crib for naps

-Loves his light-up music thingy dingy in his crib

-Loves his binkie

-Is just starting to laugh

-Sleeps through the night most of the time

-Really goes with the flow 

-Loves his car seat

-Loves car rides

-Sleeps really well in car seat

-Tags along anywhere we need to go

-Is a very very good baby

-He brings so much joy and love into our home

This past 4 months have flown by.  I can still remember the day you were born.  We are so lucky to have you Crew!   WE love you!

What Happened To My Sleeper...

O.K. I am asking for everybody who reads this blog for any suggestions to help me get my baby back on his good sleeping schedule. The past 4-5 nights, Crew has been waking up in the night and each night he is waking up more and more. Last night he was up every hour from 1:00 a.m. on. I wouldn't feed him until 4:00 but he was up again the next hour. So, pretty much I have ruled out that he was really hungry. I think he is just getting into a bad habbit. The problem with him not sleeping is he has slept through the night pretty much since he came home from the hospital. For 2 months he has slept from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. I really need advise. If any of you have a suggestion of what I should do, please leave a comment. Any suggestion would be much appreciated. I am definitely at a loss!!!!

Crew is 3 Months Old...

I really can't believe that Crew is three months old. He is such a sweet, amazing baby. I can't imagine him being my last. I am savoring every moment with him. I am so thankful that he is a part of our family.
Here are a few updates with him
-He sleeps every night from 9 p.m. - 7 a.m.
-He is starting to try to grab at things
-He thinks he is funny when he is nursing and looks up at me and laughs
-He looks around when I say his name or am talking and tries to find me, and when he does he smiles
-He poops up his back a lot lately
-He likes to sleep in his bed even for naps
-He loves his baths
-He still loves his swing
-He loves to ride in the car
-He loves when I push and talk to him at the grocery store
-He is just barely growing out of his 0-3 month clothes
-He wears size 2 diapers
-He is such a happy baby

I am so thankful Heavenly Father has sent this sweet sweet baby here.
Happy 3 month Birthday. I love you!

Day #8
There are so many new baby products on the market since Cannon was a baby. This is a great thing I just got in the mail and Crew loves it (His Bumbo Chair). He can sit up and see everything that is going on and I can tell it makes him feel like such a big boy!

Crew Sleeps...

Crew has been such a great sleeper since the day we brought him home from the hospital. Here are a couple things I think helped him become a great sleeper so early on...

-He was on a strict eating schedule in the NICU the first 2 days of life
-I never woke him up to eat, I waited until he was awake ready to eat
-I would not feed him unless it had been 3 hours (I stayed on the NICU schedule)
-I wrapped him up tight, with a swaddle blanket. (I love this blanket. A great purchase)

Since he has been home from the hospital, he has only woken up once a night. Each night it would get longer and longer. Now he is sleeping through the night from about 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. He is such a sweet heart and such a good baby. I am so thankful that he has been a great sleeper because I am a person that needs lots and lots of sleep to function. So here are some cute pictures of Crew sleeping.

2 1/2 Months Old

I can't believe that Crew is 2 1/2 months old already. He is such a sweet baby. I love him so much. He has been so fun to have around our house. Last week was his 2 month appointment. He weighed 12 lbs. 1 oz. Wow, he has gained 4 lbs. since he was born. He received his immunizations last week and he was not a happy baby for about 4 days. All he wanted to do was be held by Mommy. We made it through though and I will not complain about holding and snuggling with him because it will all go too fast. He is now also trying to talk a little more. The gooing sound is so sweet. We love you Crew.

Crew 8 Week Photos...

It has taken me a few weeks to upload Crew's 8 week photos. Here are a couple of my favorites.

I haven't had a chance to edit the photos because I don't have Photoshop on my new computer yet. But thought they turned out cute!

Picture of Crew...

My family has been waiting for me to post a picture. This was taken today. He is 9 weeks and 2 days old.

Sad Sick Baby...

I was so excited to make it through Thanksgiving and Christmas without getting sick.  I jumped up and down with joy in my mind thinking we had dodge a big bullet.  With much disappointment, Crew is really, really sick.  It breaks my heart and is also a big worry when he is still so little.  He is running almost 102 fever without any relief from the Tylenol.  We took him into the doctor today to make sure his lungs sound clear and to see why the Tylenol isn't dropping his temperature.  After a quick lab of blood work, it looks like he doesn't have a bacterial infection, just a virus which I figured since Cannon and I have been sick since Sunday night.  I hope he gets better quick.  I love to hold him, but not when I know he is hurting so much.  Hopefully we both aren't up all night.   

8 weeks today...

Crew is 8 weeks today.  I can not believe how fast time has flown by.  Some of the big milestones in the past two weeks are

-Crew is now smiling (not just on accident)

-Crew is now cooing

-Crew has slept through the night twice (please try to do this consistently)

-His legs are getting chubby

-He plays magic tricks (He fell out of the rocking chair when I was out of the room) Sad Mommy

-He knows how to get his own way.  He loves to be held and knows just the right cry to get me or daddy to give in.

-I am trying to get him to like the cute Nuk binki's instead of the hospital ones.

He has been such a joy.  We love you so much.

P.S. 8 week picture to come~

Crew's Baby Blessing

We had such a wonderful day on Sunday.  I was so emotional just watching Greg walk up to the front of the chapel and then he gave Crew a wonderful blessing.  We had so much love and support from all of our family and friends.  Crew looked absolutely precious in his blessing outfit.  It was just as I imagined. 

Crew is so lucky to have such amazing Grandma's and Grandpa's.  He even still has two Great Grandma's that are alive.  One was able to come to Idaho for the blessing.  He also has great aunts and uncles that were able to come.

Crew 5 Weeks...

We are still loving Crew so much. 

Crying...

I am literally sitting here at my computer, crying and attempting to type with one hand as I hold my precious little Crew and realizing that my arm is feeling tired and heavy from holding him.  Crew is only 4 1/2 weeks old and he is getting bigger and growing and changing every day.  Why does this make me sad?  Well I have been sitting here pondering this, and this is my conclusion. 

-It took us over a year to conceive our precious little boy

-He doesn't talk back

-He sleeps most of the day and night

-I can hold him and he cuddles into my body

-He is a Mommy's boy already (O.K. a Daddy's boy too)

-I laid in bed last night listening to Greg sing to Crew and rock him (It melted my heart)

-Having a baby reminds me of the true miracle life is and strengthens my testimony

-I love being a Mom

Crew 4 Weeks...

4 weeks, it has gone by so fast.  I really want to freeze time and keep him this age for at least a few more months.  Today we went to the doctor and Crew weighs 9 lbs. 8 oz.  Wow, he must be drinking cream instead of milk.  The past few weeks have been great.  I have loved every second of having Crew in my life.  Crew so far is a very good baby.  He is sleeping so well at night.  He is only getting up once.  He loves bath time.  He especially loves when I get him in the big tub with me.  He loves to be held.  He loves his blankets to touch his face when he is trying to go to sleep.  I feel like I can really tell what he needs when he cries (hungry cry, sleepy cry, and when he wants to be held.)  Our family is so blessed.  We thank Heavenly Father every day for Crew.  Greg and I are lucky to have 3 amazing boys in our lives and I am lucky to have 4 amazing boys in my life.   

I am Obsessed...

I am obsessed with baby shoes. I never really put shoes on Colton and Cannon because they always seemed to fall off. This is a pair of cute shoes that Crew wore the other day!

Baby Crew 3 Weeks Today...

I am fascinated with watching Crew. It is so funny that in a matter of minutes they can change their face into so many different expressions. This is what I caught on camera in about 2 minutes.