We have a Screamer!

First Bites of Cereal

When we went to his 4 mth checkup his weight went from the 50th %tile to the 30th %tile. His doctor wanted us to supplement with a special formula to beef him up a bit. He has reflux and she is afraid that is the cause of it. Anyway, we went straight to the store and bought Emfamil AR (for reflux babies). I was sort of excited just bc I thought mabye Markus could feed him one of the night feedings and I would be able to get some sleep. I couldn't wait even though I was a little sad bc I had only been nursing him. So that night we tried to feed him the formula. He wouldn't take it. Hated it. He got really mad actually...like how could we do this to him? We kept trying each night, but he wasn't having it! We tried everything for him to take this formula...different bottles, different mixtures with breastmilk, different temperatures, different times of day, different people feeding him, etc. etc. It just wasn't happening. I called the doctor and asked if it was okay to feed him cereal. I just wasn't ready to go down that route yet, but he needs the extra nourishment. The funny thing is he loves it and gobbles it up. Here is a video of one of his first feedings.

Rolling Over

He's been rolling over from front to back now for awhile but we finally got it caught on video. He rolls over back to front as well, but we haven't been able to catch it. Thought this was cute.

4 1/2 months

Isaiah with his Big Boy Daddy (MK's Dad)

This has become our new favorite thing. He is finally getting strong enough to really get the hang of it. But like everything else...after about 15 mins he is Done!!

His new bouncy...

We are rolling over now. So fun to watch him.

At his 4 mth checkup. 25 1/2 inches and almost 14 lbs

Isaiah is wondering why his papa always closes his eyes in every picture??

His favorite thing...his hands!

Watching his first Super Bowl with his papa! Many more to come

Poor little guy...he's having a bad hair day!

Unconditional Love

I am trying to do a better job of updating the blog. Time just seems to be sucked up and at the end of the day I feel like there is nothing else left. I am trying to get a handle of my new life...and the things that come with it. For instance -- a dirty house, mail that just sits on my desk, bills that haven't been paid, emails that haven't been returned in MONTHS (if you are one of them I am so sorry!), friends that I have not called back (once again...sorry!), dinner that has not been made, days without a shower, etc. etc. etc. Those of you with young children know what I am talking about. My time is not mine anymore. Goodbye to me. The other night I was up feeding Isaiah. It was in the middle of the night and I was sooooo exhausted. You know that feeling of being tired where every bone in your body aches and you seriously didn't know how you would function the next day. In the middle of those tired and selfish thoughts, I became thankful for this time because I am learning how to love unconditionally. I don't think I really knew what that meant before this experience.

Isaiah was sleeping through the night, but the last month or so he began waking up every 2-3 hours. I find myself having to really pray through the night in order to keep my mind at peace otherwise I could definitely lose it. I have been praying lately for acceptance. I want to love these middle of the night feedings because he is only little for such a short time. I do find that every day I am embracing it more and more. I want to enjoy this time even through the utter exhaustion. I guess this is the lesson I am learning. I love learning this lesson. I want to be a better mom because of it. I want to love unconditionally.

For MeeMaw