Third Week With Maddox!

Well, the third week with Maddox has been an exhausting time, but a blast. He's just adorable still, but at times can be quite fussy, especially in the evenings.

Maddox usually has his "Fussy Time" in the early evening and into the night. We have been trying all the different tips and tricks to calm him down, but only last night did we put him in his car seat and swung it back and forth did we really get somewhere. It took him about five minutes to fall asleep, and he was out for about three hours. Needless to say it was a nice break especially for Heidi to take a little nap before the events of the night to take over.

Don't get me wrong, he does have his nice alert times and his sweet nap times where he seems to enjoy sleeping next to either mommy or daddy.

Heidi's nursing pals stopped by on Saturday to hang out and talk baby talk. They also gathered around the t.v. to watch the birth video (again) I really really enjoyed the birth the first time, but I, like I'm sure many others, don't find that sort of thing afternoon entertainment. Must be a nursing thing. Anyway, they had a good time and Amy let Heidi and I take a much needed afternoon nap while she held down the fort for a few hours.

Three weeks down and everything is still going really well. Like all parents go through, there are definitely times of frustration, but all the other times easily outweigh all of that. Like when he slips in a little smile, or the way he looks when he is sleeping, or my favorite is his naturally spikey hair. Maddox has been a great edtion to our family and every day brings more and more changes.

Two Weeks!

Weighing in at 10 lbs 7 ounces, Maddox is officially 2 weeks old. We had to bring him in again this week because we now both have thrush. He's obviously thriving on breast milk though since he's up 2 lbs already.

We spent the weekend at Grandma & Grandpa's house for Deer Camp. I didn't get to hunt this year, but it was fun hanging out with everyone. Maddox slept pretty well there minus the fussy evenings. Thanks to Grandma & Auntie Angie, I did survive.
The Lip! - Yes, he's a natural already.
Maddox had his own special Deer Camp outfit just like Grandpa and crazy Uncle Mark.
Rowan just couldn't quite figure out if Maddox was a toy or what, but he definitely wanted to get his hands on him.

"The Special Hold" - As some of you may remember, this was Rowan's favorite position and Maddox likes it too.
The monkey outfit - this outfit my mom got because I always told her that she has to love my baby even if it's a "monkey baby". I was expecting a baby with tons of dark hair. Uncle Scott got to enjoy him in his fuzzy little outfit.
Angie bought me this AWESOME sling from Peapods Natural Parenting and Maddox thinks it's the greatest thing ever.
Uncle Kyle had just the right touch all weekend to keep Maddox well rested.
Tummy time - Maddox isn't quite sure about tummy time yet, but he's quite good at lifting his head up. At Grandma & Grandpa's on Saturday he even rolled over onto his back. We're pretty sure the weight of his large head just pulled him over, but he did it again today, so I'm counting it.

Maddox is quite the snuggler - he loves to nestle into anyone's chest and sleep for hours. He's just so darn cute!
It's been another hectic week with the whole Thrush thing, but now that everything's treated and shouldn't cause anything else we should be on our way to feeling completely healthy. Maddox is growing a ton and I've been trying to get all the 0-3 month clothes on him since they won't fit for long at this rate. It's just amazing how much they change every single day. Corey's still trying to adjust since he hasn't gotten a lot of time to bond with Maddox yet, but he's getting there. He's definitely helping out around the house and gets me anything I need so that's great. We're all doing supergreat!

Our first week with Maddox!

Sorry it's taken so long for us to post, but this new baby has kept us a little busy not to mention my recovery. I got a postpartum infection, so I've been pretty miserable up until yesterday. I'm feeling better now and am excited to share a ton of pictures from Maddox's first week with us at home.

He's been terrific. He nurses a ton, which is good, but I've been a bit sore. We've decided to nickname him "hoover". He's developed a little bit of a routine as much as he can in a week. He likes to cluster-feed in the late evening into the early morning hours around 1 or 2 am. Then he usually crashes for about 3 hours, then eats, and again sleeps another 3 hours or so, which is nice, but that cluster-feeding session usually tires me out quite a bit.

Our families and friends have been so great with bringing us food, bringing me to doctor appointments, and just spending time with me, since Corey had to go back to work so soon. It's amazing how nice it is to just have someone else there to talk to and help with all the little things. I'm positive we have the best families anyone could ever ask for. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!

On Tuesday, October 31st, Maddox was officially one week old. We got him all decked out in his duck costume and headed out trick-or-treating. We stopped at Grandma & Grandpa Brackens, Great Grandma Smith's, Courtney & Joel Rustad's, and Great Grandma Lindell's (Grandma & Grandpa Lindell were there too). It was quite the haul, but it was fun. Both Maddox and his older cousin Rowan were ducks. They were adorable together.

On Wednesday, November 1st, Maddox had his first doctor's appointment. My mom came up and drove me because Corey was at work. He met us there. Maddox has grown quite a bit already weighing 9 lbs. 4 ounces (they took .5 ounces off for his diaper and shirt). He's already gained 12.25 ounces. The goal is to have them back at their birth weight at two weeks old, so he's well surpassed that. Everything checked out great with him.

In the last few days he's had more and more alert periods where he just looks at you while you talk to him. It's been fun to hang out when he's not just eating or sleeping. Yesterday he even smiled at my mom when he was awake. It definitely made her day. I've been trying to catch a smile on camera for a week now and finally got one this morning. Enjoy!