Busy Vance

Vance has been a busy boy. :) Work is going really well. I've brought Vance with my everyday. He doesn't mind being here. Actually he sleeps most the time, so its easy to gets things done around here. He does really well with his swing. He spends most of his time in there.

After buying the Jumper for the shop, I wanted one or the house. It's a bit bigger, so he has to be propped up when sitting in it. But He still enjoys his time in it. It makes sounds when he jumps around. This one is a horse, so it winny's and snorts when he jumps. Too Cute!

Vance got to visit his grandpa at the fire station. He was pretty tired so he was a bit fussy. But Grandpa Chuck sat with him in the rocker and he calmed down. Even when an alarm would go off, Vance was pretty content in Grandpa's arms. Grandpa is sure proud of him. He showed him off to his work buddies. I meant to get his picture with the Firetruck, but we forgot. Vance has also gotten to be outside more. The weather is starting to turn warm and we've had him outside with us. It's been fun for both Chris and I. He doesn't keep hats on his head so he need a jacket with a hood. He has one that his Great Grandmom Johnson bought him and I love it! I also ordered a one online and it's suppose to be here today. YAY!

Easter has come and gone. The whole family went to church on Sunday morning. After church we had dinner at Grandma Grace's house. We all dressed up in matching clothes for church. I ad gone shopping for these outfits for Easter but we decided to have pictures taken too. Vance did so well with the pictures. I was a bit nervous because of his newborn pictures. He was so cranky for those pictures, we weren't really able to do much. But his Easter pictures, man, he was so cheerful. We had a great photographer. She got some good smiles out of him.

I've got a bunch of pictures and videos to share, I'll leave you with those.

A full week of events

So much has happened in the last 2 weeks. I hope I can remember everything, lol. To start with, I returned to work last week. Mom was in town to help with the transition. Thank goodness! I am glad to be back to work. We had to make a few more additions to the shop, toy wise. Vance is going through a big development stage. He's needing lots of brain stimulation. Mom bought a swing and I purchased a jumper. He enjoys both. The swing allows me to work and not have to rock him to sleep. He LOVES the jumper. He's young for it, so I have to put the dog bed under it so he can reach the floor. But he really goes to town on jumping around.

This weekend we had one of the biggest scares of my life! Saturday morning, I woke up to the sounds of Vance in his crib. It didn't seam normal. He seemed kinda mumbled. I went to check on him and he had vomited all over himself and the bed. It was BLACK! I started screaming and Chris came running in. We got the puke cleaned off his face and left for the ER. Vance wasn't very responsive. I was very worried for him. After getting into a room at the hospital, it was a while before the Dr. came to talk to us. They wanted to get some blood from him. Well, they couldn't get an IV in his arm so they had to put it in his head. VERY SCARY! I had to leave the room. Chris had to help the nurses and hold Vance down. They finally got it in and had to glue it in place. The blood tests came back normal. So they got some fluids in him and sent us home. He slept most of the morning and seemed pretty happy when he woke up. He's been fine since.

Today he had his 2 month check up. We asked his Dr. about the blood in his vomit, and she thought that maybe he had a slight nose bleed and it drained into his stomach. Who knows! :)
His check up today went very well. He got his first set of shots. He cried for about 2 or 3 minutes. Now he seems alright. We'll keep him on Tylenol for the rest of the day. Chris took the afternoon off. The Dr. warned us he'd be fussy today because of the shots. He continues to gain weight. He now weighs 13 pounds. He's in the 90th percentile for his weight and head size. He's 23 inches long. That puts him in the 50-75% for his length.

Time for a video

He's talking and wants to share...

A Small Update

Vance's skin is looking much better. It's starting to clear up pretty good. He had a big day yesterday. We started out at the shop. Grandpa Gene's dog needed a grooming job. We left and went to meet Chris's family for lunch at Bottoms Up. Vance was passed around and got too see all the family. About 3 o' clock, Gina and Mike came down from Maryville and visited with us. We went shopping at Target. I bought his Easter outfit. I can't wait to see it on him. After Target we went to eat at Cheddars. About the time we were being seated, Vance woke up from his nap and started to get fussy. Luckily we were seated in a corner booth and I was able to nurse him. After leaving the restaurant, we went over to Uncle JP and Jamie's house. We watched a movie and headed home about 11pm. I was very tired from a long day out. Vance woke up about midnight, ate, then went back to sleep.

Today we went for a walk in the nice weather. Chuck and Cara joined up for our walk. We walked a little bit down Ashland Ave. We had to turn around after a block or two because of the snow on the sidewalks. I plan on buying an all terrain stroller asap.

This was from Friday. I was home trying to do some laundry and Vance wanted attention too. So I did both. :)

Vance got a big boy bath this morning. He really liked being down in the water.

Dr. Appt

We though Vance had an ear infection. I found a yellow discharge coming from his ear the other night. We took him to the doctor the next morning. It's not an ear infection. It's a type of cradle cap. He's on medicine for his ear. He's got some dry spots on his head. But it's mainly his ear that is being effected. The skin part of his ear is very dry and cracked in a few places. The cracked places are where the discharge is coming from. But for the most part, we've got it under control. He's been a trooper so far. It doesn't seem to be bothering him.

He's sleeping through the night now for about a week. It's been great. He goes to bed about 11pm and wakes up around 7am. My little man is growing up so fast. :)

He was weighed the other day at the Dr's office. 12 pounds!!! He fits in 3 month old clothes. They fit him very well. I bought a few more shirts yesterday at wal-mart. I'm able to find clothes that aren't just blue. It's excited being able to buy outfits for him. I like shopping for him way more than shopping for me, haha.

I finally got some more pictures to share! Enjoy!

A much needed update

So much time has gone by! I haven't had a chance to get online and blog for a while. I'm down at the shop today and have full internet access. So here you go...

Vance's big Dr. appt was Jan. 28th. Dr. Brownfield was very happy with his health. He continues to gain weight. He weighed 10 lbs 3 oz. And that was last Monday! I can't wait to see how much he's gained by his 2 month appt. He had to have an ultrasound on Monday also. They were a bit worried about a possible hernia. Everything checked out to be fine. It was just a little bit of fluid build up. If you want to know the whole story, I"d be happy to tell it. But it's a bit personal to put on here, lol.

His sleep habits aren't getting any better. We though he was getting the hang of it. 2 nights in a row he slept almost 7 hours. But he's back to every 2 hours. I'm hoping he get's in a better schedule before I return back to work in March. Otherwise he's been a pretty good baby. We've been fighting colic. I have to watch VERY carefully what I eat. I'm on a meat and potatoes diet. And I can't have chocolate! It's killing me, lol. I love chocolate. But I guess it'll help me get back into shape.

We visited Great Great Grandma Lu last week. It was a very nice visit. Aunt Saretta got to give him some attention too. We hope to get a 5 generation picture soon. I do have a picture of Grandma Lu and Vance to share today. I have a few other pictures.

Vance got to "see" his first dog show live last weekend. He slept through the whole thing but it's nice to know the barking and other dog noises didn't bother him. I do have a funny story about our day at the dog show. Before we even went inside, I wanted to make sure he had a full belly and a clean diaper. Soooo, I sat in the back seat of the car and fed him. That went well. Chris and I were able to see quite a few dogs come and go from the civic arena. After feeding him, I had to arange myself in the back seat of the car to change his diaper. If any of you know what we drive, it's a 2 door Monte Carlo. The back seat is not very accomidating for this kind of thing. Just as I get his dirty diaper off, he poops. The angle I was sitting towards him, the poop shoots up my arm all over the sweather I was wearing. Chris and I couldn't do anything but laugh about it. Chris's comment was, " I guess we should put some shout wipes in the diaper bag". Luckily I was able to clean myself off before going inside. But that will be one diaper changing memory I won't be able to forget.

Anyways, here are the pictures I have...

Chubby Baby?

Things have not slowed down around here. Everything is still going well but kinda crazy, you can imagine. Thank God for husbands. Chris has really helped out around here. He's been such a good shoulder for me to lean on. :)
Vance had an unexpected Dr. appt. today. Last week his cord fell off. It was too early. We went today to have it looked at. She used a few silver nitrate sticks on him and said it should look much better in a couple days. He has gained quite a bit of weight since his homecoming. He now weighs 10 pounds. Thats about double the weight gain they expect. We have one healthy baby! He has his "wellness" checkup on Monday. I might have more to add after Monday.