Jacob's Skin Colored Again!

No longer is my son a giant speckle, he looks like a sweet, clear skinned baby. The pictures still make him look a little bumpy, but the redness is gone and so are almost all the yellow crusty flakes. I called the dr. this morning and they said if the rash is gone not to use the cream. Eczema can be caused by dry skin, so I'm looking to find a good baby lotion for sensitive skin. I'm thinking Aveeno or Eucarin or something like that. Natural and dye/scent free. I am so pleased with how much better he looks!

Eczema

I took Mr. J to the dr. yesterday after his rast stared looking leaky around his ear. We were given a prescription cream for eczema. After 2 treatments he already is looking so much better!

Before


1st Treatement


2nd Treatment


3rd

Jacob's 1 Month Update

I can't believe it's been a month already. Here's the latest news on Mr. J!

* We had to move the shoulder straps up a slot on the car seat, so he must be getting taller!

* He is very alert after his bath time and uses that time to talk - he's making all kinds of ooh's and ahh's instead of just crying!

* At 3 weeks and a day, he got a HORRIBLE case of baby acne as well as cradle cap on his face. But I don't want to skip pictures but please excuse that he looks like the 'before' picture of a Proactive commercial!

* He started smiling at us!!! YAY!!!




Here's Natalie's smile for reference!

The Church Lady

Ryan and I tried a church today, as we are trying to find somewhere that we can have Jacob baptized before too long. Natalie went with us to the actual service, which is different than our old church. She used to go to kid's church, so sitting for an hour I was a little nervous. She was good though - she liked listening to the songs. Then came the children's message. I wasn't sure if she would go up there by herself, but she ran up no problem. She listened well, and then the pastor said they would each get a whistle shaped like a cross to take home (he was talking about how Jesus will come and they should tell people about it). Well he said they had to work for it, and had them all sing a song together. The whole church sang and Natalie spun around and around in circles. Everyone was laughing at her impromptu dance performance. The pastor loved it, and picked her up and said she is an example of how excited everyone should be about church. After the children's message, he brought her up several more times in the sermon and at the dismissal. In a small church, you know our visit won't soon be forgotten!

Children's Logic

Natalie was talking to Oma this morning. Oma said she was going out to lunch with friends. Natalie then said (with a giant smile on her face) "We should go out to lunch with our friends too!". I told her they were busy and she said "All the daddies should go to work so the mommies can stay home with the boys and girls and go out to lunch". Cute!

Jacob's New Tricks

Here is my little man working on lifting his head and following objects with his eyes and ears!

Fun With Crayons

I have decided I want Natalie to be crafty like me. So the other day, we melted down her old crayons so we could make some fun new ones. Plus I had scored some good deals on crayons earlier so I had new replacements for her to open. Here's how they turned out! We just peeled them, broke them, and put them in some old mini muffin tins and baked for 20 minutes at 120 degrees.

Jacob's Hospital Pic

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What 3+ Hours of Leaf Blowing Gets You

Ryan loves trees. His favorite part of being in Virginia was all the trees. Now we live in a house with a lot of old, mature trees. I didn't think he would still love them after today, but he says he does. He says he can't wait to jump in the pile. By the way, there are still leaves on both sides of the house, on top of all the bushes from blowing them off the roof, the driveway, and the trees. I don't know that we will ever get them gone! We're really not sure if we are going to bag them, burn them, or stare at them and hope they magically remove themselves. Wish we were still in VA where they came by and sucked them out of the street!

The car relocated to the pile so you can have a reference point.

2 Week Appointment

Little man is doing great - I'm going to post some pictures later today! He is up to 8lb 5oz and 20 1/2 inches long. Eyes and mouth looked great and so do his hips. Our doctor said he has not seen any H1N1 cases at all this week, so he thinks it's over in this area. He also doesn't reccommend the vaccine for us since none of us have a history of respiratory conditions, and he said he'd like to see how it does this year since it's the first go around. Jacob is still losing some of the skin coating and hair he had when I was carrying him, but that's ok. I don't go back until his 2 months - guess they trust me!

2 Weeks

We've had Jacob for 2 weeks. It's amazing how the time flies! Jacob is doing well. According to my scale, after weighing myself with and without him, he's an even 8 pounds. We'll see how this compares to his doctor appointment tomorrow. He should have a growth spurt at 2 weeks, which would explain his little fussy day yesterday. He wanted to eat a lot more often. He still only gets up once a night after we go to bed. Jacob is a happy, satisfied little man!

Natalie is getting up a lot more in the middle of the night unfortunately, and is having lots of mini meltdowns. We're trying to spend some time playing with her one on one to help her adjust a little better. She does love Jacob thought and always wants to help! We did have a good day so far today, and if she naps she gets her last sticker and is going on an ice cream date with daddy tonight!

I've gotten back to work on sewing and sent out a few orders this week, as well as started a few new projects.

Who Doesn't Want To Snuggle

Look at how cozy and warm Jacob looks. I know I'm tired from Natalie not giving us the extra hour of sleep. I'd love to cuddle up in one of these!