crew's baby pictures

jolley photography did his pics - they were so patient & great to work with. i will have to say that i was SO embarrassed - crew pooped on every prop they used! he seriously pooped 12x & they did not even act like it was a big deal. i thought they got some great shots. you can go to their blog & see more of the pics they are under the last blog post (newborn baby photographer, utah) ... go here

sleepless nights

crew is still having a hard time sleeping more than 2 hours at a time at night. i feel like i am feeding him constantly but he only eats for a few minutes then falls asleep. the harder i try- it seems like the less he eats/sleeps. it has been a LONG week with steve being out of town. i have been taking him to the DR for weight checks because he is NOT gaining weight. i was referred to a specialist & we realized what the problem was - he is TONGUE TIED! meaning, the membrane that attached the tongue to the bottom of the mouth is very tight- it isn't allowing him to move his tongue up or out, which is necessary to eat. so, i took him in this morning & they clipped that membrane. so, things should get better soon - i hope. it is just a matter of him learning that he can move his tongue & that he needs to move it in order to eat. i can't believe how good he has been considering i have been starving him. i am feeling so bad that it has taken us 3 weeks to realize but glad we got it fixed. that explains my sore nipples- i didn't remember ever being this sore for this long. the specialist said the baby just chomps hoping to get a little milk from the run-off & that process is such trauma to the nipples. especially since i was feeding him every 1-2 hours ... hoping for more sleep SOON!

3 to 4

still trying to adjust. the jump from 3 to 4 kids has been BIG for us! i really did not think it was going to be a big adjustment. steve thinks it is because he (we) are old ... i think it is that we are out numbered! it has been SO fun having a new baby in the house & it has changed our ways. everytime we all go somewhere- we have to add the 3rd seat in the sequoia. such a hassle! we have loaded the kids in the car several times to go to dinner & then decided take-out would be a better alternative. i think once crew gets a little older it will be better - i won't take him to the ballpark & don't really like running errands & kids to activities with him. too much gunk still in the air.
he is a good baby- very mellow & content. he had jaundice so we had to have him under the lights for a couple days & i was feeding him every 2-3 hours. i think he got in the habit of snacking because he wants to eat every 2 hours but not really getting a full feed in before he falls asleep. has not helped with us trying to get sleep at night when he is up & wants to eat every 2 hours. so, we are going to start to work on him going longer at least at night - even if it means middle of the night baths to really wake him up. the joys of getting a baby on a schedule ...
brock has been much better with him- he always want to "help baby crew" and actually he is alot of help! keegan is the "little mom" as we expected her to be. jake has surprised me, he is SO into him. it is good to see his sensitive side come out.
life is good - just trying to adjust. i got some pics so i will post them soon.