4 month check up & shots

Practicing his Michael Jackson moves while we waited for Dr.Jackson

Ollie had his 4 month check up today! I had a love hate relationship with our pediatricians office until now. We loved the staff but didn't feel the pediatrician was our style. Now Ollie see's Dr.Jackson. He's animated, funny and makes Ollie smile. My favorite thing about him is that he explains what he's doing during the exam and what his findings are. I was dead set on Ollie only getting one shot today, how quickly that changed. After the last round of shots I was not wanting another overly fussy baby for 2 weeks. I started Ollie on Tylenol before our appointment and so far so good. Every four hours he gets another dose. Dr.Jackson said since he was only getting two shots today, he should do better. Even though they tricked me into the third vaccine being a drink.... 

Little boys growing fast!

26.5 inches tall -  91st percentile

17.1 lbs- 75th percentile

17 inch head- 85th percentile

He's so tall! I'm not sure where he gets it from! Jonny and I are so short/average! So glad we don't have to go back until his 6 month visit in June :)

Happy boy!

Ollie's first Easter (18 weeks)

First picture with the Ester Bunny! (4-7-12)

Even though Jonny and I aren't very religious, the plan is for Ollie to grow up with traditions. I think they are the most important. We decided we will each teach him a little about our family's religions and let him make the decision from there. In a few years it will be much easier for Jonny to teach him about passover. For now, we're having fun with the Easter Bunny!

Meeting a furry friend

Saturday we had a nice walk around Kierland. We grabbed some coffee and let Ollie play in the fountains. He loved splashing in the water! Now that he's getting older, the plan is to do at least one family outing a weekend when Jonny is home. We also got Ollie's first picture with the Easter Bunny! Wow, those bunny's must make a fortune! $30 bucks for a few pictures? I convinced Jonny that it was worth the memory alone :) We also met some people who were walking around their real bunnies on leashes.... kinda cute. The lady told me she's gotten little gifts here and there from Juicy Couture and Coach from just taking her bunnies by. I need to get me a bunny STAT!

Playing in the Kierland fountians

Rocking his first mohawk on Easter

If he can't put it in his mouth, he's not interested!

Hip Hop

4 months old :)

Yesterday (April 2nd) was a great day! I turned 25, a quater of a century...my baby boy turned 4 months old, quarter of a year. I got the best birthday present ever! My little guy belly laughed for the first time! Such a sweet sound... I play the video over and over. He's pretty stingy with his giggles though. He makes us really work for them!

Last weekend Ollie went to grandma's by himself. I missed him sooo much! It was so weird sleeping without cuddling him. I'm so happy to have him home. I feel like he changed so much in just 2 days! I snuggled him all night on Sunday to make up for our time appart. So good to have him home! I love going to work and having a break. Even leaving him to work out in the afternoon is easier now. But I LOVE having him to come home too.

These last two weeks he's become way more coordinated. He holds his teething ring in his mouth... even though he sometimes gets too excited and gags himself. He's even been sitting up all on his own too! Still a bit wobbly but I'll take it! Rolling from side to side on his play mat is also a new favorite thing! This whole mommy thing just keeps getting better :)

We go to Ollie's 4 month check up on the 12th. We're thinking they'll let us start him on some baby food. I can't wait to start making it and to try out our baby bullett! I'm just dreading the shots again! Yuck!

Chillen with daddy!

GQ Baby!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! (3/17)

Happy Baby! 3/24

Loving his new Ergo Carrier!

Lynx Lake w/ momma

17 Weeks!  (4/2)

3 Months Old.... Has it been that long since i've been sleep deprived?

Dear Ollie,

You are a whole 3 months old!! You're learning so much and doing new things each day. Everyone still can't believe you're already teething. In fact, you have about 4 coming in right now. Baby Orajel and frozen washcloths are our best friends. Last week you slept 6-7 hours in a row each night. I was one happy momma! This week didn't start off that way though. Last night you were up 4 times before 1am. I'm hoping your little teeth give you a break tonight so we can both catch up on sleep. Even though you're napping now :) Lucky boy!

You're always smiling and almost giggling at us (you giggle lots in you're sleep though). You have the biggest smile ever :) When we talky to you, you try to coo back to us. I swear you're already wanting to talk to us!

Here's a few videos of you from last night. You love when we make you dance! Even though it looks like I'm rough with you, you love it! We made up a new saying- "play hard or go put on your tu-tu". Gotta get you a onesie that says that. The other video is you doing you're new feet trick. I don't know when you started doing it, but you love to put your feet together and pull them into your tummy. It a cute mixture of yoga and reverse crunches :)

Week 11... Almost 12

All was good after Ollie's appointment... until the Tylenol wore off. He woke up from his nap screaming hysterically. I thought something was really wrong because he NEVER does that. After another dose of Tylenol and 40 minutes of straight screaming, we took him back to the doc. They checked his vitals and said he was fine and we just needed to work through the fussiness. I've never heard Ollie cry that way. Broke my heart.  I didn't realize shots would do that to him :( Apparently the shots go into the muscle and make him super sore. Poor lil guy. As of today, he's pretty much back to his happy baby self. Thank goodness!

Visiting Grandma Dodie

Shopping in Prescott

Jonny went out of town for a race last weekend so Ollie and I headed up to visit mom. I never realized how much packing I would have to do for a two day trip! Since Ollie was extra fussy from his shots, I took lots off extra stuff too. We didn't use half of it, but it was nice to have everything with me just in case. Mom actually had everything there for me. All I needed to bring was milk and the baby. Mom took Ollie for half the night on Saturday and it was nice to get some rest. We got in some shopping for marketing supplies/ referral gifts. I love spending other people's money :)

Finally able to see over the windshield

Work is becoming more of a routine for me again. I've been making individual goodie bags for the past week. Next time I'm getting smart and just doing an office gift basket. I really need to add in a workout to part of my day. A friend and I went to advanced spin last weekend. It pretty much kicked both of our butts. We're gunna mix in some hot yoga eventually, I'm excited! That should be fun! Hopefully I can just sweat out 10 pounds!

My Valentine

Valentine's day was much more relaxed this year. Last year on Valentine's day, we went to PF Changs and had our first talk about getting prego. This year I celebrated with my two boys. Jonny and I decided not to celebrate, since we both have everything we want. Ollie got me a TomTom for work so I can always find my way back to him for mil and diaper changes. That's what Jonny wrote in his card anyways :) He also got me my new favorite perfume, Viva La Juicy!

Love Him :)

Last Friday (17th) was the first date night Jonny and I have had for 5 months. Before baby, I was feeling too huge to go out. Since Ollie's been here I never feel like leaving him if I don't have too. It was REALLY nice to get away though. Now I know why Jonny and I need "our" time. It's just nice to reconnect as a couple ( not mommy and daddy). Thank goodness for Momma- aka grodie, who came to watch Ollie while we went out.

Photo booth @ Sam's wedding

9-10 weeks old!

Ollie and I -2/4/12

Time has been flying by. Ollie turned 2 months old last week. He's also graduated to a size 2 diaper. My little man is getting bigger by the day. He's found his hands and spends his day shoving them in his mouth. We showed him his reflection in the mirror and he loves looking at himself, it's so cute! His other favorite thing is laying on his changing table. He loves moving around and doing his little "dance". He's always bright eyed and bushy tailed while on it :)

Going to pick up Uncle Marc from the airport 2/3

Work started again on Monday and it's actually going fairly well. People think I must be so ready to jump back into things, but I would LOVE to be a stay at home mommy. Getting ready to go back to work has been fun. Got all primped and pampered last week so I feel somewhat like myself again. I had my minor breakdown the first morning about leaving Ollie for a full day, but after that I was fine :)  We are sooo lucky to have family watch Ollie during the week! It's so comforting to know he's with someone who loves him rather than a stranger.

Ollie in his classic car walker! He's a bit small still :)

Ollie had his 2 month check up today. He weighs 14.4 lbs and is 24" tall. He is in the 85-88 percentiles for his age (he's pretty husky). The doctor said it's a sign of good nutrition and that at around 6 months genetics will kick in to determine his weight and body type. We were originally thinking his percentile height today ment he might turn out tall, but we'll have to see the numbers later this year. We saw a new doctor, Dr. Jackson, today and I love him. Same office, different doc. He's soo good with Ollie and he explains everything he's doing and what he's looking for during his exam. I feel so much more comfortable with him than the doctor we've been seeing.

                         
Ollie giving daddy a surprise on the changing table :)

8 Weeks!

Our little guy is getting huge! So excited for his two month check up next week to see what percentiles he falls into. I'm guessing he's about 13 pounds now. The crazy thing is our friends have 6 month olds that are only 16 pounds. Ollie loves his milk and it shows! He's fitting into most of his 3 month attire... some of it was to small already though. Better start taking out the 3-6 month stuff.

This week Ollie and I are finally sleeping back in bed! Woot woot! We slept on the couch a lot for the last few weeks. We decided to buy a co-sleeper, it's like a bassinet and playpen in one. It's level to the mattress on our bed and the side drops down. He's literally right next to me but not in our bed. I love it! Now I don't have to worry about the covers going over his head or Jonny and I being squished with the baby in between us. The only down fall is.... I love my bed. Instead of popping right up to make bottles like I did on the couch, I opt for 5 more minutes of fussiness with my head on my pillow. Bad mom, I know! I know the exact tone in his fussy mood that means business and I push it to the brink every time.

I'm still dreading going back to work. Trying to get in as much cuddle time in with Ollie as possible, even though I know it won't ever be enough. Sooo much to do next week to prepare myself mentally, physically and emotionally. I've lost over 50 pounds after having Ollie but still have about 35 till I'm back to pre-preggo body. Buying clothes to go back to work in isn't going to be fun, but hopefully it will be more motivation to get my but into gear so I can bring out the skinny girl clothes again. I used to think it'd be easy wanting to go to the gym again. I love my spin classes when I'm there, but leaving Ollie is pretty hard still. Working all day and taking an extra hour to go workout seems so selfish, even though I know Ollie won't notice. My priorities have changed so much and I'd rather be spending time with Ollie. The good thing about going back to work is getting prettied up again. I'm so excited to get my hair, nails and toes done! Maybe throw in some tanning so I don't look like a pale ghost. Gotta look the part, right? I'm excited to get my first few weeks back under my belt and for things to start feeling normal.

Videos this week of Ollie laughing, taking a bath and waking up...