Little Man weighed in on Wednesday at 13 lbs 15 oz. He weighed in because we had to go to the doctor again b/c of this cold. Turns out the cold is really a sinus infection. Babies don’t have full sinuses like adults, but they do have sinuses at the very tops & sides of… Continue reading Random Stuff
He slept!! From 9:30pm until 4:00am … straight through!! Woke up at 4:00. I tried the Baby Whisperer trick & gave him a pacifier. Oops. At 4:30 it was apparent food was necessary. 4 ounces and 30 minutes later…he was out. And slept until 7:30am!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! For those you playing along, that’s 9 hours of sleep!… Continue reading It’s an Easter Miracle!!!
I’m a bad blogger. I’m going like five days between blog entries. I guess I just feel like I don’t have a lot to say. Plus, the weather briefly turned warm, so I took advantage and took Little Man out for walks and to run errands. Let’s see…do I have any news? Well, I took… Continue reading Bad Blogger
Okay, okay, okay…so it’s been 8 days! Last Thursday: finalization day in court – that’s another post. Then lunch with the family! Then Little Man, Grandma & I road-tripped late into the night to get to Detroit to my brother’s. Friday – Sunday: hung out with family. Could I have posted? Maybe…but I was seriously… Continue reading Quickie Update
It’s 3:30 am where I live. Little Man is (finally) asleep (again) across my lap. He’s had a growth spurt. Or scary dreams. Or something. He keeps waking up every two hours. He’s not hungry. He’s tired. As am I. But try explaining THAT to a seven week old. On top of that, this particular… Continue reading Long Days
Our finalization date has been set for next Thursday! We are very excited! The grandparents will go with us and then we’ll go out to lunch as a family to celebrate. It’s been a long, slow week. Momma has a wicked sinus infection, so I’ve been laying low. It’s hard to be a mommy and… Continue reading Court Date
WOW! Post 100! Who thought in June when I started this as a way to alleviate some adoption-journey loneliness so much good would have come from it 🙂 Winner: Melba gifted me with this “Beautiful Blogger” award a week ago and in the frenzy of my week, I forgot to create my own nominations. Better late… Continue reading Book Review: 20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed (plus post 100, tidbits, and more!)
Little Man was one month old on Thursday. Since it was also his daddy’s birthday, I focused on Keith that day! He is 9 lbs 14 oz and 22 3/4″ long – he’s grown quite a bit! His growing so fast makes me a little sad 😦 – I want him to stay little 🙂… Continue reading One Month, Answers & How it Works Here
I cannot believe that Little Man was born four weeks ago. Where has the time gone? We went to the doctor on Thursday, and his one month “birthday” is this Thursday. So here are his stats: 9 lbs 14 oz22 3/4 ” longEats 3-4 oz. every 3-4 hoursStill not sleeping longer than 3 hours at… Continue reading Four Weeks Old!!
Wow! It’s been almost a week since I posted something, and that was just pictures. I don’t want to become one of those blogs where I am too busy to post. I love hearing from others after they have adopted, and my hope is I am helping out one or two people with my blogging.… Continue reading A Little of This and a Little of That
