I have never been so happy that it is Friday. I forgot how much work school is then on top of everything else it gets kind of overwhelming. Thank goodness for my mom and helping out a little with some of the teaching observations I need.
Today has already started out interesting. Hayden's nap was short and he jumped right into play time and as we were playing he spit up all over himself. This is probably only the second time he has ever done that so I was a little in shock. He continues to entertain himself very well though. Lately he has been doing this squeaking thing - letting out loud shreeks every once in while.
Sleep was a little better last night. But he had a stuffy nose which made things difficult at times, eating in particular.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
No sleep for me...
Monday night Jon fed Hayden some rice for the first time. He got it all into his mouth, which we were told the first time is a challenge. Well, I guess Hayden proved everyone wrong because he is ready to eat solids that is for sure. Bad news is, it is not helping him sleep at night.
Yesterday in the parent/infant class we were talking about sleep patterns with babies throughout the first year. The instructor informed me that Hayden is starting what is called separation anxiety. Which according to her starts anywhere between 4 to 6 months and usually peaks at 9 months. So Hayden is forcing himself to wake up just to make sure someone is there. After I heard that I wanted to cry. Just means less sleep for me, but at least I know he is getting enough food at night.
Yesterday I also weighed him again because his next doctors appointment isn't until May 2nd for round two of shots. Everyone get ready Hayden is now 16.4 lbs. Yes the boy has gained almost a whole pound in such short time.
Stacey I think you are right, we are going to have a football player for sure! We can't wait to get back to Wisconsin this summer to see everyone and show off our pride and joy. He really does spoil us, well minus the sleeping, but other than that I he is so much fun and a blessing to have.
Yesterday in the parent/infant class we were talking about sleep patterns with babies throughout the first year. The instructor informed me that Hayden is starting what is called separation anxiety. Which according to her starts anywhere between 4 to 6 months and usually peaks at 9 months. So Hayden is forcing himself to wake up just to make sure someone is there. After I heard that I wanted to cry. Just means less sleep for me, but at least I know he is getting enough food at night.
Yesterday I also weighed him again because his next doctors appointment isn't until May 2nd for round two of shots. Everyone get ready Hayden is now 16.4 lbs. Yes the boy has gained almost a whole pound in such short time.
Stacey I think you are right, we are going to have a football player for sure! We can't wait to get back to Wisconsin this summer to see everyone and show off our pride and joy. He really does spoil us, well minus the sleeping, but other than that I he is so much fun and a blessing to have.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Everything is just a giggle now!
Well, Mr. Hayden is doing great. One big thing now is he is starting to giggle. I am taking a parent/infant class with him and we are learning a lot of new songs and fun things to do. So every morning when I change him from his night outfit to his outfit for the day I do the mouse song with him and he just giggles and smiles away. Don't worry we got it on video so you can see it! Once we get Internet in our apartment I will try and upload videos as well.
Last week I weighed him on the scale with me and subtracted my weight without him and he is 15.8 pounds. Yes, he is close to 16 lbs and is not even 4 months yet. He is still having problems waking up at night. So we are thinking we may have to start him on rice in the evenings before he goes to bed. He is just too big and I don't think just milk is doing it for him anymore.
The good news is he is starting to take a bottle a lot better from someone other than me. With night classes and working Jon has been the one to put him to bed every night. Which I can honestly say is hard for me because I miss seeing him close his eyes and curl up in his crib. It is funny how much I go into Hayden withdrawals and I spend most of the day with him, but I guess that happens when you become a mother.
Anyway that is about all of the updates I can think of, but I will try to keep everyone more up to date with pictures and all of the fun details. Miss everyone!
Last week I weighed him on the scale with me and subtracted my weight without him and he is 15.8 pounds. Yes, he is close to 16 lbs and is not even 4 months yet. He is still having problems waking up at night. So we are thinking we may have to start him on rice in the evenings before he goes to bed. He is just too big and I don't think just milk is doing it for him anymore.
The good news is he is starting to take a bottle a lot better from someone other than me. With night classes and working Jon has been the one to put him to bed every night. Which I can honestly say is hard for me because I miss seeing him close his eyes and curl up in his crib. It is funny how much I go into Hayden withdrawals and I spend most of the day with him, but I guess that happens when you become a mother.
Anyway that is about all of the updates I can think of, but I will try to keep everyone more up to date with pictures and all of the fun details. Miss everyone!
Monday, March 24, 2008
Easter
After an interesting week of Amanda hurting her knee, getting sick and Hayden being a little cranky; Easter weekend was a nice reprieve.
On Saturday we went to an Easter Egg Hunt in Tumwater, where I sit on the Parks Board. It was crazy. A couple hundred kids and 9000 eggs that took about 3 minutes. They had bikes and other prizes to give away, I had never seen anything like that before and it was really neat to see all the kids Battle Royal a bit size Kit-Kat. We got some good pictures and Hayden seemed to enjoy all of the action. We had previously decided that we were not going to get an Easter basket this year since he was so young, but the hunt got us in the mood. We went to Target and bought one and filled it with stuff for us and a movie for him. :)
Sunday was pretty low key, we had steak and stuffing for a "brunch", and it was nice to just hang low for a day.
It will be a busy year for us from here on out, my Administration plan was accepted by the State of Washington and I can now start training. It will be about 50+ hours a week with the hopes that it will be completed sometime in November. 1500 work hours seems like so far away!!
Hope everyone had a great Easter, and that the bunny was good to all.
Love,
Jon, Amanda and Hayden
On Saturday we went to an Easter Egg Hunt in Tumwater, where I sit on the Parks Board. It was crazy. A couple hundred kids and 9000 eggs that took about 3 minutes. They had bikes and other prizes to give away, I had never seen anything like that before and it was really neat to see all the kids Battle Royal a bit size Kit-Kat. We got some good pictures and Hayden seemed to enjoy all of the action. We had previously decided that we were not going to get an Easter basket this year since he was so young, but the hunt got us in the mood. We went to Target and bought one and filled it with stuff for us and a movie for him. :)
Sunday was pretty low key, we had steak and stuffing for a "brunch", and it was nice to just hang low for a day.
It will be a busy year for us from here on out, my Administration plan was accepted by the State of Washington and I can now start training. It will be about 50+ hours a week with the hopes that it will be completed sometime in November. 1500 work hours seems like so far away!!
Hope everyone had a great Easter, and that the bunny was good to all.
Love,
Jon, Amanda and Hayden
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Amanda fall down go boom
Sunday was a day we were looking forward to for over a week. Grandma Melissa came up to babysit Hayden while Amanda and I had a day to ourselves. We decided to go into the Cascade mountains and learn how to snowboard. The administrator at Riverside has taught about 10 people how, so he offered to teach us for free. I liked the sound of that. So we got up at 7 to leave by 7:30, (stupid daylight savings time) and got to the mountain by 9.
We both picked it up pretty quick, and by 12 we were already hitting the intermediate slopes. I have to say though, the intermediate slopes are like the hard ones in Wisconsin. We went down twice and decided to get some food. Amanda's legs were really tired and we were all hungry. I forgot how expensive those lodges can be, and $30 later for 2 slices of pizza, a Gatorade, water and a baked potato we headed out.
There were 4 separate hills at the resort, all connected by buses. We waited a bit for the bus and headed to Alpental. We should have known it was going to be a disaster right when we got off the lift. After doing great all day, Amanda fell right into the mesh fencing. After 5 minutes of getting ready we started down the slope. There was a path about 300 yards long and 20 yards wide in the beginning of the run, and Danny and I lead the way down. When we got to the part where it opened up the the rest of the mountain we sat down and waited for Amanda. Half an hour later she still had not come down so I sent Danny down to check on her while I waited in case she did come out.
10 minutes later Danny let me know that she hurt her knee and the ski patrol was going to be taking her down to the first aid office. We met them down there and the patrol put her in the Dopey bed. (Seriously, they had named all he beds after Snow White and the seven dwarfs.) Thankfully it is just a bad strain and she will be OK.
I can't wait to see what happens on our next outing. I will put up some pictures later on this week; even one with the ski patrol taking Amanda down the hill. If you want to check out where you can see it at: http://www.summitatsnoqualmie.com/
We both picked it up pretty quick, and by 12 we were already hitting the intermediate slopes. I have to say though, the intermediate slopes are like the hard ones in Wisconsin. We went down twice and decided to get some food. Amanda's legs were really tired and we were all hungry. I forgot how expensive those lodges can be, and $30 later for 2 slices of pizza, a Gatorade, water and a baked potato we headed out.
There were 4 separate hills at the resort, all connected by buses. We waited a bit for the bus and headed to Alpental. We should have known it was going to be a disaster right when we got off the lift. After doing great all day, Amanda fell right into the mesh fencing. After 5 minutes of getting ready we started down the slope. There was a path about 300 yards long and 20 yards wide in the beginning of the run, and Danny and I lead the way down. When we got to the part where it opened up the the rest of the mountain we sat down and waited for Amanda. Half an hour later she still had not come down so I sent Danny down to check on her while I waited in case she did come out.
10 minutes later Danny let me know that she hurt her knee and the ski patrol was going to be taking her down to the first aid office. We met them down there and the patrol put her in the Dopey bed. (Seriously, they had named all he beds after Snow White and the seven dwarfs.) Thankfully it is just a bad strain and she will be OK.
I can't wait to see what happens on our next outing. I will put up some pictures later on this week; even one with the ski patrol taking Amanda down the hill. If you want to check out where you can see it at: http://www.summitatsnoqualmie.com/
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Doctor Visit
We took Hayden to the doctor on Tuesday. Just like we thought, he gained a lot of weight. He is now 13 pounds 13 ounces and is 24 3/4 inches long. It really is amazing how big he has gotten already.
Of course they also gave him his 2 month shots. He was not a fan. When they stuck the needle in he was OK, he just raised his eyebrows. When they pushed the vaccination in though, was another story. I think they could hear him in the next building. That only lasted a minute though, so overall I think he did pretty good for his first set of shots.
That night we didn't get much sleep. He ran a fever for most of the night and was pretty whiny even into the next morning. Once he started feeling better he was back to his normal smiley self. Amanda says no more shots.
Of course they also gave him his 2 month shots. He was not a fan. When they stuck the needle in he was OK, he just raised his eyebrows. When they pushed the vaccination in though, was another story. I think they could hear him in the next building. That only lasted a minute though, so overall I think he did pretty good for his first set of shots.
That night we didn't get much sleep. He ran a fever for most of the night and was pretty whiny even into the next morning. Once he started feeling better he was back to his normal smiley self. Amanda says no more shots.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
We have a talker...
Mr. Hayden Ollmann is officially a social butterfly. He sure likes to hear his own voice; like his mother. He coos at his mobile at his swing, random old men at the doctors office, and anyone else that will pay attention to him. It is absolutely adorable. Yesterday we called Jon's parents so he could talk to them, he was rather excited. Today we went to Jon's work so everyone could see Hayden. Little did we know he wouldn't sleep because of all the new people and surroundings. I have a feeling that when he grows up he just might be a popular teenager.
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