Good boy, bad girl

Cannon was a good boy last night. He ate around 9:15 pm and then went to bed and slept until 4:30 am, ate, and went back to sleep until 8:10 am! I had actually gone to bed at 10:30, so I got a good night's sleep too.

Blue, on the other hand, was a bad girl. I was on the computer this morning while Cannon was napping. Blue, I had thought, was napping too. I came out to find that she had chewed up two of Cannon's board books. They are made with the idea that babies will mouth them, not puppies!


That is a very guilt look!

Cannon is now 6 weeks old and getting big! Yesterday, I put away all his newborn clothes. His size 3 month clothes fit him perfect, which means he doesn't have much longer to wear them. I have also put him in 3-6 months clothes. I am surprised at what fits him. It looks so big on the hanger, but it ends up fitting him. Cannon is also more alert and awake more during the day. We have a pretty good routine going for us. He loves to looks at faces and will study the faces of new people. He is smiling more and is a little more interactive. We play patty-cake and he likes for me to stretch his arms high. Ryan blows raspberries on his belly and sometimes he will smile for that. I discovered today that he likes it when I kiss the corner of his mouth. He gave me big smiles for that! It's funny because that's where Ryan likes to be kissed (he says it tickles). Also today, Cannon stopped crying to look at a toy when I shook it. He was on his play mat when he started to fuss a little. I shook this lady bug toy that has beads in it and he immediately stopped crying and started to look at the toy. He followed it with his eyes and head when I moved it to the other side.

On Tuesday I had my 6 week postpartum check-up. Everything looks good and I only have 10 more pounds to lose until I get to my pre-pregnancy weight. I am not doing any official exercising, but I try to stay busy during the day and we try to go for walks. The other night we took a family walk. This was the first time I put Cannon in the stroller without the carseat. I laid the seat down, but he got mad. I think he thought I was trying to put him to sleep. Ryan carried him half way and then I put him back in the stroller, this time sitting up a bit (which he liked much more). He likes to look around and see everything.

Exciting times

So we have been pretty busy around here. Finally, after 1 month, 1 week, 1 day, and 23 hours, Cannon's umbilical cord officially fell off (all of it)! So this meant he got a bath and he loved it! The pictures are below. Actually, his first bath he took with me. I had just got out of the pool and I was all wet and he was fussy so I stuck him in with me. The pictures are of his second bath, which he took today. He was so relaxed that he could of been in there for an hour. Blue was the one who was upset. She kept looking into the bathtub and whimpering and looking at me. I guess she was concerned about Cannon's safety.

Last week, from Wednesday until Sunday, we baby-sat for our good friends while they took a trip to NY. They have four kids, ranging from 8th grade to 1st grade. Grand total: two boys, two girls, my newborn, one dog, and a partridge in a pear tree. We had a busy week getting the kids to all their after-school activities, but overall we had a fun time. Here's what are week looked like:


Ryan is definitely the most popular one!


Cannon and I enjoyed the sunshine. I also enjoyed the pool.


Our view from the house.


Okay, it was a cardinal, not a partridge.


Daisy

The girls were so excited to have Cannon sleep over and they loved to hold him! In fact, he was like their little doll. Here's what happens when you leave girls with a baby. I have to say that Cannon was a good sport about everything.


Yes, that is Cannon in a doll's bed.


Take note of the pink heart sticker on Cannon's left cheek.


Paige and Cannon.


At least he was enjoying himself!


We also played lots of games.

Here are some cute pictures of Cannon. The rest are posted on his website.


Cannon loves to look at his new toy.


Cannon and Daddy sticking their tongues out at each other. They also have the same hair-do.


Cannon is strong and can hold his head up really well. When you hold him in a sitting position on your lap, he can hold his back and his head completely upright and straight.


This picture is for my mom. She loves Cannon in his white pajamas. Unfortunately, this was the last time he wore them because he has outgrown them. :(

Okay, bath time pictures!


My boy's getting chubs!




Oh, blue!


Cannon's hair goes curly when you get it wet. I couldn't get it all in a picture, but you get the idea. I can't wait until is stays curly!

Fun weekend

We had a fun Memorial Day weekend. On Saturday Ryan ran a garage sale to help raise money for the boy scouts' trips this summer. He stayed up all night on Friday to get everything set up. Blue, Cannon, and I took a walk to the garage sale to check it out. They had so much stuff that people from church had donated. Towards the end, they started giving things away for free. Since it would have gone to Goodwill anyway, this worked out because they had less to clean up. Between the garage sale, car wash, and breakfast, they raised over $1000! Ryan was completely exhausted when he got home.

On Monday, Cannon and I headed over to Baby Earth to get the miracle blanket. Sadly, it was closed, so we ended up at the outlet mall. I got a couple things for myself and an outfit for Cannon. Cannon was great and slept the whole time. After we got home, I fed him and we dropped him off at Kristina's house while Ryan and I saw a movie. This was our second date night. We saw Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (just your typical chic flick) and then got ice cream. Baskin Robbins peanut butter and chocolate! Cannon was good for Kristina and she said that he downed the 5oz bottle I had pumped and he wanted more! She was able to stall him with a pacifier until I got back. She also said that she was holding Cannon when she went to get Cole from him nap. Cole stared at Cannon and Kristina, like he was wondering what mommy was doing holding another baby.

On Tuesday, Ryan had to go back to work. Cannon had another visit with the pedi because she wanted to look at his umbilical cord again. His umbilical cord had fallen off on Saturday, but it left another stub that was pink and hard. His pedi said that it was still part of his umbilical cord and she put some more silver nitrate on it. She also commented that Cannon had the thickest umbilical cord she has ever seen. So I still can't give him a normal bath yet! Oh, when she was listening to Cannon's belly with the stethoscope, he started to smile. Usually he fusses with that thing, but I think it tickled him. It was really cute. He also weighed in at 9lbs 8.5oz, which is just about at the 50th percentile. That was another 1.5lbs in 2 weeks. He is gaining weight so quickly! After the pedi visit we went to Subway, the post office, and Baby Earth. Cannon slept the whole time. I was able to get the miracle blanket, a crib mobile, and a bigger bottle that holds more than 5oz. I ended up feeding Cannon in the car. We found a nice shady spot in the parking lot. Then we headed over to Ryan's school so his students could meet Cannon (they have been dying to see him!). They were all so excited to see him! Then Ryan and I went to dinner at Mighty Fine Burgers. They were pretty good, but I think Ryan's favorite part was the hand washing apparatus and the super fast hand dryer. Later that evening we ended up going out for ice cream, again. This time we went to Marble Slab and I had the sweat cream with raspberries and chocolate chips. Yum! Ryan had been very busy last week and we hardly saw him, so it was fun to finally catch up on some quality Ryan time! Oh, by-the-way, Cannon hated the new bottle I got him. He wouldn't take it when Ryan tried to feed him. I had to put the milk in the old bottle, which he took. Even after taking 6oz, he wasn't settled. His tummy was definitely full, but he is just not satisfied with a bottle. I made the mistake of feeding him a little more when I thought he was ready to go to sleep and he threw up all over his new miracle blanket. I learned my lesson.


The other day I picked up Jade and T from school. This was Jade's first time to hold Cannon, at her request. Typically she doesn't like really little babies. She prefers them when they are bigger. So either Cannon is looking much bigger to her or maybe she was just in an adventurous mood that day.


Sunday story time with Daddy. Cannon was enthralled with the black, white, and red pictures in the book. He studied every page.

Jade and T

1 month old today!

Cannon is one month old today and his umbilical cord, still attached, is going for a world record. Last week at his well-check, his pedi applied some silver nitrate to his cord to help loosen it. It has loosened it some, but it still has a ways to go. I am anxious for it to fall off so he can have a real bath and so he can wear size one diapers without folding down the top.

In other news, it has been a wild ride for us around here. Last week my Aunt Sharon passed away. We were expecting this as she had been suffering from Huntington's Disease and was in the end stages. The funeral was held last Saturday and I have to say that Cannon was an angel for the whole day. It was a beautiful funeral. Ryan and my cousin's wife, Amber, sang How Great Thou Art. Ryan never admits to having a beautiful voice, but he does. He has a wonderful talent for singing. They did a wonderful job on the duet despite having only practiced together just one hour before the service. I owe Ryan big time, as I was the one who volunteered him! We had a lot of family come into town from out-of-state and it was fun for everyone to see Cannon. No one can believe that my dad is a grandpa!

Then on Monday my dad had a heart attack. The paramedics took him from his home that afternoon. At first they weren't sure if it was a heart attack and they ran some tests. Then at midnight he had another one and they took him to the ICU. Cannon and I went to the hospital Tuesday morning and waited for the news. Luckily, they found only one artery to be blocked and they were able to put in a stent. After his procedure, they sent him back to the ICU. I wasn't allowed to bring Cannon into the ICU, so people took turns holding him in the waiting room while I spent time with my dad. He was supposed to go home yesterday, but they had a difficult time stopping bleeding at the site where they went in to insert the dye. They kept him in the ICU for another night and then yesterday he was able to be moved to a regular unit. We went and saw him again last night and this time Cannon was able to visit too. That made my dad happy to see him. My dad is feeling much better now and hopefully he will be able to come home today. After he gets home, Cannon and I will be hanging out at his house so we can take care of Grandpa.

Here's some more pictures of Cannon that I took yesterday. Also, Cannon has his own website so you can see all of his pictures. http://cannontaylorrees.shutterfly.com/


Here he is, sleeping like a baby, while I mowed the lawn. I was able to mow the front and back, do the edges (front yard only), and take a shower! Thanks, little man.










He looked cute in this outfit until he peed all over himself.

Fat boy

Okay, so Cannon is not that fat, yet. He had another weight check today and he is 8lbs! He gained 1.5lbs in 10 days. He went from being in the 5th percentile to 10-25th percentile. If he is anything like me or Ryan he will be in the 90th percentile in no time! They didn't measure his length. We won't get that until we go back for his 2 month well-check in June. I knew he was getting bigger because he hasn't been leaking from his diapers (he used to leak everyday) and his newborn onsies are getting too tight.

On Wednesday Cannon smiled, for real! I think it was for real. He always smiles in his sleep, but this time when I picked him up and talked to him he looked me right in the eye and smiled. It wasn't gas (believe me, you would know!).

Vote for us!

I entered a photo of Cannon and me for a photo contest. We won for that day, but now we're up for the grand prize. The picture with the most votes win. And since I think we have the best picture, we should win. So vote for us!

http://www.whattoexpect.com/photo-contest/index.aspx?contestId=15

The picture of us is the sepia one where I am kissing Cannon. You have until May 20 to vote. Thanks!