October 7th, 2008
Jasper is 7 weeks old today. I can’t believe how fast time is flying by..only 5 more weeks until I have to go back to work. More on that later.
But first, some pictures of Jasper and his Grandpa F. who came all the way from Marco Island Florida to meet him:
Poor Grandpa, Jasper was on [...]
read more...September 30th, 2008
And no longer tongue tied..(more on that later). But first, introducing Jasper Bear:
So I think it’s true what they say, babies get worse until 6 weeks and then start getting better until 3 months. This past week there have been several really good days, particularly Sunday when Sarah, Jay and baby Daphne came to visit. [...]
September 23rd, 2008
So it’s not ALL bad over here at the Dark Lord’s Lair..we occasionally get some rays of sunshine, like when jasper smiles - and we can actually capture it on video!
We also had a fairly decent day yesterday - Jasper seemed more comfortable than usual, maybe it’s the wellements gripe water I started giving him? [...]
September 21st, 2008
I know it’s been a while since I posted. Jasper has gotten worse to the point that I can rarely put him down at all. He has stopped liking being in the Moby wrap (usually get about 5 minutes before he grunts and groans and turns red, most likely “pushing” due to gas), hates his [...]
read more...September 15th, 2008
Here is a little video that we took to document the little wheezing sounds that Jasper makes when he sleeps and nurses sometimes. When he was first born, the wheezes were like an octave higher. It’s amazing how fast they grow up!
So at our visit to the pediatrician Friday to get the zantac Rx, I [...]
read more...September 13th, 2008
But first a little video of Jeff’s “Is Jasper Hungry” test!
I want to thank you all for your extremely thoughtful and useful advice on Jasper’s “colic” situation. I put “colic” in quotes because I don’t think his discomfort is colic at all, as colic is defined as ocurring only during a certain three hour period [...]
read more...September 10th, 2008
I have maybe 5 seconds before Jasper gets bored of the swing and starts screaming, so if this post gets cut of half way, you’ll know why!
Some highs and lows of our second week…
Highs:
Jasper’s umbilical cord finally fell off! We celebrated by giving him his first real bath, which he loved (much to my relief!)
Jasper [...]
September 2nd, 2008
Jasper, 9 Days Old
So for those of you still expecting, I thought I’d put together a list of the items we are loving and using all the time.
1) The Miracle Blanket. Jasper is quite the Houdini. Jeff is a great swadler, but despite his best efforts Jasper always managed to break free of the swaddle [...]
August 28th, 2008
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I could write a novel about this first week, but the highlights will have to do, I don’t get much time between feedings (he eats like a sumo [...]
read more...August 25th, 2008
First of all I want to say thank you for the incredible outpouring of well wishes, it means so much to all of us!
I’m sorry I didn’t post sooner, as you can imagine life with a newborn makes finding time to post more difficult. The birth story is also fairly lengthly as you are about [...]