Jackson Luke: 2 Months Old

This photo pretty much sums up how we're all feeling about this past month with our sweet boy. I can't believe he's been in our world for two months now.

THE HIGHLIGHTS:

- At 2 months, Jackson weighs 10 lbs., 12 oz. and is about 23 inches tall

- We've been exclusively breastfeeding for 2 whole months! It feels like a huge accomplishment after the challenges we faced at the start.

- So many smiles! This happy boy started smiling like crazy and we can't get enough of it!

- Wearing all 0-3 month clothes and size 1 diapers

- Loves to stare at the big clock in our living room and the ceiling fan always catches his attention

- Started sleeping longer stretches at night -- just a few nights ago he went 8:30 PM - 4:30 AM and I felt like a new woman. We still have nights where wake ups are all over the place, but we're definitely getting more sleep these days than we were!

- Looooves sleeping in the Happy Baby carrier when we're out and about. After a few outings that first month where I hoped he'd sleep in the car seat and he wasn't having it, I caved and ordered this carrier which I'd had my eye on but didn't love the price tag. I'm so glad I bit the bullet and bought it because it is so comfortable to wear and he is so content in it. I've been able to wear it running errands with him and even through church service and he's slept through it all.

- He started napping in his crib for most naps during the day. I started putting him down in there mostly because if Emma is playing or Abby starts barking, it's hard to keep him from getting woken up if he's sleeping in the swing or in the rock n' play.

- Big sister Emma is pretty involved in this boy's every move. If he's doing tummy time, she is part of it. If he is laying on the play mat, she wants to be lying next to him. She kisses him, high fives and gives him "knucks" a billion times a day. If he's crying, she'll tell me he's crying. Sometimes if he's in the swing and he starts crying, she'll go over and attempt to get him out herself. The other day, he was sleeping in the swing and I was cleaning up around the house when I walked out and saw she'd put a teddy bear in the swing with him. My heart can't handle this stuff. It's so sweet seeing her love on him.

A few snapshots from Jackson's 2nd month:

Happy 2 months, sweet boy! We're loving life with you in it.

Jackson Luke: One Month Old

Hello! I should backtrack and say that Jackson Luke was born on June 20, 2018 at 12:02 PM via emergency c-section. Maybe I will share the full birth story someday (Emma is 2 and I still haven't gotten around to writing hers) but the short version is that the umbilical cord was wrapped around his neck. Every time I pushed, his heart rate went down and after only a few tries, the doctor made the call and rushed me to the OR. I'm so grateful to my doctor for making the call rather quickly and getting this sweet boy out into the world safely.

Jackson Luke Snyder :: June 20, 2018 :: 7 lbs, 9 oz.

Somehow this precious boy has already been part of our world for 1 month! 

THE HIGHLIGHTS

- One month stats: 8 lbs. 12 oz.; 20.5"

- We pushed through some serious challenges (i.e. mastitis) and made it through the first month exclusively breastfeeding

- Jackson gets tons of hugs and kisses from his big sister every day, but also gets poked in the eye and kicked in the head on occasion. There is no doubt he is loved by her, but she hasn't quite grasped how fragile he is yet!

- At one month, he's pretty much outgrown most of his newborn sized clothes and wearing mostly 0-3 months 

- At the end of his first month, Jackson was starting to sleep for longer stretches at night typically going down around 9:30/10 and waking up around 2 or 3 a.m., then waking up again around 6 a.m. Those middle of the night wake ups are totally manageable assuming he nurses for 30 minutes or so and goes back down easily, but that hasn't necessarily been the case every night

- At only about 10 days old, we took Jackson and Emma "away" (not really away, but about a 45 minute drive from us) for a staycation with some of our friends for a weekend. The timing was not ideal and Jonathan ended up taking me to the emergency room that Saturday night to get treated for mastitis, BUT I'm still glad we went! 

- Jackson loves to snuggle and does really well in my Happy Baby wrap. He's started to become more aware of his surroundings and we love to catch him watching me or Jonathan. 

A few snapshots from Jackson's first month:

 Jackson's first month was a serious rollercoaster of emotions, but I think we're all starting to settle into our new normal. We're all incredibly smitten with this sweet boy!