My Cutie Patootie trying to eat his hand. I just love him!
Monday, July 13, 2009
Jaxon at 3 Months...
I kept trying to get a picture of him smiling...but he would only smile in between takes...he's such a stinker. 
Jaxon started playing with some of his toys...so precious!!
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
3 months.
Wow--it has been too long since I have posted any updates. Jaxon is now 13 1/2 weeks old, officially 3 months old on July 4th. Time has just flown by these last few months and it is hard to believe I was giving birth just 3 months ago. Feels like I just came home from the hospital and at the same time it feels like we have always had Jax in our lives.
so....a few quick updates on Jaxon....he has been sleeping up in his crib since week 4 and doing great. He now only eats 4 or 5 times a day and is usually finished by 8 or 9. He sleeps for about 10 hours at night with an occasional wake up to find his paci around 4 or 5. But luckily he goes right back to sleep after that. We were on a great schedule for about 8 weeks and then went to Florida last week for the Leuenberger family reunion and have had a rough time getting back into the swing of things. But Jaxon is doing so great, I know it will just be a couple of days and he'll be back to normal. He is growing like crazy, I'm sure he's well over 15 lbs by now and we have had to move up to the size 2 diapers!!! He has started laughing alot more than usual and it is so cute. When we sing "If you're Happy and you know it..." he just laughs and laughs and its the most precious thing in the world. Just this last week he has become interested in his toys. Before then I would hold them in front of his face but he wanted nothing to do with it. Now he plays on his floor mat and bats at the animals hanging down and kicks his feet at the little bars. I'm so proud of him and his accomplishments at such a young age. In the last week Jaxon has discovered his hands. He has them in his mouth almost all day long and enjoys sucking his fingers, but I have to watch him as he will occasionally gag himself because he puts them too far into his mouth. Lets see what else has he done...oh-we had a very successful 1st plane trip to Florida, the slept like a champ and didn't bother anyone. He went on his 1st boat ride, (don't worry-they had a life jacket for his size) and he slept the whole time on the boat as well. I think the boat and the airplane were very soothing for him.
I had my first night away from Jax last night and went to an Astros game with some girlfriends. Bryan took Jaxon out for some errands and fed him a bottle. They did so good for me so I could enjoy my night away. I somewhat expected Bryan to call with questions or to ask when I was coming home, but he didn't. He did wonderfully and it allowed me to enjoy my evening.
I'll have to post some pictures later of our Florida trip but my sister in law took all the good ones and I haven't received a disk from her yet.
I think that's about it for now. I'll try to be better about posting...and I'll get some new photos up soon.
so....a few quick updates on Jaxon....he has been sleeping up in his crib since week 4 and doing great. He now only eats 4 or 5 times a day and is usually finished by 8 or 9. He sleeps for about 10 hours at night with an occasional wake up to find his paci around 4 or 5. But luckily he goes right back to sleep after that. We were on a great schedule for about 8 weeks and then went to Florida last week for the Leuenberger family reunion and have had a rough time getting back into the swing of things. But Jaxon is doing so great, I know it will just be a couple of days and he'll be back to normal. He is growing like crazy, I'm sure he's well over 15 lbs by now and we have had to move up to the size 2 diapers!!! He has started laughing alot more than usual and it is so cute. When we sing "If you're Happy and you know it..." he just laughs and laughs and its the most precious thing in the world. Just this last week he has become interested in his toys. Before then I would hold them in front of his face but he wanted nothing to do with it. Now he plays on his floor mat and bats at the animals hanging down and kicks his feet at the little bars. I'm so proud of him and his accomplishments at such a young age. In the last week Jaxon has discovered his hands. He has them in his mouth almost all day long and enjoys sucking his fingers, but I have to watch him as he will occasionally gag himself because he puts them too far into his mouth. Lets see what else has he done...oh-we had a very successful 1st plane trip to Florida, the slept like a champ and didn't bother anyone. He went on his 1st boat ride, (don't worry-they had a life jacket for his size) and he slept the whole time on the boat as well. I think the boat and the airplane were very soothing for him.
I had my first night away from Jax last night and went to an Astros game with some girlfriends. Bryan took Jaxon out for some errands and fed him a bottle. They did so good for me so I could enjoy my night away. I somewhat expected Bryan to call with questions or to ask when I was coming home, but he didn't. He did wonderfully and it allowed me to enjoy my evening.
I'll have to post some pictures later of our Florida trip but my sister in law took all the good ones and I haven't received a disk from her yet.
I think that's about it for now. I'll try to be better about posting...and I'll get some new photos up soon.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Jaxon...almost 7 weeks!
My oh My - it has been way too long since I'm written anything on this blog. I am not doing a very good job of keeping everyone updated. Jax will be 7 weeks tomorrow and I just cannot believe its been that long already. He is growing so fast and becoming such a strong little man. He holds his head up so well and likes to push himself off the floor. He has started smiling and talking and it is just the cutest thing in the world. My heart melts everytime a little sound comes out of his mouth. Our little guy is a FABULOUS sleeper. He usually goes between 7 and 8 hours at night which is amazing. We get plenty of sleep, at least for now. I hope this doesn't change as he gets older. Here are some pics of him from the last couple of weeks. He's been visiting with his cousins who are here from out of town and Uncle Eric also came to play.
Here are some of the latest pics...
Here are some of the latest pics...
Uncle Eric
Cousin Emma holding her "baby Jax-skin"
This is a Leuenberger face if I've ever seen one...
Happy Mother's Day!
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Delivery.
As promised, I am writing today about the whole labor experience. Saturday was not what I was expecting. Bryan and I woke up at the usual Saturday morning time around 8:30 and I began making our usual Saturday morning breakfast, Blueberry Waffles! Yum. I talked with my mom for a brief moment after breakfast about our dinner plans at their house later that evening. And almost as soon as I got off the phone with her I started having some horrible cramping pain that just wouldn't go away. I thought to myself..."Self, I think we're having this baby today". After a little while I called for Bryan and explained what I was feeling and that I really didn't feel good...felt like I was going to vomit but wanted to shower before heading to the hospital. Instead ended up in the bathroom because of the whole vomiting situation...and all of a sudden my water broke (around 11am or so). Jaxon had made a bowel movement so I knew we needed to get to the hospital quickly. We got our stuff together and I tried to clean myself up a bit and got to the hospital around noon. The nurses put us in a room right away and began checking little Jaxon's heart. They did not like what they saw and told us we'd probably have to have an emergency C-section. This is not at all what I wanted to do...I had decided early on that I really wanted to try to do a natural delivery, but Jaxon's health was most important, so of course we would do whatever was needed. My parents and Bryan's parents arrived quickly after hearing that we'd probably be going into surgery soon. After filling out a bunch of paper work while hooked up to oxygen...we sort of just waited to hear back from the Dr about what was coming next. All of a sudden there were a ton of nurses and dr's in our room and they took me out of the room before I knew what was happening. I guess Jax was in more stress then they had originally thought...or I guess it was just getting worse. I was so surprised at how composed I was going into surgery and I know it was God's perfect peace over me that kept me so calm. I could really feel His presence that afternoon. At 2:19 pm the dr. pulled little Jax out with the cord wrapped around his neck 4 times and after getting him out safely, Bryan went over to the nurses while they cleaned him up. He turned out to be perfectly healthy and had no other complications. But my Dr said she'd never seen anything like that before. No wonder he was in such stress, the poor little guy was having a rough time in there. We are so thankful that everything turned out okay and that the surgery went very well. Jax is perfect. He sleeps through the night, eats really well and is typically calm and happy. We could not be more blessed to have such an incredible son. I have been recovering well and cannot wait to get back to working out here and there to start losing this baby weight, but I am resting as much as I can.
So...that's how things happened last Saturday. It was not at all what I planned, but I am realizing more and more that children really are in God's hands and I literally have no control over anything. I have to place Jaxon in God's hands...after all, He took care of him while he was in my womb and He took care of him during the delivery and did things the way He wanted. Not me. I know God's plan is best...so I am perfectly happy letting him have control (even though its hard to let go sometimes).
We took some super cute Easter pics but I don't have the cable to load them onto my computer right now, so hopefully I'll get them up in the next couple of days.
So...that's how things happened last Saturday. It was not at all what I planned, but I am realizing more and more that children really are in God's hands and I literally have no control over anything. I have to place Jaxon in God's hands...after all, He took care of him while he was in my womb and He took care of him during the delivery and did things the way He wanted. Not me. I know God's plan is best...so I am perfectly happy letting him have control (even though its hard to let go sometimes).
We took some super cute Easter pics but I don't have the cable to load them onto my computer right now, so hopefully I'll get them up in the next couple of days.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Jaxon Arrived!!!
Jaxon arrived on Saturday, April 4, 2009. He weighed 6 lbs 15 oz. It was a whirlwind of a day, but we are finally home and doing great. I'll write more about the experience later but figured I should put a picture up for all to see. Thanks so much for all who have been praying for us...we felt every one of them and I know God gave me a supernatural peace through out the whole experience.
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