Happy Birthdays - revised

Happy Birthday week to Ddonn, Jr, my MIL and my brother Softserve. YAY!

The medicine is supposed to be taking effect now, and I can tell the difference. He slept for 5-6 hours yesterday. Too bad I was at work for most of it, but Werty really needed some sleep after being up with him until 5am the night before (he was sweet enough to take him around 1:15am and let me sleep - I got a good one, let me tell you!). Last night he wasn't as tired after all that sleep, of course, so he woke up early this morning. Also he only spit up normal amounts yesterday, so yay for modern medicine. The best part is that he should outgrow this by 6 months old.

Sorry that I didn't make it with Boo to the viewing or funeral this week. We weren't sure how he would handle that long of a drive. We look forward to seeing ID people in a few weeks!

I spoke too soon. Boo had a rough morning today with vomiting all over his daddy. But still, it should get better.

Unexpected Visit

Yesterday work ended in a really crummy way when a couple of students that I had never met before showed up to class during my last period, and one of them became very belligerent during the first 20 minutes of class. I calmly told him that my policies are set forth in my disclosure and he was welcome to see his counselor about transferring to another class if he didn't like my class rules. So, he got up and left. Five minutes later, his friend followed him. Those kind of things are upsetting.

Today, in contrast, two of my former students dropped by my class to say hi. I showed them a picture of Boo before sending them on their way to class. Then during class one student commented that he liked me better than the sub and was "actually learning stuff" now. That's nice to hear and something, I guess, I needed to hear.

I took some pics of Boo last night. As soon as I get a chance, I will post some here. We saw the doctor and Boo is now taking meds to help his acid-reflux. It won't really take effect until tomorrow, so then we will see. Hopefully, he will be able to sleep better. Poor Boo gets so tired, and just as he drifts off to sleep he starts crying in pain from the acid in his esophagus, leaving him exhausted but unable to sleep. And for us parents, we hope he will be able to sleep on his own without having to be held constantly.

So hard to leave

The weekend is drawing to a close and I am not looking forward to leaving him tomorrow morning. It was fun and exhausting with Conference, going out to eat with Sue and her kids, dropping by Werty's parents house after priesthood session to celebrate October family birthdays...we took Boo home eventually because he was sooo tired. But he was so good! My niece Ginny declared that my baby was cute.

Something new for us this week is that we are watching Boo to see if he has acid reflux. Sue thought his earlier colic symptoms sounded like acid, something she went through with her kids, but we were resistant to believe it - every parent wants their child to be perfect, after all. But his amount of spit up has increased beyond normal levels, and on Thursday I watched him projectile vomit, and that was what convinced me he might have a problem. We will talk to his doctor and see what she thinks.

Back to Work

Boo did really well with Werty while I was at work. Werty is discovering which music helps soothe Boo. Boo likes musicals - but that isn't too suprising since he is our child. :P I am starting to get the hang of pumping at work, as long as I don't get too wrapped up in prepping that I forget to give myself enough time. The first day back I had about an hour of sleep because I had trouble falling asleep and then he woke up for a feeding at 3:30, which lasted until 5am, and by that time I only had 15 mins to lay back down before my alarm rang. Each day was a little different in the morning, and each time I made it to work relatively on time.

All that hair!

I took this yesterday, so it's the most updated photo of Boo at the moment. His hair is all fuzzy from getting it washed, so you can really see how much hair he has (that's all hair, not shadow).

2 Week Check-up

Boo is now 21 inches and 7 lbs 10 oz and cute as ever.

Today was the primary for the municipal election. So last night I did some research on the candidates. I couldn't remember if I had updated my info since we moved, so I went to the usual polling place that I have gone to for the last 6 years, and nope, I wasn't listed there. They referred me to another precinct that corresponded to our new address, and after driving over there, nope, I wasn't there either. Hmm, by that point I figured I better head home and check on Boo. Werty and I figured that maybe I did update my info, but that I registered under the same address as Werty. So, we went to THAT precinct and there I was - on the same page as Werty and my in-laws. I was more on top of things than I remembered. At least now I know where to go on the actual election day. Then we did our grocery shopping - Boo was so good today as we trucked him around, even after they poked his heel for the PKU test.

They fit!

I fit into one of my pairs of non-maternity jeans today. So that was a success. I also had some post-labor pains this evening, which are very unpleasant because of the back spasms that accompany them. I have been trying to come up with a good nickname for our little guy. Werty started using a nickname for him, so maybe we will go with that, even though it is a little silly. One of those nicknames you can't call him past the toddler stage: Boo, short for "Boo-Bear."