Cut me some slack...

So I realized this morning that today is Feb. 6. Why does this matter?!?! TOMORROW is Brian's birthday, not today. So the birthday blog I posted was not one day early, but two. Sorry, Brian. I really do know when your birthday is - chalk it up to the baby!!! We love you!!!

Happy Birthday, Bubba!

Tomm is my brother's (Brian) birthday. I wanted to post a birthday shout out tonight because I'm not sure if I'll be able to get on tomm. So I know I"m a day early - but its better than being late!!

Brian -
Happy Birthday, Bubba!!! You're getting so old - the big 29, wow! You have always been someone I've looked up to. Even though we are a thousand miles apart (literally), you are always in my heart! I hope you have a wonderful day! I love you and miss you!

Squirt

And its only day 9

So here's another chapter in our saga... I called the Pediatrician this morning only to be told that she couldn't fit him in today. I made an appointment for tomm, reluctantly. Around 1200 noon Reese became increasingly uncomfortable - he had not had a very restful morning. So I decided to go up to the MD's office and demand that he be seen. So Cory and I went. I told them that he needed to be seen either by our Ped or by the ER. Those were my only options. My Ped refused to see him because she was having to pick up the slack for her partner who had called in sick. Annoyed and frustrated, Cory and I headed over to the ER. I'll save all the boring details of our day, and give you the Reader's Digest version. After 5 HOURS of waiting in the waiting room, Reese finally managed to poop.I have NEVER been so happy about cleaning a poopy diaper. Cory and I decided to stop waiting because whatever the problem was had apparently resolved on its own. As we were leaving, we were stopped by the guy in triage and told that we would be seen soon. SO we decided to wait and talk to the MD. At 7 pm, we were taken into the back and placed on a bed in the hallway. The MD came and decided to do an xray of Reese's belly to check for any abnormalities. He also took a urine sample. To make a long story short, Reese looks good now. The MD is pretty sure he had a blockage of some sort that fortunately, Reese's body took care of. No UTI, but possible bacteria in his urine. The MD did reassure me that I was right for being concerned because of the drastic change in habits. It was not normal to go from pooping every feeding to NONE and for 4 days!!! So all's well that ends well. Cory and I returned home around 9:15 pm ( 8 hours after leaving)exhausted and starving.
So I'm off to bed. Hopefully Reese's body will regulate in the next day or so now that its all cleaned out. Thank you all for your prayers - I've definitely felt them over the last couple of days.

A little late...

I've been wrapped up in our little world here the past few days so I forgot to post that John's (my step-dad) dad passed away on Saturday. We knew it was coming, just not so soon. John and his dad have had a strained relationship over the past decade to say the least. Please pray for him as he is dealing with all of this alone for the time being since my mom is here in Texas with us and his siblings are in Indiana and Arkansas!!!

Pictures from our week!

Here are some pictures from our week. We'll be making trip number 2 to the doctors tomm. Please say a little prayer for us as it has now been 3 days!!!!! I'm off to bed to try and get some rest! Hope you all have a good week and enjoy the pictures.

What a sweet baby!

So handsome!

Hailey, Reese and Samantha - boy do they love that baby?!?!

First Doctor's visit!

First bath - not fun!!

Bless our hearts...

I called the Pediatrician today, after a night of NO POOP and discovering that Reese was developing thrush. Last night was VERY hard for me. I feel like I'm trying to do all the "right" things only to have my son miserable at 8 days old. I cried and cried with frustration. Reese has been a real trooper until today. He did not want to eat at all this morning. I don't know if it was from the discomfort of the thrush or the discomfort of the constipation - or maybe a combination of both!! So after crying through a bottle (the both of us) because he refused to nurse at all and crying him to sleep (again the both of us) - I broke down and called the MD. I felt like such a failure as I have NEVER had to call a doctor on the weekend for any of my kids. When she returned my call, I broke down. She reassured me that it was nothing I did or didn't do - some babies just do this. I appreciated the gesture, but I still feel like I've done something wrong. Anyway. The pediatrician called in some antifungal for the thrush and told me to try a suppository. So hopefully relief is in sight for us all. Please pray for little Reese that God will comfort him and for me that God will comfort my nerves!!! Thank you all who have given me words of encouragement!! I've really needed them here lately. You guys are the best!

Why is it so hard to do the right thing??

Reese is one week old today!! He's doing well. The last two days have been a bit trying on us though. I'm in the process of switching him to all breast (no formula) and it has left him a bit constipated. He went from having a dirty diaper every feeding to NONE in a 24 hour period! Its left him a bit unsettled. Not really crying - yet. But I"m sure its only a matter of time!!! Breastfeeding has hit a lull. I don't know exactly what the problem is, but Reese nursed off and on for a whole hour today and was still so hungry he took an entire 2 oz bottle (that was meant to just supplement). This is extremely frustrating for me as I feel like a failure when I've endured an hour of pain for what seems to be nothing. Its still so painful, I can only hope that soon it will get better. I will be calling the Pediatrician on Monday to see what the deal is with his bowels - hopefully its nothing that a few days won't fix! My question - if Breastfeeding is supposed to be the "right" thing to do for baby and is supposed to be SO uber healthy, why is it so hard????? That's a question for the pearly gates if you ask me!!!
As for my baby blues, I still have my moments. Cory and I have had a good talk about it all and he is helping more than he will ever know. I truly have been blessed with him. He's a "first time dad" for all intensive purposes, but he has been a real trooper!!! I feel that as soon as we get the breastfeeding under control, I'll be much better. Its just so discouraging sometimes - I'm trying to do what's best for our little man, but it doesn't seem to be working out that way.
So hopefully I'll know more of what to do on Monday. And more than that, I hope Reese has a good poop soon (sorry for the grossness here). Hope you all are having a good weekend!!!