The Many names and Faces of my Son

The Famous "look" by Mr. Grumpapotomus

LOVING his mobile

SO serious

The Mastered boo boo face ♥

The many names of my son.....

Bode

Benner

Buppy- I just started calling him this when he was born.

Buddyboo- this one was completely originated by my HUSBAND, and this is his name for him (I wont take part in this one..lol)

Hungrysaurus- The kid eats as if he hasnt been fed in the last week. Like he cant get enough in the first gulp so he gasps, glups, and swallows like its the end of the world. Not the most appealing thing in the moms room..LOL

Handsome

Baby / Baby Boy

Stinky- This includes blow out diapers, regular diapers, man farts, acid burps and puke, and just being an all around BOY!

Bodeman- This is a daddy name as well..

My Happy Boy- Mainly in the mornings when he wakes up and starts out the day. He has bright eyes, a happy face on, and happy to see his momma.

Squeaker- His cries and protests are alot of squeaks and high pitched. He sounds like a baby dinosaur. (until the real cry breaks out!)

Poopy- :)

Grumpapotomus / Grumpasaurus- My son is the most serious baby you'll ever meet. I have NO idea how he got this, except this is how i was as a baby. He doesnt like to be bathed, his clothes changed, diaper changed, touched when he is not being held, being on to hard or a surface, cold mattress, yawing, etc. All that is accompanied by intense screaming and his protest the entire time. This is not so convenient when at church, or out in public in general. It sounds like im beating my child when i beginning to unbutton his onesise to change him!!!

I honsetly have to say it makes me laugh, i dont know where he got it unless it is genes. Dan and I are So chill and easy going especially with him. He doesnt enjoy playing a whole lot, will not do tummy time, and if he does he falls asleep or pukes. He likes to be talked to, and watch his mobile. (He LOVES LOVES LOVES his mobile) When he is sitting in his bouncer or swing he usually has his eye brows scrunched just looking around, or asleep with his eye brows scrunched! haha Sometimes he gives you "the look" when he is not happy with something but not protesting, i have to turn away and laugh, or make fun of him (in a good way). Sometimes when he is sleeping he'll be dreaming and smiling away, then let out the cutest giggle waking him self up startled and start crying!! HAHA And then there are times he just wakes up fussy and grumpy. :/

He only wants to be held, if thats where he could always be then he would. He is able to know who and whats going on around him at all times. he holds his neck up AMAZINGLY for his age so he loves to be looking over your shoulder. When hes having is really grumpy or sick days he just wants to cuddle on my chest. ♥

Dont get me wrong, his not an unhappy baby, just VERY serious and touch sensitive (unless hes being held). Alot of it has to do with his tummy as well im sure, heartburn is not fun for an infant :( Although he has started smiling the last few days and talking!!! WOO HOO Its so fun to sit and talk and have him occasionally chime in his two cents. Hes getting more and more active by the day and mommy is LOVING it!

A little bit of Everything

Well here i am finally with some free time! WHOA haha! I have SO stinking much to say, but no way to catch you up on it all. Ive got some a little bit of everything to tell you all! So i think the easiest way to go about it is to just bullet point some of it here and then i can be a little caught up and stat this going again!

Here we go...

Bodie is doing wonderful, still a puker with terrible reflux but doing MUCH better! I think the trick is keeping him full so it balances out the acid.

I have had to start formula...and it was a HARD HARD thing for me to do, but looking at it right now, it was the best decision. He has never gotten the latching on thing, and so its been a huge struggle, so i have been pumping, which is alot easier for us both. Switching to half formula was a challenge for me, but Bodie is now putting on WEIGHT! Hes now at.........im embarrassed to say...........9 pounds!! He has had the hardest time putting on weight with how much he throws everything up. But were working on that...

I have been doing wonderful as well, healing up very nicely, and only have about one or two sore days a week! My milk is dangerously LOW from having to start supplementing with formula half and half. Im working on getting it bac, but its a long and hard process.

Dan is doing good, busy. Hes still doing full time school and work, so hes only time with me and Bode is for about 4 hours a day :( poor guy

Some things on the funnier side of parenthood...

Im realizing that there are such a thing as are muscles and they are now getting quite the work out :)

I can officially say that i have changed a diaper, a LOT of every kind...haha

My perspective on sleep has TOTALLY changed, before i would have thought 3 hours of sleep was suicide, now i think its heaven!

I NEVER EVER wanted my kids to sleep in bed with me....now i dont see how you cant! lol Mainly because he has hos 4 am wake up due to his reflux and gets in gagging and puking fits, and the only thing that helps is if he is on his tummy inclined. (mommas chest) and Dan leaves at 4:30 so i need to cuddle.. ♥

i went on my first outting with out dan or baby, it was hard but SO refreshing. I came home and Dan had given him a bath and gotten him into his jammies. Such a good husband. I thought he needed his diaper changed and as dan picked him up to go change him he had a BLOW OUT! by the time we got up stairs to change him....he had NO DIAPER ON!!! HAHAHA Dan had gotten him dressed without a diaper and then blew out his outfit! it was CLASSIC

I think i beat up on Bodie more then a big brother would at times. Im either, bumping him, scratching him, just all around beating him up ;)

One ting i CAN NOT STAND, is when im wearing my sling with Bodie in there sleeping, and im either in the prayer room or something and people come within centimeters of hitting him with out even knowing. UH, seriously one of these days someone is going to run into him and find themselves on the floor! haha good thing im always watching and able to move before hand. WATCH WERE YOUR GOING!

I could go on and on BUT im not going too, i just wanted to catch up a bit, and now i can keep up for here on out...hopefully.. :)

Love you all,
Ash

BABY IS HERE

Hey everyone, sorry i have not posted sooner, life as i know it now is crazy, (in a wonderful kinda way). As all of you already know, we met our little boy on Sept. 14th, (two weeks ago today) @ 2:23pm. He weighed 8pounds 3ounces, and was 19 and a half inches long. I will be posting my birth story later, once i have time to really sit down and write it.



Things are going wonderfully, ,and we are SO blessed and SOOO in love already with our little man. I honestly could not have asked for anything else or more, he exceeds everything i could have dreamed up. ♥

I will be posting more now that i have some time and things have calmed down a bit. Im still getting the hang of it all so be patient with me ;)

Ash*

Quick update....


I had my next appt. Tuesday, where i showed NO progress in dilation or anything. SO she MAJORLY stripped my membranes again and told me if this didn't work then nothing would at this point. And i will have to be induced sometime next week if nothing happens.

So this morning i THINK i may have gotten a slow leak in my water. :D My mom and i are going to hurry and get ready, and head up to the hospital, as soon as my hubby gets home. This may just be the day...oh man... Dan had guessed the 10th from the beginning, so i guess we will see?! Keep up in your prayers today and we will keep everyone updated..

I hope this is it, ill be so embarrassed if i go in and it turns out im slowly peeing my pants... LOL

Ash

72 hour wait

Quick update on my appointment today:

Things were going good, she checked me and i was at a full 2cm dilated and about 75% effaced! (progress none the less!) She decided to do a membrane sweep on me to help progress things, which i have to say was a bit more painful then expected. She said if my body is ready for labor and the baby is ready to come then this should jump start labor with in the next 72 hours! The baby has and was so low today that she was able to touch his head with no problems. WHOA! So now we're waiting to see if this worked, and i start to progress faster with my contractions or my water to break. I was actually really relieved she did the sweep today, and praying it will work. my back has been and is the worst i have ever had it, i have almost fallen a few times and almost had to call Dan to help me out with walking... :/ Most movements send a sharp shooting pain down my leg or up my back, to the point my leg just gives out. I dont know what to really do about this, and it does make me nervous for labor with it like this. SO please i really need your prayers, healing for this pinched nerve, especially so i am able to get around by myself, or at least walk around the house with out falling or using things to keep me up..

Thank you its much needed right now. :)
I will keep you updated with everything, and IF anything happens in the next three days! (hopefully it will) :)

Ash

Full Term

I MADE IT!! I am as of today considered full term (37 weeks). baby is now developed all the way, and if he came now would be perfectly healthy!

Todays check up went wonderful. We did our routine check up and then she checked to see if i had started to dilate or efface. As she is checking me she goes "oh I dont think you'll be making it to September!" I am dilated to 2cm and starting to efface. Great news for me, i have been praying i would have SOME progress, even if i stay like that for a few weeks. And i am in fact making progress. We joked a bit about having the baby this weekend (which turns out i actually may) and how Friday i CAN NOT have it because its completely marked off as her one vacation day, which i am fine with the baby needs his OWN birthday, not mommys. It was a good appointment.

I was telling her how i have been feeling the last couple of days and telling her i was having LOTS of contractions yesterday, and really sick today, she said it maybe the very beginning of labor, and keep watch of the contractions. :)

Thats all i have for right now, praying that baby is going to come early still.

Oh and were ALMOST done with the nursery. We bought a dresser yesterday, and are going to hopefully by the crib either tonight or tomorrow. :) This is a LOT of progress for us and how busy we have been. I still need to pack a bag....i should just go do it now... :/

Ok NOW thats all.

♥ Ash