Month TWO

Watching this little guy grow has been so much fun! He has changed so much and is getting so big! I love being a Mommy

WEIGHT/HEIGHT

Keiser had is first set of shots at his 2 month apt. He did really good, but Mommy and Daddy were sad. He only cried for a little bit and slept the rest of the day. I kept checking on him to make sure he didn't have a fever. I was nervous about givng tylenol but we did at night because he felt a little warm and we wanted him to sleep comfortably.

 He weighed 10. 7 lbs and was 22 inches long.

 

 

SLEEPING

Keiser is still waking up every 2 -2.5 hrs to nurse. He has had one or two, four hour stretches of sleep at night this month. I am hoping that he starts sleeping longer at night, even though I enjoy nursing him.

EATING

He started eating every 2 hrs this month. I am ok with that since breastmilk digest within 2 hrs. I have such an oversupply of milk, I had to start pumping a little before I nurse him to slow down my let down. It has seemed to help a little bit with his gas pains and he is not choking as much.  He is still grunting a lot though. Daddy calls it the happy grunting baby ;)We also started giving Keiser a bottle a night so Daddy can feed him and I could build a milk stash :)

DIAPERS/CLOTHES

He was 2.5 months when he started wearing size 1 diapers. They were still a little big but the newborns were getting too snug. We are still in newborn clothes but starting to wear some 3 month sizes because he is so long.

 

MILESTONES

He started to coo and now is talking like crazy. I love his sweet little voice.

He is doing a great job holding his head up and looking everywhere. He is so intrested in what is going on.

He starting to hold his head up

 

He also coos after he sneezes

He has shown his little temper by stop breathing when he gets mad, that little stinker

LOVES

I love watching his face when I sing to him

He loves to take walks and be in his stroller

 

 

ACTIVITIES

He meet his little cousin Avery.

We went swimming

Our first trip to a resturant

 



Month ONE

Keiser had a very eventful first month. He got to hang out  in the hospital again after 5 days of being home. The day before my birthday I woke up with chest pain and was having a hard time breathing. I thought it could be allergies so I didn't think much about it. Later that evening, I was not feeling any better and Kelcey decided we should go to the emergency room. Thankfully my mother was here to watch Keiser for us. Since Keiser was breastfed he couldn't be too far from me, so Keiser and my mother waited in the car for us, hoping this would be a fast trip.

 When we got there they checked my heart and everything was ok. They were afraid that I had a blood clot in my lungs from delivery. I needed a ct scan with iodine to rule the possibility out. Since I had an allergic reaction once to iodine, they needed me to do a radioactive test. I was devastated because with the radioactive dye, I would be unable to breastfed Keiser for 30 hours. He was only 5 days old and I was nervous about him having nipple confusion. I absolutely loved breastfeeding Keiser, he latched on perfectly after birth and I didn't want to do anything to mess that bond up. After talking to Kelcey and the nurse, I decided it was the best thing for me. If I did have a clot, it could of been a lot worse. I pumped all that I could and sent that to my mom. My cousin came to pick up my Mom and Keiser and he started formula for the next 30 hrs:(

During the test the radiologist told me I should be glad I did the scan, she saw something on my lungs. For the last 10 mins of the test, I was thinking I was about to die. I was really scared and didn't know what to think. They wheeled me back to my room and I told Kelcey what the radiologist saw. We sat there and prayed for a miracle. After a couple of hours of waiting, the Dr. came in and told me my scan was clear. We believe that God worked a miracle for us that night!

                                                                 WEIGHT/HEIGHT

 



Keiser is a growing boy. He was 7lbs 12 oz and 20.25 inches long at his 1 month check up.

 
                                   SLEEPING
Ever since Keiser came home, he would only sleep at an incline. His pack n play that we were hoping to use was to big for him, so we bought a bassinet with an incline. The first week we had to wake him up every 3 hrs to nurse. Now he wakes up every 1.5 -2 hrs to nurse. He loves the sound of running water and will fall asleep to it :)

   EATING

He is nursing about every 1.5 hrs.  Since he was such an efficient eater he would nurse for about 6-7 mins on one side and be done. He was gaining the right amount of weight so we didn't worry about trying to get him to eat on both sides.

 

DIAPER/CLOTHES

Size newborn diapers.

He was wearing preemie clothes for the first couple of weeks and is just now fitting in his newborn clothes. We just love this little guy!

 

LOVES

Keiser really enjoys taking a bath. He loves the water and is as happy as he can be! We started giving him a bath every other day, but he enjoys it so much we will move it to every night before bed.

He also enjoys being up on our shoulders and walking around the house. He has always been very alert ever since he was 1 day old.

 

MEMORIES

One day I was changing his diaper and I didn't get the other one fast enough. He started to pee and it went straight into his mouth and he started choking:( Poor little guy, sure scared mommy. This will be a funny story to share to his bride.

Keiser is what they call a happy grunting baby. He is always grunting!!

 

MILESTONES

 He is not a big fan of tummy time, but will lift his head a little for us. He loves to look at books and play on his activity mat.

His Daddy is teaching him to stand, assisted of course:)
 

 ACTIVITIES

Newborn pictures

I am looking forward to watching him grow and learn. We are so blessed with such a sweet little boy.

Newborn Keiser

Keiser's Birthday

Kayla was scheduled to be induced at 1900pm on 6/8/12 due to fluid backing up on her kidneys presumably from her 6^th kidney stone during the pregnancy. 

June 8, 2012

1830 –Kayla is wheel chaired over to labor and delivery

 

 

1945 – After much clock watching, the doctor is finally available to assess her, Kayla was dilated to a 2 with 40% effacement which is a pretty big shock as Kayla has been having full contractions for 4 weeks with no cervical changes.  Cervadil in at 1945.

2204 - Still dilated to 2 with 40% effacement.  She was still having full irregular contractions ranging from every 5 minutes to every 10 minutes.  Part of the normal protocol, they give Demerol, Phenergan, and Ambien so she can rest.

2330 – None of the medicine is touching the pain or helping her sleep at all.  Every contraction causes bladder spasms and intense pain.  The only comfort Kayla found was with me sitting by the bed.  Contractions are about every 5 minutes.

2355 – The Cervadil is removed after only 4 hours instead of the usual 12.  The nurse said it was working “too well” and causing Kayla’s contractions to be regular every 2 minutes.  At the same time, the nurse receives permission to call in the anesthesiologist for the epidural even though she was still only dilated to a 2.

June 9, 2012

0030 – Kayla is finally able to sleep with the epidural.  Contractions relax again to ranging from every 5 – 10 minutes.

0500 - Dilated to 4, still 40% effaced.  Now that she was dilated to a 4, they begin the Pitocin drip starting with the second lowest setting possible.

0650 – Kayla woke up scared and crying that her water broke.

0700 - Cervical exam finds Kayla is dilated to 6 with 70% effacement.  Bag of waters unbroken, but she is progressing well.

0800 – With contractions ramping up and getting to be regular every 2 minutes again, they turn the Pitocin down to the absolute lowest setting.

0830 – Kayla woke up again this time sure that her water broke.  She was began crying saying, “everything is happening too fast!”  We called the nurse in for another cervical exam.

0847 – Mass text sent out that read, “Water broke, dilated to 9, 9.5.  100% effacement.  Probably start pushing in 45 mins or so.  Pitocin discontinued.  We're rocking along.”

0915 – Keiser’s head rotated

0930 – Keiser’s head descended far enough for Dr. Santiago to tell Kayla that it was ok to start pushing.

0946 – After 4 rounds of 3 hard pushes during the contractions, Keiser Jack Land was born 5 pounds 15.6 ounces at 18.50 inches long!

We got to go home two days later. Little Keiser was so small in his carseat.