Have to share the happy some more!

I am sorry to keep posted videos of Daniel, well no I am not! We are just so happy that he is happy!

Talking to Daddy

Andrew also got this quick video of Daniel talking to him.

Drumming on Beat

Andrew captured this video yesterday of Aidan drumming on beat with a music video...if he was off beat he would stop and start again.

Our Precious Daniel

Gaming Brothers

Not that this is a "proud" moment however, Aidan likes video games of all kinds. Logan too! Learning games, numbers, drawing, musical and of course all things Wii or really all things Mario Kart. We are cutting the Mario Kart time lately as we find that the evenings when he plays some he does not sleep well. He will wake up and request company from one of us. The nights he does not play he sleeps more consistently. They are really cute when they get to play. Aidan and Logan take seats on the bean bags and Logan holds an extra wheel. Aidan is pretty doggone good and placing on the faster races. Crazy!!

This is practically the only way we can get Aidan and Logan still enough for a picture and very easy to place Daniel by them. :-)

Baptism Day

Today was Daniel's Sacrament of Baptism. It was a nice mass and we had a nice get together at our home afterwards. We are greatful and thankful for all who were able to make it. Thank you! Here are a few pictures from the day...mostly of the star of the day! We had a few more pictures however we turned the flash off the camera and they were mostly blurry. What a beautiful day!

How refreshing....

These may be long and boring to some however, I am sure out of town Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles will enjoy and greatly appreciate.

~~2 months old~~

My how the time has gone by...

DHR's Stats:

Height: 22.5 in (45%)

Weight: 10 lb 15.5 oz (30%)

Head Circum: 15 5/8 in (45%)

Two months with Daniel already under out belts. I have to still agree with the first month post..it has been a looooooooooooooooooooooooooong but quick two months. Things most definitely seem to be looking up. He still doesn't sleep great however, it seems he has a difficult time getting comfortable. He spends a lot of time at night grunting, lifting his chin and swallowing hard all while grimacing. He does sleep peaceful but most of his time is pretty restless and noisy. He LOVES to smile and talk. He will coo on his own but really prefers to look at someone and talk to them. I am almost surprised (like I said last month) that he has this capability since he spent well over the first 8 weeks screaming almost constantly. He is finally starting to put some weight back on. He did really well and after 2.5 weeks he started to lose weight then the other week he started to pick back up. The past few days he is dwindling on eating not as much as the "average" baby should however enough to not completely concern us yet... The doctor was very happy to see him and said he is doing well. Right now they won't up his dose of reflux meds unless it seems he needs it (the dosage is based on weight). I am starting to wonder if some of the grunting might be signs we're heading that way. :-/ I really HATE that he is on meds but the poor kid needs something to alleviate his discomfort. So far all non-medicinal treatments have failed him. :-(

However, our sweet little boy has much more happy time and shows us his sweet little personality when he is awake. He is most definitely a new baby! Here's hoping the rest of the months keep looking up!!

The WIld Ones

Dinner isn't complete without the camera being pulled out. Logan was the quiet ham...Aidan was wound up...and most of the pictures were blurry and his fingers were up his nose..sooo I only picked one to post...Our Wild Ones...and we think Daniel will follow in their footsteps of wildness...

Logey Joe

Here is Logan Chillin'

and..

the aftermath of devouring a chocolate strawberry or two...

Vegetables

The Big Brothers!

And here are my troopers through out all of this last crazy 8 weeks.

We think he is finally bulking up!

The last 8 weeks have been more than trying. Excitement, Stress, Joy, Fear, Happiness, Sleeplessness and Chaos. (I think that covers everything.) Last week was particulary terrible and ended on Friday with Daniel screaming from 9am-6pm (then Andrew came home to the war zone and the screaming persisted) he would eat last Friday and cat nap maybe 15 minutes at max and the screaming would come back full force. Burps...no burps...Farts...no farts. Does he want held? No still screaming. Does he want to lay out and kick? No still screaming. (I am not meaning fussing or wah-wah crying I mean blood curling screams.) Nothing helped. Aidan continued his normal day with his loud singing and clapping and narrating books we have read or movies seen from memory and wanted a constant response from me that I heard him or knew what he was talking about..ie. story or movie. Logan was doing his thing with his normal fits of rage (thank you terrible two's and frustration of not speaking). So I am sure the screaming baby was overstimulated by his Brothers (as was I) and the rest of us were overstimulated by the crying baby. See the pretty picture I am painting?! SHEER CHAOS! It is so overwhelming to try everything and find you are no comfort to your Baby. I found a connection though..the probiotics I was giving him to help with the antibiotics the Doc wrote for him...have dairy in them. Yeah...connection here...Soy milk...he seemed better..gave him probiotics with traces of dairy...screaming. Well, Friday was the last hoorah he was happy Saturday and so on. This week has been much better. This child farts like a 200 lb grown man though. The gassiest thing ever. From all of the reading I have done...a child with a milk sensitivity has the same symptoms but diarhea and Daniel has been bound tight with no help from anything we tried. Needless to say this week I found an article at Dr. Greene.com that a lot of babies with milk sensitivity actually have constipation. DING DING DING!! And a study they have to show it. They said it can take up to 2 weeks for them to clear dairy from their system...and all the breastfeeding info you read says if you have a baby with "colic" to eliminate dairy from your diet (ie. milk, yougurt, cheese, butter..) WHAT?! That is all I eat especially when I need a quick snack. I did not eat dairy at the hopsital but came home to have cheese and crackers as a snack...I was nursing and realized I needed to eat I would say, "Hey Andrew! Grab me two cheese sticks please!" I am hungry and what do I want for breakfast? A yogurt and whole wheat toast with butter. Hmmm..now this explains why the child puked on everything we gave him! Why he wouldn't poop and would ball up, get rigid and scream his little heart out! Oh yes and if a baby has reflux AND a milk sensitivity then their reflux pain is only exacerabated by the milk issues. Wow! Aren't we a bundle of information! This week has been MUCH MUCH better. However, when he starts to fuss and I can't seem to do much for him (and this time I mean just fuss) I get overwhelmed and worried that we may be taking 10 steps back. So, these pictures are Daniel at 8 weeks old sleeping peacefully. :-) <3 What a looong 8 weeks. Oh yes and starting last Friday he just started eating and eating and eating....by Sunday night he looked like he chunked up some! What do you think?!

Last Sunday of January

Here is a small glimpse of a peaceful baby..

Reading

What better way to spend your morning than thumbing through a Thomas "Yearbook." This "book" has accompanied us on a few car rides also.