the weeks fly by

Its been a busy 2 weeks for us. Brian and Colin found out what days without Aimee around are like. Brian found out it's not so easy to nap when Colin is napping. Colin has had two doctors appointments. He is now almost 8 lbs. The doctor says he is doing really well. We do his 2 month immuization and will have him circumcized on Aug 8. That is not going to be a happy day for Colin. Colin got to see his first rainbow (it was a double bow) and felt a couple raindrops on his face. I didn't keep him out long. Colin is staying awake longer and eating more now. He still loves to be held. Brian and I made a special beanbag for him that helps him sleep. We get Colin to sleep the longest when Brian snuggles him really tight and we put him in his swing. We have been trying to stretch out Colin's feeding schedule to 4 hours the past two weeks. He has mananged to last 3 1/2 hours now without too much problem for the most part but 4 hours is still too long in Colin's opinion. We had a yard sale over the past week (while I was off) and made a little more room in the house with all we sold. I would have liked to get rid of more but I'm happy we get rid of what we did. Colin was out with us during the early morning before it started to get hot and was the hit of the yard sale. Brian is going through school books and working on getting paperwork done for his new job in August. He will be in charge of all the high school math classes and will be teaching some spainsh classes too. The school has no foreign lanuange and asked if Brian would teach Spainsh I along with the math he was hired for. Brian will need to take the Praxis and possibly a Arizona test to be certificed in Spanish but I don't think it will be too hard for him. He's had practice with the elementary and his Spanish is more fluent now. As for me, I look forward to the day I can work part time and be able to spend more time at home being a Mom.

just pictures

a picture a day

Things are completely upside down and backwards these days. Our nights have gotten shorter and days are definitely longer. Brian and I are slowly figuring out how to fit doing what we used to do in with the needs of Colin. Naps are a necessity these days. Having my parents around to help for a couple of days really spoiled us. Grandparents are wonderful. Colin is doing really well. We have taken him to his first doctor's appointment and learned that he is almost 7 lbs. We take a picture a day and watch Colin grow. He is getting used to baths and diaper changes but still doesn't like them much. He loves his swing and bouncer. I think mommy and daddy like them more though because we can put him in one after he eats without worrying about reflux. Colin has a special blanket now too. It so soft and just the right size to snuggle him in. We use it to put him to sleep fast. Colin's belly button is now visible. The scab fell off on Monday this week. I can't say it looks much like a belly button to me but it isn't a horrible scar. Logan and Colin will have to compare and see if their belly buttons look similar. We have taken Colin to church (sacrament meeting) once and then headed back home. He had so many people who wanted to meet him and thought he was the cutest little boy. We have also taken him to Hurricane a couple of time when we have been celebrating birthdays. It hard to not just take him everywhere and remember that we do need to limit his crowd exposure for a while longer. Brian and I are doing well. We are learning how to sleep, rest and eat in shifts. We take turns with diaper changes and feeding. I am a lot more conscious of how loud and what is on TV now days. I may need to switch back to books for my entertainment. Brian is getting lots of practice playing his computer games one handed. Neither one of us has figured out how to type one handed yet though. I am dreading going back to work next week. It's going to be hard to go and leave Brian to do things all on his own. I am working on getting things cleared out and cleaned up so that Colin actually has a room. I am pushing Brian to have a yard sale before August comes along. I don't know how much we will sell but it will be nice to get stuff we don't ever use out of our way. Brian will be starting a new job in August and he is excited but worried about it. He will be a math teacher at the school out in Colorado City Arizona. Brian's sister already works there and it is a small school so I think this is a great stepping stone for him. He is going to be a great teacher.

Our baby Colin

Colin is doing well. We love holding him and he loves being held. We are still waiting for a bowel movement so that he can try some formula. The doctor is very insistent about making sure everything is working. Colin's belly button is healing well. Now that his Anderson tube is out,Colin like to suck on his pacifier. We got to give him a bath the Friday night with the nurse watching and giving us tips. Colin still does not like baths. He is sweet little boy who we can't wait to get home and let him meet his extended family.

update on our baby boy

I wish I had more pictures to post but Brian has the camera. Colin is doing terrifically. He has lost a little weight (down to 4lbs 6 oz) but that's normal for babies I am told. The doctor heard some small bowel sounds yesterday which is wonderful news. I got to hold Colin on Thursday before we had to head back to St George. Brian took a video and posted it on Facebook. It was great to hold him. He is so small and fragile you feel like you may drop him if you move to much. I loved holding Colin. Brian got to hold him yesterday. Yesterday was also the first day that Colin cried. I so wish I had been there. Brian told me that the doctors are pleased with Colin's progress. We are praying that Colin will keep amazing his doctors and nurses and be home before the 4th of July.

Colin's third day

Colin made it through surgery today with flying colors. They took him in earlier than we expected but we got to see him beforehand. The surgeon was so nice and did a wonderful job of explaining what he would be doing during the surgery. It seemed like we had just given a kiss goodbye before the surgeon came out and said he was finished. Colin now has a designer bellybutton but we don't get to see it until Friday when all the bandages come off. The nurses all say he is the sweetest cutest little one. They have been so kind in telling us all about what to expect and what they are doing to help Colin recover. I got to help take Colin's temperature twice today. We are excited to go back and see him tomorrow.

He's Here!

Yesterday we got a phone call we were expecting but not quite so soon. Our little boy arrived in the world at 5:06 AM on June 3, 2012. He decided to come about a month early. He was 4 lbs 10 oz and 16 1/2 inches long. Pretty good for being early. The doctors transported him over to Primary Children right after his birth so they could treat him for Gastroschisis. The doctors were able to reintroduce the majority of intestines back into his abdomen today and he goes to surgery tomorrow afternoon to finish up and close the abdomen. We hurried to pack a suitcase and finish up some last minute church calling requirement and headed up to Salt Lake City. We didn't get to see the baby until today because of legal issues. We think he is the cutest baby in the world. We are naming him Colin Robert.