Sneak Peak

Weekend Wrap Up

I actually had a long weekend because I took off work on Thursday and Friday to do some things around the house that I had been wanting to do for a long time and just never have the time (nor want to make time) to do them on the weekend!

Thursday I went through all of Tucker's clothes (which is way too many might I add) and took out everything that he can no longer wear. I filled up an entire bin of 0-3 month clothes. I know one bin doesnt sound like much but think how small those little clothes are and the bin is STUFFED to the max! After that job was marked off the list, I broke out the white paint and went to town! We remodeled an older house and by remodeled I mean completely gutted the inside and started over so everything inside our house for the most part is new. But some things were left unfinished (for me). A lot of doors were stock white but never painted white, some of the trim and outside doors had scuffs that drove me crazy so I spent the rest of the day painting like crazy. I am one of those people that if something needs a little face lift, just paint it! Fresh paint makes everything look better!

On Friday I went to town to run some errands while the cleaning lady was there and got a lot of little outdoor trinkets to make the landscaping look a little better. We did so much to the inside of our house but the outside has a lot of work to still be done! I pulled some weeds, and then helped my husband finish planting the strawberry patch. Then I went and picked up my sweet little guy early and we had some mommy and me time!

Friday night we had dinner with some childhood friends of mine, it ended up being 5 couples! We always have so much fun together although we do not get to spend as much time together as we would like with everyone having busy schedules. After dinner we went over to Katie and Daniel's house and the girls played hand and foot (the best card game ever) while the guys watched TV.

Saturday my college friend Brooke and her family were in town so we spent some time together with them that day along with another night out to dinner saturday night. It always fun to catch up with them!

Sunday we tried to relax and enjoy the beautiful weather! We ran some errands in town and visited a new store in town called Stockdales. It was the perfect shop for us. It had hunting/farming gear for the hubby plus a really nice home section for me to spend my time in. I got a star to hang outside that I have been looking for a really long time now. We had a great weekend and hopefully a great week is in store for us as well! I will leave you with a cute photo of my little guy after Saturday morning breakfast!

Our Schedule

After having a baby those of you who have had one know that your life is turned upside down! Nothing is the same as it once was. It is crazy how something so small can cause such a whirlwind. What helped me get over all of the craziness was getting on a schedule. And by getting on a schedule, I mean getting my new little babe on a schedule that worked for all of us.


Now some of you may not agree with this but this is just what we did and it worked for us. In my opinion, babies only know what they are taught to know. They know if they cry we will jump because that is what we teach them. After all of the family left, daddy was back to work, and it was just me and Tucker, I decided it was time to take charge of the situation.


I have said before that Tucker has been pretty consistent at being fed every 4 hours since he was born, and that is true, but only because I made him be consistent on it. After your baby is born, it takes a little while to get to know each other. To know their cry and what it means. To know how they like to fall asleep, how they like to lay down, how they like to be held. I can not tell you how many times at night the first week or so that Tucker was home that he would be crying at night and we would change his diaper thinking that was the problem (waking him up in the process) and then wonder why he wouldnt go back to sleep and lay down. I had to make him know the difference between day and night.


So during the day, I would always have him sleep in a place that was pretty well lit either by the sun or whatever it may be. As far as eating, he would mostly go 4 hours without eating but sometimes it would be 2 hours. Now dont get me wrong, sometimes he would go through a growth spurt and he would NEED to eat more often but for the most part, I wanted to get it at least 3 and a half -4 hours between feedings. The reasons were I did not want him over eating because I didnt know why he was crying. I know a lot of people that just shove a bottle in a babies mouth because it makes them stop crying to soothe them when really they might have just been tired or had a wet diaper.


So by me spending the time to figure out what those cries meant, he now has eaten every 4 hours. Sometimes longer, sometimes a little less than that but it helps me plan for my day. How many bottles he will need. What time he will eat and where we will be at that time of the day. He has slept SO GOOD because of this schedule. He usually will eat and then be awake for 1-2 hours (the awake time increases the older he gets) and then it will be time for a nap. Then when he wakes up after sleeping usually 2-3 hours, it is time to eat again. I tried a lot of things, like giving him a bath every single night but then in the winter that is not great for babies skin and lets be honest, how dirty do they get every day so now we bathe ever other day and sometimes if there isnt the time, it might be on the 3rd day before he gets a bath.


I think having the stability but not ALWAYS having to stick to it makes him flexible. He can fall asleep anywhere although he prefers being rocked because that is what we do at home, it is not the only way he will fall asleep.

I hope these details have helped someone, this is just what worked for us and it has worked GREAT!!

4 months Summary

On Friday was officially my little guys 4 month birthday and I can not say enough how fantastic he is! Andy and I were talking the other night about how good he is and laughing that our next child will have to be so hard because Tucker has been so easy (relatively as far as babies are concerned anyways!).

So here is what Tucker is doing these days....

(4 month picture was not so great-the lighting is horrible but you get the idea!)

You are such a sweet baby. You will smile at anyone and let anyone hold you. You are SO HAPPY all the time. The only time you ever cry or fuss is when you get TOO tired, or you are hungry.

You have recently started rocking. You have always been rocked to sleep so I guess now you figure you can just rock yourself! You will be sitting in someones lap and just start rocking yourself, it is so funny.

You are really getting to be a wiggle worm. You could easily jump out of someones arms. You are getting really close to rolling over.

You still sleep great (knock on wood). You sleep from about 8:30 to 6-6:30 every night, sometimes longer. You are still sleeping in your bassinet which is on top of your pack and play. We thought you might be getting to big for the bassinet so we tried just letting you sleep at night in the pack and play but you were moving around to much and had too much space and it didnt go to well so back in the bassinet you went!

After your 4 month appointment you got the OK to eat baby food! I had been giving you cereal for a couple of days before your appointment but now we have been trying other things. Dr. C said to try vegetables first so you wont get used to sweet fruits and not want any vegetables and also to stick with the same veggie for a couple of days straight to make sure you were not allergic. So far we have had carrots and sqaush. You are doing fantastic at Mrs. Leigh Annes at daycare and you are so good to just take anywhere we go. You have a great schedule but you are very flexible and sleep great in the car.

You are really starting to become more active with your toys than you were last month and I love getting you new stuff to play with. You also love watching Disney Sing Along DVD. The one you have is the Bare Nessesities and you have watched it just about every day. I try to switch them out with other movies but you just love that one so much you prefer it over others.

Stop growing so fast sweet boy!!

At your appointment, you weighed 15lb 3 oz and were 26 inches long! The 70% percentile for weight and the 90th percentile for length! Our little tall and skinny baby! He got those genes from his daddy for sure!

Happy 4 Month Birthday!

This will be a short post but I had to take a minute to wish my little guy a Happy 4 month Birthday today! We have had a lot of changes with regards to the little guy in the last week and I promise to do a full 4 month post when I have pictures but for now, here is a shot of T at his 4 month check up:

I am happy to report an A+ check up with Dr. Chris. Although I must add the nurses who give vaccines have the WORST job ever. I tear up everytime he gets these shots and make Daddy hold him. He was in such a good mood and then as soon as she pricked him he screamed, it is horrible!! But we made it through even though he has had a fever this time which he never got after his 2 month shots. Hopefully we are on the mend now though!\

It might be Monday before you hear from me again but I have to say Good Luck CATS in our final four game against UConn Sat Night!!