Hayden Jack is 8 Months Old

I cant believe that 8 months have passed already. Time is really flying by for my precious baby boy and Im so Thankful to have him here with me. Just so everyone knows he's back to 100% from Saturday. Im so glad my baby boy is all better. So at 8 months old Hadyen Jack is 13lbs and 24.5 inches long. He is in 0/3 mos clothes (some 3/6 he can wear if they are made smaller, but most of his sleepers are a 3/6 but he can still wear some of the 0/3 sleepers too if they are longer), hes a size 1 in shoes, and of course we cloth diaper but he is in a size 1 disposables (which he wears if we are out all day or at night). He is eating 6oz of nutramigen formula about 4 times per day sometimes 5 and he eats 3 meals per day. He is still on stage 2 baby food, but he can have the Gerber Puffs and they are a favorite for him. He got a brand new walker which he can go backwards in but not forward yet and loves sitting in his walker snacking on his puffs He is of course sitting completely unassisted these days and loves sitting up playing with his toys Now that he is sitting up unasissted so well he got a brand new inflatable bathtub that he loves to sit and splash in He is of course rolling all over the floor and is now getting in crawling position and rocking back and forth although he thinks he can just stand up and go all by himself He is too small to pull up on any furniture but he can pull up on some of his toys and he loves to pull up and stand and play with them His newest trick is clapping his hands. He does it when he wants to do it though but he will not do it on command LOL He is still sleeping good at night. He has his last bottle around 10, then I put him in his crib with his blankie and pacifier and he goes right to sleep until about 7:30-8am. Well I guess thats all for now.

Hayden Jack's Baby Dedication

Sunday, April 22, 2012, Hayden Jack was dedicated at our Church, Carolina Baptist Church, by our Pastor Marc Williamson. This day was a bit more special than my other childrens because just the day before I thought I might lose my precious baby boy. He wasnt feeling great today, he threw up that morning, but he still managed to give me a couple of smiles for a couple of pictures. Then he fell asleep and slept through the whole thing. Once we got home he was still very sleepy and very cranky, you could tell he still felt horrible from the day before. But anyway he got a bible and a baby dedication card, and mommy got a mommy's journal. I am so blessed to have each and every one of my boys here with me today <3 Here are a couple of pictures that we took at church before the dedication

The Worst Day of My Life :(

This Saturday started out as a good day. Granny, Selena, and I went to BarnYard Flea Market to set up and sale. I took HJ with me. When we got home we played for a little while then Mom wanted the baby so while she had him I decided to get on the computer. A few minutes later mom came through the kitchen to where I was showing me a tobacco pouch that Jack had in his mouth. Apparently Jr opened his can and dropped one on the bed without knowing and Jack found it and put it in his mouth. As soon as mom saw him put something in his mouth she immediately got it out. When she brought him in where I was he was drooling alot and making yucky faces which I figured was because of the taste of the tobacco. He was also gagging a little bit. She took him back in the room with her then came back out saying something was wrong. He all of a sudden couldnt even hold his head up or do anything he was just kind of floppy. She gave the baby to Jr (because I was freaking out) and ran next door to get Danny (was is trained ems and firefighter). By that time Jack was limp and completely unconscious barely breathing. Danny ran right over to start stimulating him and called back up on his radio. They gave him oxygen and stimulation til the ambulance arrived. By that time he was awake but still kind of out of it, he was just very calm and laying there while they were doing all sorts of things to him. After more oxygen in the ambulance he started to cry a little bit and his vitals got better. His 02 levels returned to normal and he vomited a little bit, so the paramedic offered him a pacifier and he fell asleep. His vitals were great when we got to the hospital and the dr. said they were going to observe him for a little while. He continued to be ok and stay stable so after a few hours we were discharged. At that time he seemed to be happy and playing so we felt ok with it. We had a list of symptoms to watch for the next few days and if he had any of them to rush him back. I was so greatful my baby boy was ok and I was able to hold him in my arms again <3

Trip to the Park, HJ's 1st time Playing at the Park

On Sunday April 15, 2012, the family and Jessie decided to take a trip to the Lake and go boating, tubing, fish, and let the kids play at the Park. The first thing we did when we got there was let the older 3 boys go on the boat for the very 1st time. (Connor also got on but he went first while I was getting my camera ready so no pic of him on boat). While they were on the boat Jessie and I took HJ to the park to play for the very 1st time. He got on the baby swings and loved it, He just laughed and laughed and cried when we got him out LOL After that the other boys came back and we all played at the Park while the other adults went fishing. It was a good day, I love days where I can just spend time with my family after Church.

Easter and Spring Fun!!!

Well last weekend was Easter. It was so much fun. Saturday we went to church and the kids had an Easter egg hunt there, played games, and had lunch. They had a blast. ://s185 Then we got home and played and the kids went to bed because the Easter bunny came and brought them Easter buckets filled with surprises!!! That morning HJ was the very 1st one awake bright and early like he knew something special and fun was happening today! As soon as the other boys woke up They looked through everything the Easter bunny had brought them and then they dyed Easter eggs, although HJ decided he would rather eat the egg instead LOL Then they all got dressed into their Easter clothes. HJ was dressed so cute for his 1st Easter, he had on a cute little matching easter outfit complete with a cotton tail LOL After we were all dressed we headed out to Lake Bowen where we had our family Easter egg hunt and then the kids got to play on the Park they have there.

Happy 5th Birthday Dominick

Today Dominick is 5 years old!!! Time flies by so quickly. He's about 38-39 lbs now and about 41 inches, he has his check up soon. He wears a size 5 or 5T in clothes and a size 10 1/2 in shoes. He's such a rough little boy and calls himself a redneck. He's a typical boy, loves sports, guns, camo, and video games lol. He's so smart, he can count, say abcs, and even can recognize numbers and letters.

We celebrated his birthday on Saturday with a John Deere party. He had a blast. We also had a bounce house and he loved that too. He really enjoyed playing with friends and family. He got dart guns, clothes, swim shorts, soccer set, tools, tool benches, tool workshops, police play set, punching bag, and much more. We also celebrated Chloe's 1st birthday too. Time flies so quickly. Today I plan on taking him to the mall to do this bungee jump thing they have there that he's been wanting to do. Guess thats all for now and pictures coming soon

Hayden Jack is 7 months old

Well about 7 months 1 week old! Im behind again and Im sorry. He is such a sweet baby. Im not sure how much he weighs at the moment because his pedi is out of town but Im assuming somewhere between 12-13lbs and 24-25 inches. He's still in size 0/3 mos clothes but can fit some 3/6 months but its mostly 0/3. We are cloth diapering but in disposables he's still a size 1, and just moved to a size 1 in shoes. He still has just 2 teeth. He is pretty much on a schedule, wakes up around 7:30-8 am, has his bottle, plays, has his breakfast which is infant cereal mixed with fruit at 9-9:30, nap at 10-10:30, his next bottle at 12, lunch at 1-1:30, he normally naps again, plays, next bottle is at 4, dinner at 6, plays has next bottle at 8, normally goes to sleep, I wake him at 11 for his last bottle (bc of his weight), put him in his crib and he sleeps until the next morning. He is on stage 2 baby foods, I have tried the ones with texture but he gags on it so it still has to be completely pureed but he does love the puffs and can eat those. He is a roly poly and rolls all over the place all the time. He's learning how to try and climb out of his rock n play sleeper now. He can sit for several minutes on his own and he can push up on his arms while on his tummy. No signs of crawling yet lol. Guess thats about all for now and I will post some pix asap as I still cant find my camera cord.