Spit-up and more spit-up

The last few days I have had flashbacks to Matthew and all of his spit-up and reflux problems. Jackson has been spitting up or throwing up A LOT since last Saturday. It got so bad yesterday that it was almost every meal. Luckily this afternoon he seemed to keep everything down. Tonight all he wanted to do was eat so he started spitting up bordering on throw-up again. I called the doctor but unfortunately I talked to the 'other' doctor at Dr. Goosby's practice and I do not necessarily trust this guy. He advised me to go to the emergency room and have an ultrasound done. He thinks that there could be something wrong with his stomach tightening up and the only treatment is SURGERY. I can't help but think that I am overreacting on the throw-up/spit-up situation. I don't want to ignore a problem but I also don't want to go and spend a long time in the emergency room with a less than 2 month old just to find out he is perfectly fine and then he gets some strange illness from being at the emergency room!!! Please pray that the vomiting will go away or at least get better so we can hold off until he gets his 2 month shots. I also would like to talk to Dr. Goosby about this situation and get a 2nd opinion.

In the mean time he is still eating VERY WELL and pooping and peeing so I know things are getting through his system.

On a happier note....here are a few pics from his 7 week photo shoot.











Happy Friday!!!

Fun Sunny Saturday Morning

I think that we are about the only place in the United States that can say we had a nice warm Saturday!! In fact the last couple of days SCREAMS springtime in Miami =) We have had highs in the upper 70s and lower 80s and the lows have been in the 60s. I know, I know lucky me!!

Another reason I am lucky is I have the cutest, bestest, sweetest two boys in the whole wide world.



We got Jackson a play mat with a Toys R Us gift card and the boys had a photo shoot while playing this morning. Matthew seems to adore his little brother and he is SOOO proud to 'introduce' him to other people. We have been taking Matthew to his daycare every now and then and the first time I brought Jackson in he was so proud to announce his brother to all of his friends.

Here are my boys =)

Post of Pics

My Boys!!!

Jackson Morris

Jackson weighed in at 10 lbs 7 oz on Wednesday at his 1 month check-up. He has gained almost 3 pounds since his birth and grew from 20 inches to 21 and 1/2 inches. This exciting news leads me to my next rant. When he was born he was Coombs positive. This means that his blood type and mine were not compatable and he had a greater chance to be jaundice (which he never was). The nurses were absolutely persistant that I give him formula to flush out the first few poops...although he pooped like 6 times on the first day he didn't poop again until late in the afternoon on day two and they all got worried and everything. He was also having trouble peeing until he got home.

I never posted anything about this because I tried to rid my mind of all of the negativity I was getting around my insistance on breastfeeding. Anyway, by the end of the second day he had lost more than 10% of his birthweight which set off all kinds of alarms with the nurses and the doctor. I was forced to give him formula (all the while I was an hysterical mess because of the mania). To make matters worse, his doctor (who I absolutely LOVE) tried to get me to supplement with formula. He gave me some very bad advice about breastfeeding then finishing with a couple of ounces of formula. Luckily I didn't listen and now he weighes over 10 lbs. I am so proud that I stuck my ground and now Jackson is exclusively breastfeeding.

Hopefully by the end of the weekend I will have some new pictures posted.

One Month ALREADY!!!!

This little guy is one month old today!!! I can't believe it has already been a month since we were sitting in the hospital waiting for the nurses to bring little Jackson to me. This is what he looked like at 1 day old...He has changed so much already.



I will be taking him to the doctor on Wednesday so I will have his stats then.

Just for comparison, here is a picture of Matthew Wayne at one month old!!!

3 weeks

I can't believe that it has already been over 3 weeks since Jackson was born. With Matthew the first few weeks passed by so slowly but Jackson's first month seems to be flying by.





Since I am breastfeeding the doctor wants to check Jackson's weight more frequently because Matthew had such a hard time gaining weight. Last Wednesday he weighed 8 lbs 15.9 oz...which means he has gained a pound and a half since he was born. If you count the fact that he lost A LOT of weight in the hospital the first 3 days he has gained over 2 pounds from his lowest weight.

Here is a picture that is a side by side comparison of Matthew and Jackson at around the same age.



Me and my boys!!!

Smile!!!

Jackson is growing and growing...last week I did another photo shoot with Jackson and Matthew. I think Jackson actually smiled at me!!!





Matthew is still doing great being a big brother!!! Although I am very nervous about being here all by myself with the boys next week when Seth goes back to work. Jackson loves to cluster feed and Matthew takes that opportunity to "act out" and see how much trouble he can get into. I think he is a tad jealous that I have to spend so much time with Jackson. He still shows lots of love towards Jackson.



Also, yesterday I actually fit into my pre-prego jeans!!! Yes, less than 3 weeks since giving birth.