A Time For Every Season....

February 28, 2005 ~ Today Drew is five weeks old! I can't believe that another week has passed. This week Drew's Grandma Patti visited from Oregon . We all had a great time visiting and enjoying the baby. I especially enjoyed getting some much needed sleep while Grandma enjoyed spending the nights with Drew. Thank you Patti! I must admit though, that by the end of Grandma's visit I had missed spending time with Drew. Her visit helped me appreciate the time God has given to me to spend raising our son, and to make the most of the short time I have to influence his life. This week Drew started growing up before our very eyes. He is starting to look less and less like a newborn. He has been focusing on things in the house and on the kitty cats. I had him in his room this morning and he looked around like it was the first time he had been in it. He has been focusing on faces and even smiling at me! John crawled into bed this morning, home from a long night shift, and held Drew...

February 21, 2005 ~ Today Drew is one month old! He went to see the doctor today and weighed in at 8 lbs 3oz. He gained 1 1/2 pounds in two weeks! His excessive growth these past two weeks would explain why he eats every 2 hours. Today's doctor visit was in regards to Drew's reflux problem. The doctor said he looked very healthy but wanted to have an ultra sound done on his stomach to rule out some potentially serious problems. I drove Drew over to Cooks Children's Hospital and they performed the ultra sound. Drew was so good, even though he hadn't eaten in 4 hours he was very patient for the ultra sound. Drew's doctor, Dr. Gomez, called an hour later and said the ultra sound did not reveal any serious problems. Drew is being put on a reflux medication that will calm his stomach and help his esophagus not to spit back up his food. His tummy aches and gas problems should go away! Dr. Gomez said he should outgrow the reflux by the time he is 6 months old. Praise the L...

February 17th - I can't believe how fast the past three weeks have gone by. Drew will be one month old on February 21st. The first two weeks all Drew did was sleep. I even had to recant that "never wake a sleeping baby" statement because I had to wake him up every hour and a half to feed him. I just couldn't understand why people thought the first 6 weeks were the hardest! Well, about a week ago Drew finally turned into a real baby! He is now awake all the time demanding to be fed. I even gave him some formula the other night - which I swore I would never do! I am finding myself eating many of my words now that the baby is actually here. I have now experienced reality! Everything I do is somehow related to the baby. I am so tired and my house is a disaster. The few amount of cloths I fit into have spit up all over them and I haven't had the time to wash them yet. My mother was here for two weeks helping out, but had to leave on the 12th. She was such help! S...