First Month of Being a Parent

This one is my favorite picture so far

We have now had our precious boy for over a month now. It has been interesting how natural things have become. It isn't always easy but overall Landon is a very good baby. He is always got his tongue out. I've been told that is what I used to do when I was a baby. My friend Leslie Smith took some newborn pictures for us as a gift. They are so good! It is so nice to have some photographic memories of how little he was. He was very good during the pictures and we have some great shots of him.

When we took Landon to the doctor for his two week check up everything was just where it should be. He was a little small in weight but he was already 21 1/2 inches long. At the appointment he was circumcised because they didn't do it in the hospital. He had something that made it more difficult so the pediatrician in the hospital did not want to do it.  I watched them do it and he did not like it one bit. Luckily he will not remember what happened. Since the appointment he has grown and started filling out so I'm sure he weighs quite a bit more now.

This is Landon's Halloween costume

There are times when I worried that I many not be able to handle everything that comes with being a mom but it has been better than I expected. However, it seems that it takes quite a bit longer to get out of the house to do something. 

I was very worried that I would not be able to handle the lack of sleep that comes with having a newborn. For the most part Landon is a pretty good sleeper. He usually eats at 11, 2 and 5ish. It really isn't all that bad to get up with him to feed him. There have been a few times when I just have to give Landon to Keith because I just am to tired or I need a nap and he happily takes him and will let me sleep. There have been a few bad nights where Landon thinks it is better to be awake than asleep but for the most part he is a good sleeper.

It has been so much fun just to see all the new things that he does every day. He has grown so much in this past month. He has started growing out of some of the newborn clothes. It is hard to see him grow but it is exciting to think about the future with him and all the things he is going to be able to do. He has just started to mimic simple things that we are doing and it is so much fun to try and get him to stick out his tongue or smile.

One of the best things is that Landon is very good about taking a binky. It is a life saver sometimes. I know some people are against them but I really don't know what I would do without them. They can really calm him down when he is upset or just keep him happy so that I can get some things done.

The most  frustrating thing about breastfeeding him is that there are not many places that I can go to when I go out that I can feed him. It makes it hard to go out for longer than a few hours because he is still eating every 2 1/2-3 hours. Other than that it is not as bad as some people made it sound. Landon is really good at eating most of the time. There are times when it is easier to pump and he will take a bottle if that is what he needs to take. 

On another non-baby note, I am having heart surgery on Oct. 30th. It is the same surgery I had in 2009. It is for my SVT. I am not worried about the surgery. I am glad I'm going to have it sooner than later. Before my last surgery I would have an SVT episode and I would blackout and pass out at times. I just don't want that to happen with a baby so it is best that I have to surgery before it gets any worse. My mom said she would watch the baby when I am in surgery because he I don;t want him in the hospital around people who are sick, especially during RSV season. (Working in the hospital having seen those poor babies and kids who got pertussis has made me more protective of Landon.)