4 weeks already!

Can you believe Dane is 4 weeks old already? I am just absolutely amazed at how fast time is ticking by....

When i took him to the peds office the other day I had him weighed and he is almost 10lbs already! What a chubby boy! Haha!!

Oh, funny story about the peds office....i was debating on whether to bring him in sitting in the car seat or just hold him. The car seat can get kinda heavy.....Well, I am really glad that i decided to bring him in the car seat because i no sooner sat down in the waiting room and KAPLOW!! Dane pooped a monstrous poop....It was everywhere! I had my first experience changing him in a public bathroom....and if you know me you know I am a germ freak, so needless to say i was panicking a little....there are germs EVERYWHERE in there!! But alas, we made it through....And thank goodness Darren put a onsie in the diaper bag.....because the one Dane had on was just covered in poop!

Dane is really enjoying tummy time and our daily walks....it is going to rain pretty much all week so we will be sitting outside under our new gazebo Darren put up for us. Can't wait!

Trudi and Denise (Darren's mom and sister) are coming to visit this week - can't wait to see them! Dane's cheeks are all ready for kisses!!!!

Not just one, but TWO!!

Poor little Dane, he has TWO different types of rashes right now. He has a heat rash around his neck, in his folds of his skin (elbows/knees) and he has contact dermititis all over his body including in his ears. The pediatrician seems to think it is our water as that is the only thing that has touched him all over his body. What is weird is that it only appeared on Friday morning and I have been giving him a bath since we got home three weeks ago. Darren is going to check to see if it is our water softener - maybe it stopped working for some reason?!?!

I am not allowed to give him a bath for 5 days (stinky boy!!!) to make sure that it really is our water. I am however going to wipe him down with distilled water. I cant just let the poor boy be the stinky kid....I know I know, someone has to be the stinky kid, but not my kid!!

The rashes dont seem to bother him at all - of course he is too young right now to know how to scratch, but he isnt fussier than normal.

The doc said I can put some cortisone on him just in case, so i will be making a trip today to pick some up for him.

We'll keep ya'll posted!!

He isn't deaf - I swear!!

Dane DID pass his hearing test.....and I am sure you are sitting there reading this wondering why I am taking time out of my day to share this tidbit....WELL....let me tell you!

Dane was napping (doing what he does best) and along came a deer in our backyard. Once Cora and Chai spotted it all hell broke loose. Cora and Chai literally freaked out barking and yelping and growling. Of course Bambi decided to just stand there in the middle of the yard and taunt poor Cora and Chai. It was so loud in here from their barking that I had to scream at the top of my lungs for them to shut up.......the point of this story you ask? Dane slept through the whole thing....didnt even open in eye ball.....can you believe it?

Hiccup! Hiccup! Hiccup!!

Baby Dane sure didn't grow out of those hiccups of his!! He had them a lot in utero and has them even more now!! They are incredibly cute...and you know what else is cute? His little baby sneezes! He always sneezes twice in a row - and it is just the cutest thing in the world....

Anyway - Dane "helped" me plant my garden last week. We planted strawberries, red peppers, jalepeno peppers, tomatos, thyme, basil, and cucumbers. Poor little guy got a bug bite on his footsie.....:o(

We've also been taking daily walks around the neighborhood. He loves his stroller!! (thanks Grandpa Hartenstine!!!!)

Darren has been such a wonderful husband and father I just cant put it into words. He is really helping out around the house and getting a lot of projects done. What a guy!! He even said that on weekends he is in charge of diaper duty! YAHOO!! I get two whole days of not having to change any diapers! Dane loves sitting and talking with his daddy too. He stares at him like he is the coolest thing since sliced bread (well, Dane doesnt know what sliced bread is yet, but you know what i mean). It is so wonderful to watch them together!

Dane is pretty good at holding his head up by himself too. My little man is growing up...*sniff* *sniff*

I was thinking the other day that I dont really remember life before Dane...isnt that strange? Like what did I do with my time before I had Dane? I just cant remember....haha! It probably involved watching a lot of tv...hee hee....

I posted some more pictures of our little guy....hope you enjoy!!

Sheesh! Time is sure flying by!

I cant believe Dane will be two weeks old tomorrow. Where has the time gone? Of course, it does feel like it was so long ago we were in the hospital.....

Daddy, Mommy, and baby are doing extremely well!! I am pretty proud of myself that I am able to handle all of the daily tasks by myself while Darren is at work. We sit and play together on the floor and have tummy time. Dane can really hold his head up by himself! He loves to sit in his bouncy seat too and stare and the polar bears that are hanging from it. I can even multitask and keep the house in order as well....go Nicki!! haha.....

Dane has had an upset tummy lately so we gave him some gas drops and those are seeming to help. I have to figure out what I can and cannot eat so it wont effect him. I have to stay away from tomato sauces i know that!! Poor Dane gets uber gassy....

Nursing is going well too. Before the wonderful gas drops I thought he was fussy because he was hungry - but now that we have all that squared away feeding is pretty much on a consistent every 2.5 hours.

When I get some time I'll post some more pics!!