Today is Saturday, and apart from seeing him for a few hours this morning Daddy has been gone ALL day! He is on a day trip to Harrisburg with the Bach Choir. Mommy and I had a good day of running errands and a few chores around the house, but we miss Daddy. Tomorrow he has another Bach Concert, and all of my Grandparents are coming to see me! It's going to be a big day, and we'll probably have pictures to share.
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Those that voted in our last survey, the majority voted that PJ would be 7-8 weeks old the first time he would sleep through the night. Well now that he's 8 weeks old, that is seeming less likely.
Anyway, take our new survey... And read our St. Pat's day post below. Nobody knows! But I wore green today like a champ! Mom and Dad had corned beef and cabbage, green beer, and grasshopper pie and lime fluff at my grandparent's house tonight. Since my parents didn't actually know I was a little boy until I was born, a lot of things in my life are green! My nursery is green and lots of my clothes are green. So St.Patrick's Day is a no brainer to me. Here are a few photos from today. My hat actually belongs to a bear named Alton, but he was nice enough to let me borrow it. Check out my super preppy outfit: khakis with a belt and a white polo. Last year Susie wore Alton's hat. She did NOT want to be Leprechaun. I was happy to take over this year. <-----Susie in 2010 Yay, today is my 2 month birthday. Mommy had to take me to the doctor today for my checkup, and boy was I surprised when I found out I had to get 2 shots. It hurt so bad, I cried as loud as I could in protest. On the positive side the doctor said I am very healthy and am right on schedule. I weighed in at a whopping 12lbs 2oz, and have grown a whole 3" since the hospital; 23", on my way to being a pro basket ball player. Lastly my head grew too, now 15 1/4" in circumference, good thing I didn't come out like that, mommy might not love me as much. I've been sleepy all day from the shots, luckily mommy took off of work and stayed home to look after me.
From Daddy, I haven't posted on here in a while, but I thought I'll chime in. This week is a difficult one for me at work as two of my colleagues are gone; one had a baby, the other moved to another division in the company. On top of that I've been assigned to give training Wednesday-Friday this week, compounding the situation. What a joy it is to come home and see my son, it makes all of the days hardships seem so inconsequential. Preston is a little bundle that always brightens my day. This weekend is also going to be busy, as I have Bach Choir rehearsal on Friday, a Concert in Harrisburg on Saturday, and another concert on Sunday. Then... on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday we are recording an album with the Bach Choir 7pm-10pm. I know it will be rewarding in the end. I am doing really well at daycare. Besides being a charmer my ladies say that I am a "chill" baby, and they can't believe that i go home in the same clothes I arrive in. They haven't met the cursed hoodie yet! I love to spit up when I am with Mommy, but I guess it's not as fun to do while I'm at daycare. Tomorrow I get to spend the day with Mom again, and we are so excited. I probably shouldn't be, considering the reason Mom is staying home. I am getting my 2 month shots in the morning.. I have a whole check up, so stay tuned for my stats. Mom wants to be with me for the day because she heard that the shots can sometimes give babies a fever and make them cranky. I think she just wants to be with me, and was looking for any excuse to stay home.
From Mommy: Yes, today was a little bit better than yesterday in terms of crying and me being emotional. However, my feelings today have turned to major guilt as opposed to the sadness and apprehension that I felt yesterday. When we all settled in for the evening tonight, I looked at Preston and couldn't help but notice how very tiny he is and think "a baby this small needs his Mom." It made me sad and then I felt very guilty for having to leave him for most of the day. I really hope that it gets better like I've been told it will. Tomorrow I get to spend the whole day with him, although he might be cranky. I am really looking forward to it, and then it's just 2 more days until the weekend. Today was my first day at daycare. Mommy had to go back to work. I missed her a lot, but I had a good time at daycare. I took lots of little naps, took a bottle like a champ, and even made it through the day without having to change clothes! My new friend Connor was very curious about me, and didn't like that I was the new center of attention. I think we'll be good friends in no time, though. Both Mom and Dad dropped me off in the morning. It was emotional for Mom, so she wanted Dad there as back up. I think that in a few days we will have it down to a routine, and everyone will be happy.
From Mommy: It was a rough day for me emotionally. Work was fine. I have some catching up to do, but I think I will fall back into it in no time. When people would ask about Preston I would tear up, so we have a no baby talk rule unless I bring it up. At lunch time I had John call over to daycare to check in on him (I decided I might cry, so that was the safer way). As of 1pm Preston had eaten 6oz and i had pumped 9... the race was on! By the end of the day I had 12oz and Preston had only eaten 10, so I won! In this case Preston won't be sad that I won, because it means he has plenty to eat tomorrow. I keep myself busy at work so the time goes faster, and I have photos of Preston hanging everywhere. I know I'll be fine with the situation in a few days, this is just an adjustment period I had a very busy weekend with my friends and family. On Saturday we drove to West Chester to spend the afternoon with my Great-Grandparents. It is Poppop Krug's 84th birthday! Happy Birthday, Poppop!! We had pot roast and Red Velvet cake, Mommy's favorite! Great Aunt Kim and Great Uncle Chuck were there; I met them for the first time. My second cousin Aliza unfortunately couldn't come, but I hear she is a loyal reader of my blog. Here's a shout out to you, Aliza! I hope we can meet soon! Great Aunt Merideth was three, too. I hadn't seen her since she came to visit me in the hospital, so it was nice to catch up. GA Kim and GU Chuck brought their doggie Oliver. We are the same size! Oliver kept trying to play ball with me; I don't think he realized that I haven't quite figured out how to throw a ball, yet. Someday we'll play catch, Oliver.
After a busy afternoon with the family we headed to Amy's birthday party! There were 4 babies there, but I was the littlest. I met Madilyn, Charlotte, and Alex and their parents. We all had an awesome time hanging out with everyone. Everyone loves to hold me, so Mom and Dad had a break all day! Happy Birthday, Amy! Today we went to Home Depot to get mulch, and Mom and Dad did yard work all afternoon while I napped. It was pretty chilly outside, but I was warm and toasty just inside the patio doors. Grandma and Grandpa Krug stopped by tonight for a few minutes while we did my 8 week photo shoot. Trivia Question: Do my parents have a onesie for every week? Yes or No Another Trivia Question: Did my parents paint a mustache and eyebrows on me to look like my Grandpa? Yes or No From Mommy: I am sad tonight. I go back to work tomorrow, and Preston goes to daycare. Think good thoughts for me to get through this week and beyond. I know this is life, and it's not always easy or what we want it to be. We are going to make the very best of it. The highlight of the day was Grocery Shopping with Mommy. Apparently Mom and Dad were down to stems and seeds, because we had to get a LOT of stuff at the store. Mom put me in the Baby Bjorn frontpack, and we talked about fruits and veggies before I fell asleep.
Tomorrow we are going to my Great Grandparent's house for lunch. I'm so excited to see my family again, and hang out in a new place. We'll take a lot of pictures. Siobhan came over again tonight. Chris was away for the evening, so she wanted to come hang out! From Mommy: Preston LOVES to smile now. It's crazy how in just a few days he went from sneak attack smiles only to smiles all the time! They are so addictive. We'll have a lot more to post tomorrow. Daddy is reading stories, and we are getting ready for bed. Get it? The Magic Tute? As in, the Magic Flute? By Mozart? Yeah. My parents are into music like that. They think they are so funny.
Anyway, I have a favorite pacifier (known on the Mercadante side as Tooties - respelled as Tute to make the joke more realistic), and it is the ONLY pacifier that is worth my time. It's the one the nurse gave me at the hospital when I was only one day old. I just did NOT want to sleep because I was so excited about learning how to suck. I would cry unless I had something to suck on. So the nurse gave Mommy a speech about nipple confusion (something about how babies forget how to breastfeed if you give them a pacifier, but in her 13 years of experience she'd only seen it happen twice), Mommy promptly ignored the speech, and I was presented with my amazing, wonderful, BEAUTIFUL, teal pacifier. We've had it for almost 8 weeks now, and it would be somewhat of a catastrophe around here if we were ever to lose my magic tute. Oh, and I didn't forget how to breastfeed, if you were feeling like I left you hanging on that one. There are these neat little things called "Wubbanubs." They are stuffed animals that attach to a tootie to make it easier to find, and even more of a comfort to babies like me. I think I would LOVE a Giraffe Wubbanub friend, but Daddy thinks they are ridiculous. I am going to ask the Easter Bunny to bring me one, it's never too soon to tap into my gifting resources. The Easter Bunny and Santa (not to mention the Tooth Fairy, but I can't really count on her yet, because of the whole not having any teeth thing) are my only hope for some of my more frivolous wants. In other news, my Grandma Krug stopped by for a visit tonight. My mom keeps her pretty busy with sewing projects, so they had to head over to Joann Fabrics for a few minutes. Grandma and I had a whole conversation about OOOOOOoooos and AAAAHHHHs. It was scintillating. Anyway, here's a photo of Grandma, Jack, and me. And a photo of the Giraffe Wubbanub that I yearn for. Yesterday Gigi Nedick came for the day so that Mommy could have the afternoon to herself to go get a massage! I had fun with my Grandma, and when Dad came home we all went out for dinner!
Today was a slowish day for me and Mom. I like it when she sings songs to me, and I do a lot of eating and napping. It's supposed to rain here a LOT tomorrow. Mom really needs to go grocery shopping, but it's no fun to go out in the rain. Maybe we'll go anyway, but I sort of doubt it. I'm really looking forward to this weekend! On Saturday we are going to my Great Grandparents Krug's house for lunch. I'll finally get to meet Aunt Kim and Uncle Chuck, and see Aunt Merideth again. After that we are going to Amy's house for a birthday party. I'll probably meet some new baby friends, too! My parents are SO excited for their friends, Phil and Holly. We just found out that they are expecting their first baby in September! I love that I will have a new friend. We're also thinking that Dad's friend, Nate, will become a daddy for the second time any day now. So many babies are being born! Tis that season I guess. Here is the elusive shot of one of my sneak attack smiles! |
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