Why??? The days have gone by so quick and even if I am with you almost every second of every day I still feel like I missed everything!
Your daddy and I blinked and then you grew up on us!
Zayden at 1 day and 1 month old!
Your facial features have changed so significantly! You definitely look so much like your Kuya (Older brother) Zenon and so much like your dad, too!
From Top L to R: Zayden, Mommy, Daddy and Kuya Zenon
I feel like there's some kind of parallel to the numbers coinciding with Zayden and Zenon's birthdays.
I could also just be imagining it. Either way, we are just so happy you finally came.
The story of your birth
I was about to have you evicted early morning the day after I had you because you were already about 4 days late. I was scheduled to be induced the day after you were born. So you definitely got the eviction notice and left the womB as required. Good baby!
My water broke at around 11:30 a.m. and we finally made it to the hospital at 12:45 p.m. We had to make arrangements for your brother to stay with one of our co-workers. They admitted me and started the Potocin at around 2 p.m. I never had time to go on the liquid meal when I had your brother but I had to have it with you and boy, was Mommy hungry! I never got to have lunch that day. Thank goodness for beef broth and red jello!
I had my epidural around 4 p.m. I've never had an epidural before either, and it was amazing! After a few hours at around 7 p.m., there you were!
We couldn't have skin-to-skin contact right away because they had to make sure you didn't ingest any of the nasty stuff since my water broke a while back. The nurses worked fast and they gave you to me as soon as they could.
After that, they took you again to be checked, weighed, cleaned, etc. As soon as they took you, your dad left my side and followed you around like a puppy in love!
The RN was concerned that you weren't a warm baby, literally. They wanted your temperature to be at 98 degrees but you were only just a little bit over 97 degrees which isn't bad. They just wanted you to be a little warmer, but because of that they couldn't give you a bath. They just wiped you down and got you as clean as they could.
Since you held your temperature consistently for more than 24 hours, they were satisfied and finally gave you a bath. I was so happy for you when they finally did!
You were so cranky before that and the way you cried was so off. The timing was too random, too. I told your dad that if you're anything like me, you were feeling so icky at that time and that's why you've been a cry baby. Guess who was right all along??
You latched on quick and we didn't have any issues with breastfeeding. Although that didn't keep me from worrying that you weren't getting any milk.
We stayed in the hospital for two nights. Your brother met you a couple of hours after you were born but he didn't stay with us that first night.
Kuya Zenon stayed with us the second night at the hospital and we all left on the third day after you had passed your hearing test, getting your first set of vaccinations, and checking again to make sure we were both doing well with everything. The last thing was for the nurse to check to make sure we had a car seat installed in the car properly and then we were off!
We didn't have any fancy pictures of you coming home. Sorry love. We were all just so exhausted and just so happy to be home with you!
Grandma comes to visit
Grandma came to meet you and spend time with you and your brother a couple of weeks after you were born.
You loved being in grandma's arms and we finally got to sleep because of it! Thank you grandma!
We celebrated Kuya Zenon's birthday early because he wanted Grandma to be there.
It was amazing having Grandma over because your Dad and I got some much needed sleep! Thank you!!!
We finally got to see Wichita Falls' claim to fame, The World's Littlest Skyscraper!
First Trip to Ohio
Due to some complications with Dad at work, he couldn't take his paternity leave while grandma was here and had to go back to work. In the end, everything worked out for the best because when he finally was able to, a couple of weeks after grandma left, we were able to travel to be with dad's side of the family!
It also helped to decide to go on a 14-hour drive divided into a 2-day trip, the fact that I was finally able to get my breast pump and that you had taken to formula feeding easily. We worried that you wouldn't like the bottle if I have it to you but that worry was pointless. As long as you were given your milk when you wanted it, everything was A-okay.
We had a little cooler with us so I could pump during the drive and I could give you formula while pumping, then on your next feeding give you the kill I had pumped. Every stop we made I made sure to hold you and cuddle you and give you time on the breast so you could get stretched out and I could comfort you.
What completed the trifecta of making the decision to travel was that you had taken to the bottle so well. We had decided to formula feed you because I wanted your dad to experience feeding you.
It was amazing seeing your dad feed you. I know he fell so much more in love with you when he did, but he’ll never admit to that.
Meeting family
We survived and made it to Ohio safely. With that experience we were able to plan our trip home better and decide where to stop for the night.
Grandma invited everyone to a barbecue so everyone can meet you and to celebrate Kuya Zenon's birthday a second time!
Summer is so nice there, especially when you're with family.
We celebrated your first month there, too!
We wish we didn't have to leave but we had to and it was back to reality again. The good thing was we had a mother couple more months of summer to enjoy!
Your first time at the pool! No swimming though, you didn't like the cold weather. You would've probably enjoyed it though if mom went into the water with you. Unfortunately I wasn't really up to it that time.
Your first bath!...and your photobombing brother!
You had a pretty bad case of cradle cap for a little while and I could not stop picking on your head! Your dad had to keep watch and ended up having to slap my hand whenever he catches me picking!
Like every baby you lost some of your hair and you look like you have a bald spot. I'm hoping your hair grows back soon. Until now, I get to make fun of your grandpa and tell him this is his fault!
Happy 1st Month baby boy! We love you!!!
Kuya Zenon has been waiting for you for so many years. He loves you so much!
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