3 months

Our little Sawyer is 3 months old!!  Where is time going?!  He's such a sweet, happy little boy.  He loves to "talk" and squeal the majority of the time he's awake.  He has started really giggling at specific things.  He thinks his Daddy and Brooklyn are just hilarious!   He gives HUGE gummy smiles anytime he sees Glenn or me, and lately he's been giving huge smiles and then hiding his face like he's flirting.  It's so adorable!!  He is holding his head up great, and tries to pull himself up to a sitting position anytime he's leaning back propped up.  He loves his swing and his hanging toys and he's been spending a little time each day in his Bumbo.  He always looks so proud of himself to be sitting up like a big boy.

He is sleeping great at night!  He sleeps in his crib now (sniff), from about 8:30-6.  Then he usually goes right back down after he eats until about 8.  Now his napping is a whole different situation.  He likes to cat nap but occasionally we can get a good long nap out of him.  He just fights so hard to stay awake during the day, so we are trying to figure him out and make sure he gets enough rest.

He weighs 12lbs, 7oz and is 25in long. He is wearing 0-3 mos clothes (although probably not for much longer), and size 1 diapers.  He's growing like crazy.

We absolutely love our sweet, happy, funny little man.  He is really developing his own little personality and I am truly enjoying every second with him!!!

2 months

So, this is a bit late since he's really 2.5 months - but oh well.  Our little man is growing like a weed! (finally)  He was 9lbs 15oz (14%tile), 23.75in (73%tile), 15.5in head (33%tile).  He gained exactly 2lbs and 2.75in in a month!  He had some catching up to do but is on track now.  He's holding his head up pretty well, it's still wobbly but he is able to keep it up for longer stretches.  He is smiling, huge, gummy smiles most of the time.  He has found his voice and has begun to coo, squeal, and giggle.  It is almost too cute to handle!  He also makes a growly sound when he sighs which is just really funny!  He sleeps pretty consistently from 11:30/12 - 5:30/6 each night.  He is hit or miss with naps during the day.  Some days he sleeps great, other days he cat naps.  He is still eating every 3 hours, except at night.  He nurses and takes 2oz of formula for 4 of his feedings, and the other 3 (when I"m at work) he gets 4 oz of formula.  He has done great at going between bottle and breast and so far my milk has stayed put even with our wonky schedule.  So it's working for us and I couldn't be happier about the arrangement!

I went back to work last week.  It was super hard!  But, surprisingly, not as hard as I thought it would be. The initial leaving him in the morning is definitely the hardest part - once I get to school I'm super busy from the time I walk in the door to the time I leave, so I don't have time to dwell on it all day long.  I know that next year will be hard all over again when I'm having to leave him at day care with strangers instead of at home with Glenn.  But I'm trusting that God will help me get through it just as He's helped me get through this first week back.  We are also praying for the perfect place to put him next year...so far we have no real leads.  :/

I'll leave you with this picture of my precious little man.

Birth Announcement

We ordered Sawyer's birth announcements from Shutterfly today.  I think the design is so cute and I can't wait to get them and see them in person!  We are only sending them to family since our families are spread out all over.  So many of them haven't seen him (really only our parents and siblings - except Glenn's brother have met him) so we wanted to make sure that family were able to see his sweet face.  We are very proud of him!  So family - clear off your fridge, because you are going to want to keep this up forever.  I mean, who wouldn't want to see that adorable little man everyday?!  Enjoy!

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one month old

okay, this picture is actually from a couple of weeks ago, but it is too precious not to post!! It is one of our many fabulous pictures taken during his newborn shoot. I'll post more later or you can see them on facebook. They are adorable!!

One month stats -

Height - 21 inches (10th percentile)

weight - 7lbs, 15oz (5th percentile)

head - 14.5 inches (10th percentile)

So our little man is still a peanut, but he's growing and gaining weight, and that's what's important!

He is eating every 3 hours, except at night when he goes 5 hours between one feeding, giving us about 4 hours of solid sleep - yay! He is so alert and happy. He makes the best faces, and keeps us laughing all the time! I think this means he'll have a very fun personality as he grows up. He holds his head up very well, loves to be read to, and doesn't hate tummy time. He LOVES music!!! Not surprising since his daddy is a musician, but it instantly calms him down and puts him in a very happy mood.

We absolutely adore his little man, and can't imagine life without him now. He has definitely made our lives sweeter!

weight saga

So our little man has been through it in the weight department. After he gained his 2 oz. we took him back a week later for his 2 week check up. He had not gained anything...not even a half an oz. He was weighing in at 6lbs. 5.5 oz - still 1lb 2.5oz smaller than he his birthweight. He had grown a half an inch and was 20.5 inches long, and his head was measuring at 13.75 inches. So, we decided to move his feedings to every 2-2.5 hours and come back in 2 days. Two days later he had only gained a 1/2 an oz. Enter the formula.

I have to be honest and say that I really struggled with the mommy guilt. I felt like a failure to be completely honest - because I was his only source of nourishment, and I couldn't provide what he needed to grow and thrive. After some tears and lots of prayers I feel much better about doing whatever needs to be done to help my boy grow.

So, we are supplementing with formula. We started out only giving him 2 oz. 2-3 feedings a day and he managed to gain 5 oz. in 3 days!!! yay!! Now, however he wants it after every feeding and will cry and cry if he doesn't have a bottle immediately following nursing. So - we are still trying to figure out this whole feeding thing, but the important thing is that our boy is gaining weight and is content and growing.

I love that little man!!

quick update

We just got back from the Dr. Sawyer has gained 2 ounces!! yay!! So, we'll just keep doing what we are doing and he'll have chubby thighs in no time! :)

Sawyer Glenn Smith - One week old/birth story

I can't believe my sweet little Sawyer is already one week old (yesterday actually)! He has truly turned our lives upside down and inside out and I am loving every minute of it (yes, even the ones in the middle of the night)! I knew he would change our lives, but I honestly wasn't prepared for just how much. He has changed the things we think about and worry about, he has changed the way I love Glenn, and how much more I love Glenn. I never knew I could love a little person as much as I love Sawyer!

We have had an interesting first week with our little man. I had to have a c-section on Wednesday because Sawyer was breech. Not only was he breech, but he had his feet down in my birth canal, legs crossed, with his hands folded behind his head like he was sitting in a lounge chair on the beach. This is certainly indicative of his overall laid back personality so far. When Sawyer made his big debut on Wednesday, March 7th at 1:22pm, weighing in at 7lbs, 8oz and 20 inches long with lots of hair and great lungs Glenn and I both started to cry. Glenn got to go over and see him and was immediately smitten with that boy. He took some pictures and then came back around to show me. I was able to see/kiss on Sawyer all wrapped up for about 2 minutes, then they took him and Glenn to the nursery for his first bath, footprints, and vitals. The c-section itself wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It was completely painless (thank you God and my spinal block), and I had a great team of people working on me. After Glenn and Sawyer left my BP dropped and that's when I started to feel really bad. There is something very humbling about being in a room full of strangers with everything God gave you out there for everyone to see, and to be throwing up on top of that. Giving birth will definitely break you of your vanity! lol! The whole surgery only took 50 min from start to finish, then I was taken to recovery where I was hooked up to all kinds of monitors and just rested. About 20 minutes into recovery (an hour after he was born) I FINALLY got to hold my sweet baby boy. It was a totally surreal experience! He latched on perfectly right away, and after he ate I was able to hold and snuggle him until we were wheeled to our room. Glenn was waiting for us when we got to our room and we were able to have some sweet time just the 3 of us before all the grandparents came in. Sawyer is the first grandchild for everyone, so needless to say there were 6 very excited grandparents on the 4th floor of Piedmont Henry Hospital on March 7th!

That whole rest of the day is kind of a blur, as I was feeling terrible and could only keep down ice chips. By Wednesday night they had me up on my first walk - 12 steps to the bathroom. Trust me, that felt like an accomplishment! By Thursday night, after some solid food, a shower, and some pain meds I was starting to feel human again. We got to go home by noon on Friday and all the grandparents came over to the house and passed around Sawyer.

He was been a really great baby. He HATES to be naked, and have his clothes/diaper changed and will certainly let you know that this is not his idea of a good time. But other than that he is pretty much content all the time. He was nursing okay, but was quickly getting frustrated as my milk wasn't coming in. He also developed some pretty hard core gas, so that made for a long night on Saturday. (God bless the makers of Milacon drops!) We went to the Dr. on Monday and found out that he had lost down to 6lbs, 3oz. (down a pound and 5 ounces since birth). He was dehydrated and hadn't pooped since Friday. My milk finally came in Monday night so when we went back on Tuesday he had gained half an ounce. The weight gain was encouraging, and our Dr. said he looked really healthy, and that he wasn't very worried about the weight loss since he looked so good, and had shown a small gain. We go back today for another weigh in. He's been eating like a champ for almost 48 hours (and has had 2 HUGE poops - yay!), so we are hoping and praying for a more significant weight gain!

There is certainly nothing like a new baby to make you worry over things you never worried over before and to make you excited over things you were never excited over before (ie, pooping and peeing). We love him so much, and it grows more and more each day. He has the cutest little face, and I could literally stare at it all day long! He makes the best faces - and he keeps Glenn and I laughing and snapping pictures all day long.

Glenn has been an amazing dad and husband! He has gone above and beyond to take care of me as I recover and to take care of Sawyer. He is very hands on and loves to be right there with me as we change him, I feed him, getting up at night, etc. He loves his boy and I can tell they will have a very special bond for the rest of Sawyer's life!

Pics to come - and an update on his weight. Prayers would be appreciated!