I know it has been so long since I have posted, but I have been so busy and just haven't found the time to sit down and post anything. I have so much to talk about!
Kekoa is THREE weeks old today! Can you believe it!? I can't. He is already SO BIG. At his 2 week appointment he weighed in at 10lbs 12.8oz, 23.5 inches long. His birth weight was 8lbs 9oz 21 inches long. And he is in the 99th percentile for his age. Umm, big ya think? Yes, he's a porker. A big one. :) And I love him!
My postpartum recovery has been amazing. I go on frequent walks with my girlfriends who are also new moms! I am officially ten pounds away from my pre-pregnancy weight and four pounds away from my high school weight. Whoo Hoo! I was at 176 when I delivered Kekoa and I am now 150 lbs. I still am going to have to work hard to lose these last ten pounds, but you have NO idea how excited I am to actually work out hard. I can't wait for Cardio Barre. OMG. Just a few days after delivering, I honestly didn't even feel as if I gave birth to a child! I felt AMAZING. And oh how great it was to feel light and be able to see my feet again!
Kekoa is the most amazing baby EVER! He sleeps, eats, poops, and hiccups. :) He is just now beginning to stay awake and is more alert! He follows faces, slowly but surely, and smiles every once in a while (which I think is in big part due his gases.. not the ridiculous, but sooo cute, noises and faces AC makes at him :)
The last few days, Kekoa has been really gassy and super fussy. He never cries unless he's hungry or needs to poop or burp. He's such a good babe! So, I have decided to cut out all dairy in my diet for the next two weeks. Hopefully that will help his tummy. I also picked up some multivitamin drops that Kaiser recommended we give him each day, mostly for the Vitamin D supplement.
He finally took the PACI! :) He sucked on it for about a whole twenty seconds and then spit it back out. He can't seem to keep it in his mouth! We are also going to give him his first bottle this week. I started using my breast pump and its so easy! I also bought this tea from Whole Foods that is supposed to increase your milk production. Hopefully it works!
We FINALLY ordered new couches!! YAY! They should be here this week. I am so excited to finally have some new couches to put the babe on. They are blue. That's right. BLUE. The actual color of blue is called "Spa" blue. They are more like a greenish, bluish, grey. But anyhow we got a GREAT deal and they are comfortable and microfiber and I love them.
Here are a few photos of the Big Man himself!
AC and Kekoa :) This is Kekoa at 3 weeks 3 days old and he is wearing 3 month old clothing. Yes, you read that right. THREE MONTHS. He is huge. And this is also the old couch..
Again, here is AC and the babe when he was still in Newborn wear!
Right after his bath with mommy! And yes I know he looks nothing like me. Those Hawaiian features definitely dominated the Irish in him.
I LOVE THIS PICTURE. Absloutely LOVE it.I just recently downloaded Picasa, a photo editing program, so I can change the pictures to b&w and edit them how I want. If only I could figure out how to get the edited photo out of Picasa and onto anything else I want then I would be so happy and be able to post them on here!
