Jonah has had a very busy weekend so far. First while playing with daddy on the floor yesterday, he rolled front to back twice, then repeated it again three times today for good measure. Before I know it he will be rolling in order to get from point A to point B.
Secondly, after weeks and weeks of chasing his little thumbs, he finally snagged it in his mouth. The poor guy has been licking his thumbs and his fists for so long, it's sort of bitter sweet that he has finally found his thumb. Bitter because I dread the dental bills and procedures that "may" be needed in order to correct his precious little smile later on. And Sweet for two reasons...1) it's super cute when he sits watching TV sucking on his little thumb, and 2) because he slept until 8am this morning all because he was sucking on his thumb (and the thumb is much easier to find over a pacifier when he spits it out and it rolls under the couch).
Tomorrow will be another busy day as we plan to take Jonah to his first (of many) trip to Maymont to enjoy the beautiful weather. Can't wait!
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Saturday, August 21, 2010
2 Months and counting...
Two months??? Well plus an additional week since I have been delinquent in posting on time. I cannot believe that this precious sweet boy came into our life a month ago. Motherhood has been such a wonderful journey thus far.
He is growing great... at his 2 month check up he weight 11 lbs 5 ounces and was 22 1/2 inches long. He also got 4 shots and an oral vaccine at this visit. He was a little cranky that evening, but my boy was super strong and brave :)
Jonah is still a sweet boy, who rarely fusses (unless he is hungry or his belly is acting up).
He is still a blondie and his eyes are definately blue (I was hoping for this!)
He is smiling and cooing TONS. My favorite times with him during the day is when he wakes up in the morning and after his morning nap. Here is a little video of my morning fun with him....
Jonah still enjoys his green soothie pacifier (and mommy and daddy enjoy that he enjoys it!)
He is trying frequently to suck his thumbs. Though it seems as though the thought of thumbsucking is appealing, the actual act does not appear to be. The few times that we have helped him to find his thumb (yes I know we will regret this later) he seems completely disgusted at the taste/texture of it.
To our wonderful surprise, Jonah tries and succeeds at sleeping through the night every third night or so. The other nights he tends to wake up at 330 in the morning and stubbornly stays up for a few hours before finally drifting back to sleep. I am dreading going back to work after those nights.
Jonah loves to sleep mostly on his boppy pillow wrapped in a fuzzy blanket. I wish that I could let him sleep like this at nighttime, because he truely sleeps better with a cozy blanket, but SIDS is too much of a risk for me to gamble like that.
After two months of a lot of hard work, Jonah is finally receiving 100% breast milk (with a very rare formula top off here and there).
The cats are doing much better with him. Audrey isn't madly in love with him, but she no longer hisses and in fact has laid beside him quite a few times. Willow still "protects" him and we call her the guard cat.
Jonah is super strong and has great head control. He also has started weight bearing on his legs, so I am going to get him and exersaucer so he can continue to practice.
I read to Jonah (almost) everyday. He really likes Dr. Seuss and anything with black, white, and red illustrations (So far the Olivia books and Horton hatches an egg have been a hit).
We took Jonah to the Watermelon Festival in Carytown a few weekends ago. He was completely uninterested and slept the entire time. He has had two outdoor events thus far and has slept through both of them and then some. The heat really wears him out.
I return to work in two weeks and am so sad that I will be leaving my boy. Hopefully one day I will be able to stay at home more :)
He is growing great... at his 2 month check up he weight 11 lbs 5 ounces and was 22 1/2 inches long. He also got 4 shots and an oral vaccine at this visit. He was a little cranky that evening, but my boy was super strong and brave :)
Jonah is still a sweet boy, who rarely fusses (unless he is hungry or his belly is acting up).
He is still a blondie and his eyes are definately blue (I was hoping for this!)
He is smiling and cooing TONS. My favorite times with him during the day is when he wakes up in the morning and after his morning nap. Here is a little video of my morning fun with him....
Jonah still enjoys his green soothie pacifier (and mommy and daddy enjoy that he enjoys it!)
He is trying frequently to suck his thumbs. Though it seems as though the thought of thumbsucking is appealing, the actual act does not appear to be. The few times that we have helped him to find his thumb (yes I know we will regret this later) he seems completely disgusted at the taste/texture of it.
To our wonderful surprise, Jonah tries and succeeds at sleeping through the night every third night or so. The other nights he tends to wake up at 330 in the morning and stubbornly stays up for a few hours before finally drifting back to sleep. I am dreading going back to work after those nights.
Jonah loves to sleep mostly on his boppy pillow wrapped in a fuzzy blanket. I wish that I could let him sleep like this at nighttime, because he truely sleeps better with a cozy blanket, but SIDS is too much of a risk for me to gamble like that.
After two months of a lot of hard work, Jonah is finally receiving 100% breast milk (with a very rare formula top off here and there).
The cats are doing much better with him. Audrey isn't madly in love with him, but she no longer hisses and in fact has laid beside him quite a few times. Willow still "protects" him and we call her the guard cat.
Jonah is super strong and has great head control. He also has started weight bearing on his legs, so I am going to get him and exersaucer so he can continue to practice.
I read to Jonah (almost) everyday. He really likes Dr. Seuss and anything with black, white, and red illustrations (So far the Olivia books and Horton hatches an egg have been a hit).
We took Jonah to the Watermelon Festival in Carytown a few weekends ago. He was completely uninterested and slept the entire time. He has had two outdoor events thus far and has slept through both of them and then some. The heat really wears him out.
I return to work in two weeks and am so sad that I will be leaving my boy. Hopefully one day I will be able to stay at home more :)
Friday, July 30, 2010
6 Weeks Old
Yesterday Jonah turned 6 weeks old. It so amazing to think that 6 weeks ago we were welcoming this precious boy into our family. I am treasuring every moment with my little man as I am nearing my time when maternity leave will be over and I will have to return to the working world. Though I am not sure that a stay at home mom gig is in my future, I will say that I cannot imagine working full time forever now that I am a mom.
Jonah continues to grow quite well and at his one month checkup weight 10lbs 4 oz, up from his 8 lbs 1 oz at birth. We have moved away from most of his newborn sized clothes and are in 0-3 months and 3 months He is very alert and has begun to interact with us. While we have gotten smiles from him since birth, we began true purposeful smiles about two weeks ago when he was about a month old. Jonah continues to love his pacifier, but he only wants it when its convenient for him. In addition to loving his pacifier, Jonah loves to eat. We have actually had to gently "regulate" his intake as he seems to think its Thanksgiving every day and that he can eat the entire turkey all by himself...6 times a day. His eating adventures have brought us into the realm of reflux...which is definately aggravated by his over eating.
On a much sleepier note....in the last six days he has slept through the night three times. Though I knew that he was fine, that first night I think I woke up more confused than concerned. At first I couldnt figure out if the clocks were right, or if he screamed his head off in dire hunger and I just hadn't heard him. Nope, he was just snoozing :) I am definately not one to pass up sleep so I am surely appreciating the solid hours of snoozing!
Jonah continues to grow quite well and at his one month checkup weight 10lbs 4 oz, up from his 8 lbs 1 oz at birth. We have moved away from most of his newborn sized clothes and are in 0-3 months and 3 months He is very alert and has begun to interact with us. While we have gotten smiles from him since birth, we began true purposeful smiles about two weeks ago when he was about a month old. Jonah continues to love his pacifier, but he only wants it when its convenient for him. In addition to loving his pacifier, Jonah loves to eat. We have actually had to gently "regulate" his intake as he seems to think its Thanksgiving every day and that he can eat the entire turkey all by himself...6 times a day. His eating adventures have brought us into the realm of reflux...which is definately aggravated by his over eating.
On a much sleepier note....in the last six days he has slept through the night three times. Though I knew that he was fine, that first night I think I woke up more confused than concerned. At first I couldnt figure out if the clocks were right, or if he screamed his head off in dire hunger and I just hadn't heard him. Nope, he was just snoozing :) I am definately not one to pass up sleep so I am surely appreciating the solid hours of snoozing!
Sunday, July 4, 2010
It's a BOY!!!!
To our COMPLETE surprise, we welcomed sweet baby boy Jonah Lewis Cannon into the world on June 16, at 10:08 am. Jonah weighed in at 8 lbs 1 oz and 19 inches long.
It has been a very busy 2 and a half weeks, hence the reason there hasn't been any posts announcing his arrival. We spent 4 days in the hospital after Jonah was born via cesarean for being breech, and then we had family with us for about a week after we were home.
We are starting to adjust to the life of having a newborn and the every three hour feeds that come with it :) We are breastfeeding and bottle feeding as breastfeeding came with some unexpected challenges which we are slowly but surely overcoming. Jonah had some weight gain issues in the beginning which have since resolved.
A little about Jonah....
He is a blondie :) and has a widow's peak which we think he got from his daddy before he lost all of his hair :)
We couldn't have been blessed with a sweeter, more laid back baby. We typically do not hear a peep out of him unless he is hungry, has a yucky diaper, or unless we are changing him (he is still in the stage of hating being naked).
Jonah can sleep through front row seats at a Metalica concert. He gets that from his mama, but that boy sure can sleep through just about anything. He was like that in my tummy too, which is what got us admitted to the hospital one day for 24 hour observation on the heart rate monitor.
He likes to do EVERYTHING on his side. Sleeping, eating, sitting in the bouncy seat, and even when we change him. He did sit sideways in my tummy for nine months which is probably why he enjoys this position so much.
Our nickname for him is Jonah Bug.
His bottom half is extremely noisy....sort of earth quakes in his little britches...something else he gets from his mama ;) The flip side is that he is not a great burper, and will only do so about 40% of the time.
He loves his soothie pacifier, but only when the time is right.
Jonah HATES the buckling in process of getting his car seat, but once he is buckled in, it is lights out and he is completely asleep until you take him out.
Derek thinks he looks like the creatures from "I am Legend" when he cries. He kinda does.
Jonah loves to sprawl out on his daddy's tummy while they hang out on the couch together.
50% of the cats love him, and 50% well, could do without him. Willow loves Jonah, and has since become a much more loving cat since we brought Jonah home. Audrey on the other hand has not handled Jonah's arrival so well. Initially she hissed at him whenever she saw him, which has been gradually decreasing, but none the less we have to keep a close eye on her.
And he loves to listen to you talk to him. I can't wait to start reading him stories!
It has been a very busy 2 and a half weeks, hence the reason there hasn't been any posts announcing his arrival. We spent 4 days in the hospital after Jonah was born via cesarean for being breech, and then we had family with us for about a week after we were home.
We are starting to adjust to the life of having a newborn and the every three hour feeds that come with it :) We are breastfeeding and bottle feeding as breastfeeding came with some unexpected challenges which we are slowly but surely overcoming. Jonah had some weight gain issues in the beginning which have since resolved.
A little about Jonah....
He is a blondie :) and has a widow's peak which we think he got from his daddy before he lost all of his hair :)
We couldn't have been blessed with a sweeter, more laid back baby. We typically do not hear a peep out of him unless he is hungry, has a yucky diaper, or unless we are changing him (he is still in the stage of hating being naked).
Jonah can sleep through front row seats at a Metalica concert. He gets that from his mama, but that boy sure can sleep through just about anything. He was like that in my tummy too, which is what got us admitted to the hospital one day for 24 hour observation on the heart rate monitor.
He likes to do EVERYTHING on his side. Sleeping, eating, sitting in the bouncy seat, and even when we change him. He did sit sideways in my tummy for nine months which is probably why he enjoys this position so much.
Our nickname for him is Jonah Bug.
His bottom half is extremely noisy....sort of earth quakes in his little britches...something else he gets from his mama ;) The flip side is that he is not a great burper, and will only do so about 40% of the time.
He loves his soothie pacifier, but only when the time is right.
Jonah HATES the buckling in process of getting his car seat, but once he is buckled in, it is lights out and he is completely asleep until you take him out.
Derek thinks he looks like the creatures from "I am Legend" when he cries. He kinda does.
Jonah loves to sprawl out on his daddy's tummy while they hang out on the couch together.
50% of the cats love him, and 50% well, could do without him. Willow loves Jonah, and has since become a much more loving cat since we brought Jonah home. Audrey on the other hand has not handled Jonah's arrival so well. Initially she hissed at him whenever she saw him, which has been gradually decreasing, but none the less we have to keep a close eye on her.
And he loves to listen to you talk to him. I can't wait to start reading him stories!
Friday, May 14, 2010
And squeeze......feel the burn ladies....
I've decided, Pregnancy is just weird. And as a first time pregnant person, I have no clue what is going on with my body most days and if what I am feeling is normal.
You hear all these things from friends, the internet, and message boards about everyone's experiences and what they are feeling and since no two people are alike, you automatically begin to scrutinize every little twinge all over again. Just like the first trimester.
So this week, out of no where, and without any signs of illness whatsoever, my intestines decided to have a nesting period and clean themselves out. It was weird and random over the course of about three days. I have heard tons of "stories" that sometimes your body does this before labor in preparation for the big event. Well that subsided and today I think I started having some mild contractions. Atleast from what I can gather they are contractions. I never experienced anything that has been described as Braxton Hicks contractions (to the best of my knowledge). But today I started with somewhat of a pattern of these menstral like cramps, would last about 2 mins and over the course of the past hour, I think I have had about four. They are not particularly painful, but definately a few moments of discomfort, then it goes away. I can walk and talk through them, so I don't believe that I am entering into a true labor like pattern. Just weird.
Oh and my oldest cat has been truly glued to me today...which is particularly strange since I am in the company of a toddler all day and my cat does not tend to hang around a whole lot. Willow has even tolerated the young tike petting/pulling at her so long as she is laying by my side.
Will certainly keep you updated if anything progresses, though I don't think it will. Just likely the body starting to prepare itself.
You hear all these things from friends, the internet, and message boards about everyone's experiences and what they are feeling and since no two people are alike, you automatically begin to scrutinize every little twinge all over again. Just like the first trimester.
So this week, out of no where, and without any signs of illness whatsoever, my intestines decided to have a nesting period and clean themselves out. It was weird and random over the course of about three days. I have heard tons of "stories" that sometimes your body does this before labor in preparation for the big event. Well that subsided and today I think I started having some mild contractions. Atleast from what I can gather they are contractions. I never experienced anything that has been described as Braxton Hicks contractions (to the best of my knowledge). But today I started with somewhat of a pattern of these menstral like cramps, would last about 2 mins and over the course of the past hour, I think I have had about four. They are not particularly painful, but definately a few moments of discomfort, then it goes away. I can walk and talk through them, so I don't believe that I am entering into a true labor like pattern. Just weird.
Oh and my oldest cat has been truly glued to me today...which is particularly strange since I am in the company of a toddler all day and my cat does not tend to hang around a whole lot. Willow has even tolerated the young tike petting/pulling at her so long as she is laying by my side.
Will certainly keep you updated if anything progresses, though I don't think it will. Just likely the body starting to prepare itself.
Friday, April 30, 2010
WE....ARE....FAMILY (song to the tune of the Sister Sledge 1979 hit)
I find it both very entertaining and interesting the morphism in the meaning of the word "family" as your life progresses. As a young child, its whomever you reside with as you are growing up. When asked by your kindergarten teacher to draw a picture of your family with your favorite crayons, these are the people who are lucky enough to make it onto that white sheet of paper. Usually this means, that in addition to the humans you live with it is also the cat, the dog, and the goldfish too.
As you grow and mature, while the core family unit remains the same, you begin to welcome many other people in and out of your family unit. Friends, classmates, boyfriends, girlfriends, a mentor, or a coworker. Then comes your ultimate family unit, the one your children will draw with their favorite crayons. However, just as recent as a year ago, my family drawing was much different than it is now. Derek and I have two cats whom we absolutely adore, and he and I along with these two spoiled furballs, we were a family.
Now my family also consists of someone who is not yet here. Still a few more weeks til we get to meet this little one, but it is profound how much this child is already impacting our life. All of those "families" that I had growing up did not play the same role as my new growing one. I easily made decisions that did not involve or require me having to think about their impact on my "family." Now every decision I make, I find myself taking the time to think about how my decision will impact my child. Amazing how just a year ago I would have never thought about a large decision impacting my cats, despite that they are family.
As you grow and mature, while the core family unit remains the same, you begin to welcome many other people in and out of your family unit. Friends, classmates, boyfriends, girlfriends, a mentor, or a coworker. Then comes your ultimate family unit, the one your children will draw with their favorite crayons. However, just as recent as a year ago, my family drawing was much different than it is now. Derek and I have two cats whom we absolutely adore, and he and I along with these two spoiled furballs, we were a family.
Now my family also consists of someone who is not yet here. Still a few more weeks til we get to meet this little one, but it is profound how much this child is already impacting our life. All of those "families" that I had growing up did not play the same role as my new growing one. I easily made decisions that did not involve or require me having to think about their impact on my "family." Now every decision I make, I find myself taking the time to think about how my decision will impact my child. Amazing how just a year ago I would have never thought about a large decision impacting my cats, despite that they are family.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
The aches and pains...I mean joys of growing a human.
So this is the end of my sleep I suppose. Atleast for the next 18 years is what I hear. I have been trying to get comfortable with sleeping for weeks with no luck. When I wake up (every hour to either flip or pee) my hips feel like someone took a sledge hammer to them. If I didn't know any better, I'd start worrying about a pressure ulcer. Due to my impressive bump (which currently measures 11 weeks ahead!!) it is impossible for me to sleep in any other position than directly on my sides or on my back. And I really only prefer one side, but have to turn because of the pain.
My other dilemma is this pregnancy induced carpal tunnel. Apparently all of the extra fluid floating around in pregnancy puts added pressure in the small area of the wrist called the carpal tunnel, and this causes numbness and tingling in the hand, wrist, and arm. Fortunately, I don't experience this irritating sensation of pins and needles/numbness all day. It is only when I am in a sitting position and when I sleep. And it is only three fingers on my right hand. You'd be surprised how disturbing it is to your sleep to wake up to a numb hand....all night long. I used to be able to get it so subside in different positions, but recently that is no longer helpful. However....I have potentially found a resolution. Many years ago I had surgery on my left wrist and was given a splint. Last night I got the bright idea to put the splint on my right hand. Al beit it fit a little awkwardly since it was made for the opposite hand, it gave me some much needed relief. I only had one very minor episode of numbness the whole night.
Now if I can just figure out how to make my side of the bed a water bed to ease my hip pain.......
My other dilemma is this pregnancy induced carpal tunnel. Apparently all of the extra fluid floating around in pregnancy puts added pressure in the small area of the wrist called the carpal tunnel, and this causes numbness and tingling in the hand, wrist, and arm. Fortunately, I don't experience this irritating sensation of pins and needles/numbness all day. It is only when I am in a sitting position and when I sleep. And it is only three fingers on my right hand. You'd be surprised how disturbing it is to your sleep to wake up to a numb hand....all night long. I used to be able to get it so subside in different positions, but recently that is no longer helpful. However....I have potentially found a resolution. Many years ago I had surgery on my left wrist and was given a splint. Last night I got the bright idea to put the splint on my right hand. Al beit it fit a little awkwardly since it was made for the opposite hand, it gave me some much needed relief. I only had one very minor episode of numbness the whole night.
Now if I can just figure out how to make my side of the bed a water bed to ease my hip pain.......
Friday, April 23, 2010
I didnt fall of the edge of the Earth...I swear.
You would think that with as much available time I have right now that I would be posting something new every day. I think with the recent changes in life I must have just needed some time on my own for some reflection. I am back to me now and and learning to enjoy the life of no job :) However, I certainly could enjoy spending the extra funds on this precious baby to be. :) :) :)
Speaking of precious......
Speaking of precious......
Here is our sweet baby at my 29 week appointment. Looks like me don't you think? Definately has my nose and mouth. Technology is so amazing.
So Life's updates in the past two months or so since I posted.
1. I was put in a different employment situation than I had ever anticipated, but beginning to accept that God's plans are not always what I had planned, and I am ok with that.
2. I have pretty much finished the nursery. The Virginia Tech theme turned out to be a hit.
There are some additional items in there now that aren't included in the pictures, but I am quite proud of myself thus far!
3. The baby kicks and plays all the time, though I am not so sure its the most active baby in the world. I do love feeling my little love taps on the inside. At my last appointment they confirmed that the baby is breech (meaning butt down instead of head down) so this is why all of my kicks have been in my pelvic region. At night time though, when I lay on my side, the baby kicks more on the side. Which helps Derek to be able to feel the baby move. As far as the baby turning....yeah there is still plenty to time for the baby to get in the right position, but to be perfectly honest, I could care less. I know that there are some moms out there that
"need" to have a vaginal birth in thier book of life experiences, but I am not one of them. If this baby decides not to turn, never fear, I am sure we will get this kid out one way or another. I am not opposed to the slice and dice option a.k.a C-section. In fact, based on stories from those who have experienced both, the slice and dice option seems to be a bigger hit anyway.
"need" to have a vaginal birth in thier book of life experiences, but I am not one of them. If this baby decides not to turn, never fear, I am sure we will get this kid out one way or another. I am not opposed to the slice and dice option a.k.a C-section. In fact, based on stories from those who have experienced both, the slice and dice option seems to be a bigger hit anyway.
4. I have ventured into the world of every 2 week appointments with my OB. Which means that this baby will be here before we know it! As of now, I am 31.5 weeks, so based on my early induction, this baby should be here within the next 7-8 weeks. Phew!!!! That feels like it is right around the corner! Though I will say that I am happy to have this baby any time after 35 weeks....will take 34 if the baby is anxious! I am not particularly uncomfortable at this point (I know this can change very quickly) but I am anxious to meet our little one! And since the baby will be born in June, and not the peak of respiratory season, I'm comfortable with a little early :) Once I hit 36 weeks, I start weekly appointments with my OB. :) :) :)
5. I start weekly appointments with my Perinatologist at 32 weeks. So that means I have an ultrasound every week from that point on. Due to all of my health issues (the diabetes, the hyptension etc) they want to keep a super close eye on this precious life. Which is fine with me and lets me see this baby very frequently. The ultrasounds that they will be doing from 32 weeks are called Biophysical Profiles (BPPs). Basically its a checklist of criteria that the baby has to meet during a certain time period. It looks at 5 different components, for a total score of 10 points. Here are the different components:
- Non-Stress Test This is looking to make sure that the baby's heart rate responds appropriately to different things. They want to see 2 or more increases in HR by 15 beats per minute.
- Breathing One or more breathing movements during 30 seconds.
- Body Movements 3 or more movements of the arms, legs, or body
- Muscle Tone One or more extensions and return to flexion of the hands, arms, legs, or neck. So basically stretching and returning to a ball :)
- Amniotic fluid Atleast one pocket of amniotic fluid measuring 2 cm.
So I get to have this done each and every week, with each one taking about 45 mins to an hour.
6. I have been shopping at consignment sales like a crazy woman. I LOVE IT. And I figure, why not buy used, as long as it is in great condition...this baby is not going to care how many people wore something before they did. I can definately see myself waking up early on Saturday mornings and rumaging through yard sales to catch the best deals. My mom would be so proud!
7. We picked Godparents for this precious life and those siblings that follow in the future. You never know what could happen from day to day and we wanted to make sure we chose a couple that share in the same morals and values that we do when it comes to children. I know my brother Scott and his wife Kim would raise our children just as we would if we were no longer here on Earth.
8. Last but certainly not least, I and my two best friends have been planning my baby shower. We are having it this weekend and I could not be more excited. I can't wait for everyone to touch and love on the belly and wish it well. Oh, and the gifts are great too! I'll post pictures after!
So that's our life in a nutshell since I have been MIA from my blog. And here is one more picture for your viewing pleasure. Me at 31 weeks......
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