After Bath Time!

Busy times

Last week we had 6 showings in 4 days and then nothing. We haven't heard from anyone and we haven't had a showing since Friday so we are hoping that it picks up again soon. We are looking forward to getting back to KC so we don't have to leave the house with Jack and Tyson every time someone wants to look at the house. It sure is hard to entertain a 6 week old and a chihuahua for blocks of time. What am I talking about...Jack sleeps...it's hard to entertain myself for blocks of time, when I know there is so much we have to do before we leave. I still haven't figured out how to pack everything that I need for an indefinite amount of time while keeping everything put away.

Jack has been somewhat keeping a schedule in the night and his feedings are getting a little more spread out...slowly but surely. Last night was a little rough, but we made it through. I have an appointment with my doctor tomorrow for my 6 week check up and we have an appointment for Jack on Wednesday for his 2 month shots. We are doing his appointment a week early since we are leaving for KC soon. It was important to me that we have his first set of shots before we get on the plane...you never know what you can pick up on the planes. I'm looking forward to seeing how he does on the plane. I hope it isn't an hour and a half of crying or fussing. Hopefully he sleeps the whole time.

A month from tomorrow is my 30th birthday and I can't believe it. Time has gone so fast and now that Jack is here time is going even faster. It's hard to believe that in a month John and I will both be in our 30's and we have a baby. A lot has happened in the six and a half years that we've been married, but Jack is by far the best accomplishment. I look forward to seeing how much he weighs and how tall he is on Wednesday...I'll post his updated stats sometime on Wednesday so you'll have to check back. Lots of love & Smiles, Robin

Oh Happy Day!

On the market!

Our house is officially on the market and we've already had one showing last night and another one scheduled for today. I'm not sure what we were thinking trying to sell our house with a newborn. It is so much work to keep the house in "showing" condition when you have a baby. I hope these showings are signs of a speedy sale.

We are looking forward to our trip back to KC so we can show off our sweet little angel. I know I say it all the time but he gets bigger every day and I think he is looking more like John every day. The nights are going well and the days are sometimes stressful, but fantastic. Jack and I have really enjoyed having John working from home. It has made my life a lot easier. I know there have already been a couple days that I wouldn't have gotten a shower if he hadn't been here. I have come to terms with the fact that ponytails are my friend and wearing spit up on my shirt is just part of the game. In the beginning I was changing my shirt every time he spit up down my shirt and then I realized that I don't have time to do that much laundry so just deal with it. Feeding, changing and snuggling Jack, washing bottles and doing laundry is what my day consists of right now and I am loving every minute of it. Can't wait to share him with all of you. He's waking up now so I need go.

Have a great day!

Our little Shamrock!

We had a fantastic week with Jack. I hope you enjoy the pics from St. Patty's day. He is getting bigger every day and making new noises and faces. We have been hard at work getting the house ready to put on the market and it will officially be listed with our realtor tomorrow. It is extremely hard to keep your house in "showing" condition with a newborn but we are doing our best. We're not sure what we're going to do for the next 2 weeks when and if someone wants to come look at it...since we have a 5 week old baby and a dog that we need to take with us. We'll figure something out, good thing it is only for the next couple weeks and then we'll be back in KC and potential buyers can come look anytime they want. Hopefully, we will have good luck with the sale and won't have to wait too long to have a buyer. We're looking forward to being back in KC and visiting with all of our family. See you soon!

Stat Update

We had another successful trip to the doctor. He weighed in at an amazing 9lbs 10oz and is 20.5 inches tall. He is growing wonderfully and is the 50-75 percentile for his growth. He also received his Hep B vaccine which he took like a trooper...a quick squeal and then was easily calmed by a snuggle with Mom. Once we got home I snuggled him some more while he took a nap. We'll go back at the end of the month for his 2 month shots before we come back to KC for our April visit. That's the stats!

One month and beautiful!

One Month!

It is hard to believe but yesterday Jack turned one month old. He has grown so much over the last month and John and I are so grateful for our new munchkin. He is starting to spend more time awake, during the day and night. He is focusing on faces and recognizes voices and turns his head to try and find a face to go with the voice. He is so amazing and I can't believe we get to keep him!

We have a doctor's appointment this afternoon and I can't wait to see how much he weighs and how tall he is. He has officially grown out of his newborn clothes and is now in 0-3 month clothes. We have started to introduce some formula because he is eating so much. He is still mainly getting breast milk with about 1 bottle of formula during the day and 1 bottle of formula at night. He is absolutely perfect and I can't wait for everyone to meet him. I'll update you on his stats from the doctor later today.

Time Flies!

Today Jack is 3 weeks old and still absolutely perfect. I wouldn't mind if he slept a little more at night but I enjoy spending time with him...no matter what time of day or night. I'm sure a day will come soon enough that I will wish he was waking me up. We estimate him to be over 8lbs now...that is from our very accurate weighing him on our scale while one of us holds him. We go back to the doctor mid March and will have a more accurate weight at that time. He is getting bigger every day and more alert every minute. John and I both think he gets bigger every morning when he wakes up. I am feeling well and amazed at how well I am getting around. I would like to be able to do more but I still get tired very easy and some motions still cause a little pain. We went to my doctor this week and she said I am doing GREAT and my incision is healing well. My blood pressure was slightly elevated while we were there so I'm going to go back and have it checked tomorrow. We'll see what happens with that. The doctor and nurse really enjoyed snuggling with Jack. I have been cleared to drive and am very grateful for that. The weather has finally gotten warm enough for us to take a walk outside so that is on the agenda for this afternoon/evening.

John has been working from home this week and it has been fantastic. He comes downstairs and has lunch with me every day and is able to take breaks in his work day to spend with Jack and me. It will be a huge change when we move back to KC and he has to go in to the office. It has been great having him around. We are attempting to get the house in order so that we can contact our realtor to list the house but it is really hard with a new baby. It seems like all I want to do is snuggle with him or sleep. One big task a day seems to be the current limit...today I cleaned the kitchen floor and did laundry. Tomorrow hopefully I'll be able to tackle a bathroom or two or maybe some vacuuming...we'll see. I can't say it enough...but I can't wait for all of you to meet him, he is so perfect! Love and miss you all!