My Doula

Here's my doula during the birth. Julie Guttman

Daddy time

I love this picture of Clayton while spending time with his dad.

The Doc

Here's a picture of Clayton with Dr. Forseter who delivered him. We forgot to take their photo together on his birthday. Dr. Forseter did a great job. He was there for the entire 2.5 hours of pushing (most doctors only show up to catch the baby). We had an awesome birth with no drugs and not even an IV which Dr. Forseter was suportive of.

Dr. Forseter just had his first baby boy this month as well. Congrats Dr. Forseter!

Clayton's First Bath

We gave Clayton his first full bath last week. Yes, at over 8 weeks old can you believe it? You are supposed to wait until their belly button falls off. Clayton just loved me so much he didn't want to let go :) , and his belly button didn't fall off until we walked into the pediatrician appointment at 8 weeks old. The doctor said that is the longest he had ever seen one stay on. His little belly button is perfect!

He loved the bath. The first few seconds he fussed but after that he was cooing and smiling and loving it. Afterwards we wrapped him in his "Clayton" towel and his crazy hair got even crazier with wild curls.

Taking Clayton's 2 Month Old photos

Big Baby!

He is 8 weeks old and the pediatrician says we are growing a very big boy. He is 24.5 inches long, 13lbs 2 oz, and 13 inch head which puts him in the 95th percentile for height, 90th for weight, and 75th for head circum. He did catch a cold of some sort over Thanksgiving and still has it. The doctor thinks it is a sinus infection and prescribed antibiotics. Due to him being sick, he did not get any shots today and the doctor wants him to come back when he feels better to get the vaccinations. I hope he feels better soon. He has had this darn cold for 8 days now.

Turning 30!

I'm 30 years old this week. Yes, the black doom and gloom ballons say it all - well, not really, because my 30's are great so far. My friends sent me this giant pointsetta and balloons on my birthday. It was a huge surprise. I had a great birthday hanging out with my 2 favorite guys having a low key night. Here's to my next 30 years...

Where there is a baby bear, there is a...

MAMA BEAR! so be careful! Yes, this is my little baby bear but watch out because I am mama bear and definitely have felt like motherhood makes me feel like an animal watching out for my young. I have this strange animal instinct to take care of him and protect him and I can't control it sometimes. I can't help but guard him and keep a constant eye on him when someone wants to hold him. It takes me awhile to feel comfortable enough to be able to leave the room when someone else is holding him. I feel like he always needs to be in my line of sight.

Baby bear is 7.5 weeks old. I can't believe how quickly it is going by and how fast he is growing. I'm worried about having to go back to work after the new year and leave baby bear with someone else, but I am sure I will survive.

Hiding in Camo

Here's Clayton testing out a toddler camoflauge chair at Cabella's. Matt thinks it's fun to let Clayton sit there by himself. I think it's dangerous since he falls over. He sat there for a few seconds before toppling over though. With his cam outfit you almost can't see him!

Matt playing with Clayton

Here's Matt's idea of entertaining Clayton. My personal opinion is that it was a bit of over stimulation that the baby books say could make a baby cry, but Clayton did seem to be having fun and didn't cry. He was in a vibrating chair, inside of the pack n play that was also vibrating and playing music while tugging on the toys in the entertaining chair.