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Tuff & Gunner

Gunner Blake- 1 month old

I plan on trying to record Gunner's monthly "stats" until he's at least a year old. I want to do this for Gunner. It will be something he (or we) can look back at any time. So these posts will be for Gunner! And of course for everyone to see how big he's getting and how much he's progressing.

Gunner baby, you were ONE month old on Friday!!! 

I just can't believe how fast this first month has flown by.... Time flies with one baby but when you add a 2nd one to the family, it seems to fly by even faster. Your mama is a little bit sad about her babies growing up so fast. I also only have 2 weeks left of being off with my 2 sweet boys and I'm MORE than a little sad about that. Sometimes I think I'd do almost anything to be able to stay at home with you and your big brother. Hopefully one day within the next few years I'll be able to do that or atleast work part time so I can be home with the both of you more.

We have really enjoyed our first month with your sweet baby face.

Here are a few things you're up to these days...



• The last time we weighed you, you were 8 and a 1/2 pounds. That was last Tuesday.
• You are already wearing a size 1 diaper. You have been since you were 3 and a half weeks old.
• You are still wearing some newborn clothes but you are also wearing some 0-3 & 3 months as well.
• You ARE not sleeping through the night. Haha.
• You are eating 3.5 ounces every 3-4 hours. I like you to go 4 but a lot of times you tell me otherwise. :)
• We have just changed your formula to SIMILAC Alimentum. You were having some problems with gas and it was hurting your tummy too much to keep you on the formula you were taking. This is the MOST expensive formula I've seen on the shelf. ($30 a can) I'm actually waiting on your Dr. to call back right now to see if he'll right you a prescription for it so insurance will cover it. Mommy and Daddy both are keeping our fingers crossed.
• You are a big piggy!!! Most of the time if you're awake, you think you're hungry.
• You are starting to be awake more frequently. Our biggest issue is that you like to be awake for 30 minutes to an hour after every feeding. This wouldn't be a problem... if you didn't do this at night time too. I have a feeling Mommy is going to be one tired mommy when she goes back to work in 2 weeks.
• You are starting to smile a tad bit... I caught a smidge of that while I was taking your 1 month pictures

• You have had a few bumps caused by big brother... not intentionally. Big brother loves you VERY much. He constantly loves on you all throughout the day and tries to take care of you. His favorite things to do is hold you and give you your paci. I have no doubt he'll be the best big brother ever.
• You have a few nick names so far. Papa calls you "G-Baby" and I like to call you Gunner-Bunner. :)
• You still don't have a set routine but I'm sure this is normal for a one month old. Hopefully we all have a set routine by the time you are 2 months old.
• You don't like the paci very much. Not near as much as your big brother did/does. Maybe we'll be able to break you from it sooner :)

We are majorly blessed!!!! You are an excellent baby and we love you more and more every day!!!! Happy one month sweet boy.

Love,

Mommy, Daddy & Big Brother Tuff

TIRED but BLESSED

Sorry for the lack of posts... But life with a newborn and a 2 year old isnt exactly easy-breezy. But don't get me wrong, I wouldnt trade my babies for anything.. except maybe sleep. Haha. I kid, I kid.

Life is good. Im really enjoying my days snuggling up to this sweet thang.

                                       

He looks pretty cuddly huh? :)

We have STILL been working on getting adjusted to a routine. It's hard... and I'm one TIRED mama. Gunner had his first night off last night. My wonderful MIL kept him over night so I could get a full night of sleep. It was much needed, that's for sure. Gunner is a really good baby. He just doesn't sleep very well at night. I really think he might have just a tad bit of cholic. After every night time bottle he cries for atleast 30 minutes to an hour. And he does NOT like to lay flat. Meaning in his pack and play, crib or bed. It's a little bit exhausting. But, he's very much worth every minute of no sleep.

We pretty much love him ALOT.

sporting his first tie

cuddlin with mama

first bath :)

I mean, how could anyone not???

Big brother has ALOT going on lately too. Along with adjusting to having a little brother in the house, he is also still adjusting to going to "school" 2 days a week AND we've been working on sleeping in his big boy bed all by his self. He is doing SO much better going to school. Yesterday was his very first day of NO crying or whining when I dropped him off. I was one sad proud mama. Yesterday was also grandparents day at school. They had a little program prepared where the kids sang a few songs. I tagged along to video tape but we also got some pictures. Tuff acted pretty proud of his school. He especially liked showing off his classroom. Here are some pictures....

All the kids singing

Tuff didn't want to take pictures, like usual

and this is the sweet craft he made for both Papa&Meme and Baba&Poppy.

I was a little jealous. Haha. Can't wait until he's making mama stuff like this.

As for the big boy bed... it's not going so smoothly. But we're only on night 4 (tonight). He does ok when he actually falls asleep but its hard trying to get him to actually stay in the bed until he falls asleep. We have 2 and a half more weeks to get it down. (I go back to work then). Say a little prayer for us.

We pretty much love this one ALOT, too ;)

And until next time....

Adjusting to life with 2 babies :)

Adjusting... That's what we've been working hard on in our house... It's definitely been challenging, to say the least. Here is a little update on everyone....

Gunner is doing pretty good. He's starting to sleep better than he was when we first came home. He definitely doesn't sleep near as good as Tuff did when Tuff was his age. But we're working on it. He eats like a little piggy. He's already eating 3 ounces. If he's awake before it's time to eat, he always thinks he's hungry. He's already getting SO big to me. It's pretty sad since he's only 2 weeks (tomorrow) old. These 2 weeks have definitely flown by though. :( It's so sad to me because I know he's going to be our last baby! I wish I could just sit and hold and snuggle him ALL day long but that's impossible with a 2 year old who is constantly doing everything he can to keep our FULL attention. Here are a few updated pics of our sweet boy.

He LOVES sleeping on his belly.

If I could put him on his belly at night, I have no doubt he'd sleep ALL night.

[found his thumb yesterday]

We are IN LOVE with our new addition. Even if he keeps me up at night! :)

Tuff is the one who is having the hardest time adjusting.... Poor buddy. He is SOOOO good with Gunner. He loves him, loves ON him, checks on him and talks about him all day long. He calls him "Brodder, Gunner, baby and baby Gunner." I had NO doubt he would be good with him. Me and Daddy, on the other hand, are the ones he is giving a hard time. He is rebeling. Majorly! Everyone keeps saying "Oh he'll adjust... just make sure to give him just as much as attention as you give the baby!" My reply to that is "Gunner doesn't get NEAR as much attention as Tuff is getting because Tuff is constantly doing everything he can to keep our attention on him!" I keep wondering if he's doing all that just to keep our attention on him and off the baby. I'm not sure. All I know is, it's been a little frustrating at times. I've tried my best to give him as much attention as I can without getting him in trouble for constantly doing something he shouldn't be, but it just doesn't seem to be working, yet! Everyone keeps saying he will adjust soon enough. I guess time will tell. Our biggest issue YET has been bed/nap time. We went from laying down and falling asleep at bed/nap time in 5-15 minutes tops to 1-2 hours tops. It's been CRAZY!!!! The child does NOT want to go to sleep. I guess he thinks he's going to miss something. Don't get me wrong, he's still our sweet 2 year old who we love more than anything in the world, but we are all trying to help him adjust the best way we know how. Praying we get a steady routine down, soon! At least before I go back to work. Haha. Here are some updated pictures of our sweet "big brother."

He's wanting the camera here.

Loving his brodder

Holding and posing with Brodder

Yesterday afternoon, I took buddy to the park. I thought it'd be nice to have a little one on one time with him every now and then. Jordan stayed home with Gunner so we didn't have to get him out. Tuff had a blast playing on the slides and he also swung on the swings for the very first time and LOVED it!!!

Sorry for all the rambling but that's a pretty current update of whats been going on in our household. Gunner goes back to the Dr tomorrow morning for a weight check. He had some jaundice right after we got home so he wanted to wait a week to check his weight. I'm sure he's gained some. I will keep ya'll posted!

Happy Monday!!!

Updates on Gunner

Sorry for the delay in posting... Life with a newborn AND a 2 year old has definitely been interesting. :) And really time consuming. Which leaves little time for blogging. Anyways..... As you all probably already know, baby Gunner made his appearance last Tuesday, August the 16th at 12:01 pm.

He was one of the 2 most beautiful babies I've ever seen. (His brother being the other, of course.)

Daddy and I were definitely SMITTEN!

And big brother was curious too...

Gunner weighed 7 lbs. 5 oz. and was 19 and 1/4 inches long.

Everything went SO incredibly smooth. I was a little worried about everything since I had such a tough time with Tuff during his delivery. But it turns out, those stories people tell you about easy deliveries, is TRUE. :) We got to the hospital at 6 am, broke water around 8:30 and was fully dilated and ready to push by 11:30 am. I pushed 2 times with my nurse and she said I couldn't push anymore until the doctor came because she was afraid he would come out before she got there. Once the Dr. arrived, I pushed one time and baby Gunner was HERE!!!! It was amazing. And SO much easier this time around. So easy, I might consider doing it again... Haha. Just kidding. One thing is for sure, I deserved an easy delivery this time around. I'm just glad it worked out in my favor.

Our first week at home has been pretty good. It's definitely been an adjustment for everyone. Especially our sweet Tuff. The good thing is, he LOVES his baby brother.

He stops what he's doing randomly throughout the day just to make sure his baby Gunner is ok. And of course, is always smothering him with kisses!!! :)

Gunner has definitely been getting lots of loving from everyone. Daddy went back to work on Sunday night and we were all sad. I think Mommy was the saddest. At one point, all 3 of us were crying at the same time. Haha. We sure do love our daddy and miss him while he's at work. Gunner has been getting lots of love from Daddy and I'm positive he's loving it. :)

We had Gunner's newborn pics made on Saturday. Amber did a great job, as usual! You can see a sneak peek of his newborn pics here.

I'll try to update again in a few days with new pictures and updates.

Let's get it STARTED!!!!

Today....

is the day, my friends.

I am currently in the hospial, hooked up and having steady contractions. About 2-3 minutes apart, already. The dr. hasn't even been in to break my water yet. My nurse says she thinks at this rate, she could have him here by 1:00. Hoping she is RIGHT!

Here is my routine, 39 weeks belly shot!



And here is one of me and my sweet hubster who worked all night and has had no sleep.

I lovie him. :)

And one of me and the MeMe of number 6 to be....

All hooked up.

Please keep me and baby Gunner in your prayers! :)

Hoping my next update is pictures of our sweet baby boy.