A favorite Mother's Day gift

My first Mother's Day gift from little Grant! The "bumble bees" and "flowers" are his sweet fingerprints! I pretty much lost it when the Mobberly nursery teachers gave it to me. :o) What a gift little Grant continues to be. Thank you, Lord!

Let it be told...I'm 2 months old!

Our little miracle Grant turned 2 months old on Mother's Day! A coincidence? Not at all, it's God's sweet touch. :o) He is trying so hard to talk to us; it's just a matter of time. We are most pleased that he no longer has a fit when we change his diaper and his clothes! What a big boy. :o) His Nona B came to Kindermusik with him this past week, as you can see in the picture. They were having a grand time with paper plates and fun music. He really got the royal treatment, AND, the other mommies weren't as afraid that their toddlers would step on him! His little belly and long torso are about to "pop" out of his 0-3 month clothes. I think it's time to move up a size! His constant smiles are a treat. There's no other feeling than to see a smile like that at the start of the day! We'll be going to the doctor for our 2 month checkup in the next few days. He was 9 lbs. 11 oz. last week. We wonder what the weight will be now! Oh, and I found my thumb too!

Baby Grant spoke his first sounds this past week! Donnis was singing to him and he tried to join in. :o) Just a little "ooh", but it was music to our ears!! Everyone keeps telling us how he's grown. You can really tell in his face. He's gotten quite accustomed to hearing shouts and cheers at his big brother's baseball games! However, sometimes, he says "enough, it's lights out for awhile", as you can tell in the attached picture! We had 2 bibs made with each brother's team's name and player number on them. That way, when he spits up, he can still cheer his big bros on! Grant is still seeing a chiropractor about once a week, and even had a session with a pediatric masseuse to help with his acid reflux. He is still having a little problem with that, but it is better than it was. Daddy is still having so much fun holding, singing and playing with baby boy Grant. As Dad sad, "when he smiles at you, it just warms you up from head to toe!" We continue to be blessed by this miracle from God :o)

I love my brothers..even when I'm crying :o)

It's hard to believe Christian Grant is already 6 weeks old! We are out of the NB diapers and almost too big for 0-3 mo. clothing. He is still smiling at anyone who talks to him and made a couple of "ah" sounds this past week! I think he was trying to say, "I love you"! :o) Little Grant still struggles with the acid reflux. We took him to a chiropractor 3 times last week and we are quite pleased with the results so far. He still spits up after every feeding, but he is more relaxed in the late afternoon. Before this, he was very fussy between 6-8 pm each evening. We look forward to the time when his little tummy will keep all that comes in! You should see him track the instruments with his eyes in Kindermusik class. It's pretty neat to see my own little one do all the things I've taught and shared with other mommies! He gives us such joy. Jacob and Jonah are so excited to see him when I pick them up from school. Baby Grant is pretty elated to see them too! Daddy has taken him to work several times to share his "little buddy". He adds a sweet touch to that home improvement store! God is good all the time, and all the time, God is good!

Growing so fast

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Grant is growing so fast! All of his newborn clothes and diapers are getting a little snug. :o) He is smiling at us more and more everyday when he hears our voice. In our Kindermusik classes together, he stays awake and looks around; soaking every bit of it up. Everyone says he's going to be a pianist when they see his long, cute fingers. His little head is constantly being kissed on by mommy, daddy, big brothers, grandparents, aunt, and cousins. That's what babies faces are for, right?! He is still spitting up and having trouble with reflux, especially in late afternoon. We still give him Zantac every morning and night, but it doesn't seem to help much. Someone had mentioned that we should let an infant-experienced chiropractor take a look at him. I think we will give that a try Monday. He is still sleeping pretty good, only waking up once between 9:30ish pm and 6 am. We think that's pretty good for a 5-wk old! He loves going for a ride in the car; the rumble of the car seems to soothe him. That's good, considering we spend a lot of time traveling as we take his older brothers from place-to-place.

Our church gave us an INCREDIBLE baby shower this past Saturday. We were amazed at all of the many gifts we received, even before, and now after the shower. It was decorated beautifully and the ladies were sooooo sweet. I think I've counted 89 gifts so far! I don't think little Grant will want for a thing, for a long time to come. God is so good to bless us with not only a beautiful baby boy, but with incredible friends and family in which to share him with. We look forward to the new things he does next week!

I'm one month old!

Oh, how we continue to be richly blessed by baby Grant! He has started smiling at us this past week; BIG smiles! When he does that, it just lights us up all inside. :o) He is such a happy baby and loves to cuddle. Little Grant has had his second week of Kindermusik classes with mommy. The other parents and children simply adore him and I can already tell he enjoys this music and movement time. He still struggles with spitting up after each feeding, but it seems to be getting a little better. We have tried every formula on the shelf, and the soy-based formula seems to work a little better than the rest. We took him to the pediatrician this past Friday for a follow-up from his 2-week check-up. He had gained a whole pound!! He now weighs 8 lbs. 5 oz. I asked the doctor if he could check Grant for pyloric stenosis to see if that might be the cause of his spitting up. He ordered an ultrasound for later that day. The doctor doing the test indicated that at the time, he did not see any blockage in his stomach, but that they would look at it closer later on and the pediatrician would get back with me. It most likely will be that little Grant just has a good case of acid reflux and he'll have to outgrow it. He is a beautiful baby and we are enjoying every minute, even at 2:00 am!!

A very special Easter gift :o)

Our sweet Grant turned 3 weeks old this past Tuesday. We can't believe it! He is keeping his eyes open more & more everyday. He loves for his family to talk to him. :o) He's eating well, about 4 oz. every 2 hours during the day, and every 3-5 hrs. during the night. We had a very talented friend from church take some really cute pictures of him for Easter this week. Attached is just a sample I took from my phone. We hope you enjoy this Easter weekend in celebration of our sweet Savior's victory!