Ho Ho Ho & Boo Hoo Hoo

Remy’s first Christmas was my very last day of maternity leave.  How sad…  Christmas was lots of fun.  He’s obviously not old enough to open presents or even know what’s going on but it’s still fun to give him presents.  He got lots of clothes, books and a few toys.  Spoiled rotten he is!  We have one more Christmas celebration with my mom’s side of the family this weekend and then it’s all over.  

Remy playing with his new toy from daddy!

Daddy & Remy: 

Momma and Remy:

Everything goes in his mouth these days!  One of Remy's new outfits he got from Santa.

Cuddling with his new toy. :)

I went back to work the day after Christmas and leaving him at daycare was one of the most difficult things I’ve had to do.  My very good friend is doing his daycare so that makes me feel better that I’m leaving him with someone I know and trust completely BUT it wasn’t ME spending my day with him and it was very very difficult to leave.  The waterworks started on Christmas and I cried all the way over to drop him off and all the way to work.  I was quite worried about how he’d do without me and apparently he’s just fine!  I probably miss him more than he misses me.  He’s taking a bottle just fine and taking plenty of naps.  I get pictures and updates throughout the day so that helps.  I miss him desperately but it’s getting a little bit easier each day that goes by.  Picking him up at 5:20 and only getting to spend a few hours with him before he goes to bed is difficult.  I sure wish there were more hours in the day!  But I’ve got to work so I can bring home the bacon…. Back to reality.  :(

Keep on Rolling

Remy rolled over for the first time today!  He was doing some tummy time and rolled from his tummy to his back.  I don't think he's able to roll from his back to his tummy yet though.  After he rolled over he had this look of surprise on his face like, what did I just do?!  Gosh I just love him to bits and pieces. :)

Toys, Toys, Toys!!

Remy has finally learned how to actually grab his toys with his tiny little hands!  The first thing he does is bring them to his mouth and suck on them.  It's amazing how one day he could care less about his toys and not understand that he can grab them and move them and the next day he picks them up and sticks them right in his mouth.  :)

Crib Time

Well, as promised, Remy slept in his crib up in his nursery for the first time this week.  I promised myself I would move him upstairs when he turned 10 weeks and I did.  I must say, it was more difficult than I thought.  I knew I'd be sad moving him to his nursery but not as sad as I was.  I cried a few times that day!  He's just so far away and he's growing up so fast.  Anyways, he did pretty good.  He woke up twice (which isn't unusual).  To be honest... I'm not even sure he cared.  It's not as big of a deal as I thought it would be having to go all the way upstairs to feed and change him when he wakes up.  It probably doesn't seem that bad because he usually only gets up one or two times.  Last night he actually didn't get up at all.  He slept for 10 straight hours.  I woke up when Phil was leaving and I was shoked!  I wouldn't cry if he kept this up. ;)

My big boy in his crib:

Isn't he sweet?!

First Laugh!!

Remy laughed for the first time this morning!!  It was the most wonderful, darling sound I've ever heard!  I brought him in front of the mirror so he could see himself and he laughed!  Gosh it was cute!  I've been spending the rest of my morning trying to get him to laugh again and he won't do it.

My darling boy.   

 

2 Months!

Remy turned 2 months on Sunday and had his 2 month check-up yesterday.  Remy is weighing in at 12 lbs 14 oz (60%), is 25 in long (99%) and is healthy as a horse.  Seems like he is slowing down on his weight but still growing taller and taller like a weed!  Poor little guy had to get 3 shots and an oral.  He took the shots like a man!  Cried for just a minute or two.  Later that night he got pretty crabby and nothing seemed to sooth him until he went to bed.  But he's back to his normal self today.  I can't believe he's already 2 months old.  I only get 3 more weeks with him before I go back to work.  Sad... :(

My boy sure loves getting naked!

 

Nursery

I finally feel like Remy's nursery is complete.  I know I've posted pictures before but there have been a few important additions to the room so I wanted to share the final project!!  Gosh I love how his room turned out!  And in less than 2 weeks we plan to move Remy from our bedroom to his nursery so he'll finally start using it!

Big Boy!

Remy is growing way too fast!  He's been a little too big for his bassinet for a few weeks now and I wasn't ready to move him upstairs quite yet.  My goal was to move him into his nursery when he's 10 weeks.  So, since he is only 7 weeks and is too big for his bassinet I decided to take it off his pack-n-play.  Now he just sleeps in his pack-n-play and he seems to be happier in it.  He has much more room to kick and he can actually stretch out his legs!  

Time is going by too fast... very soon he'll be all the way upstairs in his crib!  :'( 

Holy Vomit

Last night Remy was soooo good!  He let me sleep for 8 1/2 hours (which I needed desperately)!!!  I woke up at 7:45 and he was just hanging out in his bassinet, happy as can be.  I fed him like usual and he proceeded to throw up all of his breakfast 2 seconds after feeding him.  No big deal since I had to change him out of his jammies anyways.  So, I changed him (into the cutest outfit ever) and he proceeded to throw up for a second time.  That outfit was in the dirty bin in less than 20 minutes.  The third outfit for the day didn't last long either.  Another major vomit.  This time it ended up in his hair, all over himself, the couch and myself.  So, to the bath it was!  Now we are on our 4th outfit and I decided we were going to have a jammy day.

Happy as can be 2 seconds before vomiting over outfit #2:

Exhausted after vomiting all over?  Hopefully these jammies last longer.

 

Well, it's been a few hours since all the vomit and outfit changes so I'm guessing he's ok.  Poor little guy must not have felt very good.  :(  But there was no tears or fussing.  Apparenlty he just wanted me to do laundry today. 

Bittersweet

Friday night was my first time away from Remy (for more than 15 mins).  The last Twilight movie came out Friday night so my gal pals and I went out for dinner and then to the movie.  Leaving Remy for the first time was bittersweet.  I was excited to hang out with my friends without all the kids around and have some actual grown up talk but I also missed him terribly and wondered if he was doing okay with Phil.  I know Phil can take care of him just fine but still...  I wasn't there.  I did pretty good I think.  I cried when I was leaving and on my way to meet the girls but when I got there all was fine.  I thought about him the entire night though so it was hard for me to concentrate on our conversations and the movie.  I'll get better, I promise.  The first time is hard though!  Why is it so hard for the mother to leave her baby for the first time and the fathers don't have a hard time at all and don't get why we do?  I mean look at this face!!

Thank god he was still awake when I got home.  I ran in the house, dropped my shit and grabbed him out of Phil's arms.  Haha.  Next time I leave him will be on Friday when I go Black Friday shopping.  I'll be away probably twice as long!!!  Ugh.  Oh well, it's helping me to prepare for when I go back to work.  At least the first few times I'm leaving him it's for something fun.

On a different note, I forgot I had little booties for him that rattled when he kicks.  I put them on him yesterday and he seemed to really like them!  He was kickin up a storm.  :)

 

Happy Boy

Not a very attractive picture of me in my "I don't give a crap hair-do" but I just had to share it because Remy is way too cute for his own good!  He's such a happy boy.  It seems like his favorite part of the day is getting his diaper and outfit changed in the morning.  I personally think he just likes to get naked.  Every time he smiles it just melts my heart.  I cannot stinkin wait until he starts laughing!

Newborn Pics!!

I just got Remy's newborn pictures and my maternity pictures back today!  My wonderful, talented friend Jess Arco took them and did an amazing job, as always (her facebook page and her blog).  Here are just a few of my favorites (it was hard to pick just a few)!

Me about to burst:

Remy's newborn pictures were taken when he was a week old.  I can't believe how much he has changed and grown since then!  I love my boy!!!!

New Discovery

Remy has just discovered his hands and is learning how to use them!  It's like it just hit him today that they are attached to him and he can control them.  Now he puts his hands in his mouth constantly.  He actually tries to fit his entire fist in his mouth.  Haha.  Silly boy.  :)

First Outing Without My Baby

Today was the first time I left Remy with a babysitter!!  Okay, I really didn't leave him long but I still left the house without him.  Today I went to the dump a few miles down the road to get rid of our trash.  So I was only gone for like 15 minutes but still... haha.  Grandma Rita came over to watch him and he probably didn't even notice that I was gone.  Next weekend however will be the first time I leave for a few hours.  I'm going out with my lady friends for a dinner and movie date and leaving Remy home with his daddy.  I know I'm going to miss him like crazy and I'll probably text and call Phil a million times.  I just hope he isn't too fussy for Phil.  Night time is his fussy time usually.  This little outing will hopefully prepare me for Black Friday.  My mom will be babysitting and we are usually shopping for a good 8 hours (at least).  Gotta leave him sometime, right?  *sniff sniff

Growth & Hair Loss

My boy seems to be growing like a weed!  He is going through his clothes like crazy.  I will put an outfit on him that fit him a week ago and now it's almost too small or doesn't fit at all!  His bin of clothes that he's already outgrown is getting more and more full.  He's growing too fast and time is going by too fast!!  Part of me feels like it was just yesterday that we brought him home from the hospital and part of me feels like he's always been here.

Remy has been slowly loosing his hair but I just noticed the other day that a ton has fallen out.  Pretty soon he is going to look like his daddy and be a baldy!

Remy going bald:

Daddy already bald (sorry, not bald - "thinning" and "receding" ;))

1 Month

My big boy is one month already!  I can't believe how fast time is going.  Before I know it my 3 months will be up and I'll be back to work and he will be at daycare.  It will go especially fast with the holidays coming.  Say it ain't so!!  

Remy definitely loves his momma.  He is generally a very content and happy boy but when he is a fuss bucket sometimes all he wants to do is lay in my arms.  It makes me feel good that I can sooth him but it's sort of annoying when I need to get stuff done.  Sometimes he will only take a nap if I'm holding him.  My big boy taking a nap in my arms:

Me and my boy!  I have to remind myself to try to take pictures of the two of us sometimes.  I'm always the one taking the pictures so Phil will always have a ton with him and Remy but I'm always the one behind the camera.  Gotta make sure we squeeze a few in with me too.

 

Remy is such a big boy that he almost doesn't fit in his bassinet anymore.  I was going to try to move him into his crib at 10 weeks.  Hopefully we don't have to move him sooner because he outgrew his bassinet!  I'm looking forward to getting him in his nursery because all of his stuff is there - his clothes, toys, etc. and the fact that his room is so stinkin cute and I can't wait for him to get some use out of it.  However, I'm not looking forward to going all the way upstairs when he wakes up.  Luckily he generally only gets up 1-2 times per night currently.  You would think as he gets older that would get better and better and eventually he will sleep through the night.

 

Tummy time!  Remy likes tummy time.  :)

 

I put Remy on his play gym when he was about 2 weeks old and he could have cared less at that time.  He didin't look at anything and just laid there.  I put him in there the other day and he loved it!  I forgot to get the camera out until he started to get bored but he was still content staring at his toys.  :)

 This morning I discovered that Remy likes to dance.  I usually turn the radio on when I'm not watching TV and a catchy song was playing so I made Remy dance and I got some massive smiles out of him!  It's so much fun to watch him learn new stuff everyday and learn what he thinks is funny and what pisses him off. 

Future Farmer?

Time for a picture!

First Bottle

My little guy got his first bottle tonight.  I wanted to introduce a bottle before my birthday so I could have a beer and not worry about feeding him for a few hours afterward.  It will be my first beer since New Years Eve...  Oh I can't wait!  I'm not sure if it was because he was tired or what but it didn't go so great.  At first he seemed confused but then figured out there was milk inside.  He only drank about an ounce and then decided he wanted nothing more to do with it.  He might have just been tired because he fell asleep on me right afterwards but it makes me wonder if he just doesn't like the bottle.  We will be trying it again real soon.  Got to make sure he takes a bottle because there will be days when I won't be home (like on Black Friday)!

Daddy giving Remy his first bottle:

3 Weeks Old

Remy is 3 weeks old today!  Man oh man, time is flying by the seat of my pants... Before I know it I'll be back at work and he will be 3 months old!  Oh, I don't even want to think about that.  :'(

Remy is officially smiling.  At first I wasn't sure what was a real smile and what wasn't but now I know.  Remy loves when his daddy tickles him.  Phil thinks he laughs but he's just making sounds.  Remy is a very content and laid back baby.  I think he got his daddy's personality.  He's almost always happy and is usually very alert.  Today is a different story.  Today he is my little crabby pants.  Sunday I got him smiling and smiling and then I pulled out my phone to get it on video and he stopped.  Figures.  Well, I got one smile on a blurry photo.

 

Remy's Baby Book

So as you can see I decided to start a new blog for Remy.  I've been trying to think of a good way to keep track of all his firsts, doctor appointments, stats, etc.  I thought of doing the obvious - buying a baby book but then figured I would write in it a few times and then forget about it.  I also thought of keeping a journal to write in but then figured I would probably not keep up to date on that as well.  I'm on my computer all the time and I love blogging when I have things to blog about so I thought this would be the best way to keep track of things.  Someday I can print this out for Remy and he can see how fast he grew up!  I also have a memory box so I can keep my favorite things/objects.  I already have things in his box.  I kept the pregnancy test (ok, he probably won't want to see that but I wanted to keep it), his ultrasound pictures/DVD, his foot prints and hand print from the hospital, and his going home outfit when we left the hospital.  

I hope to write often and of course no post can go without a picture.  Remy sporting the skulls just like his daddy.  :)