Silas John - Week 12

Well, this post is coming in a little late.  Somebody has been sick all week!  It's no fun to hear a 2 1/2 month old coughing.  And we're not talking about a small cough every now and again.  It's a full out rough cough and it happens a lot.  Less when he sleeps, which is nice.  He started the week with mild congestion and by Saturday refused to eat or be consoled.  Luckily, he still slept Saturday night.  Sunday night was a different story!

Speaking of sleep, even in the midst of all the sickness, Silas was officially sleeping through the night - 9+ hours.  However, last night that was not the case.  I'm hoping its only due to sickness.

We're still working the swaddle.  If he's not ready to drop it soon, we'll have to get a bigger size.  I'd rather be done with it.

Up until Saturday, you wouldn't have known Silas was sick.  He was still very happy during his wake time and sleeping very well.  He's got a pretty laid back disposition.  This week we had all kinds of smiles and Silas started noticing his own hands.

His face has cleared up all together.  I'm now only have to put cream on his face every other day or so and that's only a preventative measure!  He's got a nice bald ring around his head.  Lucky for him, his thick top hair is long enough to cover most of his baldness.  He remains our hairy little man.

No luck on the bottle front, so instead, Silas got to attend his first wedding.  Amos stayed home with Grandma, Grandpa and Granny, while Silas and I headed to Miami, OK for the marriage of Jon and Rachel Reed!  It was beautiful and he slept through almost the entire thing, reception included.

At the beginning of the week, Silas cut his eating time in half.  All of the sudden he no longer wanted to eat on both sides or for very long.  Now that I know he was getting sick, I wonder if he will go back to his longer eatings, or if he just got more efficient at eating and no longer needs to eat as long.  The shorter eating sessions have been nice.  It leaves more wake time for play!

We saw the doctor this morning.  It sure leaves peace of mind knowing that the cough isn't moving into his chest.  The doctor said to use saline drops every hour and use his eye medicine twice a day.  Also, keep him in an upright position.  He also prescribed an antibiotic incase he continues to get worse.  (He even wrote me a prescription because I think Silas gave his stuff to me) I love our doctor and nurses!

MEMORY LANE

Week 1

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Week 10 

Week 11

And here's Amos at 12 weeks old:

Week 3

In some ways, we can’t believe that three whole weeks have passed since Amos arrived and in others it feels like he has always been here.

Several exciting things happened this week.  First, Amos made the big move to his bedroom.  He started by taking some naps in bed, and then spent his first night in there.  Mom learned that the chair in the nursery is not conducive for remaining in a half sleep state during nightly feedings.  We are going to have to get something that allows me to rest my head against something soft.  For the most part, Amos has made a smooth adjustment.  I think his internal clock may be stuck somewhere around 3:30 or 4:00 a.m. when he thinks he needs to wake himself up.  Not out of hunger mind you, just to hang out with Mom for a little while.

He also met his other cousins, Emma and Teigan.  Emma and Amos hung out for a while with their eyes closed most of the time.  

Great Grandma and Grandpa Musgrave got to see the two little ones together!

We had a great couple of days in Lebanon with family and were pleasantly surprise with how much Amos loved the car rides.  He slept the whole way!

 Jason and Jeffrey with each other babies.  Teigan wasn't too interested in the picture taking.

Aunt Megan and Amos

Uncle Jason and Emma

He did great riding in the car and even spent some time down at the lake.  However, Jason and I learned that travelling involves more planning with a baby!

Stay posted, we’re hoping next week we catch a smile!