2 months have passed since this little guy came into our family. We so love him! He has his 2 month check up on Friday, so I will post his stats after. Its safe to say he is eating and growing like crazy!
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Easton's Blessing
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| Easton in his blessing outfit that my brothers and our two older boys wore on their blessing days. He obviously loved it :) |
Our sweet little Easton was blessed on Sunday June 8, 2014. Family that were able to come were my mom, Ashley, Greg's parents, Greg's cousin and his family who are living in the area, Greg's aunt who lives in VA, and Greg's aunt and uncle who are serving a mission in the DC area. We felt so blessed to have so many family members in attendance.
Greg gave Easton a beautiful blessing. Our little Easton is going to be a great missionary it seems. He has a wonderful life ahead of him, and we feel blessed to be his parents.
We had a nice family dinner after church and enjoyed spending time as family.
Easton was super tired by the end of the night and cried for hours. It was a long but wonderful day!
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| We all felt like this the day after his blessing :) |
Grandma and Grandpa Nelson Visit
Greg's parents were in town last weekend for Easton's blessing. They had never been to DC, so we took a couple of days to visit some of the sights downtown. It was a jam packed weekend of family fun and come Monday morning we were all exhausted. We had so much fun having them here and are so happy they took the time and money to come visit. We can't wait to see them again!
Here are some pictures to highlight their trip: (Dale took most of the pictures towards the end of this post)
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| Scootering around the monuments in snow boots |
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| Flags at the National monument |
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| Roosevelt mocument |
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| JFK's grave at Arlington Cemetery |
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| Arlington Cemetery |
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| Arlington Cemetery |
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| Tomb of the Unknown Soldier |
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| Changing of the guards |
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| Napping on Grandma |
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| East coast Nelson reunion |
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| Both grandmas! |
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| Vietnam Monument |
1 month
Just like that Easton is 1 month old. What a blessing it is to have him in our lives!
Here is what he is up to at 1 month:
Weight and Height:
-He weighed 10 lbs, 11oz (75th %) at his 1 month check up. He was 21 3/4in long (45th %), so he grew a lot in his first month of life!
**Update, I took him to the dr yesterday because of his cold and he was already up to 11lbs, 10 oz. This boy is growing quick!**
Sleep:
-Every asked me the first month of his life how he was sleeping, and I would always respond that he was sleeping like a newborn; meaning, I was up a lot with him at night! He was really jaundice the first week of his life, so our dr wanted me to feed him every 2 hours to make sure he was eating enough to flush out the bilirubin. The first couple of weeks of life were pretty intense in the sleep department. There was one night where I had just finished feeding him and was trying to burp him in the rocking chair. I fell asleep while I was burping him and accidentally let him slip a bit, and he bumped his head on the arm of the chair. (It was a soft rocking chair, so nothing happened). I felt like a HORRIBLE mother then. Greg was insistent that I took a nap while he was home so I would be able to function a little better. I happily obliged. :)
Around 3 weeks of age, he started to sleep at night in longer spurts. He usually falls asleep between 9-10 and is up at 1 and then at 4 to nurse. I usually try to go to sleep when he does at night, and I have started to feel much more rested at that point. I still feel sleep deprived, but not as bad.
He is a pretty good napper. I am really trying to teach him how to fall asleep on his own, which has been going ok. I am determined to have a good sleeper here. We have had family in town for the past couple of weeks, and with outings and such with that it hasn't always been easy to stick to that. I think once it is just us we might do a little better at that.
He has been taking naps in his swing the past couple of days because he has had a cold that his brothers lovingly shared with him, and he sleeps awesome in there. He has been taking 2-3 hour naps in the swing, which is awesome because I can get a lot done, but I would like him to sleep in his crib and not to get use to being swinged to sleep. Hopefully when he is healthy he will do better with that!
We are swaddling Easton just like he did our older two, and that seems to be a good signal to him that it is time to sleep. He is usually out of his swaddle by the morning, but it does help him to fall asleep I think.
Eating:
I am exclusively breastfeeding Easton, which is going really well. He usually nurses every 3-4 hours through out the day. The first couple of weeks were rough in that department, but we are in a good groove now it seems. He was a great nurser from the beginning, and I was really sore as a result. Nursing was not as enjoyable this time around for me at the beginning because of various hurdles. I developed mastitis when he was just over 2 weeks old, and as much as it seemed like it would have been easier to stop because of the pain, I knew it would get easier and stuck to it. It has gotten easier, and I am so glad to still going strong. I usually nurse my babies until they are almost 2, and I plan to do the same with Easton.
I have noticed that Easton seems to not do well when I eat broccoli, so I have cut that out of my diet for the time being. The times when I have eaten broccoli have made Easton very colic, and I would rather have a happy baby than eat broccoli honestly. :)
I am going to start training a few clients for work in a couple of weeks, so I plan on starting to pump so Greg can feed him while I am gone. I'm not sure how he will take to a bottle, so we will see how that goes! I only plan on being gone for a few hours Saturday morning, so I will still be nursing him a majority of the time.
Development and Milestones:
-Easton is gaining more and more control of his head and is able to hold it up by himself really well most of the time. He doesn't seem to enjoy tummy time, but we are trying to do it every day.
-He has started smiling at us which is so fun! I can't wait until a laugh comes out of that toothless smile.
-He had really bad baby acne when he around 4 weeks old, but it seems to be getting better as he is getting closer to 6 weeks old.
-His umbilical cord fell off when he was 2 weeks old and had his first bath shortly after that.
-He loves bath time.
-He got his first cold right after turning 1 month old.
-He is cooing and making other noises which is so fun to hear.
-He is tracking really well and seems to recognize our voices.
-He seems to be a pretty mellow little dude. As long as he is fed and not tired, he is content to lay on the ground and just observe the world.
-He HATES his car seat. I'm not sure how much I will be leaving the house this summer :)
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Flag Football
Deagan has been playing Spring flag football the past couple of months, and he had his first game a couple of weeks ago!
He may not be the star of the team, but he has loved playing!
The first 4 weeks
The past month or so has flown by. It is so true that the time after the baby is born goes so much quicker than the 9 months leading up to the birth of a baby. I feel like it was just yesterday we brought Easton home, but at the same time it also feels like he has been part of our family all a long.
Here are a few pictures of what happened the first 4 weeks of Easton's life:
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| We dog sat this cute little dog. |
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| Our car died while Greg was home during his 2 week leave while we were at lunch, so we got to ride the tow truck to the dealership. Kayden probably the only one who enjoyed this experience. It was really hot this day and there was no AC in the tow truck. |
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| Kayden and Deagan filled up a chore chart and earned new toys. This was Kayden's pick! |
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| Easton slept a lot |
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| Easton and I chilled together... |
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| And Easton slept a lot |
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| It set in that life with 3 boys is crazy |
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| Easton has his first bath when he was 2 weeks old. He loves bath time! |
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| Easton slept a lot |
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| Kayden and I hung out while Easton slept and while Deagan was at school |
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| Easton was awake a little bit! |
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| We played |
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| And we read books |
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| And Easton grew right before our eyes! |
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