Wow little man. Your momma is awful at keeping up with this blog. I am so sorry! I will try to do better, but I can't make any promises. You are a handful and there is a lot going on right now it the Acker family...I will fill you in later :)
I wanted to update you on your 6 month stats: At 6 months you weighed 18 lbs 8 ozs and you were 28 1/2 inches long. You stated eating your yellow veggies (carrots, squash and sweet potatoes so far) and you LOVE them! I have to add a little cereal to the squash because it its too runny for you. I have been making all your food so far, hopefully I can keep it up! It is so easy. It saves us a little money, but honestly, not a ton. (The baby cook was a Christmas present from Mimi so we didn't have any start-up costs.) I really enjoy making it for you, its kind of fun.
You had a runny nose and you were pulling at your ear so, of course, I took you to see Dr Harvey. He assured me your little ear was fine and you were just teething. Until then I will take all the gummy kisses I can get!
You are rocking back and forth like a mad man. You even straighten out your legs so only your hands and feet are touching the ground. You can go from sitting up to on your belly, from on your belly to sitting up and you can roll all around the room. But you can not crawl. No army crawl, no backwards crawl, nothing. I think your just a too little large for your little arms and once their muscles are stronger you will be on the go! I will post some videos and pictures of you tonight. Your Aunt Lizzy will be mad at me if I don't!!
We love you to pieces little man!
Monday, February 21, 2011
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Videos!
We bought a Sony flip camera around the time Everett was born and I am still getting adjusted to it....So forgive me for the poor video quality. I have learned that I should talk less and keep the camera very still! I make myself sick watching the long ones :)
Everett is about 2 months old in this video. He coo's throughout the night, all night long...It is the sweetest sound I have ever heard :) Listen closely
He is so sweet in the mornings. In this video he is also about 2 months old and all he wants to do is cuddle for a little bit before his next nap :) How could I resist?!?
Everett is about 2 months old in this video. He coo's throughout the night, all night long...It is the sweetest sound I have ever heard :) Listen closely
He is so sweet in the mornings. In this video he is also about 2 months old and all he wants to do is cuddle for a little bit before his next nap :) How could I resist?!?
Everett is almost 3 months here....He LOVES playing with his daddy :)
Enjoy Everyone!!!
Merry Christmas :)
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Christmas time!
Well I finally figured out how to put pictures on here! I know its super easy, but I just figured it out. So get excited!!!
Its finally Christmas time! This is my favorite time of year. I love the lights, the cold, the chili, the trees. Everything!! One of the best things about this Christmas is our little monster. He is getting so active and responsive. He has finally found his little feet and he loves to hold onto them as long as possible. He is also rolling over now. He can go from front to back and back to front whenever he pleases. At night he sometimes rolls to his tummy and he gets really angry. I have to keep him strapped into everything now! I can't just put him in his bouncy seat while I shower, or his nap nanny while I make a bottle. I can't believe how much he has grown! Since I just learned how to put pictures up, here are some starting at day 1!!
Here is the day we meet our little boy
And some pictures from his first month with us!
And 1 Month old!
And 2 Months Old:
Ill post some more recent ones soon. And probably some cute videos too! Enjoy!!
Its finally Christmas time! This is my favorite time of year. I love the lights, the cold, the chili, the trees. Everything!! One of the best things about this Christmas is our little monster. He is getting so active and responsive. He has finally found his little feet and he loves to hold onto them as long as possible. He is also rolling over now. He can go from front to back and back to front whenever he pleases. At night he sometimes rolls to his tummy and he gets really angry. I have to keep him strapped into everything now! I can't just put him in his bouncy seat while I shower, or his nap nanny while I make a bottle. I can't believe how much he has grown! Since I just learned how to put pictures up, here are some starting at day 1!!
Here is the day we meet our little boy
And 1 Month old!
And 2 Months Old:
And 3 Months Old!
Ill post some more recent ones soon. And probably some cute videos too! Enjoy!!Wednesday, September 15, 2010
The best job a girl could ask for!
Its official! I am staying at home with my baby boy! I am so excited about this. Of course operating on one income will be interesting, but we have done it before and plenty of other people do it with less. I had planned on returning to work Monday, but we had some issues in the childcare department. Les and I had a provider lined up in March. She was an in-home facility and she had never had any complaints or violations. She came recommended from a friend and I really liked her. I was taking Everett a week early so I could ease into being away from him all day long. When I arrived the first day she informed me that there had been a death in her home the previous week. Nothing that was within her control (SIDS) but she was devastated. She was no longer taking infants. I got home and held my little one and cried. I couldn't imagine losing him.
After it sunk in I realized that I stated work the next week and I had no childcare. I looked everywhere. I contacted or visited 17 different places!! All but three had waiting lists or just didn't take brand new babies. I called DHS and the three that had openings had some pretty serious violations and complaints so they were not options. Les and I decided that it was best for our family if I stay at home with him for a little while. At least until he is older. I put our name on three different waiting lists so we will have a choice when that time comes.
Keep us in your prayers, and pray for little Jackson and his family. I couldn't imagine the pain of losing a child. Cherish your children, they are so precious.
After it sunk in I realized that I stated work the next week and I had no childcare. I looked everywhere. I contacted or visited 17 different places!! All but three had waiting lists or just didn't take brand new babies. I called DHS and the three that had openings had some pretty serious violations and complaints so they were not options. Les and I decided that it was best for our family if I stay at home with him for a little while. At least until he is older. I put our name on three different waiting lists so we will have a choice when that time comes.
Keep us in your prayers, and pray for little Jackson and his family. I couldn't imagine the pain of losing a child. Cherish your children, they are so precious.
6 Weeks Old :)
Everett,
Tomorrow you will be 6 weeks old. I have mixed emotions about this milestone.
I am happy because you are so interactive and so much fun. You love to sit and stare at me and make faces. You smile when I smile at you, and when I tickle you, and when Fergie licks your little feet. You want to sit up so badly! You have amazing head control and your legs are very strong for a baby your age. (That's what Dr Harvey told me today) You have been gaining weight like crazy since we started supplementing, and you are finally back on track with your birth weight. You weigh 9lbs 8ozs!!
I am also sad about how quickly you are growing. I know that it won't be like this for long and I am cherishing every moment of your dependency on me. I teared up today when one of your newborn outfits was too snug. It fit you perfectly your first couple weeks. I'm not gonna lie, you are a lot of work. You keep me on my toes and you aren't even mobile yet! But I love every minute of it. I couldn't think of anything I would rather do than spend my days with you.
You have so many little quirks that I am so afraid I will forget about as you grow out of them. You are starting to love your Baby Einstein DVDs. You only last about 15 minutes, but you love those 15 minutes. You get the hiccups all the time and they make you so angry sometimes, but sometimes they make you laugh. You have the biggest most beautiful smile I have ever seen. Most of the time you are awake I am trying to get you to smile. You wrap your little fingers around my necklace while you nurse and you scratch my side with the other hand. Your hands are your favorite toy. You always have them by your face. I have to keep your nails very short because you scratch your face like crazy. It took you 5 weeks to successfully suck your thumb. You have a love/hate relationship with your binky. Sometimes you will wedge your hand behind it and fling it across the room. You talk all the time. You even coo while you sleep. Every night I read your Bible to you and you love to stare at me while I read. Sometimes it looks like you are mimicking my mouth movements. You have started pooping on a very strict schedule. Every other day, between 10am and 2pm. But they are the biggest poos in the world. They usually come out all sides of the diaper and get all over you and me...or the car seat. When you first wake up, you stretch for about 5 solid minutes. You get angry if I wake you up. You also get very angry when we take your bottle away to burp you. There are a million more, but I am already crying just thinking about the fact that someday you will not be doing any of these sweet little things anymore.
Your daddy and I love you to pieces. I thank God every day for such a wonderful blessing. I still can't believe how lucky I am.
Love,
Mommy
Tomorrow you will be 6 weeks old. I have mixed emotions about this milestone.
I am happy because you are so interactive and so much fun. You love to sit and stare at me and make faces. You smile when I smile at you, and when I tickle you, and when Fergie licks your little feet. You want to sit up so badly! You have amazing head control and your legs are very strong for a baby your age. (That's what Dr Harvey told me today) You have been gaining weight like crazy since we started supplementing, and you are finally back on track with your birth weight. You weigh 9lbs 8ozs!!
I am also sad about how quickly you are growing. I know that it won't be like this for long and I am cherishing every moment of your dependency on me. I teared up today when one of your newborn outfits was too snug. It fit you perfectly your first couple weeks. I'm not gonna lie, you are a lot of work. You keep me on my toes and you aren't even mobile yet! But I love every minute of it. I couldn't think of anything I would rather do than spend my days with you.
You have so many little quirks that I am so afraid I will forget about as you grow out of them. You are starting to love your Baby Einstein DVDs. You only last about 15 minutes, but you love those 15 minutes. You get the hiccups all the time and they make you so angry sometimes, but sometimes they make you laugh. You have the biggest most beautiful smile I have ever seen. Most of the time you are awake I am trying to get you to smile. You wrap your little fingers around my necklace while you nurse and you scratch my side with the other hand. Your hands are your favorite toy. You always have them by your face. I have to keep your nails very short because you scratch your face like crazy. It took you 5 weeks to successfully suck your thumb. You have a love/hate relationship with your binky. Sometimes you will wedge your hand behind it and fling it across the room. You talk all the time. You even coo while you sleep. Every night I read your Bible to you and you love to stare at me while I read. Sometimes it looks like you are mimicking my mouth movements. You have started pooping on a very strict schedule. Every other day, between 10am and 2pm. But they are the biggest poos in the world. They usually come out all sides of the diaper and get all over you and me...or the car seat. When you first wake up, you stretch for about 5 solid minutes. You get angry if I wake you up. You also get very angry when we take your bottle away to burp you. There are a million more, but I am already crying just thinking about the fact that someday you will not be doing any of these sweet little things anymore.
Your daddy and I love you to pieces. I thank God every day for such a wonderful blessing. I still can't believe how lucky I am.
Love,
Mommy
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Dr Visits
Everett was 8lbs 3ozs and 20 inches when he was born. At his first Drs visit he weighed 7lbs 8ozs, normal weight loss for the first few days of life. His reflexes were great and the Dr was very happy with him. He was eating every 3 hours and sleeping between, and was alert and active for about an hour each day.
We had some trouble with our 2 week check up. Everett only weighed 7lbs 10ozs. He gained just 2ozs in 2 weeks. Bad news. He should have been back to his birth weight by then. The doctor gave me one week to get his weight up or he will make us start using formula. Nothing wrong with formula, I just want to breastfeed him! I have been making sure to feed him every two hours. It is tough, but worth it for my little monster. We go back Friday (tomorrow) for a weight check. Keep us in your prayers!
We had some trouble with our 2 week check up. Everett only weighed 7lbs 10ozs. He gained just 2ozs in 2 weeks. Bad news. He should have been back to his birth weight by then. The doctor gave me one week to get his weight up or he will make us start using formula. Nothing wrong with formula, I just want to breastfeed him! I have been making sure to feed him every two hours. It is tough, but worth it for my little monster. We go back Friday (tomorrow) for a weight check. Keep us in your prayers!
I can't believe I haven't updated this since our little baby boy joined us! These past few weeks have flown by.
My labor and delivery went better than I could have ever expected. Sunday night, Les and I were having dinner then going to see a movie. Around 6:00 pm I started noticing some minor contractions. They weren't that painful but they were enough to notice. By midnight they were 5 minutes apart and very consistent so we went to the hospital. I was only dilated to 3 cm so they sent me home. The contractions continued until Tuesday when I felt like they were much stronger, so we went back to the hospital and I was only dilated to 4 cm!! Back home we went! At our weekly appointment, Wednesday morning, I was still at a 4. My Dr was planning to wait until the 9th to induce me but I couldn't take it anymore. The contractions were not terribly painful, but after three days of them I was exhausted. We scheduled to induce Thursday morning! We checked in to the hospital Thursday at 6:30 am. I was dilated 5 cm and 70% effaced. They got me hooked up and started the pitocin at 7:00. After only two hours the nurse came in and asked if I was ready for the epidural...I was expecting much much more pain first!! But after that I didn't feel a thing. I was fully dilated by 1:00 pm and I started pushing shortly after that. I only pushed through four contractions (10 minutes) then Everett arrived. I know, I am very lucky it was so short, but I pushed so hard I thought my head was going to pop off. The final push took everything I had in me. I don't think I could have pushed again. And Les was so amazing, he was so encouraging and I know I couldn't have done it without him. He even took a peek when Everett was crowning and didn't pass out!!
Our little boy is perfect! The nurse gave him a 9 on his 1 minute APGAR score, and a 10 on his 5 minute score. My happy healthy little boy was finally here! That really was the most amazing moment of my life. I still can't believe Les and I made him!!!
My labor and delivery went better than I could have ever expected. Sunday night, Les and I were having dinner then going to see a movie. Around 6:00 pm I started noticing some minor contractions. They weren't that painful but they were enough to notice. By midnight they were 5 minutes apart and very consistent so we went to the hospital. I was only dilated to 3 cm so they sent me home. The contractions continued until Tuesday when I felt like they were much stronger, so we went back to the hospital and I was only dilated to 4 cm!! Back home we went! At our weekly appointment, Wednesday morning, I was still at a 4. My Dr was planning to wait until the 9th to induce me but I couldn't take it anymore. The contractions were not terribly painful, but after three days of them I was exhausted. We scheduled to induce Thursday morning! We checked in to the hospital Thursday at 6:30 am. I was dilated 5 cm and 70% effaced. They got me hooked up and started the pitocin at 7:00. After only two hours the nurse came in and asked if I was ready for the epidural...I was expecting much much more pain first!! But after that I didn't feel a thing. I was fully dilated by 1:00 pm and I started pushing shortly after that. I only pushed through four contractions (10 minutes) then Everett arrived. I know, I am very lucky it was so short, but I pushed so hard I thought my head was going to pop off. The final push took everything I had in me. I don't think I could have pushed again. And Les was so amazing, he was so encouraging and I know I couldn't have done it without him. He even took a peek when Everett was crowning and didn't pass out!!
Our little boy is perfect! The nurse gave him a 9 on his 1 minute APGAR score, and a 10 on his 5 minute score. My happy healthy little boy was finally here! That really was the most amazing moment of my life. I still can't believe Les and I made him!!!
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