As promised

Below is the picture we took of Jameston at four-weeks-old. Unfortunately, we didn't get a great one (we were in a hurry to head out to Austin, and I had the camera on the non-flash setting) and it looks like he's doing a kung-fu move! But, hey...you can't expect everything to go as planned with a newborn, right?

Also, something else we did right before we made the 4-hour trek out-of-town was feed him...that's why he's trying to eat Mr. Bear in the following picture :)

His Osh-Kosh outfit for the Baby Blessing at church...so cute!

So, I hope the following pictures make up for the lack of pictures we have for the Blessing and also his one-month mark!

Our little monster...he's pursing his lips as if he's upset with us for giving him a bath!

Aha, Mom, I see you!

Our little angel...melts my heart!

And this picture also captured the burp cloth we received from our church at the Baby Blessing; isn't it perfect?!

One-month-old!

Our little fella is a month old! This has been, hands-down, the best month of our lives! Jameston has provided us with so much in such little time. We are so blessed and are enjoying every second of it! Can't wait to see what the future days/months/years have in store :)

Here are some fun pictures and observations we have of him:

Stick 'em up!

With his cousin, Riley, watching (snoozin' through) the Tech game :)

For stats, we did not have a one-month appointment with the pediatrician, but we had to go in last week due to our son's preponderance to spit-up...not just a little here and there, but mass quantities (let's just say, laundry is one of my favorite past times right now, second to spending time with my hubby and our boy). We weren't worried about his intake, since he's almost making plenty o' diapers, but we were perplexed because he would spit up much later after being fed. So we visited Dr. Smart and found out a few things. The easy stuff: he was 9 lbs. 2 oz., so 50th % for weight for his age. He was also 22 inches, which is 75th percentile. We also learned that he has acid reflux (like mother, like son :) which I was surprised to find out is very common and occurs in 50% of babies. So, we are giving him drops and having him sleep on a sleep positioner/wedge, which both seem to be helping. Oh, and we are buying stock in the bib business!

He sometimes sleeps with his mouth (and eyes) open!

This past Sunday, just four short weeks after being born, Jameston was blessed during the Baby Blessing at church. It being only our second trip to church, we were a little disorganized and did not take many pictures:( It was so neat to sit back and realize how fortunate we are as a family to have a beautiful, healthy baby boy in our lives. It was also fun to see all the fellow Prestoncrest babies, a lot of whom I'm sure will be play pals for J in the near future!

As we enter the second month, we are still interchanging our nights and days, and we have come to the understanding that our little guy is a night owl. We are hoping (praying, pleading) that this gets resolved soon and that we can get him on a schedule in the next month (since mommy starts back to work)! We are, of course, open to any suggestions and recommendations...please :) At this age, we want to remember theses things about Jameston:

His likes: going for walks, driving in the car, moving his arms and legs, his bouncy seat and swing, and his pacifiers (and he often sucks on his fingers when giving us signs that he's hungry)

His dislikes: being swaddled, getting buckled in his car seat, tummy time (although this is getting better), and waiting even a minute to eat when he's hungry!

Deep in thought

We want to remember that at this age Jameston: grunts to communicate, is still sleeping quite a bit even though he is awake more and more every day, wrinkles his forward when making eye contact, tracks objects from side to side, and seems to be mesmerized for minutes on end by colorful objects. He seems to be growing and changing so much every day. Here's to the month ahead!

Jameston, we love you!!

Resting on Daddy (do you see a common theme to the pictures :) The boys sleeps a lot!

P.S., We will upload/share his monthly pic next to Mr. Bear when we get back from out of towm :)

Sleep studies

So our little guy likes to make big movements when he sleeps (you would see my stomach move in all different directions during pregnancy)!

Here are a couple of pictures to prove how active of a sleeper he is (and furthermore, why he doesn't like to be swaddled)!

Doing the Wave

You put one hand up and one hand down...and then you shake it all about!

Our little puppet conductor

"Power to the people!"

And back to square one

Rub-A-Dub-Dub

Here are some pics of our boy in the tub!

Jameston's umbilical cord stump fell out late last week (thank goodness!), and we were definitely ready for him to try a "big boy bath!" At first he didn't seem to be too crazy about it. We thought he was going to dislike it as much as he did the sponge baths.

He changed his tune once he got settled into his own bathtub

Just chillin'

A picture featuring Jameston's Buddha belly and an appropriately-placed washcloth

Going for a dip! Thanks to some accidents (diaper-catastrophes in nature),

we've had to give him full body dips in the sink or tub!

All in all, we think (hope) he's going to like bath time!

Too cute for words...

Like father, like son

Jameston snoozin' on Granny's lap, September 2009

Brett sleeping on his mom's (a.k.a., Granny's) lap, March 1982

Jameston wondering what's up

Rewind 27 years...

Spitting image of each other, especially their eyes and noses :)

2 weeks old

Jameston turned two-weeks-0ld yesterday! Times flies when you're having fun, even if sleep-deprived :)

We will take monthly pics next to Mr. Bear, but I could not hold off two more weeks! At our last pedi appointment, he was back at his birth weight. So, we can let him sleep longer through the night, but that ain't happening yet! 

Our little guy in a big chair

Right now, he's waking up every hour-and-a-half to three hours at night, and he's sleeping more during the day. We are working on getting that reversed, even getting him outside (when the weather permits) and going on walks to get him out in the day light. He recognizes our faces and voices, and even scrunches his cute little forehead when we talk to him. I'll try and capture it with the camera because it is so darn cute!

Mom and Dad have already taken him out to eat once (on the patio one cool night), to the grocery store (he was soooo good, even with all the customers wanting to peak in on him in his carrier), and to evening service at church (we thought we'd ease into it...and we had every intention on going to morning service, but when 6:30 rolled around, momma was too tired with only about 2 hours of sleep!)

He's a fan of his swing (thank goodness) and pacifier...we didn't hold back with the paci, because we knew (through previous sonograms) that he's got a good sucking reflex, even when he's not hungry, and that he likes to have his hands up by his face (see later pics :)

One thing he's not a big fan of is bath time :( With the circumcision healed and the umbilical cord stump not far behind, he is looking forward to the upgrade from sponge baths!

Mommy, I'm cold!

Our little monkey :) 

Sleepin' in on Saturday morning, yeah right! 

As mentioned, he likes to sleep with his arms up by his head, so swaddling is not for him

And he makes the cutest faces when sleeping, like he's having some great dreams!

Resting on mom...my sister-in-law's mother made him this great black, white and red blanket/burp cloth/snugglie set. He loves looking at the colors (those are the main colors newborns can see at first). Thanks, Coretta!

He gets his bird legs from daddy!

 

He's almost out of newborn-sized clothes (we didn't have a lot of these, since we were told he was going to be a big baby), so we are all ready to break out the 0 to 3 month-sized clothes (especially Daddy, since Jameston has been wearing a lot of gender-neutral hand-me-downs these past two weeks)!

His pediatrician was amazed by his head/neck control at our first appointment, so she wanted us to start tummy time right away. He's not that into it, but hopefully it will get better, especially once his umbilical cord stump falls out.

 First visit to our Pediatrician's office...day after we were out of the hospital

Lake Pointe has a full-time Perinatologist on staff who assesses each baby. She said our guy is perfectly healthy (praise God!). The only thing they wanted to watch was the sub-dural hematoma he suffered during delivery, but the bump has gone down quite a bit, especially this past week. 

Our Pediatrician wanted to see him once we were out of the hospital. Two appointments in and we really like her! 

Getting some Daddy time!

Look at me, Daddy!

This experience has made me even more aware of the fact that I married such a wonderful man! Through his support, by way of late-night burpings and soothings for Jameston (he's been doing the 4 to 6 a.m. shift, right before heading into work), taking on household chores on top of his, and insisting on me taking naps when I can, Brett has made this journey all the more sweeter! He is such a hands-on dad, and he's such a natural, too! I am so blessed to have such a great husband, a healthy baby boy, and time off from work to enjoy our son! 

Our little angel, sound asleep

And he will be loved...

Our little guy has had a lot of company, both at the hospital and at home. Our families and friends made the trip to Rowlett in the wee hours of the morning on the day of his birth to meet Jameston (and see us, too, I guess).

Uncle Cade, Daddy and Mommy

Jameston, are you ready to meet your big family?

My dad, Grandpa

Grandma Glenda, GG

My dad admiring him again :)

Brett's parents, Papa and Granny

My mom, Mimi

Aunt Maggie

My sister, Lynnlee and her husband, Thomas were there for the birth, but had to leave for work before they could meet him :( Brett's sister, Kayla is in American Samoa, so we've done some Skyping here and there. And my brother, Scott, is anxious to meet his nephew!

My cousin, Allison

The Winters' grandkids...Layne, seven weeks old, Jameston, 1 day old, Riley 3 years old, and Ruby, 9 months old; all corralled by Granny, Aunt Maggie, and Brett

My best friend, Becca...Aunt Becca :)

Jameston and Layne, y'all are going to be great cousins...watch out world! 

Now, Layne, where are your parents? We for some reason did not get a picture with Aunt Bryn and Uncle Jared :(

Brett's brother, Cade and his wife, Jessica, with their little girl, Ruby, admire Jameston as Mimi and Granny look on, too

Jameston doesn't know to to think about all of his visitors!

Aunt Allison shields his eyes from the light, which we noticed right away helped him keep his eyes open

Loungin' on Granny's lap

My friend, Lindi, and her hubby, Steven came to the house one night to meet him!

Cousin Riley giving Jameston a goodbye kiss

At the hospital we received lots of beautiful flowers and sweet gifts!

We were forgetful (eh, maybe delirious?) and did not take pictures of everyone who was kind enough to stop by the hospital. So if you didn't make the blog post, please expect a picture with our little guy next time we see you!