2 months

8 weeks

Brandon is getting so big! He is 8 weeks and one day. He likes to smile but he would rather talk to you. He is over 11 pounds last time I weighed him. He is in 3 month onsies and 3-6 month pants and foot PJ's cause of how long he is. He is getting big but it is so exciting to see him developing and using his hands and eyes more. I can stand him up on my legs and he will hold his weight and push off of my legs. He is really strong and wouldn't be surprised if he walked early like London. It is really cool cause he is really recognizing me and Ben and I loved to see how excited he gets when he sees us. It is so cool to be a mom. He has his first nap down in the morning. He goes down between 9 and 9:30 and sleeps till 12. I'm still working on the afternoon nap. It is hard cause he has gas and it hurts him. Its hard to hear him cry but I'm trying to teach him to go to sleep on his own. It hurts my heart but I know that it will be worth it in the long run.

We went on Brandon's first walk. We went to the fair a week ago and that was so fun. We just went for a couple of hours and walked around, got some cotton candy, and saw the dogs jump into the pool. I had fun but I don't think that Ben did. We are going to the balloon fiesta tomorrow. It will be so much fun. I love seeing all the balloons and it will be Brandon's first year going. I'm going to take lots of pictures!

Ben started his new job with his dad yesterday and he loves it! It was hard for me to see him so stressed but now he is great and comes home happy. It is a lot more laid back and Ben has a lot more freedom!

Well that's about it. I love being home with Brandon and I love seeing him grow and develop!

7 weeks

Brandon is 7 weeks and 2 days. He is holding up his head, standing on his feet for a few seconds, talking and smiling. He is getting way too big!

Brandon is also moving his arms and legs a lot. He is smiling and a really calm baby. When he sucks on his hand i try to give him his binky instead.

Brandon is doing great! He is really holding up his head. He is doing really well on his schedule and sleeping 9 hours a night and taking 1 to 2 good naps.

First bath and bottle

Yesterday we gave Brandon his first bath. I had taken a shower with him after his cord fell off and that was fun but it was awesome giving him is first bath. His bathtub has a temp gage so it tells us if the water is too hot or cold. Its pretty awesome. Ben was able to feed him out of a bottle which was pretty awesome he said. We aren't planning on giving him a bottle all the time but wanted to see if he would take it. My nephew wouldn't take a bottle and she was pretty limited on how long she could be away from him. She suggested that we try it sooner than she did to see if he would take it. He did and it was pretty special to see Ben feed him.

Birth story ( if you don't like details then don't read)

Ok so Brandon is almost 4 weeks and I thought that I really should write down his birth story! I hoped that I wouldn't have to get induced. I tried everything to go into labor... sex, orgasm, rubbing nipples, hot food, pineapple, jumping jacks, walking, and bouncing on a yoga ball. Fun stuff... that is what my last month of pregnancy consisted of. Well none of it worked for me. On Wed. August 5th. Almost a week after my due date, I went in at 7:30 in the morning. The night before I took a Benadryl and had a great nights sleep. I checked in, got my room and waited for the doctor. I had breakfast about 8 and then the doctor came in about 9 am. He put in a cervix softener pill and said I was 2 cm dilated. I had to lay flat for an hour, got up to go to the bathroom and then layed down for two hours. Then we started to walk for two hours. The contractions were going but they weren't getting intense. So at 12 we redid the same thing. The contractions were a little stronger and at about 4 pm I was 3 cm dilated and the doctor broke my water. It was the weirdest feeling in the world to have no control of a gush of water that went every where. The contractions really started. I progressed to 5 cm... the nurse we had was nice but she said that I was 7 and I wasn't. At 5 cm... I stopped progressing and I stayed there all night. It was very discouraging when I was having contractions and I wasn't progressing. In the morning at about 9 am the doctor checked me and I was still only 5 cm. I had been talking about getting an epidural but was not quite sure about it and scared to death to get one. There is something freaky about a needle going into your back. There could be so many complications. He made a decision to put me on Pitocin. The most evil thing ever. Right away I started to have harder contractions. About an hour later they upped my Pitocin. After that the contractions were every two min apart and lasting a minute, minute and a half. I was in so much pain that the screams came and were ear curling. I went about an hour and was checked. I was 7 cm. Which was good cause I was progressing but I couldn't handle the pain anymore. I asked for an epidural... my family and I prayed about it cause I was still a little scared but I instantly had a peace about it that I hadn't had before. It was about a half an hour before I got the epidural and it was so hard to sit completely still while the intense contractions raged on. I was able to do it and I instantly felt relief. I was able to rest and still have contractions. 4 hours later the doctor came in and told me that I was ready to push. We were all excited because it had been a crazy two days. I started to push and it took me a few minutes to get it down. The baby started to crown and the doctor was called in. He said that it would still be a little while and he would be back in later. I continued to push and not even 10 minutes later his head was almost out. The nurse told me to stop pushing while she called the doctor. I stopped but Brandon didn't and the nurse had to catch him. This was a different nurse as they switch shifts on the 7s. Her name was Jennifer and I loved her. We were very blessed to have her! Because the doctor wasn't there to message I had a 3rd degree tear and there were a lot of stitches that went in me. I guess that I tore up to my rectum. I was in pain when the meds wore off. Brandon Daniel was born on August 6th at 3:23 pm. He weighed 9 pounds 5 ounces and was 22 and a half inches long. He was beautiful and I cried when they put him on my chest My sister Whitney and I rubbed him down while we waited for the baby nurse who took her time showing up and when she did come she told us to rub him... which we were doing. She took him and wouldn't bulb suction his nose and lungs and my sister offered to do it but the nurse got mad and finally bulb suctioned him. The doctor walked in 3 minutes after I gave birth and got mad at me for pushing and not waiting for him. Everyone but my nurse were not very good. I got to breast feed my baby after they sewed me up. Brandon had a little trouble latching on but finally got it when we went home and is amazing now. After 2 hours they were going to move me upstairs. She pulled the epidural out which they shut off right after the baby was born. My left leg was still numb and couldn't really walk on it. As soon as she had pulled it out I got really light headed and dizzy. I layed back for a while and thought I felt better. They helped me go to the bathroom and I thought I felt ok but as the nurse was helping me up I fainted. I stopped breathing I was told. The baby's nurse came back in to "help" but just stood there watching me. and decided to help when my sister told her to move so she could help me. She was pretty scared because there could have been something seriously wrong with me. Thank God there wasn't. They gave me smelling salts and when I woke up I seriously thought that I I just fell asleep. I made it upstairs and Ben went with Brandon to get his exam done. We had to stay in the hospital for 2 days because my water had been broken for 24 hours and they wanted to make sure both of us didn't have infections. While we were there he got all kinds of tests done. Glucose tests because he was so big, ultrasound of his kidneys which turned out normal, blood tests to make sure there was no infections, and his PKU. I had to take iron because my blood count was down. It was a busy, family filled, getting to know Brandon, and breast feeding two days. Although it was tough to be in the hospital for so long it was also nice. We were able to have the nurses help us. Ben and I slept in a twin bed together. Although it was squished it was nice to be close to him! Ben has been an amazing help. I don't know what I would do without him! Brandon is an awesome baby and we are so blessed to have him. I am definitely in love with both of my boys. So that is my story... hope you liked it.