Pregnant fever??

I know of baby fever. Where you see the cute chubby checks and gummy smile baby and get that urge to have one of your own, or another one. I have a baby so I don't have that feeling yet but I do miss being pregnant! I know at the end it was pretty rough but I miss my little ok big belly. I miss feeling him kick. I miss knowing he was safe. I miss everyone being nice and letting me sit down all the time haha. For the most part I really did enjoy being pregnant. But it will be a long while before I that way again. I like having this time to just spend with Matthew. Because I know that once baby number 2 comes along I won't be able to spend as much time with him. Plus even though I had him naturally, well with some drugs, I STILL do not know what a real contraction feels like! So for now I will enjoy my little man and get continue working on getting back to my pre-pregnancy weight and just look at my belly pictures! =)

4 Months!

It has been 4 months since Matthew entered this world. I can't believe how fast time is going. I remember when he was a couple of days old and I thought 2 weeks was a long time away. What was I thinking! Matthew had his 4 month check on Monday. He was 15 lbs 4oz and 25 inches long. 50% for everything. He had the start of his third ear infection too. I see tubes in the future. He also had his reflux meds increased so I hope that will help with his screaming and so far so good. He LOVED flirting with the nurse. After his appointment he had his very first date with my friends little girl Carleigh. She is a month older than Matthew. He just loves the older women. We went to the Olive Garden and he sleep through most of it. I'm going to have to show him how to be a good date but since he just got shots I let him slide. When he did wake up all he did was stare. I think he was trying to figure out what that stuff was on top of her head because the baby he sees ever night at bath time does not have that. Poor kid, I might have to buy him those baby wigs I see! I have been taking pictures of Matthew every month with his bear. Well I started at 2 months because I didn't think about it before then. But it's a cool way to see how he has grown. Month 2 and 3 look the same almost but you can tell he had a growth spurt at 4.


2 months



3 months



4 months


I wonder what 5 months will have in store!

Jen

Yard Sale!!!

I really hate doing yard sales. I hate getting up early on a Saturday, I hate the awkwardness when only one person is there and I hate having to do the math when they need change. Yet I am doing one tomorrow. But it is for a great cause. Most of you know I do the March for Babies every year. March for Babies is sponsored by the March of Dimes and it helps raise money to research things that will help babies be born healthy and those that are not to have a fighting chance. This will be my 5th year! I started it a few years after my nephew passed away. He was born 14 weeks too soon and lived for 2 weeks. I will never forget the day he died. It was a Monday. The day before everyone went up to the hospital to see him but it was so close to closing time for the NICU that I said I would wait to see him later so that the others could go see him. I never got to see him alive again. That Monday the nurse called my sister early in the morning to say it was not good. I remember getting up and she was gone and I knew. I had to clean out all the baby things she had in her room. That was the hardest thing I have ever done in my life and I hope it stays that way. Every time I feel like my life is hard or unfair I just think about that tiny baby. That little baby that was back and blue from all those needles and IVs that had to have feeding tubes and breathing tubes, that had been through more in his 2 weeks of life than most people have their whole life and I can't complain. All he ever knew was a hospital and needles. Now though he is in heaven playing with angels and seeing things I can only imagine. Joshua was only here for 2 weeks but he will be in my heart forever. Thank you Joshua for reminding me not to take things for granted and for that I will get up early to do a yard sale in the morning.


Jen

I did it! Again!

No this isn't about an old Brittany Spears song this is just me admitting that I am a blogoholic. I like to write about things so I start up blogs and then realized0 how boring my life is so I never really did them. I thought I would give it one more try since I have Matthew I can writ about. Although I'm not going to lie he is pretty boring at times to haha

God bless,
Jen