1 month old

My little peanut turned one month on Wednesday. He gained almost 2lbs and grown an inch. He is eating like crazy. If hes not eating or sleeping then he is crying. He sleeps about 3 hours a night right now. He finally fits into newborn clothes...no more preemie!

Stats:
Age- 1 month

Weight- 8lbs
Length- 21 inches
Loves- Soft blankies, mom singing, binky
Diapers- Size 1
Clothes- NB

one week

Hello my precious boy. Yesterday you turned a week old. You are wearing preemie clothes still. You love to make squeaking noises. Grandma's nickname for you is "mouse". You get frustrated easy, especially if you are hungry. You opt for screaming in frustration rather than actually eating.

You dont like to lay anywhere without being swaddled and your favorite place is tummy down on my chest. You sleep deeply and for hours there and I love it. I love being able to tilt my head down and kiss the top of your soft head whenever I want. 

We have started giving you the bottle because of your stubborness and frustration issues and this makes you even more reluctant to latch as you can get it easier from the bottle. 

You really like your hands ear your face or gripping things and you get frustrated if your hands or feet are free and flailing...you feel out of control and start crying. Also, You love to be held upright and bounced...it seems to help your bubbly belly.

Oh, and today your plastibell fell off, grandma insisted we keep it....as a momento.

He's here!

I am so in love. Christian Wyatt Rucklos was born 6/27/2012 at 12:59am via emergency c-section. He was 6lbs 9oz, 19 in. I was in labor for two days with no progression and the contractions were making his pulse slow down so they finally decided to just do a csection. I ended up feeling them cutting into me so they knocked me out, I woke up in recovery and they handed him to me and he latched and breastfed right away.

He is so beautiful. His little almond shaped eyes and sounds he makes.

The csection wound refused to close and I had to have a wound vac put in which i have to carry around everywhere. Thank god my mom is in town. She is so wonderful, she helps me with anything I need and will be here as long as i need her. I am realizing between family, friends, and coworkers I have the most amazing and vast support system. Christian will never lack love in his life.

I look down at this little man I created and I never want to let him go. I love it when he is nestled up against me sleeping all safe and warm. I would do anything to protect him from the bad in this world. At this point everything I do is for him and its all worth it when he looks up at me with those eyes.

The first time they laid him on my chest 

With uncle dan

With Grandma

1 week old

I am so over the moon happy. :)