104 Degree Temp

Scary day for us - Eastons first sickness is here.  He woke up tues with a temperature and by evening it was up to 104 degrees.  It is so hard to not know what you should be doing for your child -  he doesn't seem that sick except for the temp. The doctors say not to worry unless he stops taking milk or looks lathargic.  Just gave him advil we'll see how that works, we both need some sleep

Two days later...
Easton is back to feeling better eating solids again, still seems like he has some teeth bothering him pretty good.  I still wonder if teething is the root to this whole thing.

Grandma and Grandpa Visit

The area that we hunt for elk is about two hours away from where my parents live, they came for a quick visit on our way back home.  It was great to seem them I wish they were closer.

Eastons first tooth is poking through

A few sleepless nights around here the poor little guy it teething !  

Crying it out is hard on both of us

So Easton has been sleeping pretty rough these days, he has been getting up three times a night or more.  The other sleeping problem we seem to have is that Easton needs to be nursed, rocked or bounced to sleep while swaddled.  And it isn't always conducive to have to go through those steps.  Today I decided to let him cry it out for his nap un-swaddled.  I took a lot of strength not to sweep him up to stop the crying but it was well worth it.  Not only did he finally fall asleep with no swaddle but this evening I put him in his crib swaddled but awake and he fell asleep on his own no crying.  It could be a fluke but it seems like the crying it out is a pretty good idea, we will see how it goes. 

Dad's Home

Jason just got back from 10 days of fishing at Bouy 10,
we are so glad he's home!

Look how much I have grown

Easton at 20 weeks.

The little man that could eat.....

Easton's first solid food - Butternut Squash.  He loved it as you can probably tell.  Time to get a high chair .

These goats will be following Easton up the mountain someday . . .

Maggie and Savanna's Visit

Dunking the Babe

Easton's First Boating and Beach Adventure

Swimming Fun

Little Smiling Boy

It is the greatest thing to walk in the room, walk up to your little one and watch as he smiles and giggles like he is so happy to see you.

Fun in the sun

More Bath time fun

Little Swimmer

Easton the Eater

Our little one was born on a Monday -  my milk came in the next day and he has been gaining weight ever since.  He regained enough weight to get back to his birth weight in just 5 days ,  and two weeks later he had gained 2 pounds.

As of last Tuesday May 10th he weighed 12 pounds.   He is bigger then any 6 week old I have met yet !

Mallory's 1st Birthday

One month mark - and colic begins ????

Almost exactly one month to the date little E started to get fussy. He seemed to grunt a lot and always seemed to be passing gas and struggle to get the farts out. I was about to try giving up dairy and pass on the jalapenos but then I stumbled across this article. Day two of the new feeding schedule and he seems much better. I guess that I was switching him from one side to the other while breastfeeding to help with the pressure on my boobs but never letting him empty the full amount on either side and therfore he wasn't getting enough fatty hind milk, and this was putting way too much lactose into his colon.

He has had many of the other symptoms of this for example choking while feeding, and a lot of weight gain (almost a pound a week) Now we are only nursing one side per session and if he wants more within that two - three hour period then I put him back on the same side he just finished. I express a little milk from the other side (not saving it) if my breast is too engorged.

It's only day two but I think we are on to something!

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