3 Months!

Today our baby is 3 months old! I cannot believe how fast time is flying by!

Creeden has had a hard few weeks. We took him to the doctor a few weeks ago and he had stopped gaining weight from so much spit up and had a double ear infection! They had to flush his ears out  (which was horrible!!!) and we started antibiotic for his ears. We then had to start an acid reflux medicine and change to a new formula (a step higher than soy) to help with his spit up to try to help his little tummy. We went back yesterday and he had started gaining again (at 13lb 8oz) and his ear infection was looking good! He still spits up A LOT but it isn't curled milk anymore and he is gaining weight so that is good! We are going to stay on this new formula until his 4 month appt and then possibly try to wing him off of it and back onto his other kind.

He has almost overnight become a happy baby! He now sleeps 6-7 hours a night and has not had anymore long crying spells! We think we are over the colic stage! He just smiles and seems so happy now! This new formula must be the ticket and now his little belly feels so much better!

Here are some pictures of our little man with the monthly bear!

This smile melts my heart!!!

His long legs crack me up! He is so big!

Creeden's First Easter

Creeden had a great 1st Easter!

The Easter Bunny came and he wasn't too impressed! :)

Beautiful eyes!

With his bunny basket!

Mommy and her little man!

Daddy and Creeden!

Our little family!

In his Easter outfit!

Creeden - 2 Months!

Well I am a little late once again for a 2 month update on Creeden!

We went to the doctor last week and he weighed in at 12lbs 15oz (75 percentile) and 24.5 inches long (91 percentile). He is a big boy!!! She said he looks very healthy and is developing great!

He got 3 shots at this appointment since he missed his 1 month shots due to sickness. He took them like a trooper though! He didn’t cry with the first one but did with the next 2. As soon as she was done and I picked him up he stopped crying and acted fine! He was very snuggly the rest of the day so it must have worn him out!

Facts about him at 2 month (now 10 weeks):

He still loves to eat and takes about 4.5oz every 3 hours.

He smiles at you a lot when you talk to him after he eats.

He loves going for walks (in the carrier swing more than the stroller)

He still fights sleep but swaddling helps so much

He loves his mat and kicks like crazy (VERY strong!)

The vacuum will make him stop crying instantly (still fighting some colic)

He spits up A LOT – so beware if you hold him!

The car seat does not make him go to sleep anymore!

He is getting LOTS of hair

He is very hot natured and sweats all the time

He can hold his head up for a long time now

Is fascinated with mirrors when he finally focuses on them

We still think he is the most beautiful/handsome little boy in the world. His smiles can melt your heart fast! We cannot wait to hear a little giggle! He has gotten a lot better colic-wise (or we have gotten better at dealing with it!) and our pediatrician thinks by 3 months it will be much better and 4 months will be past it!

He is starting to sleep a little better but not consistent yet. We are working on that! He ran his first fever the other day after his shots. We gave him his first dose of Tylenol and it knocked it out fast. He still has a hard time pooping but our doctor had us give him some prune juice last time and it worked fast! His mood gets so much better when it is not over 48 hours between each BM! He LOVES the water and is great during bath time.

All in all his a healthy and happy baby boy! I cannot believe it is almost time to get his 3 month pictures done! Seems like we were just getting the newborn ones taken!

Here are some pictures of him!

1 month - a little late!

I am a little late for our 1 month post! Sorry - it is a little crazy with a new baby!!!

We were scheduled to go to Creeden’s 1 month well baby check up on Tuesday but he was sick so we went on Monday. He has a lower respiratory infection and the draining mucus is causing him to projectile vomit. He got checked for RSV and it was negative and since he wasn’t dehydrated and was gaining weight she said he is ok. We just have to wait it out and let it heal. We have to sit in the bathroom with the hot shower going to let the steam break up the stuff in his chest and use saline drops and the nasal aspirator as often as we can. Also we are feeding him less but more often to help his tummy not be too upset.

We went ahead and did his well checkup other than the shot (she didn’t want to make him feel worse so we will do it at the 2 month appointment). He weighed in at 10lbs and 12oz! He is 22.5 inches long! He being the weight he is really helped her not be concerned with the throw up (and his constant spit up) since he is obviously keeping something down!!! She called him little piggy because he always wants to eat! He is for sure getting little fat rolls but with him being so long it really has been evened out so far.

Facts about him at 1 month (now 5.5 weeks):

He loves to eat and takes about 3.5oz every 2 – 2.5 hours.

He loves his pacifier.

He loves taking baths.

He loves going in the car (Our secret weapon to get him to sleep)

He loves music

He is VERY strong and can hold his head up for a bit and also roll almost to his side

He hates to sleep and will fight it as long as he can.

He has shown lots of Colic signs and the pediatrician had us get a book called “Happiest baby on the block” which talks about ways to help Colic babies. So far (we haven’t read the whole book yet) it is helping us some. We are swaddling him when he sleeps and we have a ‘womb sound’ cd that plays all night. We started that a few nights ago and he has slept almost 5 hours straight a few times (which is a miracle – it was 2-3 hours). He is learning how to break out of our swaddle so that breaks him sleeping but we ordered another kind that should make it so he cannot get out! We are still trying to learn how to calm him when he gets to his very fussy point and right now the car ride is what works the best.

He is without a doubt the most beautiful/handsome little baby boy we have ever seen. He is alert a lot of the time and I love just looking at is big eyes. He has smiled a few times and it is the sweetest (as you can see in the pictures below!)! He is losing a little bit of his hair but he is cute even going bald! He changes so much every day. When I wake up I just stare at him while he eats and just am amazed a how much he has grown and changed during the night.

We are not sure what we did before him! He is such a joy and I still cannot believe we have been trusted with this little life. He keeps us entertained, busy and tired but we would not have it any other way!

Welcome to the world Creeden!

Here is a video of pictures from Creeden's arrival! Make sure you have your sound on. I cannot believe he will be 4 weeks old on Tuesday! He is growing so fast and changing every day!





We are still trying to figure this little guy out but are so in love with him. Justin was able to take the first 3 weeks off with him and it was amazing bonding time for the 3 of us. It was very hard on Justin and I when he had to go back to work, but we know it is part of it and will get easier with time. It makes the evening and weekends together that much more special now.

We have his 1 month check up on the 28th. I will give an update on his stats after that!

Creeden Ray

Now that everyone knows Creeden’s name we thought we would answer how we thought of it and why we chose it.

First I want to say that the band Creed had nothing to do with our choice. I honestly forgot there was a band called that until after we fell in love with the name. That is one reason that his name is Creeden and not just Creed. Also because I thought Creeden sounded better with Ray then Creed did. (Ray is Justin’s middle name. It is also his dad and grandpa’s middle name. )

We knew with a generic last name that we wanted to choose something unique. We didn’t want his name to be the same as so many other people. Whether it be at school or at a doctor’s office, it is never good to have a very common name. We have run into things getting messed up or mixed with other people’s stuff because our names are more common. That is frustrating and it was important to us to make sure we did our best to help that.

We also wanted his name to have some sort of meaning to remind us of the journey to have him. Creed means ‘I Believe.’ During our journey we ran into LOTS of speed bumps as you all know. We would cover it all in prayer and always felt like God was reminding us to be patient and have faith in His timing. He always wanted us to keep believing that He had a plan even when things looked like it wasn’t going to ever work out. Creeden is living proof that God has the best things in store for our lives; we just have to believe His word and trust that He knows the best timing.

When I think of a Creed I think of a motto of a group. Lots of Sororities or Frats have a Creed that their group lives by. Lots of Christian groups will write a Creed reminding them of what they are all about. Creeden will always be a living reminder of what we are all about.

We learned more than we ever thought was possible on our journey to have this precious baby. As hard as it was, we would not trade it for anything because it brought us him. He reminds us that God hears our prayers and doesn’t forget us. That goes for anything in life – never forget that God has a plan in store for you that is better than any plan you can imagine. You just have to believe in that truth.

God’s timing is worth the wait. Creeden is the most amazing gift we could imagine. We are so blessed to get to be his mommy and daddy.

One last cool thing about his name – a synonym for his name is Faith. ‘I believe’ and ‘Faith’ – two very strong things we learned so much about the past 3 years.

Expect a post soon with pictures. Our camera already has almost 400 of him on it! I will take the time soon to put them on the computer so that you can all see this precious little boy!

37 Weeks

I cannot believe that this week I am 37 weeks pregnant – which is technically full term! What a journey and what a blessing to make it this far!

This has without a doubt been the most stressful week of the year! Work has been crazy busy and I am so thankful that this little boy cooperated and didn’t come out this week! I will admit that as crazy as it sounds I was trying to talk and barter with an unborn child into waiting to come until this week is over. Thankfully he pushed through the stress of the week with me and held on! He is already my little trooper!

As of tonight all of our bags (Mine, Baby and some things for Justin) for the hospital are officially packed and ready. We had his bag packed and stuff for my bag bought, but we just hadn’t had time to sit down and get it all together and in the car. We for sure have way too much stuff, but with us delivering in Lawton we wanted to make sure we had more than we needed instead of not enough! We have the cars seat in the car as well ready for him. So now whenever he is ready we just have to head out the door!

We got his room all organized again today. We still had some stuff from the shower not put up so we went through it all today and got it ready. We bought a shelf for our bathroom to put all of his stuff on for bath time and got all of that organized. We made one last bulk purchase to finish off getting everything we still needed for him. So everything is checked off the list and now we are just waiting on him to come!

I have been feeling VERY pregnant. I have had cramps, Braxton Hicks contractions, feelings of I just can’t get comfortable whether I am sitting in a chair or lying in bed, and have had a very upset stomach for over a week. Just all the normal feelings I am sure women feel when they are close to having a baby. The past couple days I have been able to just relax and keep my feet up and it has really been helpful. Not only has it helped keep my swelling down, but it has just helped my body relax and handle some of these pains. Warm jet baths have been so wonderful too!

I go back to Dr. Lennon this week and she will check my cervix. We will start going weekly from here on out and she has scheduled an ultrasound for the 16^th to see how big this little guy is. I just cannot believe that it is January and January is the month of his due date! We are so excited!!!